N-CSRS 1 d354511dncsrs.htm ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ALLIANZ Variable Insurance Products Trust Semi-Annual Report

 

 

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, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43219-8000

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2022

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


AZL® DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 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

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 938.90     $ 3.80       0.79 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.88     $ 3.96       0.79 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Yankee Debt Obligations

      43.2 %

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      19.7

Foreign Bonds

      19.5

Corporate Bonds

      15.9

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      2.2

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      2.0
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      102.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (2.5 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds (15.9%):       
Capital Markets (1.3%):       
$ 2,250,000      National Securities Clearing Corp., 0.75%, 12/7/25, Callable 11/7/25 @ 100    $ 2,041,484  
  3,000,000      National Securities Clearing Corp., 0.75%, 12/7/25, Callable 11/7/25 @ 100(a)      2,721,978  
     

 

 

 
        4,763,462  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (1.4%):       
  5,144,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.13%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      5,050,338  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.9%):       
  3,600,000      Walmart, Inc., 1.05%, 9/17/26, Callable 8/17/26 @ 100      3,281,936  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.7%):       
  2,550,000      Nestle Holdings, Inc., 0.63%, 1/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100(a)      2,299,460  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.6%):       
  2,000,000      Roche Holdings, Inc., 3.35%, 9/30/24, Callable 6/30/24 @ 100(a)      1,999,070  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (1.2%):       
  4,827,000      Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 1.00%, 4/23/26      4,420,562  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.7%):       
  2,000,000      Amazon.com, Inc., Class A, 2.73%, 4/13/24      1,988,022  
  1,500,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 0.45%, 5/12/24      1,426,920  
  6,725,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 1.00%, 5/12/26, Callable 4/12/26 @ 100      6,123,852  
     

 

 

 
        9,538,794  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.5%):       
  1,682,000      Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25, Callable 9/14/25 @ 100      1,661,935  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.6%):       
  100,000      Chevron Corp., 1.55%, 5/11/25, Callable 4/11/25 @ 100      94,914  
  1,000,000      Chevron Corp., 2.95%, 5/16/26, Callable 2/16/26 @ 100      978,269  
  1,000,000      Chevron USA, Inc., 0.69%, 8/12/25, Callable 7/12/25 @ 100      920,664  
  200,000      Exxon Mobil Corp., 0.14%, 6/26/24, Callable 5/26/24 @ 100      202,997  
     

 

 

 
        2,196,844  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (2.9%):       
  1,000,000      Johnson & Johnson, 0.55%, 9/1/25, Callable 8/1/25 @ 100      918,829  
  1,060,000      Merck & Co., Inc., 0.75%, 2/24/26, Callable 1/24/26 @ 100      961,150  
  400,000      Novartis Capital Corp., 3.40%, 5/6/24      401,980  
  2,000,000      Novartis Capital Corp., 3.00%, 11/20/25, Callable 8/20/25 @ 100      1,974,592  
  2,400,000      Roche Holdings, Inc., 1.88%, 3/8/24(a)      2,343,410  
  1,754,000      Roche Holdings, Inc., 0.99%, 3/5/26, Callable 2/5/26 @ 100(a)      1,602,404  
  2,200,000      Roche Holdings, Inc., 2.63%, 5/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100(a)      2,120,331  
     

 

 

 
        10,322,696  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (3.1%):       
  1,000,000      Apple, Inc., 2.51%, 8/19/24, Callable 6/19/24 @ 100      758,197  
  674,000      Apple, Inc., 1.13%, 5/11/25, Callable 4/11/25 @ 100      633,825  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals, continued       
$ 3,376,000      Apple, Inc., 0.70%, 2/8/26, Callable 1/8/26 @ 100    $ 3,073,747  
  6,701,000      Apple, Inc., 3.25%, 2/23/26, Callable 11/23/25 @ 100      6,657,075  
     

 

 

 
        11,122,844  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $60,781,576)

     56,657,941  
  

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds (19.5%):       
Banking (0.1%):       
  500,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 4.20%, 6/22/26, MTN+      339,566  
     

 

 

 
Banks (3.6%):       
  700,000      Bank of Montreal, 2.70%, 9/11/24+      531,141  
  1,200,000      Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 2.29%, 6/28/24+      904,242  
  700,000      Dexia Credit Local SA, 1.25%, 11/26/24+      731,209  
  200,000      National Australia Bank, Ltd., 0.25%, 5/20/24, MTN+      203,477  
  600,000      Nordic Investment Bank, 3.40%, 2/6/26, MTN+      404,676  
  8,000,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 4.93%, 7/16/25+      6,367,863  
  100,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 0.13%, 6/18/24, MTN+      101,549  
  2,500,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 3.23%, 7/24/24+      1,916,919  
  2,400,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 4.13%, 6/4/26, MTN+      1,630,596  
     

 

 

 
        12,791,672  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.9%):       
  1,000,000      International Finance Corp., 4.00%, 4/3/25, MTN+      694,086  
  3,500,000      International Finance Corp., 3.20%, 7/22/26, MTN+      2,340,660  
     

 

 

 
        3,034,746  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (1.9%):       
  700,000      BNG Bank NV, 3.25%, 7/15/25, MTN+      473,088  
  700,000      European Financial Stability Facility, 2.13%, 2/19/24, MTN+      747,543  
  49,000      European Financial Stability Facility, 1.75%, 6/27/24, MTN+      52,029  
  200,000      European Financial Stability Facility, 0.40%, 2/17/25, MTN+      205,185  
  7,000,000      European Investment Bank, 0.75%, 9/9/24, MTN+      678,997  
  200,000      European Investment Bank, 0.88%, 9/13/24, MTN+      208,366  
  140,000      European Investment Bank, 0.00%, 3/25/25, MTN+      141,755  
  2,000,000      European Investment Bank, 1.25%, 5/12/25, MTN+      188,038  
  800,000      European Stability Mechanism, 0.00%, 12/16/24+      815,491  
  900,000      European Stability Mechanism, 0.00%, 3/14/25+      912,693  
  1,900,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 4.00%, 2/27/25, MTN+      1,319,931  
  500,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 3.20%, 9/11/26, MTN+      333,786  
  1,100,000      Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, 4.75%, 5/6/26, MTN+      778,776  
     

 

 

 
        6,855,678  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services (0.6%):       
  1,000,000      OMERS Finance Trust, 0.45%, 5/13/25+      1,013,422  
  950,000      Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust, 0.50%, 5/6/25+      965,031  
     

 

 

 
        1,978,453  
     

 

 

 
Financials (0.0%):       
  150,000      Euroclear Bank SA, 0.13%, 7/7/25, MTN+      148,396  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.1%):       
  100,000      Novo Nordisk Finance Netherlands BV, 0.75%, 3/31/25, Callable 2/28/25 @ 100, MTN+      102,206  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Foreign Bonds, continued       
Health Care, continued       
$ 200,000      Roche Finance Europe BV, 0.88%, 2/25/25, Callable 11/25/24 @ 100, MTN+    $ 206,171  
     

 

 

 
        308,377  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Services (0.2%):       
  800,000      Societe Nationale SNCF SA, 4.13%, 2/19/25, MTN+      886,733  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.1%):       
  400,000      UNEDIC ASSEO, 0.13%, 11/25/24, MTN+      407,871  
     

 

 

 
National (0.8%):       
  1,200,000      Agence Francaise de Developpement EPIC, 0.00%, 3/25/25, MTN+      1,214,422  
  200,000      Bpifrance SACA, 0.75%, 11/25/24+      207,198  
  200,000      Bpifrance SACA, 0.50%, 5/25/25, MTN+      204,447  
  400,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 0.13%, 10/4/24+      411,128  
  540,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 0.00%, 11/15/24, MTN+      552,323  
  200,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 0.00%, 2/18/25, MTN+      203,649  
  159,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 0.38%, 4/23/25+      163,063  
     

 

 

 
        2,956,230  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas (0.1%):       
  300,000      Shell International Finance BV, 0.50%, 5/11/24, MTN+      308,233  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):       
  100,000      Abbott Ireland Financing DAC, 0.10%, 11/19/24, Callable 10/19/24 @ 100+      100,663  
  100,000      Sanofi, 0.88%, 4/6/25, Callable 3/6/25 @ 100+      102,398  
     

 

 

 
        203,061  
     

 

 

 
Regional & Local (1.7%):       
  8,000,000      Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, 1.00%, 10/2/24, MTN+      755,979  
  1,000,000      Province of Alberta Canada, 0.50%, 4/16/25+      1,020,118  
  700,000      Province of Alberta Canada, 0.63%, 4/18/25+      715,894  
  200,000      Province of Quebec Canada, 0.88%, 1/15/25+      206,488  
  4,000,000      Queensland Treasury Corp., 3.25%, 7/21/26+(a)      2,716,059  
  500,000      South Australian Government Financing Authority, 2.25%, 8/15/24+      337,554  
  500,000      Western Australian Treasury Corp., 2.50%, 7/23/24+      340,405  
     

 

 

 
        6,092,497  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (9.1%):       
  500,000      African Development Bank, 4.75%, 3/6/24, MTN+      351,256  
  1,000,000      Asian Development Bank, 3.75%, 3/12/25, MTN+      689,932  
  1,000,000      Asian Development Bank, 0.50%, 5/5/26, MTN+      603,539  
  8,000,000      Australia Government Bond, 0.25%, 11/21/25+      4,996,639  
  1,500,000      Australia Government Bond, 4.25%, 4/21/26+      1,070,683  
  1,000,000      Australia Government Bond, 0.50%, 9/21/26+      614,215  
  24,000,000      Denmark Government Bond, 0.00%, 11/15/24+      3,306,240  
  100,000      European Union, 0.50%, 4/4/25, MTN+      102,936  
  420,000      European Union, 0.80%, 7/4/25+      435,244  
  1,500,000      French Republic Government Bond OAT, 0.00%, 2/25/25+      1,528,636  
  300,000      Inter-American Development Bank, 2.75%, 10/30/25, MTN+      199,715  
  300,000      Inter-American Development Bank, 4.25%, 6/11/26, MTN+      208,361  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Foreign Bonds, continued       
Sovereign Bond, continued       
$ 2,500,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 0.50%, 5/18/26, MTN+    $ 1,506,846  
  300,000      Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond, 0.50%, 10/22/24+(a)      311,763  
  900,000      Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond, 0.80%, 6/22/25+(a)      935,476  
  1,100,000      Netherlands Government Bond, 2.00%, 7/15/24+(a)      1,181,626  
  300,000      Netherlands Government Bond, 0.25%, 7/15/25+(a)      307,236  
  9,200,000      New South Wales Treasury Corp., 4.00%, 5/20/26+      6,415,436  
  4,500,000      New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond, 2.25%, 4/15/24+      2,722,207  
  500,000      New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond, 2.75%, 4/15/25+      300,552  
  11,100,000      Norway Government Bond, 1.75%, 3/13/25+(a)      1,092,491  
  500,000      Province of Ontario Canada, 3.10%, 8/26/25, MTN+      335,343  
  1,000,000      Sweden Government Bond, 2.50%, 5/12/25+      99,432  
  5,200,000      Treasury Corp. of Victoria, 0.50%, 11/20/25, MTN+      3,227,289  
     

 

 

 
        32,543,093  
     

 

 

 
Supranationals (0.2%):       
  438,000      Council Of Europe Development Bank, 0.38%, 3/27/25, MTN+      446,490  
  100,000      Eurofima Europaeische Gesellschaft fuer die Finanzierung von Eisenbahnmaterial, 0.25%, 2/9/24, MTN+      103,202  
     

 

 

 
        549,692  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $76,725,520)

     69,404,298  
  

 

 

 
Yankee Debt Obligations (43.2%):       
Banks (8.9%):       
  1,000,000      Bank of New Zealand, 1.00%, 3/3/26(a)      893,934  
  2,400,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1.13%, 6/15/26(a)      2,150,299  
  300,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 1.38%, 1/10/25^      282,573  
  1,400,000      Dexia Credit Local SA, 0.50%, 7/16/24      1,327,610  
  400,000      Dexia Credit Local SA, 1.13%, 4/9/26(a)      369,472  
  1,716,000      Dexia Credit Local SA, 1.13%, 4/9/26      1,585,033  
  400,000      National Australia Bank, Ltd., 1.39%, 1/12/25(a)      377,851  
  1,000,000      National Australia Bank, Ltd., 3.38%, 1/14/26      981,356  
  3,000,000      Nordea Bank Abp, 0.75%, 8/28/25(a)      2,712,636  
  2,000,000      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 0.85%, 9/2/25(a)      1,813,664  
  7,100,000      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1.20%, 9/9/26(a)      6,356,602  
  1,250,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 0.55%, 6/11/24(a)      1,174,135  
  3,860,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 0.75%, 1/6/26, MTN^      3,452,280  
  19,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 1.20%, 6/3/26      17,026  
  1,000,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 1.02%, 11/18/24      939,552  
  2,891,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 2.35%, 2/19/25      2,789,939  
  1,000,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 2.85%, 5/13/26      959,600  
  3,490,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 1.15%, 6/3/26      3,135,203  
     

 

 

 
        31,318,765  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (1.8%):       
  1,000,000      Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 0.25%, 3/1/24, MTN      955,010  
  2,400,000      Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 0.88%, 10/30/24, MTN      2,282,016  
  1,000,000      PSP Capital, Inc., 0.50%, 9/15/24      944,900  
  2,228,000      PSP Capital, Inc., 1.00%, 6/29/26(a)      2,032,509  
     

 

 

 
        6,214,435  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Diversified Financial Services (13.5%):       
$ 7,200,000      Agence Francaise de Developpement Epic, 0.63%, 1/22/26, MTN    $ 6,575,040  
  2,894,000      Bng Bank NV, 0.50%, 11/24/25, MTN      2,646,835  
  668,000      Bng Bank NV, 0.88%, 5/18/26, MTN      611,828  
  674,000      BNG Bank NV, 2.38%, 3/16/26      658,228  
  3,644,000      BNG Bank NV, 0.88%, 5/18/26(a)      3,337,612  
  1,000,000      CPPIB Capital, Inc., 1.25%, 3/4/25      952,780  
  9,650,000      CPPIB Capital, Inc., 0.88%, 9/9/26(a)      8,756,892  
  2,626,000      European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 0.50%, 1/28/26      2,395,424  
  200,000      European Investment Bank, 3.25%, 1/29/24      200,858  
  1,388,000      Kommunalbanken AS, 2.13%, 4/23/25      1,349,025  
  648,000      Kommunalbanken AS, 0.38%, 9/11/25      593,929  
  1,000,000      Kommunalbanken AS, 0.50%, 1/13/26, MTN      911,598  
  2,800,000      Kommunalbanken AS, 0.60%, 6/1/26, MTN      1,685,821  
  1,244,000      Kommunalbanken AS, 1.13%, 10/26/26(a)      1,143,119  
  3,470,000      Kommunekredit, 0.50%, 1/28/26, MTN      3,157,665  
  1,834,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 0.25%, 3/8/24      1,752,000  
  4,747,000      Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, 0.88%, 3/30/26      4,365,560  
  1,227,000      Nrw Bank, 0.88%, 3/9/26, MTN      1,124,941  
  5,857,000      Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust, 0.88%, 9/21/26(a)      5,237,915  
  300,000      Shell International Finance BV, 3.25%, 5/11/25      296,735  
  390,000      Shell International Finance BV, 2.88%, 5/10/26      377,733  
     

 

 

 
        48,131,538  
     

 

 

 
National (2.2%):       
  465,000      Export Development Canada, 2.63%, 2/21/24      462,482  
  1,000,000      Kommunalbanken AS, 2.00%, 6/19/24, MTN      978,960  
  750,000      Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV, 1.13%, 3/15/24, MTN      725,520  
  2,402,000      Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, 0.50%, 9/16/24      2,271,446  
  2,000,000      Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, 0.38%, 9/17/25      1,832,282  
  2,000,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB, 0.38%, 3/11/24      1,911,368  
     

 

 

 
        8,182,058  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.2%):       
  4,000,000      Equinor ASA, 1.75%, 1/22/26, Callable 12/22/25 @ 100      3,733,716  
  700,000      Shell International Finance BV, 2.00%, 11/7/24, Callable 10/7/24 @ 100      679,591  
     

 

 

 
        4,413,307  
     

 

 

 
Regional & Local (2.2%):       
  1,000,000      Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, 1.38%, 5/8/24(a)      968,834  
  3,000,000      Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, 1.38%, 5/8/24, MTN      2,906,502  
  1,486,000      Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, 2.88%, 7/3/24(a)      1,476,824  
  2,581,000      Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg Foerderbank, 2.00%, 7/23/24, MTN      2,527,031  
     

 

 

 
        7,879,191  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (12.7%):       
  1,457,000      African Development Bank, 0.88%, 3/23/26      1,341,466  
  950,000      African Development Bank, 0.88%, 7/22/26      869,069  
  2,215,000      Asian Development Bank, 1.00%, 4/14/26      2,048,784  
  844,000      Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (The), 2.25%, 5/16/24      830,084  
  7,687,000      Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (The), 0.50%, 1/27/26^      6,978,482  
  741,000      Inter-American Development Bank, 0.88%, 4/20/26      682,629  

Shares or

Principal
Amount

           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Sovereign Bond, continued       
$ 489,000      Inter-American Investment Corp., 0.63%, 2/10/26, MTN    $ 445,254  
  3,714,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 2.50%, 3/19/24      3,685,280  
  2,578,000      Kuntarahoitus OYJ, 0.63%, 3/20/26, MTN      2,350,772  
  1,000,000      Province of Manitoba Canada, 2.60%, 4/16/24      990,917  
  2,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada, 3.05%, 1/29/24      1,999,144  
  3,650,000      Province of Ontario Canada, 0.63%, 1/21/26^      3,329,070  
  4,521,000      Province of Ontario Canada, 1.05%, 4/14/26      4,163,814  
  5,120,000      Province of Quebec Canada, 2.50%, 4/9/24      5,067,018  
  5,200,000      SFIL SA, 0.63%, 2/9/26, MTN      4,733,196  
  3,400,000      State of North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, 1.00%, 4/21/26, MTN      3,136,296  
  2,800,000      Svensk Exportkredit AB, 0.38%, 7/30/24      2,647,817  
     

 

 

 
        45,299,092  
     

 

 

 
Supranationals (0.7%):       
  857,000      Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (The), 0.50%, 10/30/24      807,003  
  400,000      Inter-American Development Bank, 3.00%, 2/21/24      400,200  
  324,000      Inter-American Investment Corp., 1.75%, 10/2/24      314,332  
  1,000,000      International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 2.25%, 3/28/24      987,640  
     

 

 

 
        2,509,175  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Debt Obligations (Cost $164,632,037)

     153,947,561  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations (19.7%):       
U.S. Treasury Notes (19.7%)  
  3,500,000      0.13%, 12/15/23      3,360,000  
  10,000,000      0.75%, 12/31/23      9,678,125  
  3,000,000      2.50%, 1/31/24      2,978,906  
  8,500,000      0.88%, 1/31/24      8,229,063  
  3,000,000      2.75%, 2/15/24      2,991,094  
  6,700,000      0.13%, 2/15/24      6,403,734  
  4,000,000      2.13%, 2/29/24      3,947,500  
  11,000,000      2.38%, 2/29/24      10,902,031  
  12,000,000      0.25%, 3/15/24      11,461,875  
  7,000,000      0.38%, 4/15/24      6,686,094  
  4,000,000      0.63%, 10/15/24      3,792,500  
     

 

 

 
        70,430,922  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $71,079,138)

     70,430,922  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.0%):  
  7,081,492      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(b)(c)      7,081,492  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $7,081,492)

     7,081,492  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.2%):       
Money Markets (2.2%):       
  7,723,988      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(c)      7,723,988  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $7,723,988)

     7,723,988  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $388,023,751) — 102.5%

     365,246,202  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (2.5)%

     (8,821,341
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 356,424,861  
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

MTN—Medium Term Note

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $6,916,061.

 

+

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

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. 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, 2022.

 

(c)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total value of investments as of June 30, 2022:

(Unaudited)

 

Country   Percentage  

Australia

    9.0

Austria

    1.1

Belgium

    0.4

Canada

    14.3

Denmark

    1.8

Finland

    1.4

France

    5.4

Germany

    5.4

Ireland

     % 

Luxembourg

    0.3

Netherlands

    3.3

New Zealand

    1.1

Norway

    3.1

Supranational

    9.0

Sweden

    5.5

United States

    38.9
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

Forward Currency Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased            Currency Sold            Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

U.S. Dollar

     604,704      Swedish Krona      5,891,445      HSBC      7/5/22      $ 28,376  

U.S. Dollar

     5,769,630      New Zealand Dollar      9,096,818      UBS      7/12/22        91,138  

U.S. Dollar

     875,102      Australian Dollar      1,257,332      ANZ Banking Group      7/21/22        7,286  

U.S. Dollar

     35,811,193      Australian Dollar      48,949,671      HSBC      7/21/22        2,025,912  

U.S. Dollar

     252,129      Norwegian Krone      2,467,858      HSBC      8/11/22        1,235  

U.S. Dollar

     5,474,827      Canadian Dollar      7,000,718      Bank of America      8/23/22        34,562  

Canadian Dollar

     141,635      U.S. Dollar      109,947      Citigroup      8/23/22        118  

Canadian Dollar

     247,921      U.S. Dollar      192,573      Bank of America      8/24/22        88  

U.S. Dollar

     5,886,537      Canadian Dollar      7,572,111      State Street      8/24/22        2,203  

U.S. Dollar

     795,184      European Euro      753,646      Bank of America      9/7/22        1,497  

U.S. Dollar

     1,002,378      European Euro      943,287      Bank of America      9/7/22        8,975  

U.S. Dollar

     310,447      European Euro      293,057      Bank of America      9/7/22        1,820  

U.S. Dollar

     442,596      European Euro      418,448      Bank of America      9/7/22        1,916  

U.S. Dollar

     1,096,220      European Euro      1,020,023      Bank of America      9/7/22        22,004  

U.S. Dollar

     634,409      European Euro      595,983      Bank of America      9/7/22        6,762  

U.S. Dollar

     840,931      European Euro      793,201      Barclays Bank      9/7/22        5,588  

U.S. Dollar

     621,933      European Euro      581,617      HSBC      9/7/22        9,415  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased            Currency Sold            Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

U.S. Dollar

     215,329      European Euro      199,936      State Street      9/7/22      $ 4,771  

U.S. Dollar

     820,293      European Euro      771,614      State Street      9/7/22        7,683  

U.S. Dollar

     1,155,558      European Euro      1,073,600      State Street      9/7/22        24,919  

U.S. Dollar

     1,765,936      European Euro      1,670,110      State Street      9/7/22        7,095  

U.S. Dollar

     381,633      European Euro      360,615      State Street      9/7/22        1,859  

Danish Krone

     39,652      U.S. Dollar      5,593      Bank of America      9/12/22        27  

U.S. Dollar

     561,083      Danish Krone      3,901,560      HSBC      9/12/22        8,127  

U.S. Dollar

     410,493      Danish Krone      2,883,899      HSBC      9/12/22        1,768  

U.S. Dollar

     137,916      Danish Krone      964,643      HSBC      9/12/22        1,200  

U.S. Dollar

     718,846      Norwegian Krone      6,866,217      HSBC      9/12/22        20,226  

U.S. Dollar

     153,972      Danish Krone      1,080,180      UBS      9/12/22        882  

U.S. Dollar

     276,190      Danish Krone      1,938,402      UBS      9/12/22        1,466  

U.S. Dollar

     193,313      Swedish Krona      1,953,880      Bank of America      9/15/22        1,559  

U.S. Dollar

     98,686      Swedish Krona      991,310      Citigroup      9/15/22        1,399  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 2,331,876  
                 

 

 

 

New Zealand Dollar

     936,521      U.S. Dollar      592,870      ANZ Banking Group      7/12/22        (8,267

New Zealand Dollar

     935,705      U.S. Dollar      589,552      ANZ Banking Group      7/12/22        (5,459

New Zealand Dollar

     863,801      U.S. Dollar      549,161      ANZ Banking Group      7/12/22        (9,952

New Zealand Dollar

     666,464      U.S. Dollar      419,516      ANZ Banking Group      7/12/22        (3,490

New Zealand Dollar

     861,370      U.S. Dollar      560,186      HSBC      7/12/22        (22,495

Australian Dollar

     721,243      U.S. Dollar      505,406      Bank of America      7/21/22        (7,601

Australian Dollar

     507,513      U.S. Dollar      358,081      Bank of America      7/21/22        (7,793

U.S. Dollar

     438,289      Australian Dollar      637,666      Bank of America      7/21/22        (1,831

Australian Dollar

     1,127,055      U.S. Dollar      813,354      HSBC      7/21/22        (35,458

U.S. Dollar

     685,100      Norwegian Krone      6,775,703      Citigroup      8/11/22        (3,749

Canadian Dollar

     498,464      U.S. Dollar      392,467      Bank of America      8/24/22        (5,108

Canadian Dollar

     162,069      U.S. Dollar      129,215      HSBC      8/24/22        (3,270

U.S. Dollar

     2,204,000      European Euro      2,100,213      State Street      9/7/22        (7,796

U.S. Dollar

     293,148      European Euro      279,803      State Street      9/7/22        (1,521

U.S. Dollar

     842,534      European Euro      803,342      State Street      9/7/22        (3,489

U.S. Dollar

     2,012,227      European Euro      1,919,840      UBS      9/7/22        (9,613

U.S. Dollar

     273,661      Danish Krone      1,931,040      Bank of America      9/12/22        (19

U.S. Dollar

     145,401      Norwegian Krone      1,436,505      Citigroup      9/12/22        (759

U.S. Dollar

     953,681      Danish Krone      6,757,247      HSBC      9/12/22        (4,002

U.S. Dollar

     542,368      Danish Krone      3,849,668      HSBC      9/12/22        (3,233

U.S. Dollar

     183,179      Swedish Krona      1,869,050      UBS      9/15/22        (249

U.S. Dollar

     574,505      Swedish Krona      5,911,455      Bank of America      9/29/22        (6,029

U.S. Dollar

     3,571,174      European Euro      3,386,781      State Street      9/29/22        (1,291
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (152,474
                 

 

 

 

Total Net Forward Currency Contracts

 

         $ 2,179,402  
        

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Forward Currency Contracts

 

        Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation

Forward currency contracts

       $ 2,331,876        $ (152,474 )

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 388,023,751
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 365,246,202

Cash

      4,328

Interest and dividends receivable

      1,518,409

Foreign currency, at value (cost $22,136)

      22,037

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

      2,331,876

Receivable for capital shares issued

      894

Receivable for investments sold

      7,806,999

Prepaid expenses

      1,046
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      376,931,791
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

      152,474

Payable for investments purchased

      12,871,322

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      115,825

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      7,081,492

Manager fees payable

      147,790

Administration fees payable

      46,930

Distribution fees payable

      73,895

Custodian fees payable

      3,297

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      499

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,173

Trustee fees payable

      4,164

Other accrued liabilities

      8,069
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      20,506,930
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 356,424,861
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 382,347,576

Total distributable earnings

      (25,922,715 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 356,424,861
   

 

 

 

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

      40,002,831

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 8.91
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $6,916,061.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 2,477,528

Dividends

      3,773

Income from securities lending

      2,659
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      2,483,960
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      1,148,929

Administration fees

      41,747

Distribution fees

      478,718

Custodian fees

      10,279

Administrative and compliance services fees

      2,147

Transfer agent fees

      2,511

Trustee fees

      8,496

Professional fees

      6,884

Shareholder reports

      2,352

Other expenses

      3,593
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,705,656

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (191,486 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      1,514,170
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      969,790
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      (13,631,237 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

      20,671

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (14,781,980 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts

      2,338,212
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (26,054,334 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (25,084,544 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 969,790     $ (412,020 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (13,610,566 )       8,366,939

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (12,443,768 )       (14,804,697 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (25,084,544 )       (6,849,778 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      730,696       27,868,290

Value of shares redeemed

      (38,341,711 )       (12,268,944 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (37,611,015 )       15,599,346
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (62,695,559 )       8,749,568

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      419,120,420       410,370,852
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 356,424,861     $ 419,120,420
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      80,834       2,894,674

Shares redeemed

      (4,228,017 )       (1,276,633 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (4,147,183 )       1,618,041
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 9.49     $ 9.65     $ 9.82     $ 10.06     $ 10.00     $ 9.96
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.02 (a)       (0.01 )(a)       (0.03 )(a)       0.01 (a)       0.06       0.11

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (0.60 )       (0.15 )       0.09       0.34       0.06       0.05
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (0.58 )       (0.16 )       0.06       0.35       0.12       0.16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

                  (0.23 )       (0.59 )       (0.06 )       (0.12 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

                  (0.23 )       (0.59 )       (0.06 )       (0.12 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 8.91     $ 9.49     $ 9.65     $ 9.82     $ 10.06     $ 10.00
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (6.11 )%(c)       (1.66 )%       0.57 %       3.50 %       1.17 %       1.57 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 356,425     $ 419,120     $ 410,371     $ 434,284     $ 460,894     $ 506,088

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.51 %       (0.10 )%       (0.34 )%       0.12 %       0.45 %       1.11 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.89 %       0.91 %       0.93 %       0.92 %       0.91 %       0.90 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.79 %       0.81 %       0.83 %       0.82 %       0.81 %       0.80 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      57 %(c)       122 %       62 %       35 %       69 %       83 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

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, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Foreign Currency Translation

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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 on the cash collateral

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $257 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $7,081,492 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connections with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $4.9 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $79.9 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  

Total

Value

    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total
Value
 

Foreign Exchange Risk

     
Forward Currency Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on forward currency contracts*   $ 2,331,876     Payable for variation margin on forward currency contracts*   $ 152,474  

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, 2022:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Foreign Exchange Risk

     
Forward Currency Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts    $ 20,671        $2,338,212  

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, 2022. 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, 2022.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instruments:

             

Forward currency contracts

       $ 2,331,876        $ 152,474
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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

         2,331,876          152,474

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

                 
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $ 2,331,876        $ 152,474
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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, 2022:

 

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

ANZ Banking Group

     $ 7,286      $ (7,286)        $      $      $

Bank of America

       79,210        (28,381 )                      50,829

Barclays Bank

       5,588                             5,588

Citigroup

       1,517        (1,517 )                     

HSBC

       2,096,259        (68,458 )                      2,027,801

State Street

       48,530        (14,097 )                      34,433

UBS

       93,486        (9,862 )                      83,624
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,331,876      $ (129,601 )      $      $      $ 2,202,275
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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, 2022:

 

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

ANZ Banking Group

     $ 27,168      $ (7,286 )      $      $      $ 19,882

Bank of America

       28,381        (28,381 )                     

Citigroup

       4,508        (1,517 )                      2,991

HSBC

       68,458        (68,458 )                     

State Street

       14,097        (14,097 )                     

UBS

       9,862        (9,862 )                     
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 152,474      $ (129,601 )      $      $      $ 22,873
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.50% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.    

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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 forward foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

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 Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Corporate Bonds+

       $        $ 56,657,941        $        $ 56,657,941

Foreign Bonds+

                  69,404,298                   69,404,298

Yankee Debt Obligations+

                  153,947,561                   153,947,561

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  70,430,922                   70,430,922

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         7,081,492                            7,081,492

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         7,723,988                            7,723,988
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         14,805,480          350,440,722                   365,246,202
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Forward Currency Contracts

                  2,179,402                   2,179,402
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 14,805,480        $ 352,620,124        $        $ 367,425,604
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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 presented in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 220,332,631        $ 256,660,013

For the period ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       $ 120,277,054        $ 120,173,644

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

Foreign Securities 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.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other preexisting political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $435,242,727. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 172,673

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (8,181,137
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ (8,008,464
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund utilized $1,035,176 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short-Term
Amount
     Long-Term
Amount
     Total
Amount

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       $ 1,403,790        $ 5,911,737        $ 7,315,527

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       $        $        $

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 14,502,306        $        $ (7,315,527 )        $ (8,024,950 )        $ (838,171 )

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, foreign currency gains or losses and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® DFA International Core Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 34

Statement of Operations

Page 34

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 35

Financial Highlights

Page 36

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 37

Other Information

Page 42

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 43

 

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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 823.10     $ 5.02       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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.29     $ 5.56       1.11 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Industrials

      17.8 %

Financials

      16.2

Consumer Discretionary

      12.1

Materials

      11.5

Health Care

      7.9

Consumer Staples

      7.6

Energy

      7.4

Information Technology

      6.5

Communication Services

      6.0

Utilities

      3.6

Real Estate

      2.4
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.0

Rights

        
   

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      1.5

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.6

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.6 )
   

 

 

 

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, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (98.7%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.0%):       
  3,667      Airbus SE    $ 360,003  
  512      Avon Rubber plc      6,161  
  33,225      BAE Systems plc      335,985  
  1,060      Bombardier, Inc.*      15,912  
  1,689      CAE, Inc.*      41,628  
  3,081      Chemring Group plc      11,835  
  350      Dassault Aviation SA      54,630  
  116      Elbit Systems, Ltd.      26,608  
  89      Facc AG*      635  
  386      Hensoldt AG      9,748  
  865      Kongsberg Gruppen ASA      31,136  
  9,452      Leonardo SpA      95,934  
  1,132      LISI      21,684  
  19,535      Meggitt plc*      187,601  
  392      MTU Aero Engines AG      71,347  
  19,005      QinetiQ Group plc      85,145  
  72,100      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*      72,904  
  1,467      Saab AB      60,668  
  330      Safran SA      33,008  
  15,312      Senior plc*      21,574  
  17,800      Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.      52,385  
  1,841      Thales SA      225,797  
  2,146      Ultra Electronics Holdings plc      90,687  
     

 

 

 
        1,913,015  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):       
  4,417      BPOST SA      26,104  
  2,399      Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA      46,922  
  6,355      CTT-Correios de Portugal SA^      20,790  
  8,562      Deutsche Post AG      320,733  
  4,733      Freightways, Ltd.      27,010  
  73      ID Logistics Group*      20,246  
  37,500      Kerry Network, Ltd.      80,783  
  1,800      Kintetsu World Express, Inc.      55,361  
  1,800      Konoike Transport Co., Ltd.      16,850  
  449      Mainfreight, Ltd.      19,568  
  900      Maruwa Unyu Kikan Co., Ltd.      8,889  
  1,800      Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd.      38,262  
  1,146      Oesterreichische Post AG^      32,684  
  16,046      PostNL NV      48,962  
  26,724      Royal Mail plc      88,335  
  900      SBS Holdings, Inc.      18,090  
  3,000      SG Holdings Co., Ltd.      50,658  
  27,700      Singapore Post, Ltd.      12,973  
  5,312      Wincanton plc      22,428  
  5,100      Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.      81,519  
     

 

 

 
        1,037,167  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.2%):       
  1,500      Air Canada*      18,695  
  80,763      Air New Zealand, Ltd.*      28,733  
  1,200      ANA Holdings, Inc.*      22,128  
  33,347      Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.*      36,561  
  6,007      Deutsche Lufthansa AG*      35,030  
  5,559      easyJet plc*      24,848  
  1,128      Exchange Income Corp.      36,934  
  2,400      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.*      42,054  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Airlines, continued       
  2,549      JET2 plc*    $ 28,136  
  12,200      Singapore Airlines, Ltd.*      44,859  
     

 

 

 
        317,978  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (1.8%):       
  1,000      Aisan Industry Co., Ltd.      5,261  
  3,500      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.      108,457  
  7,300      Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.*      8,345  
  1,027      Akwel      17,251  
  1,388      Arb Corp., Ltd.      26,978  
  202      Autoneum Holding AG      19,162  
  3,367      Brembo SpA      32,876  
  5,800      Bridgestone Corp.      211,772  
  1,647      Bulten AB      10,318  
  1,998      Cie Automotive SA      49,640  
  16,348      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA      449,460  
  12,732      CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali*      5,378  
  2,222      Continental AG      154,822  
  2,800      Daido Metal Co., Ltd.      10,740  
  2,400      Daikyonishikawa Corp.      9,224  
  1,300      Denso Corp.      69,160  
  8,224      Dometic Group AB(a)      48,337  
  1,800      Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.      13,010  
  673      Edag Engineering Group AG      8,260  
  1,724      ElringKlinger AG      13,007  
  1,500      Exco Technologies, Ltd.      9,312  
  1,700      Exedy Corp.      21,578  
  4,682      Faurecia SA      94,605  
  627      Faurecia SE      12,505  
  2,300      FCC Co., Ltd.      22,868  
  1,000      F-Tech, Inc.      3,882  
  4,000      Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.      11,331  
  1,400      G-Tekt Corp.      13,157  
  6,206      Gud Holdings, Ltd.      34,249  
  1,600      Hi-Lex Corp.      13,299  
  700      H-One Co., Ltd.      3,077  
  300      Imasen Electric Industrial      1,294  
  19,355      Johnson Electric Holdings, Ltd.      25,186  
  6,700      JTEKT Corp.      50,429  
  1,800      Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd.*      3,506  
  258      Kendrion NV      4,250  
  900      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      28,595  
  25,060      Kongsberg Automotive ASA*      6,107  
  1,000      KYB Corp.      22,833  
  1,544      Leoni AG*^      11,096  
  1,933      Linamar Corp.      81,916  
  3,438      Magna International, Inc.      188,746  
  3,413      Magna Internationl, Inc.      187,437  
  4,266      Martinrea International, Inc.      27,545  
  2,000      Mitsuba Corp.      5,903  
  2,500      Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd.      25,662  
  4,800      NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.      87,221  
  6,600      NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.      43,491  
  600      Nichirin Co., Ltd.      6,768  
  2,300      Nifco, Inc.      53,719  
  2,200      Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.      13,963  
  2,700      NOK Corp.      21,995  
  4,876      Nokian Renkaat OYJ      53,373  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Auto Components, continued       
  2,600      Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.    $ 20,124  
  13,329      Pirelli & C SpA(a)      54,503  
  1,743      Plastic Omnium SA      30,226  
  6,300      Press Kogyo Co., Ltd.      18,544  
  3,582      PWR Holdings, Ltd.      15,636  
  400      Riken Corp.      6,903  
  2,542      SAF-Holland SE      16,831  
  1,900      Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd.      9,168  
  2,535      Schaeffler AG      14,345  
  700      Shoei Co., Ltd.      27,428  
  3,000      Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.      49,333  
  11,700      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.      129,415  
  2,900      Sumitomo Riko Co., Ltd.      12,601  
  7,700      Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.      65,841  
  300      T RAD Co., Ltd.      5,796  
  1,400      Tachi-S Co., Ltd.      11,309  
  800      Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd.      3,928  
  8,119      TI Fluid Systems plc(a)      14,934  
  2,500      Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.      27,301  
  2,500      Topre Corp.      18,351  
  4,500      Toyo Tire Corp.      56,251  
  1,700      Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.      26,875  
  2,900      Toyota Boshoku Corp.      43,121  
  700      Toyota Industries Corp.      43,396  
  1,500      TPR Co., Ltd.      13,300  
  2,800      TS Tech Co., Ltd.      29,059  
  2,000      Unipres Corp.      11,820  
  6,199      Valeo SA      121,315  
  384      Vitesco Technologies Group AG*      14,848  
  5,200      Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)      70,143  
  600      Yorozu Corp.      3,922  
     

 

 

 
        3,448,923  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (1.9%):       
  3,944      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)      303,594  
  12,614      Daimler AG, Registered Shares      729,867  
  730      Ferrari NV      133,940  
  630      Honda Motor Co., Ltd., ADR      15,215  
  11,100      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.      268,544  
  11,100      Isuzu Motors, Ltd.      122,399  
  9,700      Mazda Motor Corp.      79,445  
  8,800      Mitsubishi Motors Corp.*      29,806  
  20,000      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.      77,966  
  2,700      Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.      11,433  
  8,981      Piaggio & C SpA      21,103  
  4,600      Renault SA*      116,399  
  40,724      Stellantis NV      510,013  
  538      Stellantis NV      6,699  
  9,200      Subaru Corp.      163,690  
  2,300      Suzuki Motor Corp.      72,374  
  57,920      Toyota Motor Corp.      892,140  
  504      Volkswagen AG      91,838  
  7,200      Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.      132,057  
     

 

 

 
        3,778,522  
     

 

 

 
Banks (8.2%):       
  3,000      77th Bank      40,158  
  6,309      ABN AMRO Group NV(a)      70,920  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  15,084      AIB Group plc    $ 34,398  
  500      Aichi Bank, Ltd. (The)      19,502  
  1,500      Akita Bank, Ltd. (The)      18,318  
  2,146      Aktia Bank OYJ      20,555  
  3,300      Aozora Bank, Ltd.      64,173  
  15,471      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.      235,339  
  1,000      Awa Bank, Ltd. (The)      14,904  
  19,504      Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA*      11,064  
  21,166      Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCPA      73,383  
  20,370      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA      92,440  
  29,969      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, ADR      135,460  
  44,790      Banco Bpm SpA      128,493  
  106,975      Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R      18,690  
  238,968      Banco de Sabadell SA      192,835  
  6,287      Banco Santander SA, ADR      17,604  
  107,881      Banco Santander SA      304,176  
  8,101      Bank Hapoalim BM      68,134  
  16,026      Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM      143,519  
  37,836      Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The)      53,579  
  974      Bank of Georgia Group plc      15,482  
  29,096      Bank of Ireland Group plc      183,914  
  900      Bank of Iwate, Ltd. (The)      13,327  
  1,200      Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (The)      51,158  
  1,756      Bank of Montreal      168,887  
  6,126      Bank of Montreal      589,137  
  500      Bank of Nagoya, Ltd. (The)      11,486  
  9,618      Bank of Nova Scotia      569,482  
  16,987      Bank of Queensland, Ltd.      78,228  
  2,000      Bank of The Ryukyus, Ltd.      11,638  
  16,597      Bankinter SA      103,632  
  71      Banque Cantonale de Geneve      12,868  
  916      Banque Cantonale Vaudois, Registered Shares      71,916  
  23,543      Barclays plc, ADR      178,927  
  15,237      Barclays plc      28,521  
  943      BAWAG Group AG(a)      39,742  
  13,509      Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd.      84,526  
  218      Berner Kantonalbank AG      49,340  
  6,853      BNP Paribas SA      326,245  
  27,542      BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.      109,013  
  34,804      BPER Banca      57,253  
  65,100      CaixaBank SA      226,512  
  6,788      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce^      329,490  
  228      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      11,074  
  4,227      Canadian Western Bank      85,492  
  5,000      Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)      27,338  
  6,200      Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (The)      44,920  
  700      Chukyo Bank, Ltd. (The)      8,714  
  31,551      Commerzbank AG*      221,031  
  7,457      Commonwealth Bank of Australia      465,378  
  12,500      Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.      43,325  
  7,042      Credit Agricole SA      64,499  
  5,165      Credito Emiliano SpA      28,440  
  16,000      Dah Sing Banking Group, Ltd.      12,967  
  5,600      Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd.      15,983  
  1,900      Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc.      35,142  
  9,027      Danske Bank A/S      127,961  
  8,992      DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.      192,510  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  5,245      DNB Bank ASA    $ 94,437  
  1,600      Ehime Bank, Ltd. (The)      10,607  
  2,450      Erste Group Bank AG      62,225  
  650      Fidea Holdings Co., Ltd.      6,164  
  4,911      Finecobank Banca Fineco SpA      59,192  
  3,600      First Bank of Toyama, Ltd. (The)      10,990  
  1,247      First International Bank of Israel      46,712  
  1,000      Fukui Bank, Ltd. (The)      9,941  
  4,900      Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.      88,306  
  13,200      Gunma Bank, Ltd. (The)      37,268  
  9,200      Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)      33,924  
  3,905      Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.      68,997  
  21,103      Heartland Group Holdings Npv      25,029  
  11,800      Hirogin Holdings, Inc.      54,994  
  1,000      Hokkoku Financial Holdings, Inc.      34,063  
  6,000      Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.      37,057  
  23,429      HSBC Holdings plc, ADR^      765,425  
  9,400      Hyakugo Bank, Ltd. (The)      22,740  
  1,000      Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. (The)      12,484  
  757      Illimity Bank SpA*      8,285  
  17,920      ING Groep NV      177,822  
  93,838      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      176,408  
  20,697      Isreal Discount Bank      108,440  
  9,500      Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The)      46,660  
  620      Jimoto Holdings, Inc.      2,579  
  1,200      Juroku Financial Group, Inc.      20,708  
  2,048      Jyske Bank A/S*      100,315  
  2,269      KBC Group NV      127,441  
  5,800      Keiyo Bank, Ltd. (The)      20,405  
  400      Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd. (The)      4,716  
  2,500      Kiyo Bank, Ltd. (The)      24,578  
  16,490      Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.      47,191  
  1,296      Laurentian Bank of Canada      38,950  
  562      Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG      30,921  
  35,782      Lloyds Banking Group plc      18,454  
  111,585      Lloyds TSB Group plc, ADR      227,633  
  113      Luzerner Kantonalbank AG      49,139  
  24,670      Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.      48,563  
  11,475      Mediobanca SpA      99,877  
  62,500      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      334,455  
  800      Miyazaki Bank, Ltd. (The)      12,342  
  2,075      Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.      69,092  
  12,880      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      146,483  
  1,300      Musashino Bank, Ltd. (The)      17,101  
  1,300      Nanto Bank, Ltd. (The)      19,080  
  24,789      National Australia Bank, Ltd.      468,707  
  5,532      National Bank of Canada^      363,083  
  35,183      Natwest Group plc      93,577  
  4,800      Nishi-Nippon Holdings, Inc.      26,555  
  19,269      Nordea Bank AB      169,788  
  7,300      North Pacific Bank, Ltd.      12,005  
  1,800      Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd. (The)      22,841  
  1,000      Oita Bank, Ltd. (The)      13,771  
  820      Okinawa Financial Group, Inc.      13,287  
  17,046      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.      139,998  
  1,522      Procrea Holdings, Inc.*      21,816  
  28,000      Public Financial Holdings, Ltd.      8,784  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  6,482      Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG    $ 70,366  
  24,175      Resona Holdings, Inc.      90,582  
  1,156      Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S      126,171  
  11,418      Royal Bank of Canada      1,105,491  
  3,753      Royal Bank of Canada      363,461  
  1,190      San Ju San Financial Group, Inc.      12,231  
  6,200      San-In Godo Bank, Ltd. (The)      29,905  
  11,600      Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.      17,083  
  24,500      Seven Bank, Ltd.      46,780  
  1,300      Shiga Bank, Ltd. (The)      26,509  
  1,000      Shikoku Bank, Ltd. (The)      6,223  
  400      Shimizu Bank, Ltd. (The)      4,327  
  5,900      Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)      35,455  
  7,610      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A      74,817  
  9,761      Societe Generale      214,043  
  3,426      Spar Nord Bank A/S      36,308  
  2,847      Sparebank 1 Sr-Bank ASA      30,941  
  121      St. Galler Kantonalbank AG      55,661  
  36,263      Standard Chartered plc      273,370  
  7,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      207,924  
  3,300      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.      101,689  
  8,000      Suruga Bank, Ltd.      21,674  
  8,201      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A      70,184  
  4,382      Swedbank AB, Class A      55,471  
  2,561      Sydbank A/S      78,604  
  6,500      Toho Bank, Ltd. (The)      9,969  
  1,100      Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Inc.      18,347  
  7,500      Tomony Holdings, Inc.      17,259  
  7,456      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)      488,964  
  1,900      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)      124,615  
  2,100      Towa Bank, Ltd. (The)      7,975  
  6,200      Tsukuba Bank, Ltd.      8,825  
  48,238      Unicaja Banco SA(a)      47,659  
  13,288      Unicredit SpA      127,400  
  7,627      United Overseas Bank, Ltd.      144,426  
  405      Valiant Holding AG      35,623  
  764      Van Lanschot Kempen NV      17,821  
  34,734      Virgin Money UK plc      55,322  
  239      Walliser Kantonalbank      27,666  
  18,223      Westpac Banking Corp.      245,362  
  1,600      Yamagata Bank, Ltd. (The)      10,607  
  7,200      Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.      39,499  
  1,800      Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd. (The)      15,078  
  6      Zuger Kantonalbank AG      45,017  
     

 

 

 
        15,908,251  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (1.1%):       
  1,900      Andrew Peller, Ltd.      8,636  
  6,745      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      363,791  
  2,000      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.      65,567  
  10,973      Britvic plc      108,402  
  13,700      Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC, Ltd.(a)      41,092  
  14,772      C&C Group plc*      33,138  
  1,234      Carlsberg A/S, Class B      157,435  
  2,200      Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.      26,291  
  2,675      Coca-Cola European Partners plc      137,294  
  2,705      Coca-Cola HBC AG      60,052  
  3,646      David Campari-Milano NV      38,491  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Beverages, continued       
  2,283      Diageo plc, ADR    $ 397,516  
  812      Fevertree Drinks plc      12,151  
  1,423      Heineken NV      130,302  
  700      ITO EN, Ltd.      31,347  
  2,300      Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.      36,254  
  109      Laurent-Perrier      11,124  
  653      Olvi OYJ      22,134  
  412      Pernod Ricard SA      76,306  
  4,250      Primo Water Corp.      56,766  
  194      Remy Cointreau SA      34,160  
  1,456      Royal Unibrew A/S      129,784  
  1,600      Sapporo Breweries, Ltd.      35,512  
  700      Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.      26,482  
  4,200      Takara Holdings, Inc.      31,136  
  6,474      Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.      50,676  
     

 

 

 
        2,121,839  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.4%):       
  143      Argenx SE*      53,963  
  1,271      Bavarian Nordic A/S*      42,233  
  1,455      BioGaia AB      14,725  
  1,830      CSL, Ltd.      339,954  
  765      Galapagos NV*      42,654  
  573      Genmab A/S*      185,895  
  402      Genus plc      12,280  
  2,347      Grifols SA*      44,388  
  5,747      Knight Therapeutics, Inc.*      23,845  
  6,442      Mesoblast, Ltd.*^      2,713  
  1,700      Peptidream, Inc.*      17,844  
  1,829      Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB*      39,606  
  1,100      Takara Bio, Inc.      15,612  
  1,155      Zealand Pharma A/S*      15,153  
     

 

 

 
        850,865  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (1.1%):       
  4,400      AGC, Inc.      154,841  
  1,100      AICA Kogyo Co., Ltd.      22,981  
  2,028      Arbonia AG      27,134  
  1,761      ASSA Abloy AB, Class B      37,706  
  173      Belimo Holding AG, Class R      60,969  
  2,400      Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd.      17,665  
  1,800      Central Glass Co., Ltd.      40,952  
  6,649      Cie de Saint-Gobain      288,781  
  1,000      Daikin Industries, Ltd.      160,519  
  114      dorma kaba Holding AG      49,784  
  9,425      Fletcher Building, Ltd.      29,651  
  451      Geberit AG, Registered Shares      216,954  
  5,784      Genuit Group plc      27,103  
  12,753      Gwa Group, Ltd.      17,286  
  3,298      Inrom Construction Industries, Ltd.      14,541  
  2,938      Inwido AB      32,427  
  2,153      Kingspan Group plc      129,505  
  2,801      Lindab International AB      40,669  
  4,900      Lixil Corp.      91,843  
  2,012      Nibe Industrier AB, Class B      15,134  
  2,700      Nichias Corp.      44,935  
  1,100      Nichiha Corp.      21,424  
  1,552      Nordic Waterproofing Holding AB      21,304  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Building Products, continued       
  1,500      Noritz Corp.    $ 16,011  
  1,400      Okabe Co., Ltd.      6,279  
  8,716      Reliance Worldwide Corp., Ltd.      24,325  
  232      ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B      52,460  
  144      Rockwool International A/S      32,497  
  1,900      Sankyo Tateyama, Inc.      7,708  
  6,100      Sanwa Holdings Corp.      58,509  
  47      Schweiter Technologies AG      44,640  
  900      Shin Nippon Air Technologies Co., Ltd.      12,214  
  1,800      Sinko Industries, Ltd.      21,693  
  3,824      Systemair AB*      18,642  
  1,800      Takara Standard Co., Ltd.      16,592  
  1,000      TOTO, Ltd.      33,061  
  7,093      Tyman plc      20,600  
  2,971      Uponor OYJ      41,044  
  40,000      Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.      96,280  
  533      Zehnder Group AG      31,740  
     

 

 

 
        2,098,403  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (2.6%):       
  12,253      3i Group plc      165,505  
  24,792      ABG Sundal Collier Holding ASA      14,853  
  3,200      AGF Management, Ltd.      15,938  
  1,600      Aizawa Securities Co., Ltd.      8,486  
  2,242      AJ Bell plc      7,330  
  143      Alantra Partners SA      2,008  
  903      Altamir      23,252  
  817      Amundi SA(a)      45,219  
  7,128      Anima Holding SpA(a)      26,291  
  5,351      Ashmore Group plc      14,452  
  670      ASX, Ltd.      37,805  
  1,222      Avanza Bank Holding AB      20,542  
  4,260      Azimut Holding SpA      74,530  
  600      Banca Generali SpA      17,060  
  521      Bellevue Group AG      17,658  
  8,900      Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc      55,448  
  800      Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A      35,593  
  614      Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A      27,305  
  2,383      Bure Equity AB      47,646  
  2,497      Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc.      16,356  
  7,682      CI Financial Corp.      81,595  
  119      Cie Financiere Tradition SA      13,102  
  5,230      Close Brothers Group plc      65,272  
  5,668      CMC Markets PLC(a)      18,914  
  4,319      Credit Suisse Group AG, ADR      24,489  
  20,849      Credit Suisse Group AG      118,733  
  18,300      Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.      81,785  
  4,462      Dea Capital SpA      5,184  
  12,602      Deutsche Bank AG      109,792  
  10,467      Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares      91,482  
  552      Deutsche Beteiligungs AG      14,635  
  692      Deutsche Boerse AG      115,723  
  329      DWS Group GmbH Co. KGaA(a)      8,606  
  5,622      EFG International AG      41,379  
  258,000      Emperor Capital Group, Ltd.*      1,842  
  1,726      Euronext NV(a)      141,397  
  2,000      Fiera Capital Corp.      14,452  
  1,407      Flow Traders(a)      40,270  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
  10,649      GAM Holding AG*    $ 8,817  
  2,674      Georgia Capital plc*      19,733  
  824      Gimv NV      45,518  
  2,400      GMO Financial Holdings, Inc.^      13,752  
  1,175      Guardian Capital Group, Ltd., Class A      27,663  
  142,000      Guotai Junan International Hol      16,995  
  148,767      Haitong International Securities      21,248  
  4,181      Hargreaves Lansdown plc      40,132  
  6,594      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.      329,169  
  2,100      iFAST Corp., Ltd.      6,268  
  8,570      IG Group Holdings plc      72,339  
  1,732      IGM Financial, Inc.      46,429  
  647      Impax Asset Management Group plc      4,773  
  21,365      Insignia Financial, Ltd.      39,690  
  2,872      IntegraFin Holdings plc      7,858  
  5,770      Intermediate Capital Group plc      92,063  
  22,533      Investec plc      123,092  
  60,525      IP Group plc      51,593  
  1,700      IwaiCosmo Holdings, Inc.      15,733  
  3,400      JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.      41,045  
  4,800      Japan Exchange Group, Inc.      69,333  
  4,910      Julius Baer Group, Ltd.      226,878  
  17,082      Jupiter Fund Management plc      30,826  
  138,000      Kingston Financial Group, Ltd.*      4,141  
  800      Kyokuto Securities Co., Ltd.      4,071  
  957      London Stock Exchange Group plc      88,947  
  500      M&A Capital Partners Co., Ltd.*      13,156  
  1,241      Macquarie Group, Ltd.      141,013  
  2,194      Magellan Financial Group, Ltd.      19,581  
  50,276      Man Group plc/Jersey      153,011  
  2,300      Marusan Securities Co., Ltd.      8,285  
  1,180,000      Mason Group Holdings, Ltd.*      3,473  
  2,600      Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.      15,432  
  2,900      Mito Securities Co., Ltd.      5,561  
  3,035      MLP SE      18,190  
  5,700      Monex Group, Inc.      17,763  
  4,905      Navigator Global Investments, Ltd.      4,213  
  3,008      Netwealth Group, Ltd.      25,222  
  14,364      Ninety One plc      34,578  
  19,100      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      69,870  
  931      Nordnet AB Publ      12,189  
  15,528      NZX, Ltd.      11,922  
  3,800      Okasan Securities Group, Inc.      9,474  
  253      Partners Group Holding AG      228,269  
  9,039      Pendal Group, Ltd.      27,594  
  1,616      Perpetual, Ltd.      32,228  
  11,593      Platinum Asset Management, Ltd.      13,929  
  2,595      Polar Capital Holdings plc      16,117  
  38,911      Quilter PLC(a)      49,003  
  1,470      Rathbones Group plc      34,753  
  9,785      Ratos AB, Class B      41,694  
  1,549      Rothschild & Co.      52,376  
  4,200      SBI Holdings, Inc.      82,264  
  1,783      Schroders plc      58,047  
  1,029      Schroders plc      28,216  
  8,200      Singapore Exchange, Ltd.      55,911  
  4,200      Sparx Group Co., Ltd.      8,210  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
  5,446      St. James Place plc    $ 73,181  
  700      Strike Co., Ltd.      17,564  
  388      Swissquote Group Holding SA      39,444  
  2,584      Tamburi Investment Partners SP      19,872  
  375      Tikehau Capital SCA      7,618  
  531      TMX Group, Ltd.      54,049  
  8,500      Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.      23,193  
  4,000      Toyo Securities Co., Ltd.      5,757  
  30,858      TP ICAP Group plc      42,197  
  15,471      UBS Group AG      249,774  
  20,430      Uob-Kay Hian Holdings, Ltd.      21,185  
  1,000      Uzabase, Inc.*      5,775  
  22,000      Value Partners Group, Ltd.      8,317  
  1,052      Vontobel Holding AG      73,968  
  245      Vp Bank AG, Registered Shares      23,099  
  550      VZ Holding AG      39,877  
  29,400      Yangzijiang Financial Holding, Ltd.*      8,678  
     

 

 

 
        5,115,127  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (3.9%):       
  900      Achilles Corp.      8,913  
  3,300      Adeka Corp.      57,052  
  1,775      Air Liquide SA      239,878  
  7,800      Air Water, Inc.      98,053  
  2,028      Akzo Nobel NV      133,968  
  700      Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd.      5,116  
  2,608      Arkema SA      235,005  
  26,600      Asahi Kasei Corp.      203,310  
  1,100      ASAHI YUKIZAI Corp.      16,216  
  9,846      BASF SE      428,399  
  1,939      Borregaard ASA      31,709  
  52,400      China Sunsine Chemical Holdings, Ltd.      16,623  
  1,971      Christian Hansen Holding A/S      143,822  
  1,600      CI Takiron Corp.      6,361  
  8,231      Clariant AG*      156,963  
  1,435      Corbion NV      43,605  
  6,863      Covestro AG(a)      237,161  
  752      Croda International plc      59,293  
  1,000      Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd.      5,229  
  7,200      Daicel Corp.      44,564  
  900      Dainichiseika Color & Chemical      11,568  
  2,800      Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.      49,677  
  3,100      Denka Co., Ltd.      75,120  
  18,377      Elementis plc*      22,134  
  2,854      Elkem ASA(a)      9,148  
  58      EMS-Chemie Holding AG      43,216  
  8,516      Ercros SA      33,571  
  9,485      Essentra plc      28,689  
  3,851      Evonik Industries AG      82,209  
  2,023      FUCHS PETROLUB SE      56,384  
  701      FUCHS PETROLUB SE      17,124  
  300      Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd.      7,690  
  700      Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd.      18,337  
  77      Givaudan SA, Registered Shares      272,177  
  200      Gurit Holding AG      21,405  
  6,252      Hexpol AB      53,291  
  700      Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.      17,042  
  3,950      ICL Group, Ltd.      36,098  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  28,614      Incitec Pivot, Ltd.    $ 65,813  
  1,500      Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.      11,069  
  1,000      JCU Corp.      24,971  
  3,467      Johnson Matthey plc      81,351  
  700      Jsp Corp.      7,201  
  1,200      JSR Corp.      31,171  
  5,723      K+S AG, Registered Shares      139,126  
  2,000      Kaneka Corp.      49,281  
  1,300      Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.      16,596  
  3,300      Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.      21,502  
  4,999      Kemira OYJ      61,119  
  1,400      Kh Neochem Co., Ltd.      25,694  
  1,500      Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd.      7,303  
  1,120      Koninklijke DSM NV      161,770  
  1,000      Konishi Co., Ltd.      11,348  
  11,800      Kuraray Co., Ltd.      95,309  
  600      Kureha Corp.      42,159  
  3,226      Lanxess AG      115,536  
  379      Lenzing AG      30,703  
  1,300      Lintec Corp.      22,045  
  929      Methanex Corp.      35,516  
  700      Methanex Corp.      26,744  
  28,100      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.      152,369  
  3,000      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.      43,274  
  5,700      Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.      121,547  
  12,400      Nanofilm Technologies International, Ltd.      20,825  
  800      Nihon Kagaku Sangyo Co., Ltd.      6,028  
  2,300      Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.      11,775  
  2,600      Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.      17,090  
  600      Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.      8,531  
  5,500      Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.      44,347  
  2,100      Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.      15,671  
  1,400      Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.      28,060  
  3,000      Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.      47,871  
  700      Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.      27,107  
  800      Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.      25,755  
  1,500      Nissan Chemical Corp.      69,192  
  1,900      Nitto Denko Corp.      123,090  
  1,000      NOF Corp.      37,114  
  1,377      Novozymes A/S, Class B      82,933  
  8,438      Nufarm, Ltd.      29,616  
  3,137      Nutrien, Ltd.^      249,988  
  1,935      Nutrien, Ltd.      154,123  
  1,928      OCI NV      63,566  
  500      Okamoto Industries, Inc.      14,031  
  600      Okura Industrial Co., Ltd.      7,519  
  4,527      Orica, Ltd.      49,176  
  900      Osaka Organic Chemical Industry, Ltd.      14,693  
  2,613      Recticel SA      39,013  
  2,800      Riken Technos Corp.      8,881  
  500      Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.      6,963  
  2,400      Sakata Inx Corp.      16,180  
  700      Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.      24,550  
  900      Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.      2,708  
  1,100      Shikoku Chemicals Corp.      10,070  
  2,000      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.      225,812  
  1,800      Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.      15,686  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  5,600      Showa Denko K.K.    $ 95,293  
  733      Sika AG      169,126  
  1,754      SOL SpA      30,288  
  1,994      Solvay SA      161,749  
  400      Stella Chemifa Corp.      7,041  
  900      Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.      26,999  
  30,600      Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.      119,473  
  300      Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd.      6,389  
  514      Symrise AG      55,930  
  13,110      Synthomer plc      35,929  
  700      T Hasegawa Co., Ltd.      14,248  
  1,200      T&K Toka Co., Ltd.      7,151  
  600      Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.      12,604  
  600      Takasago International Corp.      10,771  
  600      Tayca Corp.      5,332  
  7,900      Teijin, Ltd.      82,330  
  500      Tenma Corp.      8,482  
  625      Tessenderlo Group SA*      19,774  
  4,900      Toagosei Co., Ltd.      36,475  
  6,900      Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.      52,654  
  2,900      Tokuyama Corp.      36,926  
  600      Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.      29,399  
  21,000      Toray Industries, Inc.      117,919  
  5,100      Tosoh Corp.      63,394  
  1,200      Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.      16,833  
  3,400      Toyobo Co., Ltd.      25,130  
  4,800      Ube Industries, Ltd.      71,408  
  3,116      Umicore SA      108,904  
  1,051      Victrex plc      22,764  
  329      Wacker Chemie AG      47,470  
  1,428      Yara International ASA      59,955  
  2,900      Zeon Corp.      28,116  
     

 

 

 
        7,510,857  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.3%):       
  800      AEON Delight Co., Ltd.      17,506  
  23,247      Babcock International Group plc*      87,747  
  581      Befesa SA(a)      28,247  
  13,069      Biffa plc(a)      59,661  
  896      Bilfinger SE      26,290  
  1,670      Black Diamond Group, Ltd.      4,827  
  14,490      Brambles, Ltd.      107,012  
  3,076      Bravida Holding AB(a)      26,808  
  200      Calian Group, Ltd.      9,800  
  2,850      Caverion Corp.      13,190  
  300      Central Security Patrols Co., Ltd.      5,998  
  338      Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA      28,501  
  46,000      Cleanaway Waste Management, Ltd.      80,048  
  10,948      Collection House, Ltd.*      515  
  1,829      Coor Service Management Holding AB(a)      14,362  
  2,400      CTS Co., Ltd.      14,143  
  3,200      Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.      69,068  
  6,041      De La Rue plc*      5,751  
  3,731      Derichebourg SA      21,790  
  2,180      Dexterra Group, Inc.      9,367  
  25,208      Downer EDI, Ltd.      87,907  
  1,100      Duskin Co., Ltd.      23,456  
  7,850      Elis SA      105,705  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Commercial Services & Supplies, continued       
  300      GDI Integrated Facility Services, Inc.*    $ 10,643  
  435      GL Events*      7,078  
  12,057      HomeServe plc      171,956  
  900      Inaba Seisakusho Co., Ltd.      9,218  
  2,297      Intrum AB      43,881  
  5,989      ISS A/S*      95,165  
  1,800      Itoki Corp.      4,846  
  1,900      Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd.      19,803  
  3,300      Kokuyo Co., Ltd.      41,817  
  400      Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.      7,329  
  2,302      Lassila & Tikanoja OYJ      25,902  
  3,325      Loomis AB      81,331  
  700      Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.      10,386  
  5,449      Mears Group plc      12,579  
  51,653      Mitie Group plc      35,248  
  1,400      NAC Co., Ltd.      10,101  
  15,900      Nippon Parking Development Co., Ltd.      19,979  
  1,600      Okamura Corp.      14,306  
  1,100      Oyo Corp.      13,451  
  2,700      Park24 Co., Ltd.*      37,391  
  2,696      PayPoint plc      18,423  
  1,100      Pilot Corp.      39,232  
  2,400      Prestige International, Inc.      11,971  
  13,654      Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA      24,100  
  1,158      Renewi plc*      10,190  
  20,405      Rentokil Initial plc      117,917  
  2,500      Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.      162,685  
  3,299      RPS Group plc      4,154  
  900      Sato Holdings Corp.      12,390  
  700      Secom Co., Ltd.      43,277  
  7,978      Securitas AB, Class B      69,303  
  14,890      Serco Group plc      31,584  
  3,267      Smartgroup Corp., Ltd.      13,816  
  787      Societe BIC SA      43,155  
  1,400      Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.      38,932  
  4,477      Spie SA      97,892  
  700      Studio Alice Co., Ltd.      12,274  
  1,392      TOMRA Systems ASA      25,936  
  3,280      TOPPAN, INC.      54,847  
  1,612      TRE Holdings Corp.      22,391  
  200      Waste Connections, Inc.      24,802  
  580      Waste Connections, Inc.      71,897  
     

 

 

 
        2,471,277  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.3%):       
  2,792      Adva Optical Networking SE*      38,098  
  700      Aiphone Co., Ltd.      8,915  
  700      DKK Co., Ltd.      12,024  
  737      HMS Networks AB      31,492  
  500      Icom, Inc.      8,991  
  13,669      Nokia Oyj, ADR      63,014  
  28,303      Nokia OYJ      131,822  
  10,200      Quarterhill, Inc.      14,741  
  418      RTX A/S*      8,135  
  600      Sierra Wireless, Inc.*      14,056  
  10,363      Spirent Communications plc      31,359  
  684      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class A      5,572  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Communications Equipment, continued       
  28,485      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B    $ 212,718  
  5,700      VTech Holdings, Ltd.      45,135  
     

 

 

 
        626,072  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (2.0%):       
  733      Ackermans & Van Haaren NV      109,509  
  4,970      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA      120,556  
  3,353      Aecon Group, Inc.      34,207  
  1,375      AF Gruppen ASA      22,043  
  2,520      Arcadis NV      85,339  
  300      Asanuma Corp.      11,857  
  1,130      Ashtrom Group, Ltd.      25,000  
  1,410      Badger Infrastructure Solutions, Ltd.      30,939  
  20,372      Balfour Beatty plc      63,059  
  519      Bauer AG*      4,919  
  1,400      Bird Construction, Inc.      8,126  
  1,831      Boskalis Westminster      61,415  
  16,800      Boustead Singapore, Ltd.      11,554  
  7,647      Bouygues SA      236,459  
  209      Burkhalter Holding AG      16,472  
  4,600      Chiyoda Corp.*      14,603  
  1,700      Chudenko Corp.      26,802  
  494      Cie d’Entreprises CFE SA*      4,297  
  1,721      ComSys Holdings Corp.      32,884  
  6,098      Costain Group plc*      2,538  
  500      Dai-Dan Co., Ltd.      7,791  
  900      Daiho Corp.      30,562  
  3,389      Eiffage SA      307,728  
  2,783      Elecnor SA      31,954  
  44      Electra, Ltd./Israel      24,573  
  7,737      Eltel AB*(a)      6,008  
  37,002      Empresas ICA SAB de C.V.*      156  
  3,070      Ferrovial SA      78,275  
  1,664      FLSmidth & Co. A/S      41,072  
  2,002      Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA      19,782  
  440      Fudo Tetra Corp.      5,004  
  4,141      Fugro NV*      52,280  
  200      Fukuda Corp.      6,877  
  4,363      Galliford Try Holdings plc      9,028  
  6,000      Hazama Ando Corp.      37,298  
  1,929      Heijmans NV      21,524  
  600      Hibiya Engineering, Ltd.      8,592  
  173      Hochtief AG      8,427  
  1,093      Implenia AG*      25,022  
  6,236      INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.      44,379  
  3,147      Instalco AB      13,031  
  4,300      JGC Holdings Corp.      55,893  
  10,188      Johns Lyng Group, Ltd.      40,316  
  5,400      Kajima Corp.      62,014  
  3,000      Kandenko Co., Ltd.      18,716  
  3,807      Keller Group plc      33,724  
  2,500      Kinden Corp.      28,891  
  15,900      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV*      37,874  
  1,600      Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.      32,459  
  2,500      Kyowa Exeo Corp.      39,146  
  1,700      Kyudenko Corp.      34,403  
  9,546      Maire Tecnimont SpA      27,540  
  21,000      MECOM Power And Construction, Ltd.      6,353  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Construction & Engineering, continued       
  1,700      Meisei Industrial Co., Ltd.    $ 8,827  
  3,300      Mirait Holdings Corp.      38,878  
  1,475      Monadelphous Group, Ltd.      10,120  
  1,922      Morgan Sindall Group plc      42,663  
  3,087      NCC AB, Class B      31,089  
  1,000      Nichireki Co., Ltd.      9,570  
  1,600      Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.      20,749  
  700      Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.      16,808  
  100      Nippon Road Co., Ltd. (The)      4,682  
  1,900      Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd.      56,956  
  20,879      NRW Holdings, Ltd.      24,406  
  9,100      Obayashi Corp.      66,116  
  6,495      Obrascon Huarte Lain SA*      3,999  
  1,100      Okumura Corp.      24,439  
  8,600      Oriental Shiraishi Corp.      15,157  
  5,969      Peab AB      34,940  
  8,700      Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.      47,105  
  726      Per Aarsleff Holding A/S      21,779  
  2,400      Raiznext Corp.      20,251  
  24,100      Sacyr SA      57,978  
  1,900      Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.      21,520  
  1,700      Seikitokyu Kogyo Co., Ltd.      10,193  
  40,165      Service Stream, Ltd.*      24,234  
  3,211      Shapir Engineering And Indus      26,367  
  4,339      Shikun & Binui, Ltd.*      17,774  
  6,700      Shimizu Corp.      37,065  
  1,500      Shinnihon Corp.      7,821  
  4,094      Skanska AB, Class B      62,855  
  3,001      SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.      51,626  
  881      Strabag Se*      37,446  
  6,980      Sumitomo Mitsui Construction      23,780  
  3,299      Sweco AB      34,323  
  700      Taihei Dengyo Kaisha, Ltd.      15,234  
  800      Taikisha, Ltd.      18,765  
  2,400      Taisei Corp.      74,790  
  1,400      Takamatsu Construction Group C      21,321  
  400      Tekken Corp.      5,292  
  900      TOA Corp.      16,492  
  400      TOA Road Corp.      16,874  
  1,630      Tobishima Corp.      12,261  
  6,900      Toda Corp.      36,647  
  400      Toenec Corp.      10,314  
  1,000      Tokyo Energy & Systems, Inc.      7,139  
  5,100      Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd.      24,039  
  1,100      Totetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.      19,658  
  4,300      Toyo Construction Co., Ltd.      28,091  
  2,100      Toyo Engineering Corp.*      9,993  
  3,109      Veidekke ASA      28,291  
  4,239      Vinci SA      380,780  
  555      WSP Global, Inc.      62,762  
  1,700      Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd.      9,478  
  3,849      YIT OYJ      12,833  
  1,200      Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.      17,286  
  1,200      Yurtec Corp.      6,532  
     

 

 

 
        3,865,658  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.7%):       
  13,883      Adbri, Ltd.      23,200  
  1,800      Asia Pile Holdings Corp.      6,062  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Construction Materials, continued       
  2,976      Brickworks, Ltd.    $ 38,095  
  2,431      Buzzi Unicem SpA      39,955  
  10,867      CRH plc, ADR      378,389  
  22,791      CSR, Ltd.      63,896  
  3,367      Forterra PLC(a)      10,963  
  1,160      H+H International A/S, Class B*      21,742  
  3,574      HeidelbergCement AG      171,663  
  6,293      Holcim, Ltd.      269,589  
  13,005      Ibstock plc(a)      26,212  
  1,243      Imerys SA      38,220  
  3,617      James Hardie Industries SE      79,209  
  400      Krosaki Harima Corp.      12,656  
  600      Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd.      13,009  
  5,422      Marshalls plc      29,554  
  2,500      Nippon Concrete Industries Co., Ltd.      4,922  
  405      Rhi Magnesita NV      9,818  
  500      Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd.      13,146  
  123      STO SE & Co KGaA      17,974  
  1,500      Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.      37,226  
  3,800      Taiheiyo Cement Corp.      56,586  
  1,300      TYK Corp.      2,618  
  998      Vicat      27,528  
  1,393      Wienerberger AG      29,919  
     

 

 

 
        1,422,151  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.3%):       
  10,300      ACOM Co., Ltd.      24,082  
  3,700      AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.      34,878  
  7,800      Aiful Corp.      20,136  
  8,198      Axactor SE*      4,963  
  974      Cembra Money Bank AG      69,973  
  1,607      Credit Corp. Group, Ltd.      22,513  
  5,500      Credit Saison Co., Ltd.      63,181  
  18,226      Eclipx Group, Ltd.*      29,085  
  873      Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA      22,075  
  2,616      H&T Group plc      10,188  
  5,740      Hoist Finance AB*(a)      15,608  
  17,800      Hong Leong Finance, Ltd.      31,018  
  14,415      International Personal Finance      13,427  
  2,917      Isracard, Ltd.      10,438  
  4,300      J Trust Co., Ltd.      13,992  
  1,300      Jaccs Co., Ltd.      32,171  
  8,673      Money3 Corp., Ltd.      11,722  
  15,200      Orient Corp.      14,347  
  213,600      Oshidori International Holdings, Ltd.*      12,935  
  700      Premium Group Co., Ltd.      20,115  
  4,742      Provident Financial plc      11,520  
  4,452      Resurs Holding AB(a)      8,841  
  38,000      Sun Hung Kai & Co., Ltd.      17,786  
     

 

 

 
        514,994  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.7%):       
  3,618      BillerudKorsnas AB      42,496  
  4,231      Cascades, Inc.      33,302  
  1,780      CCL Industries, Inc.      84,146  
  31,429      DS Smith plc      106,199  
  1,600      FP Corp.      33,446  
  1,900      Fuji Seal International, Inc.      20,659  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Containers & Packaging, continued       
  1,000      Hokkan Holdings, Ltd.    $ 9,048  
  3,405      Huhtamaki OYJ      135,003  
  3,327      Intertape Polymer Group, Inc.      104,644  
  149      Mayr Melnhof Karton AG      25,317  
  28,458      Orora, Ltd.      71,521  
  6,607      Pact Group Holdings, Ltd.      8,233  
  8,600      Rengo Co., Ltd.      46,582  
  7,369      SIG Combibloc Group AG      162,392  
  8,090      Smurfit Kappa Group plc      272,955  
  500      Taisei Lamick Co., Ltd.      9,670  
  600      Tomoku Co., Ltd.      6,637  
  4,000      Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.      41,869  
  3,570      Transcontinental, Inc.      42,468  
  2,064      Verallia SA(a)      49,313  
  750      Vetropack Holding AG      31,039  
  753      Vidrala SA      54,601  
  700      Winpak, Ltd.      23,926  
     

 

 

 
        1,415,466  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.2%):       
  600      Arata Corp.      17,228  
  11,493      Bapcor, Ltd.      48,183  
  1,300      Central Automotive Products, Ltd.      22,491  
  564      D’ieteren Group      82,616  
  1,000      Doshisha Co., Ltd.      11,586  
  4,313      Headlam Group plc      15,599  
  16,112      Inchcape plc      136,544  
  3,365      John Menzies plc*      24,460  
  400      Paltac Corp.      12,393  
  85      Tadiran Group, Ltd.      11,390  
  1,725      Uni-Select, Inc.*      38,333  
     

 

 

 
        420,823  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):       
  3,986      Academedia AB(a)      17,776  
  2,000      Benesse Holdings, Inc.      32,404  
  3,227      Dignity plc*      15,868  
  8,000      EC Healthcare      8,089  
  44,648      G8 Education, Ltd.      32,489  
  1,700      IBJ, Inc.      9,483  
  2,039      IDP Education, Ltd.      33,466  
  1,407      InvoCare, Ltd.      10,162  
  400      Park Lawn Corp.      10,580  
  25,000      Perfect Medical Health Management, Ltd.      13,464  
  900      QB Net Holdings Co., Ltd.      8,903  
  2,600      Riso Kyoiku Co., Ltd.      6,117  
     

 

 

 
        198,801  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.8%):       
  1,439      ABC arbitrage      10,585  
  84,183      AMP, Ltd.*      55,521  
  3,396      Banca Farmafactoring SpA(a)      22,847  
  5,878      Banca Mediolanum SpA      38,922  
  4,759      Burford Capital, Ltd.      46,628  
  16,703      Challenger, Ltd.      78,914  
  2,280      doValue SpA(a)      13,530  
  5,800      Ecn Capital Corp.      24,831  
  800      eGuarantee, Inc.      12,648  
  16,244      Element Fleet Management Corp.      169,382  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Diversified Financial Services, continued       
  926      Eurazeo SE    $ 57,844  
  900      Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd.      51,117  
  565      GRENKE AG      13,836  
  20,600      G-Resources Group, Ltd.      6,305  
  88      Hypoport SE*      17,454  
  140      Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A      3,745  
  800      Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd.      7,588  
  4,600      Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd.      28,942  
  40,597      M&G plc      96,202  
  24,220      Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.      111,820  
  1,000      Mizuho Leasing Co., Ltd.      22,900  
  900      NEC Capital Solutions, Ltd.      13,533  
  16,085      Ofx Group, Ltd.*      25,750  
  7,289      Omni Bridgeway, Ltd.*      17,940  
  2,247      Onex Corp.      111,913  
  14,700      ORIX Corp.      246,808  
  4,583      Plus500, Ltd.      93,330  
  1,100      Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd.      28,350  
  45,834      Standard Life Aberdeen plc      89,288  
  1,500      Tokyo Century Corp.      49,690  
  1,700      Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.      53,288  
     

 

 

 
        1,621,451  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.6%):       
  900      ARTERIA Networks Corp.      8,111  
  974      BCE, Inc.      47,901  
  44      BCE, Inc.      2,163  
  36,348      Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (The)      56,679  
  203,849      BT Group plc      462,495  
  686      Cellnex Telecom SAU(a)      26,720  
  20,039      Chorus, Ltd.      90,177  
  90,000      CITIC Telecom International Holdings, Ltd.      29,862  
  46,971      Deutsche Telekom AG      932,460  
  3,188      Elisa OYJ      179,170  
  2,209      Gamma Communications plc      28,904  
  7,634      Helios Towers PLC*      11,235  
  27,500      HKBN, Ltd.      31,226  
  98,295      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.      132,085  
  3,856      Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(a)      39,224  
  1,400      Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.      49,022  
  69,090      Koninklijke KPN NV      246,417  
  3,548      Liberty Global plc, Class C*      78,375  
  41,300      NetLink NBN Trust      28,847  
  5,000      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      143,582  
  35,613      Orange SA      418,743  
  132,202      PCCW, Ltd.      70,185  
  5,067      Proximus SADP      74,695  
  14,900      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.      27,161  
  16,483      Spark New Zealand, Ltd.      49,387  
  13,084      Speedcast International, Ltd.*       
  12,209      Superloop, Ltd.*      6,070  
  761      Swisscom AG      421,300  
  334,376      Telecom Italia SpA*      87,602  
  210,041      Telecom Italia SpA*      52,485  
  45,006      Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG      129,243  
  117,308      Telefonica SA      597,808  
  4,768      Telekom Austria AG*      31,750  
  4,475      Telenor ASA      59,638  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued       
  40,221      Telia Co AB    $ 154,186  
  34,939      Telstra Corp., Ltd.      92,785  
  4,669      TPG Telecom, Ltd.      19,230  
  7,091      Tuas, Ltd.*      5,429  
  3,566      United Internet AG, Registered Shares      101,746  
  3,751      Uniti Group, Ltd.*      12,741  
  900      Usen-Next Holdings Co., Ltd.      12,883  
     

 

 

 
        5,049,722  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.4%):       
  829      Acciona SA      153,172  
  334      BKW AG      34,911  
  5,400      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.      54,384  
  2,800      Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      18,044  
  7,000      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.      43,008  
  6,064      CLP Holdings, Ltd.      50,344  
  3,804      Contact Energy, Ltd.      17,272  
  21,672      EDP — Energias de Portugal SA      101,274  
  5,097      Electricite de France      41,713  
  675      Elia Group SA/NV      95,738  
  2,200      Emera, Inc.      103,077  
  4,746      Endesa SA^      89,547  
  47,239      Enel SpA      259,607  
  240      Energiedienst Holding AG, Registered Shares      10,057  
  1,538      EVN AG      32,578  
  1,708      Fortis, Inc.      80,737  
  915      Fortis, Inc.      43,262  
  2,642      Fortum OYJ      39,688  
  15,470      Genesis Energy, Ltd.      25,591  
  30,000      HK Electric Investments, Ltd.      27,532  
  7,700      Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.      28,000  
  3,500      Hokuriku Electric Power Co.      13,731  
  1,200      Hydro One, Ltd.(a)      32,270  
  34,462      Iberdrola SA      357,555  
  6,227      Infratil, Ltd.      29,825  
  3,500      Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      34,682  
  7,200      Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.      46,283  
  1,800      Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      17,412  
  24,174      Origin Energy, Ltd.      96,265  
  730      Orsted A/S(a)      76,345  
  11,500      Power Assets Holdings, Ltd.      72,436  
  7,033      Red Electrica Corp SA      133,138  
  11      Romande Energie Holding SA, Registered Shares      13,499  
  13,134      Scottish & Southern Energy plc      259,616  
  3,300      Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.      19,246  
  10,948      Terna SpA      86,035  
  3,900      Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.      20,913  
  13,500      Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*      56,442  
  284      Verbund AG, Class A      27,799  
     

 

 

 
        2,743,028  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (1.2%):       
  22,112      ABB, Ltd.      591,059  
  600      Chiyoda Integre Co., Ltd.      8,504  
  1,300      Denyo Co., Ltd.      15,246  
  1,500      Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.      62,219  
  12,400      Fujikura, Ltd.      70,381  
  3,100      Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (The)      50,956  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electrical Equipment, continued       
  1,200      Futaba Corp.    $ 5,886  
  485      GARO AB      6,181  
  38      Gavazzi Carlo Holding AG      11,509  
  3,000      GS Yuasa Corp.      46,996  
  3,515      Hexatronic Group AB      26,238  
  400      Hirakawa Hewtech Corp.      3,178  
  553      Huber & Suhner AG      44,151  
  1,600      Idec Corp./Japan      33,010  
  1,557      Legrand SA      115,862  
  800      Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.      20,625  
  346      Mersen      10,326  
  9,100      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      97,418  
  1,227      Nexans SA      95,988  
  1,300      Nidec Corp.      80,396  
  500      Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.      14,714  
  1,500      Nitto Kogyo Corp.      25,966  
  1,094      NKT A/S*      46,642  
  3,878      Nordex Se*      33,060  
  17      Phoenix Mecano AG      6,413  
  2,550      PNE AG      35,484  
  2,643      Prysmian SpA      72,929  
  400      Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.      15,404  
  942      Schneider Electric SA      111,581  
  200      SEC Carbon, Ltd.      7,492  
  2,150      SGL Carbon SE*      13,482  
  4,943      Siemens Energy AG      72,480  
  701      Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy*      13,232  
  3,816      Signify NV(a)      127,594  
  1,000      Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.      9,871  
  224      Somfy SA      29,126  
  1,500      SwCC Showa Holdings Co., Ltd.      18,861  
  900      Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd.      11,246  
  1,055      Tera Light, Ltd.*      1,684  
  1,490      TKH Group NV      56,359  
  600      Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.      12,507  
  3,300      Ushio, Inc.      40,865  
  140      Varta AG      11,617  
  4,284      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      90,799  
  527      XP Power, Ltd.      18,281  
     

 

 

 
        2,293,818  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.4%):       
  600      Ai Holdings Corp.      6,861  
  7,060      Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.      71,730  
  288      ALSO Holding AG, Registered Shares      56,866  
  1,800      Amano Corp.      31,006  
  3,300      Anritsu Corp.      35,675  
  1,200      Arisawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      8,851  
  1,280      Austria Technologie & Systemte      68,486  
  225      Basler AG      18,046  
  900      Canon Electronics, Inc.      10,149  
  1,300      Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.      27,020  
  5,004      Celestica, Inc.*      48,679  
  157      Cicor Technologies, Ltd.*      7,515  
  9,300      Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.      37,660  
  3,400      CMK Corp.      10,737  
  3,981      Codan, Ltd./Australia      19,141  
  1,300      Conexio Corp.      12,730  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued       
  4,100      Daiwabo Holdings Co., Ltd.    $ 53,508  
  1,700      Dexerials Corp.      44,881  
  972      Dicker Data, Ltd.      7,409  
  1,100      Elematec Corp.      10,206  
  700      Evertz Technologies, Ltd.      7,098  
  7,452      Fingerprint Cards AB*      6,526  
  2,100      Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.      15,645  
  400      Hagiwara Electric Co., Ltd.      5,944  
  500      Hakuto Co., Ltd.      9,336  
  511      Halma plc      12,595  
  900      Hamamatsu Photonics KK      34,998  
  2,429      Hexagon AB, Class B      25,271  
  200      Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.      26,415  
  1,200      Hochiki Corp.      11,399  
  800      Horiba, Ltd.      33,893  
  2,600      Hosiden Corp.      23,562  
  2,300      Ibiden Co., Ltd.      64,290  
  47      Inficon Holding AG      37,066  
  400      I-PEX, Inc.      3,754  
  300      Iriso Electronics Co., Ltd.      7,071  
  2,300      Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.      34,668  
  1,100      Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.      5,413  
  1,679      Jenoptik AG      37,428  
  1,000      Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd.      22,355  
  300      Keyence Corp.      102,684  
  1,200      Koa Corp.      14,319  
  1,400      Kyocera Corp.      74,948  
  3,500      Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      11,153  
  3,313      Lagercrantz Group AB      26,863  
  527      Landis+Gyr Group AG      27,653  
  18      Lem Holding SA, Registered Shares      34,412  
  1,700      Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings      32,806  
  200      Maruwa Co., Ltd./Aichi      22,695  
  900      Meiko Electronics Co., Ltd.      20,912  
  978      Micronic Mydata AB      13,774  
  2,156      Midwich Group plc      15,391  
  4,600      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      249,175  
  267      Nederland Apparatenfabriek      16,730  
  2,800      Nichicon Corp.      26,011  
  600      Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.*      7,518  
  2,100      Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.      40,006  
  3,400      Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.      24,650  
  1,800      Nissha Co., Ltd.      19,537  
  600      Nohmi Bosai, Ltd.      8,168  
  3,600      OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd.      19,679  
  500      Omron Corp.      25,430  
  3,000      Osaki Electric Co., Ltd.      10,798  
  1,627      Oxford Instruments plc      39,137  
  3,149      Pricer AB      4,744  
  324      Renishaw plc      14,071  
  1,100      Restar Holdings Corp.      15,471  
  1,400      Ryoden Corp.      16,364  
  1,100      Ryosan Co., Ltd.      17,785  
  185      Sensirion Holding AG*(a)      18,779  
  63      Sesa SpA      8,004  
  400      Shibaura Electronics Co., Ltd.      14,744  
  1,600      Shimadzu Corp.      50,649  
  1,200      Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd.      7,797  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued       
  2,000      Siix Corp.    $ 14,035  
  3,154      Smart Metering Systems plc      31,441  
  1,318      Spectris plc      43,829  
  6,120      Strix Group plc      12,452  
  2,000      Sumida Corp.      11,777  
  700      Tachibana Eletech Co., Ltd.      7,852  
  1,700      Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.      57,852  
  2,500      Tamura Corp.      10,352  
  7,600      TDK Corp.      235,075  
  2,600      Topcon Corp.      33,929  
  1,300      Toyo Corp.      10,601  
  7,103      TT Electronics plc      15,239  
  100      V Technology Co., Ltd.      2,060  
  312      Vaisala OYJ, Class A      13,371  
  4,400      Venture Corp., Ltd.      52,758  
  44,000      Vstecs Holdings, Ltd.      35,199  
  2,200      Yokogawa Electric Corp.      36,099  
  1,100      Yokowo Co., Ltd.      16,896  
     

 

 

 
        2,705,557  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.4%):       
  7,314      Akastor ASA*      6,197  
  5,393      Aker Solutions ASA      14,582  
  2,991      BW Offshore, Ltd.      8,102  
  5,874      Ces Energy Solutions Corp.      10,634  
  29,491      CGG SA*      25,717  
  4,726      Computer Modelling Group, Ltd.      17,846  
  6,058      Enerflex, Ltd.      28,572  
  8,606      Ensign Energy Services, Inc.*      22,535  
  6,704      Hunting plc      17,619  
  18,612      John Wood Group plc*      35,340  
  8,257      Lamprell plc*      873  
  1,000      Modec, Inc.      8,581  
  2,400      North American Construction Group, Ltd.      26,350  
  7,269      Odfjell Drilling, Ltd.*      17,045  
  1,211      Odfjell Technology, Ltd.*      2,512  
  1,450      Pason Systems, Inc.      16,438  
  7,745      Petrofac, Ltd.*      10,568  
  18,993      Petroleum Geo-Services ASA*      12,911  
  818      Precision Drilling Corp.*      52,569  
  320      Saipem SpA*^      860  
  5,417      SBM Offshore NV      73,661  
  174      Schoeller-Blackman Oilfield Equipment AG      9,794  
  8,377      Secure Energy Services, Inc.      39,054  
  3,900      ShawCor, Ltd.*      17,303  
  5,516      Subsea 7 SA      44,408  
  5,044      Technip Energies NV      62,917  
  1,677      Tecnicas Reunidas SA*      12,399  
  1,044      Tenaris SA, ADR      26,820  
  1,938      Tenaris SA      24,895  
  2,965      TGS ASA      41,906  
  421      The Drilling Co of 1972 A/S*      17,329  
  900      Total Energy Services, Inc.      5,224  
  400      Toyo Kanetsu KK      7,812  
  13,311      Trican Well Service, Inc.*      38,164  
  2,831      Vallourec SA*      33,814  
  6,393      Worley, Ltd.      62,485  
     

 

 

 
        853,836  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

12


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Entertainment (0.5%):       
  800      Akatsuki, Inc.    $ 16,058  
  900      Avex, Inc.      8,949  
  11,278      Bollore, Inc.      52,607  
  2,427      Borussia Dortmund GMBH & Co. KGaA*      9,102  
  2,800      Capcom Co., Ltd.      68,055  
  268      CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA*      14,041  
  1,900      DeNA Co., Ltd.      26,472  
  2,590      Event Hospitality And Entertainment, Ltd.*      23,344  
  1,590      Gungho Online Enetertainment, Inc.      28,090  
  38,000      IGG, Inc.      16,743  
  82      Kinepolis Group NV*      3,940  
  1,300      KLab, Inc.*      5,745  
  1,100      Konami Holdings Corp.      60,931  
  3,270      Modern Times Group Mortgage AB*      26,296  
  1,100      Nexon Co., Ltd.      22,541  
  700      Nintendo Co., Ltd.      302,579  
  700      Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.      31,031  
  510      Technicolor SA*      1,509  
  100      Toei Animation Co., Ltd.      7,971  
  200      Toei Co., Ltd.      26,224  
  2,585      UbiSoft Entertainment SA*      114,167  
  2,949      Universal Music Group NV      59,574  
  700      UUUM, Inc.*      6,981  
  6,474      Vivendi Universal SA      66,061  
  5,570      WildBrain, Ltd.*      10,647  
     

 

 

 
        1,009,658  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):       
  1,160      CDL Hospitality Trusts      1,061  
  34,955      SPH REIT      23,533  
     

 

 

 
        24,594  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (2.2%):       
  5,600      AEON Co., Ltd.      97,227  
  500      Ain Holdings, Inc.      26,729  
  7,272      Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.      283,704  
  702      Amsterdam Commodities NV      16,630  
  1,200      Arcs Co., Ltd.      17,706  
  1,537      Axfood AB      44,239  
  800      Axial Retailing, Inc.      18,409  
  600      Belc Co., Ltd.      22,872  
  16,561      Carrefour SA      293,800  
  1,395      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA*^      18,063  
  1,100      Cawachi, Ltd.      17,382  
  8,111      Coles Group, Ltd.      99,732  
  1,589      Colruyt SA      43,205  
  500      Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.      48,195  
  1,300      Create SD Holdings Co., Ltd.      28,680  
  500      Daikokutenbussan Co., Ltd.      14,383  
  4,900      Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ltd.      14,369  
  2,391      Empire Co., Ltd., Class A      73,662  
  9,117      Endeavour Group, Ltd.      47,645  
  500      Fuji Co., Ltd./Ehime      7,837  
  500      Genky Drugstores Co., Ltd.      12,372  
  1,093      George Weston, Ltd.      127,704  
  1,600      Heiwado Co., Ltd.      23,561  
  1,765      HelloFresh SE*      57,105  
  200      Itochu-Shokuhin Co., Ltd.      7,226  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food & Staples Retailing, continued       
  43,950      J Sainsbury plc    $ 109,155  
  968      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA      21,037  
  600      JM Holdings Co., Ltd.      7,026  
  600      Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.      14,403  
  6,632      Kesko Oyj, Class B      156,539  
  2,295      Kesko OYJ, Class A      49,679  
  1,700      Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.      41,620  
  23,360      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      608,715  
  400      Kusuri NO Aoki Holdings Co., Ltd.      17,110  
  900      LAWSON, Inc.      29,929  
  800      Life Corp.      15,276  
  2,011      Loblaw Cos., Ltd.      181,396  
  215      M Yochananof & Sons, Ltd.      12,923  
  780      Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd.      31,551  
  25,319      Metcash, Ltd.      74,039  
  5,881      METRO AG*      49,625  
  3,317      Metro, Inc.      178,067  
  600      Ministop Co., Ltd.      6,472  
  900      Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.      25,229  
  1,200      Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd.      11,646  
  1,801      North West Co., Inc.      46,585  
  821      Ocado Group plc*      7,807  
  10,925      Olam Group, Ltd.*      11,970  
  1,200      Qol Holdings Co., Ltd.      12,492  
  1,094      Rallye SA*      3,187  
  337      Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikm      24,157  
  1,000      Retail Partners Co., Ltd.      8,408  
  600      San-A Co., Ltd.      18,139  
  6,400      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.      248,129  
  28,900      Sheng Siong Group, Ltd.      31,630  
  4,880      Shufersal, Ltd.      32,150  
  1,454      Sligro Food Group NV*      27,564  
  38,447      Sonae SGPS SA      47,333  
  900      Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.      39,455  
  1,800      Sundrug Co., Ltd.      40,338  
  59,682      Tesco plc      185,600  
  1,300      Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.      70,589  
  2,100      United Supermarkets Holdings      16,522  
  2,200      Valor Holdings Co., Ltd.      29,614  
  1,400      Watahan & Co., Ltd.      14,122  
  1,400      Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.      28,055  
  7,800      Woolworths Group, Ltd.      191,568  
  800      YAKUODO Holdings Co., Ltd.      12,354  
  700      Yamatane Corp.      8,253  
  700      Yaoko Co., Ltd.      31,374  
  2,800      Yokorei Co., Ltd.      18,169  
     

 

 

 
        4,309,438  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (2.6%):       
  5,898      A2 Milk Co., Ltd.*      18,083  
  509      AAK AB      8,313  
  364      Agrana Beteiligungs AG      6,488  
  4,500      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.      109,521  
  44,180      Aryzta AG*      49,132  
  3,902      Associated British Foods plc      75,419  
  772      Atria OYJ      7,022  
  2,327      Austevoll Seafood ASA      27,328  
  363      Bakkafrost P/F      23,291  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food Products, continued       
  79      Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares    $ 176,960  
  8,561      Bega Cheese, Ltd.      22,527  
  125      Bell AG      33,079  
  854      Bonduelle S.C.A.      13,924  
  2,000      Calbee, Inc.      40,348  
  1      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG      104,867  
  800      Chubu Shiryo Co., Ltd.      6,163  
  12,278      Cloetta AB      25,183  
  15,071      Costa Group Holdings, Ltd.      29,759  
  1,411      Cranswick plc      52,867  
  3,414      Danone SA      191,836  
  1,700      Delfi, Ltd.      919  
  10,007      Devro plc      22,339  
  500      DyDo Group Holdings, Inc.      18,545  
  2,372      Ebro Foods SA      40,031  
  4,736      Elders, Ltd.      41,164  
  80      Emmi AG      77,939  
  400      Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.      11,576  
  108,669      First Pacific Co., Ltd.      42,154  
  27,100      First Resources, Ltd.      31,831  
  1,616      Forfarmers NV      4,503  
  9,500      Fraser & Neave, Ltd.      9,028  
  1,700      Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.      26,856  
  3,286      Glanbia plc      35,567  
  260,400      Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.      46,934  
  11,957      GrainCorp, Ltd.      79,103  
  17,127      Greencore Group plc*      20,701  
  1,502      Grieg Seafood ASA      21,421  
  1,100      High Liner Foods, Inc.      10,282  
  1,923      Hilton Food Group plc      23,914  
  1,600      Hokuto Corp.      22,802  
  700      House Foods Group, Inc.      14,592  
  15,498      Inghams Group, Ltd.      27,603  
  2,700      Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc.      13,732  
  300      Iwatsuka Confectionery Co., Ltd.      8,823  
  900      JDE Peet’s NV      25,690  
  600      J-Oil Mills, Inc.      7,114  
  800      Kagome Co., Ltd.      19,529  
  800      Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd.      14,163  
  400      Kameda Seika Co., Ltd.      14,213  
  700      Kenko Mayonnaise Co., Ltd.      7,469  
  506      Kerry Group plc, Class A      48,465  
  2,800      Kewpie Corp.      47,364  
  900      Kikkoman Corp.      47,808  
  163      KWS Saat SE      9,649  
  500      Kyokuyo Co., Ltd.      12,739  
  147      Lassonde Industries, Inc.      13,599  
  3,154      Leroy Seafood Group ASA      22,470  
  17      Lotus Bakeries      93,327  
  2,349      Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.      46,195  
  1,200      Marudai Food Co., Ltd.      13,582  
  2,100      Maruha Nichiro Corp.      39,552  
  1,700      Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.      22,739  
  41      Mehadrin, Ltd.*      1,771  
  1,500      Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.      73,654  
  800      Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.      11,243  
  1,300      Morinaga & Co., Ltd.      41,675  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food Products, continued       
  1,100      Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.    $ 39,385  
  2,770      Mowi ASA      63,225  
  9,118      Nestle SA      1,069,903  
  389      Neto Malinda Trading, Ltd.*      15,639  
  2,400      NH Foods, Ltd.      75,135  
  2,600      Nichirei Corp.      45,228  
  1,200      Nippn Corp.      14,439  
  800      Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      10,070  
  12,400      Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.      52,398  
  1,200      Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. (The)      27,737  
  2,700      Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.      31,616  
  300      Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.      20,714  
  326      Orior AG      27,261  
  3,996      Orkla ASA, Class A      32,000  
  30,027      Premier Foods plc      41,334  
  505      Premium Brands Holdings Corp.      36,606  
  1,300      Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.      21,829  
  11,830      Ridley Corp., Ltd.      14,620  
  4,400      Rogers Sugar, Inc.      20,684  
  600      S Foods, Inc.      13,784  
  482      Salmar ASA      34,022  
  2,346      Sanford, Ltd.*      6,025  
  2,356      Saputo, Inc.      51,385  
  127      Savencia SA      8,006  
  3,496      Scales Corp., Ltd.      9,472  
  3,767      Scandi Standard AB*      13,449  
  619      Schouw & Co.      43,179  
  2,906      Select Harvests, Ltd.      9,493  
  800      Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd.      14,965  
  306      Sipef SA      20,366  
  114      Societe LDC SA      10,655  
  600      Starzen Co., Ltd.      8,804  
  1,353      Strauss Group, Ltd.      33,310  
  2,659      Suedzucker AG      42,863  
  2,839      Synlait Milk, Ltd.*      5,515  
  11,672      Tassal Group, Ltd.      38,776  
  12,165      Tate & Lyle PLC      110,961  
  1,100      Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.      42,914  
  58      UIE PLC      17,178  
  13,688      United Malt Grp, Ltd.      30,873  
  217      Vilmorin & Cie SA      9,154  
  1,635      Viscofan SA      90,181  
  22,000      Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd.      ^ 38,501  
  400      Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.      5,218  
  253,915      WH Group, Ltd.(a)      196,457  
  35,600      Wilmar International, Ltd.      103,605  
  600      Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.      34,643  
  3,700      Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.      45,199  
     

 

 

 
        5,057,255  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.5%):       
  7,684      AltaGas, Ltd.      162,158  
  9,887      APA Group      76,846  
  2,571      Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A      109,133  
  7,976      Enagas SA      176,153  
  39,850      Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.      42,932  
  10,984      Italgas SpA      64,134  
  800      K&O Energy Group, Inc.      8,844  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

14


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Gas Utilities, continued       
  387      Naturgy Energy Group SA    $ 11,146  
  3,400      Nippon Gas Co., Ltd.      48,243  
  2,900      Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.      55,706  
  1,605      Rubis SCA      37,731  
  1,300      Saibu Gas Co., Ltd.      18,092  
  1,300      Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.      8,715  
  15,996      Snam SpA      83,945  
  3,450      Superior Plus Corp.      30,452  
  1,100      Toho Gas Co., Ltd.      26,534  
  2,200      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.      45,523  
     

 

 

 
        1,006,287  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.3%):       
  2,536      Alcon, Inc.      177,178  
  1,289      Alcon, Inc.      90,088  
  1,070      Ambu A/S, Class B^      10,459  
  3,762      Ansell, Ltd.      57,763  
  2,637      Arjo AB, Class B      16,695  
  1,200      Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.      18,094  
  724      BioMerieux      70,707  
  230      Carl Zeiss Meditec AG      27,462  
  246      Cellavision AB      8,158  
  434      Cochlear, Ltd.      59,551  
  597      Coloplast A/S, Class B      68,198  
  251      Coltene Holding AG      21,648  
  15,236      Convatec Group plc(a)      41,818  
  1,946      Demant A/S*      73,060  
  419      DiaSorin SpA      55,026  
  238      Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA      10,542  
  509      Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA      26,551  
  458      Eckert & Ziegler AG      17,491  
  2,223      Elekta AB, Class B^      15,365  
  2,090      Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.      26,027  
  300      Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd.      16,404  
  1,212      Getinge AB, Class B      28,046  
  4,399      GN Store Nord A/S      155,203  
  405      Guerbet      9,449  
  800      Hogy Medical Co., Ltd.      17,763  
  2,300      Hoya Corp.      196,644  
  500      Jeol, Ltd.      19,311  
  710      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, NYS      15,286  
  5,281      Koninklijke Philips NV      114,568  
  700      Mani, Inc.      6,812  
  105      Medacta Group SA(a)      10,026  
  849      Medmix AG(a)      18,824  
  1,600      Menicon Co., Ltd.      36,778  
  10      Metall Zug AG      20,020  
  1,200      Nakanishi, Inc.      21,121  
  1,600      Nihon Kohden Corp.      32,741  
  7,000      Nipro Corp.      55,089  
  7,100      Olympus Corp.      142,808  
  1,800      Paramount Bed Holdings Co., Ltd.      29,233  
  457      Revenio Group OYJ      20,375  
  16,500      Riverstone Holdings, Ltd.      8,797  
  174      Sartorius AG      60,771  
  645      Siemens Healthineers AG(a)      32,783  
  1,648      Smith & Nephew plc      23,037  
  2,012      Smith & Nephew plc, ADR      56,175  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued       
  520      Sonova Holding AG    $ 165,631  
  360      Stratec Se      32,894  
  710      Straumann Holding AG, Class R      85,421  
  1,200      Sysmex Corp.      72,316  
  1,400      Terumo Corp.      42,223  
  180      Ypsomed Holding AG      24,447  
     

 

 

 
        2,462,877  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (0.8%):  
  3,400      Alfresa Holdings Corp.      45,710  
  2,772      Amplifon SpA      85,327  
  18,908      Arvida Group, Ltd.      17,468  
  200      As One Corp.      7,895  
  6,164      Attendo AB*(a)      13,314  
  700      BML, Inc.      18,200  
  3,715      CareTech Holdings plc      33,544  
  862      CVS Group plc      17,375  
  1,249      Ebos Group, Ltd.      30,374  
  1,000      Elan Corp.      7,711  
  4,012      Extendicare, Inc.      21,385  
  3,112      Fagron      50,373  
  1,400      France Bed Holdings Co., Ltd.      9,363  
  2,579      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      128,788  
  5,366      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA      162,568  
  1,900      H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.      41,278  
  20,914      Healius, Ltd.      52,835  
  2,572      Humana AB*      11,223  
  4,771      Integral Diagnostics, Ltd.      9,973  
  2,000      Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.      13,485  
  1,000      Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing, Inc.      11,749  
  2,704      Korian SA      40,522  
  225      Lna Sante      7,945  
  3,204      Medical Facilities Corp.      21,758  
  15,698      Mediclinic International plc*      87,798  
  1,044      Medicover AB, Class B      13,614  
  3,500      Medipal Holdings Corp.      49,394  
  3,565      Mediterranean Towers, Ltd.      9,712  
  1,110      NMC Health plc*       
  11,023      Novolog, Ltd.      9,871  
  22,209      Oceania Healthcare, Ltd.      12,893  
  6,310      Oriola Oyj, Class B      12,541  
  1,066      Orpea      25,979  
  24,015      Raffles Medical Group, Ltd.      19,379  
  1,997      Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.      100,972  
  7,784      Regis Healthcare, Ltd.      9,933  
  2,814      Ryman Healthcare, Ltd.      15,614  
  2,100      Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.      37,381  
  59,044      Sigma Healthcare, Ltd.      23,640  
  1,900      Solasto Corp.      10,218  
  6,966      Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.      158,771  
  8,887      Spire Healthcare Group plc*(a)      25,432  
  6,678      Summerset Group Holdings, Ltd.      39,971  
  1,500      Suzuken Co., Ltd.      42,381  
  1,422      Terveystalo OYJ(a)      15,233  
  1,800      Toho Holdings Co., Ltd.      27,796  
  500      Tokai Corp./Gifu      6,139  
  3,655      Virtus Health, Ltd.      19,926  
  2,800      Vital Ksk Holdings, Inc.      14,289  
     

 

 

 
        1,649,040  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

15


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Technology (0.2%):  
  7,980      AGFA-Gevaert NV*    $ 29,403  
  1,026      Ascom Holding AG      7,226  
  857      CompuGroup Medical SE & Co KgaA      36,509  
  2,389      Emis Group plc      54,238  
  2,400      M3, Inc.      69,060  
  700      MedPeer, Inc.*      9,582  
  133      Nexus AG      6,965  
  800      Nnit A/S*(a)      8,291  
  94      Pharmagest Interactive      7,511  
  1,258      Pro Medicus, Ltd.      36,712  
  1,213      Raysearch Laboratories AB*      6,458  
  3,335      Sectra AB, Class B*      44,890  
     

 

 

 
        316,845  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.5%):  
  2,190      888 Holdings plc      4,494  
  2,915      Accor SA*      80,046  
  600      AEON Fantasy Co., Ltd.      11,877  
  1,000      Airtrip Corp.*      18,777  
  1,000      Arcland Service Holdings Co., Ltd.      15,480  
  23,206      Ardent Leisure Group, Ltd.*      22,427  
  4,661      Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.      110,672  
  614      Basic-Fit NV*(a)      23,398  
  3,095      Betsson AB*      18,724  
  20,000      Cafe de Coral Holdings, Ltd.      32,185  
  1,533      Carnival plc, ADR*      12,111  
  72,000      Century City International Holdings, Ltd.*      2,907  
  970      Cie des Alpes*      14,656  
  4,935      Collins Foods, Ltd.      33,773  
  700      Colowide Co., Ltd.      9,479  
  9,845      Compass Group plc      201,521  
  553      Corporate Travel Management, Ltd.*      7,053  
  3,200      Create Restaurants Holdings In      22,043  
  2,300      Curves Holdings Co., Ltd.      11,200  
  799      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.      37,464  
  10,911      Domino’s Pizza Group plc      37,087  
  1,600      Doutor Nichires Holdings Co., Ltd.      18,170  
  4,906      Elior Group*(a)      10,900  
  3,030      Entain plc*      45,970  
  253      Evolution AB(a)      23,048  
  6,500      Fairwood Holdings, Ltd.      11,795  
  87      Fattal Holdings 1998, Ltd.*      9,084  
  1,821      Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.*      21,788  
  2,342      Flutter Entertainment plc*      235,259  
  495      Flutter Entertainment plc*      50,105  
  2,000      Food & Life Cos., Ltd.      42,658  
  500      Fuji Kyuko Co., Ltd.      15,492  
  557      Fuller Smith & Turner plc, Class A      4,081  
  7,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.      41,889  
  200      Genki Sushi Co., Ltd.      3,746  
  78,300      Genting Singapore, Ltd.      40,652  
  3,888      Greggs plc      86,128  
  2,921      Hollywood Bowl Group PLC      7,398  
  18,230      Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels (The)*      16,786  
  1,499      InterContinental Hotels Group plc, ADR      81,021  
  2,484      JD Wetherspoon plc*      18,866  
  868      Jumbo Interactive, Ltd.      8,509  
  1,100      KFC Holdings Japan, Ltd.      23,056  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued  
  6,856      Kindred Group plc    $ 57,056  
  1,700      Komeda Holdings Co., Ltd.      28,845  
  1,667      La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(a)      58,066  
  21,530      Lottery Corp., Ltd. (The)*      67,157  
  33,812      Marston’s plc*      21,192  
  500      McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.      18,206  
  23,000      Melco International Development Ltd.*      17,025  
  2,819      Melia Hotels International SA*      17,910  
  14,000      Miramar Hotel & Investment      25,293  
  11,969      Mitchells & Butlers plc*      26,844  
  400      Monogatari Corp. (The)      17,293  
  313      MTY Food Group, Inc.      12,464  
  46,000      NagaCorp, Ltd.*      37,631  
  200      Oriental Land Co., Ltd.      27,858  
  2,702      Pandox AB*      30,338  
  900      Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp.      8,497  
  10,182      PlayTech plc*      67,109  
  600      Pollard Banknote, Ltd.      9,403  
  12,439      Rank Group plc*      12,965  
  1,500      Resorttrust, Inc.      24,508  
  2,049      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.      102,757  
  400      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.      20,068  
  3,018      Restaurant Brands New Zealand, Ltd.      20,376  
  19,755      Restaurant Group plc (The)*      10,826  
  1,200      Saint Marc Holdings Co., Ltd.      14,008  
  3,788      Sands China, Ltd.*      9,250  
  5,463      Scandic Hotels Group AB*^(a)      21,116  
  44,000      Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.*      35,679  
  78,868      SJM Holdings, Ltd.*      35,909  
  1,360      SkiStar AB      18,448  
  28,026      Sky City Entertainment Group, Ltd.      50,922  
  6,100      Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd.^      71,475  
  1,782      Sodexo SA      126,431  
  13,126      SSP Group plc*      37,210  
  30,737      Star Entertainment Group, Ltd. (The)*      59,213  
  21,530      Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.      15,831  
  581      The Gym Group plc*(a)      1,345  
  137      Tivoli A/S*      15,518  
  800      Tokyotokeiba Co., Ltd.^      23,162  
  2,200      Toridoll Holding Corp.      37,420  
  7,408      TUI AG*      11,962  
  2,698      Whitbread plc      81,495  
  500      Young & Co.’s Brewery plc, Class A      6,913  
  2,100      Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.      50,416  
     

 

 

 
        3,007,185  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (1.6%):  
  5,875      Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co., Ltd.      22,226  
  4,812      Bang & Olufsen A/S*^      9,448  
  14,363      Barratt Developments plc      80,048  
  3,181      Bellway plc      83,162  
  2,165      Berkeley Group Holdings plc*      98,216  
  1,566      Bigben Interactive      26,335  
  3,728      Bonava AB      10,824  
  6,992      Bovis Homes Group plc      71,121  
  1,520      Breville Group, Ltd.      18,888  
  27,975      Cairn Home plc      29,181  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Household Durables, continued  
  4,900      Casio Computer Co., Ltd.    $ 45,515  
  600      Chofu Seisakusho Co., Ltd.      7,800  
  9,695      Countryside Properties plc*(a)      29,297  
  6,556      Crest Nicholson Holdings plc      19,437  
  1,076      De’Longhi      20,112  
  7,507      DFS Furniture plc      14,362  
  1,000      Dorel Industries, Inc.      5,019  
  2,152      Duni AB*      17,176  
  4,630      Electrolux AB, Class B      62,396  
  1,200      Es-Con Japan, Ltd.      6,770  
  2,053      Fiskars OYJ Abp      38,617  
  36      Forbo Holding AG      47,994  
  1,600      Fuji Corp., Ltd.      7,728  
  900      Fujitsu General, Ltd.      17,859  
  25,820      Glenveagh Properties PLC*(a)      25,312  
  9,100      Haseko Corp.      106,662  
  2,710      Henry Boot plc      9,568  
  700      Hoosiers Holdings      4,134  
  2,100      Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      32,351  
  2,147      JM AB      35,585  
  10,600      Jvc Kenwood Corp.      13,806  
  958      Kaufman & Broad SA      26,118  
  1,300      LEC, Inc.      6,136  
  540      Leifheit AG      11,210  
  43,200      Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.      46,738  
  313      Nacon SA*      1,938  
  1,363      Neinor Homes SA(a)      17,081  
  3,300      Nikon Corp.      38,207  
  5,576      Nobia AB      14,956  
  1,200      Open House Co., Ltd.      47,804  
  25,900      Panasonic Holdings Corp.      209,550  
  4,900      Persimmon plc      111,211  
  1,200      Pressance Corp.      13,366  
  6,708      Redrow plc      39,968  
  600      Rinnai Corp.      41,300  
  1,300      Sangetsu Corp.      14,937  
  864      SEB SA      83,346  
  5,900      Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.      80,834  
  6,500      Sekisui House, Ltd.      113,777  
  3,000      Sharp Corp.      23,222  
  10,000      Sony Group Corp.      817,359  
  4,800      Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.      68,101  
  328      Surteco Group SE      7,735  
  1,100      Tama Home Co., Ltd.      19,874  
  1,100      Tamron Co., Ltd.      20,397  
  84,968      Taylor Wimpey plc      120,761  
  805      The Vitec Group plc      12,860  
  1,000      TOA Corp.      5,553  
  3,468      TomTom NV*      25,673  
  100      V-ZUG Holding AG*      9,322  
     

 

 

 
        3,066,283  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.3%):  
  300      Earth Corp.      11,506  
  636      Essity AB      16,581  
  2,414      Essity AB, Class B      63,061  
  605      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA      37,020  
  4,400      Lion Corp.      48,543  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Household Products, continued  
  14,255      Mcbride plc*    $ 2,688  
  2,000      Pigeon Corp.      27,457  
  5,635      PZ Cussons plc      13,497  
  3,246      Reckitt Benckiser Group plc      243,769  
  1,600      Unicharm Corp.      53,577  
     

 

 

 
        517,699  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.6%):  
  2,251      7C Solarparken AG      10,991  
  1,528      Albioma SA      79,908  
  1,551      Boralex, Inc., Class A      51,676  
  1,800      Capital Power Corp.      62,951  
  4,606      ContourGlobal plc(a)      14,107  
  18,267      Drax Group plc      143,060  
  2,483      EDP Renovaveis SA      58,662  
  1,700      EF-ON, Inc.      6,858  
  1,300      Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.      21,499  
  1,200      Encavis AG      22,006  
  2,646      Energix-Renewable Energies, Ltd.      8,045  
  9,491      Enlight Renewable Energy, Ltd.*      18,109  
  1,000      eRex Co., Ltd.      16,192  
  1,756      ERG SpA      54,672  
  501      Greenvolt-Energias Renovaveis SA*      3,859  
  2,055      Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.      27,624  
  690      Kenon Holdings, Ltd.      27,912  
  2,800      New Energy Solar, Ltd.      1,549  
  5,078      Northland Power, Inc.      151,196  
  2,264      OPC Energy, Ltd.*      22,292  
  1,500      Polaris Infrastructure, Inc.      22,692  
  500      Renova, Inc.*      9,013  
  1,250      Scatec ASA(a)      10,796  
  1,714      Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA*      36,376  
  11,642      Transalta Corp.      132,883  
  2,200      Transalta Renewables, Inc.      28,120  
  1,431      Uniper SE      21,232  
  910      West Holdings Corp.      24,501  
     

 

 

 
        1,088,781  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (1.1%):  
  182      Aker ASA, Class A Shares      14,020  
  865      Bonheur ASA      31,472  
  1,015      Chargeurs SA      15,713  
  8,000      Chevalier International Holdings Ltd.      9,461  
  16,930      CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.      115,140  
  1,711      DCC plc      106,893  
  2,000      Guoco Group, Ltd.      20,162  
  8,900      Hitachi, Ltd.      421,755  
  822      Indus Holding AG      19,126  
  515      Italmobiliare SpA      14,230  
  2,700      Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.      55,032  
  1,500      Katakura Industries Co., Ltd.      22,398  
  1,700      Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.      42,384  
  18,500      Keppel Corp., Ltd.      86,513  
  1,149      Lifco AB, Class B      18,485  
  51,933      Melrose Industries plc      94,811  
  5,400      Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.      40,667  
  6,522      Nolato AB, Class B      35,109  
  1,300      Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.      22,038  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Industrial Conglomerates, continued  
  49,000      NWS Holdings, Ltd.    $ 46,573  
  1,821      Rheinmetall AG      420,439  
  3,900      Seibu Holdings, Inc.      41,082  
  70,000      Shun Tak Holdings, Ltd.*      14,140  
  2,024      Siemens AG      205,969  
  6,191      Smiths Group plc      105,558  
  5,400      Tokai Holdings Corp.      35,318  
  1,300      Toshiba Corp.      52,881  
     

 

 

 
        2,107,369  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Services (0.0%):  
  494      Dredging Environmental Marine Engineering NV*      54,349  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (4.1%):  
  2,838      Admiral Group plc      77,554  
  33,091      Aegon NV      144,208  
  3,360      Ageas NV      147,909  
  77,240      AIA Group, Ltd.      848,437  
  41,090      Alm Brand A/S      60,393  
  5,951      ASR Nederland NV      241,919  
  7,114      Assicurazioni Generali SpA      113,926  
  1,493      AUB Group, Ltd.      18,247  
  38,980      Aviva plc      190,403  
  10,959      AXA SA      249,006  
  999      Baloise Holding AG      164,009  
  12,901      Beazley plc      78,946  
  4      Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners, Ltd., Class A      178  
  7,384      Chesnara plc      25,218  
  2,213      Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.*      39,603  
  5,028      Coface SA      52,556  
  4,900      Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.      90,471  
  39,884      Direct Line Insurance Group plc      122,226  
  82      E-L Financial Corp., Ltd.      50,334  
  498      Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.      263,936  
  1,054      FBD Holdings plc      10,669  
  1,341      Gjensidige Forsikring ASA      27,247  
  500      Great Eastern Holdings, Ltd.      7,057  
  1,464      Great-West Lifeco, Inc.      35,753  
  1,465      Grupo Catalana Occidente SA      45,701  
  539      Hannover Rueck SE      78,184  
  4,262      Harel Insurance Investments &      41,786  
  1,758      Helvetia Holding AG      205,905  
  6,718      Hiscox, Ltd.      77,092  
  3,319      IA Financial Corp., Inc.      165,099  
  506      IDI Insurance Co., Ltd.      13,203  
  18,382      Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.      55,334  
  1,256      Intact Financial Corp.      177,187  
  6,700      Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.      47,878  
  1,900      Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.      30,412  
  52,851      Just Group plc      45,899  
  7,487      Lancashire Holdings, Ltd.      36,784  
  58,863      Legal & General Group plc      171,796  
  16,597      Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros      21,891  
  10,482      Manulife Financial Corp.      181,653  
  1,683      Manulife Financial Corp.      29,188  
  25,567      Mapfre SA      45,096  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Insurance, continued  
  40,419      Medibank Private, Ltd.    $ 90,696  
  1,055      Menora Mivtachim Holdings, Ltd.*      19,410  
  16,641      Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding, Ltd.      24,830  
  2,100      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.      64,393  
  702      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      164,946  
  17,124      NIB Holdings, Ltd.      87,247  
  3,574      NN Group NV      163,440  
  8,508      Phoenix Group Holdings plc      61,190  
  6,171      Phoenix Holdings, Ltd. (The)      61,309  
  5,968      Poste Italiane SpA(a)      56,058  
  1,147      Protector Forsikring ASA      11,953  
  2,817      Prudential plc, ADR      70,735  
  18,200      QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.      152,687  
  3,005      Sabre Insurance Group plc(a)      7,517  
  3,822      Saga plc*      8,290  
  5,219      Sampo Oyj, Class A      227,241  
  5,815      SCOR SA      125,011  
  445      Solid Forsakring AB*      1,738  
  2,600      Sompo Holdings, Inc.      114,723  
  14,897      Steadfast Group, Ltd.      51,625  
  5,818      Storebrand ASA      41,650  
  1,421      Sun Life Financial, Inc.      65,121  
  3,075      Sun Life Financial, Inc.      140,866  
  15,987      Suncorp Group, Ltd.      121,197  
  434      Swiss Life Holding AG      211,624  
  2,645      Swiss Re AG      205,152  
  5,900      T&D Holdings, Inc.      70,526  
  974      Talanx AG      37,056  
  3,300      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.      192,334  
  1,470      Topdanmark A/S      76,570  
  92      Trisura Group, Ltd.*      2,383  
  2,899      Tryg A/S      65,147  
  15,269      Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA      69,771  
  14,182      UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA      34,059  
  5,733      Uniqa Insurance Group AG      40,524  
  54      Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA      22,970  
  1,638      Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe      37,419  
  1,796      Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG      31,757  
  876      Zurich Insurance Group AG      381,342  
     

 

 

 
        7,942,800  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.3%):  
  13,958      Auto Trader Group plc(a)      94,371  
  400      Bengo4.com, Inc.*      11,242  
  575      Better Collective A/S*      7,692  
  643      carsales Com, Ltd.      8,168  
  2,673      carsales.com, Ltd.      33,956  
  1,200      Dip Corp.      33,249  
  5,418      Domain Holdings Australia, Ltd.      11,264  
  2,200      Kakaku.com, Inc.      36,335  
  2,000      mixi, Inc.      33,222  
  135      New Work SE      19,257  
  437      REA Group, Ltd.      33,681  
  11,094      Rightmove plc      76,754  
  897      Scout24 AG(a)      46,080  
  1,561      Seek, Ltd.      22,647  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Interactive Media & Services, continued  
  2,124      Solocal Group*    $ 2,139  
  6,000      Z Holdings Corp.      17,556  
     

 

 

 
        487,613  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.3%):  
  1,600      ASKUL Corp.      19,091  
  1,900      Belluna Co., Ltd.      10,440  
  621      BHG Group AB*      1,992  
  18,446      Boohoo Group plc*      12,466  
  1,898      Cazoo Group, Ltd.*      1,367  
  264      Delivery Hero SE*(a)      9,895  
  4,443      Dustin Group AB(a)      25,458  
  2,462      eDreams ODIGEO SA*      13,354  
  800      Enigmo, Inc.      2,816  
  10,000      Hong Kong Technology Venture Co., Ltd.      7,873  
  788      Just Eat Takeaway.com NV*(a)      12,393  
  500      Media Do Co., Ltd.      6,174  
  22,749      Moneysupermarket.com Group plc      48,207  
  6,515      N Brown Group plc*      1,883  
  1,100      Oisix ra daichi, Inc.*      13,382  
  5,176      On The Beach Group plc*(a)      8,971  
  2,438      Prosus NV      161,100  
  6,100      Rakuten, Inc.      27,547  
  1,817      Takkt AG      28,565  
  6,523      Webjet, Ltd.*^      24,065  
  1,397      Zalando SE*(a)      36,533  
  1,200      ZOZO, Inc.      21,651  
     

 

 

 
        495,223  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (1.6%):  
  4,024      Addnode Group AB      32,841  
  45      Adyen NV*(a)      66,141  
  370      Allgeier SE*      13,064  
  597      Alten SA      65,649  
  1,611      Amadeus IT Group SA*      90,500  
  733      Appen, Ltd.      2,817  
  2,661      Atea ASA      27,737  
  2,869      Atos SE*      38,496  
  180      Aubay      9,133  
  1,328      Bechtle AG      54,292  
  1,800      Bell System24 Holdings, Inc.      18,391  
  1,490      Bouvet ASA      8,927  
  171      Cancom SE      5,751  
  1,318      Capgemini SA      227,888  
  2,724      CGI, Inc.*      216,994  
  4,933      Columbus A/S      5,484  
  2,733      Computacenter plc      78,122  
  5,311      Computershare, Ltd.      90,376  
  1,100      Comture Corp.      21,289  
  7,824      Data#3, Ltd.      25,109  
  500      Densan System Holdings Co., Ltd.      8,349  
  500      Digital Garage, Inc.      13,541  
  1,400      DTS Corp.      31,135  
  8,624      Econocom Group SA/NV      30,160  
  2,927      Edenred      138,678  
  1,000      E-Guardian, Inc.      20,607  
  5,345      EML Payments, Ltd.*      4,497  
  558      Enea AB*      6,333  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
IT Services, continued  
  3,891      Fdm Group Holdings plc    $ 40,408  
  348      Formula Systems 1985, Ltd.      31,580  
  1,400      Fujitsu, Ltd.      175,267  
  800      Future Corp.      8,165  
  1,075      GFT Technologies SE      42,643  
  6,665      Global Dominion Access SA(a)      28,991  
  2,200      GMO Internet, Inc.      37,482  
  400      GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.      28,203  
  1,200      ID Holdings Corp.      7,309  
  4,290      Indra Sistemas SA*      40,923  
  1,200      Infocom Corp.      17,999  
  900      Information Services Internati      26,462  
  2,776      Iomart Group plc      5,860  
  1,100      Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.      26,825  
  3,504      Kainos Group plc      47,829  
  400      Kanematsu Electronics, Ltd.      11,888  
  816      Knowit AB      22,803  
  19,489      Link Administration Holdings, Ltd.      50,945  
  896      Matrix It, Ltd.      20,875  
  300      Mitsubishi Research Institute      9,078  
  370      Nagarro SE*      42,011  
  7,286      NCC Group plc      16,608  
  1,700      NEC Networks & System Integrat      23,002  
  1,300      NET One Systems Co., Ltd.      28,778  
  5,103      NEXTDC, Ltd.*      37,269  
  2,100      Nihon Unisys, Ltd.      41,836  
  2,056      Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.      54,762  
  800      NS Solutions Corp.      21,363  
  2,200      Nsd Co., Ltd.      38,378  
  5,500      NTT Data Corp.      75,533  
  4,539      Ordina NV      22,653  
  1,400      Otsuka Corp.      41,363  
  1,200      Poletowin Pitcrew Holdings, Inc.      8,172  
  9,052      Pushpay Holdings, Ltd.*      7,136  
  2,400      Relia, Inc.      18,945  
  209      Reply SpA      25,461  
  2,400      SCSK Corp.      40,419  
  200      SHIFT, Inc.*      25,798  
  650      Shopify, Inc., Class A*      20,306  
  219      Societe Pour l’Informatique Industrielle      9,149  
  800      Softbank Technology Corp.      12,809  
  3,194      Softcat plc      51,203  
  678      Sopra Steria Group      102,257  
  16,000      Sunevision Holdings, Ltd.      12,199  
  1,200      TDC Soft, Inc.      9,392  
  1,700      TechMatrix Corp.      21,067  
  2,278      Tieto OYJ      56,275  
  3,000      TIS, Inc.      78,676  
  315      Wavestone      14,514  
  2,809      Worldline SA*(a)      103,898  
     

 

 

 
        3,095,068  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.3%):  
  1,100      Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.      77,729  
  1,496      Beneteau SA      15,118  
  606      BRP, Inc.      37,302  
  1,042      Catana Group      6,813  
  891      Games Workshop Group plc      72,491  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

19


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Leisure Products, continued  
  1,000      Globeride, Inc.    $ 15,702  
  72,000      Goodbaby International Holdings, Ltd.*      9,372  
  178      Harvia OYJ      5,052  
  2,500      Heiwa Corp.      37,110  
  500      Mars Group Holdings Corp.      6,083  
  1,659      Maytronics, Ltd.      23,537  
  562      MIPS AB      24,570  
  800      Mizuno Corp.      13,812  
  26,132      Photo-Me International plc      24,428  
  300      Roland Corp.      8,928  
  1,200      Sankyo Co., Ltd.      36,287  
  1,700      Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.      27,311  
  300      Shimano, Inc.      50,755  
  700      Spin Master Corp.*(a)      22,849  
  1,169      Technogym SpA(a)      7,654  
  2,105      Thule Group AB (The)(a)      51,803  
  3,300      Tomy Co., Ltd.      33,177  
  385      Trigano SA      38,121  
  700      Universal Entertainment Corp.*      7,503  
  500      Yamaha Corp.      20,584  
     

 

 

 
        674,091  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.4%):  
  1,444      Addlife AB, Class B      21,722  
  275      Bachem Holding AG, Registered B      19,118  
  840      Biotage AB      14,895  
  223      Chemometec A/S      23,869  
  600      Cmic Holdings Co., Ltd.      6,345  
  2,030      Eurofins Scientific SE      160,460  
  1,196      Gerresheimer AG      77,730  
  335      Lonza Group AG      178,658  
  3,092      Qiagen NV*      145,942  
  174      Sartorius Stedim Biotech      55,080  
  1,600      Shin Nippon Biomedical Laborat      23,353  
  97      Siegfried Holding AG      62,045  
  153      Tecan Group AG      44,756  
     

 

 

 
        833,973  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (3.6%):  
  3,060      Aalberts NV      120,298  
  2,600      Aichi Corp.      16,453  
  2,100      Aida Engineering, Ltd.      14,084  
  781      Alfa Laval AB      18,858  
  1,607      Alimak Group AB(a)      12,169  
  900      Alinco, Inc.      5,681  
  1,780      Alstom SA      40,739  
  8,100      Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.      59,586  
  2,314      Andritz AG      93,281  
  2,000      Anest Iwata Corp.      13,365  
  2,700      Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.      12,527  
  17,476      Atlas Copco AB, Class A*      163,620  
  9,476      Atlas Copco AB, Class B*      79,409  
  1,149      ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc.*      31,560  
  1,300      Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.      8,832  
  2,296      Beijer Alma AB      37,842  
  183      Bobst Group SA      11,783  
  4,886      Bodycote plc      31,326  
  243      Bucher Industries AG      85,049  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued  
  66      Burckhardt Compression Holding AG    $ 27,695  
  56      Bystronic AG      40,730  
  459      Cargotec OYJ      12,076  
  14,452      CNH Industrial NV      167,712  
  1,560      Concentric AB      26,937  
  1,110      Construcc y Aux de Ferrocarr SA      32,696  
  178      Daetwyler Holding AG      36,810  
  700      Daifuku Co., Ltd.      40,097  
  6,307      Daimler Truck Holding AG*      164,582  
  2,100      Daiwa Industries, Ltd.      17,041  
  745      Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA      15,242  
  1,585      Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA      22,315  
  3,954      Deutz AG      15,246  
  4,700      DMG Mori Co., Ltd.      58,274  
  694      Duerr AG      15,968  
  800      Ebara Corp.      29,990  
  4,630      Electrolux Professional AB, Class B      24,919  
  2,202      Epiroc AB, Class A      34,056  
  1,755      Epiroc AB, Class B      23,749  
  200      FANUC Corp.      31,353  
  342      Feintool International Holding AG      6,736  
  19,282      Fincantieri SpA*^      10,713  
  1,579      Fluidra SA      32,041  
  13,800      Frencken Group, Ltd.      11,049  
  2,000      Fuji Corp.      29,517  
  1,700      Furukawa Co., Ltd.      15,021  
  1,887      GEA Group AG      65,018  
  3,040      Georg Fischer AG      149,776  
  371      Gesco AG*      9,292  
  2,000      Glory, Ltd.      30,213  
  2,253      Haldex AB*      14,435  
  600      Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.^      17,511  
  8,175      Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG*      12,216  
  5,448      Hexagon Composites ASA*      14,964  
  9,100      Hino Motors, Ltd.      46,794  
  500      Hirata Corp.      15,511  
  1,200      Hisaka Works, Ltd.      7,408  
  1,700      Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.      37,695  
  9,200      Hitachi Zosen Corp.      57,961  
  400      Hoshizaki Corp.      11,935  
  1,000      Hosokawa Micron Corp.      19,194  
  679      Husqvarna AB, Class A Shares      5,182  
  6,964      Husqvarna AB, Class B      51,276  
  2,400      IHI Corp.      64,344  
  8,589      IMI plc      122,631  
  17      Interroll Holding AG, Registered Shares      38,146  
  1,300      Iseki & Co., Ltd.      11,247  
  3,448      Iveco Group NV*      18,241  
  885      JOST Werke AG(a)      33,038  
  2,512      Jungheinrich AG      54,712  
  197      Kardex Holding AG      32,780  
  900      Kato Works Co., Ltd.      5,317  
  5,700      Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.      107,044  
  2,612      Kion Group AG      108,316  
  400      Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd.      4,077  
  1,400      Kito Corp.      27,324  
  5,100      Kitz Corp.      23,817  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

20


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued  
  637      Knorr-Bremse AG    $ 36,337  
  572      Koenig & Bauer AG*      8,204  
  5,000      Komatsu, Ltd.      111,321  
  115      Komax Holding AG      28,221  
  2,900      Komori Corp.      17,501  
  2,683      Kone Oyj, Class B      128,275  
  1,994      Konecranes OYJ      46,477  
  362      Krones AG      27,614  
  3,000      Kubota Corp.      44,876  
  900      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.      32,741  
  1,000      Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.      10,602  
  1,200      Maezawa Kyuso Industries Co., Ltd.      7,884  
  700      Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.      21,767  
  2,100      Makita Corp.      52,410  
  586      Manitou Bf SA      11,002  
  800      Max Co., Ltd.      9,506  
  1,800      Meidensha Corp.      26,426  
  800      Metawater Co., Ltd.      11,872  
  9,279      Metso Outotec Oyj      69,641  
  4,832      MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.      82,398  
  1,600      Misumi Group, Inc.      33,773  
  1,200      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.      42,008  
  1,000      Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.      6,419  
  700      Mitsuboshi Belting Co., Ltd.      14,583  
  2,900      Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.*      7,193  
  1,100      Miura Co., Ltd.      21,774  
  12,954      Morgan Advanced Materials plc      43,389  
  1,500      Morita Holdings Corp.      14,573  
  1,800      Nabtesco Corp.      42,105  
  800      Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.      20,478  
  2,000      Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.*      6,095  
  1,456      NFI Group, Inc.      15,148  
  2,500      NGK Insulators, Ltd.      33,718  
  2,300      Nikkiso Co., Ltd.      13,607  
  1,267      Nilfisk Holding A/S*      26,949  
  3,900      Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.      14,851  
  400      Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd.      10,447  
  800      Nitta Corp.      16,293  
  500      Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd.      5,505  
  1,900      Nitto Seiko Co., Ltd.      6,601  
  300      Noritake Co., Ltd.      8,918  
  995      Norma Group SE      22,208  
  7,700      NSK, Ltd.      41,476  
  14,800      NTN Corp.*      28,287  
  7,984      OC Oerlikon Corp. AG      55,642  
  1,700      Oiles Corp.      19,134  
  600      Okuma Corp.      22,491  
  400      Organo Corp.      25,052  
  2,800      OSG Corp.      32,559  
  692      Palfinger AG      15,813  
  174      Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG      27,362  
  150      Plasson Industries, Ltd.      7,882  
  118      Rational AG      68,601  
  70      Rieter Holding AG      8,086  
  16,905      Rotork plc      49,540  
  1,800      Ryobi, Ltd.      13,758  
  9,572      Sandvik AB      155,478  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued  
  364      Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares    $ 65,514  
  188,100      SembCorp Marine, Ltd.*      14,682  
  564      SFS Group AG      57,045  
  100      Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.      1,949  
  1,200      Shima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.      18,496  
  1,900      Shinmaywa Industries, Ltd.      15,136  
  78,000      Singamas Container Holdings, Ltd.      11,937  
  2,200      Sintokogio, Ltd.      10,953  
  3,528      Skellerup Holdings, Ltd.      11,642  
  892      SKF AB      15,450  
  9,178      SKF AB, Class B      135,294  
  100      SMC Corp.      44,630  
  2,300      Sodick Co., Ltd.      13,812  
  796      Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc      95,788  
  891      Stabilus SA      43,569  
  1,600      Star Micronics Co., Ltd.      19,155  
  849      Sulzer AG, Registered Shares      52,823  
  3,700      Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.      81,749  
  3,900      Tadano, Ltd.      25,697  
  900      Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      15,412  
  1,300      Takuma Co., Ltd.      12,737  
  478      Technotrans SE      13,223  
  9,687      Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.      101,276  
  1,500      THK Co., Ltd.      28,201  
  2,100      Tocalo Co., Ltd.      19,108  
  1,400      Torishima Pump Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      13,228  
  3,641      Trelleborg AB      73,486  
  1,098      Troax Group AB      19,023  
  1,100      Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd.      7,329  
  1,400      Tsubakimoto Chain Co.      31,365  
  1,800      Tsugami Corp.      14,986  
  1,200      Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd.      7,717  
  600      Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      8,225  
  6,627      Valmet Corp.      162,756  
  686      VAT Group AG(a)      163,841  
  1,074      VBG Group AB, Class B      12,291  
  6,862      Vesuvius plc      25,411  
  3,392      Volvo AB, Class A      54,669  
  25,593      Volvo AB, Class B      396,923  
  229      Vossloh AG      7,280  
  1,416      Wacker Neuson SE      24,463  
  7,232      Wartsila Oyj Abp, Class B      56,370  
  560      Washtec AG      26,118  
  3,157      Weir Group plc (The)      52,377  
  3,000      Yamabiko Corp.      25,337  
  29,400      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd.      19,706  
  1,700      Yaskawa Electric Corp.      54,836  
     

 

 

 
        6,982,328  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.6%):       
  22      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A      51,019  
  30      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class B      70,473  
  1,600      Algoma Central Corp.      19,941  
  3,578      American Shipping Co. ASA      14,954  
  556      Clarkson plc      20,370  
  1,333      D/S Norden A/S      46,280  
  1,307      DFDS A/S      39,654  
  945      Golden Ocean Group, Ltd.      11,056  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Marine, continued       
  371      Hapag-Lloyd AG(a)    $ 96,066  
  3,300      Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.      16,652  
  5,897      Irish Continental Group      21,947  
  2,300      Japan Transcity Corp.      8,346  
  600      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.      36,714  
  725      Kuehne + Nagel International AG      171,674  
  3,600      Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.      82,693  
  7,091      MPC Container Ships As      14,106  
  1,500      Nippon Yusen KK      102,916  
  600      NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.      16,358  
  3,500      Orient Overseas International, Ltd.      93,102  
  215,000      Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.      83,272  
  29,000      SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.      82,173  
  1,962      Stolt-Nielsen, Ltd.      41,673  
  1,677      Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA      9,087  
     

 

 

 
        1,150,526  
     

 

 

 
Materials (0.0%):       
  1,334      Aclara Resources, Inc.*      415  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.3%):       
  734      4imprint Group plc      20,736  
  3,715      Aimia, Inc.*      13,278  
  65      APG SGA SA      11,986  
  14,475      Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA      26,013  
  2,124      Ascential plc*      6,708  
  4,886      Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comuicacion SA      16,940  
  1,951      Bloomsbury Publishing plc      8,989  
  701      Cogeco Communications, Inc.      47,425  
  400      Cogeco, Inc.      21,212  
  5,394      Corus Entertainment, Inc.      14,795  
  5,200      Cyberagent, Inc.      51,843  
  1,600      Dentsu Group, Inc.      48,100  
  3,391      Euromoney Institutional Investor plc      55,504  
  7,511      Eutelsat Communications SA      84,845  
  1,700      F@n Communications, Inc.      4,827  
  2,800      Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.      23,730  
  557      Future plc      11,784  
  4,700      Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.      43,179  
  8,376      HT&E, Ltd.      6,517  
  8,773      Hyve Group plc*      7,886  
  12,288      Informa plc*      79,177  
  2,000      Intage Holdings, Inc.      18,826  
  1,711      Ipsos      81,270  
  94,559      ITV plc      75,185  
  9,582      Ive Group, Ltd.      11,366  
  3,011      JCDecaux SA*      50,610  
  1,600      Kadokawa Corp.      34,497  
  2,312      Kin And Carta plc*      4,938  
  1,449      Liberty Global plc, Class A*      30,501  
  1,664      M6 Metropole Television SA      24,582  
  1,300      Macromill, Inc.      8,606  
  8,183      Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA*      33,637  
  10,230      MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A*^      4,696  
  10,230      MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B^      7,211  
  1,563      Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC      17,122  
  48,195      Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings, Ltd.      60,739  
  961      Nordic Entertainment Group AB, Class B*      19,744  
  12,519      NOS SGPS SA      50,332  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Media, continued       
  1,307      NRJ Group    $ 8,517  
  19,083      Ooh!media, Ltd.      15,946  
  30      Otello Corp. ASA*      76  
  10,294      Pearson plc      94,008  
  2,872      Pearson plc, ADR      26,480  
  68,000      PICO Far East Holdings, Ltd.      9,749  
  2,702      ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE      24,943  
  1,300      Proto Corp.      9,761  
  3,123      Publicis Groupe SA      154,156  
  3,026      Quebecor, Inc., Class B      64,682  
  4,571      RAI Way SpA(a)      24,426  
  12,118      Reach plc      14,795  
  1,406      RTL Group      58,691  
  1,116      S4 Capital plc*      3,118  
  3,469      Sanoma OYJ      48,311  
  214      Schibsted ASA, Class A      3,843  
  239      Schibsted ASA, Class B      3,923  
  14,211      SES Global, Class A      124,872  
  60,999      Seven West Media, Ltd.*      17,240  
  7,456      Shaw Communications, Inc.      219,654  
  7,455      Sky Network Television, Ltd.*      10,938  
  7,900      SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.      31,458  
  4,175      Societe Television Francaise 1      29,568  
  15,013      Southern Cross Media Group, Ltd.      10,304  
  1,167      Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA      52,647  
  1,900      TBS Holdings, Inc.      23,812  
  1,294      Telenet Group Holding NV      26,933  
  15,000      Television Broadcasts, Ltd.*      8,250  
  1,400      TV Asahi Holdings Corp.      15,262  
  500      TV Tokyo Holdings Corp.      7,190  
  232      TX Group AG      27,964  
  1,000      ValueCommerce Co., Ltd.      23,142  
  500      Wowow, Inc.      5,545  
  9,140      WPP plc      91,834  
  700      Zenrin Co., Ltd.      4,766  
     

 

 

 
        2,436,140  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (5.5%):       
  3,860      Acerinox SA*      37,399  
  4,870      Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.      222,953  
  1,039      Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.      47,545  
  400      Aichi Steel Corp.      6,141  
  14,995      Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A      105,210  
  7,742      Allkem, Ltd.*      55,091  
  25,386      Alumina, Ltd.      25,926  
  723      Amg Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.      18,837  
  14,717      Anglo American plc      525,380  
  5,620      Antofagasta plc      79,013  
  1,842      Aperam SA      51,547  
  4,677      ArcelorMittal SA      106,183  
  6,800      ArcelorMittal SA, NYS      153,680  
  12,400      Argonaut Gold, Inc.*      4,336  
  2,200      Asahi Holdings, Inc.      34,540  
  16,100      Ascot Resources, Ltd.*      6,255  
  85,942      Aurelia Metals, Ltd.*      15,106  
  1,613      Aurubis AG      109,451  
  25,622      AVZ Minerals, Ltd.*      14,328  
  38,815      B2Gold Corp.      131,494  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

22


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  10,885      Barrick Gold Corp.    $ 192,496  
  1,629      Bekaert NV      53,083  
  28,371      BHP Group, Ltd.      816,979  
  8,146      BHP Group, Ltd., ADR      457,642  
  11,697      BlueScope Steel, Ltd.      128,298  
  5,425      Boliden AB      172,650  
  4,719      Capricorn Metals, Ltd.*      9,998  
  10,300      Capstone Copper Corp.*      26,010  
  65,537      Centamin plc      62,379  
  8,200      Centerra Gold, Inc.      55,622  
  4,374      Central Asia Metals plc      11,797  
  6,803      Champion Iron, Ltd.      25,813  
  16,254      China Gold International Resources Corp., Ltd.      45,339  
  1,300      Daido Steel Co., Ltd.      33,517  
  1,400      Daiki Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd.      12,337  
  11,513      Deterra Royalties, Ltd.      34,100  
  1,900      DOWA Mining Co.      63,129  
  7,500      Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.      37,354  
  4,662      Eldorado Gold Corp.*      29,740  
  6,693      Endeavour Mining plc      138,488  
  1,907      Equinox Gold Corp.*      8,505  
  539      Eramet      56,040  
  2,899      Ero Copper Corp.*      24,485  
  26,259      Evolution Mining, Ltd.      42,225  
  7,778      EVRAZ plc(b)      9  
  15,230      Ferrexpo plc      24,183  
  2,800      First Majestic Silver Corp.      20,081  
  4,500      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.      85,385  
  20,862      Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.      256,556  
  400      Franco-Nevada Corp.      52,625  
  4,440      Fresnillo plc      41,432  
  8,215      Galiano Gold, Inc.*      3,383  
  103,826      Glencore plc      562,524  
  1,100      Godo Steel, Ltd.*      10,881  
  20,226      Gold Road Resources, Ltd.      15,443  
  3,589      Granges AB      26,842  
  2,043      Hill & Smith Holdings plc      28,796  
  2,300      Hitachi Metals, Ltd.*      34,783  
  9,715      Hochschild Mining plc      11,411  
  8,995      Hudbay Minerals, Inc.      36,693  
  3,880      i-80 Gold Corp.*      6,994  
  15,631      IAMGOLD Corp.*      25,141  
  14,533      IGO, Ltd.      100,886  
  7,176      Iluka Resources, Ltd.      46,685  
  14,498      Imdex, Ltd.      18,464  
  3,605      Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., Class A*      20,756  
  10,500      JFE Holdings, Inc.      110,462  
  50,009      Jupiter Mines, Ltd.      6,813  
  42,633      Kinross Gold Corp.      151,716  
  10,600      Kobe Steel, Ltd.      48,147  
  1,800      Kyoei Steel, Ltd.      18,348  
  1,500      Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.      33,042  
  14,207      Lucara Diamond Corp.*      6,734  
  2,700      Lundin Gold, Inc.*      19,385  
  19,726      Lundin Mining Corp.      125,069  
  3,551      Lynas Rare Earths, Ltd.*      21,388  
  14,393      MACA, Ltd.      6,599  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  48,387      Macmahon Holdings, Ltd.    $ 4,506  
  1,600      Major Drilling Group International, Inc.*      11,226  
  1,400      Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd.      29,615  
  176,000      Midas Holdings, Ltd.*(b)       
  2,719      Mineral Resources, Ltd.      91,978  
  3,300      Mitsubishi Materials Corp.      47,171  
  500      Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      3,478  
  2,500      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.      58,358  
  27,183      Mount Gibson Iron, Ltd.      10,120  
  2,200      Neturen Co., Ltd.      10,597  
  27,410      New Gold, Inc.*      29,178  
  11,300      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.      160,651  
  1,924      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.      26,974  
  19,275      Nickel Industries, Ltd.      12,953  
  6,200      Nippon Denko Co., Ltd.      15,869  
  2,700      Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co.      29,751  
  9,195      Nippon Steel Corp.      128,358  
  930      Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.      14,495  
  200      Nittetsu Mining Co., Ltd.      7,557  
  9,959      Norsk Hydro ASA      56,167  
  14,937      Northern Star Resources, Ltd.      68,868  
  34,228      OceanaGold Corp.*      65,690  
  21,175      OM Holdings, Ltd.      11,148  
  500      Osaka Steel Co., Ltd.      5,455  
  3,265      Osisko Gold Royalties, Ltd.      32,929  
  3,354      Osisko Mining, Inc.*      7,974  
  10,428      Outokumpu OYJ      43,180  
  10,015      OZ Minerals, Ltd.      122,610  
  900      Pacific Metals Co., Ltd.      15,634  
  5,017      Pan American Silver Corp.      98,586  
  33,353      Perenti Global, Ltd.      15,048  
  55,326      Perseus Mining, Ltd.      59,327  
  15,210      Pilbara Minerals, Ltd.*      23,985  
  23,878      Ramelius Resources, Ltd.      14,095  
  38,407      Regis Resources, Ltd.      33,594  
  47,236      Resolute Mining, Ltd.*      7,433  
  1,698      Rio Tinto plc      101,515  
  13,055      Rio Tinto plc, Registered Shares, ADR^      796,355  
  5,001      Rio Tinto, Ltd.      358,179  
  6,000      Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.*      4,942  
  1,335      Salzgitter AG      32,480  
  16,356      Sandfire Resources, Ltd.      50,965  
  4,142      Sandstorm Gold, Ltd.      24,588  
  21,718      Schmolz + Bickenbach AG*      5,411  
  1,200      Seabridge Gold, Inc.*      14,872  
  32,896      Silver Lake Resources, Ltd.*      26,903  
  5,690      Sims, Ltd.      54,856  
  46,147      South32, Ltd.      127,361  
  6,151      SSAB AB, Class A      26,853  
  12,955      SSAB AB, Class B      53,691  
  7,749      SSR Mining, Inc.      129,451  
  30,000      St. Barbara, Ltd.      15,149  
  700      Stelco Holdings, Inc.      17,503  
  3,700      Straits Trading Co., Ltd.      7,622  
  1,700      Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd.      53,283  
  26,588      Syrah Resources, Ltd.*      23,051  
  5,674      Taseko Mines, Ltd.*      6,216  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  11,838      Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B    $ 362,039  
  12,945      ThyssenKrupp AG*      73,433  
  1,900      Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.      30,960  
  700      Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.      11,091  
  300      Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd.      2,056  
  2,300      Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      25,314  
  4,685      Torex Gold Resources, Inc.*      36,184  
  969      Trevali Mining Corp.*      350  
  3,324      Turquoise Hill Resources, Ltd.*      89,053  
  1,500      UACJ Corp.      22,852  
  3,908      Voestalpine AG      83,150  
  4,200      Wesdome Gold Mines, Ltd.*      36,387  
  13,685      West African Resources, Ltd.*      11,211  
  14,470      Westgold Resources, Ltd.      11,575  
  704      Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.      25,370  
  31,047      Yamana Gold, Inc.      144,500  
  1,600      Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.      52,831  
  800      Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd.      13,288  
     

 

 

 
        10,603,545  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.7%):       
  16,302      B&M European Value Retail SA      73,027  
  1,096      Canadian Tire Corp., Class A      138,299  
  2,909      Dollarama, Inc.      167,533  
  6,286      Europris ASA(a)      29,449  
  3,300      H2O Retailing Corp.      25,584  
  15,674      Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.      40,160  
  6,800      Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.      55,175  
  1,000      Izumi Co., Ltd.      22,531  
  6,000      J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.      51,340  
  24,500      Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd.*      9,933  
  73,250      Marks & Spencer Group plc*      121,495  
  2,200      Marui Group Co., Ltd.      38,548  
  30,000      Metro Holdings, Ltd.      16,323  
  47,139      Myer Holdings, Ltd.      10,577  
  1,643      Next plc      117,288  
  5,300      Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.      84,636  
  6,500      Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.      66,332  
  1,000      Seria Co., Ltd.      17,811  
  4,800      Takashimaya Co., Ltd.      47,088  
  2,195      Tokmanni Group Corp.      25,842  
  3,646      Warehouse Group, Ltd. (The)      7,683  
  4,918      Wesfarmers, Ltd.      142,317  
  4,000      Wing On Company International, Ltd.      8,564  
     

 

 

 
        1,317,535  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (1.0%):       
  2,232      Acea SpA      33,076  
  5,356      AGL Energy, Ltd.      30,504  
  4,833      Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.      64,966  
  1,505      Atco, Ltd.      51,570  
  1,466      Canadian Utilities, Ltd., Class A      43,729  
  253,408      Centrica plc*      248,274  
  44,319      E.ON SE      371,782  
  22,086      Engie Group      256,303  
  23,363      Hera SpA      67,804  
  11,786      Iren SpA*      25,820  
  33,157      ITL AEM SpA      42,252  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Multi-Utilities, continued       
  84,623      Keppel Infrastructure Trust    $ 34,736  
  2,361      National Grid plc, ADR      152,733  
  11,914      Ren — Redes Energeticas Nacion      35,916  
  6,785      RWE AG      250,033  
  24,600      SembCorp Industries, Ltd.      50,520  
  3,114      Telecom Plus plc      74,595  
  6,489      Vector, Ltd.      16,926  
  5,040      Veolia Environnement SA*      124,671  
     

 

 

 
        1,976,210  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.0%):       
  9,181      Advantage Energy, Ltd.*      57,069  
  24,155      Africa Oil Corp.      38,663  
  3,154      Aker BP ASA^      109,053  
  3,921      Ampol, Ltd.      92,126  
  7,200      Anglo Pacific Group plc      12,693  
  22,637      ARC Resources, Ltd.      285,469  
  18,809      Athabasca Oil Corp.*      36,390  
  2,249      Baytex Energy Corp.*      10,922  
  2,064      Baytex Energy Corp.*      10,051  
  71,371      Beach Energy, Ltd.      84,475  
  17,741      Birchcliff Energy, Ltd.      120,617  
  10,317      BP plc      48,584  
  24,597      BP plc, ADR      697,325  
  173,000      Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, Ltd.*      6,202  
  636      BW Energy, Ltd.*      1,660  
  2,656      BW LPG, Ltd.(a)      19,731  
  22,053      Cairn Energy plc*      58,643  
  789      Cameco Corp.      16,589  
  1,947      Cameco Corp.      40,926  
  7,637      Canacol Energy, Ltd.      14,954  
  13,622      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.      731,229  
  2,732      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.      146,832  
  3,012      Cardinal Energy, Ltd.      16,921  
  14,953      Cenovus Energy, Inc.      284,537  
  2,956      Cenovus Energy, Inc.      56,194  
  13,100      China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp., Ltd.      8,255  
  24,415      Cooper Energy, Ltd.*(b)      4,130  
  40,015      Cooper Energy, Ltd.*      6,769  
  2,400      Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.      66,690  
  8,781      Crescent Point Energy      62,521  
  7,561      Crescent Point Energy Corp.      53,755  
  8,223      Crew Energy, Inc.*      29,518  
  854      CropEnergies AG      11,368  
  252      Delek Group, Ltd.*      32,576  
  20,320      DNO ASA      28,039  
  6,087      Enbridge, Inc.      257,101  
  79,400      ENEOS Holdings, Inc.      299,779  
  1,394      Energean PLC*      18,684  
  7,800      Enerplus Corp.      103,091  
  29,660      ENI SpA      352,304  
  120,434      EnQuest plc*      34,393  
  10,152      Equinor ASA      353,299  
  1,004      Equital, Ltd.*      31,722  
  1,390      Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA*      6,489  
  9,112      Euronav NV      109,707  
  1,579      Exmar NV      8,381  
  1,267      FLEX LNG, Ltd.      35,255  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
  3,700      Freehold Royalties, Ltd.^    $ 36,626  
  1,400      Frontera Energy Corp.*      11,259  
  3,784      Frontline, Ltd.*      33,665  
  3,100      Fuji Oil Co., Ltd.      7,466  
  13,793      Galp Energia SGPS SA      161,659  
  891      Gaztransport et Technigaz SA      111,639  
  6,249      Genel Energy plc      10,679  
  5,650      Gibson Energy, Inc.      104,659  
  22,100      Golden Energy Resources, Ltd.*      7,138  
  19,607      Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*      22,547  
  14,984      Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Ltd.      47,418  
  5,643      Harbour Energy plc      25,006  
  6,000      Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.      144,147  
  1,132      Imperial Oil, Ltd.      53,372  
  14,400      INPEX Corp.      155,436  
  2,244      International Petroleum Corp.*      21,429  
  2,823      International Petroleum Corp. / Sweden*      27,467  
  3,600      Itochu Enex Co., Ltd.      27,884  
  1,500      Iwatani Corp.      57,858  
  1,000      Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.      23,544  
  24,713      Karoon Energy, Ltd.*      29,533  
  7,300      Kelt Exploration, Ltd.*      34,713  
  3,301      Keyera Corp.      75,407  
  1,732      Koninklijke Vopak NV      43,901  
  2,011      Lundin Energy AB      1,372  
  10,707      MEG Energy Corp.*      148,251  
  1,700      Mitsuuroko Holdings Co., Ltd.      11,638  
  1,502      Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp.*      9,920  
  2,178      Neste Oyj      96,492  
  14,065      New Hope Corp., Ltd.      33,914  
  7,392      New Zealand Refining Co., Ltd. (The)*      5,310  
  64,000      NewOcean Energy Holdings, Ltd.*      326  
  21,200      Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd.      18,118  
  7,654      Nuvista Energy, Ltd.*      61,375  
  104,047      Oil Refineries, Ltd.      37,375  
  2,717      OMV AG      127,578  
  41,785      Paladin Energy, Ltd.*      16,690  
  1,307      Paramount Resouces, Ltd., Class A      31,218  
  5,263      Parex Resources, Inc.      89,148  
  5,000      Parkland Corp.      135,820  
  300      Paz Oil Co., Ltd.*      36,023  
  1,584      Pembina Pipeline Corp.      55,994  
  2,501      Pembina Pipeline Corp.      88,419  
  6,660      Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.      62,305  
  12,892      Pharos Energy plc*      3,448  
  5,032      Prairiesky Royalty, Ltd.      63,379  
  31,937      Repsol SA      470,201  
  1,600      Sala Corp.      8,318  
  3,100      San-Ai Oil Co., Ltd.      22,016  
  38,505      Santos, Ltd.      196,253  
  23,460      Saras SpA*      34,184  
  8,575      Serica Energy plc      29,745  
  31,089      Shell PLC, ADR      1,625,644  
  400      Sinanen Holdings Co., Ltd.      10,059  
  15,527      Stobart Group, Ltd.*      1,777  
  9,472      Suncor Energy, Inc.      332,183  
  9,878      Suncor Energy, Inc.      346,613  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
  16,600      Tamarack Valley Energy, Ltd.    $ 55,849  
  1,817      TC Energy Corp.      94,139  
  403      TC Energy Corp.      20,880  
  13,400      Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure, Ltd.      13,639  
  1,559      Torm plc*      21,090  
  31,387      TotalEnergies SE      1,654,235  
  7,730      Tourmaline Oil Corp.      401,996  
  64,721      Tullow Oil plc*      36,961  
  542      Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG      27,265  
  5,883      Vermilion Energy, Inc.      111,992  
  24,351      Viva Energy Group, Ltd.(a)      48,916  
  17,452      Whitecap Resources, Inc.      121,228  
  31,393      Whitehaven Coal, Ltd.      105,905  
  2,943      Woodside Energy Group, Ltd., ADR      63,451  
  17,225      Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.      377,128  
     

 

 

 
        13,551,913  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.7%):       
  2,718      Altri SGPS SA      18,156  
  3,429      Canfor Corp.*      59,814  
  600      Daiken Corp.      8,106  
  3,000      Daio Paper Corp.      31,311  
  8,317      Ence Energia y Celulosa S.A      28,451  
  301      Hadera Paper, Ltd.      23,933  
  6,700      Hokuetsu Corp.      34,519  
  1,316      Holmen AB, B Shares      53,455  
  3,427      Interfor Corp.*      69,073  
  5,272      Metsa Board OYJ      43,949  
  7,998      Mondi plc      141,855  
  11,089      Navigator Co. SA (The)      44,591  
  4,800      Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.      34,051  
  19,700      Oji Holdings Corp.      85,422  
  1,998      Stella-Jones, Inc.      50,455  
  9,661      Stora Enso Oyj, Class R      151,667  
  2,882      Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B      43,112  
  600      Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd.      13,958  
  7,592      UPM-Kymmene Oyj      232,198  
  2,454      West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.      188,331  
  24,618      Western Forest Products, Inc.      27,736  
     

 

 

 
        1,384,143  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.7%):       
  495      Beiersdorf AG      50,557  
  3,201      Best World International, Ltd.*      3,134  
  306      Blackmores, Ltd.      14,858  
  800      Fancl Corp.      14,648  
  167      Interparfums SA      7,907  
  1,514      Jamieson Wellness, Inc.(a)      42,126  
  3,900      Kao Corp.      157,414  
  300      Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      18,500  
  200      Kose Corp.      18,213  
  10,500      L’occitane International SA      32,869  
  580      L’Oreal SA      200,366  
  1,600      Mandom Corp.      18,801  
  400      Milbon Co., Ltd.      14,060  
  600      Noevir Holdings Co., Ltd.      25,487  
  2,645      Ontex Group NV*      20,698  
  1,200      Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.      14,796  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Personal Products, continued       
  1,600      Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.    $ 46,262  
  800      Shiseido Co., Ltd.      32,146  
  12,653      Unilever plc, ADR      579,887  
  1,324      Unilever plc      60,250  
  1,300      Ya-Man, Ltd.      16,571  
     

 

 

 
        1,389,550  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (4.7%):       
  3,440      Alk Abello A/S*      59,842  
  15,687      Alliance Pharma plc      21,789  
  1,963      Almirall SA      21,877  
  2,600      Astellas Pharma, Inc.      40,516  
  4,345      AstraZeneca plc, ADR      287,074  
  491      Aurora Cannabis, Inc.*      649  
  1,145      Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*      9,572  
  1,200      Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*      10,033  
  10,652      Bayer AG, Registered Shares      632,783  
  900      Canopy Growth Corp.*      2,559  
  3,200      Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      81,904  
  900      Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.      22,723  
  300      Daito Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      6,159  
  501      Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc      21,097  
  324      Dermapharm Holding SE      16,131  
  500      Eisai Co., Ltd.      21,115  
  192      Euroapi Sasu*      3,029  
  11,707      Faes Farma SA      47,627  
  700      Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd.      4,873  
  500      Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries. Ltd.      7,910  
  1,668      Galenica AG(a)      128,152  
  14,120      GlaxoSmithKline plc, ADR      614,644  
  6,497      GSK plc      139,677  
  5,536      H Lundbeck A/S*      26,936  
  1,384      H Lundbeck A/S*      6,643  
  3,600      Haw Par Corp., Ltd.      28,492  
  4,157      Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc      81,842  
  800      Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.      20,624  
  26,202      Indivior plc*      98,668  
  943      Ipsen SA      89,012  
  900      JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.      15,372  
  1,000      Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      28,134  
  1,000      Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      19,575  
  900      Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.      20,248  
  166      Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA      10,224  
  98,378      Mayne Pharma Group, Ltd.*      17,248  
  271      Merck KGaA      45,733  
  400      Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      9,601  
  3,200      Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      8,282  
  300      Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.      18,257  
  4,379      Novartis AG, ADR      370,157  
  11,822      Novartis AG, Registered Shares      1,000,202  
  11,360      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      1,261,066  
  1,700      Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      43,650  
  4,216      Orion Oyj, Class B      188,286  
  1,037      Orion OYJ      46,072  
  1,300      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.      46,195  
  2,502      Recordati SpA      109,309  
  4,734      Roche Holding AG      1,580,588  
  163      Roche Holding AG      62,945  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Pharmaceuticals, continued       
  4,419      Sanofi    $ 446,811  
  7,000      Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      54,939  
  800      Sawai Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      24,277  
  1,300      Seikagaku Corp.      7,823  
  500      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.      25,279  
  3,200      Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.      25,748  
  28,320      Sundial Growers, Inc.*      9,235  
  800      Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.      31,622  
  21,200      Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd.      595,862  
  8,303      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR*      62,439  
  800      Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      18,937  
  1,200      Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      21,710  
  1,400      Tsumura & Co.      31,442  
  951      UCB SA      80,534  
  26,000      United Laboratories International Holdings, Ltd.      15,441  
  65      Vetoquinol SA      7,958  
  1,434      Vifor Pharma AG      248,648  
  146      Virbac SA      56,863  
     

 

 

 
        9,220,664  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (1.8%):       
  3,499      Adecco Group AG      119,041  
  1,864      AFRY AB      25,617  
  6,883      ALS, Ltd.      50,769  
  770      Altech Corp.      10,102  
  111      Amadeus Fire AG      13,839  
  1,825      Applus Services SA      12,630  
  200      Baycurrent Consulting, Inc.      53,297  
  1,100      Benefit One, Inc.      14,812  
  372      Bertrandt AG      13,941  
  3,973      Bureau Veritas SA      101,849  
  26,624      Capita plc*      8,249  
  180      Danel Adir Yeoshua, Ltd.      22,813  
  1,445      DKSH Holding, Ltd.      119,371  
  900      en Japan, Inc.      11,762  
  5,711      Experian plc      167,390  
  1,200      FULLCAST Holdings Co., Ltd.      19,195  
  900      Funai Soken Holdings, Inc.      14,321  
  175      Groupe Crit      10,820  
  22,373      Hays plc      30,685  
  2,075      Intertek Group plc      106,310  
  3,227      Intertrust NV*(a)      64,718  
  4,646      IPH, Ltd.      26,182  
  300      IR Japan Holdings, Ltd.      4,502  
  1,000      Jac Recruitment Co., Ltd.      12,821  
  1,497      LifeWorks, Inc.      35,919  
  3,994      McMillan Shakespeare, Ltd.      26,834  
  1,500      Meitec Corp.      24,199  
  4,300      Nihon M&A Center, Inc.      45,811  
  3,000      Outsourcing, Inc.      22,921  
  8,516      Pagegroup plc      41,452  
  1,400      Pasona Group, Inc.      19,425  
  2,100      Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.      38,229  
  3,572      Randstad NV      174,171  
  7,800      Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.      230,051  
  5,236      RELX plc, ADR      141,058  
  7,938      RELX plc      214,321  
  2,833      Ricardo plc      12,467  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Professional Services, continued       
  3,902      Robert Walters plc    $ 22,319  
  2,331      RWS Holdings plc      9,812  
  77      SGS SA, Registered Shares      176,411  
  2,000      SMS Co., Ltd.      39,482  
  600      Stantec, Inc.      26,289  
  1,621      Stantec, Inc.      70,984  
  7,669      SThree plc      33,277  
  1,100      Tanseisha Co., Ltd.      6,621  
  2,900      Technopro Holdings, Inc.      58,159  
  780      Teleperformance      239,918  
  2,878      Thomson Reuters Corp.      299,916  
  1,065      Tinexta SpA      24,987  
  1,100      UT Group Co., Ltd.      18,142  
  3,630      Wolters Kluwer NV      353,082  
     

 

 

 
        3,441,293  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (2.4%):       
  697      Aedas Homes SA(a)      15,557  
  1,700      AEON Mall Co., Ltd.      20,800  
  206      AFI Properties, Ltd.      9,945  
  1,001      Airport City, Ltd.*      17,170  
  2,300      Airport Facilities Co., Ltd.      9,074  
  372      Allreal Holding AG      61,721  
  1,972      Alony Hetz Properties & Invest      24,856  
  492      Alrov Properties And Lodgings, Ltd.      30,536  
  700      Altus Group, Ltd.      24,253  
  2,393      Amot Investments, Ltd.      14,460  
  2,116      Annehem Fastigheter AB*      4,646  
  11,406      Aroundtown SA      36,262  
  28,100      Ascendas India Trust      23,689  
  46,000      Asia Standard International Group, Ltd.      4,356  
  1,281      Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B      16,787  
  233      Azrieli Group      16,412  
  210      Big Shopping Centers, Ltd.      25,971  
  116      Blue Square Real Estate, Ltd.      8,026  
  59      Brack Capital Properties NV*      5,914  
  3,700      Bukit Sembawang Estates, Ltd.      13,167  
  695      CA Immobilien Anlagen AG      22,039  
  4,800      Capitaland Investment, Ltd.      13,220  
  1,420      Castellum AB      18,270  
  626      Catena AB      22,744  
  2,946      Cedar Woods Properties, Ltd.      7,578  
  18,000      Chinese Estates Holdings, Ltd.*      5,139  
  52,000      Chuang’s Consortium International, Ltd.      6,761  
  7,300      City Developments, Ltd.      42,872  
  1,684      Citycon OYJ      11,437  
  16,175      CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.      114,575  
  3,803      CLS Holdings plc      9,373  
  127      Colliers International Group      13,933  
  12,641      Corem Property Group AB, Class B      14,200  
  340,000      CSI Properties, Ltd.      8,291  
  1,000      Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.      86,250  
  8,200      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.      191,275  
  887      Deutsche Euroshop AG*      20,608  
  1,139      Dic Asset AG      12,585  
  2,651      Dios Fastigheter AB      18,439  
  1,450      DREAM Unlimited Corp.      35,884  
  145      Duniec Brothers, Ltd.      7,844  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Real Estate Management & Development, continued       
  34,000      Emperor International Holdings    $ 3,592  
  7,600      ESR Cayman, Ltd.*(a)      20,569  
  2,062      Fabege AB      19,494  
  74,718      Far East Consortium International, Ltd.      23,827  
  3,102      Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares*      14,883  
  862      FastPartner AB, Class A      4,995  
  867      FirstService Corp.      105,080  
  11,092      Foxtons Group plc      4,435  
  16,000      Frasers Property, Ltd.      12,212  
  2,231      Gav-Yam Lands Corp., Ltd.      18,591  
  1,100      Goldcrest Co., Ltd.      13,961  
  17,039      Grainger plc      58,343  
  1,873      Grand City Properties SA      25,283  
  10,516      Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd.      23,599  
  17,100      GuocoLand, Ltd.      19,472  
  28,000      Hang Lung Group, Ltd.      53,111  
  29,984      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      56,911  
  1,200      Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.      34,428  
  5,154      Helical plc      23,480  
  17,706      Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.      66,646  
  37,840      HKR International, Ltd.      13,995  
  9,400      Ho Bee Land, Ltd.      18,753  
  18,500      Hong Fok Corp., Ltd.      12,867  
  8,100      Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.      40,731  
  2,049      Hufvudstaden AB      22,658  
  6,800      Hulic Co., Ltd.      52,677  
  11,000      Hysan Development Co., Ltd.      33,139  
  8,200      Ichigo, Inc.      18,932  
  242      Immobel SA      15,296  
  218      Ina Invest Holding AG*      4,344  
  1,253      Instone Real Estate Group AG(a)      14,934  
  29      Intershop Holdings AG      18,751  
  2,000      Invesque, Inc.*      2,460  
  164      Investis Holding SA      17,639  
  1,643      Israel Canada T.R, Ltd.      6,369  
  29,717      IWG plc*      67,753  
  25,000      K Wah International Holdings Ltd.      9,214  
  1,500      Katitas Co., Ltd.      32,343  
  22,225      Kerry Properties, Ltd.      61,796  
  2,347      K-fast Holding AB*      4,659  
  1,455      Kojamo Oyj      25,104  
  26,000      Kowloon Development Co., Ltd.      32,262  
  17,100      Lai Sun Development Co., Ltd.*      9,776  
  112,800      Landing International Development, Ltd.*      3,176  
  44,500      Langham Hospitality Investment      5,481  
  944      LEG Immobilien SE      78,249  
  7,615      Lend Lease Group      47,902  
  883      Lifestyle Communities, Ltd.      8,278  
  8,000      Liu Chong Hing Investment, Ltd.      7,521  
  4,644      LSL Property Services plc      18,983  
  276      Mega Or Holdings, Ltd.      8,323  
  463      Melisron, Ltd.*      31,079  
  59,000      Mingfa Group International Co., Ltd.*      2,522  
  3,100      Mirainovate Co., Ltd.      3,769  
  4,800      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.      69,713  
  5,100      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      109,763  
  9,306      Mivne Real Estate KD, Ltd.      27,230  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Real Estate Management & Development, continued       
  280      Mobimo Holding AG, Registered Shares    $ 68,091  
  100      Morguard Corp.      8,469  
  28,087      New World Development Co., Ltd.      101,386  
  1,539      Nexity SA      41,449  
  800      Nippon Commercial Development Co., Ltd.      11,934  
  1,700      Nisshin Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      5,517  
  2,200      Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.      53,959  
  3,463      Nyfosa AB      25,926  
  17,900      Oue, Ltd.      16,497  
  54,608      Oxley Holdings, Ltd.      6,650  
  25,655      Pacific Century Premium Developments, Ltd.*      1,637  
  522      PATRIZIA AG      6,165  
  1,195      Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B      7,743  
  222      Prashkovsky Investments And Construction, Ltd.      6,948  
  779      PSP Swiss Property AG      86,677  
  700      Raysum Co., Ltd.      5,779  
  3,244      Real Matters, Inc.*      12,805  
  2,300      Relo Group, Inc.      37,126  
  914      Sagax AB, Class B      16,889  
  7,058      Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB^      11,773  
  1,200      SAMTY Co., Ltd.      17,842  
  5,801      Savills plc      71,511  
  1,875      Selvaag Bolig ASA      6,778  
  2,600      Shinoken Group Co., Ltd.      18,731  
  795      Shurgard Self Storage SA      37,045  
  100,800      Sinarmas Land, Ltd.      14,369  
  50,839      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      75,081  
  11,926      Sirius Real Estate, Ltd.      12,951  
  5,000      Soundwill Holdings, Ltd.      4,340  
  200      SRE Holdings Corp.*      3,365  
  1,800      Starts Corp., Inc.      37,006  
  2,500      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.      66,087  
  1,493      Summit Real Estate Holdings, Ltd.      23,899  
  1,800      Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd.      14,842  
  5,921      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      70,063  
  10,646      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A      63,971  
  17,500      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class B      17,578  
  8,600      Swire Properties, Ltd.      21,381  
  2,374      Swiss Prime Site AG      208,382  
  2,596      TAG Immobilien AG      29,614  
  21,000      TAI Cheung Holdings, Ltd.      11,993  
  4,200      Takara Leben Co., Ltd.      11,152  
  2,900      Toc Co., Ltd.      15,381  
  6,400      Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.      88,229  
  17,000      Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.      89,553  
  2,400      Tosei Corp.      22,304  
  4,220      Tricon Residential, Inc.      42,790  
  213      UBM Development AG      7,662  
  7,900      UOL Group, Ltd.      41,889  
  193      VGP NV      30,770  
  3,672      Vonovia SE      113,145  
  3,836      Wallenstam AB*      16,791  
  6      Warteck Invest AG      13,710  
  6,203      Watkin Jones plc      16,616  
  9,829      Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.      46,860  
  4,068      Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB      28,489  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Real Estate Management & Development, continued       
  20,700      Wing Tai Holdings, Ltd.    $ 25,945  
  16,000      Wing Tai Properties, Ltd.      8,218  
  148      YH Dimri Construction & Development, Ltd.      11,341  
  17      Zug Estates Holding AG      35,443  
     

 

 

 
        4,654,809  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (1.2%):       
  52,525      Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.      138,000  
  3,054      Canadian National Railway Co.      343,483  
  1,007      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.^      70,329  
  600      Central Japan Railway Co.      69,276  
  1,200      Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd.      9,373  
  41,300      ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.      41,666  
  789      DSV A/S      110,493  
  1,300      East Japan Railway Co.      66,525  
  16,195      FirstGroup plc*      25,122  
  1,200      Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd.      27,269  
  3,244      Go-Ahead Group plc*      62,831  
  1,000      Hamakyorex Co., Ltd.      21,137  
  2,400      Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.      65,504  
  600      Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.      37,740  
  1,100      Ichinen Holdings Co., Ltd.      9,922  
  206      Jungfraubahn Holding AG, Registered Shares*      27,616  
  2,500      Keikyu Corp.      27,417  
  700      Keio Corp.      25,071  
  1,200      Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      33,109  
  1,500      Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      46,681  
  1,000      Kyushu Railway Co.      20,856  
  400      Maruzen Showa Unyu Co., Ltd.      9,013  
  7,711      MTR Corp., Ltd.      40,301  
  4,500      Mullen Group, Ltd.      39,475  
  2,300      Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.      35,453  
  1,600      Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      31,721  
  13,705      National Express Group plc*      32,443  
  2,200      Nikkon Holdings Co., Ltd.      34,908  
  1,800      Nippon Express Holdings Co., Ltd.      97,853  
  1,300      Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.      27,818  
  147      NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S*      5,249  
  2,000      Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      26,928  
  11,036      Redde Northgate plc      45,310  
  500      Sakai Moving Service Co., Ltd.      16,723  
  2,300      Sankyu, Inc.      66,180  
  4,500      Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.      36,049  
  6,400      Senko Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      41,441  
  483      Sixt SE      30,231  
  368      Sixt SE      37,739  
  1,000      Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.      17,310  
  278      Stef S.A.      24,118  
  1,298      TFI International, Inc.      104,213  
  1,500      Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.      34,306  
  3,400      Tokyu Corp.      40,075  
  300      Tonami Holdings Co., Ltd.      7,776  
  3,913      Tourism Holdings, Ltd.*      5,664  
  400      Trancom Co., Ltd.      20,145  
  15,330      Transport International Holdings, Ltd.      23,123  
  1,600      West Japan Railway Co.      58,904  
     

 

 

 
        2,269,889  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.7%):       
  1,500      Advantest Corp.    $ 79,713  
  9,500      Aem Holdings, Ltd.      28,378  
  7,502      ams AG*      67,682  
  276      ASM International NV      69,690  
  9,019      ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.      76,809  
  2,411      ASML Holding NV, NYS      1,147,347  
  1,796      BE Semiconductor Industries NV      86,469  
  25,000      BOE Varitronix, Ltd.      51,259  
  300      Disco Corp.      70,681  
  185      Elmos Semiconductor SE      7,055  
  1,700      Ferrotec Holdings Corp.      31,879  
  438      First Sensor AG      24,601  
  5,554      Infineon Technologies AG      134,361  
  2,200      Japan Material Co., Ltd.      31,451  
  500      Lasertec Corp.      59,045  
  500      Megachips Corp.      11,645  
  879      Melexis NV      62,901  
  800      Mimasu Semiconductor Industry      12,331  
  500      Mitsui High-Tec, Inc.      31,080  
  473      Nordic Semiconductor ASA*      7,423  
  241      Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.*      21,219  
  1,100      Optorun Co., Ltd.      14,610  
  9,700      Renesas Electronics Corp.*      87,525  
  700      ROHM Co., Ltd.      48,484  
  300      Rorze Corp.      18,558  
  900      Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.      31,290  
  500      SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.      33,537  
  300      Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      7,506  
  1,100      Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.      28,164  
  992      Siltronic AG      73,669  
  162      Soitec*      23,290  
  5,416      STMicroelectronics NV      172,166  
  409      SUESS MicroTec SE      5,789  
  4,600      SUMCO Corp.      59,200  
  1,000      Tokyo Electron, Ltd.      324,411  
  800      Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.      26,148  
  1,000      Towa Corp.      12,725  
  2,902      Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*      134,014  
  1,200      Tri Chemical Laboratories, Inc.      19,266  
  144      u-blox Holding AG*      14,554  
  1,000      Ulvac, Inc.      33,738  
  24,700      UMS Holdings, Ltd.      19,706  
  1,200      Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.      14,969  
     

 

 

 
        3,316,338  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.9%):       
  1,800      Access Co., Ltd.*      9,866  
  1,000      Altium, Ltd.      18,596  
  50      Atoss Software AG      6,338  
  1,040      AVEVA Group plc      28,414  
  4,889      BlackBerry, Ltd.*      26,363  
  10,573      Bravura Solutions, Ltd.      10,329  
  4,900      Broadleaf Co., Ltd.      15,946  
  3,501      Bytes Technology Group PLC      17,830  
  500      Computer Engineering & Consulting, Ltd.      4,221  
  101      Constellation Software, Inc.      149,960  
  464      Crayon Group Holding ASA*(a)      5,935  
  1,400      Cresco, Ltd.      19,414  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  1,200      Cybozu, Inc.    $ 8,236  
  1,150      Dassault Systemes SE      42,605  
  564      Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*      35,002  
  300      Digital Arts, Inc.      12,861  
  1,000      Enghouse Systems, Ltd.      22,090  
  1,966      F-Secure Oyj*      10,300  
  400      Fuji Soft, Inc.      22,895  
  8,509      Hansen Technology, Ltd.      30,549  
  690      Hilan, Ltd.      36,496  
  3,100      Infomart Corp.      8,501  
  16,011      Infomedia, Ltd.      18,459  
  7,858      Integrated Research, Ltd.*^      2,275  
  3,230      IRESS, Ltd.      25,677  
  600      Justsystems Corp.      16,882  
  200      Kinaxis, Inc.*      21,594  
  570      Lectra      20,885  
  172      Linedata Services      7,335  
  1,195      Magic Software Enterprises, Ltd.      21,019  
  8,235      Micro Focus International plc, ADR      27,752  
  500      Miroku Jyoho Service Co., Ltd.      4,388  
  1,498      Nemetschek SE      90,659  
  340      Netcompany Group A/S*(a)      18,609  
  145      Nice, Ltd.*      27,963  
  400      OBIC Business Consultants Co., Ltd.      13,691  
  3,485      Open Text Corp.      131,872  
  200      Open Text Corp.      7,566  
  400      Oracle Corp.      23,104  
  65      QT Group Oyj*      4,802  
  900      Rakus Co., Ltd.      10,633  
  7,104      Sage Group plc (The)      54,934  
  1,413      SAP SE      128,710  
  1,391      SimCorp A/S      101,119  
  949      Sinch AB*(a)      3,079  
  1,484      Software AG      49,167  
  500      SRA Holdings      10,185  
  8,400      Systena Corp.      24,422  
  1,774      TeamViewer AG*(a)      17,654  
  8,525      Technology One, Ltd.      63,075  
  1,295      Temenos AG      110,541  
  1,900      Trend Micro, Inc.      92,497  
  12,001      Vista Group International, Ltd.*      12,667  
  568      WiseTech Global, Ltd.      14,730  
  423      Xero, Ltd.*      22,501  
     

 

 

 
        1,743,193  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (1.4%):       
  400      ABC-Mart, Inc.      17,701  
  16,866      Accent Group, Ltd.      14,421  
  10,695      Adairs, Ltd.      14,096  
  1,300      Adastria Co., Ltd.      21,474  
  900      Alpen Co., Ltd.      13,415  
  2,600      Aoki Holdings, Inc.      13,368  
  2,800      Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.      18,634  
  3,236      AP Eagers, Ltd.      21,726  
  2,500      Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.      25,772  
  613      Autocanada, Inc.*      11,698  
  2,300      BIC Camera, Inc.      19,877  
  4,193      Bilia AB, Class A      60,444  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Specialty Retail, continued       
  3,245      Byggmax Group AB    $ 16,864  
  2,609      Carasso Motors, Ltd.      12,745  
  16,294      Card Factory plc*      9,158  
  3,919      Ceconomy AG      10,923  
  800      Chiyoda Co., Ltd.      4,566  
  18,000      Chow Sang Sang Holdings International, Ltd.      20,084  
  31,200      Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd.      58,706  
  1,435      Clas Ohlson AB, Class B      14,846  
  4,700      DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.      35,971  
  860      Delek Automotive Systems, Ltd.      9,380  
  39,375      Dixons Carphone plc      32,638  
  291      Dor ALON Energy In Israel 1988, Ltd.      10,483  
  2,720      Dufry AG, Registered Shares*      88,123  
  4,536      Dunelm Group plc      45,327  
  3,700      Edion Corp.      34,730  
  115,950      Esprit Holdings, Ltd.*      20,891  
  400      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.      209,207  
  995      Fielmann AG      49,523  
  878      Fnac Darty SA      37,441  
  7,248      Frasers Group plc*      59,207  
  2,300      Geo Holdings Corp.      20,947  
  130,000      Giordano International, Ltd.      30,786  
  10,860      Halfords Group plc      18,997  
  7,439      Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B^      88,986  
  200      Hikari Tsushin, Inc.      20,521  
  634      Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA      52,081  
  4,500      Hour Glass, Ltd. The      7,521  
  2,800      Idom, Inc.      15,361  
  5,629      Industria de Diseno Textil SA      127,464  
  3,564      JB Hi-Fi, Ltd.      94,666  
  40,720      JD Sports Fashion plc*      57,260  
  700      JINS Holdings, Inc.      21,998  
  1,500      Joshin Denki Co., Ltd.      21,508  
  900      Joyful Honda Co., Ltd.      10,513  
  26,469      Kathmandu Holdings, Ltd.      18,153  
  1,700      Keiyo Co., Ltd.      11,371  
  744      Kid ASA(a)      6,317  
  43,202      Kingfisher plc      128,467  
  900      Kohnan Shoji Co., Ltd.      24,292  
  1,600      Komeri Co., Ltd.      31,112  
  5,800      K’s Holding Corp.      56,528  
  1,766      Leon’s Furniture, Ltd.      21,584  
  19,046      Lookers plc      17,262  
  14,000      Luk Fook Holdings International, Ltd.      35,967  
  531      Maisons du Monde SA(a)      5,324  
  2,347      Matas A/S      24,530  
  1,681      Mekonomen AB      18,100  
  2,955      Mobilezone Holding AG      51,581  
  234      Musti Group OYJ      4,178  
  600      Nextage Co., Ltd.      10,340  
  3,966      Nick Scali, Ltd.      22,622  
  1,900      Nishimatsuya Chain Co., Ltd.      20,023  
  600      Nitori Co., Ltd.      56,969  
  1,800      Nojima Corp.      37,390  
  28,290      Oriental Watch Holdings      16,595  
  76,677      Pendragon plc*      19,676  
  19,618      Pets At Home Group plc      73,752  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Specialty Retail, continued       
  2,736      Premier Investments, Ltd.    $ 36,416  
  600      Shimamura Co., Ltd.      52,679  
  800      Sleep Country Canada Holdings, Inc.(a)      14,931  
  8,071      Super Retail Group, Ltd.      47,328  
  3,968      Superdry plc*      6,477  
  900      T-Gaia Corp.      10,738  
  2,400      USS Co., Ltd.      41,493  
  240      Valora Holding AG      41,532  
  13,891      Vertu Motors plc      9,133  
  8,200      VT Holdings Co., Ltd.      29,146  
  3,649      Watches of Switzerland Group plc*(a)      34,198  
  1,871      WHSmith plc*      32,040  
  8,059      Wickes Group plc      16,271  
  300      Workman Co., Ltd.      11,732  
  800      World Co., Ltd.      8,068  
  700      Xebio Holdings Co., Ltd.      4,773  
  2,913      XXL ASA(a)      1,752  
  15,400      Yamada Holdings Co., Ltd.      55,643  
  800      Yellow Hat, Ltd.      10,136  
     

 

 

 
        2,798,667  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%):       
  3,000      Brother Industries, Ltd.      52,791  
  4,400      Canon, Inc.      100,115  
  700      EIZO Corp.      19,464  
  1,800      Elecom Co., Ltd.      20,235  
  1,300      FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.      69,816  
  16,000      Konica Minolta, Inc.      53,456  
  3,181      Logitech International SA, Class R      165,603  
  1,323      Logitech International SA, Class R      68,888  
  1,900      Maxell Holdings, Ltd.      18,470  
  4,000      Mcj Co., Ltd.      25,870  
  3,200      NEC Corp.      124,423  
  12,000      PC Partner Group, Ltd.      10,930  
  1,935      Quadient      33,030  
  7,800      Ricoh Co., Ltd.      60,684  
  600      Roland Dg Corp.      14,254  
  2,197      S&T AG^      32,364  
  7,600      Seiko Epson Corp.      107,641  
  900      Toshiba Tec Corp.      28,820  
  4,400      Wacom Co., Ltd.      27,276  
     

 

 

 
        1,034,130  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.9%):       
  1,176      Adidas AG      207,959  
  3,137      Aritzia, Inc.*      84,945  
  2,300      Asics Corp.      41,632  
  1,383      Brunello Cucinelli SpA      62,675  
  4,693      Burberry Group plc      93,868  
  364      Calida Holding AG      15,543  
  408      Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.*      7,348  
  600      Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.*      10,825  
  2,481      Cie Financiere Richemont SA      264,258  
  35,102      Coats Group plc      26,601  
  485      Delta-Galil Industries, Ltd.      23,945  
  1,167      EssilorLuxottica SA      176,493  
  280      Fox Wizel, Ltd.      31,992  
  3,031      Gildan Activewear, Inc.      87,256  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued       
  1,142      Gildan Activewear, Inc.    $ 32,867  
  400      Goldwin, Inc.      22,444  
  900      Gunze, Ltd.      24,426  
  189      Hermes International SA      213,488  
  2,296      Hugo Boss AG      121,250  
  1,500      Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd. (The)      10,895  
  504      Kering      261,820  
  700      Kurabo Industries, Ltd.      10,026  
  1,705      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA      1,052,062  
  1,945      Moncler SpA      84,008  
  2,592      New Wave Group AB      34,530  
  5,000      Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.      9,369  
  12,688      Ovs SpA(a)      20,832  
  44,000      Pacific Textiles Holdings, Ltd.      17,618  
  2,544      Pandora A/S      160,791  
  5,300      Prada SpA      29,741  
  1,502      Puma SE      98,904  
  687      Salvatore Ferragamo SpA      10,657  
  2,100      Sankyo Seiko Co., Ltd.      9,836  
  500      Sanyo Shokai, Ltd.*      3,585  
  1,000      Seiren Co., Ltd.      14,897  
  17,500      Stella International Holdings, Ltd.      16,741  
  942      Swatch Group AG (The)      41,862  
  539      Swatch Group AG (The), Class B      127,919  
  2,999      Ted Baker plc*      2,775  
  60,000      Texwinca Holdings, Ltd.      11,328  
  404      Tod’s SpA*      12,665  
  3,200      Tsi Holdings Co., Ltd.      8,159  
  5,500      Unitika, Ltd.*      9,413  
  377      Van de Velde NV      13,614  
  2,000      Wacoal Holdings Corp.      31,632  
  33,514      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.      43,696  
     

 

 

 
        3,699,190  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%):       
  1,484      Aareal Bank AG*      49,447  
  1,900      Aruhi Corp.      14,179  
  3,618      Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(a)      32,555  
  830      EQB, Inc.      34,277  
  1,100      Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.      9,837  
  900      First National Financial Corp.      23,154  
  16,190      Genworth Mortgage Insurance AU      25,679  
  2,112      Home Capital Group, Inc.      39,975  
  3      Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG      12,763  
  4,912      MyState, Ltd.      13,833  
  9,478      OSB Group plc      55,993  
  10,978      Paragon Banking Group plc      65,419  
  3,600      Timbercreek Financial Corp.      22,238  
     

 

 

 
        399,349  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.7%):       
  12,168      British American Tobacco plc      521,401  
  18,912      Imperial Brands plc, Class A      422,630  
  10,800      Japan Tobacco, Inc.      186,832  
  3,118      Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S(a)      61,116  
  7,177      Swedish Match AB      73,325  
     

 

 

 
        1,265,304  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Trading Companies & Distributors (2.0%):       
  3,367      AddTech AB, Class B    $ 43,986  
  1,000      Alconix Corp.      9,464  
  1,271      Alligo AB, Class B      12,310  
  3,638      Ashtead Group plc      152,590  
  653      BayWa AG      28,943  
  2,058      Beijer Ref AB      28,188  
  1,271      Bergman & Beving AB      13,322  
  8,100      BOC Aviation, Ltd.(a)      68,248  
  313      Bossard Holding AG      60,650  
  2,847      Brenntag AG      185,269  
  1,375      Bufab AB      35,675  
  4,067      Bunzl plc      134,659  
  70,000      China Strategic Holdings, Ltd.*      334  
  500      Chori Co., Ltd.      7,209  
  400      Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd.      9,823  
  1,457      Diploma plc      39,512  
  4,000      Doman Building Materials Group, Ltd.      19,487  
  13,124      Electrocomponents plc      138,925  
  2,293      Ferguson plc      256,706  
  5,100      Finning International, Inc.      107,350  
  7,815      Grafton Group plc      73,931  
  1,700      Hanwa Co., Ltd.      35,683  
  700      Hardwoods Distribution, Inc.      15,371  
  15,263      Howden Joinery Group plc      112,671  
  1,085      IMCD NV      149,880  
  1,800      Inaba Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd.      35,391  
  1,800      Inabata & Co., Ltd.      29,422  
  2,319      Indutrade AB      42,370  
  12,500      Itochu Corp.      338,111  
  616      Jacquet Metals SA      10,620  
  500      Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.      14,065  
  700      Kamei Corp.      5,426  
  900      Kanaden Corp.      6,758  
  1,700      Kanamoto Co., Ltd.      24,137  
  3,100      Kanematsu Corp.      30,617  
  2,972      Kloeckner & Co. SE      22,659  
  7,500      Marubeni Corp.      67,712  
  1,500      Mitani Corp.      16,736  
  4,700      Mitsubishi Corp.      139,777  
  5,400      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.      119,265  
  1,271      Momentum Group AB*      7,459  
  3,600      MonotaRo Co., Ltd.      53,552  
  4,300      Nagase & Co., Ltd.      59,128  
  600      Nichiden Corp.      8,372  
  500      Nippon Steel Trading Corp.      18,771  
  1,200      Nishio Rent All Co., Ltd.      23,876  
  1,132      Oem International AB      7,243  
  700      Onoken Co., Ltd.      7,222  
  1,494      Reece, Ltd.      14,221  
  9,256      Rexel SA      142,501  
  1,992      Richelieu Hardware, Ltd.      52,129  
  1,404      Russel Metals, Inc.      28,385  
  207      Scope Metals Group, Ltd.      9,068  
  600      Senshu Electric Co., Ltd.      21,314  
  2,458      Seven Group Holdings, Ltd.      28,281  
  6,300      Sojitz Corp.      89,544  
  409      Solar A/S      34,962  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Trading Companies & Distributors, continued       
  17,864      Speedy Hire plc    $ 9,426  
  6,600      Sumitomo Corp.      90,282  
  117      Thermador Groupe      10,582  
  2,072      Toromont Industries, Ltd.      167,563  
  4,000      Toyota Tsushu Corp.      130,769  
  7,192      Travis Perkins plc      85,362  
  1,000      Trusco Nakayama Corp.      12,661  
  800      Wajax Corp.      12,500  
  2,700      Wakita & Co., Ltd.      23,796  
  2,700      Yamazen Corp.      19,757  
  800      Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.      19,795  
     

 

 

 
        3,831,773  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure (0.4%):       
  242      Aena SME SA*(a)      30,773  
  260      Aeroports de Paris*      33,119  
  874      Atlantia SpA      20,510  
  9,330      Atlas Arteria, Ltd.      51,853  
  8,117      Auckland International Airport, Ltd.*      36,338  
  671      Flughafen Zuerich AG*      101,529  
  1,124      Fraport AG*      48,880  
  2,198      Getlink SE      38,923  
  1,618      Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG      22,899  
  182,200      Hutchison Port Holdings Trust      42,869  
  1,940      James Fisher & Sons plc*      6,875  
  400      Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.*      15,967  
  2,600      Kamigumi Co., Ltd.      50,364  
  1,400      Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.      33,511  
  400      Nissin Corp.      4,682  
  5,399      Port of Tauranga, Ltd.      20,943  
  32,939      Qube Holdings, Ltd.      62,089  
  5,500      SATS, Ltd.*      15,460  
  2,100      Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd. (The)      31,011  
  10,150      Transurban Group      100,776  
  1,941      Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.      48,186  
     

 

 

 
        817,557  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.1%):       
  4,740      Pennon Group plc      55,135  
  2,187      Severn Trent plc      72,408  
  45,000      Siic Environment Holdings, Ltd.      6,967  
  5,391      United Utilities Group plc      66,951  
     

 

 

 
        201,461  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.4%):       
  1,292      1&1 AG      24,382  
  14,353      Airtel Africa plc(a)      23,634  
  3,670      Cellcom Israel, Ltd.*      18,157  
  5,583      Freenet AG      138,471  
  88,000      Hutchison Telecommunications Holdings, Ltd.      16,833  
  15,000      KDDI Corp.      474,394  
  8,812      Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR*^      125,877  
  1,000      Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.      39,888  
  1,324      Orange Belgium SA*      24,867  
  5,106      Partner Communications Co.*      36,429  
  1,708      Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B      81,813  
  1,900      Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B      91,058  
  35,000      Smartone Telecommunications Ho      18,473  
Shares or
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued       
  9,900      Softbank Corp.    $ 109,896  
  19,200      SoftBank Group Corp.      742,119  
  21,800      StarHub, Ltd.      19,317  
  10,728      Tele2 AB      122,300  
  378,549      Vodafone Group plc      583,867  
     

 

 

 
        2,691,775  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $190,581,177)

     191,687,726  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks (0.3%):       
Automobiles (0.3%):       
  635      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 8.61%, 5/15/20      44,979  
  1,645      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 4.06%, 5/20/20      108,798  
  2,865      Volkswagen AG, 5.93%, 5/8/20      382,523  
     

 

 

 
        536,300  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.0%):       
  947      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 3.15%, 4/21/20      58,327  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $755,196)

     594,627  
  

 

 

 
Rights (0.0%):       
Construction & Engineering (0.0%):       
  2,002      Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA, Expires on 7/5/22*      719  
  21      Shikun & Binui, Ltd., Expires on 7/6/22*      125  
     

 

 

 
        844  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):       
  320      Saipem Spa RTS, Expires on 7/12/22*^      422  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers (0.0%):
      
  501      Greenvolt-Energias Renovaveis SA, Expires on 7/5/22*      133  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.0%):       
  642      carsales Com, Ltd., Expires on 7/14/22*      284  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):       
  16,006      Cooper Energy, Ltd. RTS, Expires on 7/8/22*       
     

 

 

 
Real Estate (0.0%):       
  1,302      Immofinanz AG RTS, Expires on 1/2/23*       
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $64,895)

     1,683  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (1.5%):
      
  2,998,904      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(c)(d)      2,998,904  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $2,998,904)

     2,998,904  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.1%):       
Money Markets (0.1%):       
  315,107      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(d)      315,107  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $315,107)

     315,107  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $194,715,279) — 100.6%

     195,598,047  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.6)%

     (1,258,437
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 194,253,017  
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

ADR—American Depository Receipt

NYS—New York Shares

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

SDR—Swedish Depository Receipt

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $2,698,081.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(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)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. 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, 2022.

 

(d)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

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

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total value of investments as of June 30, 2022:

(Unaudited)

 

Country    Percentage  

Australia

     6.4

Austria

     0.5

Belgium

     1.2

Bermuda

     0.1

Cambodia

      % 

Canada

     11.5

Cayman Islands

      % 

China

     0.1

Colombia

      % 

Denmark

     2.3

Egypt

      % 

European Community

      % 

Faroe Islands

      % 

Finland

     1.5

France

     7.1

Germany

     6.5

Hong Kong

     2.5

India

      % 

Ireland

     1.0

Isle of Man

     0.1

Israel

     1.1
Country    Percentage  

Italy

     2.0

Japan

     22.0

Jersey

      % 

Liechtenstein

      % 

Luxembourg

     0.5

Macau

      % 

Malta

      % 

Mexico

      % 

Netherlands

     4.2

New Zealand

     0.4

Norway

     0.8

Peru

      % 

Portugal

     0.3

Singapore

     1.1

Spain

     2.4

Sweden

     2.7

Switzerland

     7.9

United Arab Emirates

      % 

United Kingdom

     12.0

United States

     1.8
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

33


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 194,715,279
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 195,598,047

Cash

      1,648

Interest and dividends receivable

      311,899

Foreign currency, at value (cost $752,647)

      753,714

Receivable for investments sold

      281,001

Reclaims receivable

      987,636

Prepaid expenses

      632
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      197,934,577
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for investments purchased

      468,452

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      2,998,904

Manager fees payable

      125,436

Administration fees payable

      28,873

Distribution fees payable

      41,812

Custodian fees payable

      5,372

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      134

Transfer agent fees payable

      579

Trustee fees payable

      1,158

Other accrued liabilities

      10,840
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      3,681,560
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 194,253,017
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 162,520,508

Total distributable earnings

      31,732,509
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 194,253,017
   

 

 

 

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

      19,163,311

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 10.14
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $2,698,081.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends

    $ 5,314,279

Interest

      1,428

Income from securities lending

      16,251

Foreign withholding tax

      (476,119 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      4,855,839
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      1,058,279

Administration fees

      45,742

Distribution fees

      278,494

Custodian fees

      38,422

Administrative and compliance services fees

      1,365

Transfer agent fees

      2,728

Trustee fees

      5,395

Professional fees

      4,338

Shareholder reports

      1,409

Other expenses

      21,175
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,457,347

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (222,797 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      1,234,550
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      3,621,289
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      6,783,170

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (52,700,310 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (45,917,140 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (42,295,851 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 3,621,289     $ 4,188,258

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      6,783,170       18,358,301

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (52,700,310 )       10,554,923
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (42,295,851 )       33,101,482
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (3,585,492 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (3,585,492 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      110,769       1,475,506

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            3,585,492

Value of shares redeemed

      (15,380,347 )       (47,818,960 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (15,269,578 )       (42,757,962 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (57,565,429 )       (13,241,972 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      251,818,446       265,060,418
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 194,253,017     $ 251,818,446
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      9,962       120,615

Dividends reinvested

            299,540

Shares redeemed

      (1,286,163 )       (3,943,848 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,276,201 )       (3,523,693 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 12.32     $ 11.06     $ 10.58     $ 9.20     $ 11.46     $ 9.21
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.18 (a)       0.19 (a)       0.12 (a)       0.21 (a)       0.17       0.19

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.36 )       1.25       0.61       1.65       (2.16 )       2.21
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.18 )       1.44       0.73       1.86       (1.99 )       2.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.18 )       (0.25 )       (0.15 )       (0.21 )       (0.15 )

Net Realized Gains

                        (0.33 )       (0.06 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.18 )       (0.25 )       (0.48 )       (0.27 )       (0.15 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 10.14     $ 12.32     $ 11.06     $ 10.58     $ 9.20     $ 11.46
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (17.69 )%(c)       13.05 %       7.25 %       20.72 %       (17.65 )%       26.09 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 194,253     $ 251,818     $ 265,060     $ 275,886     $ 253,044     $ 258,959

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      3.25 %       1.61 %       1.29 %       2.09 %       1.63 %       1.48 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      1.31 %       1.31 %       1.34 %       1.33 %       1.38 %       1.41 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      1.11 %       1.11 %       1.14 %       1.13 %       1.18 %       1.21 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      7 %(c)       7 %       14 %       6 %       20 %       4 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust,

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 3313% 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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $1,608 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $2,998,904 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.75% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

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

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 34,548,321        $ 157,135,266        $ 4,139        $ 191,687,726

Preferred Stocks+

                  594,627                   594,627

Rights+

         1,266          417                   1,683

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         2,998,904                            2,998,904

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         228,514                            228,514
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 37,777,005        $ 157,730,310        $ 4,139        $ 195,511,454
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       $ 15,221,441        $ 27,674,699

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

Foreign Securities 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.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other preexisting political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $199,636,211. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 74,166,982

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (22,209,228
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 51,957,754  
 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund utilized $973,492 in capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) to offset capital gains.

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund had no remaining CLCFs.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       $ 3,585,492        $        $ 3,585,492

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 5,881,660        $ 16,176,251        $        $ 51,970,449        $ 74,028,360

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, foreign currency gains or losses, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, return of capital from underlying investments, straddles and other miscellaneous differences.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 80% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 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 30

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 811.90     $ 3.73       0.83 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.68     $ 4.16       0.83 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      22.6 %

Financials

      13.8

Health Care

      13.1

Industrials

      11.8

Consumer Discretionary

      10.7

Communication Services

      7.6

Consumer Staples

      6.5

Energy

      5.9

Materials

      4.4

Utilities

      3.0

Real Estate

      0.3
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.7

Rights

        
   

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.4

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.5 )
   

 

 

 

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, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (99.6%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.6%):       
  1,210      AAR Corp.*    $ 50,626  
  2,468      Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*      100,201  
  358      AeroVironment, Inc.*      29,428  
  712      Astronics Corp.*      7,241  
  415      Astronics Corp., Class B*      3,988  
  908      Axon Enterprise, Inc.*      84,598  
  3,878      Boeing Co. (The)*      530,200  
  2,720      BWX Technologies, Inc.      149,845  
  685      CPI Aerostructures, Inc.*      1,158  
  914      Curtiss-Wright Corp.      120,703  
  625      Ducommun, Inc.*      26,900  
  1,727      General Dynamics Corp.      382,099  
  569      HEICO Corp.      74,607  
  769      HEICO Corp., Class A      81,037  
  2,189      Hexcel Corp.      114,507  
  5,511      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      173,321  
  904      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      196,909  
  2,947      Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      40,904  
  1,062      L3harris Technologies, Inc.      256,685  
  3,238      Lockheed Martin Corp.      1,392,211  
  1,378      Mercury Systems, Inc.*      88,647  
  913      Moog, Inc., Class A      72,483  
  343      National Presto Industries, Inc.      22,515  
  1,155      Northrop Grumman Corp.      552,748  
  953      Park Aerospace Corp., Class C      12,160  
  1,871      Parsons Corp.*      75,626  
  10,908      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      1,048,368  
  2,800      Textron, Inc.      170,996  
  521      TransDigm Group, Inc.*      279,605  
  337      Vectrus, Inc.*      11,276  
     

 

 

 
        6,151,592  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.8%):       
  2,159      Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*      62,028  
  464      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*      28,634  
  2,301      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      233,252  
  2,787      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      271,621  
  3,416      FedEx Corp.      774,441  
  619      Forward Air Corp.      56,923  
  1,805      GXO Logistics, Inc.*      78,102  
  766      Hub Group, Inc., Class A*      54,340  
  3,266      Radiant Logistics, Inc.*      24,234  
  8,651      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,579,154  
  2,834      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      136,486  
     

 

 

 
        3,299,215  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.3%):       
  2,670      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      106,934  
  229      Allegiant Travel Co.*      25,898  
  9,299      American Airlines Group, Inc.*^      117,911  
  841      Copa Holdings SA, Class A*      53,294  
  9,886      Delta Air Lines, Inc.*      286,397  
  1,057      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*      15,126  
  9,359      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      78,335  
  1,602      SkyWest, Inc.*      34,042  
  5,986      Southwest Airlines Co.*      216,214  
  2,445      Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      58,289  
  3,464      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      122,695  
     

 

 

 
        1,115,135  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Auto Components (0.4%):       
  2,780      Adient plc*    $ 82,371  
  4,269      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*      32,145  
  1,883      Aptiv plc*      167,719  
  2,666      Autoliv, Inc.      190,806  
  6,004      BorgWarner, Inc.      200,353  
  1,256      Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*      6,267  
  3,513      Dana, Inc.      49,428  
  687      Dorman Products, Inc.*      75,371  
  798      Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      64,271  
  6,025      Gentex Corp.      168,519  
  799      Gentherm, Inc.*      49,866  
  6,635      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*      71,061  
  1,365      Horizon Global Corp.*      2,225  
  578      LCI Industries      64,667  
  1,505      Lear Corp.      189,464  
  3,637      Modine Manufacturing Co.*      38,298  
  1,190      Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*      15,613  
  856      Patrick Industries, Inc.      44,375  
  2,366      QuantumScape Corp.*^      20,324  
  616      Standard Motor Products, Inc.      27,714  
  587      Stoneridge, Inc.*      10,067  
  275      Strattec Security Corp.*      9,116  
  1,349      Tenneco, Inc.*      23,149  
  517      Visteon Corp.*      53,551  
     

 

 

 
        1,656,740  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (1.2%):       
  31,520      Ford Motor Co.      350,818  
  19,415      General Motors Co.*      616,620  
  4,049      Harley-Davidson, Inc.      128,191  
  5,057      Tesla, Inc.*      3,405,485  
  1,289      Thor Industries, Inc.      96,327  
  729      Winnebago Industries, Inc.      35,400  
     

 

 

 
        4,632,841  
     

 

 

 
Banks (5.3%):       
  859      1st Source Corp.      38,999  
  504      ACNB Corp.      14,964  
  954      Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.      36,023  
  661      American National Bankshares, Inc.      22,877  
  1,776      Ameris Bancorp      71,360  
  704      Ames National Corp.      15,615  
  1,015      Arrow Financial Corp.      32,287  
  3,325      Associated Banc-Corp.      60,715  
  2,280      Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.      77,338  
  2,056      Banc of California, Inc.      36,227  
  646      BancFirst Corp.      61,829  
  2,831      Bancorp, Inc. (The)*      55,261  
  52,973      Bank of America Corp.      1,649,049  
  1,028      Bank of Hawaii Corp.      76,483  
  724      Bank of Marin Bancorp      23,009  
  1,592      Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)      49,654  
  3,554      Bank OZK      133,382  
  2,950      BankUnited, Inc.      104,931  
  1,129      Banner Corp.      63,461  
  433      Bar Harbor Bankshares      11,197  
  842      BCB Bancorp, Inc.      14,339  
  1,898      Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      47,013  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  1,565      BOK Financial Corp.    $ 118,283  
  2,707      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      36,030  
  977      Byline BanCorp, Inc.      23,253  
  74      C&F Financial Corp.      3,402  
  4,719      Cadence Bank      110,802  
  843      Camden National Corp.      37,134  
  489      Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      13,638  
  2,132      Cathay General Bancorp      83,468  
  1,225      CBTX, Inc.      32,573  
  1,402      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      30,073  
  933      Central Valley Community Bancorp      13,528  
  377      Chemung Financial Corp.      17,719  
  14,399      Citigroup, Inc.      662,210  
  943      Citizens & Northern Corp.      22,792  
  7,241      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      258,431  
  552      Citizens Holding Co.      10,102  
  365      City Holding Co.      29,156  
  938      Civista Bancshares, Inc.      19,942  
  735      CNB Financial Corp.      17,780  
  85      Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.      1,913  
  56      Colony Bankcorp, Inc.      845  
  2,267      Columbia Banking System, Inc.      64,950  
  3,274      Comerica, Inc.      240,246  
  3,042      Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      199,707  
  1,393      Community Bank System, Inc.      88,149  
  517      Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      20,907  
  1,154      ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.      28,215  
  1,311      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      152,666  
  1,643      Customers Bancorp, Inc.*      55,698  
  4,350      CVB Financial Corp.      107,923  
  1,876      Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      55,623  
  1,065      Eagle Bancorp, Inc.      50,492  
  3,269      East West Bancorp, Inc.      211,831  
  4,884      Eastern Bankshares, Inc.      90,159  
  820      Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      34,030  
  682      Equity Bancshares, Inc.      19,887  
  312      Evans Bancorp, Inc.      10,605  
  8,341      F.N.B. Corp.      90,583  
  1,329      Farmers National Banc Corp.      19,935  
  1,408      FB Financial Corp.      55,222  
  9,314      Fifth Third Bancorp      312,950  
  1,053      Financial Institutions, Inc.      27,399  
  6,611      First BanCorp      85,348  
  814      First Bancorp, Inc. (The)      24,526  
  1,262      First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC      44,044  
  611      First Bancshares, Inc. (The)      17,475  
  1,378      First Busey Corp.      31,487  
  664      First Business Financial Services, Inc.      20,710  
  363      First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      237,322  
  2,520      First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      33,818  
  512      First Community Bankshares      15,058  
  3,105      First Financial Bancorp      60,237  
  3,432      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.      134,775  
  536      First Financial Corp.      23,852  
  733      First Financial Northwest, Inc.      11,391  
  1,155      First Foundation, Inc.      23,654  
  1,512      First Hawaiian, Inc.      34,338  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  12,573      First Horizon Corp.    $ 274,846  
  3,226      First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A      122,943  
  1,606      First Merchants Corp.      57,206  
  660      First Mid Bancshares, Inc.      23,542  
  1,573      First of Long Island Corp. (The)      27,575  
  1,741      First Republic Bank      251,052  
  2,253      Flushing Financial Corp.      47,899  
  5,044      Fulton Financial Corp.      72,886  
  769      German American Bancorp, Inc.      26,284  
  3,614      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      171,376  
  397      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      23,248  
  2,782      Hancock Whitney Corp.      123,326  
  2,408      Hanmi Financial Corp.      54,036  
  1,642      HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.      22,643  
  45      Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.      1,140  
  1,853      Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      76,974  
  1,197      Heritage Financial Corp.      30,117  
  2,010      Hertiage Commerce Corp.      21,487  
  2,750      Hilltop Holdings, Inc.      73,315  
  4,922      Home Bancshares, Inc.      102,230  
  484      Hometrust Bancshares, Inc.      12,100  
  4,470      Hope BanCorp, Inc.      61,865  
  1,071      Horizon Bancorp, Inc.      18,657  
  17,788      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      213,990  
  1,236      Independent Bank Corp.      98,175  
  855      Independent Bank Corp.      16,484  
  1,169      Independent Bank Group, Inc.      79,387  
  1,836      International Bancshares Corp.      73,587  
  31,004      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3,491,360  
  13,247      KeyCorp      228,246  
  1,465      Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      21,418  
  582      Lakeland Financial Corp.      38,656  
  552      Landmark Bancorp, Inc.      13,988  
  712      LCNB Corp.      10,644  
  1,274      Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.      43,176  
  2,795      M&T Bank Corp.      445,495  
  2,571      Macatawa Bank Corp.      22,728  
  472      Mercantile Bank Corp.      15,080  
  241      Midland States BanCorp, Inc.      5,794  
  638      MidWestone Financial Group, Inc.      18,961  
  702      National Bank Holdings Corp.      26,866  
  514      National Bankshares, Inc.      16,140  
  1,264      NBT Bancorp, Inc.      47,514  
  373      Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*      26,983  
  510      Northrim Bancorp, Inc.      20,533  
  511      Norwood Financial Corp.      12,397  
  2,292      OFG Bancorp      58,217  
  440      Ohio Valley Banc Corp.      13,279  
  9,356      Old National Bancorp      138,375  
  2,225      Old Second Bancorp, Inc.      29,770  
  550      Origin Bancorp, Inc.      21,340  
  638      Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.      15,420  
  2,518      Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.      73,626  
  2,447      PacWest Bancorp      65,237  
  467      Park National Corp.      56,624  
  1,165      Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.      34,600  
  546      Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.      12,607  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  608      Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.    $ 16,513  
  1,117      Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      29,712  
  1,752      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      126,687  
  3,044      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      480,252  
  1,986      Popular, Inc.      152,783  
  432      Preferred Bank Los Angeles      29,385  
  707      Primis Financial Corp.      9,636  
  2,191      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      149,580  
  606      QCR Holdings, Inc.      32,718  
  487      Rbb BanCorp      10,066  
  13,669      Regions Financial Corp.      256,294  
  1,373      Renasant Corp.      39,556  
  917      Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      44,245  
  869      S&T Bancorp, Inc.      23,837  
  148      Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.      6,989  
  1,366      Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      53,370  
  1,366      Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida      45,133  
  1,110      ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.      87,601  
  1,113      Shore Bancshares, Inc.      20,590  
  1,028      Sierra Bancorp      22,338  
  784      Signature Bank      140,501  
  3,102      Simmons First National Corp., Class A      65,949  
  950      Southside Bancshares, Inc.      35,549  
  1,770      SouthState Corp.      136,555  
  527      Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.      31,525  
  557      Summit Financial Group, Inc.      15,473  
  702      SVB Financial Group*      277,283  
  3,723      Synovus Financial Corp.      134,214  
  1,633      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      85,961  
  490      Tompkins Financial Corp.      35,329  
  2,209      TowneBank      59,974  
  820      TriCo Bancshares      37,425  
  1,001      Triumph BanCorp, Inc.*      62,623  
  9,462      Truist Financial Corp.      448,783  
  1,695      Trustmark Corp.      49,477  
  14,586      U.S. Bancorp      671,248  
  1,375      UMB Financial Corp.      118,388  
  6,312      Umpqua Holdings Corp.      105,852  
  3,681      United Bankshares, Inc.      129,093  
  1,942      United Community Banks, Inc.      58,629  
  1,190      United Security Bancshares      9,068  
  42      Unity Bancorp, Inc.      1,112  
  850      Univest Financial Corp.      21,624  
  9,343      Valley National Bancorp      97,261  
  690      Veritex Holdings, Inc.      20,189  
  501      Washington Trust Bancorp      24,233  
  4,942      Webster Financial Corp.      208,305  
  31,628      Wells Fargo & Co.      1,238,869  
  1,645      WesBanco, Inc.      52,163  
  1,062      West BanCorp, Inc.      25,849  
  685      Westamerica BanCorp      38,127  
  2,129      Western Alliance Bancorp      150,307  
  1,524      Wintrust Financial Corp.      122,149  
  3,716      Zions Bancorp      189,144  
     

 

 

 
        20,713,259  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (1.5%):       
  145      Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*      43,931  
  1,105      Brown-Forman Corp., Class A      74,742  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Beverages, continued       
  3,136      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B    $ 220,022  
  374      Celsius Holdings, Inc.*      24,407  
  29,204      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1,837,224  
  179      Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.      100,938  
  919      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      214,182  
  4,758      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      168,385  
  615      MGP Ingredients, Inc.      61,555  
  3,243      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      176,776  
  2,382      Monster Beverage Corp.*      220,811  
  1,621      National Beverage Corp.      79,332  
  15,698      PepsiCo, Inc.      2,616,229  
     

 

 

 
        5,838,534  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (2.5%):       
  18,635      AbbVie, Inc.      2,854,137  
  2,144      ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      30,209  
  3,964      Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.*      4,757  
  436      Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      9,666  
  7,184      Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.*      2,537  
  1,908      Alector, Inc.*      19,385  
  1,012      Alkermes plc*      30,147  
  2,313      Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*      26,368  
  471      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      68,695  
  4,988      Amgen, Inc.      1,213,580  
  955      AnaptysBio, Inc.*      19,387  
  990      Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*      25,087  
  1,907      Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      14,856  
  1,428      Biogen, Inc.*      291,226  
  835      Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd.*      121,668  
  2,087      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      172,950  
  1,469      Bluebird Bio, Inc.*      6,082  
  1,208      Blueprint Medicines Corp.*      61,016  
  723      CareDx, Inc.*      15,530  
  1,101      Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*      29,683  
  718      Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      3,023  
  906      CRISPR Therapeutics AG*      55,058  
  1,534      Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*      45,146  
  233      Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      10,352  
  1,370      Editas Medicine, Inc.*      16,207  
  1,656      Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*      51,402  
  585      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      27,653  
  1,700      Exact Sciences Corp.*      66,963  
  6,966      Exelixis, Inc.*      145,032  
  567      Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*^      14,050  
  522      Fibrogen, Inc.*      5,512  
  1,432      G1 Therapeutics, Inc.*^      7,074  
  14,500      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      896,245  
  852      Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.*      27,221  
  2,867      Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*      126,148  
  1,961      Incyte Corp.*      148,977  
  961      Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*      49,741  
  1,964      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      72,707  
  2,315      Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      25,558  
  2,568      Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      29,609  
  275      Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*      34,790  
  200      Kodiak Sciences, Inc.*      1,528  
  1,263      Kura Oncology, Inc.*      23,151  
  757      Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.*^      14,905  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Biotechnology, continued       
  340      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    $ 30,335  
  1,449      Macrogenics, Inc.*      4,275  
  194      Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      13,887  
  710      Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*      47,662  
  4,559      Moderna, Inc.*      651,253  
  2,351      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*      42,718  
  715      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      69,698  
  10,235      OPKO Health, Inc.*      25,895  
  9,565      PDL BioPharma, Inc.*(a)      23,243  
  1,720      Prothena Corp. plc*      46,698  
  1,210      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      715,267  
  895      REGENXBIO, Inc.*      22,107  
  440      Repligen Corp.*      71,456  
  1,053      Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      4,370  
  1,042      Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      14,338  
  1,793      Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*      57,914  
  2,916      Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*      12,072  
  660      Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*      49,474  
  1,210      Seagen, Inc.*      214,097  
  2,126      Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      1,658  
  602      SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*      14,821  
  874      Travere Therapeutics, Inc.*      21,177  
  1,104      Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      65,865  
  882      United Therapeutics Corp.*      207,834  
  1,179      Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      12,851  
  1,880      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      529,765  
  1,246      Xencor, Inc.*      34,103  
     

 

 

 
        9,919,851  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.8%):       
  2,754      A O Smith Corp.      150,589  
  1,062      AAON, Inc.      58,155  
  1,573      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      141,680  
  1,795      Allegion plc      175,730  
  515      American Woodmark Corp.*      23,180  
  1,085      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      42,554  
  1,537      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.      115,214  
  3,106      AZEK Co., Inc. (The)*      51,994  
  4,473      Builders FirstSource, Inc.*      240,200  
  8,116      Carrier Global Corp.      289,417  
  3,362      Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*      82,335  
  547      Csw Industrials, Inc.      56,357  
  2,444      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      146,347  
  715      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      27,706  
  1,993      Griffon Corp.      55,864  
  1,209      Insteel Industries, Inc.      40,707  
  2,135      JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.*      31,150  
  3,721      Johnson Controls International plc      178,161  
  617      Lennox International, Inc.      127,466  
  2,484      Masco Corp.      125,690  
  681      Masonite International Corp.*      52,321  
  2,995      Owens Corning      222,558  
  1,379      PGT Innovations, Inc.*      22,947  
  1,160      Quanex Building Products Corp.      26,390  
  3,728      Resideo Technologies, Inc.*      72,398  
  1,119      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      112,583  
  1,488      Trane Technologies plc      193,247  
  1,485      Trex Co., Inc.*      80,814  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Building Products, continued       
  1,914      UFP Industries, Inc.    $ 130,420  
  2,409      Zurn Water Solutions Corp.      65,621  
     

 

 

 
        3,139,795  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (2.8%):       
  837      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      97,594  
  1,953      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      464,189  
  1,834      Ares Management Corp., Class A      104,281  
  1,585      Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      56,378  
  734      B Riley Financial, Inc.      31,012  
  6,009      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      250,635  
  9,837      BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      33,151  
  1,088      BlackRock, Inc., Class A      662,636  
  4,929      Blackstone, Inc., Class A      449,673  
  2,377      Blucora, Inc.*      43,879  
  902      Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.      16,245  
  1,257      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      142,280  
  7,675      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      484,907  
  1,955      CME Group, Inc.      400,189  
  1,396      Cohen & Steers, Inc.      88,772  
  190      Diamond Hill Investment Group      32,992  
  1,791      Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*      52,458  
  475      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      182,671  
  3,404      Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B      108,213  
  5,820      Franklin Resources, Inc.      135,664  
  388      GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      8,109  
  3,511      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      1,042,837  
  255      Greenhill & Co., Inc.      2,351  
  569      Hamilton Lane, Inc.      38,225  
  211      Hennessy Advisors, Inc.      2,203  
  1,585      Houlihan Lokey, Inc.      125,104  
  693      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A      38,122  
  2,995      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      281,650  
  9,972      Invesco, Ltd.      160,848  
  4,134      Janus Henderson Group plc      97,190  
  4,821      KKR & Co., Inc., Class A      223,164  
  2,997      Lazard, Ltd., Class A^      97,133  
  1,018      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      187,801  
  337      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      86,275  
  1,075      Moelis & Co., Class A      42,301  
  1,496      Moody’s Corp.      406,867  
  13,808      Morgan Stanley      1,050,236  
  806      Morningstar, Inc.      194,915  
  583      MSCI, Inc.      240,283  
  2,070      Nasdaq, Inc.      315,758  
  2,692      Northern Trust Corp.      259,724  
  365      Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      12,060  
  613      Piper Sandler Cos.      69,490  
  394      PJT Partners, Inc.      27,690  
  1,113      Pzena Investment Management, Inc.      7,335  
  2,737      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      244,715  
  2,264      S&P Global, Inc.      763,104  
  3,335      SEI Investments Co.      180,157  
  660      Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A      10,831  
  4,353      State Street Corp.      268,362  
  2,748      Stifel Financial Corp.      153,943  
  597      StoneX Group, Inc.*      46,608  
  3,338      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      379,230  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
  800      Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A    $ 54,600  
  2,529      Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      59,204  
  154      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.      26,337  
  425      Westwood Holdings, Inc.      5,865  
  3,476      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.      17,623  
     

 

 

 
        11,066,069  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (2.4%):       
  1,366      AdvanSix, Inc.      45,679  
  1,576      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      378,996  
  1,129      Albemarle Corp.      235,938  
  1,157      American Vanguard Corp.      25,859  
  1,489      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      153,441  
  2,333      Avient Corp.      93,507  
  6,953      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*      153,731  
  838      Balchem Corp.      108,722  
  1,642      Cabot Corp.      104,743  
  2,236      Celanese Corp.      262,976  
  3,882      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      332,804  
  328      Chase Corp.      25,522  
  4,033      Chemours Co. (The)      129,137  
  578      Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*      5,312  
  8,592      Corteva, Inc.      465,171  
  8,803      Dow, Inc.      454,323  
  5,587      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.      310,525  
  1,680      Eastman Chemical Co.      150,814  
  1,417      Ecolab, Inc.      217,878  
  1,630      Ecovyst, Inc.      16,055  
  7,787      Element Solutions, Inc.      138,609  
  1,613      FMC Corp.      172,607  
  3,222      Futurefuel Corp.      23,456  
  1,709      GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*      53,458  
  1,438      H.B. Fuller Co.      86,582  
  5,566      Huntsman Corp.      157,796  
  962      Ingevity Corp.*      60,741  
  571      Innospec, Inc.      54,696  
  2,916      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      347,354  
  1,498      Intrepid Potash, Inc.*      67,844  
  783      Koppers Holdings, Inc.      17,727  
  2,011      Kronos Worldwide, Inc.      37,002  
  3,686      Linde plc      1,059,836  
  2,160      Livent Corp.*      49,010  
  1,603      LSB Industries, Inc.*      22,218  
  7,530      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      658,574  
  971      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      59,561  
  7,687      Mosaic Co. (The)      363,057  
  301      NewMarket Corp.      90,589  
  4,819      Olin Corp.      223,023  
  2,364      Orion Engineered Carbons SA      36,713  
  3,040      PPG Industries, Inc.      347,594  
  117      Quaker Chemical Corp.      17,494  
  3,631      Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*      9,513  
  2,581      RPM International, Inc.      203,176  
  1,131      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)      89,338  
  1,042      Sensient Technologies Corp.      83,944  
  2,297      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      514,321  
  569      Stepan Co.      57,668  
  1,070      Tredegar Corp.      10,700  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  1,279      Trinseo PLC    $ 49,190  
  4,906      Tronox Holdings plc, Class A      82,421  
  2,580      Valvoline, Inc.      74,381  
  4,276      Venator Materials plc*      8,894  
  2,150      Westlake Corp.      210,743  
     

 

 

 
        9,210,963  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.9%):       
  1,913      ABM Industries, Inc.      83,062  
  2,927      ACCO Brands Corp.      19,113  
  11,570      ADT, Inc.      71,156  
  1,067      Brady Corp., Class A      50,405  
  844      Brink’s Co. (The)      51,239  
  1,028      Casella Waste Systems, Inc.*      74,715  
  2,003      CECO Environmental Corp.*      11,978  
  518      Cimpress plc*      20,150  
  843      Cintas Corp.      314,886  
  433      Civeo Corp.*      11,202  
  1,494      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      130,979  
  3,043      Copart, Inc.*      330,652  
  859      Deluxe Corp.      18,615  
  1,613      Ennis, Inc.      32,631  
  2,148      Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      37,397  
  1,042      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*      28,092  
  1,467      HNI Corp.      50,890  
  2,623      IAA, Inc.*      85,956  
  2,041      Interface, Inc.      25,594  
  5,118      KAR Auction Services, Inc.*      75,593  
  2,829      Kimball International, Inc., Class B      21,698  
  919      Matthews International Corp., Class A      26,348  
  730      McGrath Rentcorp      55,480  
  1,866      MillerKnoll, Inc.      49,020  
  763      MSA Safety, Inc.      92,376  
  1,552      NL Industries, Inc.      15,318  
  4,238      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      15,342  
  2,606      Quad Graphics, Inc.*      7,167  
  2,027      Republic Services, Inc.      265,274  
  4,253      Rollins, Inc.      148,515  
  503      SP Plus Corp.*      15,452  
  2,563      Steelcase, Inc., Class A      27,501  
  2,286      Stericycle, Inc.*      100,241  
  1,534      Team, Inc.*      1,140  
  1,039      Tetra Tech, Inc.      141,875  
  542      UniFirst Corp.      93,322  
  1,003      Viad Corp.*      27,693  
  824      Vse Corp.      30,966  
  4,883      Waste Management, Inc.      747,001  
     

 

 

 
        3,406,034  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.8%):       
  1,069      ADTRAN, Inc.      18,740  
  752      Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*      1,166  
  2,864      Arista Networks, Inc.*      268,471  
  1,829      CalAmp Corp.*      7,627  
  644      Calix, Inc.*      21,986  
  2,888      Ciena Corp.*      131,982  
  32,180      Cisco Systems, Inc.      1,372,155  
  6,102      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*      37,344  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Communications Equipment, continued       
  756      Comtech Telecommunications Corp.    $ 6,857  
  1,262      Digi International, Inc.*      30,566  
  1,189      EMCORE Corp.*      3,650  
  868      F5, Inc.*      132,839  
  2,194      Harmonic, Inc.*      19,022  
  2,944      Infinera Corp.*      15,780  
  441      InterDigital, Inc.      26,813  
  5,828      Juniper Networks, Inc.      166,098  
  909      KVH Industries, Inc.*      7,908  
  1,533      Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*      121,751  
  1,630      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      341,648  
  1,010      NETGEAR, Inc.*      18,705  
  1,838      NetScout Systems, Inc.*      62,216  
  3,679      Ribbon Communications, Inc.*      11,184  
  2,004      ViaSat, Inc.*      61,382  
  4,098      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*      54,217  
     

 

 

 
        2,940,107  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.4%):       
  3,257      AECOM      212,422  
  673      Ameresco, Inc., Class A*      30,662  
  1,062      Arcosa, Inc.      49,309  
  455      Argan, Inc.      16,981  
  1,049      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      87,224  
  1,213      Construction Partners, Inc., Class A*      25,400  
  710      Dycom Industries, Inc.*      66,058  
  1,291      EMCOR Group, Inc.      132,921  
  2,848      Fluor Corp.*      69,320  
  1,277      Granite Construction, Inc.      37,212  
  2,266      Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*      29,707  
  656      IES Holdings, Inc.*      19,792  
  1,682      MasTec, Inc.*      120,532  
  1,750      Matrix Service Co.*      8,855  
  487      MYR Group, Inc.*      42,919  
  346      NV5 Global, Inc.*      40,392  
  2,101      Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*      4,790  
  2,465      Primoris Services Corp.      53,638  
  1,798      Quanta Services, Inc.      225,361  
  1,648      Tutor Perini Corp.*      14,470  
  568      Valmont Industries, Inc.      127,590  
  4,673      WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*      151,499  
     

 

 

 
        1,567,054  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.2%):       
  961      Eagle Materials, Inc.      105,652  
  754      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      225,627  
  3,273      Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*      76,228  
  131      U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc.      13,834  
  1,485      Vulcan Materials Co.      211,019  
     

 

 

 
        632,360  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (1.0%):       
  6,825      Ally Financial, Inc.      228,706  
  5,736      American Express Co.      795,124  
  6,226      Capital One Financial Corp.      648,687  
  1,912      Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*      19,598  
  490      Credit Acceptance Corp.*      231,971  
  6,177      Discover Financial Services      584,221  
  950      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*      54,881  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Consumer Finance, continued       
  1,657      Enova International, Inc.*    $ 47,755  
  3,948      EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      29,649  
  1,170      FirstCash Holdings, Inc.      81,327  
  1,425      Green Dot Corp., Class A*      35,782  
  5,431      LendingClub Corp.*      63,488  
  5,938      Navient Corp.      83,073  
  543      Nelnet, Inc., Class A      46,291  
  750      Nicholas Financial, Inc.*      6,990  
  4,313      OneMain Holdings, Inc.      161,220  
  1,392      PRA Group, Inc.*      50,613  
  2,187      PROG Holdings, Inc.*      36,085  
  568      Regional Mgmt Corp.      21,226  
  10,574      SLM Corp.      168,550  
  12,153      Synchrony Financial      335,666  
  237      World Acceptance Corp.*      26,601  
     

 

 

 
        3,757,504  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.8%):       
  21,700      Amcor plc      269,731  
  1,523      AptarGroup, Inc.      157,189  
  1,735      Avery Dennison Corp.      280,844  
  3,835      Ball Corp.      263,733  
  4,390      Berry Global Group, Inc.*      239,870  
  2,418      Crown Holdings, Inc.      222,867  
  10,400      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      213,200  
  930      Greif, Inc., Class A      58,013  
  710      Greif, Inc., Class B      44,226  
  5,221      International Paper Co.      218,394  
  1,253      Myers Industries, Inc.      28,481  
  5,063      O-I Glass, Inc.*      70,882  
  1,879      Packaging Corp. of America      258,363  
  2,082      Sealed Air Corp.      120,173  
  3,830      Silgan Holdings, Inc.      158,370  
  2,780      Sonoco Products Co.      158,571  
  1,022      TriMas Corp.      28,299  
  538      UFP Technologies, Inc.*      42,809  
  3,552      Westrock Co.      141,512  
     

 

 

 
        2,975,527  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.2%):       
  1,267      Funko, Inc., Class A*      28,279  
  1,853      Genuine Parts Co.      246,449  
  3,391      LKQ Corp.      166,464  
  490      Pool Corp.      172,103  
  811      Weyco Group, Inc.      19,829  
     

 

 

 
        633,124  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.3%):       
  1,249      Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*      44,927  
  541      American Public Education, Inc.*      8,743  
  927      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*      78,350  
  418      Carriage Services, Inc.      16,574  
  1,372      Chegg, Inc.*      25,766  
  1,826      Frontdoor, Inc.*      43,970  
  112      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      63,486  
  875      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      82,416  
  3,465      H&R Block, Inc.      122,384  
  3,406      Laureate Education, Inc.      39,407  
  2,522      Perdoceo Education Corp.*      29,709  
  3,783      Service Corp. International      261,481  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Diversified Consumer Services, continued       
  825      Strategic Education, Inc.    $ 58,228  
  1,002      Stride, Inc.*      40,872  
  3,452      Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.*      140,324  
  1,696      Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*      12,092  
  1,419      WW International, Inc.*      9,067  
     

 

 

 
        1,077,796  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (1.2%):       
  6,558      Apollo Global Management, Inc.      317,932  
  13,439      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      3,669,116  
  2,704      Cannae Holdings, Inc.*      52,295  
  9,685      Equitable Holdings, Inc.      252,488  
  5,286      Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.      145,999  
  2,777      Voya Financial, Inc.^      165,315  
     

 

 

 
        4,603,145  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.2%):       
  398      Anterix, Inc.*      16,346  
  75,599      AT&T, Inc.      1,584,555  
  461      ATN International, Inc.      21,626  
  857      Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.      52,071  
  4,558      Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*      31,906  
  1,548      EchoStar Corp., Class A*      29,876  
  1,080      IDT Corp.*      27,162  
  3,009      Iridium Communications, Inc.*      113,018  
  26,553      Lumen Technologies, Inc.      289,693  
  143      Telesat Corp.*      1,597  
  48,734      Verizon Communications, Inc.      2,473,251  
     

 

 

 
        4,641,101  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.6%):       
  925      ALLETE, Inc.      54,371  
  2,285      Alliant Energy Corp.      133,924  
  3,720      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      356,897  
  1,163      Avangrid, Inc.      53,638  
  2,343      Constellation Energy Corp.      134,160  
  5,521      Duke Energy Corp.      591,906  
  3,306      Edison International      209,071  
  2,041      Entergy Corp.      229,898  
  2,102      Evergy, Inc.      137,156  
  3,330      Eversource Energy      281,285  
  7,030      Exelon Corp.      318,600  
  5,033      FirstEnergy Corp.      193,217  
  1,272      Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B      11,652  
  2,581      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      105,563  
  1,176      IDACORP, Inc.      124,562  
  734      MGE Energy, Inc.      57,127  
  13,851      NextEra Energy, Inc.      1,072,898  
  6,930      NRG Energy, Inc.      264,518  
  3,897      OGE Energy Corp.      150,268  
  737      Otter Tail Corp.      49,475  
  16,446      PG&E Corp.*      164,131  
  1,787      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      130,665  
  2,255      PNM Resources, Inc.      107,744  
  2,036      Portland General Electric Co.      98,400  
  7,492      PPL Corp.      203,258  
  7,460      Southern Co. (The)      531,973  
  5,193      Xcel Energy, Inc.      367,457  
     

 

 

 
        6,133,814  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electrical Equipment (0.7%):       
  888      Acuity Brands, Inc.    $ 136,788  
  424      Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      9,684  
  2,727      AMETEK, Inc.      299,670  
  1,155      Atkore, Inc.*      95,877  
  394      AZZ, Inc.      16,083  
  2,912      Eaton Corp. plc      366,883  
  5,095      Emerson Electric Co.      405,256  
  823      Encore Wire Corp.      85,526  
  1,180      EnerSys      69,573  
  736      Generac Holdings, Inc.*      154,987  
  5,506      GrafTech International, Ltd.      38,927  
  1,280      Hubbell, Inc.      228,582  
  1,831      LSI Industries, Inc.      11,297  
  3,947      nVent Electric plc      123,660  
  79      Pineapple Holdings, Inc.      185  
  5,002      Plug Power, Inc.*^      82,883  
  606      Powell Industries, Inc.      14,162  
  400      Preformed Line Products Co.      24,600  
  1,374      Regal Rexnord Corp.      155,976  
  1,364      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      271,859  
  3,842      Sensata Technologies Holding plc      158,713  
  4,144      Sunrun, Inc.*      96,804  
  1,298      Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*      18,237  
  742      Tpi Composites, Inc.*      9,275  
  348      Vicor Corp.*      19,046  
     

 

 

 
        2,894,533  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.3%):       
  4,881      Amphenol Corp., Class A      314,239  
  2,582      Arlo Technologies, Inc.*      16,189  
  1,826      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      204,676  
  2,249      Avnet, Inc.      96,437  
  724      Badger Meter, Inc.      58,564  
  550      Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      8,558  
  1,417      Belden, Inc.      75,484  
  1,054      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.      23,778  
  1,649      CDW Corp.      259,816  
  1,600      Cognex Corp.      68,032  
  687      Coherent, Inc.*      182,893  
  10,530      Corning, Inc.      331,800  
  1,576      CTS Corp.      53,663  
  2,838      Daktronics, Inc.*      8,542  
  1,561      Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A      111,705  
  784      ePlus, Inc.*      41,646  
  839      Fabrinet*      68,043  
  392      FARO Technologies, Inc.*      12,085  
  15,072      Flex, Ltd.*      218,092  
  640      Frequency Electronics, Inc.*      4,672  
  1,346      II-VI, Inc.*^      68,579  
  1,048      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      90,421  
  959      IPG Photonics Corp.*      90,271  
  1,060      Itron, Inc.*      52,396  
  4,868      Jabil, Inc.      249,290  
  2,430      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      334,976  
  1,603      Kimball Electronics, Inc.*      32,220  
  2,737      Knowles Corp.*      47,432  
  546      Littlelfuse, Inc.      138,706  
  790      Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A      29,262  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued       
  2,559      National Instruments Corp.    $ 79,918  
  702      Novanta, Inc.*      85,132  
  594      OSI Systems, Inc.*      50,751  
  621      PC Connection, Inc.      27,355  
  800      Plexus Corp.*      62,800  
  438      Rogers Corp.*      114,795  
  1,757      Sanmina Corp.*      71,563  
  738      ScanSource, Inc.*      22,981  
  1,795      TD SYNNEX Corp.      163,525  
  2,600      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      294,190  
  458      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      171,800  
  2,694      Trimble, Inc.*      156,872  
  3,068      TTM Technologies, Inc.*      38,350  
  3,363      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      59,929  
  2,080      Vontier Corp.      47,819  
  630      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      185,189  
     

 

 

 
        4,925,436  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%):       
  4,779      Archrock, Inc.      39,522  
  10,629      Baker Hughes Co.      306,859  
  519      Bristow Group, Inc.*      12,145  
  562      Cactus, Inc., Class A      22,632  
  5,397      ChampionX Corp.      107,130  
  711      Core Laboratories NV      14,085  
  562      DMC Global, Inc.*      10,133  
  1,028      Dril-Quip, Inc.*      26,522  
  1,095      Expro Group Holdings NV*      12,614  
  2,010      Exterran Corp.*      8,643  
  306      Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*      6,004  
  760      Geospace Technologies Corp.*      3,602  
  1,086      Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*      3,638  
  11,703      Halliburton Co.      367,006  
  4,336      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      13,442  
  2,727      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      117,425  
  2,181      Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A*      27,829  
  1,436      Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*      3,159  
  359      Nabors Industries, Ltd.*      48,070  
  935      Natural Gas Services Group*      10,285  
  4,799      Newpark Resources, Inc.*      14,829  
  8,513      NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*      80,959  
  900      Noble Corp.*      22,815  
  8,395      NOV, Inc.      141,959  
  3,444      Oceaneering International, Inc.*      36,782  
  3,066      Oil States International, Inc.*      16,618  
  6,531      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      102,928  
  2,684      Propetro Holding Corp.*      26,840  
  4,475      RPC, Inc.*      30,922  
  11,293      Schlumberger, Ltd.      403,838  
  493      SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*      2,840  
  3,974      Select Energy Services, Inc.*      27,103  
  13,590      TechnipFMC plc*      91,461  
  4,086      TETRA Technologies, Inc.*      16,589  
  2,510      Tidewater, Inc.*      52,936  
  14,584      Transocean, Ltd.*      48,565  
  4,546      U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.*      51,915  
  780      Weatherford International plc*      16,513  
     

 

 

 
        2,347,157  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Entertainment (1.0%):       
  5,649      Activision Blizzard, Inc.    $ 439,831  
  2,561      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.*      38,466  
  2,633      Electronic Arts, Inc.      320,305  
  873      Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.*      17,949  
  1,045      Imax Corp.*      17,650  
  247      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A*      6,212  
  527      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C*      12,648  
  619      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class A*      35,883  
  4,474      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C*      283,965  
  2,111      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*      19,653  
  2,411      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*      21,289  
  2,071      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      171,023  
  894      Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.*      47,042  
  369      Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A*      55,719  
  1,459      Marcus Corp.*      21,550  
  3,160      Netflix, Inc.*      552,589  
  3,472      Playtika Holding Corp.*      45,969  
  1,419      Reading International, Inc., Class A*      5,123  
  598      ROBLOX Corp., Class A*      19,650  
  454      Roku, Inc.*      37,292  
  823      Spotify Technology SA*      77,222  
  2,281      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      279,491  
  10,345      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      976,568  
  26,487      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      355,456  
  1,420      Warner Music Group Corp.      34,591  
  1,208      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      75,488  
     

 

 

 
        3,968,624  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):       
  1,374      Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A      36,713  
  3,262      BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*      203,288  
  998      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      184,610  
  3,697      Costco Wholesale Corp.      1,771,898  
  650      Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*      27,710  
  613      Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      53,178  
  15,716      Kroger Co. (The)      743,838  
  1,720      Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.      27,434  
  3,349      Performance Food Group Co.*      153,987  
  678      PriceSmart, Inc.      48,565  
  1,864      Rite Aid Corp.*      12,563  
  1,048      SpartanNash Co.      31,618  
  4,494      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*      113,788  
  4,671      Sysco Corp.      395,681  
  1,610      The Andersons, Inc.      53,114  
  1,143      The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*      44,451  
  1,907      United Natural Foods, Inc.*      75,136  
  5,735      US Foods Holding Corp.*      175,950  
  738      Village Super Market, Inc., Class A      16,834  
  8,238      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      312,220  
  12,188      Walmart, Inc.      1,481,817  
  857      Weis Markets, Inc.      63,881  
     

 

 

 
        6,028,274  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (1.6%):       
  6,537      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      507,271  
  2,035      B&G Foods, Inc.^      48,392  
  4,205      Bunge, Ltd.      381,351  
  270      Calavo Growers, Inc.      11,264  
  1,477      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      72,978  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food Products, continued       
  5,711      Campbell Soup Co.    $ 274,413  
  5,882      Conagra Brands, Inc.      201,400  
  2,701      Darling Ingredients, Inc.*      161,520  
  1,004      Farmer Brothers Co.*      4,709  
  5,664      Flowers Foods, Inc.      149,076  
  1,375      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      40,604  
  640      Freshpet, Inc.*      33,210  
  5,770      General Mills, Inc.      435,346  
  2,709      Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*      64,312  
  1,802      Hershey Co. (The)      387,718  
  4,488      Hormel Foods Corp.      212,552  
  3,521      Hostess Brands, Inc.*      74,680  
  1,610      Ingredion, Inc.      141,938  
  376      J & J Snack Foods Corp.      52,512  
  1,263      JM Smucker Co. (The)      161,677  
  300      John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      21,747  
  5,587      Kellogg Co.      398,577  
  5,691      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      217,055  
  2,371      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      169,432  
  736      Lancaster Colony Corp.      94,782  
  1,028      Landec Corp.*      10,249  
  2,497      McCormick & Co.      207,875  
  778      McCormick & Co., Inc.      64,597  
  7,023      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      436,058  
  4,222      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*      131,853  
  1,836      Post Holdings, Inc.*      151,195  
  587      Sanderson Farms, Inc.      126,516  
  29      Seaboard Corp.      112,595  
  266      Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*      14,774  
  2,245      Simply Good Foods Co. (The)*      84,794  
  900      Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.      31,815  
  1,535      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*      64,194  
  4,474      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      385,032  
     

 

 

 
        6,140,063  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.2%):       
  1,986      Atmos Energy Corp.      222,631  
  273      Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      35,367  
  2,859      Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings LLC      11,179  
  2,171      National Fuel Gas Co.      143,395  
  2,685      New Jersey Resources Corp.      119,563  
  620      Northwest Natural Holding Co.      32,922  
  1,069      ONE Gas, Inc.      86,792  
  232      RGC Resources, Inc.      4,424  
  1,202      South Jersey Industries, Inc.      41,036  
  912      Spire, Inc.      67,825  
  4,064      UGI Corp.      156,911  
     

 

 

 
        922,045  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.3%):       
  11,523      Abbott Laboratories      1,251,974  
  278      ABIOMED, Inc.*      68,808  
  2,269      Accuray, Inc.*^      4,447  
  345      Align Technology, Inc.*      81,651  
  912      AngioDynamics, Inc.*      17,647  
  955      Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*      21,316  
  1,619      Artivion, Inc.*      30,567  
  707      AtriCure, Inc.*      28,888  
  36      Atrion Corp.      22,639  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued       
  991      Avanos Medical, Inc.*    $ 27,094  
  744      Axonics, Inc.*      42,162  
  5,209      Baxter International, Inc.      334,574  
  1,470      Becton Dickinson & Co.      362,399  
  7,829      Boston Scientific Corp.*      291,787  
  629      CONMED Corp.      60,233  
  507      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      158,752  
  4,243      Danaher Corp.      1,075,685  
  3,528      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.      126,055  
  1,128      Dexcom, Inc.*      84,070  
  3,086      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      293,448  
  294      Embecta Corp.*      7,444  
  1,056      Enovis Corp.*      58,080  
  2,838      Envista Holdings Corp.*      109,376  
  1,691      Globus Medical, Inc.*      94,933  
  1,463      Haemonetics Corp.*      95,358  
  149      Heska Corp.*      14,082  
  5,513      Hologic, Inc.*      382,051  
  473      ICU Medical, Inc.*      77,756  
  824      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      289,002  
  516      Inari Medical, Inc.*      35,083  
  433      Inogen, Inc.*      10,470  
  334      Insulet Corp.*      72,792  
  940      Integer Holdings Corp.*      66,420  
  1,679      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      90,716  
  1,614      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      323,946  
  2,327      Invacare Corp.*^      2,979  
  1,705      Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*      112,581  
  809      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      36,850  
  725      LENSAR, Inc.*      4,720  
  1,168      LivaNova plc*      72,965  
  509      Masimo Corp.*      66,511  
  6,947      Medtronic plc      623,493  
  1,464      Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*      44,535  
  1,136      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*      61,651  
  982      Natus Medical, Inc.*      32,180  
  1,608      Neogen Corp.*      38,737  
  598      Novocure, Ltd.*      41,561  
  1,066      NuVasive, Inc.*      52,405  
  2,205      OraSure Technologies, Inc.*      5,976  
  566      Orthofix Medical, Inc.*      13,324  
  466      Penumbra, Inc.*      58,026  
  1,007      QuidelOrtho Corp.*      97,860  
  1,401      ResMed, Inc.      293,692  
  624      SeaSpine Holdings Corp.*      3,526  
  176      Shockwave Medical, Inc.*      33,646  
  685      STAAR Surgical Co.*      48,587  
  1,032      STERIS plc      212,747  
  1,764      Stryker Corp.      350,912  
  110      Surgalign Holdings, Inc.*      375  
  406      Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*      24,031  
  531      Teleflex, Inc.      130,546  
  227      Utah Medical Products, Inc.      19,499  
  1,100      Varex Imaging Corp.*      23,529  
  684      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      206,821  
  2,179      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      228,926  
  217      Zimvie, Inc.*      3,474  
     

 

 

 
        9,058,370  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Providers & Services (3.2%):       
  2,284      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*    $ 154,467  
  343      Addus HomeCare Corp.*      28,565  
  4,366      agilon health, Inc.*      95,310  
  78      AlerisLife, Inc.*      94  
  757      Amedisys, Inc.*      79,576  
  2,183      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      308,851  
  1,394      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*      152,936  
  1,245      Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.*      48,045  
  9,264      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*      42,059  
  4,191      Cardinal Health, Inc.      219,064  
  4,279      Centene Corp.*      362,046  
  394      Chemed Corp.      184,940  
  3,378      Cigna Corp.      890,171  
  5,028      Community Health Systems, Inc.*      18,855  
  318      CorVel Corp.*      46,832  
  3,891      Covetrus, Inc.*      80,738  
  1,177      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      24,517  
  13,839      CVS Health Corp.      1,282,322  
  1,553      DaVita, Inc.*      124,178  
  1,844      Elevance Health, Inc.      889,878  
  2,542      Encompass Health Corp.      142,479  
  1,585      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      116,450  
  958      Guardant Health, Inc.*      38,646  
  609      Hanger, Inc.*      8,721  
  1,772      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      297,802  
  786      HealthEquity, Inc.*      48,253  
  2,772      Henry Schein, Inc.*      212,723  
  975      Humana, Inc.      456,368  
  1,529      InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*      14,724  
  1,433      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      335,838  
  742      LHC Group, Inc.*      115,559  
  1,512      McKesson Corp.      493,229  
  1,710      MEDNAX, Inc.*      35,927  
  564      ModivCare, Inc.*      47,658  
  835      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      233,474  
  575      National Healthcare Corp.      40,192  
  819      National Research Corp.      31,351  
  2,228      Option Care Health, Inc.*      61,916  
  2,072      Owens & Minor, Inc.      65,164  
  3,095      Patterson Cos., Inc.      93,778  
  629      Petiq, Inc.*      10,561  
  2,269      Premier, Inc., Class A      80,958  
  861      Progyny, Inc.*      25,012  
  2,061      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      274,072  
  4,626      R1 RCM, Inc.*      96,961  
  1,355      RadNet, Inc.*      23,414  
  2,778      Select Medical Holdings Corp.      65,616  
  585      Surgery Partners, Inc.*      16,918  
  2,695      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*      141,649  
  792      The Pennant Group, Inc.*      10,145  
  207      U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.      22,604  
  7,097      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      3,645,232  
  1,705      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      171,711  
     

 

 

 
        12,508,549  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.1%):       
  4,097      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*      60,759  
  1,109      Certara, Inc.*      23,799  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Technology, continued       
  4,924      Change Healthcare, Inc.*    $ 113,547  
  339      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.*      10,838  
  1,873      Evolent Health, Inc., Class A*      57,520  
  1,357      HealthStream, Inc.*      29,460  
  1,430      NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*      24,939  
  574      Omnicell, Inc.*      65,293  
  394      Simulations Plus, Inc.      19,436  
  1,470      Teladoc Health, Inc.*      48,819  
  705      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      139,618  
     

 

 

 
        594,028  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.7%):       
  4,796      Aramark      146,901  
  6      Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class A*      3,527  
  67      Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*      8,221  
  492      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*      10,667  
  1,554      Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.      25,827  
  491      Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.      12,255  
  266      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      465,231  
  1,059      Boyd Gaming Corp.      52,685  
  970      Brinker International, Inc.*      21,369  
  1,468      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      56,224  
  9,118      Carnival Corp., Class A*^      78,871  
  2,943      Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.      5,945  
  665      Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      17,569  
  202      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      264,067  
  767      Choice Hotels International, Inc.      85,620  
  611      Churchill Downs, Inc.      117,025  
  429      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*      8,546  
  613      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      51,179  
  1,913      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      216,399  
  1,410      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*      46,220  
  1,239      Denny’s Corp.*      10,755  
  376      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      146,531  
  1,288      El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*      12,674  
  757      Expedia Group, Inc.*      71,786  
  1,277      Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*      9,118  
  1,551      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*      55,417  
  2,080      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      231,795  
  1,051      Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*      77,679  
  323      Jack in the Box, Inc.      18,107  
  2,311      Las Vegas Sands Corp.*      77,627  
  1,893      Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A*      88,952  
  2,491      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      338,801  
  844      Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.      98,073  
  5,177      McDonald’s Corp.      1,278,098  
  5,516      MGM Resorts International      159,688  
  341      Nathans Famous, Inc.      19,972  
  5,162      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*      57,401  
  671      Papa John’s International, Inc.      56,042  
  2,176      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*      66,194  
  1,693      Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*      115,141  
  3,664      Playa Hotels & Resorts NV*      25,172  
  763      Potbelly Corp.*      4,311  
  878      Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*      7,050  
  1,400      Red Rock Resorts, Inc.      46,704  
  2,911      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*      101,623  
  748      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      12,162  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
  1,359      SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*    $ 60,041  
  1,371      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*      29,751  
  8,104      Starbucks Corp.      619,065  
  1,701      Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A      124,513  
  1,976      Travel + Leisure Co.      76,708  
  359      Vail Resorts, Inc.      78,280  
  6,284      Wendy’s Co. (The)      118,642  
  548      Wingstop, Inc.      40,974  
  1,326      Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      87,145  
  1,374      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.*      78,291  
  2,639      Yum! Brands, Inc.      299,553  
     

 

 

 
        6,494,184  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.9%):       
  906      Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*      10,935  
  183      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      35,866  
  858      Century Communities, Inc.      38,584  
  6,194      DR Horton, Inc.      409,981  
  730      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      14,753  
  431      Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      7,758  
  2,269      Garmin, Ltd.      222,929  
  2,761      GoPro, Inc., Class A*      15,268  
  1,329      Green Brick Partners, Inc.*      26,009  
  484      Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      78,606  
  500      Hooker Furnishings Corp.      7,775  
  830      Installed Building Products, Inc.      69,023  
  596      iRobot Corp.*      21,903  
  2,155      KB Home      61,331  
  1,350      La-Z-Boy, Inc.      32,009  
  4,086      Leggett & Platt, Inc.      141,294  
  3,605      Lennar Corp., Class A      254,405  
  119      Lennar Corp., Class B      6,986  
  585      LGI Homes, Inc.*      50,837  
  1,017      Lifetime Brands, Inc.      11,228  
  1,880      M/I Homes, Inc.*      74,561  
  1,985      MDC Holdings, Inc.      64,135  
  1,004      Meritage Homes Corp.*      72,790  
  1,361      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      168,886  
  10,746      Newell Brands, Inc.      204,604  
  61      NVR, Inc.*      244,253  
  5,734      PulteGroup, Inc.      227,238  
  1,139      Skyline Champion Corp.*      54,011  
  1,307      Sonos, Inc.*      23,578  
  3,736      Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*      87,273  
  3,449      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.      73,705  
  2,183      Toll Brothers, Inc.      97,362  
  935      TopBuild Corp.*      156,295  
  3,273      Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*      55,216  
  905      Tupperware Brands Corp.*      5,738  
  320      Universal Electronics, Inc.*      8,182  
  1,621      VOXX International Corp.*      15,092  
  1,418      Whirlpool Corp.      219,606  
     

 

 

 
        3,370,005  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (1.2%):       
  1,509      Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*      60,375  
  3,272      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      303,184  
  1,448      Clorox Co. (The)      204,139  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Household Products, continued       
  7,616      Colgate-Palmolive Co.    $ 610,346  
  1,114      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      31,582  
  3,022      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      408,423  
  333      Oil-Dri Corp. of America      10,206  
  20,457      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      2,941,512  
  1,828      Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.      49,850  
  945      Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      77,509  
  218      WD-40 Co.      43,896  
     

 

 

 
        4,741,022  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%):  
  7,504      AES Corp. (The)      157,659  
  2,247      Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc      72,488  
  2,755      Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A      98,106  
  1,323      Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A      42,296  
  2,153      Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C      75,011  
  1,462      Ormat Technologies, Inc.      114,548  
  1,658      Sunnova Energy International, Inc.*      30,557  
  10,410      Vistra Corp.      237,868  
     

 

 

 
        828,533  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.6%):       
  5,058      3M Co.      654,556  
  1,213      Carlisle Cos., Inc.      289,434  
  5,892      General Electric Co.      375,144  
  5,253      Honeywell International, Inc.      913,024  
  584      Roper Technologies, Inc.      230,475  
     

 

 

 
        2,462,633  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (3.1%):       
  5,714      Aflac, Inc.      316,156  
  275      Alleghany Corp.*      229,102  
  5,214      Allstate Corp. (The)      660,770  
  1,297      AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.*      14,721  
  2,911      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      106,455  
  1,778      American Financial Group, Inc.      246,804  
  6,164      American International Group, Inc.      315,165  
  745      Amerisafe, Inc.      38,747  
  1,964      Aon plc, Class A      529,652  
  4,926      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      224,084  
  560      Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.      20,642  
  2,069      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      337,330  
  1,280      Assurant, Inc.      221,248  
  2,047      Assured Guaranty, Ltd.      114,202  
  2,351      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.      134,219  
  2,603      Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*      106,775  
  3,292      Brown & Brown, Inc.      192,055  
  1,701      BRP Group, Inc.*      41,079  
  3,095      Chubb, Ltd.      608,415  
  1,844      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      219,399  
  2,176      Citizens, Inc.*^      9,117  
  1,199      CNA Financial Corp.      53,835  
  2,354      Crawford & Co.      16,596  
  895      Crawford & Co., Class A      6,981  
  1,631      Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      27,809  
  800      eHealth, Inc.*      7,464  
  781      Employers Holdings, Inc.      32,716  
  447      Enstar Group, Ltd.*      95,649  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

12


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Insurance, continued       
  887      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A    $ 170,473  
  521      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      146,026  
  6,172      Fidelity National Financial, Inc.      228,117  
  3,103      First American Financial Corp.      164,211  
  14,957      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      52,798  
  695      Global Indemnity Group LLC, Class A      17,980  
  2,157      Globe Life, Inc.      210,243  
  318      Goosehead Insurance, Inc.      14,523  
  2,383      Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.*      18,421  
  1,469      Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*      3,555  
  1,039      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      151,954  
  4,507      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      294,893  
  397      HCI Group, Inc.^      26,901  
  387      Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.      1,022  
  1,293      Horace Mann Educators Corp.      49,625  
  153      Investors Title Co.      24,004  
  868      James River Group Holdings      21,509  
  2,246      Kemper Corp.      107,583  
  381      Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.      87,493  
  2,749      Lincoln National Corp.      128,571  
  2,831      Loews Corp.      167,765  
  5,556      Maiden Holdings, Ltd.*      10,779  
  162      Markel Corp.*      209,506  
  3,891      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      604,078  
  1,688      Mercury General Corp.      74,778  
  5,123      MetLife, Inc.      321,673  
  162      National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      32,837  
  8,176      Old Republic International Corp.      182,815  
  1,239      Primerica, Inc.      148,296  
  3,024      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      201,973  
  1,399      ProAssurance Corp.      33,058  
  4,196      Progressive Corp. (The)      487,869  
  2,865      Prudential Financial, Inc.      274,123  
  1,379      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      161,743  
  830      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      129,787  
  1,252      RLI Corp.      145,971  
  321      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      31,169  
  1,898      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      165,012  
  5,145      SiriusPoint, Ltd.*      27,886  
  612      Stewart Information Services Corp.      30,447  
  1,767      Tiptree, Inc., Class A      18,766  
  3,861      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      653,011  
  367      Trupanion, Inc.*      22,115  
  728      United Fire Group, Inc.      24,919  
  2,794      United Insurance Holdings Co.      4,359  
  1,869      Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      24,353  
  5,139      Unum Group      174,829  
  85      White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.      105,921  
  1,569      Willis Towers Watson plc      309,705  
  3,796      WR Berkley Corp.      259,115  
     

 

 

 
        11,885,747  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (3.7%):       
  2,358      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      5,138,695  
  2,199      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      4,810,203  
  2,130      Bumble, Inc.*      59,959  
  2,370      Cargurus, Inc.*      50,931  
  1,955      Cars.com, Inc.*      18,436  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Interactive Media & Services, continued       
  2,881      DHI Group, Inc.*    $ 14,319  
  2,717      Match Group, Inc.*      189,348  
  22,746      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      3,667,792  
  2,021      Pinterest, Inc., Class A*      36,701  
  1,563      QuinStreet, Inc.*      15,724  
  2,381      Snap, Inc., Class A*      31,262  
  1,344      Travelzoo*      8,145  
  2,514      TripAdvisor, Inc.*      44,749  
  2,857      TrueCar, Inc.*      7,400  
  6,686      Twitter, Inc.*      249,990  
  1,590      Yelp, Inc.*      44,154  
  664      Zedge, Inc., Class B*      1,912  
  1,474      Ziff Davis, Inc.*      109,857  
     

 

 

 
        14,499,577  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.1%):       
  893      1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*      8,492  
  69,400      Amazon.com, Inc.*      7,370,974  
  690      Chewy, Inc., Class A*^      23,957  
  8,272      eBay, Inc.      344,694  
  1,489      Etsy, Inc.*      109,010  
  1,642      Lands’ End, Inc.*      17,438  
  1,736      Liquidity Services, Inc.*      23,332  
  588      PetMed Express, Inc.      11,701  
  1,526      Quotient Technology, Inc.*      4,532  
  8,810      Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A      25,285  
  649      Revolve Group, Inc.*      16,815  
  764      Shutterstock, Inc.      43,785  
  430      Wayfair, Inc., Class A*^      18,731  
     

 

 

 
        8,018,746  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (4.0%):       
  5,591      Accenture plc, Class A      1,552,341  
  2,020      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      184,487  
  1,974      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      73,156  
  2,873      Amdocs, Ltd.      239,350  
  3,866      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      812,015  
  2,534      Black Knight, Inc.*      165,698  
  918      Block, Inc.*      56,420  
  252      BM Technologies, Inc.*      1,484  
  1,706      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      243,190  
  687      Cass Information Systems, Inc.      23,221  
  3,743      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      252,615  
  1,091      Concentrix Corp.      147,983  
  6,347      Conduent, Inc.*      27,419  
  1,011      CSG Systems International, Inc.      60,337  
  6,526      DXC Technology Co.*      197,803  
  435      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      128,229  
  1,164      Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      117,087  
  2,060      Evertec, Inc.      75,973  
  762      Exlservice Holdings, Inc.*      112,265  
  4,406      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      403,898  
  4,458      Fiserv, Inc.*      396,628  
  1,367      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      287,220  
  1,028      Gartner, Inc.*      248,601  
  5,428      Genpact, Ltd.      229,930  
  2,351      Global Payments, Inc.      260,115  
  2,303      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*      160,197  
  1,357      Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      25,742  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

13


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
IT Services, continued       
  12,036      International Business Machines Corp.    $ 1,699,363  
  840      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      151,217  
  2,484      Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*      24,294  
  2,160      Limelight Networks, Inc.*      4,990  
  1,456      LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*      37,579  
  7,941      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      2,505,227  
  1,540      MAXIMUS, Inc.      96,265  
  262      MongoDB, Inc.*      67,989  
  1,032      Okta, Inc.*      93,293  
  2,982      Paychex, Inc.      339,560  
  5,186      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      362,190  
  728      Perficient, Inc.*      66,750  
  840      PFSweb, Inc.*      9,878  
  3,035      Servicesource International, Inc.*      4,461  
  1,655      SolarWinds Corp.      16,964  
  1,603      Switch, Inc., Class A      53,701  
  2,880      Teradata Corp.*      106,589  
  1,284      TTEC Holdings, Inc.      87,171  
  891      Twilio, Inc., Class A*      74,675  
  2,221      Unisys Corp.*      26,719  
  1,083      VeriSign, Inc.*      181,218  
  3,457      Verra Mobility Corp.*      54,310  
  13,724      Visa, Inc., Class A      2,702,118  
  6,143      Western Union Co. (The.)      101,175  
  975      WEX, Inc.*      151,671  
     

 

 

 
        15,502,771  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.3%):       
  2,057      Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.      73,106  
  1,798      Acushnet Holdings Corp.      74,941  
  895      American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*      8,511  
  2,521      Brunswick Corp.      164,823  
  1,535      Callaway Golf Co.*      31,314  
  658      Escalade, Inc.      8,547  
  1,625      Hasbro, Inc.      133,055  
  1,250      Hayward Holdings, Inc.*      17,988  
  303      Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      18,531  
  531      Malibu Boats, Inc.*      27,989  
  662      Marine Products Corp.      6,296  
  8,660      Mattel, Inc.*      193,378  
  995      Nautilus Group, Inc.*      1,741  
  909      Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*      8,345  
  1,582      Polaris, Inc.      157,061  
  1,410      Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.      18,513  
  1,612      Vista Outdoor, Inc.*      44,975  
  1,824      YETI Holdings, Inc.*      78,924  
     

 

 

 
        1,068,038  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.9%):       
  237      10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*      10,724  
  1,570      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      186,469  
  7,162      Avantor, Inc.*      222,738  
  314      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      155,430  
  257      Bio-Techne Corp.      89,086  
  3,557      Bruker Corp.      223,237  
  534      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      114,260  
  1,979      Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*      7,124  
  663      Illumina, Inc.*      122,231  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Life Sciences Tools & Services, continued       
  1,517      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*    $ 329,174  
  1,682      Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A*      47,786  
  765      Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      114,498  
  265      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      304,424  
  1,400      Neogenomics, Inc.*      11,410  
  1,490      PerkinElmer, Inc.      211,908  
  3,399      Sotera Health Co.*      66,586  
  2,322      Syneos Health, Inc.*      166,441  
  2,036      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      1,106,118  
  670      Waters Corp.*      221,757  
     

 

 

 
        3,711,401  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (2.5%):       
  2,107      AGCO Corp.      207,961  
  228      Alamo Group, Inc.      26,546  
  737      Albany International Corp., Class A      58,068  
  3,290      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      126,500  
  1,335      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      47,059  
  656      Astec Industries, Inc.      26,752  
  1,591      Barnes Group, Inc.      49,544  
  837      Blue Bird Corp.*      7,709  
  4,839      Caterpillar, Inc.      865,020  
  904      Chart Industries, Inc.*      151,311  
  468      CIRCOR International, Inc.*      7,670  
  653      Columbus McKinnon Corp.      18,526  
  707      Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*      4,129  
  1,452      Crane Holdings Co.      127,137  
  2,397      Cummins, Inc.      463,891  
  2,740      Deere & Co.      820,548  
  2,678      Donaldson Co., Inc.      128,919  
  471      Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      13,537  
  2,058      Dover Corp.      249,677  
  1,250      Enerpac Tool Group Corp.      23,775  
  453      EnPro Industries, Inc.      37,114  
  1,056      Esab Corp.      46,200  
  372      ESCO Technologies, Inc.      25,434  
  2,747      Evoqua Water Technologies Co.*      89,305  
  1,153      Federal Signal Corp.      41,047  
  3,181      Flowserve Corp.      91,072  
  3,638      Fortive Corp.      197,834  
  983      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      72,015  
  4,714      Gates Industrial Corp. plc*      50,958  
  889      Gencor Industries, Inc.*      9,032  
  606      Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      17,150  
  3,738      Graco, Inc.      222,075  
  2,503      Harsco Corp.*      17,796  
  650      Helios Technologies, Inc.      43,062  
  2,088      Hillenbrand, Inc.      85,524  
  490      Hurco Cos., Inc.      12,123  
  896      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A      28,869  
  704      IDEX Corp.      127,868  
  2,868      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      522,693  
  4,169      Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.      175,431  
  1,926      ITT, Inc.      129,504  
  757      John Bean Technologies Corp.      83,588  
  286      Kadant, Inc.      52,152  
  2,377      Kennametal, Inc.      55,218  
  787      L.B. Foster Co., Class A*      10,129  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

14


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued       
  1,490      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.    $ 183,806  
  221      Lindsay Corp.      29,353  
  1,213      Manitex International, Inc.*      7,872  
  2,529      Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*      26,630  
  2,774      Meritor, Inc.*      100,779  
  1,184      Middleby Corp. (The)*      148,426  
  1,706      Mueller Industries, Inc.      90,913  
  4,883      Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      57,278  
  1,258      NN, Inc.*      3,183  
  656      Nordson Corp.      132,801  
  158      Omega Flex, Inc.      17,004  
  1,389      Oshkosh Corp.      114,092  
  3,878      Otis Worldwide Corp.      274,058  
  4,207      PACCAR, Inc.      346,404  
  1,980      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      487,179  
  1,058      Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.      16,780  
  3,448      Pentair plc      157,815  
  524      Proto Labs, Inc.*      25,068  
  549      RBC Bearings, Inc.*      101,538  
  3,787      REV Group, Inc.      41,165  
  612      Shyft Group, Inc. (The)      11,377  
  1,192      Snap-On, Inc.      234,860  
  1,232      SPX Corp.*      65,099  
  340      Standex International Corp.      28,825  
  1,980      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      207,623  
  537      Tennant Co.      31,817  
  1,823      Terex Corp.      49,895  
  863      The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.      31,059  
  2,219      Timken Co.      117,718  
  3,046      Titan International, Inc.*      45,995  
  2,441      Toro Co. (The)      185,003  
  2,542      Trinity Industries, Inc.      61,567  
  1,510      Wabash National Corp.      20,506  
  615      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      75,547  
  4,275      Welbilt, Inc.*      101,788  
  2,471      Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.      202,820  
  1,534      Woodward, Inc.      141,880  
  1,831      Xylem, Inc.      143,148  
     

 

 

 
        9,786,143  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.1%):       
  3,979      Costamare, Inc.      48,146  
  239      Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.      12,399  
  147      Eneti, Inc.      903  
  1,300      Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.      25,116  
  1,654      Kirby Corp.*      100,629  
  1,541      Matson, Inc.      112,308  
     

 

 

 
        299,501  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.4%):       
  3,595      Altice USA, Inc., Class A*      33,254  
  1,413      AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*      41,147  
  8,164      Audacy, Inc.*      7,692  
  133      Cable One, Inc.      171,480  
  1,616      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      757,144  
  48,635      Comcast Corp., Class A      1,908,437  
  2,952      comScore, Inc.*      6,081  
  367      DallasNews Corp.      2,323  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Media, continued       
  4,832      DISH Network Corp., Class A*    $ 86,638  
  2,931      E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      36,550  
  4,792      Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      21,851  
  4,335      Fox Corp., Class A      139,414  
  3,199      Fox Corp., Class B      95,010  
  7,573      Gannett Co, Inc.*      21,962  
  2,788      Gray Television, Inc.      47,089  
  1,323      iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*      10,438  
  8,756      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      241,053  
  864      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      41,265  
  192      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class B      9,219  
  334      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*      37,926  
  1,855      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*      214,512  
  1,489      Liberty Latin America, Ltd.*      11,614  
  5,752      Liberty Latin America, Ltd., Class C*      44,808  
  2,706      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*      97,551  
  1,327      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*      47,825  
  789      Loyalty Ventures, Inc.*      2,817  
  131      Marchex, Inc., Class B*      173  
  3,530      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      98,487  
  7,458      News Corp., Class A      116,196  
  2,563      News Corp., Class B      40,726  
  1,296      Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A      211,092  
  3,505      Omnicom Group, Inc.      222,953  
  1,353      Scholastic Corp.      48,667  
  10,861      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^      66,578  
  474      TechTarget, Inc.*      31,151  
  7,839      TEGNA, Inc.      164,384  
  445      ViacomCBS, Inc., Class A^      12,131  
  7,704      ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B      190,135  
     

 

 

 
        5,337,773  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (1.0%):       
  5,171      Alcoa Corp.      235,694  
  4,528      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*      102,831  
  391      Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.      50,490  
  799      Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*      3,092  
  3,002      Arconic Corp.*      84,206  
  1,138      Carpenter Technology Corp.      31,762  
  2,210      Century Aluminum Co.*      16,288  
  13,357      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*      205,297  
  5,449      Coeur Mining, Inc.*      16,565  
  3,300      Commercial Metals Co.      109,230  
  702      Compass Minerals International, Inc.      24,844  
  7,323      Ferroglobe plc*      43,499  
  841      Fortitude Gold Corp.      5,046  
  13,761      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      402,647  
  2,945      Gold Resource Corp.      4,800  
  943      Haynes International, Inc.      30,902  
  14,180      Hecla Mining Co.      55,586  
  151      Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      11,943  
  643      Materion Corp.      47,408  
  12,309      McEwen Mining, Inc.*      5,406  
  1,807      MP Materials Corp.*^      57,969  
  8,302      Newmont Corp.      495,380  
  6,998      Nucor Corp.      730,661  
  700      Olympic Steel, Inc.      18,025  
  1,439      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      244,429  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

15


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  1,422      Royal Gold, Inc.    $ 151,841  
  1,500      Ryerson Holding Corp.      31,935  
  1,365      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      44,827  
  1,446      Southern Copper Corp.      72,025  
  6,814      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      450,746  
  3,673      SunCoke Energy, Inc.      25,013  
  759      Synalloy Corp.*      10,672  
  2,052      TimkenSteel Corp.*      38,393  
  7,629      United States Steel Corp.      136,635  
  548      Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      4,055  
  1,489      Warrior Met Coal, Inc.      45,578  
  1,135      Worthington Industries, Inc.      50,053  
     

 

 

 
        4,095,773  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.7%):       
  1,406      Big Lots, Inc.      29,484  
  1,248      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^      275,271  
  2,522      Dollar General Corp.      619,000  
  3,862      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      601,893  
  4,069      Kohl’s Corp.      145,223  
  9,155      Macy’s, Inc.      167,719  
  1,842      Nordstrom, Inc.      38,921  
  1,737      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      102,049  
  6,131      Target Corp.      865,881  
     

 

 

 
        2,845,441  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.8%):       
  2,267      Ameren Corp.      204,846  
  1,406      Avista Corp.      61,175  
  1,134      Black Hills Corp.      82,521  
  5,705      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      168,754  
  2,837      CMS Energy Corp.      191,498  
  3,188      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      303,179  
  5,526      Dominion Energy, Inc.      441,030  
  1,902      DTE Energy Co.      241,079  
  5,409      MDU Resources Group, Inc.      145,989  
  6,003      NiSource, Inc.      177,028  
  993      NorthWestern Corp.      58,517  
  4,932      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      312,097  
  2,268      Sempra Energy      340,812  
  305      Unitil Corp.      17,910  
  3,038      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      305,744  
     

 

 

 
        3,052,179  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.4%):       
  332      Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      10,687  
  10,610      Antero Midstream Corp.      96,021  
  7,652      Antero Resources Corp.*      234,534  
  7,688      APA Corp.      268,311  
  432      Arch Resources, Inc.      61,815  
  1,988      Berry Corp.      15,149  
  990      California Resources Corp.      38,115  
  2,165      Callon Petroleum Co.*      84,868  
  6,243      Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*      37,333  
  2,557      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      340,158  
  1,134      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      91,967  
  20,512      Chevron Corp.      2,969,727  
  339      Chord Energy Corp.      41,239  
  1,149      Civitas Resources, Inc.      60,081  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
  7,534      Clean Energy Fuel Corp.*    $ 33,752  
  6,372      CNX Resources Corp.*      104,883  
  7,595      Comstock Resources, Inc.*      91,748  
  14,126      ConocoPhillips      1,268,656  
  1,846      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*      91,156  
  3,878      Continental Resources, Inc.      253,427  
  12,392      Coterra Energy, Inc.      319,590  
  2,225      CVR Energy, Inc.      74,538  
  2,204      Delek US Holdings, Inc.*      56,951  
  823      Denbury, Inc.*      49,372  
  23,604      Devon Energy Corp.      1,300,816  
  5,705      DHT Holdings, Inc.      34,972  
  2,202      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      266,772  
  58      Dorian LPG, Ltd.      882  
  1,795      DT Midstream, Inc.      87,991  
  11,550      Enlink Midstream LLC      98,175  
  6,280      EOG Resources, Inc.      693,563  
  7,807      EQT Corp.      268,561  
  7,111      Equitrans Midstream Corp.      45,226  
  43,767      Exxon Mobil Corp.      3,748,206  
  1,014      Green Plains, Inc.*      27,550  
  180      Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.*      14,312  
  5,293      Hess Corp.      560,740  
  4,760      HF Sinclair Corp.      214,962  
  1,180      International Seaways, Inc.      25,016  
  15,716      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      263,400  
  1,018      Kinetik Holdings, Inc.      34,755  
  17,233      Kosmos Energy, Ltd.*      106,672  
  609      Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*      41,985  
  4,177      Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A      87,675  
  17,859      Marathon Oil Corp.      401,470  
  7,572      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      622,494  
  3,899      Matador Resources Co.      181,654  
  4,219      Murphy Oil Corp.      127,372  
  2,184      New Fortress Energy, Inc.      86,421  
  17,900      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      1,053,952  
  6,100      ONEOK, Inc.      338,550  
  4,281      Ovintiv, Inc.      189,177  
  2,936      PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc.*      45,772  
  3,458      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*      100,351  
  3,014      PDC Energy, Inc.      185,693  
  4,173      Peabody Energy Corp.*      89,010  
  4,501      Phillips 66      369,037  
  1,401      PHX Minerals, Inc.      4,259  
  1,849      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      412,475  
  6      PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.*      470  
  4,715      Range Resources Corp.*      116,696  
  787      Ranger Oil Corp.*      25,869  
  374      REX American Resources Corp.*      31,715  
  1,682      Scorpio Tankers, Inc.      58,046  
  3,507      SFL Corp., Ltd.      33,281  
  4,141      SM Energy Co.      141,581  
  24,131      Southwestern Energy Co.*      150,819  
  3,310      Talos Energy, Inc.*      51,206  
  5,703      Targa Resources Corp.      340,298  
  6,407      Teekay Shipping Corp.*      18,452  
  1,031      Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*      18,177  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

16


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
  114      Texas Pacific Land Corp.    $ 169,634  
  4,537      Valero Energy Corp.      482,192  
  853      Whiting Petroleum Corp.      58,030  
  8,922      Williams Cos., Inc.      278,456  
  1,790      World Fuel Services Corp.      36,623  
     

 

 

 
        20,835,541  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):       
  545      Clearwater Paper Corp.*      18,328  
  2,520      Glatfelter Corp.      17,338  
  3,240      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.      169,809  
  3,875      Mercer International, Inc.      50,956  
  617      Neenah, Inc.      21,064  
  2,344      Resolute Forest Products*      29,910  
  665      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      16,705  
  474      Sylvamo Corp.      15,490  
     

 

 

 
        339,600  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.2%):       
  2,327      BellRing Brands, Inc.*      57,919  
  12,350      Coty, Inc., Class A*      98,923  
  1,291      Edgewell Personal Care Co.      44,565  
  854      elf Beauty, Inc.*      26,201  
  1,689      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      430,138  
  2,298      Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.*      46,994  
  594      Inter Parfums, Inc.      43,398  
  186      Medifast, Inc.      33,575  
  1,236      Natures Sunshine Products, Inc.*      13,188  
  1,116      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      48,323  
  340      United-Guardian, Inc.      5,097  
  645      Usana Health Sciences, Inc.*      46,672  
     

 

 

 
        894,993  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (3.9%):       
  2,003      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      69,684  
  900      ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      26,703  
  885      Assembly Biosciences, Inc.*      1,859  
  21,098      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      1,624,546  
  2,125      Catalent, Inc.*      227,991  
  1,951      Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*      46,395  
  1,468      Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      3,046  
  1,054      Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.*      3,109  
  6,155      Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*      120,823  
  7,636      Eli Lilly & Co.      2,475,820  
  8,827      Endo International plc*      4,111  
  1,104      Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.*      53,842  
  2,007      Horizon Therapeutics plc*      160,078  
  3,292      Innoviva, Inc.*      48,590  
  1,338      Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      76,373  
  1,190      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*      185,652  
  22,800      Johnson & Johnson      4,047,228  
  20,164      Merck & Co., Inc.      1,838,352  
  3,567      Nektar Therapeutics*      13,555  
  4,552      Organon & Co.      153,630  
  1,317      Otonomy, Inc.*      2,739  
  567      Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*      33,056  
  3,223      Perrigo Co. plc      130,757  
  46,606      Pfizer, Inc.      2,443,553  
  793      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      15,170  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Pharmaceuticals, continued       
  1,580      Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*    $ 92,904  
  4,082      Royalty Pharma plc, Class A      171,607  
  1,789      Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      51,738  
  923      Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*      33,376  
  14,776      Viatris, Inc.      154,705  
  4,336      Zoetis, Inc.      745,315  
     

 

 

 
        15,056,307  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (1.0%):       
  1,184      ASGN, Inc.*      106,856  
  494      Barrett Business Services, Inc.      35,998  
  3,115      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      281,471  
  549      CACI International, Inc., Class A*      154,697  
  1,617      CBIZ, Inc.*      64,615  
  2,143      Clarivate plc*      29,702  
  3,570      CoStar Group, Inc.*      215,664  
  456      CRA International, Inc.      40,730  
  6,802      Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*      102,234  
  1,531      Equifax, Inc.      279,836  
  1,104      Exponent, Inc.      100,983  
  825      Forrester Research, Inc.*      39,468  
  723      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      130,755  
  421      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      13,624  
  466      Hill International, Inc.*      783  
  660      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*      42,894  
  329      ICF International, Inc.      31,255  
  514      Insperity, Inc.      51,313  
  1,326      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      168,574  
  3,410      KBR, Inc.      165,010  
  1,042      Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      20,663  
  577      Kforce, Inc.      35,393  
  1,558      Korn Ferry      90,395  
  1,762      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      177,451  
  1,391      ManpowerGroup, Inc.      106,286  
  840      ManTech International Corp., Class A      80,178  
  659      Mistras Group, Inc.*      3,915  
  10,088      Nielsen Holdings plc      234,243  
  2,125      Resources Connection, Inc.      43,286  
  2,809      Robert Half International, Inc.      210,366  
  1,873      Science Applications International Corp.      174,376  
  2,327      TransUnion      186,137  
  1,673      TriNet Group, Inc.*      129,858  
  1,029      TrueBlue, Inc.*      18,419  
  1,755      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      303,773  
  633      Willdan Group, Inc.*      17,458  
     

 

 

 
        3,888,659  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.3%):       
  4,164      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      306,512  
  2,451      Cushman & Wakefield plc*      37,353  
  1,549      Douglas Elliman, Inc.      7,420  
  1,163      eXp World Holdings, Inc.^      13,689  
  279      Forestar Group, Inc.*      3,820  
  232      FRP Holdings, Inc.*      14,001  
  1,280      Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*      87,104  
  954      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*      166,817  
  4,260      Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      80,684  
  977      Marcus & Millichap, Inc.      36,139  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Real Estate Management & Development, continued       
  5,729      Newmark Group, Inc.    $ 55,399  
  997      Rafael Holdings, Inc., Class B*      1,864  
  910      RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A      22,313  
  3,814      Realogy Holdings Corp.*      37,492  
  681      Redfin Corp.*      5,611  
  1,447      Tejon Ranch Co.*      22,457  
  357      The RMR Group, Inc., Class A      10,121  
  1,857      The St Joe Co.      73,463  
  642      Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*      20,422  
  1,617      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^      51,340  
     

 

 

 
        1,054,021  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (1.2%):       
  346      AMERCO, Inc.      165,468  
  757      ArcBest Corp.      53,270  
  1,653      Avis Budget Group, Inc.*      243,123  
  419      Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.      10,513  
  19,368      CSX Corp.      562,834  
  1,925      Heartland Express, Inc.      26,777  
  1,793      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      282,344  
  4,311      Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.      199,556  
  896      Landstar System, Inc.      130,296  
  3,089      Lyft, Inc., Class A*      41,022  
  2,410      Marten Transport, Ltd.      40,536  
  2,245      Norfolk Southern Corp.      510,266  
  1,374      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      352,129  
  1,600      PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*      43,824  
  1,902      Ryder System, Inc.      135,156  
  576      Saia, Inc.*      108,288  
  2,500      Schneider National, Inc., Class B      55,950  
  6,290      Uber Technologies, Inc.*      128,693  
  7,472      Union Pacific Corp.      1,593,628  
  586      Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.      16,004  
  1,023      USA Truck, Inc.*      32,143  
  2,378      Werner Enterprises, Inc.      91,648  
  1,829      Yellow Corp.*      5,359  
     

 

 

 
        4,828,827  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.8%):       
  870      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.      63,493  
  13,952      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      1,066,909  
  1,120      Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*      37,341  
  630      Ambarella, Inc.*      41,240  
  8,710      Amkor Technology, Inc.      147,634  
  3,845      Analog Devices, Inc.      561,716  
  8,530      Applied Materials, Inc.      776,059  
  608      Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*      33,343  
  1,701      AXT, Inc.*      9,968  
  1,411      Azenta, Inc.      101,733  
  4,534      Broadcom, Inc.      2,202,663  
  437      CEVA, Inc.*      14,666  
  1,136      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*      82,405  
  697      CMC Materials, Inc.      121,620  
  2,261      Cohu, Inc.*      62,743  
  1,027      Diodes, Inc.*      66,313  
  1,101      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      214,959  
  1,512      Entegris, Inc.      139,301  
  2,177      First Solar, Inc.*      148,319  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued       
  1,662      FormFactor, Inc.*    $ 64,369  
  1,314      GSI Technology, Inc.*      4,533  
  948      Ichor Holdings, Ltd.*      24,629  
  55,883      Intel Corp.      2,090,583  
  1,736      KLA Corp.      553,923  
  1,562      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.      66,869  
  1,575      Lam Research Corp.      671,186  
  1,316      Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*      63,826  
  876      MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*      40,384  
  4,801      Marvell Technology, Inc.      208,988  
  1,132      MaxLinear, Inc., Class A*      38,465  
  5,862      Microchip Technology, Inc.      340,465  
  15,498      Micron Technology, Inc.      856,729  
  1,341      MKS Instruments, Inc.      137,627  
  242      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      92,938  
  1,500      Neophotonics Corp.*      23,595  
  150      NVE Corp.      6,993  
  15,541      NVIDIA Corp.      2,355,860  
  892      NXP Semiconductors NV      132,043  
  5,936      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      298,640  
  1,334      Onto Innovation, Inc.*      93,033  
  1,438      PDF Solutions, Inc.*      30,931  
  2,358      Photronics, Inc.*      45,934  
  1,116      Power Integrations, Inc.      83,711  
  1,567      Qorvo, Inc.*      147,799  
  11,228      Qualcomm, Inc.      1,434,265  
  2,888      Rambus, Inc.*      62,063  
  1,305      Semtech Corp.*      71,736  
  867      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*      121,571  
  2,322      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      215,110  
  1,050      SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*      17,189  
  419      SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*      114,672  
  834      Synaptics, Inc.*      98,454  
  2,449      Teradyne, Inc.      219,308  
  10,811      Texas Instruments, Inc.      1,661,110  
  1,251      Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*      37,242  
  885      Universal Display Corp.      89,509  
  1,442      Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      27,975  
  1,114      Wolfspeed, Inc.*      70,683  
     

 

 

 
        18,607,365  
     

 

 

 
Software (6.4%):       
  3,453      ACI Worldwide, Inc.*      89,398  
  3,583      Adobe, Inc.*      1,311,593  
  695      Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*      42,993  
  583      Altair Engineering, Inc.*      30,607  
  1,009      American Software, Inc., Class A      16,305  
  734      ANSYS, Inc.*      175,639  
  591      Aspen Technology, Inc.*      108,555  
  1,215      Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A*      227,691  
  1,957      Autodesk, Inc.*      336,526  
  813      Avalara, Inc.*      57,398  
  1,879      Avaya Holdings Corp.*      4,209  
  2,272      Aware, Inc.*      5,407  
  1,257      Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B      41,858  
  691      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      75,968  
  1,196      Blackbaud, Inc.*      69,452  
  2,029      Box, Inc.*      51,009  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  1,838      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*    $ 275,755  
  2,601      CDK Global, Inc.      142,457  
  820      Cerence, Inc.*      20,689  
  1,198      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      56,402  
  1,606      Citrix Systems, Inc.      156,055  
  519      Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*      22,706  
  1,830      Cognyte Software, Ltd.*      7,777  
  505      CommVault Systems, Inc.*      31,764  
  491      Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.*      21,447  
  639      Coupa Software, Inc.*      36,487  
  487      Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*      82,089  
  638      Datadog, Inc., Class A*      60,763  
  513      DocuSign, Inc.*      29,436  
  2,137      DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.*      48,446  
  5,645      Dropbox, Inc., Class A*      118,489  
  1,675      Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.*^      24,874  
  1,822      Dynatrace, Inc.*      71,860  
  1,380      Ebix, Inc.      23,322  
  622      Elastic NV*      42,091  
  990      Envestnet, Inc.*      52,242  
  429      Everbridge, Inc.*      11,965  
  441      Fair Isaac Corp.*      176,797  
  337      Five9, Inc.*      30,714  
  6,180      Fortinet, Inc.*      349,664  
  485      Globant SA*      84,390  
  1,145      Guidewire Software, Inc.*      81,284  
  179      HubSpot, Inc.*      53,816  
  1,326      Intuit, Inc.      511,093  
  1,266      Jamf Holding Corp.*      31,359  
  1,784      Mandiant, Inc.*      38,927  
  811      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*      92,941  
  59,524      Microsoft Corp.      15,287,549  
  1,654      N-Able, Inc.*      14,886  
  5,406      NortonLifeLock, Inc.      118,716  
  879      OneSpan, Inc.*      10,460  
  11,328      Oracle Corp.      791,487  
  7,336      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*      66,537  
  256      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      126,449  
  513      Paycom Software, Inc.*      143,702  
  443      Paylocity Holding Corp.*      77,268  
  565      Pegasystems, Inc.      27,030  
  947      Progress Software Corp.      42,899  
  1,146      PTC, Inc.*      121,866  
  389      Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      15,004  
  894      Qualys, Inc.*      112,769  
  899      Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.*      56,349  
  5,162      Salesforce, Inc.*      851,936  
  1,200      Sapiens International Corp. NV      29,028  
  512      ServiceNow, Inc.*      243,466  
  710      Splunk, Inc.*      62,807  
  347      SPS Commerce, Inc.*      39,228  
  3,224      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      187,218  
  2,279      Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*      2,621  
  851      Synopsys, Inc.*      258,449  
  1,923      The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*      80,554  
  328      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      109,053  
  537      Unity Software, Inc.*^      19,772  
  1,022      Verint Systems, Inc.*      43,282  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  1,567      VMware, Inc., Class A    $ 178,607  
  2,930      Vonage Holdings Corp.*      55,201  
  758      Workday, Inc., Class A*      105,802  
  7,046      Xperi Holding Corp.      101,674  
  645      Zendesk, Inc.*      47,775  
  185      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*      19,974  
  566      Zscaler, Inc.*      84,623  
     

 

 

 
        24,966,750  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (2.3%):       
  1,093      Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)      15,903  
  2,382      Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*      40,303  
  1,111      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      192,303  
  5,007      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      55,978  
  200      America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*      20,120  
  793      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      134,287  
  2,111      AutoNation, Inc.*      235,925  
  147      AutoZone, Inc.*      315,921  
  3,164      Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*      9,271  
  1,784      Bath & Body Works, Inc.      48,025  
  3,437      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*^      17,082  
  4,465      Best Buy Co., Inc.      291,073  
  1,657      Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.^      18,575  
  841      Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      57,953  
  583      Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.      9,573  
  760      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      103,535  
  2,280      Caleres, Inc.      59,827  
  2,685      CarMax, Inc.*      242,939  
  155      Carvana Co.*^      3,500  
  1,987      Cato Corp., Class A      23,069  
  7,822      Chico’s FAS, Inc.*      38,875  
  566      Citi Trends, Inc.*^      13,386  
  1,572      Conn’s, Inc.*^      12,608  
  3,425      Designer Brands, Inc., Class A      44,731  
  2,039      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.^      153,679  
  1,082      Five Below, Inc.*      122,731  
  2,136      Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      134,483  
  3,374      Foot Locker, Inc.      85,194  
  8,563      Gap, Inc. (The)      70,559  
  435      Genesco, Inc.*      21,711  
  630      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      106,974  
  2,846      Guess?, Inc.      48,524  
  583      Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      13,514  
  499      Hibbett, Inc.      21,811  
  7,303      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,002,994  
  2,840      Leslie’s, Inc.*      43,111  
  717      Lithia Motors, Inc.      197,039  
  4,751      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      829,857  
  527      MarineMax, Inc.*      19,035  
  751      Monro, Inc.      32,203  
  777      Murphy U.S.A., Inc.      180,940  
  1,200      National Vision Holdings, Inc.*      33,000  
  1,542      ODP Corp. (The)*      46,630  
  465      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      293,768  
  1,891      Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      197,969  
  1,792      Rent-A-Center, Inc.      34,854  
  426      RH*      90,423  
  4,943      Ross Stores, Inc.      347,147  
  1,832      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*      21,837  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

19


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Specialty Retail, continued       
  1,200      Shoe Carnival, Inc.    $ 25,932  
  1,393      Signet Jewelers, Ltd.      74,470  
  472      Sleep Number Corp.*      14,608  
  844      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      30,916  
  1,606      Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*      15,402  
  1,722      The Buckle, Inc.      47,682  
  501      The Children’s Place, Inc.*      19,499  
  854      Tilly’s, Inc.      5,995  
  10,789      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      602,566  
  1,642      Tractor Supply Co.      318,302  
  792      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      305,300  
  2,187      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*      40,809  
  594      Victoria’s Secret & Co.*      16,614  
  1,871      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      207,588  
  75      Winmark Corp.      14,668  
  729      Zumiez, Inc.*      18,954  
     

 

 

 
        8,914,054  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (5.3%):       
  2,378      3D Systems Corp.*      23,067  
  138,999      Apple, Inc.      19,003,943  
  728      AstroNova, Inc.*      8,721  
  1,682      Avid Technology, Inc.*      43,648  
  4,284      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C      197,964  
  15,707      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      208,275  
  10,874      HP, Inc.      356,450  
  4,627      NCR Corp.*      143,946  
  2,576      NetApp, Inc.      168,058  
  4,094      Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*      105,257  
  2,694      Seagate Technology Holdings plc      192,459  
  1,794      Stratasys, Ltd.*      33,620  
  401      Super Micro Computer, Inc.*      16,180  
  4,585      Western Digital Corp.*      205,545  
  4,758      Xerox Holdings Corp.      70,656  
     

 

 

 
        20,777,789  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.8%):       
  3,367      Capri Holdings, Ltd.*      138,081  
  1,250      Carter’s, Inc.      88,100  
  1,677      Columbia Sportswear Co.      120,040  
  1,057      Crocs, Inc.*      51,444  
  810      Culp, Inc.      3,483  
  624      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      159,338  
  1,494      Fossil Group, Inc.*      7,724  
  2,480      G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*      50,170  
  9,857      Hanesbrands, Inc.      101,428  
  1,206      Kontoor Brands, Inc.      40,244  
  1,887      Levi Strauss & Co.      30,796  
  898      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      244,804  
  1,088      Movado Group, Inc.      33,652  
  10,496      NIKE, Inc., Class B      1,072,691  
  405      Oxford Industries, Inc.      35,940  
  1,441      PVH Corp.      81,993  
  1,225      Ralph Lauren Corp.      109,821  
  570      Rocky Brands, Inc.      19,483  
  3,202      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      113,927  
  1,560      Steven Madden, Ltd.      50,247  
  700      Superior Group of Cos., Inc.      12,425  
  6,144      Tapestry, Inc.      187,515  
  3,369      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*      28,064  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued       
  3,746      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*    $ 28,395  
  1,027      Unifi, Inc.*      14,440  
  802      Vera Bradley, Inc.*      3,481  
  3,169      VF Corp.      139,975  
  1,153      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      23,244  
     

 

 

 
        2,990,945  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.5%):       
  1,866      Axos Financial, Inc.*      66,896  
  1,591      BankFinancial Corp.      14,939  
  3,362      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      30,863  
  2,223      Columbia Financial, Inc.*      48,484  
  855      ESSA Bancorp, Inc.      14,364  
  3,469      Essent Group, Ltd.      134,944  
  403      Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.      39,353  
  408      First Capital, Inc.      11,053  
  1,989      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.      70,510  
  8      Greene County Bancorp, Inc.      362  
  62      Hingham Institution for Savings (The)      17,594  
  628      HomeStreet, Inc.      21,773  
  413      IF Bancorp, Inc.      7,847  
  2,442      Kearny Financial Corp.      27,131  
  1,249      Kentucky First Federal Bancorp      9,954  
  750      Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.      10,500  
  194      LendingTree, Inc.*      8,501  
  1,240      Meta Financial Group, Inc.      47,951  
  10,413      MGIC Investment Corp.      131,204  
  2,681      Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*      98,500  
  11,597      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      105,881  
  2,461      NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*      40,976  
  1,501      Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      19,558  
  3,456      Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      44,237  
  1,932      Oceanfirst Financial Corp.      36,959  
  503      Oconee Federal Financial Corp.      11,116  
  465      Ocwen Financial Corp.*      12,741  
  1,203      PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.      52,583  
  1,369      Premier Financial Corp.      34,704  
  679      Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      10,070  
  2,256      Provident Financial Services, Inc.      50,218  
  5,556      Radian Group, Inc.      109,175  
  420      Riverview Bancorp, Inc.      2,764  
  4,694      Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A^      34,548  
  561      Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.      25,391  
  1,764      Sterling Bancorp, Inc.*      10,055  
  733      Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      15,283  
  4,281      TFS Financial Corp.      58,778  
  559      TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      17,239  
  1,074      Walker & Dunlop, Inc.      103,469  
  2,436      Washington Federal, Inc.      73,129  
  728      Waterstone Financial, Inc.      12,412  
  1,498      Western New England BanCorp, Inc.      11,175  
  1,909      WSFS Financial Corp.      76,532  
     

 

 

 
        1,781,716  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.4%):       
  12,442      Altria Group, Inc.      519,702  
  10,451      Philip Morris International, Inc.      1,031,932  
  518      Universal Corp.      31,339  
  3,098      Vector Group, Ltd.      32,529  
     

 

 

 
        1,615,502  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.7%):       
  3,334      Air Lease Corp.    $ 111,456  
  948      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      91,169  
  2,106      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*      108,164  
  1,071      Boise Cascade Co.      63,714  
  644      DXP Enterprises, Inc.*      19,726  
  7,240      Fastenal Co.      361,421  
  876      GATX Corp.      82,484  
  977      Global Industrial Co.      32,993  
  1,243      GMS, Inc.*      55,313  
  1,047      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      30,332  
  958      Herc Holdings, Inc.      86,364  
  870      Kaman Corp., Class A      27,188  
  2,381      MRC Global, Inc.*      23,715  
  1,149      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.      86,301  
  3,189      NOW, Inc.*      31,188  
  1,547      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A      74,565  
  365      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B      18,108  
  1,003      SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*      119,227  
  1,757      Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.      48,159  
  651      Titan Machinery, Inc.*      14,589  
  173      Transcat, Inc.*      9,828  
  2,472      Triton International, Ltd.      130,151  
  1,712      United Rentals, Inc.*      415,862  
  3,997      Univar Solutions, Inc.*      99,405  
  1,184      Veritiv Corp.*      128,523  
  744      W.W. Grainger, Inc.      338,096  
  662      Watsco, Inc.      158,099  
  84      Watsco, Inc., Class B      19,874  
  1,396      WESCO International, Inc.*      149,512  
     

 

 

 
        2,935,526  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.2%):       
  830      American States Water Co.      67,653  
  1,750      American Water Works Co., Inc.      260,348  
  491      Artesian Resources Corp.      24,142  
  1,107      California Water Service Group      61,494  
  2,315      Essential Utilities, Inc.      106,143  
  355      Middlesex Water Co.      31,126  
  669      Pure Cycle Corp.*      7,051  
  498      SJW Group      31,080  
  372      York Water Co. (The)      15,040  
     

 

 

 
        604,077  
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):       
  2,565      Gogo, Inc.*    $ 41,527  
  1,333      Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      29,593  
  1,649      Spok Holdings, Inc.      10,389  
  2,954      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      46,644  
  6,034      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      811,814  
  1,151      United States Cellular Corp.*      33,333  
     

 

 

 
        973,300  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $253,033,170)

     387,563,078  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stock (0.1%):       
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):       
  1,076      WESCO International, Inc., Series A      29,504  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $28,514)

     29,504  
  

 

 

 
Rights (0.0%):       
Biotechnology (0.0%):       
  3,743      Achillion Pharm CVR, Expires on 1/29/49*      5,427  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.0%):       
  1,297      Zogenix, Inc. CVR, Expires on 1/1/25*(a)      882  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.0%):       
  1,918      Zagg, Inc. CVR, Expires on 1/2/49*(a)      173  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):       
  79      Communications Systems I CVR, Expires on 1/1/29*       
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $173)

     6,482  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (0.4%):
      
  1,623,672      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(b)(c)      1,623,672  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $1,623,672)

     1,623,672  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.4%):       
Money Markets (0.4%):       
  1,648,374      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(c)      1,648,374  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $1,648,374)

     1,648,374  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $256,333,903) — 100.5%

     390,871,110  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.5)%

     (1,772,683
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 389,098,427  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

CVR—Contingency Valued Rights

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $1,536,030.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. The total of all such securities represent 0.01% 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, 2022.

 

(c)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Amounts shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 256,333,903
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

     $ 390,871,110

Interest and dividends receivable

       272,151

Receivable for investments sold

       110,307

Reclaims receivable

       2,647

Prepaid expenses

       1,209
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       391,257,424
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       7,298

Payable for investments purchased

       201,491

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       1,623,672

Manager fees payable

       179,104

Administration fees payable

       50,138

Distribution fees payable

       82,918

Custodian fees payable

       1,144

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       452

Transfer agent fees payable

       969

Trustee fees payable

       3,841

Other accrued liabilities

       7,970
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       2,158,997
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 389,098,427
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Paid in capital

     $ 186,457,492

Total distributable earnings

       202,640,935
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 389,098,427
    

 

 

 

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

       28,345,618

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 13.73
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $1,536,030.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 3,532,011

Income from securities lending

       2,282

Foreign withholding tax

       (1,128 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       3,533,165
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Management fees

       1,777,935

Administration fees

       51,107

Distribution fees

       555,604

Custodian fees

       5,168

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,781

Transfer agent fees

       2,856

Trustee fees

       10,993

Professional fees

       8,885

Shareholder reports

       2,888

Other expenses

       5,267
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       2,423,484

Less Management fees contractually waived

       (577,830 )
    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       1,845,654
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       1,687,511
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

       12,834,784

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

       (105,666,889 )
    

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

       (92,832,105 )
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ (91,144,594 )
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,687,511     $ 3,094,263

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      12,834,784       52,255,025

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (105,666,889 )       62,514,091
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (91,144,594 )       117,863,379
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (42,256,910 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (42,256,910 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      457,484       38,872,269

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            42,256,910

Value of shares redeemed

      (24,145,520 )       (131,585,201 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (23,688,036 )       (50,456,022 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (114,832,630 )       25,150,447

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      503,931,057       478,780,610
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 389,098,427     $ 503,931,057
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      29,683       2,341,451

Dividends reinvested

            2,693,238

Shares redeemed

      (1,487,354 )       (7,999,959 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,457,671 )       (2,965,270 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 16.91     $ 14.61     $ 13.53     $ 11.32     $ 12.76     $ 10.74
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.06 (a)       0.11 (a)       0.12 (a)       0.13 (a)       0.16       0.15

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (3.24 )       3.76       2.13       3.08       (1.06 )       2.04
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (3.18 )       3.87       2.25       3.21       (0.90 )       2.19
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.16 )       (0.16 )       (0.15 )       (0.15 )       (0.14 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.41 )       (1.01 )       (0.85 )       (0.39 )       (0.03 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.57 )       (1.17 )       (1.00 )       (0.54 )       (0.17 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.73     $ 16.91     $ 14.61     $ 13.53     $ 11.32     $ 12.76
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (18.81 )%(c)       27.31 %       17.70 %       29.36 %       (7.52 )%       20.45 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 389,098     $ 503,931     $ 478,781     $ 496,318     $ 463,537     $ 584,221

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.76 %       0.64 %       0.95 %       1.03 %       1.00 %       1.02 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      1.09 %       1.10 %       1.11 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.10 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.83 %       0.84 %       0.85 %       0.84 %       0.84 %       0.84 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      2 %(c)       9 %       11 %       4 %       4 %       2 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

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, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust,

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 3313% 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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $249 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $1,623,672 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.54% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.    

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

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 387,539,835        $        $ 23,243        $ 387,563,078

Preferred Stock+

         29,504                            29,504

Rights+

                  5,427          1,055          6,482

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         1,623,672                            1,623,672

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         1,648,374                            1,648,374
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 390,841,385        $ 5,427        $ 24,298        $ 390,871,110
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 8,919,733        $ 30,247,667

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

Value Stocks Risk: Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause the Fund to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other preexisting political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $267,288,229. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 256,942,899

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (17,760,388
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 239,182,511  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       $ 5,012,752        $ 37,244,158        $ 42,256,910

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 3,464,909        $ 51,138,109        $        $ 239,182,511        $ 293,785,529

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, return of capital from underlying investments and other miscellaneous differences.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 70% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 19

Statement of Operations

Page 19

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 20

Financial Highlights

Page 21

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 22

Other Information

Page 26

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 27

 

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


AZL 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 818.10     $ 4.55       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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.79     $ 5.06       1.01 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      20.6 %

Industrials

      18.8

Health Care

      12.3

Information Technology

      12.0

Consumer Discretionary

      11.3

Materials

      6.7

Energy

      6.7

Consumer Staples

      4.5

Utilities

      3.6

Communication Services

      2.5

Real Estate

      0.8
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.8

Rights

        
   

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.6

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.8

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.8 )
   

 

 

 

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, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (99.7%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.2%):       
  2,230      AAR Corp.*    $ 93,303  
  4,501      Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*      182,741  
  1,828      AeroVironment, Inc.*      150,262  
  2,615      Astronics Corp.*      26,594  
  392      Astronics Corp., Class B*      3,767  
  2,196      BWX Technologies, Inc.      120,978  
  1,113      Curtiss-Wright Corp.      146,983  
  766      Ducommun, Inc.*      32,969  
  2,314      Hexcel Corp.      121,045  
  3,376      Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.*      24,307  
  6,280      Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      87,166  
  1,825      Maxar Technologies, Inc.      47,614  
  1,336      Mercury Systems, Inc.*      85,945  
  1,513      Moog, Inc., Class A      120,117  
  516      National Presto Industries, Inc.      33,870  
  2,564      Park Aerospace Corp., Class C      32,717  
  1,291      Parsons Corp.*      52,182  
  759      Vectrus, Inc.*      25,396  
     

 

 

 
        1,387,956  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):       
  738      Air T, Inc.      12,148  
  5,302      Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*      152,326  
  743      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*      45,851  
  1,567      Forward Air Corp.      144,101  
  242      GXO Logistics, Inc.*      10,471  
  1,957      Hub Group, Inc., Class A*      138,830  
  5,212      Radiant Logistics, Inc.*      38,673  
  1,561      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      75,178  
     

 

 

 
        617,578  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.7%):       
  7,882      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      315,674  
  1,401      Allegiant Travel Co.*      158,439  
  899      Copa Holdings SA, Class A*      56,970  
  3,192      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*      45,678  
  12,473      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      104,399  
  2,017      SkyWest, Inc.*      42,861  
  4,325      Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      103,108  
     

 

 

 
        827,129  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (1.2%):       
  4,444      Adient plc*      131,676  
  4,351      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*      32,763  
  151      Autoliv, Inc.      10,807  
  2,031      Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*      10,135  
  7,251      Dana, Inc.      102,022  
  1,611      Dorman Products, Inc.*      176,743  
  2,028      Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      163,335  
  570      Gentex Corp.      15,943  
  1,825      Gentherm, Inc.*      113,898  
  14,426      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*      154,502  
  1,306      LCI Industries      146,115  
  4,052      Modine Manufacturing Co.*      42,668  
  1,911      Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*      25,072  
  928      Patrick Industries, Inc.      48,107  
  1,385      Standard Motor Products, Inc.      62,311  
  1,639      Stoneridge, Inc.*      28,109  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Auto Components, continued       
  1,139      Tenneco, Inc.*    $ 19,545  
  1,448      Visteon Corp.*      149,984  
     

 

 

 
        1,433,735  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.2%):       
  4,267      Harley-Davidson, Inc.      135,093  
  948      Thor Industries, Inc.      70,844  
  1,823      Winnebago Industries, Inc.      88,525  
     

 

 

 
        294,462  
     

 

 

 
Banks (11.9%):       
  1,184      1st Source Corp.      53,754  
  410      ACNB Corp.      12,173  
  880      Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.      33,229  
  600      Amalgamated Financial Corp.      11,868  
  846      Amerant Bancorp, Inc.      23,790  
  939      American National Bankshares, Inc.      32,499  
  4,283      Ameris Bancorp      172,091  
  1,149      Ames National Corp.      25,485  
  981      Arrow Financial Corp.      31,206  
  9,622      Associated Banc-Corp.      175,698  
  4,960      Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.      168,243  
  13      Auburn National BanCorp, Inc.      352  
  3,921      Banc of California, Inc.      69,088  
  1,785      BancFirst Corp.      170,842  
  3,525      Bancorp, Inc. (The)*      68,808  
  2,673      Bank of Hawaii Corp.      198,871  
  1,191      Bank of Marin Bancorp      37,850  
  2,482      Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)      77,414  
  485      Bank of South Carolina Corp.      8,439  
  6,495      Bank OZK      243,757  
  4,416      BankUnited, Inc.      157,077  
  2,207      Banner Corp.      124,055  
  872      Bar Harbor Bankshares      22,550  
  1,217      Baycom Corp.      25,168  
  595      BCB Bancorp, Inc.      10,133  
  2,938      Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      72,774  
  2,703      BOK Financial Corp.      204,293  
  3,537      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      47,077  
  667      Business First Bancshares, Inc.      14,214  
  2,546      Byline BanCorp, Inc.      60,595  
  227      C&F Financial Corp.      10,435  
  10,228      Cadence Bank      240,153  
  436      Cambridge Bancorp      36,057  
  1,059      Camden National Corp.      46,649  
  1,471      Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      41,026  
  700      Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.      13,734  
  3,988      Cathay General Bancorp      156,130  
  1,646      CBTX, Inc.      43,767  
  1,822      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      39,082  
  1,141      Central Valley Community Bancorp      16,544  
  668      Chemung Financial Corp.      31,396  
  1,509      Citizens & Northern Corp.      36,473  
  718      Citizens Holding Co.      13,139  
  798      City Holding Co.      63,744  
  822      Civista Bancshares, Inc.      17,476  
  1,205      CNB Financial Corp.      29,149  
  271      Coastal Financial Corp.*      10,331  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

2


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  85      Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.    $ 1,913  
  56      Colony Bankcorp, Inc.      845  
  4,190      Columbia Banking System, Inc.      120,043  
  2,562      Community Bank System, Inc.      162,123  
  1,343      Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      54,311  
  525      Community West Bancshares      7,513  
  2,115      ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.      51,712  
  2,253      CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*      29,740  
  256      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      29,811  
  2,120      Customers Bancorp, Inc.*      71,868  
  6,743      CVB Financial Corp.      167,294  
  2,220      Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      65,823  
  609      Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.      12,125  
  1,599      Eagle Bancorp, Inc.      75,809  
  2,149      Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      89,183  
  924      Equity Bancshares, Inc.      26,944  
  534      Evans Bancorp, Inc.      18,151  
  16,632      F.N.B. Corp.      180,624  
  2,582      Farmers National Banc Corp.      38,730  
  2,391      FB Financial Corp.      93,775  
  1,248      Financial Institutions, Inc.      32,473  
  10,810      First BanCorp      139,557  
  1,106      First Bancorp, Inc. (The)      33,324  
  1,761      First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC      61,459  
  1,053      First Bancshares, Inc. (The)      30,116  
  2,776      First Busey Corp.      63,432  
  940      First Business Financial Services, Inc.      29,319  
  4,622      First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      62,027  
  1,099      First Community Bankshares      32,322  
  4,894      First Financial Bancorp      94,944  
  3,009      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.      118,163  
  812      First Financial Corp.      36,134  
  1,717      First Financial Northwest, Inc.      26,682  
  2,543      First Foundation, Inc.      52,081  
  6,483      First Hawaiian, Inc.      147,229  
  402      First Internet BanCorp      14,802  
  4,476      First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A      170,580  
  2,751      First Merchants Corp.      97,991  
  720      First Mid Bancshares, Inc.      25,682  
  1,367      First of Long Island Corp. (The)      23,963  
  84      First Savings Financial Group, Inc.      2,011  
  234      First United Corp.      4,390  
  908      First US Bancshares, Inc.      9,988  
  1,779      Flushing Financial Corp.      37,822  
  8,311      Fulton Financial Corp.      120,094  
  1,637      German American Bancorp, Inc.      55,953  
  5,467      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      259,245  
  1,038      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      60,785  
  440      Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.      15,950  
  4,491      Hancock Whitney Corp.      199,086  
  1,888      Hanmi Financial Corp.      42,367  
  3,865      HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.      53,298  
  45      Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.      1,140  
  2,024      Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      84,077  
  2,153      Heritage Financial Corp.      54,169  
  4,406      Hertiage Commerce Corp.      47,100  
  4,106      Hilltop Holdings, Inc.      109,466  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  8,713      Home Bancshares, Inc.    $ 180,969  
  1,139      Hometrust Bancshares, Inc.      28,475  
  5,930      Hope BanCorp, Inc.      82,071  
  3,456      Horizon Bancorp, Inc.      60,204  
  2,325      Independent Bank Corp.      184,675  
  2,159      Independent Bank Group, Inc.      146,618  
  3,151      International Bancshares Corp.      126,292  
  4,232      Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      61,872  
  1,317      Lakeland Financial Corp.      87,475  
  950      Landmark Bancorp, Inc.      24,073  
  1,512      LCNB Corp.      22,604  
  2,612      Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.      88,521  
  3,707      Macatawa Bank Corp.      32,770  
  1,159      Mercantile Bank Corp.      37,030  
  400      Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*      27,768  
  1,651      Midland States BanCorp, Inc.      39,690  
  1,041      MidWestone Financial Group, Inc.      30,939  
  300      MVB Financial Corp.      9,333  
  1,523      National Bank Holdings Corp.      58,285  
  769      National Bankshares, Inc.      24,147  
  2,224      NBT Bancorp, Inc.      83,600  
  974      Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*      70,459  
  822      Northeast Bank      30,028  
  657      Northrim Bancorp, Inc.      26,451  
  609      Norwood Financial Corp.      14,774  
  2,428      OFG Bancorp      61,671  
  183      Ohio Valley Banc Corp.      5,523  
  14,709      Old National Bancorp      217,546  
  1,004      Old Point Financial Corp.      25,381  
  3,314      Old Second Bancorp, Inc.      44,341  
  1,182      Origin Bancorp, Inc.      45,862  
  1,208      Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.      29,197  
  4,752      Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.      138,948  
  6,187      PacWest Bancorp      164,945  
  534      Park National Corp.      64,747  
  1,636      Parke Bancorp, Inc.      34,291  
  1,140      Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.      33,858  
  952      Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.      21,982  
  434      Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.      11,787  
  2,085      Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      55,461  
  1,459      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      105,500  
  3,166      Popular, Inc.      243,560  
  977      Preferred Bank Los Angeles      66,456  
  2,309      Primis Financial Corp.      31,472  
  474      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      32,360  
  1,228      QCR Holdings, Inc.      66,300  
  351      Rbb BanCorp      7,255  
  2,844      Renasant Corp.      81,936  
  1,249      Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      60,264  
  6,466      Republic First Bancorp, Inc.*      24,635  
  2,122      S&T Bancorp, Inc.      58,206  
  320      Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.      15,110  
  2,295      Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      89,666  
  579      SB Financial Group, Inc.      9,994  
  3,087      Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida      101,994  
  3,347      ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.      264,145  
  1,438      Shore Bancshares, Inc.      26,603  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  1,279      Sierra Bancorp    $ 27,793  
  6,442      Simmons First National Corp., Class A      136,957  
  562      Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*      24,498  
  1,502      Southside Bancshares, Inc.      56,205  
  3,591      SouthState Corp.      277,046  
  1,444      Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.      86,380  
  682      Summit Financial Group, Inc.      18,946  
  1,323      Summit State Bank      20,136  
  4,275      Synovus Financial Corp.      154,114  
  2,562      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      134,864  
  694      Tompkins Financial Corp.      50,037  
  3,635      TowneBank      98,690  
  1,824      TriCo Bancshares      83,247  
  1,397      Triumph BanCorp, Inc.*      87,396  
  3,236      Trustmark Corp.      94,459  
  2,644      UMB Financial Corp.      227,648  
  11,136      Umpqua Holdings Corp.      186,751  
  249      Union Bankshares, Inc.      6,511  
  450      United Bancshares, Inc.      12,807  
  7,271      United Bankshares, Inc.      254,994  
  5,096      United Community Banks, Inc.      153,848  
  916      United Security Bancshares      6,980  
  42      Unity Bancorp, Inc.      1,112  
  1,651      Univest Financial Corp.      42,001  
  21,320      Valley National Bancorp      221,941  
  1,563      Veritex Holdings, Inc.      45,733  
  1,097      Washington Trust Bancorp      53,062  
  5,812      Webster Financial Corp.      244,976  
  3,367      WesBanco, Inc.      106,768  
  1,569      West BanCorp, Inc.      38,189  
  1,354      Westamerica BanCorp      75,364  
  3,109      Wintrust Financial Corp.      249,186  
     

 

 

 
        14,044,994  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.4%):       
  36      Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*      10,907  
  321      Celsius Holdings, Inc.*      20,948  
  507      Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.      285,897  
  1,140      MGP Ingredients, Inc.      114,103  
  1,268      National Beverage Corp.      62,056  
  3,800      NewAge, Inc.*      851  
  985      Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.*      6,176  
     

 

 

 
        500,938  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (3.4%):       
  1,733      AC Immune SA*      6,256  
  1,950      ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      27,476  
  3,308      Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.*      3,970  
  3,984      Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc.*      2,012  
  3,040      Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      67,397  
  13,598      Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.*      4,801  
  2,076      Akero Therapeutics, Inc.*      19,618  
  1,262      Albireo Pharma, Inc.*      25,063  
  8,283      Alkermes plc*      246,751  
  2,613      Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*      29,788  
  2,056      AnaptysBio, Inc.*      41,737  
  629      Applied Therapeutics, Inc.*      596  
  283      Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*      4,454  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Biotechnology, continued       
  629      Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*    $ 15,939  
  3,361      Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      71,623  
  6,613      Ardelyx, Inc.*      3,901  
  4,656      Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      36,270  
  2,342      Atreca, Inc., Class A*      4,192  
  2,657      Avid Bioservices, Inc.*      40,546  
  1,475      Avidity Biosciences, Inc.*      21,432  
  1,944      Axcella Health, Inc.*      3,946  
  926      Bluebird Bio, Inc.*      3,834  
  1,718      Blueprint Medicines Corp.*      86,776  
  2,880      Cara Therapeutics, Inc.*      26,294  
  1,034      CareDx, Inc.*      22,210  
  142      CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      406  
  606      Castle Biosciences, Inc.*      13,302  
  5,557      Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      38,955  
  236      ChemoCentryx, Inc.*      5,848  
  6,991      Chimerix, Inc.*      14,541  
  2,139      Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.*      37,411  
  3,561      Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      14,992  
  2,225      Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      41,496  
  893      CRISPR Therapeutics AG*      54,268  
  1,634      Cue Biopharma, Inc.*      4,069  
  2,539      Cytomx Therapeutics, Inc.*      4,646  
  1,720      Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      22,618  
  3,786      Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*      111,422  
  902      Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      40,076  
  3,422      Editas Medicine, Inc.*      40,482  
  1,660      Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.*      10,458  
  2,263      Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*      70,244  
  1,198      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      56,629  
  11,564      Exelixis, Inc.*      240,763  
  2,705      G1 Therapeutics, Inc.*^      13,363  
  707      Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.*      22,589  
  2,547      Gritstone bio, Inc.*      6,164  
  7,563      Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*      332,772  
  1,570      Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.*      2,999  
  1,889      Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.*      26,068  
  196      IGM Biosciences, Inc.*      3,534  
  592      ImmuCell Corp.*      5,145  
  1,281      Immunovant, Inc.*      4,996  
  3,325      Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      2,102  
  921      Insmed, Inc.*      18,162  
  3,348      Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*      173,292  
  428      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      15,845  
  2,237      Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      24,697  
  9,160      Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      105,615  
  4,709      IVERIC bio, Inc.*      45,301  
  3,800      Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.*      11,514  
  856      KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      8,423  
  606      Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*      76,665  
  1,356      Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.*^      11,214  
  514      Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Class A*      4,981  
  1,081      Krystal Biotech, Inc.*      70,978  
  2,093      Kura Oncology, Inc.*      38,365  
  4,768      Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      8,868  
  830      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      74,053  
  3,472      Macrogenics, Inc.*      10,242  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Biotechnology, continued       
  493      Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*    $ 35,289  
  2,522      Magenta Therapeutics, Inc.*      3,026  
  900      MediciNova, Inc.*      2,277  
  2,101      MeiraGTx Holdings plc*      15,905  
  1,843      Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.*      8,515  
  123      Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*      8,257  
  711      Molecular Templates, Inc.*      648  
  710      Morphic Holding, Inc.*      15,407  
  4,120      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*      74,860  
  326      Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*      4,130  
  26,516      OPKO Health, Inc.*      67,085  
  14,857      PDL BioPharma, Inc.*      36,103  
  2,083      Precision BioSciences, Inc.*      3,333  
  2,098      Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.*      16,595  
  2,444      Prothena Corp. plc*      66,355  
  1,221      RAPT Therapeutics, Inc.*      22,283  
  2,449      REGENXBIO, Inc.*      60,490  
  427      Repare Therapeutics, Inc.*      5,974  
  1,686      Replimune Group, Inc.*      29,471  
  667      REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc.*      13,000  
  1,106      Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      4,590  
  2,920      Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      40,179  
  1,935      Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*      62,501  
  10,666      Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*      44,157  
  1,550      Scholar Rock Holding Corp.*      8,510  
  9,500      Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      7,410  
  1,478      Spero Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,095  
  1,098      SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*      27,033  
  954      Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.*      12,602  
  1,866      Surface Oncology, Inc.*      3,060  
  1,873      Sutro Biopharma, Inc.*      9,758  
  2,101      Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      40,423  
  1,755      TCR2 Therapeutics, Inc.*      5,090  
  2,757      Travere Therapeutics, Inc.*      66,802  
  533      Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.*      40,108  
  1,741      Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      103,868  
  303      United Therapeutics Corp.*      71,399  
  3,525      Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      38,423  
  2,332      Vaxart, Inc.*      8,162  
  3,366      VBI Vaccines, Inc.*      2,721  
  8,204      Verastem, Inc.*      9,517  
  1,032      Vericel Corp.*      25,986  
  4,488      Viking Therapeutics, Inc.*      12,970  
  1,685      Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.*      9,958  
  3,464      Xencor, Inc.*      94,810  
  1,840      Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.*      27,839  
  784      Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      22,030  
     

 

 

 
        4,047,459  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (1.4%):       
  2,833      AAON, Inc.      155,135  
  447      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      40,261  
  824      American Woodmark Corp.*      37,088  
  1,202      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      47,143  
  3,100      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.      232,376  
  1,277      AZEK Co., Inc. (The)*      21,377  
  3,446      Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*      84,393  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Building Products, continued       
  815      Csw Industrials, Inc.    $ 83,970  
  1,452      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      56,265  
  1,043      Griffon Corp.      29,235  
  1,762      Insteel Industries, Inc.      59,327  
  3,941      JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.*      57,499  
  871      Masonite International Corp.*      66,919  
  3,341      PGT Innovations, Inc.*      55,594  
  2,436      Quanex Building Products Corp.      55,419  
  3,705      Resideo Technologies, Inc.*      71,951  
  2,049      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      206,150  
  377      Trex Co., Inc.*      20,516  
  2,113      UFP Industries, Inc.      143,980  
  5,918      Zurn Water Solutions Corp.      161,206  
     

 

 

 
        1,685,804  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (1.9%):       
  2,587      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      301,644  
  3,495      Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      124,317  
  866      Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc.*      16,255  
  16,135      BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      54,375  
  1,300      Blucora, Inc.*      23,998  
  2,455      Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.      44,215  
  2,537      Cohen & Steers, Inc.      161,328  
  300      Cowen, Inc., Class A      7,107  
  239      Diamond Hill Investment Group      41,500  
  1,933      Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*      56,618  
  4,076      Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B      129,576  
  989      GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      20,670  
  1,990      Greenhill & Co., Inc.      18,348  
  2,346      Hamilton Lane, Inc.      157,604  
  211      Hennessy Advisors, Inc.      2,203  
  2,282      Houlihan Lokey, Inc.      180,118  
  1,879      Janus Henderson Group plc      44,175  
  2,086      Lazard, Ltd., Class A^      67,607  
  1,783      Manning & Napier, Inc.      22,234  
  3,118      Moelis & Co., Class A      122,693  
  1,743      Open Lending Corp.*      17,831  
  853      Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      28,183  
  671      Piper Sandler Cos.      76,065  
  1,393      PJT Partners, Inc.      97,900  
  2,624      Pzena Investment Management, Inc.      17,292  
  3,824      Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*      14,264  
  1,619      Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A      26,568  
  900      Stifel Financial Corp.      50,418  
  984      StoneX Group, Inc.*      76,821  
  207      Value Line, Inc.      13,672  
  5,549      Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      129,902  
  411      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.      70,289  
  1,478      Westwood Holdings, Inc.      20,396  
  10,429      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.      52,875  
     

 

 

 
        2,289,061  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (3.5%):       
  1,064      Advanced Emmissions Solutions*      4,990  
  2,212      AdvanSix, Inc.      73,969  
  1,429      Agrofresh Solutions, Inc.*      2,558  
  2,805      American Vanguard Corp.      62,692  
  3,211      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      330,894  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  4,798      Avient Corp.    $ 192,304  
  1,100      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*      24,321  
  2,148      Balchem Corp.      278,681  
  3,126      Cabot Corp.      199,408  
  639      Chase Corp.      49,721  
  8,634      Chemours Co. (The)      276,461  
  1,403      Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*      12,894  
  6,378      Ecovyst, Inc.      62,823  
  12,993      Element Solutions, Inc.      231,275  
  2,318      Flotek Industries, Inc.*      2,299  
  3,777      Futurefuel Corp.      27,497  
  570      GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*      17,830  
  2,900      H.B. Fuller Co.      174,609  
  1,565      Hawkins, Inc.      56,387  
  2,564      Huntsman Corp.      72,689  
  1,866      Ingevity Corp.*      117,819  
  1,207      Innospec, Inc.      115,619  
  1,047      Intrepid Potash, Inc.*      47,419  
  1,147      Koppers Holdings, Inc.      25,968  
  5,083      Kronos Worldwide, Inc.      93,527  
  8,513      Livent Corp.*      193,160  
  5,685      LSB Industries, Inc.*      78,794  
  1,815      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      111,332  
  389      NewMarket Corp.      117,073  
  1,786      Northern Technologies International Corp.      16,699  
  3,614      Olin Corp.      167,256  
  2,431      Orion Engineered Carbons SA      37,753  
  241      Quaker Chemical Corp.      36,034  
  5,893      Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*      15,440  
  362      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)      28,594  
  2,197      Sensient Technologies Corp.      176,990  
  1,187      Stepan Co.      120,302  
  2,589      Tredegar Corp.      25,890  
  2,135      Trinseo PLC      82,112  
  7,762      Tronox Holdings plc, Class A      130,402  
  8,685      Valvoline, Inc.      250,389  
  8,372      Venator Materials plc*      17,414  
     

 

 

 
        4,160,288  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (2.1%):       
  4,794      ABM Industries, Inc.      208,156  
  7,062      ACCO Brands Corp.      46,115  
  675      Acme United Corp.      21,377  
  1,342      ADT, Inc.      8,253  
  2,694      Brady Corp., Class A      127,265  
  3,882      BrightView Holdings, Inc.*      46,584  
  3,444      Brink’s Co. (The)      209,085  
  2,801      Casella Waste Systems, Inc.*      203,577  
  4,565      CECO Environmental Corp.*      27,299  
  1,426      Cimpress plc*      55,471  
  436      Civeo Corp.*      11,279  
  2,550      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      223,559  
  325      CompX International, Inc.      7,537  
  1,356      Deluxe Corp.      29,385  
  2,494      Ennis, Inc.      50,454  
  3,751      Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      65,305  
  1,000      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*      26,960  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Commercial Services & Supplies, continued       
  2,059      HNI Corp.    $ 71,427  
  1,677      IAA, Inc.*      54,955  
  3,774      Interface, Inc.      47,326  
  3,764      KAR Auction Services, Inc.*      55,594  
  2,673      Kimball International, Inc., Class B      20,502  
  1,775      Matthews International Corp., Class A      50,889  
  1,489      McGrath Rentcorp      113,164  
  3,964      MillerKnoll, Inc.      104,134  
  506      MSA Safety, Inc.      61,261  
  2,566      NL Industries, Inc.      25,326  
  2,198      Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.*      11,408  
  10,503      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      38,021  
  5,379      Quad Graphics, Inc.*      14,792  
  1,749      SP Plus Corp.*      53,729  
  4,831      Steelcase, Inc., Class A      51,837  
  1,241      Stericycle, Inc.*      54,418  
  27      Team, Inc.*      20  
  308      Tetra Tech, Inc.      42,057  
  763      UniFirst Corp.      131,373  
  3,364      Virco Manufacturing Co.*      12,951  
  1,177      Vse Corp.      44,232  
     

 

 

 
        2,427,077  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (1.0%):       
  2,622      ADTRAN, Inc.      45,964  
  1,444      Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*      2,238  
  682      Aviat Networks, Inc.*      17,077  
  900      BK Technologies Corp.      2,385  
  3,195      CalAmp Corp.*      13,323  
  3,497      Calix, Inc.*      119,388  
  3,508      Casa Systems, Inc.*      13,786  
  980      Clearfield, Inc.*      60,711  
  1,300      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*      7,956  
  1,983      Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      17,986  
  2,559      Digi International, Inc.*      61,979  
  1,222      DZS, Inc.*      19,882  
  3,157      EMCORE Corp.*      9,692  
  4,014      Extreme Networks, Inc.*      35,805  
  6,919      Harmonic, Inc.*      59,988  
  9,258      Infinera Corp.*      49,623  
  1,456      InterDigital, Inc.      88,525  
  2,325      KVH Industries, Inc.*      20,227  
  1,172      Lantronix, Inc.*      6,305  
  1,612      Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*      128,025  
  1,769      NETGEAR, Inc.*      32,762  
  4,188      NetScout Systems, Inc.*      141,764  
  2,391      Network-1 Technologies, Inc.      5,738  
  131      Optical Cable Corp.*      473  
  376      Plantronics, Inc.*      14,920  
  7,260      Ribbon Communications, Inc.*      22,070  
  3,617      ViaSat, Inc.*      110,789  
  9,904      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*      131,030  
     

 

 

 
        1,240,411  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (1.6%):       
  2,056      Ameresco, Inc., Class A*      93,671  
  6,231      API Group Corp.*      93,278  
  3,325      Arcosa, Inc.      154,380  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Construction & Engineering, continued       
  952      Argan, Inc.    $ 35,529  
  1,799      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      149,587  
  1,234      Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*      7,478  
  999      Construction Partners, Inc., Class A*      20,919  
  1,242      Dycom Industries, Inc.*      115,556  
  1,063      EMCOR Group, Inc.      109,446  
  2,210      Granite Construction, Inc.      64,399  
  4,498      Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*      58,969  
  1,379      IES Holdings, Inc.*      41,604  
  1,827      MasTec, Inc.*      130,923  
  3,068      Matrix Service Co.*      15,524  
  869      MYR Group, Inc.*      76,585  
  879      Northwest Pipe Co.*      26,317  
  949      NV5 Global, Inc.*      110,786  
  5,203      Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*      11,863  
  1,563      Primoris Services Corp.      34,011  
  2,151      Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*      47,150  
  2,090      Tutor Perini Corp.*      18,350  
  1,133      Valmont Industries, Inc.      254,506  
  5,095      WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*      165,180  
     

 

 

 
        1,836,011  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.3%):       
  1,908      Eagle Materials, Inc.      209,765  
  5,455      Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*      127,047  
  466      U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc.      49,210  
     

 

 

 
        386,022  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (1.0%):       
  1,070      Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*      37,632  
  1,688      Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*      17,302  
  3,041      Curo Group Holdings Corp.      16,817  
  1,249      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*      72,155  
  1,566      Enova International, Inc.*      45,132  
  5,775      EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      43,370  
  2,530      FirstCash Holdings, Inc.      175,860  
  2,615      Green Dot Corp., Class A*      65,663  
  6,374      Navient Corp.      89,172  
  1,353      Nelnet, Inc., Class A      115,343  
  1,556      Nicholas Financial, Inc.*      14,502  
  1,240      OneMain Holdings, Inc.      46,351  
  964      Oportun Financial Corp.*      7,972  
  2,222      PRA Group, Inc.*      80,792  
  3,430      PROG Holdings, Inc.*      56,595  
  821      Regional Mgmt Corp.      30,681  
  11,202      SLM Corp.      178,560  
  450      World Acceptance Corp.*      50,508  
     

 

 

 
        1,144,407  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.8%):       
  13,394      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      274,577  
  1,280      Greif, Inc., Class A      79,846  
  874      Greif, Inc., Class B      54,441  
  2,948      Myers Industries, Inc.      67,008  
  7,172      O-I Glass, Inc.*      100,408  
  613      Ranpak Holdings Corp.*      4,291  
  4,885      Silgan Holdings, Inc.      201,995  
  1,491      Sonoco Products Co.      85,047  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Containers & Packaging, continued       
  2,053      TriMas Corp.    $ 56,848  
  671      UFP Technologies, Inc.*      53,391  
     

 

 

 
        977,852  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.1%):       
  12      AMCON Distributing Co.      1,956  
  1,626      Educational Development Corp.      6,862  
  2,028      Funko, Inc., Class A*      45,265  
  1,262      Weyco Group, Inc.      30,856  
     

 

 

 
        84,939  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (1.1%):       
  2,828      2U, Inc.*      29,609  
  3,285      Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*      118,161  
  1,366      American Public Education, Inc.*      22,075  
  253      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*      21,384  
  1,394      Carriage Services, Inc.      55,272  
  4,483      Frontdoor, Inc.*      107,951  
  201      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      113,935  
  2,160      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      203,450  
  8,298      H&R Block, Inc.      293,085  
  2,311      Laureate Education, Inc.      26,738  
  2,747      OneSpaWorld Holdings, Ltd.*      19,696  
  4,264      Perdoceo Education Corp.*      50,230  
  1,432      Strategic Education, Inc.      101,071  
  2,258      Stride, Inc.*      92,104  
  980      Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.*      39,837  
  3,444      Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*      24,556  
  2,647      WW International, Inc.*      16,914  
     

 

 

 
        1,336,068  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):       
  500      Alerus Financial Corp.      11,905  
  1,292      A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.      41,667  
  3,167      Cannae Holdings, Inc.*      61,250  
     

 

 

 
        114,822  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%):       
  1,146      Anterix, Inc.*      47,066  
  879      ATN International, Inc.      41,234  
  2,189      Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.      133,004  
  5,491      Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*      38,437  
  2,230      EchoStar Corp., Class A*      43,039  
  1,571      IDT Corp.*      39,511  
  6,317      Iridium Communications, Inc.*      237,266  
  500      Telesat Corp.*      5,585  
     

 

 

 
        585,142  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.1%):       
  4,047      ALLETE, Inc.      237,883  
  3,043      Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B      27,874  
  5,125      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      209,612  
  1,029      IDACORP, Inc.      108,992  
  1,832      MGE Energy, Inc.      142,585  
  2,564      Otter Tail Corp.      172,121  
  5,120      PNM Resources, Inc.      244,634  
  2,371      Portland General Electric Co.      114,590  
     

 

 

 
        1,258,291  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electrical Equipment (1.1%):       
  2,107      Acuity Brands, Inc.    $ 324,562  
  1,194      Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      27,271  
  2,221      American Superconductor Corp.*      11,505  
  634      Atkore, Inc.*      52,628  
  1,354      AZZ, Inc.      55,270  
  1,177      Encore Wire Corp.      122,314  
  1,956      EnerSys      115,326  
  411      Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.*      5,853  
  9,534      GrafTech International, Ltd.      67,405  
  2,834      LSI Industries, Inc.      17,486  
  5,549      nVent Electric plc      173,850  
  79      Pineapple Holdings, Inc.      185  
  569      Powell Industries, Inc.      13,298  
  527      Preformed Line Products Co.      32,410  
  1,531      Regal Rexnord Corp.      173,799  
  75      Servotronics, Inc.*      844  
  1,994      Sunrun, Inc.*      46,580  
  2,714      Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*      38,132  
  3,104      Ultralife Corp.*      14,123  
  1,134      Vicor Corp.*      62,064  
     

 

 

 
        1,354,905  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.6%):       
  6,544      Arlo Technologies, Inc.*      41,031  
  5,783      Avnet, Inc.      247,975  
  2,192      Badger Meter, Inc.      177,311  
  254      Bel Fuse, Inc., Class A      5,532  
  1,595      Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      24,818  
  2,255      Belden, Inc.      120,124  
  1,596      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.      36,006  
  543      Coherent, Inc.*      144,557  
  1,611      CTS Corp.      54,855  
  6,442      Daktronics, Inc.*      19,390  
  1,365      Data I/O Corp.*      4,190  
  662      ePlus, Inc.*      35,165  
  1,860      Fabrinet*      150,846  
  1,055      FARO Technologies, Inc.*      32,526  
  640      Frequency Electronics, Inc.*      4,672  
  1,474      II-VI, Inc.*^      75,100  
  1,699      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      146,590  
  124      IPG Photonics Corp.*      11,672  
  2,324      Itron, Inc.*      114,875  
  1,856      Kimball Electronics, Inc.*      37,306  
  4,627      Knowles Corp.*      80,186  
  75      Littlelfuse, Inc.      19,053  
  1,600      Luna Innovations, Inc.*      9,328  
  1,993      Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A      73,821  
  2,686      Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*      55,305  
  3,997      National Instruments Corp.      124,826  
  1,187      nLight, Inc.*      12,131  
  1,812      Novanta, Inc.*      219,741  
  952      OSI Systems, Inc.*      81,339  
  1,367      PC Connection, Inc.      60,216  
  1,588      Plexus Corp.*      124,658  
  965      Rogers Corp.*      252,917  
  3,446      Sanmina Corp.*      140,356  
  1,880      ScanSource, Inc.*      58,543  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued       
  5,308      TTM Technologies, Inc.*    $ 66,350  
  6,181      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      110,145  
  999      Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*      29,101  
  2,612      Vontier Corp.      60,050  
  311      Wayside Technology Group, Inc.      10,338  
  3,952      Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.*      5,217  
     

 

 

 
        3,078,162  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (1.7%):       
  7,188      Archrock, Inc.      59,445  
  1,198      Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*      11,836  
  1,091      Bristow Group, Inc.*      25,529  
  2,624      Cactus, Inc., Class A      105,668  
  6,189      ChampionX Corp.      122,852  
  2,103      Core Laboratories NV      41,660  
  653      DMC Global, Inc.*      11,774  
  2,539      Dril-Quip, Inc.*      65,506  
  2,694      Expro Group Holdings NV*      31,035  
  618      Expro Group Holdings NV*      7,119  
  4,307      Exterran Corp.*      18,520  
  1,260      Geospace Technologies Corp.*      5,972  
  2,641      Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*      8,847  
  7,520      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      23,312  
  5,207      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      224,213  
  5,674      Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A*      72,400  
  595      Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*      1,309  
  494      Nabors Industries, Ltd.*      66,147  
  2,925      National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*      19,832  
  1,299      Natural Gas Services Group*      14,289  
  8,761      Newpark Resources, Inc.*      27,072  
  12,860      NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*      122,299  
  10,984      NOV, Inc.      185,739  
  5,737      Oceaneering International, Inc.*      61,271  
  3,039      Oil States International, Inc.*      16,471  
  9,819      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      154,747  
  7,231      Propetro Holding Corp.*      72,310  
  8,632      RPC, Inc.*      59,647  
  1,598      SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*      9,205  
  4,229      Select Energy Services, Inc.*      28,842  
  1,537      Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc.      16,723  
  17,966      TechnipFMC plc*      120,911  
  5,480      TETRA Technologies, Inc.*      22,249  
  1,475      Tidewater, Inc.*      31,108  
  20,620      Transocean, Ltd.*      68,665  
  5,730      U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.*      65,437  
  372      Weatherford International plc*      7,875  
     

 

 

 
        2,007,836  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.3%):       
  2,527      Ballantyne Strong, Inc.*      6,090  
  3,572      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.*      53,651  
  2,533      Imax Corp.*      42,782  
  783      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A*      19,693  
  1,825      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C*      43,800  
  3,575      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*      33,283  
  7,603      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*      67,135  
  614      Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.*      32,309  
  870      Marcus Corp.*      12,850  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Entertainment, continued       
  1,742      Playtika Holding Corp.*    $ 23,064  
  2,715      Reading International, Inc., Class A*      9,801  
  951      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      59,428  
     

 

 

 
        403,886  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.1%):       
  2,352      BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*      146,577  
  436      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      80,651  
  2,742      Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*      116,891  
  661      Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      57,342  
  2,814      Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.      44,883  
  769      Performance Food Group Co.*      35,359  
  1,654      PriceSmart, Inc.      118,476  
  1,602      Rite Aid Corp.*^      10,797  
  2,176      SpartanNash Co.      65,650  
  4,696      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*      118,903  
  2,299      The Andersons, Inc.      75,844  
  2,098      The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*      81,591  
  3,444      United Natural Foods, Inc.*      135,694  
  538      US Foods Holding Corp.*      16,506  
  1,419      Village Super Market, Inc., Class A      32,367  
  1,746      Weis Markets, Inc.      130,147  
     

 

 

 
        1,267,678  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (1.7%):       
  444      Alico, Inc.      15,820  
  2,325      B&G Foods, Inc.^      55,289  
  1,273      Calavo Growers, Inc.      53,110  
  2,146      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      106,034  
  1,318      Coffee Holding Co., Inc.      3,216  
  2,411      Farmer Brothers Co.*      11,308  
  5,876      Flowers Foods, Inc.      154,656  
  2,300      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      67,919  
  3,206      Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*      76,110  
  6,361      Hostess Brands, Inc.*      134,917  
  842      Ingredion, Inc.      74,231  
  1,040      J & J Snack Foods Corp.      145,246  
  519      John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      37,622  
  1,361      Lancaster Colony Corp.      175,270  
  2,754      Landec Corp.*      27,457  
  2,175      Limoneira Co.      30,646  
  397      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*      12,398  
  800      Post Holdings, Inc.*      65,880  
  1,220      Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.*      8,406  
  1,074      Sanderson Farms, Inc.      231,479  
  46      Seaboard Corp.      178,599  
  708      Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*      39,322  
  12      Seneca Foods Corp., Class B*      680  
  4,807      Simply Good Foods Co. (The)*      181,560  
  2,295      Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.      81,128  
  1,779      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*      74,398  
     

 

 

 
        2,042,701  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (1.0%):       
  1,029      Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      133,307  
  1,610      National Fuel Gas Co.      106,341  
  4,906      New Jersey Resources Corp.      218,464  
  1,406      Northwest Natural Holding Co.      74,659  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Gas Utilities, continued       
  2,413      ONE Gas, Inc.    $ 195,911  
  873      RGC Resources, Inc.      16,648  
  6,542      South Jersey Industries, Inc.      223,344  
  2,644      Spire, Inc.      196,634  
     

 

 

 
        1,165,308  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.0%):       
  6,691      Accuray, Inc.*^      13,114  
  2,365      AngioDynamics, Inc.*      45,763  
  1,309      Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*      29,217  
  2,193      Apyx Medical Corp.*      12,851  
  2,615      Artivion, Inc.*      49,371  
  2,345      AtriCure, Inc.*      95,817  
  126      Atrion Corp.      79,236  
  2,426      Avanos Medical, Inc.*      66,327  
  2,841      Axogen, Inc.*      23,268  
  2,250      Axonics, Inc.*      127,508  
  3,014      Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*      43,281  
  1,500      CONMED Corp.      143,640  
  2,081      CytoSorbents Corp.*      4,557  
  1,118      Elctromed, Inc.*      10,778  
  877      Enovis Corp.*      48,235  
  4,972      Envista Holdings Corp.*      191,621  
  427      Fonar Corp.*      6,486  
  2,248      Glaukos Corp.*      102,104  
  726      Globus Medical, Inc.*      40,758  
  956      Haemonetics Corp.*      62,312  
  523      Heska Corp.*      49,429  
  626      ICU Medical, Inc.*      102,908  
  706      Inari Medical, Inc.*      48,001  
  1,790      Inogen, Inc.*      43,282  
  1,778      Integer Holdings Corp.*      125,633  
  4,094      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      221,199  
  4,509      Invacare Corp.*^      5,772  
  850      iRadimed Corp.      28,849  
  2,006      IRIDEX Corp.*      5,155  
  249      Kewaunee Scientific CP*      4,116  
  4,025      Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*      265,771  
  1,449      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      66,002  
  1,127      LENSAR, Inc.*      7,337  
  2,723      LivaNova plc*      170,106  
  3,167      Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*      96,340  
  2,871      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*      155,809  
  186      Mesa Laboratories, Inc.      37,933  
  2,205      Natus Medical, Inc.*      72,258  
  5,233      Neogen Corp.*      126,063  
  2,684      NuVasive, Inc.*      131,945  
  5,745      OraSure Technologies, Inc.*      15,569  
  1,375      Orthofix Medical, Inc.*      32,367  
  1,025      Orthopediatrics Corp.*      44,229  
  1,517      QuidelOrtho Corp.*      147,422  
  2,363      SeaSpine Holdings Corp.*      13,351  
  76      Shockwave Medical, Inc.*      14,529  
  1,010      SI-BONE, Inc.*      13,332  
  2,196      STAAR Surgical Co.*      155,762  
  364      Surgalign Holdings, Inc.*      1,241  
  879      Surmodics, Inc.*      32,725  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued       
  1,169      Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*    $ 8,534  
  743      TransMedics Group, Inc.*      23,367  
  435      Utah Medical Products, Inc.      37,366  
  2,566      Varex Imaging Corp.*      54,887  
  8,600      ViewRay, Inc.*      22,790  
  755      Zynex, Inc.      6,025  
     

 

 

 
        3,583,648  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (3.6%):  
  5,408      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*      365,743  
  787      Addus HomeCare Corp.*      65,541  
  190      AlerisLife, Inc.*      228  
  3,142      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*      344,709  
  1,243      Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.*      47,967  
  8,989      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*      40,810  
  7,998      Community Health Systems, Inc.*      29,992  
  915      CorVel Corp.*      134,752  
  7,164      Covetrus, Inc.*      148,653  
  2,958      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      61,615  
  1,589      Encompass Health Corp.      89,063  
  2,966      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      217,912  
  2,033      Hanger, Inc.*      29,113  
  4,192      HealthEquity, Inc.*      257,347  
  1,999      InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*      19,250  
  1,190      Joint Corp. (The)*      18,219  
  1,634      LHC Group, Inc.*      254,479  
  5,006      MEDNAX, Inc.*      105,176  
  624      ModivCare, Inc.*      52,728  
  887      National Healthcare Corp.      62,001  
  1,645      National Research Corp.      62,971  
  9,359      Option Care Health, Inc.*      260,087  
  4,302      Owens & Minor, Inc.      135,298  
  5,186      Patterson Cos., Inc.      157,136  
  1,785      Petiq, Inc.*      29,970  
  5,882      Premier, Inc., Class A      209,870  
  4,171      Progyny, Inc.*      121,168  
  1,080      Psychemedics Corp.      6,847  
  13,737      R1 RCM, Inc.*      287,928  
  2,898      RadNet, Inc.*      50,077  
  7,290      Select Medical Holdings Corp.      172,190  
  4,347      Surgery Partners, Inc.*      125,715  
  3,159      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*      166,037  
  1,764      The Pennant Group, Inc.*      22,597  
  755      U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.      82,446  
     

 

 

 
        4,235,635  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.6%):       
  8,129      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*      120,553  
  1,296      Change Healthcare, Inc.*      29,886  
  766      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.*      24,489  
  4,744      Evolent Health, Inc., Class A*      145,688  
  2,021      Health Catalyst, Inc.*      29,284  
  1,818      HealthStream, Inc.*      39,469  
  1,239      iCAD, Inc.*      4,956  
  4,136      NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*      72,132  
  2,168      Omnicell, Inc.*      246,610  
  445      OptimizeRx Corp.*      12,189  
  279      Simulations Plus, Inc.      13,763  
     

 

 

 
        739,019  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.0%):       
  1,724      BBQ Holdings, Inc.*    $ 17,964  
  3      Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class A*      1,764  
  168      Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*      20,614  
  1,766      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*      38,287  
  4,676      Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.      77,715  
  950      Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.      23,712  
  1,994      Brinker International, Inc.*      43,928  
  4,497      Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.      9,084  
  700      Century Casinos, Inc.*      5,040  
  2,493      Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      65,865  
  217      Choice Hotels International, Inc.      24,224  
  1,396      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*      27,808  
  1,237      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      103,277  
  2,902      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*      95,128  
  3,256      Denny’s Corp.*      28,262  
  2,394      El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*      23,557  
  2,608      Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*      18,621  
  100      Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.      3,000  
  1,109      Full House Resorts, Inc.*      6,743  
  3,201      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*      114,372  
  5,547      International Game Technology plc      102,952  
  1,031      Jack in the Box, Inc.      57,798  
  3,369      Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A*      158,309  
  672      Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.      78,086  
  597      Nathans Famous, Inc.      34,966  
  1,669      Noodles & Co.*      7,844  
  1,689      Papa John’s International, Inc.      141,065  
  809      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*      24,610  
  3,630      Playa Hotels & Resorts NV*      24,938  
  1,540      Playags, Inc.*      7,947  
  300      RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.      14,508  
  1,368      Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*      10,985  
  662      Red Rock Resorts, Inc.      22,084  
  2,239      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      36,406  
  3,760      SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*      166,117  
  1,613      Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*      63,681  
  2,938      Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A      215,062  
  3,865      Travel + Leisure Co.      150,039  
  10,098      Wendy’s Co. (The)      190,650  
  1,069      Wingstop, Inc.      79,929  
  449      Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      29,508  
     

 

 

 
        2,366,449  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (1.8%):       
  608      Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.      11,017  
  738      Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*      8,908  
  494      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      96,819  
  1,854      Century Communities, Inc.      83,374  
  1,650      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      33,347  
  820      Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      14,760  
  1,624      Green Brick Partners, Inc.*      31,782  
  1,347      Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      218,766  
  670      Hooker Furnishings Corp.      10,419  
  1,677      Installed Building Products, Inc.      139,459  
  1,482      iRobot Corp.*      54,464  
  4,791      KB Home      136,352  
  1,138      Koss Corp.*      7,909  
  2,637      La-Z-Boy, Inc.      62,523  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Household Durables, continued       
  230      Legacy Housing Corp.*    $ 3,001  
  3,296      Leggett & Platt, Inc.      113,976  
  1,096      LGI Homes, Inc.*      95,242  
  2,522      Lifetime Brands, Inc.      27,843  
  1,513      M/I Homes, Inc.*      60,006  
  3,450      MDC Holdings, Inc.      111,469  
  1,818      Meritage Homes Corp.*      131,805  
  2,534      Purple Innovation, Inc.*^      7,754  
  3,015      Skyline Champion Corp.*      142,971  
  4,300      Sonos, Inc.*      77,572  
  6,288      Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*      146,888  
  3,724      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.      79,582  
  1,904      Toll Brothers, Inc.      84,918  
  110      TopBuild Corp.*      18,388  
  5,638      Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*      95,113  
  3,274      Tupperware Brands Corp.*      20,757  
  798      Universal Electronics, Inc.*      20,405  
     

 

 

 
        2,147,589  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.5%):       
  636      Central Garden & Pet Co.*      26,979  
  2,441      Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*      97,664  
  3,493      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      99,027  
  1,767      Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.      22,759  
  640      Oil-Dri Corp. of America      19,616  
  621      Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.      16,935  
  1,701      Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      139,516  
  822      WD-40 Co.      165,518  
     

 

 

 
        588,014  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.4%):  
  4,220      Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc      136,137  
  703      Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A      22,475  
  765      Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C      26,653  
  2,863      Ormat Technologies, Inc.      224,316  
  5,158      Sunnova Energy International, Inc.*      95,062  
     

 

 

 
        504,643  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (3.4%):       
  2,802      AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.*      31,803  
  6,616      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      241,947  
  1,053      Amerisafe, Inc.      54,767  
  1,862      Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.      68,633  
  4,486      Assured Guaranty, Ltd.      250,274  
  2,314      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.      132,106  
  3,866      Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*      158,583  
  5,374      Citizens, Inc.*^      22,517  
  3,445      Crawford & Co.      24,287  
  2,876      Crawford & Co., Class A      22,433  
  2,691      Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      45,882  
  1,337      eHealth, Inc.*      12,474  
  1,475      Employers Holdings, Inc.      61,788  
  813      Enstar Group, Ltd.*      173,966  
  10,826      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      38,216  
  1,050      Global Indemnity Group LLC, Class A      27,164  
  3,055      Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.*      23,615  
  1,752      Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*      4,240  
  1,817      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      265,736  
  489      HCI Group, Inc.^      33,135  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Insurance, continued       
  1,369      Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.    $ 3,614  
  2,079      Horace Mann Educators Corp.      79,792  
  135      Investors Title Co.      21,180  
  1,855      James River Group Holdings      45,967  
  2,661      Kemper Corp.      127,462  
  1,473      Kingstone Cos., Inc.      5,804  
  714      Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.      163,963  
  12,677      Maiden Holdings, Ltd.*      24,593  
  2,856      Mercury General Corp.      126,521  
  198      National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      40,135  
  929      NI Holdings, Inc.*      15,263  
  1,205      Old Republic International Corp.      26,944  
  1,464      Primerica, Inc.      175,226  
  2,637      ProAssurance Corp.      62,312  
  2,224      RLI Corp.      259,296  
  797      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      77,389  
  2,998      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      260,646  
  6,247      SiriusPoint, Ltd.*      33,859  
  1,766      Stewart Information Services Corp.      87,858  
  204      The National Security Group, Inc.      3,337  
  2,849      Tiptree, Inc., Class A      30,256  
  2,000      United Fire Group, Inc.      68,460  
  4,002      United Insurance Holdings Co.      6,243  
  2,274      Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      29,630  
  10,427      Unum Group      354,727  
  164      White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.      204,365  
     

 

 

 
        4,028,408  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.5%):       
  3,144      ANGI, Inc., Class A*      14,399  
  5,278      Cargurus, Inc.*      113,424  
  4,413      Cars.com, Inc.*      41,615  
  6,181      DHI Group, Inc.*      30,719  
  3,238      QuinStreet, Inc.*      32,574  
  1,095      Travelzoo*      6,636  
  3,646      TripAdvisor, Inc.*      64,899  
  11,137      TrueCar, Inc.*      28,845  
  3,909      Yelp, Inc.*      108,553  
  2,347      Ziff Davis, Inc.*      174,922  
     

 

 

 
        616,586  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.2%):  
  1,021      1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*      9,710  
  738      Duluth Holdings, Inc.*      7,040  
  1,300      Lands’ End, Inc.*      13,806  
  2,418      Liquidity Services, Inc.*      32,498  
  1,724      PetMed Express, Inc.      34,308  
  3,615      Quotient Technology, Inc.*      10,736  
  16,641      Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A      47,760  
  740      Revolve Group, Inc.*      19,173  
  1,857      Shutterstock, Inc.      106,425  
     

 

 

 
        281,456  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (1.9%):       
  3,431      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      127,153  
  622      BM Technologies, Inc.*      3,664  
  1,700      Brightcove, Inc.*      10,744  
  1,100      Cantaloupe, Inc.*      6,160  
  962      Cass Information Systems, Inc.      32,516  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
IT Services, continued       
  289      Concentrix Corp.    $ 39,200  
  9,103      Conduent, Inc.*      39,325  
  1,673      CSG Systems International, Inc.      99,845  
  758      CSP, Inc.*      6,898  
  1,282      DXC Technology Co.*      38,857  
  1,133      Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      113,968  
  3,710      Evertec, Inc.      136,825  
  1,270      Evo Payments, Inc.*      29,870  
  1,949      Exlservice Holdings, Inc.*      287,146  
  2,654      Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      50,346  
  439      I3 Verticals, Inc.*      10,984  
  1,300      Information Services Group, Inc.      8,788  
  1,362      International Money Express, Inc.*      27,880  
  10,373      Limelight Networks, Inc.*      23,962  
  3,634      LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*      93,793  
  1,249      MAXIMUS, Inc.      78,075  
  862      Paysign, Inc.*      1,310  
  1,859      Perficient, Inc.*      170,452  
  3,168      PFSweb, Inc.*      37,256  
  8,429      Servicesource International, Inc.*      12,391  
  1,555      StarTek, Inc.*      4,494  
  7,537      Switch, Inc., Class A      252,489  
  4,882      Teradata Corp.*      180,683  
  2,606      TTEC Holdings, Inc.      176,921  
  4,235      Unisys Corp.*      50,947  
  3,544      Verra Mobility Corp.*      55,676  
  402      WEX, Inc.*      62,535  
     

 

 

 
        2,271,153  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.6%):       
  4,407      Acushnet Holdings Corp.      183,684  
  2,004      American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*      19,058  
  1,275      Brunswick Corp.      83,359  
  675      Clarus Corp.      12,818  
  1,402      Escalade, Inc.      18,212  
  723      Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      44,219  
  1,065      Malibu Boats, Inc.*      56,136  
  2,419      Marine Products Corp.      23,005  
  850      Mastercraft Boat Holdings, Inc.*      17,892  
  2,805      Mattel, Inc.*      62,636  
  2,293      Nautilus Group, Inc.*      4,013  
  204      Polaris, Inc.      20,253  
  2,353      Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.      30,895  
  2,209      Vista Outdoor, Inc.*      61,631  
  2,379      YETI Holdings, Inc.*      102,939  
     

 

 

 
        740,750  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.4%):       
  2,937      Codexis, Inc.*      30,721  
  7,407      Enzo Biochem, Inc.*      15,333  
  6,099      Fluidigm Corp.*^      9,759  
  5,439      Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*      19,580  
  1,708      Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      255,636  
  923      NanoString Technologies, Inc.*      11,722  
  5,166      Neogenomics, Inc.*      42,103  
  647      Personalis, Inc.*      2,232  
  1,700      Quanterix Corp.*      27,523  
  1,626      Sotera Health Co.*      31,853  
     

 

 

 
        446,462  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery (4.5%):       
  765      Alamo Group, Inc.    $ 89,069  
  1,814      Albany International Corp., Class A      142,925  
  6,077      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      233,661  
  4,706      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      165,886  
  806      Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.*      2,378  
  1,143      Astec Industries, Inc.      46,612  
  2,576      Barnes Group, Inc.      80,217  
  1,077      Blue Bird Corp.*      9,919  
  1,411      Chart Industries, Inc.*      236,173  
  1,404      CIRCOR International, Inc.*      23,012  
  1,556      Columbus McKinnon Corp.      44,144  
  3,325      Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*      19,418  
  2,638      Crane Holdings Co.      230,983  
  493      Donaldson Co., Inc.      23,733  
  1,772      Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      50,927  
  500      Eastern Co. (The)      10,170  
  3,670      Energy Recovery, Inc.*      71,271  
  2,752      Enerpac Tool Group Corp.      52,343  
  1,044      EnPro Industries, Inc.      85,535  
  877      Esab Corp.      38,369  
  1,258      ESCO Technologies, Inc.      86,009  
  6,451      Evoqua Water Technologies Co.*      209,722  
  3,137      Federal Signal Corp.      111,677  
  5,909      Flowserve Corp.      169,175  
  2,482      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      181,831  
  5,795      Gates Industrial Corp. plc*      62,644  
  1,765      Gencor Industries, Inc.*      17,932  
  1,794      Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      50,770  
  459      Graham Corp.      3,176  
  4,634      Harsco Corp.*      32,948  
  1,812      Helios Technologies, Inc.      120,045  
  2,413      Hillenbrand, Inc.      98,836  
  785      Hurco Cos., Inc.      19,421  
  1,014      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A      32,671  
  219      ITT, Inc.      14,726  
  1,705      John Bean Technologies Corp.      188,266  
  472      Kadant, Inc.      86,069  
  3,498      Kennametal, Inc.      81,259  
  1,529      L.B. Foster Co., Class A*      19,678  
  238      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      29,360  
  578      Lindsay Corp.      76,770  
  1,597      Luxfer Holdings plc      24,147  
  3,228      Manitex International, Inc.*      20,950  
  2,653      Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*      27,936  
  589      Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*      4,559  
  2,606      Meritor, Inc.*      94,676  
  728      Miller Industries, Inc.      16,504  
  3,159      Mueller Industries, Inc.      168,343  
  8,533      Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      100,092  
  3,562      NN, Inc.*      9,012  
  638      Omega Flex, Inc.      68,662  
  603      Oshkosh Corp.      49,530  
  723      P&F Industries, Inc., Class A*      4,107  
  1,229      Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.      19,492  
  1,599      Proto Labs, Inc.*      76,496  
  114      RBC Bearings, Inc.*      21,084  
  3,472      REV Group, Inc.      37,741  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued       
  1,851      Shyft Group, Inc. (The)    $ 34,410  
  1,692      SPX Corp.*      89,405  
  731      Standex International Corp.      61,974  
  466      Taylor Devices, Inc.*      4,050  
  1,044      Tennant Co.      61,857  
  3,752      Terex Corp.      102,692  
  1,867      The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.      67,193  
  962      Timken Co.      51,034  
  5,430      Titan International, Inc.*      81,993  
  4,025      Trinity Industries, Inc.      97,485  
  1,747      Twin Disc, Inc.*      15,828  
  3,327      Wabash National Corp.      45,181  
  1,430      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      175,661  
  10,631      Welbilt, Inc.*      253,124  
  337      Woodward, Inc.      31,169  
     

 

 

 
        5,266,117  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.4%):       
  6,821      Costamare, Inc.      82,534  
  315      Eneti, Inc.      1,934  
  3,087      Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.      59,641  
  2,099      Kirby Corp.*      127,703  
  2,096      Matson, Inc.      152,757  
     

 

 

 
        424,569  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.9%):       
  3,896      Altice USA, Inc., Class A*      36,038  
  1,560      AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*      45,427  
  6,123      Audacy, Inc.*      5,769  
  478      Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A*      612  
  1,823      Boston Omaha Corp.*      37,645  
  7,836      comScore, Inc.*      16,142  
  103      Daily Journal Corp.*      26,657  
  976      DallasNews Corp.      6,178  
  4,222      E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      52,648  
  6,190      Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      28,226  
  5,880      Gannett Co, Inc.*      17,052  
  3,567      Gray Television, Inc.      60,247  
  2,892      Hemisphere Media Group*      22,066  
  1,608      iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*      12,687  
  2,165      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      103,400  
  2,864      Liberty Latin America, Ltd.*      22,339  
  9,557      Liberty Latin America, Ltd., Class C*      74,449  
  862      Loyalty Ventures, Inc.*      3,077  
  348      Marchex, Inc., Class B*      459  
  434      Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A      70,690  
  605      Pubmatic, Inc.*      9,614  
  1,732      Scholastic Corp.      62,300  
  1,559      TechTarget, Inc.*      102,458  
  10,206      TEGNA, Inc.      214,020  
  1,095      Thryv Holdings, Inc.*      24,517  
     

 

 

 
        1,054,717  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (1.6%):       
  9,339      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*      212,089  
  1,380      Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.      178,199  
  2,124      Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*      8,220  
  1,062      Arconic Corp.*      29,789  
  2,767      Carpenter Technology Corp.      77,227  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  6,425      Century Aluminum Co.*    $ 47,352  
  8,414      Coeur Mining, Inc.*      25,579  
  6,250      Commercial Metals Co.      206,875  
  2,394      Compass Minerals International, Inc.      84,724  
  10,043      Ferroglobe plc*      59,655  
  515      Fortitude Gold Corp.      3,090  
  1,805      Gold Resource Corp.      2,942  
  1,257      Haynes International, Inc.      41,192  
  25,965      Hecla Mining Co.      101,783  
  754      Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      59,634  
  1,117      Materion Corp.      82,356  
  9,373      McEwen Mining, Inc.*      4,117  
  798      Royal Gold, Inc.      85,210  
  2,868      Ryerson Holding Corp.      61,060  
  1,487      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      48,833  
  3,318      SunCoke Energy, Inc.      22,596  
  1,338      Synalloy Corp.*      18,812  
  3,542      TimkenSteel Corp.*      66,271  
  6,784      United States Steel Corp.      121,501  
  1,458      Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      10,789  
  2,207      Warrior Met Coal, Inc.      67,556  
  2,629      Worthington Industries, Inc.      115,939  
     

 

 

 
        1,843,390  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.4%):       
  1,321      Big Lots, Inc.^      27,701  
  710      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^      156,605  
  2,129      Kohl’s Corp.      75,984  
  3,771      Macy’s, Inc.      69,085  
  526      Nordstrom, Inc.      11,114  
  1,573      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      92,414  
  1,290      Tuesday Morning Corp.*      464  
     

 

 

 
        433,367  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.6%):       
  4,891      Avista Corp.      212,807  
  2,243      Black Hills Corp.      163,223  
  3,280      MDU Resources Group, Inc.      88,527  
  2,992      NorthWestern Corp.      176,319  
  1,043      Unitil Corp.      61,245  
  2,565      Via Renewables, Inc.      19,648  
     

 

 

 
        721,769  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.0%):  
  2,222      Alto Ingredients, Inc.*      8,244  
  23,457      Antero Midstream Corp.      212,286  
  6,562      Antero Resources Corp.*      201,125  
  1,071      Arch Resources, Inc.      153,249  
  1,954      Ardmore Shipping Corp.*      13,619  
  4,767      Berry Corp.      36,325  
  2,455      Brigham Minerals, Inc.      60,467  
  2,716      California Resources Corp.      104,566  
  2,330      Callon Petroleum Co.*      91,336  
  7,813      Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*      46,722  
  1,598      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      129,598  
  286      Chord Energy Corp.      34,792  
  1,822      Civitas Resources, Inc.      95,272  
  11,183      Clean Energy Fuel Corp.*      50,100  
  12,514      CNX Resources Corp.*      205,980  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued  
  8,019      Comstock Resources, Inc.*    $ 96,870  
  2,015      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*      99,501  
  4,374      CVR Energy, Inc.      146,529  
  4,117      Delek US Holdings, Inc.*      106,383  
  1,575      Denbury, Inc.*      94,484  
  8,834      DHT Holdings, Inc.      54,152  
  2,156      Dorian LPG, Ltd.      32,771  
  1,337      DT Midstream, Inc.      65,540  
  2,661      Earthstone Energy, Inc.*^      36,323  
  17,427      Enlink Midstream LLC      148,130  
  15,991      Equitrans Midstream Corp.      101,703  
  2,943      Evolution Petroleum Corp.      16,069  
  2,611      Green Plains, Inc.*      70,941  
  6,066      HF Sinclair Corp.      273,941  
  1,720      International Seaways, Inc.      36,464  
  29,696      Kosmos Energy, Ltd.*      183,818  
  725      Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*      49,981  
  6,775      Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A      142,207  
  5,601      Matador Resources Co.      260,951  
  6,809      Murphy Oil Corp.      205,564  
  9,513      Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.      20,263  
  897      Northern Oil And Gas, Inc.      22,658  
  5,300      Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.*      10,865  
  2,838      PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc.*      44,244  
  6,480      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*      188,050  
  5,985      PDC Energy, Inc.      368,736  
  5,636      Peabody Energy Corp.*      120,216  
  2,410      PHX Minerals, Inc.      7,326  
  6      PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.*      470  
  17,188      Range Resources Corp.*      425,403  
  523      Ranger Oil Corp.*      17,191  
  300      REX American Resources Corp.*      25,440  
  1,533      SandRidge Energy, Inc.*      24,022  
  3,705      Scorpio Tankers, Inc.      127,860  
  8,803      SFL Corp., Ltd.      83,540  
  956      SilverBow Resources, Inc.*      27,112  
  6,858      SM Energy Co.      234,475  
  29,966      Southwestern Energy Co.*      187,288  
  2,952      Talos Energy, Inc.*      45,667  
  1,980      Teekay Shipping Corp.*      5,702  
  2,363      Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*      41,660  
  7,528      Tellurian, Inc.*      22,433  
  2,838      W&T Offshore, Inc.*      12,260  
  1,418      Whiting Petroleum Corp.      96,467  
  4,231      World Fuel Services Corp.      86,566  
     

 

 

 
        5,911,917  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.5%):       
  1,565      Clearwater Paper Corp.*      52,631  
  3,299      Glatfelter Corp.      22,697  
  4,370      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.      229,032  
  5,170      Mercer International, Inc.      67,985  
  1,100      Neenah, Inc.      37,554  
  5,401      Resolute Forest Products*      68,917  
  2,103      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      52,827  
  364      Sylvamo Corp.      11,896  
     

 

 

 
        543,539  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Personal Products (0.6%):       
  1,014      BellRing Brands, Inc.*    $ 25,238  
  4,160      Coty, Inc., Class A*      33,322  
  2,807      Edgewell Personal Care Co.      96,898  
  2,868      elf Beauty, Inc.*      87,990  
  1,964      Inter Parfums, Inc.      143,490  
  900      Lifevantage Corp.      3,915  
  546      Medifast, Inc.      98,558  
  1,387      Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*      14,480  
  369      Natural Health Trends Corp.      1,980  
  2,257      Natures Sunshine Products, Inc.*      24,082  
  1,929      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      83,526  
  340      United-Guardian, Inc.      5,097  
  1,070      Usana Health Sciences, Inc.*      77,425  
     

 

 

 
        696,001  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (1.2%):       
  900      Adicet Bio, Inc.*      13,140  
  9,876      Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      31,406  
  3,334      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      115,990  
  877      ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      26,021  
  1,561      Assembly Biosciences, Inc.*      3,278  
  2,268      Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      40,189  
  4,076      Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*      96,927  
  3,415      Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      7,086  
  5,512      Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.*      16,260  
  7,607      Endo International plc*      3,542  
  1,163      EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      9,153  
  528      Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.*      25,750  
  1,224      Harrow Health, Inc.*      8,911  
  4,514      Innoviva, Inc.*      66,627  
  4,810      Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      274,555  
  10,744      Nektar Therapeutics*      40,827  
  882      NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*      11,307  
  2,308      Otonomy, Inc.*      4,801  
  2,257      Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*      131,583  
  2,916      Perrigo Co. plc      118,302  
  1,714      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      32,789  
  2,694      Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*      158,407  
  420      Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.*      7,976  
  911      scPharmaceuticals, Inc.*      4,391  
  6,222      SIGA Technologies, Inc.^      72,051  
  2,677      Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      77,419  
  1,505      Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*      54,421  
     

 

 

 
        1,453,109  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (2.7%):       
  1,888      Acacia Research Corp.*      9,516  
  3,344      ASGN, Inc.*      301,796  
  572      Barrett Business Services, Inc.      41,682  
  403      CACI International, Inc., Class A*      113,557  
  2,703      CBIZ, Inc.*      108,012  
  490      CRA International, Inc.      43,767  
  2,812      Exponent, Inc.      257,214  
  1,273      Forrester Research, Inc.*      60,900  
  882      Franklin Covey Co.*      40,731  
  1,796      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      324,807  
  1,280      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      41,421  
  1,154      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*      74,998  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Professional Services, continued       
  1,116      ICF International, Inc.    $ 106,020  
  1,783      Insperity, Inc.      177,997  
  6,887      KBR, Inc.      333,262  
  2,340      Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      46,402  
  1,439      Kforce, Inc.      88,268  
  2,641      Korn Ferry      153,231  
  958      ManpowerGroup, Inc.      73,201  
  1,365      ManTech International Corp., Class A      130,289  
  1,332      Mastech Digital, Inc.*      19,793  
  3,943      Mistras Group, Inc.*      23,421  
  3,203      Nielsen Holdings plc      74,374  
  2,119      Resources Connection, Inc.      43,164  
  1,557      Science Applications International Corp.      144,957  
  3,186      TriNet Group, Inc.*      247,297  
  2,309      TrueBlue, Inc.*      41,331  
  505      Willdan Group, Inc.*      13,928  
     

 

 

 
        3,135,336  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.8%):  
  1,580      AMREP Corp.*      17,728  
  395      CKX Lands, Inc.*      4,396  
  6,494      Cushman & Wakefield plc*      98,968  
  4,771      Douglas Elliman, Inc.      22,853  
  913      eXp World Holdings, Inc.^      10,746  
  1,627      Five Point Holdings LLC, Class A*      6,362  
  1,972      Forestar Group, Inc.*      26,997  
  504      FRP Holdings, Inc.*      30,416  
  2,119      Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*      144,198  
  10      J.W. Mays, Inc.*      420  
  7,038      Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      133,300  
  2,463      Marcus & Millichap, Inc.      91,106  
  1,035      Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.*      9,801  
  8,443      Newmark Group, Inc.      81,644  
  1,207      Rafael Holdings, Inc., Class B*      2,257  
  688      RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A      16,870  
  3,740      Realogy Holdings Corp.*      36,764  
  308      Stratus Properties, Inc.*      9,925  
  2,279      Tejon Ranch Co.*      35,370  
  1,076      The RMR Group, Inc., Class A      30,505  
  2,980      The St Joe Co.      117,889  
     

 

 

 
        928,515  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.8%):       
  1,630      ArcBest Corp.      114,703  
  1,322      Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.      33,169  
  4,045      Heartland Express, Inc.      56,266  
  585      Landstar System, Inc.      85,071  
  2,692      Marten Transport, Ltd.      45,280  
  880      PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*      24,103  
  1,507      Ryder System, Inc.      107,087  
  1,370      Saia, Inc.*      257,560  
  2,170      Schneider National, Inc., Class B      48,565  
  1,009      U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*      2,704  
  1,170      Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.      31,953  
  988      USA Truck, Inc.*      31,043  
  2,850      Werner Enterprises, Inc.      109,839  
  2,752      Yellow Corp.*      8,063  
     

 

 

 
        955,406  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.2%):  
  2,712      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.    $ 197,922  
  1,480      Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*      49,343  
  1,591      Ambarella, Inc.*      104,147  
  14,790      Amkor Technology, Inc.      250,690  
  1,301      Amtech Systems, Inc.*      9,497  
  1,903      Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*      104,360  
  2,777      AXT, Inc.*      16,273  
  1,930      Azenta, Inc.      139,153  
  1,210      CEVA, Inc.*      40,608  
  2,825      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*      204,925  
  1,496      CMC Materials, Inc.      261,037  
  2,356      Cohu, Inc.*      65,379  
  522      Cyberoptics Corp.*      18,239  
  2,615      Diodes, Inc.*      168,851  
  639      DSP Group, Inc.*      14,058  
  3,918      FormFactor, Inc.*      151,744  
  4,679      GSI Technology, Inc.*      16,143  
  1,254      Ichor Holdings, Ltd.*      32,579  
  1,349      inTEST Corp.*      9,200  
  2,631      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.      112,633  
  2,238      Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*      108,543  
  349      MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*      16,089  
  1,636      MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp.*      23,771  
  4,167      MaxLinear, Inc., Class A*      141,595  
  4,238      Neophotonics Corp.*      66,664  
  557      NVE Corp.      25,967  
  2,709      Onto Innovation, Inc.*      188,926  
  2,739      PDF Solutions, Inc.*      58,916  
  5,140      Photronics, Inc.*      100,127  
  2,109      Pixelworks, Inc.*      4,028  
  3,012      Power Integrations, Inc.      225,930  
  6,043      Rambus, Inc.*      129,864  
  3,315      Semtech Corp.*      182,225  
  1,031      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*      144,567  
  2,252      SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*      36,865  
  1,918      Synaptics, Inc.*      226,420  
  2,584      Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*      76,926  
  2,559      Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      49,645  
     

 

 

 
        3,773,849  
     

 

 

 
Software (2.5%):       
  3,492      A10 Networks, Inc.      50,215  
  8,259      ACI Worldwide, Inc.*      213,826  
  1,294      Agilysys, Inc.*      61,167  
  3,759      Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*      232,532  
  3,894      Altair Engineering, Inc.*      204,435  
  2,494      American Software, Inc., Class A      40,303  
  926      Appfolio, Inc.*      83,933  
  935      Asure Software, Inc.*      5,329  
  2,721      Avaya Holdings Corp.*      6,095  
  2,785      Aware, Inc.*      6,628  
  2,916      Blackbaud, Inc.*      169,332  
  1,519      Box, Inc.*      38,188  
  393      CDK Global, Inc.      21,525  
  1,046      Cerence, Inc.*      26,391  
  1,700      ChannelAdvisor Corp.*      24,786  
  3,799      Cognyte Software, Ltd.*      16,146  
  2,139      CommVault Systems, Inc.*      134,543  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  782      Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.*    $ 34,158  
  609      DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.*      13,806  
  1,708      Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.*^      25,364  
  1,817      Ebix, Inc.      30,707  
  1,929      Envestnet, Inc.*      101,793  
  402      Jamf Holding Corp.*      9,958  
  4,947      Mandiant, Inc.*      107,944  
  2,038      Mitek Systems, Inc.*      18,831  
  554      Model N, Inc.*      14,171  
  2,582      OneSpan, Inc.*      30,726  
  1,415      Ping Identity Holding Corp.*      25,668  
  2,333      Progress Software Corp.      105,685  
  293      Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      11,301  
  1,989      Qualys, Inc.*      250,892  
  4,870      Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.*      305,252  
  1,169      Sapiens International Corp. NV      28,278  
  539      Shotspotter, Inc.*      14,504  
  1,900      Smith Micro Software, Inc.*      4,693  
  684      SPS Commerce, Inc.*      77,326  
  3,280      Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*      3,772  
  870      Upland Software, Inc.*      12,632  
  3,329      Verint Systems, Inc.*      140,983  
  5,538      Vonage Holdings Corp.*      104,336  
  7,970      Xperi Holding Corp.      115,007  
     

 

 

 
        2,923,161  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (2.7%):       
  1,777      Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)      25,855  
  2,894      Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*      48,967  
  12,033      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      134,529  
  422      America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*      42,453  
  1,088      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      184,242  
  951      AutoNation, Inc.*      106,284  
  5,705      Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*      16,716  
  4,906      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*^      24,383  
  1,634      Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.^      18,317  
  1,202      Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      82,830  
  1,732      Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.      28,440  
  2,857      Caleres, Inc.      74,968  
  407      Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A^      8,787  
  1,799      Cato Corp., Class A      20,886  
  7,945      Chico’s FAS, Inc.*      39,487  
  757      Citi Trends, Inc.*^      17,903  
  2,251      Conn’s, Inc.*^      18,053  
  4,771      Designer Brands, Inc., Class A      62,309  
  4,657      Foot Locker, Inc.      117,589  
  3,840      Gap, Inc. (The)      31,642  
  802      Genesco, Inc.*      40,028  
  753      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      127,859  
  3,762      Guess?, Inc.      64,142  
  1,284      Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      29,763  
  849      Hibbett, Inc.      37,110  
  1,529      LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.*      14,327  
  1,251      MarineMax, Inc.*      45,186  
  1,923      Monro, Inc.      82,458  
  1,315      Murphy U.S.A., Inc.      306,224  
  4,234      National Vision Holdings, Inc.*      116,435  
  2,301      ODP Corp. (The)*      69,582  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Specialty Retail, continued       
  443      OneWater Marine, Inc.*    $ 14,641  
  2,843      Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      297,634  
  3,598      Rent-A-Center, Inc.      69,981  
  6,055      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*      72,176  
  1,818      Shoe Carnival, Inc.      39,287  
  2,746      Signet Jewelers, Ltd.      146,801  
  1,362      Sleep Number Corp.*      42,154  
  1,462      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      53,553  
  2,363      Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*      22,661  
  3,031      The Buckle, Inc.      83,928  
  823      The Children’s Place, Inc.*      32,031  
  4,201      The Container Store Group, Inc.*      26,172  
  1,307      Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.      4,013  
  2,271      Tilly’s, Inc.      15,942  
  624      TravelCenters of America, Inc.*      21,509  
  5,052      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*      94,270  
  303      Winmark Corp.      59,258  
  1,091      Zumiez, Inc.*      28,366  
     

 

 

 
        3,162,131  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%):  
  4,872      3D Systems Corp.*      47,259  
  1,308      AstroNova, Inc.*      15,670  
  2,793      Avid Technology, Inc.*      72,478  
  6,556      NCR Corp.*      203,957  
  3,811      Stratasys, Ltd.*      71,418  
  2,418      Super Micro Computer, Inc.*      97,566  
  1,590      TransAct Technologies, Inc.*      6,424  
  600      Turtle Beach Corp.*      7,338  
  3,587      Xerox Holdings Corp.      53,267  
     

 

 

 
        575,377  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.0%):       
  2,061      Carter’s, Inc.      145,259  
  2,038      Columbia Sportswear Co.      145,880  
  2,119      Crocs, Inc.*      103,132  
  2,291      Culp, Inc.      9,851  
  2,091      Fossil Group, Inc.*      10,811  
  2,571      G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*      52,011  
  1,322      Hanesbrands, Inc.      13,603  
  3,180      Kontoor Brands, Inc.      106,117  
  816      Lakeland Industries, Inc.*      12,534  
  844      Movado Group, Inc.      26,105  
  1,001      Oxford Industries, Inc.      88,829  
  1,176      PVH Corp.      66,914  
  674      Rocky Brands, Inc.      23,037  
  1,823      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      64,862  
  4,466      Steven Madden, Ltd.      143,850  
  418      Superior Group of Cos., Inc.      7,420  
  957      Unifi, Inc.*      13,455  
  1,916      Vera Bradley, Inc.*      8,315  
  4,779      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      96,345  
     

 

 

 
        1,138,330  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (2.3%):       
  4,495      Axos Financial, Inc.*      161,146  
  2,838      BankFinancial Corp.      26,649  
  2,024      Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.*      32,667  
  7,770      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      71,329  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, continued       
  280      Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.    $ 3,872  
  5,449      Columbia Financial, Inc.*      118,843  
  1,537      ESSA Bancorp, Inc.      25,822  
  4,677      Essent Group, Ltd.      181,935  
  596      Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.      58,199  
  242      First Capital, Inc.      6,556  
  1,936      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.      68,631  
  986      FS Bancorp, Inc.      28,308  
  150      Hingham Institution for Savings (The)      42,566  
  629      HMN Financial, Inc.      14,517  
  973      Home Bancorp, Inc.      33,209  
  86      Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.      1,803  
  1,162      HomeStreet, Inc.      40,287  
  869      IF Bancorp, Inc.      16,511  
  3,933      Kearny Financial Corp.      43,696  
  390      Kentucky First Federal Bancorp      3,108  
  289      LendingTree, Inc.*      12,664  
  1,892      Luther Burbank Corp.      24,691  
  940      Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*      15,106  
  1,851      Merchants Bancorp      41,962  
  1,842      Meta Financial Group, Inc.      71,230  
  2,242      MGIC Investment Corp.      28,249  
  3,941      Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*      144,792  
  18,699      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      170,722  
  4,642      NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*      77,289  
  3,578      Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      46,621  
  6,541      Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      83,725  
  3,132      Oceanfirst Financial Corp.      59,915  
  198      Oconee Federal Financial Corp.      4,376  
  1,129      Ocwen Financial Corp.*      30,935  
  2,010      PCSB Financial Corp.      38,371  
  1,668      Premier Financial Corp.      42,284  
  1,677      Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      24,870  
  3,721      Provident Financial Services, Inc.      82,829  
  1,685      Prudential Bancorp, Inc.      25,494  
  4,780      Radian Group, Inc.      93,927  
  1,982      Riverview Bancorp, Inc.      13,042  
  3,589      Security National Financial Corp., Class A*      30,362  
  707      Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.      31,999  
  1,053      Sterling Bancorp, Inc.*      6,002  
  1,409      Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      29,378  
  3,100      TFS Financial Corp.      42,563  
  1,462      TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      45,088  
  1,677      Walker & Dunlop, Inc.      161,562  
  3,395      Washington Federal, Inc.      101,918  
  1,247      Waterstone Financial, Inc.      21,261  
  3,601      Western New England BanCorp, Inc.      26,863  
  3,813      WSFS Financial Corp.      152,863  
  35      WVS Financial Corp.      521  
     

 

 

 
        2,763,128  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.2%):       
  763      Turning Point Brands, Inc.      20,700  
  975      Universal Corp.      58,988  
  9,542      Vector Group, Ltd.      100,191  
     

 

 

 
        179,879  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Trading Companies & Distributors (2.2%):  
  7,242      Air Lease Corp.    $ 242,100  
  1,077      Alta Equipment Group, Inc.*      9,661  
  2,358      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      226,769  
  3,172      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*      162,914  
  569      BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.*      38,015  
  1,324      Boise Cascade Co.      78,765  
  1,278      DXP Enterprises, Inc.*      39,145  
  1,463      EVI Industries, Inc.*      14,615  
  1,550      GATX Corp.      145,948  
  2,103      Global Industrial Co.      71,018  
  573      GMS, Inc.*      25,498  
  1,299      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      37,632  
  1,516      Herc Holdings, Inc.      136,667  
  1,475      Kaman Corp., Class A      46,094  
  989      Lawson Products, Inc.*      50,825  
  4,569      MRC Global, Inc.*      45,507  
  2,121      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.      159,308  
  7,964      NOW, Inc.*      77,888  
  1,839      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A      88,640  
  200      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B      9,922  
  369      SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*      43,863  
  2,140      Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.      58,657  
  1,548      Titan Machinery, Inc.*      34,691  
  577      Transcat, Inc.*      32,779  
  3,118      Triton International, Ltd.      164,163  
  5,651      Univar Solutions, Inc.*      140,540  
  1,034      Veritiv Corp.*      112,241  
  2,366      WESCO International, Inc.*      253,399  
     

 

 

 
        2,547,264  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.5%):       
  2,100      American States Water Co.      171,171  
  824      Artesian Resources Corp.      40,516  
  2,717      California Water Service Group      150,929  
  1,256      Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.      18,212  
  925      Middlesex Water Co.      81,104  
  2,502      Pure Cycle Corp.*      26,371  
  1,615      SJW Group      100,792  
  859      York Water Co. (The)      34,730  
     

 

 

 
        623,825  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):       
  1,803      Gogo, Inc.*      29,190  
  2,895      Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      64,269  
  2,722      Spok Holdings, Inc.      17,149  
  5,534      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      87,382  
  2,003      United States Cellular Corp.*      58,007  
     

 

 

 
        255,997  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $101,800,069)

     117,861,427  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks (0.1%):       
Media (0.0%):       
  430      Liberty Broadband Corp., Series A      11,145  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):       
  2,540      WESCO International, Inc., Series A      69,647  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $70,827)

     80,792  
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Rights (0.0%):       
Biotechnology (0.0%):       
  8,857      Achillion Pharm CVR, Expires on 1/29/49*    $ 12,843  
  2,004      Chinook Therapeutics-CVR, Expires on 12/31/49*      3,269  
     

 

 

 
        16,112  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.0%):       
  4,400      Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Expires on 12/31/49*(a)      3,696  
  2,689      Zogenix, Inc. CVR, Expires on 1/1/25*      1,829  
     

 

 

 
        5,525  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.0%):       
  4,044      Zagg, Inc. CVR, Expires on 1/2/49*      364  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):       
  8,452      Xeris BioPharma Hold CVR, Expires on 10/6/49*      2,282  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):       
  79      Communications Systems I CVR, Expires on 1/1/29*(a)       
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $364)

     24,283  
  

 

 

 

Shares or

Principal
Amount

           Value  
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.6%):  
  749,083      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(b)(c)    $ 749,083  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (Cost $749,083)

     749,083  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.4%):       
Money Markets (0.4%):       
  442,582      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(c)      442,582  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $442,582)

     442,582  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $103,062,925) — 100.8%

     119,158,167  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.8)%

     (923,687
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 118,234,480  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

CVR—Contingency Valued Rights

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $703,853.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. 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, 2022.

 

(c)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

 

Amounts

shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 103,062,925
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 119,158,167

Interest and dividends receivable

      79,271

Receivable for investments sold

      42,990

Prepaid expenses

      414
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      119,280,842
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for investments purchased

      178,967

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      749,083

Manager fees payable

      70,942

Administration fees payable

      17,719

Distribution fees payable

      25,336

Custodian fees payable

      816

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      98

Transfer agent fees payable

      668

Trustee fees payable

      833

Other accrued liabilities

      1,900
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      1,046,362
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 118,234,480
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 64,771,722

Total distributable earnings

      53,462,758
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 118,234,480
   

 

 

 

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

      9,773,115

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 12.10
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $703,853.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends

    $ 885,199

Interest

      9

Income from securities lending

      2,446

Foreign withholding tax

      (818 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      886,836
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      577,310

Administration fees

      24,675

Distribution fees

      169,797

Custodian fees

      4,638

Administrative and compliance services fees

      798

Transfer agent fees

      2,598

Trustee fees

      3,160

Professional fees

      2,551

Shareholder reports

      829

Other expenses

      2,033
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      788,389

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (101,878 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      686,511
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      200,325

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      5,616,483

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (32,745,968 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (27,129,485 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (26,929,160 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 200,325     $ 661,574

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      5,616,483       30,812,302

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (32,745,968 )       12,016,166
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (26,929,160 )       43,490,042
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (12,429,190 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (12,429,190 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      30,390       663,840

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            12,429,190

Value of shares redeemed

      (9,850,968 )       (56,959,304 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (9,820,578 )       (43,866,274 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (36,749,738 )       (12,805,422 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      154,984,218       167,789,640
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 118,234,480     $ 154,984,218
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      2,231       44,285

Dividends reinvested

            881,503

Shares redeemed

      (710,723 )       (3,908,653 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (708,492 )       (2,982,865 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Amounts

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 14.79     $ 12.46     $ 11.33     $ 10.19     $ 12.40     $ 11.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.02 (a)       0.06 (a)       0.05 (a)       0.05 (a)       0.07       0.07

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.71 )       3.50       1.46       2.00       (1.53 )       1.16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.69 )       3.56       1.51       2.05       (1.46 )       1.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.09 )       (0.05 )       (0.06 )       (0.07 )       (0.07 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.14 )       (0.33 )       (0.85 )       (0.68 )       (0.18 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.23 )       (0.38 )       (0.91 )       (0.75 )       (0.25 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 12.10     $ 14.79     $ 12.46     $ 11.33     $ 10.19     $ 12.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (18.19 )%(c)       29.02 %       13.97 %       21.10 %       (12.64 )%       10.87 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 118,234     $ 154,984     $ 167,790     $ 170,336     $ 149,873     $ 198,419

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.30 %       0.40 %       0.54 %       0.46 %       0.48 %       0.55 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      1.16 %       1.17 %       1.19 %       1.17 %       1.16 %       1.16 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      1.01 %       1.02 %       1.04 %       1.02 %       1.01 %       1.01 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      5 %(c)       12 %       22 %       10 %       9 %       9 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

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, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $216 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $749,083 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

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

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

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 117,811,266        $ 50,161        $  —        $ 117,861,427

Preferred Stocks+

         80,792                            80,792

Rights+

                  20,587          3,696          24,283

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         749,083                            749,083

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         442,582                            442,582
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $       119,083,723        $       70,748        $       3,696        $       119,158,167
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 6,704,320        $ 16,101,502

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

 

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Value Stocks Risk: Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause the Fund to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies.

Capitalization Risk: Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $107,010.830. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 61,729,193

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (12,822,398
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 48,906,795  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       $ 6,931,703        $ 5,497,487        $ 12,429,190

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 4,705,355        $ 26,779,768        $        $ 48,906,795        $ 80,391,918

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, investments in real estate investment trusts and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 60% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 40

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 41

 

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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 890.80     $ 3.00       0.64 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.62     $ 3.21       0.64 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      31.3 %

Corporate Bonds

      26.5

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      24.5

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      7.1

Asset Backed Securities

      4.4

Yankee Debt Obligations

      4.3

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      4.2

Foreign Bonds

      1.7

Certificate of Deposit

      1.1

Municipal Bonds

      0.6

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      106.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (6.1 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Asset Backed Securities (4.4%):       
$ 2,266,318      American Homes 4 Rent LLC, Class A, Series 2014-SFR3, 3.68%, 12/17/36(a)    $ 2,244,516  
  1,640,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series 2018-B7, 4.51%, 11/15/51, Callable 10/15/28 @ 100      1,655,908  
  10,281,000      Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Class A, Series 2022-A2, 3.49%, 5/15/27      10,291,511  
  3,593,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Class A2A, Series 2022-2, 2.81%, 5/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100      3,581,047  
  1,062,755      College Ave Student Loans LLC, Class A2, Series 2021-C, 2.32%, 7/26/55(a)      972,441  
  158,705      College Ave Student Loans LLC, Class A1, Series 2021-A, 2.72%(US0001M+110bps), 7/25/51, Callable 2/25/32 @ 100(a)      158,414  
  1,198,215      College Avenue Student Loans LLC, Class A2, Series 2021-B, 1.76%, 6/25/52, Callable 1/25/34 @ 100(a)      1,119,480  
  3,400,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2021-4, 1.26%, 10/15/30, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100(a)      3,202,175  
  160,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A, Series 20-2A, 1.37%, 7/16/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 100(a)      157,618  
  3,640,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2021-2A, 0.96%, 2/15/30, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(a)      3,485,912  
  1,880,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2021-3A, 1.00%, 5/15/30, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100(a)      1,788,726  
  467,481      EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No 3 LLC, Class A, Series 2021-A, 1.80%, 11/25/45(a)      407,605  
  4,158,000      Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Class A2A, Series 2022-A, 2.78%, 10/15/24      4,132,279  
  451,462      Goodleap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Class A, Series 2022-1GS, 2.70%, 1/20/49, Callable 4/20/36 @ 100(a)      416,222  
  950,467      GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Class A, Series 2021-5CS, 2.31%, 10/20/48, Callable 6/20/36 @ 100(a)      831,812  
  1,755,918      GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Class A, Series 2021-4GS, 1.93%, 7/20/48, Callable 5/20/36 @ 100(a)      1,496,279  
  2,960,000      GPMT, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-FL4, 2.99%(US0001M+135bps), 11/15/36, Callable 11/20/23 @ 100(a)      2,849,400  
  1,390,000      Lendmark Funding Trust, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 1.90%, 11/20/31, Callable 5/20/26 @ 100(a)      1,203,764  
  197,491      LoanCore Issuer, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018-CRE1, 2.45%(US0001M+113bps), 5/15/28, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      196,605  
  1,200,000      Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Class A, Series 2021-AA, 1.86%, 3/20/36, Callable 3/20/26 @ 100(a)      1,062,586  
  1,674,031      Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2022-1A, 2.64%, 1/20/53, Callable 2/20/36 @ 100(a)      1,533,482  
  1,161,436      Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Class A1B, Series 2020-lA, 2.32%(US0001M+100bps), 4/15/69, Callable 1/15/31 @ 100(a)      1,160,609  
  7,068,380      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2021-EA, 0.97%, 12/16/69, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100(a)      6,388,586  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Asset Backed Securities, continued       
$ 2,578,698      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2021-DA, 2.01%(PRIME-(199)bps), 4/15/60, Callable 5/15/32 @ 100(a)    $ 2,496,585  
  2,347,724      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Class A, Series 20-FA, 1.22%, 7/15/69, Callable 11/15/26 @ 100(a)      2,236,142  
  502,829      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2021-A, 0.84%, 5/15/69, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100(a)      460,241  
  4,607,000      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2022-BA, 4.16%, 10/15/70, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100(a)      4,554,879  
  972,132      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A2B, Series 2020-CA, 2.92%(US0001M+160bps), 11/15/68, Callable 11/15/30 @ 100(a)      969,648  
  1,874,775      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A2B, Series 2019-D, 2.37%(US0001M+105bps), 12/15/59, Callable 1/15/31 @ 100(a)      1,843,302  
  160,662      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A2, Series 2018-EA, 4.00%, 12/15/59, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100(a)      160,371  
  4,236,624      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Class AFL, Series 2021-CA, 2.34%(US0001M+74bps), 4/20/62, Callable 2/20/31 @ 100(a)      4,145,442  
  3,563,887      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Class APT2, Series 2021-A, 1.36%, 4/20/62, Callable 9/20/29 @ 100(a)      3,328,102  
  2,938,908      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Class AFX, Series 2021-DA, 1.63%, 4/20/62, Callable 5/20/31 @ 100(a)      2,759,163  
  6,783,838      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Class AFL, Series 2021-BA, 2.38%(US0001M+78bps), 4/20/62, Callable 7/20/29 @ 100(a)      6,724,752  
  1,400,000      PFS Financing Corp., Class A, Series 2021-A, 0.71%, 4/15/26(a)      1,319,289  
  774,827      Prodigy Finance CM2021-1 DAC, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.87%(US0001M+125bps), 7/25/51, Callable 2/25/27 @ 100(a)      768,201  
  2,009,000      Regional Management Issuance Trust, Class A, Series 2021-2, 0.02%, 8/15/33, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100(a)      1,775,538  
  4,240,502      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A1, Series 2021-A, 2.05%(US0001M+73bps), 1/15/53(a)      4,131,636  
  3,476,369      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class APT, Series 2022-A, 2.85%, 11/16/54(a)      3,259,375  
  1,944,886      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A1A, Series BA, 1.29%, 7/15/53(a)      1,770,005  
  319,317      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2B, Series 2020-A, 2.15%(US0001M+83bps), 9/15/37(a)      316,591  
  1,383,755      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class APT1, Series 2021-C, 1.39%, 1/15/53(a)      1,265,915  
  392,141      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2B, Series 2017-B, 2.07%(US0001M+75bps), 10/15/35(a)      387,504  
  490,000      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class B, Series 2021-A, 2.31%, 1/15/53(a)      454,417  
  13,418      SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2B, Series 2016-D, 2.34%, 4/25/33, Callable 1/25/24 @ 100(a)      13,296  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Asset Backed Securities, continued       
$ 658,963      SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class AFX, Series 2020-C, 1.95%, 2/15/46, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100(a)    $ 629,252  
  541,053      SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2FX, Series 2019-B, 3.09%, 8/17/48, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100(a)      529,103  
  1,542,323      SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2FX, Series 2017-F, 2.84%, 1/25/41, Callable 4/25/25 @ 100(a)      1,518,606  
  1,329,389      SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2FX, Series 2020-A, 2.54%, 5/15/46, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100(a)      1,273,195  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $103,693,164)

     99,427,527  
  

 

 

 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (7.1%):       
  1,930,000      ACRES Commercial Realty, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-FL2, 2.92%(US0001M+140bps), 1/15/37, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100(a)      1,847,496  
  2,000,000      AIMCO CLO, Class AR, Series 2017-AA, 2.11%(US0003M+105bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      1,918,636  
  2,810,000      Alen Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-ACEN, 2.47%(US0001M+115bps), 4/15/38(a)      2,746,550  
  1,000,000      Anchorage Capital CLO 7, Ltd., Class AR2, Series 2015-7A, 2.33%(US0003M+109bps), 1/28/31, Callable 7/28/22 @ 100(a)      985,444  
  2,094,416      Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Class A1, Series 2022-1, 2.88%, 12/25/66, Callable 1/25/25 @ 100(a)(b)      1,989,729  
  1,735,000      Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A5, Series 2020-MF1, 2.76%, 5/15/53, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100(a)      1,554,917  
  4,240,000      Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-FL4, 2.67%(US0001M+135bps), 11/15/36, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100(a)      4,102,200  
  500,000      Ares XXXIIR CLO, Ltd., Class A1A, Series 2014-32RA, 2.35%(US0003M+94bps), 5/15/30, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100(a)      488,804  
  1,780,000      BANK, Class A5, Series 2021-BN38, 2.52%, 12/15/64, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100      1,541,106  
  1,920,000      BANK, Class A5, Series 2022-BNK42, 4.49%, 6/15/55, Callable 5/15/32 @ 100(b)      1,955,328  
  3,850,000      Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2018-TALL, 2.05%(US0001M+72bps), 3/15/37(a)      3,671,860  
  1,250,000      Battalion CLO VIII, Ltd., Class A1R2, Series 2015-8A, 2.11%(US0003M+107bps), 7/18/30, Callable 7/18/22 @ 100(a)      1,226,846  
  2,290,000      Battalion CLO X, Ltd., Class A1R2, Series 2016-10A, 2.35%(US0003M+117bps), 1/25/35, Callable 1/24/23 @ 100(a)      2,214,741  
  2,090,000      BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2022-C16, 4.60%, 6/15/55, Callable 5/15/32 @ 100(b)      2,142,668  
  4,580,000      BDS, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-FL10, 2.96%(US0001M+135bps), 12/18/36, Callable 12/16/23 @ 100(a)      4,409,682  
  668,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2019-B15, 3.84%, 12/15/72, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100      591,688  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 1,250,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-B15, 3.56%, 12/15/72, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100    $ 1,131,500  
  2,280,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2022-B35, 4.59%, 5/15/55, Callable 5/15/32 @ 100(b)      2,317,164  
  1,000,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2022-B33, 3.46%, 1/15/32      934,500  
  1,540,000      BSPRT Issuer, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-FL7, 2.64%(US0001M+132bps), 12/15/38, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100(a)      1,465,789  
  1,120,000      BX, Class A, Series 2021-MFM1, 2.02%(US0001M+70bps), 1/15/34(a)      1,076,723  
  3,350,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2020-ViV4, 2.84%, 3/9/44(a)      2,916,342  
  2,525,015      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-XL2, 2.01%(US0001M+69bps), 10/15/36(a)      2,405,203  
  1,817,555      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-XL, 2.24%(US0001M+92bps), 10/15/36(a)      1,785,657  
  2,110,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-CIP, 2.25%(US0001M+92bps), 12/15/28(a)      2,046,547  
  551,000      BX Trust, Class D, Series 2019-OC11, 4.08%, 12/9/41(a)      479,772  
  4,800,000      BX Trust, Class A, Series 2021-ARIA, 2.22%(US0001M+90bps), 10/15/36(a)      4,511,356  
  603,000      Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, Class B, Series 2019-CF3, 3.50%, 1/15/53, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100(b)      540,258  
  615,000      Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, Class A4, Series 2019-CF2, 2.62%, 11/15/52, Callable 8/15/29 @ 100      554,367  
  2,235,000      Cedar Funding VI CLO, Ltd., Class AAA, Series 2016-6A, 2.11%(US0003M+105bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      2,137,869  
  1,950,000      CEDR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2022-SNAI, 2.27%(TSFR1M+99bps), 2/15/39(a)      1,840,375  
  760,000      CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2013-VN05, 3.37%, 3/13/35(a)      757,021  
  269,344      Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-ATR2, 2.52%(US0001M+90bps), 7/25/49, Callable 3/25/24 @ 100(a)      280,429  
  789,605      CIM Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-INV3, 1.96%(US0001M+100bps), 8/25/49, Callable 2/25/25 @ 100(a)      781,947  
  1,015,000      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class D, Series 2013-WWP, 3.90%, 3/10/31, Callable 3/10/23 @ 100(a)      1,021,313  
  3,075,000      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-CCRE26, 3.63%, 10/10/48, Callable 8/10/25 @ 100      3,016,175  
  667,000      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A5, Series 2015-CR24, 3.70%, 8/10/48, Callable 7/10/25 @ 100      656,695  
  1,279,058      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class AM, Series 2013-CR7, 3.31%, 3/10/46, Callable 4/10/23 @ 100(a)      1,268,583  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 2,257,191      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Class A, Series 2020-NET, 2.26%, 8/15/37(a)    $ 2,091,468  
  1,195,000      CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-C15, 4.48%, 3/15/52      1,139,624  
  210,000      CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2018-CX11, 4.03%, 4/15/51, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100(b)      205,340  
  2,335,000      CSMC, Class B, Series 2021-BHAR, 2.82%(US0001M+150bps), 11/15/38(a)      2,258,662  
  1,796,071      CSMC, Class A1, Series 2021-NQM8, 1.84%, 10/25/66, Callable 11/25/24 @ 100(a)(b)      1,617,350  
  899,220      Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Class A1, Series 2022-2, 4.30%, 3/25/67, Callable 4/25/25 @ 100(a)(b)      870,427  
  2,000,000      Dewolf Park CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2017-1A, 1.96%(US0003M+92bps), 10/15/30, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      1,960,236  
  1,440,000      Diameter Capital CLO 1, Ltd., Class A1A, Series 2021-1A, 2.28%(US0003M+124bps), 7/15/36, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100(a)      1,399,260  
  2,095,000      Dryden 43 Senior Loan Fund, Class AR2, Series 2016-43A, 2.10%(US0003M+104bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      2,013,360  
  800,000      Dryden 75 CLO, Ltd., Class AR2, Series 2019-75A, 2.08%(US0003M+104bps), 4/15/34, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100(a)      772,020  
  4,750,000      Elmwood CLO II, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-2A, 2.21%(US0003M+115bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      4,602,484  
  5,376,908      Extended Stay America Trust, Class A, Series 2021-ESH, 2.41%(US0001M+108bps), 7/15/38(a)      5,241,840  
  566,039      Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-1, 1.96%(US0001M+95bps), 10/25/49, Callable 2/25/28 @ 100(a)      558,247  
  1,055,303      FRESB Multifamily Mortgage Pass Through, Class A10H, Series 2019-SB60, 3.50%(US0001M+350bps), 1/25/39, Callable 12/25/28 @ 100      1,015,107  
  1,230,000      FS RIALTO, Class A, Series 2021-FL2, 2.73%(US0001M+122bps), 4/16/26, Callable 4/16/23 @ 100      1,182,696  
  2,720,000      FS Rialto Issuer LLC, Class A, Series 2022-FL4, 2.69%(SOFR30A+190bps), 1/19/39, Callable 4/17/24 @ 100(a)      2,627,504  
  3,365,275      GCAT Trust, Class A1, Series 2021-NQM7, 1.91%, 8/25/66, Callable 9/25/24 @ 100(a)(b)      3,142,291  
  3,805,635      GS Mortgage Backed Securities Corp. Trust, Class A4, Series 2022-PJ2, 2.50%, 6/25/52, Callable 3/25/34 @ 100(a)(b)      3,248,722  
  1,712,483      GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Class A2, Series 2021-PJ6, 2.50%, 11/25/51, Callable 8/25/42 @ 100(a)(b)      1,463,210  
  1,525,000      IMT Trust, Class BFX, Series 2017-APTS, 3.61%, 6/15/34(a)(b)      1,509,613  
  270,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class D, Series 2022-OPO, 3.56%, 1/5/39(a)(b)      227,073  
  2,477,211      J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A3B, Series 2022-INV3, 3.00%, 9/25/52, Callable 9/25/38 @ 100(a)(b)      2,197,654  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 585,836      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class A, Series 2021-MHC, 2.12%(US0001M+80bps), 4/15/38(a)    $ 565,386  
  3,660,000      JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2021-NYAH, 2.08%(US0001M+76bps), 6/15/38      3,476,966  
  181,211      JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-7, 2.52%(US0001M+90bps), 2/25/50, Callable 10/25/23 @ 100(a)      178,978  
  135,790      JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-LTV3, 1.86%(US0001M+85bps), 2/25/50, Callable 3/25/23 @ 100(a)      134,226  
  181,593      JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2019-LTV3, 3.50%, 2/25/50, Callable 3/25/23 @ 100(a)(b)      177,322  
  453,861      JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-INV3, 2.01%(US0001M+100bps), 5/25/50, Callable 7/25/28 @ 100(a)      446,771  
  508,460      JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-INV2, 2.52%(US0001M+90bps), 2/25/50, Callable 6/25/25 @ 100(a)      502,214  
  124,924      JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2020-LTV1, 2.01%(US0001M+100bps), 6/25/50, Callable 1/25/26 @ 100(a)      122,847  
  700,000      JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A5, Series 2017-C5, 3.69%, 3/15/50, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100      683,263  
  2,904,000      KNDL Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-KNSQ, 2.12%(US0001M+80bps), 5/15/36(a)      2,845,775  
  1,503,944      Life Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-BMR, 2.02%(US0001M+70bps), 3/15/38(a)      1,441,801  
  1,875,000      LoanCore Issuer, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-CRE6, 2.62%(US0001M+130bps), 11/15/38, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100(a)      1,795,563  
  3,062,290      Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Class A3, Series 2022-INV2, 3.00%, 4/25/52, Callable 7/25/46 @ 100(a)(b)      2,714,791  
  630,000      MF1, Class A, Series 2021-W10, 2.35%(SOFR30A+107bps), 12/15/24(a)      603,531  
  3,570,000      MHP, Class A, Series 2021-STOR, 2.02%(US0001M+70bps), 7/15/38(a)      3,421,691  
  1,189,164      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Class A3, Series 2015-C24, 3.48%, 5/15/48, Callable 5/15/25 @ 100      1,162,764  
  1,563,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2019-NUGS, 2.45%(US0001M+95bps), 12/15/36(a)      1,567,126  
  1,540,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4, Series 2016-BNK2, 3.05%, 11/15/49, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100      1,470,223  
  2,545,000      MTN Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2022-LPFL, 2.68%(TSFR1M+140bps), 3/15/39(a)      2,481,167  
  1,559,193      OBX Trust, Class A1, Series 2022-INV3, 3.00%, 2/25/52, Callable 6/25/43 @ 100(a)(b)      1,384,210  
  1,905,000      Octagon 66, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-1A(TSFR3M+194bps), 8/16/33(a)      1,899,555  
  1,200,000      Octagon Investment Partners XVII, Ltd., Class A2R2, Series 2013-1A, 2.28%(US0003M+110bps), 1/25/31, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(a)      1,162,407  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 2,748,228      One Lincoln Street Commercial Mortgage, Class A1, Series 2004-C3, 5.72%, 10/15/30(a)(b)    $ 2,796,982  
  1,510,000      One New York Plaza Trust, Class A, Series 2020-1NYP, 2.27%(US0001M+95bps), 1/15/26(a)      1,465,832  
  2,388,664      PRKCM Trust, Class A1, Series 2021-AFC2, 2.07%, 11/25/56, Callable 8/25/42 @ 100(a)(b)      2,096,639  
  1,250,000      RR 3, Ltd., Class A1R2, Series 2018-3A, 2.13%(US0003M+109bps), 1/15/30, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      1,230,341  
  1,610,672      Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Class MA, Series 2019-2, 3.50%, 8/25/58, Callable 1/25/48 @ 100      1,593,264  
  652,876      Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Class MA, Series 2018-2, 3.50%, 11/25/57, Callable 2/25/35 @ 100      640,765  
  125,000      SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A4, Series 2016-C5, 3.06%, 10/10/48, Callable 6/10/26 @ 100      119,192  
  1,000,000      Signal Peak CLO 8, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-8A, 2.33%(US0003M+127bps), 4/20/33, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(a)      974,091  
  2,300,000      Taubman Centers Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2022-DPM, 3.46%(TSFR1M+219bps), 5/15/37(a)      2,190,836  
  388,839      Tharaldson Hotel Portfolio Trust, Class A, Series 2018-THL, 2.17%(US0001M+75bps), 11/11/34(a)      381,637  
  2,921,900      Verus Securitization Trust, Class A1, Series 2022-3, 4.13%, 2/25/67, Callable 3/25/25 @ 100(a)      2,867,718  
  1,000,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2017-3A, 2.10%(US0003M+104bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      961,629  
  1,250,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class AS, Series 2015-NXS1, 3.41%, 5/15/48, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100      1,227,225  
  775,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-C28, 3.54%, 5/15/48, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100      760,988  
  1,015,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-NXS4, 3.72%, 12/15/48      999,694  
  940,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series 2018-C46, 4.15%, 8/15/51, Callable 8/15/28 @ 100      930,703  
  8,864,614      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class XA, Series 2016-LC25, 0.98%, 12/15/59, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100(b)      259,467  
  1,500,000      Whitebox CLO III, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-3A, 2.26%(US0003M+122bps), 10/15/34, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100(a)      1,454,145  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $169,934,782)

     161,847,193  
  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds (26.5%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.2%):       
  2,642,000      BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.80%, 10/7/24(a)      2,609,461  
  647,000      BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.85%, 12/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100(a)      636,134  
  216,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.93%, 5/1/60, Callable 11/1/59 @ 100      201,458  
  1,062,000      General Dynamics Corp., 3.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      1,041,948  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Aerospace & Defense, continued       
$ 1,020,000      General Dynamics Corp., 3.75%, 5/15/28, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100    $ 1,003,379  
  1,249,000      Harris Corp., 4.40%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      1,231,278  
  378,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.84%, 5/1/25, Callable 4/1/25 @ 100      373,114  
  981,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.48%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100      912,330  
  1,518,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 2.04%, 8/16/28, Callable 6/16/28 @ 100      1,314,022  
  1,315,000      L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 12/15/26, Callable 9/15/26 @ 100      1,292,074  
  1,383,000      L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 4.40%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      1,356,911  
  305,000      Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.90%, 6/15/32, Callable 3/15/32 @ 100      301,754  
  391,000      Lockheed Martin Corp., Series B, 6.15%, 9/1/36      450,090  
  1,051,000      Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.80%, 3/1/45, Callable 9/1/44 @ 100      925,625  
  1,000,000      Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.09%, 9/15/52, Callable 3/15/52 @ 100      933,827  
  2,256,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 2.93%, 1/15/25, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100      2,206,318  
  214,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75%, 6/1/43      207,168  
  217,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.85%, 4/15/45, Callable 10/15/44 @ 100      184,485  
  1,655,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.03%, 10/15/47, Callable 4/15/47 @ 100      1,478,776  
  115,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 7.00%, 11/1/28      130,376  
  2,427,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.13%, 11/16/28, Callable 8/16/28 @ 100      2,402,198  
  563,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 2.38%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100      477,374  
  168,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/42      160,993  
  415,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.20%, 12/15/44, Callable 6/15/44 @ 100      369,839  
  709,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.35%, 4/15/47, Callable 10/15/46 @ 100      663,003  
  1,426,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.63%, 11/16/48, Callable 5/16/48 @ 100      1,401,113  
  405,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 2.82%, 9/1/51, Callable 3/1/51 @ 100      290,783  
  875,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 3.03%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100      654,889  
  264,000      Textron, Inc., 3.65%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      257,726  
  1,098,000      Textron, Inc., 3.90%, 9/17/29, Callable 6/17/29 @ 100      1,034,250  
     

 

 

 
        26,502,696  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%):       
  620,000      FedEx Corp., 0.45%, 5/4/29, Callable 2/4/29 @ 100      540,764  
  695,000      United Parcel Service, Inc., 0.38%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100      717,371  
     

 

 

 
        1,258,135  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.3%):       
  844,281      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-2, Class B, 4.40%, 3/22/25      810,985  
  307,847      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-1, Class B, 5.25%, 7/15/25      288,221  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Airlines, continued       
$ 68,972      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2017-1, Class B, 4.95%, 8/15/26    $ 63,110  
  474,567      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-2, Class AA, 3.60%, 3/22/29      435,143  
  201,082      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AA, 3.20%, 12/15/29      182,619  
  398,038      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-3, Class AA, 3.00%, 4/15/30      356,670  
  164,378      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2017-1, Class AA, 3.65%, 8/15/30      151,074  
  655,306      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2019-1, 3.15%, 8/15/33      584,977  
  420,000      Delta Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2019-1, Class AA, 3.20%, 10/25/25      407,069  
  122,000      Southwest Airlines Co., 2.75%, 11/16/22, Callable 10/16/22 @ 100      121,605  
  40,366      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-2, Class B, 4.63%, 3/3/24      40,249  
  6,146      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-2, Class B, 3.65%, 4/7/27      5,685  
  251,764      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B, 4.60%, 9/1/27      238,919  
  1,100,894      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 4/15/29      1,078,876  
  10,648      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class AA, 3.45%, 6/1/29      9,841  
  358,229      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 3.50%, 11/1/29      317,563  
  44,228      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AA, 3.10%, 1/7/30      40,406  
  171,477      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2019-2, Class AA, 2.88%, 4/7/30      153,581  
  208,474      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%, 9/1/31      187,748  
  334,459      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-1, Class AA, 4.15%, 2/25/33      313,799  
  459,576      United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2019-2, Class AA, 2.70%, 11/1/33      390,433  
     

 

 

 
        6,178,573  
     

 

 

 
Banks (5.1%):       
  3,470,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.00% (US0003M+79 bps), 12/20/23, Callable 12/20/22 @ 100      3,458,830  
  4,437,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.55% (US0003M+78 bps), 3/5/24, Callable 3/5/23 @ 100      4,429,360  
  504,000      Bank of America Corp., 0.98% (SOFR+69 bps), 4/22/25, Callable 4/22/24 @ 100      474,403  
  1,683,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.37% (US0003M+81 bps), 1/23/26, Callable 1/23/25 @ 100      1,635,127  
  597,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.02% (US0003M+64 bps), 2/13/26, Callable 2/13/25 @ 100, MTN      561,989  
  2,921,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.38% (SOFR+133 bps), 4/2/26, Callable 4/2/25 @ 100, MTN      2,835,181  
  6,244,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.32% (SOFR+115 bps), 6/19/26, Callable 6/19/25 @ 100, MTN      5,670,707  
  6,920,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.20% (SOFR+101 bps), 10/24/26, Callable 10/24/25 @ 100, MTN      6,205,199  
  6,098,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.56% (US0003M+106 bps), 4/23/27, Callable 4/23/26 @ 100, MTN      5,848,494  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Banks, continued       
$ 1,447,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.73% (SOFR+96 bps), 7/22/27, Callable 7/22/26 @ 100    $ 1,291,390  
  2,767,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.82% (US0003M+158 bps), 1/20/28, Callable 1/20/27 @ 100, MTN      2,657,811  
  1,925,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.55% (SOFR+105 bps), 2/4/28, Callable 2/4/27 @ 100      1,761,161  
  3,800,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.42% (US0003M+104 bps), 12/20/28, Callable 12/20/27 @ 100      3,545,487  
  821,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.97% (US0003M+107 bps), 3/5/29, Callable 3/5/28 @ 100, MTN      784,192  
  1,535,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.27% (US0003M+131 bps), 7/23/29, Callable 7/23/28 @ 100      1,480,891  
  735,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.97% (US0003M+121 bps), 2/7/30, Callable 2/7/29 @ 100, MTN      699,977  
  1,510,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.19% (US0003M+118 bps), 7/23/30, Callable 7/23/29 @ 100, MTN      1,358,595  
  6,772,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.88% (US0003M+119 bps), 10/22/30, Callable 10/22/29 @ 100, MTN      5,931,175  
  472,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.50% (US0003M+99 bps), 2/13/31, Callable 2/13/30 @ 100, MTN      400,519  
  793,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.59% (SOFR+215 bps), 4/29/31, Callable 4/29/30 @ 100      676,810  
  295,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.90% (SOFR+153 bps), 7/23/31, Callable 7/23/30 @ 100, MTN      237,371  
  860,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.92% (SOFR+137 bps), 10/24/31, Callable 10/24/30 @ 100, MTN      687,979  
  665,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.57% (SOFR+121 bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/31 @ 100      549,253  
  2,372,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.97% (SOFR+133 bps), 2/4/33, Callable 2/4/32 @ 100      2,020,574  
  3,200,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.57% (SOFR+183 bps), 4/27/33, Callable 4/27/32 @ 100      3,113,488  
  905,000      Bank of America Corp., 5.87% (US0003M+293 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      794,138  
  345,000      Citigroup, Inc., 0.78% (SOFR+69 bps), 10/30/24, Callable 10/30/23 @ 100      328,842  
  5,421,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.29% (SOFR+153 bps), 3/17/26, Callable 3/17/25 @ 100      5,251,404  
  7,084,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.07% (SOFR+128 bps), 2/24/28, Callable 2/24/27 @ 100      6,608,111  
  5,943,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.98% (US0003M+134 bps), 3/20/30, Callable 3/20/29 @ 100      5,602,549  
  4,621,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.98% (SOFR+142 bps), 11/5/30, Callable 11/5/29 @ 100      4,050,242  
  479,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.57% (SOFR+211 bps), 6/3/31, Callable 6/3/30 @ 100      402,316  
  405,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.06% (SOFR+135 bps), 1/25/33, Callable 1/25/32 @ 100      343,961  
  380,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.91% (SOFR+209 bps), 5/24/33, Callable 5/24/32 @ 100      375,073  
  329,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% (H15T5Y+4 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 12/10/25 @ 100      284,585  
  491,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.70% (SOFR+58 bps), 3/16/24, Callable 3/16/23 @ 100      479,987  
  1,800,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.56% (US0003M+73 bps), 4/23/24, Callable 4/23/23 @ 100      1,795,502  
  210,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.02% (US0003M+100 bps), 12/5/24, Callable 12/5/23 @ 100      209,404  
  1,636,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.85% (SOFR+98 bps), 6/14/25, Callable 6/14/24 @ 100      1,621,556  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Banks, continued       
$ 182,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30% (SOFR+116 bps), 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100    $ 174,089  
  1,385,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.01% (SOFR+159 bps), 3/13/26, Callable 3/13/25 @ 100      1,295,924  
  3,755,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.08% (SOFR+132 bps), 4/26/26, Callable 4/26/25 @ 100      3,719,992  
  2,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.20%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      1,941  
  2,230,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.96% (US0003M+125 bps), 1/29/27, Callable 1/29/26 @ 100      2,186,234  
  2,897,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.58% (SOFR+89 bps), 4/22/27, Callable 4/22/26 @ 100      2,585,807  
  4,797,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.78% (US0003M+134 bps), 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      4,614,695  
  3,168,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.95% (SOFR+117 bps), 2/24/28, Callable 2/24/27 @ 100      2,945,689  
  1,750,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.00% (US0003M+112 bps), 4/23/29, Callable 4/23/28 @ 100      1,681,006  
  1,318,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.70% (US0003M+116 bps), 5/6/30, Callable 5/6/29 @ 100      1,239,493  
  977,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.74% (SOFR+151 bps), 10/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100      852,922  
  2,090,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.96% (SOFR+126 bps), 1/25/33, Callable 1/25/32 @ 100      1,793,922  
  861,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.26% (US0003M+158 bps), 2/22/48, Callable 2/22/47 @ 100      779,035  
  138,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.90% (US0003M+122 bps), 1/23/49, Callable 1/23/48 @ 100      116,364  
  105,000      Synovus Financial Corp., 3.13%, 11/1/22, Callable 10/1/22 @ 100      104,848  
  1,400,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 2.16% (US0003M+75 bps), 2/11/26, Callable 2/11/25 @ 100, MTN      1,317,994  
  1,694,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.91% (SOFRRATE+132 bps), 4/25/26, Callable 4/25/25 @ 100      1,668,507  
  819,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.53% (SOFR+151 bps), 3/24/28, Callable 3/24/27 @ 100      777,053  
  1,494,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.58% (US0003M+131 bps), 5/22/28, Callable 5/22/27 @ 100, MTN      1,419,925  
  655,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 4.61% (SOFR+213 bps), 4/25/53, Callable 4/25/52 @ 100      609,502  
     

 

 

 
        116,348,575  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.3%):       
  7,123,000      Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.70%, 2/1/36, Callable 8/1/35 @ 100      6,890,320  
  108,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.60%, 4/15/48, Callable 10/15/47 @ 100      97,567  
     

 

 

 
        6,987,887  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.4%):       
  2,680,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.55%, 3/15/35, Callable 9/15/34 @ 100      2,643,230  
  1,789,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.50%, 5/14/35, Callable 11/14/34 @ 100      1,740,727  
  864,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.63%, 10/1/42, Callable 4/1/42 @ 100      806,078  
  527,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.40%, 5/1/45, Callable 11/1/44 @ 100      479,122  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Biotechnology, continued       
$ 612,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.56%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100    $ 576,477  
  209,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.20%, 2/22/52, Callable 8/22/51 @ 100      184,040  
  1,013,000      Biogen, Inc., 3.15%, 5/1/50, Callable 11/1/49 @ 100      698,486  
  1,178,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.80%, 4/1/44, Callable 10/1/43 @ 100      1,138,546  
  464,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.75%, 3/1/46, Callable 9/1/45 @ 100      447,805  
     

 

 

 
        8,714,511  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (3.2%):       
  2,221,000      Ares Capital Corp., 4.25%, 3/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100      2,125,857  
  1,042,000      Ares Capital Corp., 3.88%, 1/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      961,249  
  704,000      Ares Capital Corp., 2.15%, 7/15/26, Callable 6/15/26 @ 100      594,312  
  370,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.62% (US0003M+313 bps), 12/29/49, Callable 9/20/26 @ 100      321,900  
  1,150,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 3.70% (H15T5Y+335 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 3/20/26 @ 100      1,019,187  
  1,578,000      Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 3.25%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a)      1,339,968  
  1,152,000      Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 4.00%, 1/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100(a)      944,543  
  1,435,000      Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series E, 4.90% (US0003M+332 bps), 12/29/49, Callable 9/1/22 @ 100^      1,352,487  
  3,115,000      Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 4.00% (H15T5Y+317 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100      2,643,856  
  1,291,000      FactSet Research Systems, 3.45%, 3/1/32, Callable 12/1/31 @ 100      1,142,769  
  4,130,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.62% (SOFR+185 bps), 3/15/28, Callable 3/15/27 @ 100      3,913,340  
  5,247,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.50%, 4/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100      5,155,844  
  908,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.75%, 5/22/25, Callable 2/22/25 @ 100      897,572  
  730,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 0.86% (SOFR+61 bps), 2/12/26, Callable 2/12/25 @ 100      665,760  
  1,234,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.58% (US0003M+117 bps), 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/25 @ 100      1,206,862  
  4,503,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.10% (SOFR+141 bps), 2/24/33, Callable 2/24/32 @ 100      3,842,099  
  1,580,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The, 0.66% (SOFR+51 bps), 9/10/24, Callable 9/10/23 @ 100      1,514,670  
  8,912,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The, 2.64% (SOFR+111 bps), 2/24/28, Callable 2/24/27 @ 100      8,131,915  
  331,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The, 2.62% (SOFR+128 bps), 4/22/32, Callable 4/22/31 @ 100      275,060  
  992,000      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.10%, 6/15/30, Callable 3/15/30 @ 100      831,413  
  205,000      Moody S Corp., 3.75%, 2/25/52, Callable 8/25/51 @ 100      168,528  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
$ 683,000      Moody’s Corp., 3.10%, 11/29/61, Callable 5/29/61 @ 100    $ 475,367  
  2,065,000      Morgan Stanley, 0.53% (SOFR+46 bps), 1/25/24, Callable 1/25/23 @ 100      2,024,958  
  520,000      Morgan Stanley, 0.73% (SOFR+62 bps), 4/5/24, Callable 4/5/23 @ 100      507,356  
  1,970,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.62% (SOFRRATE+116 bps), 4/17/25, Callable 4/17/24 @ 100      1,945,351  
  3,423,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.63%, 1/20/27      3,326,677  
  9,921,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.59% (SOFR+88 bps), 5/4/27, Callable 5/4/26 @ 100      8,818,698  
  785,000      Morgan Stanley, 4.21% (SOFR+161 bps), 4/20/28, Callable 4/20/27 @ 100      769,178  
  3,876,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.59% (US0003M+134 bps), 7/22/28, Callable 7/22/27 @ 100      3,677,622  
  1,102,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.77% (US0003M+114 bps), 1/24/29, Callable 1/24/28 @ 100      1,048,979  
  1,564,000      Morgan Stanley, Series G, 4.43% (US0003M+163 bps), 1/23/30, Callable 1/23/29 @ 100, MTN      1,525,801  
  6,959,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.70% (SOFR+114 bps), 1/22/31, Callable 1/22/30 @ 100, MTN      6,030,516  
  884,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.79% (SOFR+1 bps), 2/13/32, Callable 2/13/31 @ 100, MTN      698,545  
  210,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.93% (SOFR+102 bps), 4/28/32, Callable 4/28/31 @ 100, MTN      166,722  
  278,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.24% (SOFR+118 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100, MTN      225,556  
  278,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.51% (SOFR+120 bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/31 @ 100, MTN      230,427  
  806,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.94% (SOFR+129 bps), 1/21/33, Callable 1/21/32 @ 100      689,891  
  162,000      S P Global, Inc., 3.90%, 3/1/62, Callable 9/1/61 @ 100(a)      139,120  
  196,000      State Street Corp., 2.90% (SOFR+3 bps), 3/30/26, Callable 3/30/25 @ 100      189,904  
  661,000      State Street Corp., Series F, 5.43% (US0003M+360 bps), Callable 9/15/22 @ 100      644,475  
  1,415,000      State Street Corp., Series H, 5.62% (US0003M+254 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100^      1,278,806  
     

 

 

 
        73,463,140  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.3%):       
  570,000      Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 2.80%, 5/15/50, Callable 11/15/49 @ 100      428,587  
  565,000      Dow Chemical Co. (The), 5.55%, 11/30/48, Callable 5/30/48 @ 100      574,155  
  3,116,000      DowDuPont, Inc., 4.49%, 11/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100      3,131,116  
  525,000      Ecolab, Inc., 2.75%, 8/18/55, Callable 2/18/55 @ 100      371,240  
  663,000      LYB International Finance III LLC, 4.20%, 5/1/50, Callable 11/1/49 @ 100      539,895  
  353,000      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 4.50%, 6/1/47, Callable 12/1/46 @ 100      312,019  
  493,000      Westlake Chemical Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/61, Callable 2/15/61 @ 100      334,832  
     

 

 

 
        5,691,844  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):       
$ 640,000      Republic Services, Inc., 2.38%, 3/15/33, Callable 12/15/32 @ 100    $ 523,992  
  107,000      Waste Management, Inc., 2.95%, 6/1/41, Callable 12/1/40 @ 100      83,926  
     

 

 

 
        607,918  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.3%):       
  1,085,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 2/23/28, Callable 11/23/27 @ 100      1,062,591  
  1,662,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 5/23/29, Callable 2/23/29 @ 100      1,595,651  
  756,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc., 2.30%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/15/30 @ 100      593,218  
  1,822,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc., 2.75%, 5/24/31, Callable 2/24/31 @ 100      1,482,068  
  1,115,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.60%, 6/1/32, Callable 3/1/32 @ 100      1,124,619  
  27,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/44      25,607  
     

 

 

 
        5,883,754  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.4%):       
  469,000      American Express Co., 2.55%, 3/4/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      437,012  
  740,000      American Honda Finance Corp., 1.38%, 11/10/22      777,613  
  1,731,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.27% (SOFR+179 bps), 3/1/30, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100      1,532,480  
  732,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 5.27% (SOFR+237 bps), 5/10/33, Callable 5/10/32 @ 100      719,035  
  2,321,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.35%, 4/9/25, Callable 2/9/25 @ 100      2,294,887  
  1,317,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.10%, 1/12/32, Callable 10/12/31 @ 100      1,061,245  
  2,065,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.38%, 2/10/23(a)      2,039,049  
  343,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.80%, 1/9/26, MTN      310,356  
     

 

 

 
        9,171,677  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.1%):       
  1,876,000      Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., 2.69%, 5/25/31, Callable 2/25/31 @ 100      1,535,540  
  349,000      International Paper Co., 4.80%, 6/15/44, Callable 12/15/43 @ 100      330,416  
     

 

 

 
        1,865,956  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):       
  145,000      California Institute of Technology, 4.32%, 8/1/45      142,952  
  360,000      Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4.68%, 7/1/14      362,735  
     

 

 

 
        505,687  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.2%):       
  305,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 3.85%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100      263,238  
  3,284,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 1.63%, 4/27/26, Callable 3/27/26 @ 100(a)      2,908,192  
  1,032,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 2.50%, 9/1/30, Callable 6/1/30 @ 100^(a)      841,658  
  536,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 2.85%, 4/27/31, Callable 1/27/31 @ 100(a)      443,539  
  654,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 2.63%, 9/23/31, Callable 6/23/31 @ 100(a)      527,538  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Diversified Financial Services, continued       
$ 331,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 3.38%, 9/23/51, Callable 3/23/51 @ 100(a)    $ 227,323  
     

 

 

 
        5,211,488  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.6%):       
  2,000,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.43%, 11/27/22(a)(c)      1,971,834  
  425,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.30%, 6/1/27, Callable 4/1/27 @ 100      387,713  
  435,000      AT&T, Inc., 1.65%, 2/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100      376,987  
  375,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.10%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100      365,760  
  1,173,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.35%, 3/1/29, Callable 12/1/28 @ 100      1,161,215  
  2,753,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100      2,681,639  
  2,600,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33, Callable 9/1/33 @ 100      2,107,534  
  935,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/35, Callable 11/15/34 @ 100      888,356  
  490,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.60%, 5/19/38, Callable 11/19/37 @ 100      435,038  
  406,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.35%, 6/15/45, Callable 12/15/44 @ 100      355,123  
  1,116,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46, Callable 11/15/45 @ 100      1,038,130  
  602,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 3/9/48, Callable 9/9/47 @ 100      534,814  
  786,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.80%, 12/1/57, Callable 6/1/57 @ 100      611,640  
  859,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.65%, 9/15/59, Callable 3/15/59 @ 100      648,545  
  190,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.85%, 6/1/60, Callable 12/1/59 @ 100      147,914  
  289,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.13%, 3/16/27      286,927  
  3,288,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.10%, 3/22/28, Callable 1/22/28 @ 100      2,910,643  
  807,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.33%, 9/21/28      802,595  
  3,102,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.02%, 12/3/29, Callable 9/3/29 @ 100      3,011,515  
  5,577,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 3/22/30, Callable 12/22/29 @ 100      5,084,997  
  466,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.50%, 9/18/30, Callable 6/18/30 @ 100      373,104  
  1,836,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.68%, 10/30/30, Callable 7/30/30 @ 100      1,473,928  
  2,604,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.55%, 3/21/31, Callable 12/21/30 @ 100      2,233,305  
  1,318,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.36%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100      1,091,586  
  700,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.88%, 1/15/38      663,100  
  3,139,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.65%, 11/20/40, Callable 5/20/40 @ 100      2,302,472  
  760,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.88%, 11/20/50, Callable 5/20/50 @ 100      541,758  
  1,224,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.00%, 11/20/60, Callable 5/20/60 @ 100      835,741  
     

 

 

 
        35,323,913  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (2.0%):       
  430,000      AEP Texas, Inc., 2.40%, 10/1/22      430,408  
  527,000      AEP Texas, Inc., Series H, 3.45%, 1/15/50, Callable 7/15/49 @ 100      407,334  
  1,185,000      AEP Texas, Inc., 3.45%, 5/15/51, Callable 11/15/50 @ 100      931,438  
  221,000      AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 3.75%, 12/1/47, Callable 6/1/47 @ 100      193,251  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Electric Utilities, continued       
$ 565,000      AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 3.15%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100    $ 429,106  
  780,000      AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 2.75%, 8/15/51, Callable 2/15/51 @ 100      549,538  
  1,044,000      Alabama Power Co., 3.45%, 10/1/49, Callable 4/1/49 @ 100      828,001  
  819,000      American Transmission Systems, Inc., 2.65%, 1/15/32, Callable 10/15/31 @ 100(a)      695,772  
  612,000      Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.50%, 8/15/46, Callable 2/15/46 @ 100      501,158  
  1,216,000      Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.75%, 8/15/47, Callable 2/15/47 @ 100      1,044,756  
  335,000      Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.20%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100      258,683  
  750,000      Commonwealth Edison Co., 3.13%, 3/15/51, Callable 9/15/50 @ 100      581,464  
  119,000      DTE Electric Co., Series A, 4.05%, 5/15/48, Callable 11/15/47 @ 100      109,812  
  1,088,000      DTE Electric Co., 3.95%, 3/1/49, Callable 9/1/48 @ 100      986,190  
  65,000      DTE Electric Co., 3.65%, 3/1/52, Callable 9/1/51 @ 100      56,714  
  118,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.75%, 6/1/45, Callable 12/1/44 @ 100      99,597  
  718,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.88%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100      633,646  
  259,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.45%, 4/15/51, Callable 10/15/50 @ 100      213,087  
  2,718,000      Duke Energy Florida LLC, 2.50%, 12/1/29, Callable 9/1/29 @ 100      2,428,329  
  955,000      Duke Energy Florida LLC, 1.75%, 6/15/30, Callable 3/15/30 @ 100      794,442  
  397,000      Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.40%, 10/1/46, Callable 4/1/46 @ 100      314,372  
  391,000      Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.00%, 12/15/51, Callable 6/15/51 @ 100      294,135  
  555,000      Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 3.65%, 2/1/29, Callable 11/1/28 @ 100      531,011  
  95,000      Duke Energy Progress LLC, 3.45%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      90,250  
  337,000      Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.20%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100      304,748  
  315,000      Duke Energy Progress LLC, 2.90%, 8/15/51, Callable 2/15/51 @ 100      233,996  
  220,000      Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 5.70%, 4/1/35      234,919  
  471,000      Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.10%, 5/15/42, Callable 11/15/41 @ 100      425,755  
  719,000      Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.10%, 3/15/43, Callable 9/15/42 @ 100      646,490  
  2,153,000      Edison International, 2.40%, 9/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100      2,150,412  
  258,000      Edison International, 4.95%, 4/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      258,708  
  258,000      Entergy Arkansas LLC, 3.35%, 6/15/52, Callable 12/15/51 @ 100      205,059  
  754,000      Entergy Louisiana LLC, 1.60%, 12/15/30, Callable 9/15/30 @ 100      604,375  
  386,000      Entergy Louisiana LLC, 2.35%, 6/15/32, Callable 3/15/32 @ 100      323,259  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Electric Utilities, continued       
$ 511,000      Entergy Louisiana LLC, 2.90%, 3/15/51, Callable 9/15/50 @ 100    $ 370,597  
  180,000      Exelon Corp., 2.75%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a)      168,739  
  382,000      Exelon Corp., 5.63%, 6/15/35      393,209  
  898,000      Exelon Corp., 4.70%, 4/15/50, Callable 10/15/49 @ 100      840,340  
  136,000      Exelon Corp., 4.10%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(a)      117,118  
  193,000      FirstEnergy Corp., 2.05%, 3/1/25, Callable 2/1/25 @ 100      177,823  
  517,000      FirstEnergy Corp., 2.65%, 3/1/30, Callable 12/1/29 @ 100      429,249  
  636,000      FirstEnergy Corp., Series C, 3.40%, 3/1/50, Callable 9/1/49 @ 100      432,086  
  505,000      FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 4.35%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100(a)      498,107  
  303,000      FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 5.45%, 7/15/44, Callable 1/15/44 @ 100(a)      279,139  
  990,000      FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 4.55%, 4/1/49, Callable 10/1/48 @ 100(a)      820,226  
  817,000      Florida Power & Light Co., 3.70%, 12/1/47, Callable 6/1/47 @ 100      715,603  
  783,000      Florida Power & Light Co., 3.95%, 3/1/48, Callable 9/1/47 @ 100      719,810  
  449,000      Florida Power & Light Co., 3.99%, 3/1/49, Callable 9/1/48 @ 100      416,119  
  1,399,000      Florida Power & Light Co., 3.15%, 10/1/49, Callable 4/1/49 @ 100      1,120,634  
  658,000      MidAmerican Energy Co., 3.10%, 5/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      632,728  
  1,639,000      MidAmerican Energy Co., 3.65%, 4/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100      1,599,518  
  399,000      MidAmerican Energy Co., 3.15%, 4/15/50, Callable 10/15/49 @ 100      314,485  
  705,000      Northern States Power Co., 2.90%, 3/1/50, Callable 9/1/49 @ 100      531,914  
  1,070,000      Northern States Power Co., 2.60%, 6/1/51, Callable 12/1/50 @ 100      760,508  
  174,000      Northern States Power Co., 3.20%, 4/1/52, Callable 10/1/51 @ 100      139,406  
  2,318,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 4.45%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100(a)      2,086,200  
  362,000      Ohio Power Co., 4.00%, 6/1/49, Callable 12/1/48 @ 100      307,885  
  716,000      Ohio Power Co., 2.90%, 10/1/51, Callable 4/1/51 @ 100      514,024  
  1,406,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 3.70%, 11/15/28, Callable 8/15/28 @ 100      1,370,701  
  10,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      10,839  
  271,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 3.80%, 9/30/47, Callable 3/30/47 @ 100      239,505  
  383,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 4.10%, 11/15/48, Callable 5/15/48 @ 100      352,686  
  97,000      Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 2.50%, 2/1/31, Callable 11/1/30 @ 100      74,560  
  501,000      Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 3.25%, 6/1/31, Callable 3/1/31 @ 100      402,962  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Electric Utilities, continued       
$ 404,000      Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.95%, 7/1/50, Callable 1/1/50 @ 100    $ 323,275  
  614,000      PECO Energy Co., 3.05%, 3/15/51, Callable 9/15/50 @ 100      471,128  
  535,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 3.65%, 9/1/28, Callable 6/1/28 @ 100      518,636  
  340,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 2.05%, 8/1/50, Callable 2/1/50 @ 100, MTN      211,033  
  2,204,000      Southern California Edison Co., Series E, 3.70%, 8/1/25, Callable 6/1/25 @ 100      2,160,039  
  869,000      Southwestern Public Service Co., 3.15%, 5/1/50, Callable 11/1/49 @ 100      668,676  
  215,000      Tampa Electric Co., 4.20%, 5/15/45, Callable 11/15/44 @ 100      186,713  
  3,000      Tampa Electric Co., 4.45%, 6/15/49, Callable 12/15/48 @ 100      2,775  
  540,000      Tampa Electric Co., 3.63%, 6/15/50, Callable 12/15/49 @ 100      437,801  
  500,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., 3.45%, 9/1/22, Callable 7/27/22 @ 100      500,195  
  381,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 6.00%, 5/15/37      425,447  
  451,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series D, 4.65%, 8/15/43, Callable 2/15/43 @ 100      431,726  
  715,000      Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series B, 4.20%, 5/15/45, Callable 11/15/44 @ 100      643,044  
  2,301,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.30%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100(a)      2,082,405  
     

 

 

 
        44,689,828  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%):  
  198,000      Corning, Inc., 4.38%, 11/15/57, Callable 5/15/57 @ 100      167,313  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.0%):       
  892,000      Electronic Arts, Inc., 1.85%, 2/15/31, Callable 11/15/30 @ 100      725,124  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.0%):       
  256,000      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 2.95%, 3/15/34, Callable 12/15/33 @ 100      213,453  
  91,000      American Tower Corp., 2.95%, 1/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100      87,914  
  810,000      American Tower Corp., 0.40%, 2/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      730,271  
  600,000      American Tower Corp., 3.65%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      570,672  
  1,429,000      American Tower Corp., 1.50%, 1/31/28, Callable 11/30/27 @ 100      1,188,934  
  1,429,000      American Tower Corp., 3.80%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100      1,314,371  
  1,738,000      American Tower Corp., 2.10%, 6/15/30, Callable 3/15/30 @ 100      1,391,283  
  682,000      American Tower Corp., 2.30%, 9/15/31, Callable 6/15/31 @ 100      541,489  
  232,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.15%, 7/15/23, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100      229,436  
  430,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.70%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      415,858  
  592,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 2.90%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      547,724  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
$ 2,244,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.10%, 11/15/29, Callable 8/15/29 @ 100    $ 1,989,073  
  1,155,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 2.25%, 1/15/31, Callable 10/15/30 @ 100      937,180  
  2,744,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 2.50%, 7/15/31, Callable 4/15/31 @ 100      2,263,402  
  714,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 5.20%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100      687,301  
  362,000      Duke Realty LP, 4.00%, 9/15/28, Callable 6/15/28 @ 100      351,372  
  1,136,000      Duke Realty LP, 1.75%, 2/1/31, Callable 11/1/30 @ 100      926,230  
  2,070,000      Equinix, Inc., 2.00%, 5/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      1,781,152  
  2,277,000      Equinix, Inc., 3.20%, 11/18/29, Callable 8/18/29 @ 100      2,029,288  
  2,264,000      Equinix, Inc., 3.90%, 4/15/32, Callable 1/15/32 @ 100      2,052,773  
  329,000      Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, 2.30%, 11/15/28, Callable 9/15/28 @ 100      278,700  
  593,000      National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.10%, 4/15/50, Callable 10/15/49 @ 100      413,584  
  801,000      National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/51, Callable 10/15/50 @ 100      606,956  
  402,000      National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.00%, 4/15/52, Callable 10/15/51 @ 100      276,244  
  611,000      Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 1/15/31, Callable 10/15/30 @ 100      556,774  
     

 

 

 
        22,381,434  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services (0.0%):       
  281,000      GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.55%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100      271,718  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.0%):       
  420,000      General Mills, Inc., 0.45%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      408,721  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.0%):       
  262,000      Atmos Energy Corp., 4.13%, 10/15/44, Callable 4/15/44 @ 100      232,436  
  461,000      Piedmont Natural Gas Co, Inc., 3.50%, 6/1/29, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100      427,934  
  500,000      Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc., 2.50%, 3/15/31, Callable 12/15/30 @ 100      420,383  
     

 

 

 
        1,080,753  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.1%):       
  610,000      City of Hope, Series 2013, 5.62%, 11/15/43      661,116  
  462,000      Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc., 4.56%, 11/1/52, Callable 5/1/52 @ 100      475,385  
     

 

 

 
        1,136,501  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%):       
  525,000      Becton Dickinson & Co., 1.40%, 5/24/23, Callable 4/24/23 @ 100      549,683  
  510,000      Becton Dickinson & Co., 0.03%, 8/13/25, Callable 7/13/25 @ 100      494,642  
  333,000      Boston Scientific Corp., 2.65%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      290,611  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued       
$ 100,000      Medtronic Global Holdings SCA, 1.75%, 7/2/49, Callable 1/2/49 @ 100    $ 70,762  
     

 

 

 
        1,405,698  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (1.3%):       
  275,000      AHS Hospital Corp., 2.78%, 7/1/51, Callable 1/1/51 @ 100      199,008  
  448,000      Anthem, Inc., 4.55%, 3/1/48, Callable 9/1/47 @ 100      432,999  
  2,140,000      Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100      2,145,791  
  1,520,000      Cigna Corp., 3.40%, 3/1/27, Callable 12/1/26 @ 100      1,461,176  
  350,000      CommonSpirit Health, 2.78%, 10/1/30, Callable 4/1/30 @ 100      304,429  
  498,000      CVS Health Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100      512,178  
  5,000      CVS Health Corp., 2.88%, 6/1/26, Callable 3/1/26 @ 100      4,761  
  1,539,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.00%, 8/15/26, Callable 6/15/26 @ 100      1,478,160  
  1,470,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.63%, 4/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      1,435,205  
  1,817,000      CVS Health Corp., 5.13%, 7/20/45, Callable 1/20/45 @ 100      1,770,772  
  1,240,000      Duke University Health, 3.92%, 6/1/47, Callable 12/1/46 @ 100      1,139,937  
  7,636,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/25      7,655,090  
  2,570,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      2,570,000  
  730,000      HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 9/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      623,238  
  2,805,000      HCA, Inc., 3.63%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(a)      2,395,136  
  2,871,000      HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/51, Callable 1/15/51 @ 100      2,009,823  
  1,088,000      HCA, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(a)      875,704  
  1,361,000      Humana, Inc., 1.35%, 2/3/27, Callable 1/3/27 @ 100      1,194,301  
  221,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/45      223,106  
  957,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.20%, 1/15/47, Callable 7/15/46 @ 100      901,117  
  530,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.75%, 10/15/47, Callable 4/15/47 @ 100      468,841  
  427,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100      402,997  
     

 

 

 
        30,203,769  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):       
  236,000      Marriott International, Inc., 4.63%, 6/15/30, Callable 3/15/30 @ 100      226,929  
  1,200,000      McDonald’s Corp., Series G, 1.00%, 11/15/23, MTN(a)      1,248,685  
     

 

 

 
        1,475,614  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):       
  785,000      3M Co., Series E, 0.95%, 5/15/23      822,663  
  637,000      General Electric Co., Series A, 6.75%, 3/15/32      714,336  
  248,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC, 3.60%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100(a)      247,005  
     

 

 

 
        1,784,004  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Industrial Services (0.0%):       
$ 460,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 1/15/53, Callable 7/15/52 @ 100    $ 447,874  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.3%):       
  1,013,000      American International Group, Inc., 4.80%, 7/10/45, Callable 1/10/45 @ 100      948,866  
  330,000      American International Group, Inc., 4.38%, 6/30/50, Callable 12/30/49 @ 100      296,328  
  572,000      Aon Corp., 4.50%, 12/15/28, Callable 9/15/28 @ 100      566,450  
  1,903,000      Aon Corp., 2.80%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      1,666,478  
  171,000      Aon Corp. / Aon Global Holdings plc, 3.90%, 2/28/52, Callable 8/28/51 @ 100      141,148  
  103,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 4.30%, 4/15/43      91,616  
  480,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 1.35%, 9/21/26, Callable 6/21/26 @ 100      474,015  
  433,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      429,034  
  833,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.25%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/15/30 @ 100      705,153  
  843,000      Marsh McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.38%, 12/15/31, Callable 9/15/31 @ 100      710,554  
  404,000      Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.90%, 9/15/44(a)      392,660  
     

 

 

 
        6,422,302  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.4%):       
  793,000      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.10%, 3/1/41, Callable 9/1/40 @ 100      581,666  
  789,000      Fiserv, Inc., 3.50%, 7/1/29, Callable 4/1/29 @ 100      720,726  
  404,000      Global Payments, Inc., 2.15%, 1/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      359,104  
  2,345,000      Global Payments, Inc., 3.20%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100      2,054,086  
  1,898,000      Global Payments, Inc., 2.90%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      1,605,019  
  1,053,000      International Business Machines Corp., 3.30%, 5/15/26      1,029,003  
  175,000      International Business Machines Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/49      155,627  
  431,000      International Business Machines Corp., 3.43%, 2/9/52, Callable 8/9/51 @ 100      332,585  
  1,725,000      MasterCard, Inc., 1.10%, 12/1/22, Callable 9/1/22 @ 100      1,810,167  
     

 

 

 
        8,647,983  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%):       
  1,402,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2.30%, 3/12/31, Callable 12/12/30 @ 100      1,148,654  
  2,442,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.00%, 10/15/31, Callable 7/15/31 @ 100      2,060,379  
     

 

 

 
        3,209,033  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.0%):       
  663,000      Parker-Hannifin Corp., 3.25%, 6/14/29, Callable 3/14/29 @ 100      609,286  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.5%):       
  2,976,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.95%, 6/30/62, Callable 12/30/61 @ 100      2,001,330  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Media, continued       
$ 3,978,000      Comcast Corp., 2.65%, 2/1/30, Callable 11/1/29 @ 100    $ 3,552,927  
  937,000      Comcast Corp., 3.40%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100      758,364  
  850,000      Comcast Corp., 3.97%, 11/1/47, Callable 5/1/47 @ 100      740,979  
  1,944,000      Comcast Corp., 2.94%, 11/1/56, Callable 5/1/56 @ 100      1,357,355  
  799,000      Cox Communications, Inc., 3.60%, 6/15/51, Callable 12/15/50 @ 100(a)      605,743  
  724,000      COX Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 8/15/24, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100(a)      707,344  
  1,153,000      Discovery Communications LLC, 1.90%, 3/19/27, Callable 12/19/26 @ 100^      1,131,532  
  301,000      NBCUniversal Media LLC, 4.45%, 1/15/43      280,991  
     

 

 

 
        11,136,565  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.1%):       
  1,380,000      Nucor Corp., 4.30%, 5/23/27, Callable 4/23/27 @ 100      1,376,500  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.2%):       
  5,000      Ameren Illinois Co., 4.15%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100      4,581  
  762,000      Ameren Illinois Co., 3.25%, 3/15/50, Callable 9/15/49 @ 100      595,564  
  245,000      Ameren Illinois Co., 2.90%, 6/15/51, Callable 12/15/50 @ 100      179,801  
  176,000      CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 3.95%, 3/1/48, Callable 9/1/47 @ 100      159,058  
  695,000      CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 3.35%, 4/1/51, Callable 10/1/50 @ 100      563,687  
  1,542,000      CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 1.75%, 10/1/30, Callable 7/1/30 @ 100      1,255,890  
  301,000      Consumers Energy Co., 3.80%, 11/15/28, Callable 8/15/28 @ 100      289,726  
  430,000      Consumers Energy Co., 4.05%, 5/15/48, Callable 11/15/47 @ 100      395,573  
  531,000      Consumers Energy Co., 3.75%, 2/15/50, Callable 8/15/49 @ 100      460,792  
  778,000      Consumers Energy Co., 3.10%, 8/15/50, Callable 2/15/50 @ 100      605,271  
  180,000      Consumers Energy Co., 3.50%, 8/1/51, Callable 2/1/51 @ 100      150,653  
  318,000      Consumers Energy Co., 2.65%, 8/15/52, Callable 2/15/52 @ 100      223,867  
     

 

 

 
        4,884,463  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.6%):       
  1,695,000      Cameron LNG LLC, 3.30%, 1/15/35, Callable 9/15/34 @ 100(a)      1,454,885  
  672,000      Cameron LNG LLC, 3.40%, 1/15/38, Callable 7/15/37 @ 100(a)      568,996  
  1,474,000      Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100      1,523,747  
  656,000      Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 3/31/25, Callable 10/2/24 @ 100      671,154  
  4,397,000      Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 6/30/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      4,399,638  
  1,650,000      Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 3.70%, 11/15/29, Callable 5/18/29 @ 100      1,510,905  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

12


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 635,000      Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 2.74%, 12/31/39, Callable 7/4/39 @ 100    $ 493,497  
  469,000      Devon Energy Corp., 8.25%, 8/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100      488,932  
  78,000      Devon Energy Corp., 5.88%, 6/15/28, Callable 6/15/23 @ 102.94      79,268  
  3,600,000      Devon Energy Corp., 4.50%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.25      3,397,500  
  619,000      Devon Energy Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/42, Callable 11/15/41 @ 100      560,969  
  3,970,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 10/1/26 @ 100      3,875,712  
  3,105,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.50%, 12/1/29, Callable 9/1/29 @ 100      2,848,838  
  1,586,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.40%, 3/24/51, Callable 9/24/50 @ 100      1,359,507  
  1,833,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100      1,546,037  
  711,000      Enable Midstream Partners LP, 3.90%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100      703,847  
  1,007,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.88%, 1/15/24, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100      1,019,587  
  1,064,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.95%, 12/1/25, Callable 9/1/25 @ 100      1,102,570  
  270,000      Energy Transfer LP, 4.40%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      263,361  
  587,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.50%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      593,604  
  1,900,000      Energy Transfer LP, 4.95%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      1,873,875  
  1,725,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.25%, 4/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100      1,712,062  
  236,000      Energy Transfer LP, 8.25%, 11/15/29, Callable 8/15/29 @ 100      265,674  
  1,500,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.00%, 5/15/50, Callable 11/15/49 @ 100      1,278,750  
  266,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.50%, 4/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      265,667  
  857,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.05%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100      839,860  
  675,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 6.25%, 4/15/49, Callable 10/15/48 @ 100      654,750  
  670,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 3.60%, 2/1/23, Callable 11/1/22 @ 100      670,837  
  515,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.20%, 1/31/50, Callable 7/31/49 @ 100      431,519  
  221,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.20%, 2/15/52, Callable 8/15/51 @ 100      159,834  
  701,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.30%, 2/15/53, Callable 8/15/52 @ 100      510,646  
  1,090,000      Exxon Mobil Corp., 1.41%, 6/26/39, Callable 12/26/38 @ 100      799,529  
  228,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.95%, 1/15/38, MTN      245,765  
  37,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.50%, 11/15/40      41,661  
  639,000      Kinder Morgan, Inc., 3.60%, 2/15/51, Callable 8/15/50 @ 100      472,755  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 1,313,000      NGPL PipeCo LLC, 3.25%, 7/15/31, Callable 4/15/31 @ 100(a)    $ 1,104,279  
  1,292,000      NGPL PipeCo. LLC, 4.88%, 8/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a)      1,266,160  
  770,000      Northern Natural Gas Co., 4.30%, 1/15/49, Callable 7/15/48 @ 100(a)      670,645  
  2,523,000      Northwest Pipeline LLC, 4.00%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      2,453,855  
  215,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100      218,763  
  1,268,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.63%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100      1,290,190  
  1,255,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.00%, 3/15/27, Callable 9/15/26 @ 100      1,256,569  
  2,286,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.20%, 3/15/28, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100      2,183,130  
  1,550,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.50%, 5/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100      1,486,062  
  720,000      Targa Resources Corp., 4.95%, 4/15/52, Callable 10/15/51 @ 100      624,547  
  470,000      Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp, 5.00%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.5      448,262  
  220,000      Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 2.80%, 10/15/22, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(a)      220,044  
  1,373,000      Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 3.50%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100(a)      1,292,796  
  1,119,000      Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 4.15%, 1/15/48, Callable 7/15/47 @ 100(a)      924,567  
  2,610,000      Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 7.85%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100      2,874,899  
  2,198,000      Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 4.00%, 3/15/28, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100      2,119,393  
  255,000      Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 3.95%, 5/15/50, Callable 11/15/49 @ 100      212,492  
  240,000      Williams Cos., Inc., Series A, 7.50%, 1/15/31      275,774  
     

 

 

 
        59,608,165  
     

 

 

 
Power (0.1%):       
  1,783,000      Texas Electric Market Stabilization Funding N LLC, 4.27%, 8/1/34(a)      1,773,338  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.3%):       
  2,555,000      Leidos, Inc., 4.38%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      2,366,569  
  3,657,000      RELX Capital, Inc., 3.50%, 3/16/23, Callable 2/16/23 @ 100      3,649,700  
  1,797,000      RELX Capital, Inc., 3.00%, 5/22/30, Callable 2/22/30 @ 100      1,629,227  
     

 

 

 
        7,645,496  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):       
  915,000      Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 3/4/29(a)      842,269  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.7%):       
  1,369,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 12/15/48, Callable 6/15/48 @ 100      1,267,135  
  313,000      Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 2.88%, 6/15/52, Callable 12/15/51 @ 100      235,509  
  1,794,000      CSX Corp., 2.60%, 11/1/26, Callable 8/1/26 @ 100      1,686,496  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Road & Rail, continued       
$ 540,000      CSX Corp., 3.25%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100    $ 520,114  
  534,000      CSX Corp., 4.10%, 3/15/44, Callable 9/15/43 @ 100      472,439  
  145,000      Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.90%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      138,658  
  1,356,000      Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.55%, 11/1/29, Callable 8/1/29 @ 100      1,215,288  
  1,953,000      Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.00%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100^      1,761,501  
  243,000      Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.40%, 11/1/49, Callable 5/1/49 @ 100      192,300  
  340,000      Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.55%, 6/1/53, Callable 12/1/52 @ 100      323,111  
  478,000      Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp., 3.95%, 3/10/25, Callable 1/10/25 @ 100(a)      471,859  
  1,490,000      Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp., 1.20%, 11/15/25, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100(a)      1,332,890  
  397,000      Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp., 4.45%, 1/29/26, Callable 11/29/25 @ 100(a)      393,559  
  633,000      Ryder System, Inc., 4.63%, 6/1/25, Callable 5/1/25 @ 100, MTN      636,314  
  1,566,000      Ryder System, Inc., 3.35%, 9/1/25, Callable 8/1/25 @ 100, MTN      1,515,138  
  349,000      Ryder System, Inc., 2.90%, 12/1/26, Callable 10/1/26 @ 100      325,758  
  175,000      Union Pacific Corp., 2.80%, 2/14/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100      156,211  
  1,707,000      Union Pacific Corp., 2.89%, 4/6/36, Callable 1/6/36 @ 100      1,429,085  
  2,000      Union Pacific Corp., 4.50%, 9/10/48, Callable 3/10/48 @ 100      1,927  
  1,224,000      Union Pacific Corp., 3.25%, 2/5/50, Callable 8/5/49 @ 100      964,166  
  85,000      Union Pacific Corp., 2.95%, 3/10/52, Callable 9/10/51 @ 100      62,925  
  366,025      Union Pacific Railroad Co., Series 2014-1, 3.23%, 5/14/26      358,169  
     

 

 

 
        15,460,552  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.7%):  
  287,000      Applied Materials, Inc., 4.35%, 4/1/47, Callable 10/1/46 @ 100      281,436  
  1,271,000      Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd., 3.88%, 1/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100      1,229,853  
  288,000      Broadcom, Inc., 3.46%, 9/15/26, Callable 7/15/26 @ 100      276,592  
  859,000      Broadcom, Inc., 4.15%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/15/30 @ 100      788,132  
  5,000      Broadcom, Inc., 2.45%, 2/15/31, Callable 11/15/30 @ 100(a)      4,025  
  850,000      Broadcom, Inc., 4.15%, 4/15/32, Callable 1/15/32 @ 100(a)      770,224  
  5,854,000      Broadcom, Inc., 4.93%, 5/15/37, Callable 2/15/37 @ 100(a)      5,251,173  
  335,000      Intel Corp., 3.10%, 2/15/60, Callable 8/15/59 @ 100      241,967  
  1,096,000      Intel Corp., 3.20%, 8/12/61, Callable 2/12/61 @ 100      805,191  
  16,000      KLA Corp., 4.65%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100      16,258  
  925,000      KLA Corp., 3.30%, 3/1/50, Callable 8/28/49 @ 100      737,483  
  700,000      KLA Corp., 5.25%, 7/15/62, Callable 1/15/62 @ 100      722,170  
  2,110,000      KLA-Tencor Corp., 4.10%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      2,092,329  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued       
$ 75,000      Lam Research Corp., 3.75%, 3/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100    $ 74,745  
  303,000      Lam Research Corp., 4.88%, 3/15/49, Callable 9/15/48 @ 100      310,353  
  627,000      Lam Research Corp., 2.88%, 6/15/50, Callable 12/15/49 @ 100      463,378  
  359,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.30%, 5/20/47, Callable 11/20/46 @ 100      344,638  
  1,500,000      TSMC Arizona Corp., 4.25%, 4/22/32, Callable 1/22/32 @ 100      1,485,036  
     

 

 

 
        15,894,983  
     

 

 

 
Software (1.0%):       
  1,438,000      Autodesk, Inc., 2.85%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100      1,272,032  
  1,171,000      Citrix Systems, Inc., 3.30%, 3/1/30, Callable 12/1/29 @ 100      1,153,372  
  3,721,000      Oracle Corp., 2.80%, 4/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      3,405,373  
  3,274,000      Oracle Corp., 2.30%, 3/25/28, Callable 1/25/28 @ 100      2,825,521  
  120,000      Oracle Corp., 4.30%, 7/8/34, Callable 1/8/34 @ 100      104,881  
  1,072,000      Oracle Corp., 3.90%, 5/15/35, Callable 11/15/34 @ 100      886,624  
  1,560,000      Oracle Corp., 3.85%, 7/15/36, Callable 1/15/36 @ 100      1,267,787  
  3,040,000      Oracle Corp., 3.80%, 11/15/37, Callable 5/15/37 @ 100      2,406,671  
  591,000      Oracle Corp., 6.13%, 7/8/39      597,105  
  2,111,000      Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 4/1/40, Callable 10/1/39 @ 100      1,583,455  
  1,375,000      Oracle Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/40      1,260,621  
  1,305,000      Oracle Corp., 3.95%, 3/25/51, Callable 9/25/50 @ 100      958,421  
  1,018,000      salesforce.com, Inc., 3.05%, 7/15/61, Callable 1/15/61 @ 100      752,922  
  1,499,000      ServiceNow, Inc., 1.40%, 9/1/30, Callable 6/1/30 @ 100      1,179,382  
  281,000      Vmware, Inc., 4.65%, 5/15/27, Callable 3/15/27 @ 100      280,573  
  427,000      Vmware, Inc., 3.90%, 8/21/27, Callable 5/21/27 @ 100      410,759  
  361,000      Vmware, Inc., 1.80%, 8/15/28, Callable 6/15/28 @ 100      299,873  
  1,164,000      Vmware, Inc., 2.20%, 8/15/31, Callable 5/15/31 @ 100      919,525  
  545,000      Workday, Inc., 3.80%, 4/1/32, Callable 1/1/32 @ 100      497,918  
     

 

 

 
        22,062,815  
     

 

 

 
Software & Tech Services (0.0%):       
  75,000      RELX Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 5/20/32, Callable 2/20/32 @ 100      76,190  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.1%):       
  1,251,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      1,256,683  
  861,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.65%, 4/5/29, Callable 1/5/29 @ 100      814,435  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Specialty Retail, continued       
$ 486,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 2.80%, 9/15/41, Callable 3/15/41 @ 100    $ 355,126  
     

 

 

 
        2,426,244  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.0%):  
  98,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 8.35%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100      122,384  
  541,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 3.45%, 12/15/51, Callable 6/15/51 @ 100(a)      365,750  
  344,000      Hp, Inc., 2.65%, 6/17/31, Callable 3/17/31 @ 100      277,758  
     

 

 

 
        765,892  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications (0.0%):       
  253,000      T Mobile USA, Inc., 2.70%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(a)      212,629  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.4%):       
  415,000      Altria Group, Inc., 2.20%, 6/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100      390,932  
  4,232,000      Altria Group, Inc., 5.80%, 2/14/39, Callable 8/14/38 @ 100      3,862,225  
  84,000      Altria Group, Inc., 6.20%, 2/14/59, Callable 8/14/58 @ 100      78,176  
  1,549,000      BAT Capital Corp., 3.22%, 9/6/26, Callable 7/6/26 @ 100      1,446,657  
  567,000      BAT Capital Corp., 4.76%, 9/6/49, Callable 3/6/49 @ 100      434,095  
  948,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100      944,827  
  1,732,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100      1,460,211  
     

 

 

 
        8,617,123  
     

 

 

 
Utilities (0.2%):       
  408,000      AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 4.50%, 6/15/52, Callable 12/1/51 @ 100      392,899  
  220,000      Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 4.55%, 6/1/52, Callable 12/1/51 @ 100      214,302  
  470,000      CenterPoint Ener Houston, 3.60%, 3/1/52, Callable 9/1/51 @ 100      405,395  
  254,000      Commonwealth Edison Co., 3.85%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100      224,176  
  243,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.55%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100      202,851  
  3,266,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.13%, 5/13/25(a)      3,240,564  
     

 

 

 
        4,680,187  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.6%):       
  11,257,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.75%, 4/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      10,840,761  
  77,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.88%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      72,074  
  2,779,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.30%, 2/15/51, Callable 8/15/50 @ 100      2,028,731  
  673,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.40%, 10/15/52, Callable 4/15/52 @ 100(a)      499,784  
     

 

 

 
        13,441,350  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $685,772,282)

     599,687,470  
  

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds (1.7%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):       
  410,000      Airbus SE, 2.38%, 6/9/40, Callable 3/9/40 @ 100, MTN+(a)      353,731  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Foreign Bonds, continued       
Automobiles (0.0%):       
$ 300,000      Volkswagen International Finance NV, 4.13%, 11/16/38+(a)    $ 293,949  
     

 

 

 
Banks (0.3%):       
  900,000      Banco de Sabadell SA, 1.12%(EUSA1+155bps), 3/11/27, Callable 3/11/26 @ 100^+(a)      862,430  
  2,000,000      BNP Paribas SA, 0.25%(EUR003M+70bps), 4/13/27, Callable 4/13/26 @ 100, MTN+(a)      1,867,705  
  800,000      BNP Paribas SA, 0.50%(EUR0003M+83bps), 1/19/30, Callable 1/19/29 @ 100, MTN+(a)      682,118  
  500,000      BPCE SA, 0.25%, 1/15/26+(a)      483,995  
  300,000      de Volksbank NV, 1.75%(EUSA5+2.1bps), 10/22/30, Callable 10/22/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      287,228  
  300,000      Erste Group Bank AG, 1.62%(EUAMDB05+210bps), 9/8/31, Callable 6/8/26 @ 100+(a)      280,549  
  400,000      KBC Group NV, Series E, 1.13%, 1/25/24, MTN+(a)      412,515  
  1,013,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 4.50%(EUR003M+172.2bps), 3/18/30, Callable 3/18/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      1,046,753  
  1,000,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), Series E, 0.38%, 4/25/24+(a)      1,018,473  
     

 

 

 
        6,941,766  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.0%):       
  600,000      Pernod Ricard SA, 1.33%, 10/24/23, Callable 9/24/23 @ 100+(a)      617,823  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.2%):       
  1,900,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.25%(EUAMDB01+350bps), 4/2/26, Callable 4/2/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      1,941,051  
  700,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 1.00%(EUR003M+1.6bps), 11/19/25, Callable 11/19/24 @ 100+(a)      691,286  
  1,200,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 1.88%(EUR003M+138bps), 2/23/28, Callable 2/23/27 @ 100, MTN+(a)      1,131,625  
  670,000      SELP Finance Sarl, 0.88%, 5/27/29, Callable 2/27/29 @ 100+(a)      562,379  
  1,140,000      Viterra Finance BV, 0.38%, 9/24/25, Callable 8/24/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      1,067,972  
     

 

 

 
        5,394,313  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.0%):       
  390,000      Covestro AG, 0.88%, 2/3/26, Callable 11/3/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      372,208  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):       
  515,000      BAT International Finance plc, 1.25%, 3/13/27, Callable 12/13/26 @ 100, MTN+(a)      478,209  
  825,000      BP Capital Matkets plc, 3.25%(EUSA5+388bps), Callable 3/22/26 @ 100+(a)      780,153  
  400,000      Total Capital International SA, Series E, 2.13%, 3/15/23, MTN+(a)      423,563  
     

 

 

 
        1,681,925  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%):       
  400,000      Verizon Communications, 1.13%, 9/19/35, Callable 6/19/35 @ 100+      317,965  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%):  
  750,000      Amphenol Technologies Holding GmbH, 0.75%, 5/4/26, Callable 2/4/26 @ 100+(a)      732,193  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.2%):       
  3,000,000      American Tower Corp., 0.45%, 1/15/27, Callable 11/15/26 @ 100+      2,735,860  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Foreign Bonds, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
$ 700,000      Merlin Properties Socimi SA, 1.88%, 12/4/34, Callable 9/4/34 @ 100+(a)    $ 526,947  
     

 

 

 
        3,262,807  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.0%):       
  200,000      DH Europe Finance II Sarl, 1.35%, 9/18/39, Callable 3/18/39 @ 100+      144,877  
  320,000      Medtronic Global Holdings SCA, 1.38%, 10/15/40, Callable 4/15/40 @ 100+      235,006  
     

 

 

 
        379,883  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (0.0%):       
  390,000      Fresenius Finance Ireland plc, 0.88%, 10/1/31, Callable 7/1/31 @ 100, MTN+(a)      304,357  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.0%):       
  100,000      Amadeus IT Group SA, 1.88%, 9/24/28, Callable 6/24/28 @ 100, MTN+(a)      94,779  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.0%):       
  400,000      KION Group AG, 1.63%, 9/24/25, Callable 6/24/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      395,683  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.1%):       
  870,000      Informa plc, 2.13%, 10/6/25, Callable 7/6/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      883,747  
  160,000      WPP Finance SA, 2.38%, 5/19/27, MTN+(a)      162,238  
     

 

 

 
        1,045,985  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.1%):       
  1,300,000      E.ON SE, 0.35%, 10/24/22, Callable 9/24/22 @ 100, MTN+(a)      1,360,642  
  280,000      Innogy Finance BV, Series E, 0.75%, 11/30/22, Callable 8/30/22 @ 100, MTN+(a)      293,367  
  100,000      Suez SA, 1.62%(EUAMDB05+215.1bps), Callable 6/1/26 @ 100+(a)      87,360  
  100,000      Veolia Environnement SA, 0.80%, 1/15/32, Callable 10/15/31 @ 100, MTN+(a)      83,649  
     

 

 

 
        1,825,018  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):       
  330,000      Aker BP ASA, 1.13%, 5/12/29, Callable 2/12/29 @ 100, MTN+(a)      292,919  
  600,000      Digital Dutch Finco BV, 1.00%, 1/15/32, Callable 10/15/31 @ 100+(a)      446,407  
  1,100,000      TotalEnergies SE, 1.75%(EUSA5+176.5bps), 12/31/99, Callable 4/4/24 @ 100, MTN+(a)      1,080,545  
     

 

 

 
        1,819,871  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):       
  500,000      Merck Financial Services GmbH, 0.13%, 7/16/25, Callable 4/16/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      494,766  
  200,000      Merck KGaA, 1.62%(EUAMDB05+194.8bps), 6/25/79, Callable 9/18/24 @ 100+(a)      196,201  
  375,000      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 2.00%, 7/9/40, Callable 1/9/40 @ 100+      296,843  
  840,000      Upjohn Finance BV, 1.02%, 6/23/24, Callable 5/23/24 @ 100+(a)      844,269  
     

 

 

 
        1,832,079  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.0%):       
  520,000      RELX Finance BV, 1.97%, 3/18/24, Callable 2/18/24 @ 100+(a)      526,969  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Foreign Bonds, continued       
Professional Services, continued       
$ 220,000      Wolters Kluwer NV, 0.75%, 7/3/30, Callable 4/3/30 @ 100+(a)    $ 192,866  
     

 

 

 
        719,835  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):       
  500,000      Vonovia Se, 1.38%, 1/28/26, Callable 11/28/25 @ 100, MTN+(a)      484,676  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (0.4%):       
  11,820,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 1.45%, 10/25/33, Callable 7/25/33 @ 100, MTN+      8,428,119  
  714,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 2.13%, 10/25/51, Callable 4/25/51 @ 100+      409,526  
     

 

 

 
        8,837,645  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.1%):       
  410,000      Imperial Brands Finance Netherlands BV, 1.75%, 3/18/33, Callable 12/18/32 @ 100, MTN+(a)      311,884  
  1,000,000      Philip Morris International, Inc., 1.88%, 11/6/37, Callable 8/6/37 @ 100+      634,171  
     

 

 

 
        946,055  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):       
  490,000      Imcd NV, 2.13%, 3/31/27, Callable 12/31/26 @ 100+(a)      459,677  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $48,748,059)

     39,114,223  
  

 

 

 
Yankee Debt Obligations (4.3%):       
Airlines (0.0%):       
  274,968      Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A, 3.30%, 7/15/31(a)      247,220  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.1%):       
  1,122,000      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., 4.81%, 9/17/30, Callable 6/17/30 @ 100(a)      994,247  
     

 

 

 
Banking (0.0%):       
  200,000      Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, 2.47% (SOFR+122 bps), 1/11/28, Callable 1/11/27 @ 100      177,335  
     

 

 

 
Banks (1.1%):       
  278,000      Banco Inbursa SA Institucion De Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Inbursa, 4.13%, 6/6/24(a)      273,757  
  1,800,000      Banco Santander SA, 2.71%, 6/27/24      1,751,650  
  628,000      Barclays plc, 2.67% (H15T1Y+120 bps), 3/10/32, Callable 3/10/31 @ 100      511,268  
  2,084,000      BNP Paribas SA, 2.82% (US0003M+1 bps), 11/19/25, Callable 11/19/24 @ 100(a)      1,990,741  
  309,000      BNP Paribas SA, 2.59% (SOFR+123 bps), 1/20/28, Callable 1/20/27 @ 100(a)      278,588  
  250,000      BPCE SA, 2.70%, 10/1/29(a)      217,940  
  854,000      Danske Bank A/S, 3.88%, 9/12/23(a)      853,207  
  1,102,000      Danske Bank A/S, 5.38%, 1/12/24(a)      1,112,371  
  856,000      Danske Bank A/S, 3.24% (US0003M+159 bps), 12/20/25, Callable 12/20/24 @ 100(a)      817,869  
  681,000      Danske Bank A/S, 1.55%, 9/10/27, Callable 9/10/26 @ 100(a)      595,836  
  1,076,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 2.25% (SOFR+110 bps), 11/22/27, Callable 11/22/26 @ 100      957,271  
  628,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 4.58% (US0003M+153 bps), 6/19/29, Callable 6/19/28 @ 100      605,788  
  278,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 2.21% (SOFR+129 bps), 8/17/29, Callable 8/17/28 @ 100      234,283  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Banks, continued       
$ 423,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 2.80% (SOFR+119 bps), 5/24/32, Callable 5/24/31 @ 100    $ 348,557  
  875,000      ING Groep NV, 4.63%, 1/6/26(a)      874,124  
  348,000      Intercorp Peru, Ltd., 3.88%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100(a)      290,218  
  1,330,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 2.91% (US0003M+81 bps), 11/7/23, Callable 11/7/22 @ 100      1,325,652  
  1,119,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 4.38%, 3/22/28      1,083,323  
  3,161,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 3.20%, 7/18/29      2,855,786  
  1,015,000      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.55% (US0003M+110 bps), 9/13/25, Callable 9/13/24 @ 100      974,030  
  2,005,000      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 1.98% (US0003M+127 bps), 9/8/31, Callable 9/8/30 @ 100      1,593,891  
  811,000      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.26% (H15T1Y+90 bps), 7/9/32, Callable 7/9/31 @ 100      647,728  
  375,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 4.80% (US0003M+157 bps), 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100      375,965  
  1,586,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 1.09% (SOFR+79 bps), 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      1,483,454  
  1,720,000      Standard Chartered PLC, 2.61% (H15T1Y+118 bps), 1/12/28, Callable 1/12/27 @ 100(a)      1,539,737  
  200,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.17%, 1/14/27      181,241  
     

 

 

 
        23,774,275  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.1%):       
  1,457,000      Suntory Holdings, Ltd., 2.25%, 10/16/24, Callable 9/16/24 @ 100(a)      1,389,909  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.3%):       
  3,546,000      Shire Acquisitions Investments, 3.20%, 9/23/26, Callable 6/23/26 @ 100      3,409,812  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.2%):       
  884,000      Credit Suisse AG, 1.25%, 8/7/26      777,392  
  1,640,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 1.45% (SOFR+113 bps), 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/24 @ 100      1,538,960  
  206,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 4.10%, 1/13/26^      202,576  
  2,000      Macquarie Group, Ltd., 4.65% (US0003M+173 bps), 3/27/29, Callable 3/27/28 @ 100(a)      1,950  
  958,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2.68%, 7/16/30      784,768  
  475,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2.61%, 7/14/31      379,644  
  650,000      SA Global Sukuk, Ltd., 2.69%, 6/17/31, Callable 3/17/31 @ 100(a)      574,295  
  1,888,000      UBS Group AG, 2.86% (US0003M+95 bps), 8/15/23, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100(a)      1,887,594  
     

 

 

 
        6,147,179  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.0%):       
  255,000      Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, 4.25%, 1/22/50, Callable 7/22/49 @ 100(a)      215,156  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.2%):       
  1,675,000      Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.00%, 8/29/22(a)      1,675,452  
  1,390,000      Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.75%, 3/5/23(a)      1,389,764  
     

 

 

 
        3,065,216  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):       
$ 270,000      Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, 2.38%, 9/14/25, Callable 8/15/25 @ 100(a)    $ 246,762  
  423,000      GE Capital International Funding, 4.42%, 11/15/35      397,219  
  55,000      nVent Finance Sarl, 2.75%, 11/15/31, Callable 8/15/31 @ 100      44,631  
  1,040,000      ORIX Corp., 2.90%, 7/18/22      1,040,021  
     

 

 

 
        1,728,633  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%):       
  389,000      Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 2.49%, 9/19/23, Callable 7/19/23 @ 100(a)      383,931  
     

 

 

 
Energy Production (0.0%):       
  327,000      Kallpa Generacion SA, 4.13%, 8/16/27, Callable 5/16/27 @ 100(a)      294,385  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):       
  269,000      Trust Fibra Uno, 5.25%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100(a)      263,284  
  253,000      Trust Fibra Uno, 6.39%, 1/15/50, Callable 7/15/49 @ 100(a)      201,135  
     

 

 

 
        464,419  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services (0.0%):       
  344,000      Eig Pearl Holdings Sarl, 4.39%, 11/30/46(a)      270,470  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%):       
  250,000      Cencosud SA, 5.15%, 2/12/25, Callable 11/12/24 @ 100(a)      249,200  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):  
  270,000      AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL, 4.38%, 5/31/30, Callable 2/28/30 @ 100(a)      232,875  
  210,000      Colbun SA, 3.15%, 1/19/32, Callable 10/19/31 @ 100(a)      168,935  
     

 

 

 
        401,810  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%):       
  490,000      Baidu, Inc., 4.38%, 5/14/24, Callable 4/14/24 @ 100      493,475  
  475,000      Baidu, Inc., 4.38%, 3/29/28, Callable 12/29/27 @ 100      468,639  
  1,511,000      Tencent Holdings, Ltd., 2.99%, 1/19/23, Callable 12/19/22 @ 100(a)      1,507,969  
  515,000      Tencent Holdings, Ltd., 3.60%, 1/19/28, Callable 10/19/27 @ 100(a)      489,393  
     

 

 

 
        2,959,476  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.0%):       
  320,000      Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., 2.80%, 6/6/23, Callable 5/6/23 @ 100      317,544  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.0%):       
  670,000      Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA, 3.50%, 3/21/26, Callable 1/21/26 @ 100      655,368  
     

 

 

 
Materials (0.0%):       
  260,000      Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, 4.20%, 1/29/30, Callable 10/29/29 @ 100(a)      231,343  
  366,000      Equate Petrochemical BV, 4.25%, 11/3/26(a)      360,125  
  137,000      Fibria Overseas Finance, Ltd., 5.50%, 1/17/27      135,801  
  240,000      SABIC Capital II BV, 4.50%, 10/10/28(a)      242,564  
     

 

 

 
        969,833  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.3%):       
  2,622,000      Anglo American Capital plc, 4.75%, 4/10/27(a)      2,607,207  
  365,000      Anglo American Capital plc, 4.00%, 9/11/27(a)      348,292  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
$ 1,332,000      Anglo American Capital plc, 4.50%, 3/15/28, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100(a)    $ 1,296,099  
  1,074,000      Anglo American Capital plc, 2.25%, 3/17/28, Callable 1/17/28 @ 100(a)      926,901  
     

 

 

 
        5,178,499  
     

 

 

 
National (0.0%):       
  200,000      Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 4.40%, 6/6/27(a)      198,750  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas (0.0%):       
  200,000      Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 4.38%, 10/30/24(a)      199,500  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):       
  342,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/52, Callable 8/15/51 @ 100^      259,960  
  555,000      Ecopetrol SA, 4.13%, 1/16/25      514,069  
  226,000      Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco, Ltd., 2.94%, 9/30/40(a)      185,032  
  270,000      KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, 3.50%, 4/14/33, Callable 10/14/32 @ 100(a)      193,654  
  270,000      Pertamina Persero PT, 3.10%, 1/21/30, Callable 10/21/29 @ 100(a)      233,887  
  230,000      Petronas Capital, Ltd., 4.55%, 4/21/50, Callable 10/21/49 @ 100(a)      218,766  
  275,000      Qatar Energy, 2.25%, 7/12/31, Callable 4/12/31 @ 100(a)      235,360  
  290,000      Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 3.25%, 11/24/50, Callable 5/24/50 @ 100(a)      210,250  
  290,000      Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 3.50%, 11/24/70, Callable 5/24/70 @ 100(a)      205,175  
  298,000      Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.80%, 5/15/38      338,051  
  250,000      Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP, 5.55%, 11/1/28, Callable 8/1/28 @ 100(a)      225,937  
     

 

 

 
        2,820,141  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):       
  240,000      Suzano Austria GmbH, 5.75%, 7/14/26(a)      242,981  
  156,000      Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.75%, 1/15/31, Callable 10/15/30 @ 100      126,255  
     

 

 

 
        369,236  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):       
  250,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., 2.95%, 1/23/23, Callable 12/23/22 @ 100(a)      249,758  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (1.2%):       
  200,000      Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 3.88%, 4/16/50(a)      178,468  
  400,000      Chile Government International Bond, 3.24%, 2/6/28, Callable 11/6/27 @ 100      376,080  
  1,560,000      Chile Government International Bond, 2.55%, 1/27/32, Callable 10/27/31 @ 100^      1,320,230  
  200,000      Chile Government International Bond, 3.86%, 6/21/47      165,985  
  1,905,000      Colombia Government International Bond, 3.13%, 4/15/31, Callable 1/15/31 @ 100      1,403,562  
  860,000      Colombia Government International Bond, 3.25%, 4/22/32, Callable 1/22/32 @ 100      618,407  
  200,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 5.25%, 6/16/29(a)      202,033  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Sovereign Bond, continued       
$ 236,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, 7.75%, 1/17/38(a)    $ 282,313  
  200,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, 6.75%, 1/15/44(a)      229,491  
  210,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 3.75%, 1/11/28      200,503  
  390,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 4.75%, 4/27/32, Callable 1/27/32 @ 100^      373,321  
  108,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 5.75%, 10/12/10      89,743  
  589,561      Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.50%, 8/14/24^      594,284  
  2,265,000      Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.38%, 10/27/27      2,281,987  
  655,000      Panama Government International Bond, 3.16%, 1/23/30, Callable 10/23/29 @ 100      578,856  
  2,295,000      Panama Government International Bond, 4.50%, 4/1/56, Callable 10/1/55 @ 100      1,818,787  
  245,000      Peruvian Government International Bond, 2.78%, 1/23/31, Callable 10/23/30 @ 100      207,273  
  129,000      Peruvian Government International Bond, 1.86%, 12/1/32, Callable 9/1/32 @ 100      97,655  
  30,000      Peruvian Government International Bond, 3.00%, 1/15/34, Callable 10/15/33 @ 100      24,192  
  230,000      Philippine Government International Bond, 1.65%, 6/10/31^      184,949  
  1,725,000      Philippine Government International Bond, 1.95%, 1/6/32      1,411,015  
  689,000      Province of Manitoba, 3.05%, 5/14/24      687,991  
  200,000      Qatar Government International Bond, 4.00%, 3/14/29(a)      202,287  
  200,000      Qatar Government International Bond, 3.75%, 4/16/30(a)      198,870  
  3,516,000      Republic of Colombia, 3.88%, 4/25/27, Callable 1/25/27 @ 100      3,086,858  
  275,000      Republic of Colombia, 4.50%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      235,863  
  567,000      Republic of Colombia, 3.00%, 1/30/30, Callable 10/30/29 @ 100^      428,637  
  581,000      Republic of Indonesia, 4.10%, 4/24/28      571,573  
  2,840,000      Republic of Indonesia, 2.85%, 2/14/30      2,531,161  
  327,000      Republic of Panama, 4.00%, 9/22/24, Callable 6/22/24 @ 100      325,774  
  820,000      Republic of Panama, 3.88%, 3/17/28, Callable 12/17/27 @ 100      777,975  
  540,000      Republic of Panama, 4.50%, 5/15/47      444,150  
  1,091,000      Republic of Peru, 4.13%, 8/25/27      1,067,762  
  1,031,000      Republic of Peru, 5.63%, 11/18/50      1,065,815  
  3,200,000      Republic of Philippines, 3.00%, 2/1/28      3,031,680  
  124,000      Romanian Government International Bond, 5.25%, 11/25/27(a)      118,432  
  114,000      Romanian Government International Bond, 3.63%, 3/27/32(a)      90,100  
  236,000      Romanian Government International Bond, 4.00%, 2/14/51(a)      155,051  
  212,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 2.75%, 2/3/32(a)      189,450  
  200,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 5.00%, 4/17/49(a)      197,018  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Sovereign Bond, continued       
$ 1,165,264      Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.38%, 1/23/31, Callable 10/23/30 @ 100    $ 1,174,003  
     

 

 

 
        29,219,584  
     

 

 

 
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors (0.4%):       
  1,077,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 3.15%, 5/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      1,000,711  
  4,280,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 4.30%, 6/18/29, Callable 3/18/29 @ 100      4,090,255  
  372,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 3.40%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100      331,518  
  1,164,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 2.50%, 5/11/31, Callable 2/11/31 @ 100      956,127  
  48,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 3.25%, 11/30/51, Callable 5/30/51 @ 100      33,574  
     

 

 

 
        6,412,185  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%):       
  270,000      Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd., 3.38%, 7/24/24(a)      262,881  
     

 

 

 
Utilities (0.0%):       
  200,000      Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.88%, 1/15/24^(a)      199,122  
  285,000      Israel Electric Corp., Ltd., 4.25%, 8/14/28, MTN      274,813  
     

 

 

 
        473,935  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):       
  280,000      Bharti Airtel, Ltd., 3.25%, 6/3/31, Callable 3/5/31 @ 100(a)      236,891  
  3,243,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.80%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(a)      2,978,605  
  1,221,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 4.55%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(a)      1,076,037  
     

 

 

 
        4,291,533  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Debt Obligations (Cost $109,820,711)

     97,791,420  
  

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds (0.6%):       
California (0.3%):  
  905,000      California State University Revenue, Series B, 2.72%, 11/1/52      678,116  
  600,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39      816,624  
  2,550,000      City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, 2.83%, 11/1/41, Continuously Callable @100      2,039,133  
  1,240,000      Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue, 6.57%, 7/1/45      1,622,664  
  645,000      Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, 4.13%, 5/15/32, Continuously Callable @100      639,608  
  347,000      University of California Revenue, 4.77%, 5/15/15      322,648  
  50,000      University of California Revenue, 4.86%, 5/15/12      47,282  
     

 

 

 
        6,166,075  
     

 

 

 
Michigan (0.0%):  
  801,000      University of Michigan Revenue, 3.50%, 4/1/52, Continuously Callable @100      711,905  
     

 

 

 
Minnesota (0.0%):  
  406,000      University of Minnesota, 4.05%, 4/1/52      400,239  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Municipal Bonds, continued       
New Jersey (0.1%):  
$ 575,000      New Jersey State Transportation Authority Revenue, Build America Bonds, GO, 6.56%, 12/15/40    $ 669,340  
  270,000      New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue, 4.13%, 6/15/42      246,359  
  165,000      New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue, Series B, 2.78%, 1/1/40, Continuously Callable @100      129,718  
     

 

 

 
        1,045,417  
     

 

 

 
New York (0.2%):  
  1,420,000      New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, 2.15%, 3/15/31      1,169,995  
  1,045,000      New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, 2.05%, 3/15/30      908,565  
  1,160,000      New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, 5.00%, 2/15/31, Continuously Callable @100      1,330,125  
     

 

 

 
        3,408,685  
     

 

 

 
Texas (0.0%):  
  710,000      City of Houston TX, GO, 3.96%, 3/1/47      671,326  
  430,000      State of Texas, GO, Series B, 2.75%, 10/1/41, Continuously Callable @100      339,954  
     

 

 

 
        1,011,280  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $14,333,861)

     12,743,601  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (31.3%):       
Federal National Mortgage Association (17.0%)  
  72,137      2.50%, 9/1/27, Pool #AB6194      69,073  
  47,415      2.50%, 9/1/27, Pool #AP5205      45,586  
  18,096      2.50%, 2/1/28, Pool #AB8446      17,682  
  43,896      2.50%, 4/1/28, Pool #AB8870      43,021  
  28,240      3.00%, 4/1/28, Pool #AT3121      27,883  
  31,295      3.00%, 5/1/28, Pool #AT6033      30,899  
  125,199      2.50%, 8/1/28, Pool #AS0190      122,700  
  74,501      3.00%, 10/1/28, Pool #AU8774      73,555  
  6,841      3.00%, 10/1/28, Pool #AQ4132      6,732  
  145,940      3.50%, 10/1/28, Pool #AV0198      145,342  
  8,080      3.00%, 11/1/28, Pool #AV0298      7,949  
  272,126      3.50%, 11/1/28, Pool #AV1360      271,010  
  179,204      3.00%, 4/1/29, Pool #AW0937      176,268  
  152,930      3.00%, 5/1/29, Pool #AW2544      150,099  
  258,308      3.00%, 6/1/29, Pool #AS2676      254,077  
  59,910      3.00%, 7/1/29, Pool #AW1281      58,802  
  355,675      3.00%, 7/1/29, Pool #AW4229      349,065  
  513,971      3.00%, 9/1/29, Pool #AL6897      504,467  
  165,906      3.00%, 9/1/29, Pool #AS3220      163,180  
  64,260      3.50%, 9/1/29, Pool #AX0105      64,268  
  99,630      3.00%, 10/1/29, Pool #AS3594      97,782  
  21,622      3.50%, 10/1/29, Pool #AX2741      21,625  
  370,592      3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #AL6144      364,521  
  2,605,000      3.75%, 1/15/30(c)      2,024,234  
  47,799      2.50%, 2/1/30, Pool #BM3403      45,764  
  14,138      2.50%, 2/1/30, Pool #AS4488      13,607  
  12,798      2.50%, 2/1/30, Pool #AS4485      12,288  
  75,637      3.00%, 3/1/30, Pool #AL6583      74,304  
  98,574      2.50%, 3/1/30, Pool #AS4688      94,406  
  61,374      3.00%, 4/1/30, Pool #AL6584      60,213  
  40,506      2.50%, 4/1/30, Pool #AY3416      38,795  
  35,594      3.00%, 5/1/30, Pool #AL6761      34,937  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 21,526      2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #AY0828    $ 20,639  
  3,901,000      3.80%, 5/15/30(c)      2,993,042  
  194,729      3.00%, 6/1/30, Pool #AL9381      191,178  
  51,274      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AL7139      50,305  
  9,063      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AZ2297      8,904  
  24,229      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #AZ2170      23,207  
  13,831      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #AS5405      13,280  
  80,204      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #AS5403      77,219  
  66,043      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AX9701      64,791  
  13,252      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AX9700      13,018  
  74,925      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AL7227      73,601  
  5,365      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AZ8597      5,271  
  12,558      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AZ7833      12,335  
  13,862      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AX3298      13,617  
  90,532      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AL7225      88,819  
  61,670      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5622      60,506  
  52,069      3.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5708      51,926  
  144,187      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #BM3552      138,131  
  51,190      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5614      49,027  
  65,953      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5623      64,787  
  82,394      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5616      79,114  
  36,160      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5548      34,823  
  65,855      3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5728      64,695  
  17,522      3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AL7320      17,197  
  48,311      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5786      46,512  
  63,174      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5872      60,498  
  55,460      3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5714      54,406  
  27,025      3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AZ5719      26,550  
  60,855      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6141      58,285  
  50,565      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6142      48,687  
  52,977      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6115      50,859  
  47,038      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6116      45,166  
  7,945      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AL7800      7,627  
  928,050      3.00%, 1/1/31, Pool #BM3537      911,387  
  77,156      2.50%, 3/1/31, Pool #BM1595      74,350  
  93,019      2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #AS7320      89,136  
  154,213      2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #AS7605      147,775  
  159,158      2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #AS7617      152,532  
  6,025      2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #BC2777      5,775  
  16,882      4.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AY4688      17,062  
  36,666      4.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AY4707      37,326  
  1,105,529      3.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AL9376      1,082,470  
  103,504      3.00%, 9/1/31, Pool #AL9378      101,506  
  377,860      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8208      362,108  
  662,969      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8195      635,406  
  265,802      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8193      254,540  
  1,300,904      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #BC4773      1,246,529  
  52,699      2.00%, 10/1/31, Pool #MA2774      49,309  
  203,199      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8009      194,588  
  110,921      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8245      106,299  
  141,144      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8241      135,183  
  225,236      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8240      215,826  
  263,290      2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8251      246,356  
  306,139      2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #BM3054      286,445  
  88,762      2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC9040      83,036  
  128,127      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2628      122,767  
  92,361      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2629      88,515  
  207,210      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2631      199,179  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 16,243      2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8291    $ 15,198  
  73,315      2.00%, 12/1/31, Pool #MA2845      68,596  
  19,751      2.50%, 2/1/32, Pool #BM1036      18,988  
  12,093      3.00%, 2/1/32, Pool #BE5670      11,845  
  217,410      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9316      208,483  
  482,923      2.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #BM3061      451,762  
  298,564      3.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9327      292,412  
  204,600      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9317      195,876  
  362,801      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9321      347,602  
  382,550      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9319      370,461  
  344,336      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9318      331,231  
  1,521,077      3.50%, 4/1/32, Pool #BM3503      1,518,175  
  2,060,000      Class A2 , Series 2022-M1S2.08%, 4/25/32      1,792,440  
  1,101,940      3.50%, 5/1/32, Pool #BM1602      1,101,004  
  1,566,865      3.00%, 6/1/32, Pool #BM1791      1,534,739  
  467,447      2.50%, 8/1/32, Pool #BM3578      449,658  
  184,071      3.00%, 9/1/32, Pool #BM3240      180,826  
  59,747      3.50%, 11/1/32, Pool #BJ2054      59,633  
  36,829      3.50%, 1/1/33, Pool #BJ2096      36,844  
  62,729      5.50%, 1/1/33, Pool #676661      66,200  
  921,842      2.50%, 2/1/33, Pool #BM3793      882,870  
  43,428      5.50%, 5/1/33, Pool #555424      46,659  
  2,036,520      3.00%, 5/1/33, Pool #FM1880      2,003,100  
  52,876      4.00%, 9/1/33, Pool #BK7642      53,656  
  173,058      4.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #CA2527      175,446  
  175,369      4.00%, 11/1/33, Pool #CA2555      178,549  
  337,871      2.50%, 12/1/33, Pool #FM1680      327,235  
  3,430,000      Class A3 , Series 2022-M52.47%, 1/1/34      3,000,020  
  106,039      5.50%, 2/1/35, Pool #735989      113,924  
  312,154      5.00%, 2/1/35, Pool #735226      326,348  
  25,409      5.00%, 3/1/35, Pool #735288      26,591  
  9,986      6.00%, 4/1/35, Pool #735504      10,268  
  186,440      3.00%, 8/1/35, Pool #CA6849      183,464  
  183,960      3.00%, 8/1/35, Pool #CA6876      180,355  
  49,407      5.00%, 9/1/35, Pool #889974      51,590  
  56,025      3.00%, 12/1/35, Pool #CA8391      54,862  
  1,022,840      2.50%, 12/1/35, Pool #CA8387      979,092  
  1,139,885      2.50%, 12/1/35, Pool #CA8388      1,094,977  
  115,656      3.00%, 12/1/35, Pool #CA8389      113,378  
  119,898      4.00%, 1/1/36, Pool #AB0686      123,754  
  244,732      5.50%, 9/1/36, Pool #995113      262,939  
  26,632      3.00%, 10/1/36, Pool #AL9227      24,893  
  218,677      3.00%, 11/1/36, Pool #AS8348      204,261  
  87,364      3.00%, 11/1/36, Pool #AS8349      85,214  
  204,956      3.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #BE1896      200,690  
  284,341      3.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #AS8553      277,339  
  2,188,000      2.50%, 7/25/37, TBA      2,092,275  
  9,233,000      1.50%, 7/25/37, TBA      8,400,587  
  25,032,000      2.00%, 7/25/37, TBA      23,389,275  
  12,003      5.50%, 2/1/38, Pool #961545      12,692  
  8,685      6.00%, 3/1/38, Pool #889529      9,274  
  56,186      5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889692      60,690  
  49,330      5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889441      51,767  
  24,810      6.00%, 5/1/38, Pool #889466      26,492  
  36,770      5.50%, 6/1/38, Pool #995018      39,714  
  10,607      5.50%, 9/1/38, Pool #889995      11,456  
  26,080      6.00%, 10/1/38, Pool #889983      29,762  
  150,505      5.50%, 1/1/39, Pool #AB0200      160,689  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 45,675      4.50%, 4/1/39, Pool #930922    $ 46,950  
  39,298      3.50%, 5/1/39, Pool #MA3660      38,699  
  61,765      4.50%, 5/1/39, Pool #AL1472      64,041  
  594,604      5.00%, 6/1/39, Pool #AL7521      620,867  
  398,319      6.00%, 7/1/39, Pool #BF0056      417,814  
  26,679      5.50%, 10/1/39, Pool #AD0362      28,225  
  26,350      5.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #AD0571      29,040  
  163,472      3.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #MA3869      159,472  
  202,624      5.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #AC6680      214,385  
  73,088      3.50%, 1/1/40, Pool #MA3891      71,300  
  2,661,359      4.50%, 1/1/40, Pool #AC8568      2,749,389  
  123,434      3.50%, 2/1/40, Pool #MA3935      119,878  
  22,829      5.50%, 3/1/40, Pool #AL5304      25,330  
  20,460      4.50%, 4/1/40, Pool #AD4038      20,933  
  170,397      6.00%, 4/1/40, Pool #AL4141      190,056  
  32,449      6.50%, 5/1/40, Pool #AL1704      33,748  
  35,055      4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #AB1226      36,222  
  44,979      4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #AD7127      46,214  
  20,377      6.00%, 9/1/40, Pool #AE0823      22,137  
  2,680,000      Class CY , Series 2010-1364.00%, 12/25/40      2,675,132  
  19,976      4.00%, 1/1/41, Pool #AL7167      20,092  
  3,112,572      Class ZA , Series 2011-84.00%, 2/25/41      3,138,479  
  42,049      6.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #AL4142      43,375  
  15,680      4.50%, 7/1/41, Pool #AB3314      16,087  
  274,889      5.00%, 7/1/41, Pool #AL7524      292,067  
  28,148      4.50%, 9/1/41, Pool #AI8961      28,885  
  510,414      5.50%, 9/1/41, Pool #AL8430      551,333  
  15,400,351      1.50%, 11/1/41, Pool #FS0316      13,110,336  
  2,470,268      2.00%, 12/1/41, Pool #MA4501      2,197,024  
  7,841,414      1.50%, 12/1/41, Pool #MA4500      6,667,175  
  143,541      3.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #AW8154      140,163  
  640,432      4.00%, 1/1/42, Pool #AB4307      647,740  
  623,466      2.00%, 2/1/42, Pool #MA4540      557,375  
  920,956      2.00%, 3/1/42, Pool #MA4586      823,311  
  5,989,843      2.00%, 3/1/42, Pool #MA4570      5,354,827  
  24,112      3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #AK7510      23,585  
  56,652      3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #AO0777      54,567  
  124,231      4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #AO2961      122,921  
  34,909      4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #A02114      34,542  
  10,239      3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #AO2881      10,020  
  10,115      3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AO3048      9,894  
  13,419      3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AK9225      13,129  
  28,307      3.50%, 7/1/42, Pool #AO9707      27,694  
  126,455      4.50%, 9/1/42, Pool #AL2482      130,298  
  761,185      4.50%, 1/1/43, Pool #AL8206      786,402  
  46,927      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7568      44,639  
  57,529      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7576      53,754  
  67,538      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR9218      63,170  
  24,242      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2037      23,057  
  68,880      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AR8630      64,429  
  56,696      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB8924      52,951  
  62,984      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2043      58,868  
  61,825      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB8923      57,811  
  658      3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #CA1530      641  
  92,961      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2040      86,927  
  7,971      3.00%, 6/1/43, Pool #AB9564      7,552  
  510,185      5.00%, 12/1/43, Pool #AL7777      537,579  
  260,774      5.00%, 11/1/44, Pool #AL8878      263,647  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 211,485      3.50%, 2/1/45, Pool #BM1100    $ 205,073  
  646,330      3.50%, 2/1/45, Pool #FM5294      637,760  
  145,524      5.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #BM3784      153,826  
  105,689      4.50%, 9/1/45, Pool #AL7936      111,100  
  2,876,332      3.50%, 9/1/45, Pool #FM3224      2,830,336  
  3,023      4.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #AS6233      3,068  
  5,891,795      3.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #FM6411      5,775,396  
  60,310      4.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #AL9501      63,740  
  148,855      4.50%, 12/1/45, Pool #BM1756      154,039  
  15,600      3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7365      14,783  
  980,438      3.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #BA7748      973,711  
  356,836      4.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #BM3053      379,691  
  450,002      4.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #BM1920      474,177  
  19,488      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL9031      18,530  
  646,032      Class UF , Series 2016-482.02%(US0001M+40bps), 8/25/46      642,531  
  1,030,041      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1469      971,188  
  224,614      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9645      210,367  
  291,927      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9644      272,946  
  116,770      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9643      109,100  
  243,403      3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BE2103      235,454  
  1,013,895      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #AS8486      955,578  
  374,592      3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE1534      361,211  
  885,739      3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9920      856,884  
  72,945      3.50%, 3/1/47, Pool #BH0158      70,336  
  522,932      3.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #BD2417      504,378  
  181,769      3.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #BE9375      175,272  
  315,106      4.00%, 5/1/47, Pool #BH0398      312,872  
  395,319      3.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #BM1174      384,783  
  143,137      3.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BH0567      138,037  
  234,416      4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #BH3401      232,780  
  341,081      4.00%, 8/1/47, Pool #BM1619      338,683  
  23,078      4.00%, 9/1/47, Pool #MA3121      23,097  
  173,993      4.50%, 10/1/47, Pool #BM3052      177,210  
  709,558      3.50%, 11/1/47, Pool #MA3182      692,901  
  203,402      4.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #BH7067      206,301  
  428,962      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #MA3238      418,892  
  1,539,424      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #FM5293      1,495,141  
  69,808      4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #BJ9057      69,468  
  330,642      3.50%, 2/1/48, Pool #BH9277      322,360  
  100,217      4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #BJ9058      99,686  
  140,486      3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #BK1958      136,992  
  409,759      3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #BJ4916      399,522  
  218,611      3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #BJ0648      213,145  
  258,209      3.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #FM5295      254,878  
  169,710      4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #BM3846      175,702  
  4,010,059      4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #FM7783      4,076,046  
  41,306      4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool # MA3333      41,239  
  14,619      3.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #MA3356      14,253  
  47,519      4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #CA2708      47,442  
  2,315,274      4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #CA1704      2,347,626  
  34,011      4.00%, 6/1/48, Pool # MA3384      33,956  
  190,427      5.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #CA2317      196,742  
  81,320      4.50%, 7/1/48, Pool #BK6113      84,012  
  14,895      4.50%, 7/1/48, Pool #BK4471      15,106  
  34,095      4.00%, 7/1/48, Pool #MA3415      34,040  
  800,205      5.00%, 9/1/48, Pool #MA3472      826,472  
  59,995      5.00%, 10/1/48, Pool #MA3501      61,963  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 100,460      4.00%, 10/1/48, Pool #CA2469    $ 99,301  
  144,070      5.00%, 10/1/48, Pool #BK7881      148,796  
  110,184      5.00%, 11/1/48, Pool #MA3527      113,798  
  9,730      3.50%, 11/1/48, Pool #FM1543      9,491  
  38,874      5.00%, 12/1/48, Pool #BN4404      39,838  
  114,339      5.00%, 1/1/49, Pool #BN3949      118,102  
  42,198      5.00%, 1/1/49, Pool #BN4430      43,258  
  1,398,790      4.00%, 1/1/49, Pool #FM5296      1,395,238  
  305,349      3.50%, 6/1/49, Pool #FM5315      297,944  
  927,846      4.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #FM3665      917,148  
  710,616      3.50%, 12/1/49, Pool #MA3210      693,930  
  449,908      4.00%, 3/1/50, Pool #CA5368      445,138  
  5,320,104      3.00%, 3/1/50, Pool #FM5290      5,006,995  
  375,790      4.00%, 5/1/50, Pool #FM7973      373,803  
  499,382      4.00%, 6/1/50, Pool #CA6106      494,539  
  3,249,816      2.50%, 7/1/50, Pool #CA6341      2,956,407  
  3,216,509      2.50%, 7/1/50, Pool #CA6342      2,926,149  
  3,256,171      2.50%, 7/1/50, Pool #CA6343      2,962,085  
  1,906,785      2.50%, 7/1/50, Pool #CA6359      1,738,487  
  1,969,103      3.00%, 8/1/50, Pool #FM5292      1,851,311  
  313,445      4.00%, 8/1/50, Pool #FM7703      312,554  
  943,764      2.50%, 8/1/50, Pool #CA6711      858,586  
  3,120,604      2.50%, 8/1/50, Pool #CA6636      2,838,849  
  3,776,613      2.50%, 8/1/50, Pool #CA6577      3,435,357  
  1,321,558      2.00%, 9/1/50, Pool #MA4119      1,148,630  
  415,298      2.00%, 9/1/50, Pool #BQ0697      360,948  
  2,375,010      2.00%, 10/1/50, Pool #MA4158      2,064,161  
  337,026      2.00%, 11/1/50, Pool #BQ6334      292,883  
  2,158,848      2.50%, 11/1/50, Pool #CA7597      1,968,336  
  621,685      2.50%, 11/1/50, Pool #FM4874      566,897  
  461,237      2.00%, 12/1/50, Pool #FM5305      400,897  
  1,460,705      2.00%, 12/1/50, Pool #FM5176      1,280,614  
  1,926,933      4.00%, 1/1/51, Pool #FM7031      1,920,278  
  549,875      2.50%, 1/1/51, Pool #CA8592      500,184  
  16,372,004      3.50%, 1/1/51, Pool #FM7599      15,911,948  
  1,566,698      2.50%, 2/1/51, Pool #CA9038      1,421,535  
  2,893,144      2.00%, 2/1/51, Pool #BR1615      2,513,208  
  525,134      2.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #BN9004      456,587  
  2,111,523      4.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #FM7460      2,104,888  
  947,924      2.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #BN8997      824,361  
  197,091      2.50%, 3/1/51, Pool #BR4654      177,851  
  717,634      2.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #BR7241      624,453  
  1,363,900      2.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #FM6863      1,185,441  
  242,075      2.50%, 4/1/51, Pool #BR8896      218,366  
  331,834      2.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #FS0599      288,435  
  140,781      2.50%, 4/1/51, Pool #BR8283      127,275  
  900,111      2.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #BR7802      782,776  
  124,874      2.50%, 5/1/51, Pool #BR8915      112,654  
  5,180,825      4.00%, 5/1/51, Pool #FS1463      5,170,804  
  73,485      2.50%, 5/1/51, Pool #BR8296      66,403  
  2,316,218      2.50%, 5/1/51, Pool #CB0383      2,106,585  
  6,756,590      3.00%, 6/1/51, Pool #CB0848      6,325,994  
  217,417      2.50%, 7/1/51, Pool #BP3574      196,115  
  11,030,361      2.00%, 8/1/51, Pool #CB1309      9,583,031  
  9,310,527      2.00%, 8/1/51, Pool #CB1310      8,088,855  
  641,000      5.00%, 8/25/51, TBA      652,518  
  15,284,000      4.00%, 8/25/51      15,051,158  
  772,885      2.50%, 10/1/51, Pool #CB1806      697,339  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 72,421      2.50%, 10/1/51, Pool #BT8452    $ 65,322  
  2,473,375      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #CB2079      2,148,905  
  1,302,092      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #CB2139      1,131,281  
  2,686,643      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #CB2054      2,334,343  
  1,037,247      2.50%, 11/1/51, Pool #FS0026      936,955  
  2,372,075      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9538      2,061,121  
  1,144,118      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9452      996,680  
  319,790      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #MA4465      277,820  
  3,262,000      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FS1334      2,834,881  
  2,821,329      3.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #CB2165      2,643,344  
  588,382      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2372      530,850  
  330,631      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #FS0598      288,162  
  1,695,216      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #FS0211      1,472,949  
  6,960,834      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #MA4492      6,047,067  
  1,715,662      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #FS0212      1,490,786  
  1,259,154      3.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2418      1,179,860  
  737,131      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #FM9730      640,419  
  1,114,715      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #FM9925      969,563  
  1,532,715      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #CB2601      1,333,082  
  3,181,158      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0209      2,869,634  
  2,551,972      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0208      2,302,951  
  1,201,646      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #CB2633      1,087,008  
  2,069,432      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0497      1,802,504  
  2,858,046      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0378      2,605,025  
  1,343,369      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0290      1,168,462  
  2,548,405      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #CB2621      2,301,346  
  2,095,820      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #CB2620      1,893,919  
  848,045      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS1406      737,242  
  1,911,348      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0193      1,724,154  
  3,853,241      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #CB2622      3,477,049  
  607,088      2.50%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2854      548,573  
  34,493,131      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #FS2040      29,972,441  
  1,797,800      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2837      1,561,879  
  794,297      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2836      690,021  
  2,567,056      2.50%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2856      2,316,478  
  3,987,730      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2838      3,464,293  
  423,738      2.50%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2863      383,285  
  2,159,864      2.50%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2855      1,950,357  
  948,655      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #FS0646      824,162  
  1,000,377      2.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #FS1661      911,918  
  312,995      3.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #CB3115      293,240  
  1,699,056      2.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #CB3105      1,475,932  
  4,492,506      2.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #CB3102      3,902,729  
  2,454,813      2.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #CB3101      2,132,536  
  912,900      3.00%, 4/1/52, Pool #FS1520      855,859  
  5,159,405      4.00%, 5/1/52, Pool #FS1133      5,145,051  
  1,436,439      3.00%, 5/1/52, Pool #FS1522      1,344,417  
  9,231,300      1.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      7,657,652  
  979,000      3.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      941,676  
  1,428,000      4.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      1,408,811  
  770,000      4.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      773,248  
  3,743,000      3.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      3,490,932  
  1,318,055      3.50%, 8/25/52, TBA      1,266,363  
     

 

 

 
        385,927,730  
     

 

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (8.4%)  
  3,358,351      Class A2 , Series KC023.37%, 7/25/25      3,333,163  
  90,807      3.00%, 9/1/27, Pool #U70060      88,939  
  53,876      3.00%, 7/1/28, Pool #U79018      52,909  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued  
$ 591,000      3.73%, 9/15/29(c)    $ 464,391  
  4,510,000      Class XFX , Series KL061.36%, 12/25/29      327,832  
  28,165      3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #V60724      27,677  
  22,433      3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #V60696      22,015  
  47,648      2.50%, 3/1/30, Pool #V60770      45,801  
  103,879      3.00%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31689      102,276  
  52,833      2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31418      50,975  
  75,419      2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #V60796      72,484  
  116,424      2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31728      111,917  
  201,053      3.00%, 6/1/30, Pool #V60840      197,508  
  17,701      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32209      17,078  
  12,915      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32181      12,717  
  5,185      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #V60905      4,983  
  95,591      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #G15520      94,060  
  4,594      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32491      4,414  
  18,434      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32204      17,824  
  13,364      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #J32436      13,148  
  21,120      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60909      20,749  
  71,680      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60902      69,073  
  82,873      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60886      79,866  
  64,619      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #V60903      62,290  
  206,134      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #V60904      198,094  
  7,238,915      Class X1 , Series K1211.12%, 10/25/30, Callable 7/25/30 @ 100.00      470,457  
  197,000      3.91%, 3/15/31(c)      146,466  
  190,000      6.75%, 3/15/31      238,680  
  354,624      2.50%, 4/1/31, Pool #G16186      341,157  
  570,000      Class A2 , Series K1422.40%, 3/25/32      513,673  
  2,300,000      Class A2 , Series K1442.45%, 4/25/32      2,080,281  
  1,740,000      Class A2 , Series WI-K1462.92%, 7/25/32      1,634,121  
  6,746      3.00%, 10/1/32, Pool #J37706      6,657  
  9,448      3.00%, 11/1/32, Pool #J37835      9,321  
  7,016      3.00%, 12/1/32, Pool #J38060      6,922  
  2,382,685      2.50%, 4/1/33, Pool #ZS8087      2,304,032  
  115,269      3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #ZS9068      114,896  
  71,754      5.50%, 2/1/35, Pool #G04692      73,001  
  432,250      3.50%, 5/1/35, Pool #SC0063      416,338  
  48,553      3.00%, 9/1/37, Pool #ZA2471      46,326  
  1,003,553      3.00%, 6/1/38, Pool #SC0111      954,440  
  114,027      6.00%, 4/1/39, Pool #G07613      131,497  
  16,002      4.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #A90196      16,336  
  502,455      3.50%, 1/1/40, Pool #RB5028      489,779  
  63,576      3.50%, 2/1/40, Pool #RB5034      61,965  
  16,384      4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #A93010      16,752  
  17,866      4.00%, 8/1/40, Pool #A93534      18,075  
  125,250      4.00%, 9/1/40, Pool #A93851      126,039  
  338,869      4.50%, 9/1/40, Pool #A93700      347,474  
  27,235      4.00%, 10/1/40, Pool #A95923      27,553  
  16,409      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A95144      16,597  
  17,328      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A94977      17,530  
  16,629      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A94779      16,823  
  1,106      4.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #Q00093      1,121  
  46,992      4.50%, 5/1/41, Pool #Q00959      48,561  
  39,322      4.50%, 5/1/41, Pool #Q00804      40,631  
  249,530      Class FL , Series 42481.77%(US0001M+45bps), 5/15/41      249,510  
  278,618      5.50%, 6/1/41, Pool #G07553      299,926  
  58,071      5.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #G07642      60,546  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued  
$ 20,024      4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #Q03841    $ 20,199  
  27,783      4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #Q04022      28,028  
  379,279      2.00%, 2/1/42, Pool #RB5145      339,072  
  1,981,448      2.00%, 3/1/42, Pool #RB5148      1,771,365  
  150,636      3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #C03811      147,498  
  392,795      2.00%, 4/1/42, Pool #RB5153      351,143  
  131,929      3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #Q07417      129,178  
  4,397      3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #Q08306      4,306  
  12,847      3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #Q08239      12,580  
  18,922      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q12162      18,529  
  119,824      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #G07106      117,341  
  7,115      3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #Q11909      6,938  
  180,950      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #Q14866      173,319  
  73,737      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16403      70,009  
  135,400      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16673      128,458  
  78,205      3.50%, 6/1/43, Pool #Q18718      76,034  
  128,981      3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #Q20206      125,107  
  53,615      4.00%, 9/1/43, Pool #Q21579      53,851  
  173,565      4.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #Q23779      177,063  
  107,214      4.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #G60018      108,927  
  13,554      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #Q24368      13,148  
  1,006,735      Class XZ , Series 43164.50%, 3/15/44      1,059,254  
  57,269      4.00%, 4/1/44, Pool #Q25643      57,303  
  599,901      3.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #G07848      583,662  
  1,065,041      Class ZX , Series 43524.00%, 4/15/44      1,072,256  
  15,118      3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q26218      14,866  
  71,740      3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #Q28764      70,250  
  1,963,805      3.00%, 6/1/44, Pool #SD0498      1,845,002  
  55,911      4.00%, 7/1/44, Pool #G60901      56,419  
  13,227      3.50%, 7/1/44, Pool #Q27319      13,006  
  22,054      3.50%, 9/1/44, Pool #Q28604      21,684  
  2,065,032      3.50%, 9/1/44, Pool #SD0481      2,035,837  
  1,987,631      4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #SD0478      2,001,504  
  2,273,554      4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #SD0490      2,274,756  
  16,633      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #Q31338      16,755  
  7,155      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #Q31128      7,208  
  15,910      3.50%, 9/1/45, Pool #Q36302      15,655  
  3,031,184      4.00%, 9/1/45, Pool #SD0507      3,091,597  
  23,170      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #Q37955      23,342  
  19,742      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #Q37957      19,856  
  1,372,175      3.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #SD0485      1,346,837  
  441,271      Class FB , Series 46061.82%(US0001M+50bps), 8/15/46      441,233  
  681,444      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q42979      638,392  
  260,880      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #SD0486      256,000  
  244,648      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G60718      229,250  
  70,839      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45083      67,091  
  144,911      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45080      137,430  
  262,153      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45064      245,580  
  844,370      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #V82781      792,067  
  702,427      3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #SD0496      660,412  
  411,768      3.50%, 3/1/47, Pool #G60968      423,168  
  731,636      4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #SD0504      738,756  
  954,040      4.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #G61047      974,013  
  382,835      3.50%, 10/1/47, Pool #G61178      373,240  
  487,826      3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #G61208      475,602  
  99,647      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #Q53648      96,958  
  432,743      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #ZS4751      422,594  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

23


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued  
$ 66,612      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #Q53630    $ 64,941  
  436,385      3.50%, 2/1/48, Pool #ZT1353      426,465  
  668,658      4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #SD0489      679,287  
  3,183,193      4.00%, 8/1/48, Pool #SD0492      3,179,960  
  1,082,599      4.50%, 8/1/48, Pool #G67715      1,120,751  
  2,529,944      4.00%, 5/1/49, Pool #SD0488      2,510,316  
  552,094      2.50%, 7/1/50, Pool #QB1193      498,347  
  13,796      3.00%, 7/1/50, Pool #QB1488      12,987  
  32,184      3.00%, 7/1/50, Pool #QB1486      30,298  
  114,556      3.00%, 7/1/50, Pool #QB1479      107,658  
  13,590      3.00%, 7/1/50, Pool #QB1158      13,017  
  906,604      3.00%, 8/1/50, Pool #RA3282      855,995  
  94,601      3.00%, 8/1/50, Pool #QB2339      89,076  
  302,854      2.00%, 8/1/50, Pool #QB2296      265,511  
  896,761      3.00%, 8/1/50, Pool #RA3313      840,138  
  6,016,424      3.00%, 9/1/50, Pool #SD0592      5,687,600  
  664,467      2.00%, 11/1/50, Pool #SD7528      577,576  
  1,172,565      3.00%, 12/1/50, Pool #SD0519      1,100,440  
  999,688      4.00%, 12/1/50, Pool #SD0520      1,011,893  
  4,189,280      2.50%, 2/1/51, Pool #SD7534      3,819,769  
  5,697,018      2.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #SD8134      4,950,974  
  2,187,262      2.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #SD7539      1,919,287  
  2,625,905      2.50%, 5/1/51, Pool #SD0702      2,398,122  
  1,173,966      2.00%, 5/1/51, Pool #SD7541      1,020,988  
  9,187,580      2.50%, 5/1/51, Pool #RA5077      8,367,497  
  1,275,077      3.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #SD7544      1,196,798  
  3,823,889      2.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #SD0716      3,323,489  
  814,529      2.00%, 9/1/51, Pool #SD0730      707,885  
  1,095,908      2.00%, 9/1/51, Pool #SD0732      952,110  
  3,592,352      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #RA6071      3,121,318  
  821,003      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #SD8172      713,285  
  1,098,328      3.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #RA6015      1,028,070  
  2,498,384      2.50%, 11/1/51, Pool #RA6397      2,257,947  
  8,049,727      2.50%, 11/1/51, Pool #SD7548      7,310,536  
  1,188,733      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #SD0786      1,032,701  
  4,889,442      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6388      4,412,549  
  6,017,592      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #SD8182      5,227,811  
  216,306      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #SD0789      188,273  
  1,129,815      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #SD0785      981,625  
  437,828      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #SD0783      380,378  
  25,190,616      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #SD7552      22,774,153  
  2,065,643      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #SD0894      1,794,844  
  2,770,921      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #SD0892      2,407,493  
  7,608,390      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #SD0923      6,871,120  
  8,614,635      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #SD7549      7,485,404  
  1,434,846      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #RA6768      1,246,283  
  935,593      3.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #SD7550      879,045  
  25,186,030      3.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #SD7553      23,691,924  
  5,130,000      Class A2 , Series K1452.58%, 6/25/55, Callable 5/25/32 @ 100.00      4,691,642  
     

 

 

 
        189,532,170  
     

 

 

 
Government National Mortgage Association (5.7%)  
  9,640      4.50%, 9/15/33, Pool #615516      10,174  
  35,580      5.00%, 12/15/33, Pool #783571      37,990  
  10,983      6.50%, 8/20/38, Pool #4223      12,535  
  7,937      6.50%, 10/15/38, Pool #673213      8,521  
  6,281      6.50%, 11/20/38, Pool #4292      7,171  
  11,285      6.50%, 12/15/38, Pool #782510      12,136  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Government National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 122,067      5.00%, 1/15/39, Pool #782557    $ 129,100  
  54,568      5.00%, 4/15/39, Pool #711939      58,075  
  74,368      5.00%, 4/15/39, Pool #782619      79,104  
  7,721      4.00%, 4/20/39, Pool #4422      7,805  
  7,281      5.00%, 6/15/39, Pool #782696      7,746  
  24,869      4.00%, 7/20/39, Pool #4494      25,141  
  43,905      5.00%, 10/20/39, Pool #4559      46,950  
  4,827      4.50%, 12/20/39, Pool #G24598      5,037  
  12,558      4.50%, 1/15/40, Pool #728627      13,273  
  5,885      4.50%, 1/20/40, Pool #4617      6,141  
  4,819      4.50%, 2/20/40, Pool #G24636      5,164  
  35,433      5.00%, 5/15/40, Pool #782958      37,679  
  312      4.50%, 5/20/40, Pool #G24696      325  
  21,766      5.00%, 6/15/40, Pool #697862      23,654  
  233,110      4.50%, 7/15/40, Pool #733795      246,280  
  29,796      4.50%, 7/15/40, Pool #745793      30,995  
  12,079      4.50%, 7/20/40, Pool #4746      12,606  
  22,195      4.50%, 8/20/40, Pool #4771      23,162  
  13,706      4.50%, 9/20/40, Pool #748948      14,381  
  6,566      4.00%, 9/20/40, Pool #G24800      6,688  
  48,282      4.50%, 10/15/40, Pool #783609      50,654  
  22,258      4.50%, 10/20/40, Pool #4834      23,229  
  172,956      4.00%, 10/20/40, Pool #G24833      176,147  
  324,133      4.00%, 11/20/40, Pool #4853      337,085  
  158,416      4.00%, 12/20/40, Pool #G24882      161,341  
  84,887      4.00%, 1/15/41, Pool #759138      87,351  
  143,183      4.00%, 1/20/41, Pool #4922      145,827  
  15,072      4.50%, 2/15/41, Pool #738019      15,846  
  2,464      4.00%, 2/20/41, Pool #4945      2,509  
  580,901      4.00%, 2/20/41, Pool #742887      582,981  
  45,837      4.00%, 3/15/41, Pool #762838      47,161  
  3,619      5.00%, 4/20/41, Pool #5018      3,853  
  7,789      5.00%, 6/20/41, Pool #5083      8,292  
  56,640      4.50%, 6/20/41, Pool #783590      57,551  
  126,863      4.00%, 7/20/41, Pool #742895      128,231  
  4,204      5.00%, 7/20/41, Pool #5116      4,476  
  133,488      4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #5115      144,300  
  22,940      4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #754367      23,671  
  39,608      4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #783584      40,245  
  40,182      4.50%, 11/15/41, Pool #783610      42,463  
  111,045      3.50%, 1/15/42, Pool #553461      111,719  
  158,273      4.00%, 4/20/42, Pool #MA0023      161,682  
  70,040      5.00%, 7/20/42, Pool #MA0223      74,913  
  158,983      3.50%, 4/15/43, Pool #AD2334      163,951  
  301,836      3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #MA0934      303,848  
  170,799      3.50%, 5/20/43, Pool #MA1012      171,937  
  14,778      4.00%, 7/20/43, Pool #MA1158      14,916  
  589,709      4.50%, 6/20/44, Pool #MA1997      614,483  
  14,870      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AI4167      14,848  
  1,642      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AI4166      1,641  
  479,469      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #MA2149      486,485  
  11,878      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AJ4687      11,861  
  11,831      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AJ2723      11,814  
  23,091      3.00%, 12/20/44, Pool #MA2444      22,053  
  274,279      5.00%, 12/20/44, Pool #MA2448      292,036  
  276,639      3.00%, 2/15/45, Pool #784439      261,530  
  1,225,440      3.50%, 5/20/45, Pool #MA2826      1,207,874  
  167,579      5.00%, 12/20/45, Pool #MA3313      184,243  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Government National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 6,226,061      3.50%, 3/20/46, Pool #MA3521    $ 6,126,397  
  1,188,818      3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3663      1,169,800  
  397,926      3.50%, 7/20/46, Pool #MA3803      391,563  
  1,618,037      3.50%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3937      1,592,160  
  68,898      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4341      69,844  
  75,390      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4342      74,401  
  100,527      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4345      101,282  
  154,685      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4344      154,540  
  57,138      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4343      55,769  
  10,175      4.00%, 10/20/46, Pool #AQ0542      10,360  
  80,379      4.50%, 3/15/47, Pool #AZ8560      84,161  
  123,128      4.50%, 4/15/47, Pool #AZ8596      126,688  
  71,804      4.50%, 4/15/47, Pool #AZ8597      75,179  
  69,782      4.50%, 5/15/47, Pool #BA7888      71,803  
  1,539,371      4.00%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4511      1,549,935  
  19,179      4.00%, 9/15/47, Pool #BC5919      19,359  
  17,575      4.00%, 10/15/47, Pool #BD3187      17,842  
  19,112      4.00%, 10/15/47, Pool #BE1031      19,289  
  18,254      4.00%, 11/15/47, Pool #BE1030      18,582  
  1,213,886      4.00%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4838      1,222,205  
  21,318      4.00%, 12/15/47, Pool #BE4664      21,515  
  590,271      4.00%, 12/20/47, Pool #MA4901      594,319  
  19,248      4.00%, 1/15/48, Pool #BE0204      19,418  
  24,527      4.00%, 1/15/48, Pool #BE0143      24,757  
  291,785      4.50%, 9/20/48, Pool #BD0560      295,432  
  508,506      4.50%, 3/20/49, Pool #MA5818      522,240  
  21,376      4.50%, 4/20/49, Pool #MA5877      21,953  
  228,229      4.50%, 5/20/49, Pool #MA5932      234,394  
  418,200      4.50%, 4/20/50, Pool #MA6602      423,983  
  684,105      3.00%, 4/20/50, Pool #MA6599      646,916  
  317,852      4.00%, 5/20/50, Pool #MA6658      317,666  
  87,428      3.00%, 5/20/50, Pool #MA6656      83,181  
  6,448,287      2.00%, 8/20/50, Pool #MA6818      5,729,405  
  1,579,669      3.00%, 10/20/50, Pool #MA6932      1,496,532  
  5,992,737      2.00%, 11/20/50, Pool #MA6994      5,341,542  
  1,412,301      3.00%, 1/20/51, Pool #MA7137      1,335,517  
  14,047,834      2.00%, 1/20/51, Pool #MA7135      12,537,069  
  2,133,115      2.00%, 2/20/51, Pool #MA7192      1,895,142  
  497,851      2.50%, 4/20/51, Pool #MA7312      456,819  
  7,337,573      3.00%, 6/20/51, Pool #MA7419      6,937,063  
  8,703,763      3.00%, 8/20/51, Pool #MA7535      8,226,379  
  6,538,433      2.50%, 10/20/51, Pool #MA7649      6,010,937  
  12,312,971      2.50%, 12/20/51, Pool #MA7767      11,292,131  
  2,318,390      3.00%, 12/20/51, Pool #MA7768      2,190,663  
  873,000      5.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      894,825  
  5,462,500      3.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      5,155,234  
  8,641,300      2.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      7,663,753  
  18,551,100      2.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      16,991,648  
  1,122,000      4.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      1,138,479  
  3,448,000      4.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      3,432,915  
  497,000      3.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      482,789  
  8,257,797      3.50%, 8/1/52, TBA      8,010,063  
     

 

 

 
        130,438,718  
     

 

 

 
Federal Home Loan Bank (0.2%)  
  4,080,000      3.56%, 5/16/33      4,100,388  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $740,185,502)

     709,999,006  
  

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations (24.5%):       
U.S. Treasury Bonds (11.8%)  
$ 2,480,000      5.38%, 2/15/31    $ 2,920,975  
  14,025,000      4.75%, 2/15/37      16,992,164  
  10,000,000      5.00%, 5/15/37      12,396,875  
  12,855,000      1.13%, 8/15/40      8,928,199  
  35,585,000      1.88%, 2/15/41(d)      28,067,669  
  30,115,000      1.75%, 8/15/41      23,042,680  
  17,020,000      2.00%, 11/15/41      13,594,725  
  29,385,000      3.13%, 11/15/41(d)      28,351,934  
  5,045,000      2.38%, 2/15/42      4,302,439  
  7,022,500      3.63%, 8/15/43      7,245,245  
  1,205,000      3.13%, 8/15/44      1,148,516  
  15,000      2.50%, 2/15/45      12,806  
  955,000      3.00%, 5/15/45      891,731  
  1,770,000      2.88%, 8/15/45      1,618,444  
  12,235,000      3.00%, 11/15/45      11,447,372  
  22,700,000      2.25%, 8/15/46      18,436,656  
  6,855,000      2.88%, 11/15/46      6,291,605  
  3,105,000      2.75%, 11/15/47      2,802,263  
  5,645,000      3.00%, 2/15/48      5,358,340  
  30,570,000      3.13%, 5/15/48(d)      29,800,973  
  4,055,000      3.38%, 11/15/48      4,153,207  
  8,700,000      3.00%, 2/15/49      8,356,078  
  125,000      2.88%, 5/15/49      117,480  
  10,975,000      1.25%, 5/15/50      7,044,578  
  8,590,000      1.38%, 8/15/50      5,704,297  
  11,849,000      1.63%, 11/15/50      8,407,236  
  1,102,000      1.88%, 11/15/51      834,076  
  629,000      2.25%, 2/15/52      522,070  
  8,683,000      2.88%, 5/15/52      8,267,844  
     

 

 

 
        267,058,477  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (2.1%)  
  47,175,000      0.13%, 4/15/27      47,610,459  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Notes (10.6%)  
  1,390,000      2.50%, 5/31/24^      1,378,489  
  1,140,000      1.38%, 1/31/25      1,094,222  
  12,970,000      1.13%, 2/28/25      12,353,925  
  34,235,000      1.75%, 3/15/25      33,133,061  
  3,164,000      0.50%, 3/31/25      2,955,374  
  7,030,000      2.63%, 4/15/25      6,959,700  
  16,246,000      0.38%, 4/30/25      15,091,011  
  13,710,000      0.25%, 5/31/25      12,662,470  
  890,000      3.00%, 10/31/25      889,444  
  1,550,000      2.88%, 11/30/25      1,542,250  
  7,810,000      0.38%, 12/31/25      7,124,184  
  4,310,000      0.50%, 2/28/26      3,932,875  
  2,435,000      2.38%, 4/30/26      2,379,452  
  1,520,000      2.13%, 5/31/26      1,470,125  
  2,407,000      1.88%, 6/30/26      2,304,703  
  2,430,000      1.88%, 7/31/26      2,323,688  
  14,160,000      0.63%, 7/31/26      12,854,625  
  25,303,000      0.75%, 8/31/26      23,061,312  
  1,973,000      1.25%, 12/31/26      1,826,258  
  12,630,000      2.63%, 5/31/27      12,408,975  
  3,550,000      3.25%, 6/30/27      3,590,492  
  10,580,000      0.38%, 7/31/27      9,264,113  
  4,620,000      0.38%, 9/30/27      4,025,175  
  5,455,000      1.25%, 6/30/28      4,916,319  
  1,005,000      1.00%, 7/31/28      890,524  
  3,458,000      2.88%, 8/15/28      3,421,799  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued       
U.S. Treasury Notes, continued  
$ 10,026,000      1.88%, 2/28/29    $ 9,339,846  
  15,853,000      2.38%, 3/31/29      15,206,495  
  255,000      2.38%, 5/15/29      244,720  
  45,000      2.75%, 5/31/29      44,212  
  12,975,000      3.25%, 6/30/29      13,153,406  
  11,880,000      0.63%, 5/15/30      9,930,938  
  925,000      0.63%, 8/15/30      768,906  
  7,270,000      2.88%, 5/15/32      7,208,659  
     

 

 

 
        239,751,747  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $613,028,531)

     554,420,683  
  

 

 

 
Certificate of Deposit (1.1%):       
$ 26,335,000      MUFG Bank, Ltd.,, 1.79%, 1/27/23      26,262,316  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Certificate of Deposit (Cost $26,335,000)

     26,262,316  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.4%):  
  8,809,111      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(c)(e)      8,809,111  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (Cost $8,809,111)

     8,809,111  
  

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Unaffiliated Investment Company (4.2%):       
Money Markets (4.2%):       
  95,232,996      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(c)    $ 95,232,996  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $95,232,996)

     95,232,996  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities

  
 

(Cost $2,615,893,999) — 106.1%

     2,405,335,546  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (6.1)%

     (138,976,341
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,266,359,205  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

EUR003M—3 Month EUR LIBOR

EUAMDB01—1 Year EUR LIBOR

EUSA1—Euro 1 Year Swap Rate

EUSA5—Euro 5 Year Swap Rate

GO—General Obligation

H15T1Y—1 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

H15T5Y—5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN—Medium Term Note

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA—To Be Announced Security

US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR

US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $8,122,936.

 

+

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

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at June 30, 2022.

 

(c)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

 

(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, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Sold Short (-1.2%):

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s securities sold short were as follows:

 

Security Description    Coupon
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Par Amount      Proceeds
Received
     Value  

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

             

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     5.00%       7/25/52      $ (261,000    $ (266,934    $ (266,597

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     2.50%       8/25/52        (4,705,200      (4,141,888      (4,231,004

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     2.00%       7/25/52        (5,556,000      (4,800,624      (4,822,434

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     2.00%       8/25/52        (13,352,212      (11,463,382      (11,574,699

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     2.50%       7/25/52        (3,922,300      (3,523,150      (3,531,296

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.00%       7/25/37        (450,000      (438,187      (439,805

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.00%       8/25/51        (703,468      (645,816      (655,324

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.50%       7/25/37        (952,766      (946,908      (947,407
          

 

 

    

 

 

 
        $ (26,226,889    $ (26,468,566
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Short Futures

 

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

30-Day Federal Funds September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     6/30/22        9      $ (3,705,109    $ 643  

Euro Buxl 30-Year Bond September Futures (Euro)

     9/8/22        11        (1,885,161      86,317  

Euro-Bobl September Futures (Euro)

     9/8/22        127        (16,526,048      71,478  

Euro-Bund September Futures (Euro)

     9/8/22        107        (16,680,421      254,721  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/21/22        130        (16,558,750      121,487  

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bond September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/21/22        116        (16,080,500      70,157  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/30/22        78        (8,755,500      (16,579

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond March Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/21/22        76        (11,730,125      189,241  
           

 

 

 
            $ 777,465  
           

 

 

 

Long Futures

 

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

Euro Schatz Index September Futures (Euro)

     9/8/22        20      $ 2,287,244      $ (2,179

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/21/22        81        9,601,031        88,128  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/30/22        879        184,603,734        311,305  
           

 

 

 
            $ 397,254  
           

 

 

 

Total Net Futures Contracts

            $ 1,174,719  
           

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased            Currency Sold            Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

U.S. Dollar

     53,887,234      European Euro      50,883,000      Bank National Paribas      9/21/22      $ 246,560  
                 

 

 

 

Total Net Forward Currency Contracts

 

         $ 246,560  
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Forward Currency Contracts

 

      Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Forward currency contracts

   $ 246,560      $  

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 2,615,893,999
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 2,405,335,546

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      111,000

Interest and dividends receivable

      12,333,598

Foreign currency, at value (cost $904,776)

      899,461

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

      246,560

Receivable for investments sold

      38,387,361

Receivable for TBA investments sold

      218,691,110

Prepaid expenses

      7,207
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      2,676,011,843
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      16,405

Payable for investments purchased

      68,431,614

Payable for TBA investments purchased

      302,583,964

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      1,195,324

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      8,809,111

Securities sold short (Proceeds received $26,337,889)

      26,579,566

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      506,377

Manager fees payable

      655,773

Administration fees payable

      330,596

Distribution fees payable

      468,411

Custodian fees payable

      9,813

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      2,447

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,164

Trustee fees payable

      20,806

Other accrued liabilities

      41,267
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      409,652,638
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,266,359,205
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 2,503,409,727

Total distributable earnings

      (237,050,522 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,266,359,205
   

 

 

 

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

      227,744,326

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 9.95
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $8,122,936.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 24,361,320

Dividends

      83,761

Income from securities lending

      31,107

Foreign withholding tax

      (5,978 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      24,470,210
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      4,264,775

Administration fees

      245,695

Distribution fees

      3,046,274

Custodian fees

      41,805

Administrative and compliance services fees

      14,607

Transfer agent fees

      3,343

Trustee fees

      57,669

Professional fees

      46,642

Shareholder reports

      15,816

Other expenses

      23,990
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      7,760,616
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      16,709,594
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      (82,852,694 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

      5,009,739

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      2,963,398

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short

      1,084,592

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (233,928,763 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts

      944,141

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      1,187,952

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities held short

      (242,570 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (305,834,205 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (289,124,611 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 16,709,594     $ 19,502,658

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (73,794,965 )       15,203,675

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (232,039,240 )       (74,635,557 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (289,124,611 )       (39,929,224 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (89,324,077 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (89,324,077 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      3,523,685       711,480,744

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            89,324,077

Value of shares redeemed

      (137,772,425 )       (63,249,445 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (134,248,740 )       737,555,376
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (423,373,351 )       608,302,075

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      2,689,732,556       2,081,430,481
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,266,359,205     $ 2,689,732,556
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      332,729       61,577,341

Dividends reinvested

            7,989,631

Shares redeemed

      (13,402,856 )       (5,508,649 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (13,070,127 )       64,058,323
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 11.17     $ 11.78     $ 11.21     $ 10.59     $ 10.89     $ 10.67
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.07 (a)       0.09 (a)       0.17 (a)       0.25 (a)       0.28       0.20

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.29 )       (0.32 )       0.67       0.64       (0.35 )       0.12
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.22 )       (0.23 )       0.84       0.89       (0.07 )       0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.09 )       (0.27 )       (0.27 )       (0.23 )       (0.10 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.29 )                        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.38 )       (0.27 )       (0.27 )       (0.23 )       (0.10 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 9.95     $ 11.17     $ 11.78     $ 11.21     $ 10.59     $ 10.89
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (10.92 )%(c)       (1.94 )%       7.53 %       8.38 %       (0.58 )%       3.01 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 2,266,359     $ 2,689,733     $ 2,081,430     $ 2,239,557     $ 1,936,318     $ 2,048,679

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.37 %       0.80 %       1.45 %       2.28 %       2.41 %       1.87 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.64 %       0.66 %       0.66 %       0.65 %       0.65 %       0.65 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.64 %       0.66 %       0.66 %       0.65 %       0.65 %       0.65 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      65 %(c)       137 %       140 %       119 %       144 %       214 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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. The Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When the 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. The 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

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

payment. When the Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $3,078 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $8,809,111 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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, 2022, 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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022, the Fund participated in the following cross-trade transactions:

 

      Purchases    Sales    Realized
Gains/(Losses)
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund    $1,026,981      $      $

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, 2022, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connections with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $15.8 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $85.7 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $273.4 million, and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $134.4 million. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Interest Rate Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 1,193,477     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 18,758  

Foreign Exchange Risk

       
Forward Currency Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts     246,560     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency 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, 2022:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives

Recognized

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Interest Rate Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ 2,963,398      $ 1,187,952  

Foreign Exchange Risk

       
Forward Currency Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts      5,009,739        944,141  

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, 2022. For financial reporting

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022.

As of June 30, 2022, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instruments:

             

Forward currency contracts

       $ 246,560        $

Futures contracts

                  506,377
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Written option contracts

                 

Swap agreements

                 
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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

         246,560          506,377

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

                  (506,377 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $ 246,560        $
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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, 2022:

 

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 National Paribas

     $ 246,560      $      $      $      $ 246,560
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 246,560      $      $      $      $ 246,560
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock Financial”), BlackRock Financial provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, there were no such waivers.

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

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

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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 forward foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

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

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 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

       $        $ 99,427,527        $        $ 99,427,527

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  161,847,193                   161,847,193

Corporate Bonds+

                  599,687,470                   599,687,470

Foreign Bonds+

                  39,114,223                   39,114,223

Yankee Debt Obligations+

                  97,791,420                   97,791,420

Municipal Bonds

                  12,743,601                   12,743,601

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  709,999,006                   709,999,006

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  554,420,683                   554,420,683

Certificate of Deposit

                  26,262,316                   26,262,316

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         8,809,111                            8,809,111

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         95,232,996                            95,232,996
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         104,042,107          2,301,293,439                   2,405,335,546
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

                  (26,468,566 )                   (26,468,566 )

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         1,174,719                            1,174,719

Forward Currency Contracts

                  246,560                   246,560
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 105,216,826        $ 2,275,071,433        $        $ 2,380,288,259
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin for futures contracts or at unrealized gain or loss on forward contracts.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 1,729,803,719        $ 1,360,066,932

For the period ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 2,190,230,909        $ 1,925,842,886

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

Foreign Securities 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.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it will stop compelling banks to submit rates for many LIBOR settings after December 31, 2021, and for certain other commonly-used U.S. dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The transition away from LIBOR could result in increased volatility and uncertainty in markets tied to LIBOR. The elimination of LIBOR may adversely affect the market for, or value of, specific securities or payments linked to LIBOR rates, the availability or terms of borrowing or refinancing, or the effectiveness of hedging strategies. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2023, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor or SOFR) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities 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, investments in mortgage-related securities may cause the fund to 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 the Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If the 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. The 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.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Short Sale Risk: The Fund may engage in short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells securities borrowed from others with the expectation that the price of the security will fall before the Fund must purchase the security to return it to the lender. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold. The Fund may also pay transaction costs and borrowing fees in connection with short sales.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $3,232,395,652. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 44,437,542

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (24,108,553
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 20,328,989  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 74,372,219        $ 14,951,858        $ 89,324,077

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 33,653,816        $ 892,325        $        $ 19,627,868        $ 54,174,009

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, foreign currency gains or losses and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 30

Statement of Operations

Page 30

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 31

Financial Highlights

Page 32

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 33

Other Information

Page 41

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 42

 

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


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 862.00     $ 2.08       0.45 %

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 860.80     $ 3.23       0.70 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.56     $ 2.26       0.45 %

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.32     $ 3.51       0.70 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Common Stocks

      37.7 %

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      21.5

Corporate Bonds

      19.8

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      11.1

Yankee Debt Obligations

      6.0

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      5.5

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      1.2

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.6

Asset Backed Securities

      0.6

Municipal Bonds

      0.2

Convertible Bonds

      0.1

Bank Loans

      0.1

Warrants

        
   

Preferred Stock

        
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      104.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (4.4 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

1


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (37.7%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.7%):       
  5,159      Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*    $ 209,455  
  10,680      Lockheed Martin Corp.      4,591,973  
  9,248      Moog, Inc., Class A      734,199  
  1,451      Northrop Grumman Corp.      694,405  
  10,403      Parsons Corp.*      420,489  
  2,420      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      232,586  
  51,214      Textron, Inc.      3,127,639  
     

 

 

 
        10,010,746  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%):       
  7,565      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,380,915  
  13,428      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      646,693  
     

 

 

 
        2,027,608  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.1%):       
  3,709      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      148,545  
  57,004      Southwest Airlines Co.*      2,058,985  
     

 

 

 
        2,207,530  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.5%):       
  71,328      Ford Motor Co.      793,881  
  2,112      Harley-Davidson, Inc.      66,866  
  10,432      Tesla, Inc.*      7,025,117  
  3,676      Thor Industries, Inc.      274,707  
     

 

 

 
        8,160,571  
     

 

 

 
Banks (1.4%):       
  207,394      Bank of America Corp.      6,456,175  
  11,836      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      422,427  
  38,318      Fifth Third Bancorp      1,287,485  
  7,103      First Republic Bank      1,024,253  
  71,515      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      8,053,304  
  31,667      U.S. Bancorp      1,457,315  
  36,754      Wells Fargo & Co.      1,439,654  
     

 

 

 
        20,140,613  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.8%):       
  15,579      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      1,093,023  
  108,710      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      6,838,946  
  199      Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.      112,216  
  6,182      Monster Beverage Corp.*      573,072  
  17,843      PepsiCo, Inc.      2,973,714  
     

 

 

 
        11,590,971  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (1.2%):       
  10,897      AbbVie, Inc.      1,668,984  
  12,182      Amgen, Inc.      2,963,881  
  12,057      Biogen, Inc.*      2,458,905  
  8,199      Exelixis, Inc.*      170,703  
  68,049      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      4,206,109  
  12,861      Incyte Corp.*      977,050  
  8,941      Moderna, Inc.*      1,277,222  
  4,456      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      2,634,075  
  6,016      United Therapeutics Corp.*      1,417,610  
     

 

 

 
        17,774,539  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.9%):       
  6,719      BlackRock, Inc., Class A      4,092,140  
  885      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      100,173  
  4,249      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      268,452  
  13,954      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      4,144,617  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
  38,642      Morgan Stanley    $ 2,939,110  
  7,236      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      646,971  
  17,119      Stifel Financial Corp.      959,006  
     

 

 

 
        13,150,469  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.6%):       
  13,497      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      1,157,098  
  24,313      Chemours Co. (The)      778,502  
  376      Eastman Chemical Co.      33,754  
  9,052      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      791,688  
  55,978      Olin Corp.      2,590,662  
  5,209      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      1,166,347  
  19,106      Westlake Corp.      1,872,770  
     

 

 

 
        8,390,821  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%):       
  59      Cintas Corp.      22,038  
  754      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      66,103  
  19,991      Republic Services, Inc.      2,616,222  
  435      Waste Management, Inc.      66,547  
     

 

 

 
        2,770,910  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.4%):       
  5,496      Ciena Corp.*      251,167  
  134,543      Cisco Systems, Inc.      5,736,914  
     

 

 

 
        5,988,081  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.0%):       
  5,695      EMCOR Group, Inc.      586,357  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.3%):       
  20,661      Capital One Financial Corp.      2,152,670  
  5,707      Discover Financial Services      539,768  
  8,463      OneMain Holdings, Inc.      316,347  
  36,873      Synchrony Financial      1,018,432  
     

 

 

 
        4,027,217  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.1%):       
  45,541      Westrock Co.      1,814,353  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.1%):       
  7,673      Genuine Parts Co.      1,020,509  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):       
  7,799      Service Corp. International      539,067  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.8%):       
  42,229      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      11,529,362  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%):       
  1,791      Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.*      42,160  
  4,700      Iridium Communications, Inc.*      176,532  
  126,143      Verizon Communications, Inc.      6,401,757  
     

 

 

 
        6,620,449  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (0.4%):       
  752      Duke Energy Corp.      80,622  
  6,214      FirstEnergy Corp.      238,555  
  45,706      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      1,869,375  
  38,433      NextEra Energy, Inc.      2,977,020  
  14,352      Xcel Energy, Inc.      1,015,548  
     

 

 

 
        6,181,120  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.3%):       
  10,937      AMETEK, Inc.      1,201,867  
  19,330      Atkore, Inc.*      1,604,583  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

2


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electrical Equipment, continued       
  28,366      Emerson Electric Co.    $ 2,256,232  
     

 

 

 
        5,062,682  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%):       
  15,236      CDW Corp.      2,400,584  
  19,131      Corning, Inc.      602,818  
  4,246      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      585,311  
  23,261      National Instruments Corp.      726,441  
  61,395      Vontier Corp.      1,411,471  
  2,307      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      678,143  
     

 

 

 
        6,404,768  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%):       
  5,739      Baker Hughes Co.      165,685  
  16,450      ChampionX Corp.      326,532  
  14,031      Halliburton Co.      440,012  
  10,178      NOV, Inc.      172,110  
  18,395      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      289,905  
  53,493      Schlumberger, Ltd.      1,912,910  
     

 

 

 
        3,307,154  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.3%):       
  4,604      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      358,467  
  17,908      Electronic Arts, Inc.      2,178,508  
  81,590      Playtika Holding Corp.*      1,080,252  
  2,398      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      226,371  
  23,606      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      316,793  
     

 

 

 
        4,160,391  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.0%):       
  27,713      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A      982,149  
  5,839      American Tower Corp.      1,492,390  
  380      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      73,815  
  7,607      Camden Property Trust      1,022,989  
  7,429      Crown Castle International Corp.      1,250,895  
  6,669      Douglas Emmett, Inc.      149,252  
  2,687      EastGroup Properties, Inc.      414,685  
  1,991      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      520,666  
  4,968      Extra Space Storage, Inc.      845,156  
  12,974      Highwoods Properties, Inc.      443,581  
  9,675      National Retail Properties, Inc.      416,025  
  8,670      National Storage Affiliates Trust      434,107  
  8,280      Public Storage      2,588,908  
  3,738      SBA Communications Corp.      1,196,347  
  99,134      STORE Capital Corp.      2,585,415  
  2,820      Terreno Realty Corp.      157,159  
  4,559      Ventas, Inc.      234,469  
     

 

 

 
        14,808,008  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.7%):       
  10,887      Costco Wholesale Corp.      5,217,921  
  13,572      Kroger Co. (The)      642,363  
  12,658      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*      320,500  
  38,691      Walmart, Inc.      4,704,052  
     

 

 

 
        10,884,836  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.5%):       
  14,829      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      1,150,730  
  9,295      General Mills, Inc.      701,308  
  87,062      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      3,320,545  
  11,811      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      733,345  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food Products, continued       
  16,378      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A    $ 1,409,490  
     

 

 

 
        7,315,418  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.0%):       
  8,306      Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A      353,005  
  7,980      UGI Corp.      308,108  
     

 

 

 
        661,113  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.7%):       
  44,706      Abbott Laboratories      4,857,307  
  127      ABIOMED, Inc.*      31,434  
  7,113      Danaher Corp.      1,803,288  
  12,142      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      1,154,583  
  6,888      Embecta Corp.*      174,404  
  2,000      Figs, Inc., Class A*^      18,220  
  12,779      Hologic, Inc.*      885,585  
  498      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      99,953  
  16,036      Medtronic plc      1,439,231  
  1,731      Teleflex, Inc.      425,566  
  276      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      83,454  
     

 

 

 
        10,973,025  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (1.3%):       
  48,263      CVS Health Corp.      4,472,050  
  13,733      DaVita, Inc.*      1,098,091  
  8,729      Elevance Health, Inc.      4,212,441  
  3,457      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      810,182  
  1,374      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      384,184  
  17,562      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      9,020,370  
     

 

 

 
        19,997,318  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.2%):       
  11,431      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      2,263,795  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.8%):       
  9,790      Airbnb, Inc., Class A*      872,093  
  290      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      507,207  
  2,600      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      99,580  
  479      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      626,177  
  8,390      Expedia Group, Inc.*      795,624  
  1,526      Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*      112,787  
  71,710      International Game Technology plc      1,330,938  
  19,090      McDonald’s Corp.      4,712,939  
  4,390      MGM Resorts International      127,090  
  18,277      Starbucks Corp.      1,396,180  
  1,749      Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A      128,027  
  6,141      Travel + Leisure Co.      238,394  
  60,505      Wendy’s Co. (The)      1,142,334  
  3,009      Yum! Brands, Inc.      341,552  
     

 

 

 
        12,430,922  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.7%):       
  3,282      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      304,110  
  27,954      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      2,240,233  
  50,202      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      7,218,546  
     

 

 

 
        9,762,889  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%):  
  38,861      Vistra Corp.      887,974  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%):       
  25,921      3M Co.      3,354,436  
  6,285      Honeywell International, Inc.      1,092,396  
     

 

 

 
        4,446,832  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Insurance (0.7%):       
  10,213      American International Group, Inc.    $ 522,191  
  13,167      Aon plc, Class A      3,550,877  
  35,745      Brown & Brown, Inc.      2,085,363  
  7,097      Loews Corp.      420,568  
  1,016      Progressive Corp. (The)      118,130  
  11,589      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      1,960,048  
  22,670      WR Berkley Corp.      1,547,454  
     

 

 

 
        10,204,631  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (2.2%):       
  5,339      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      11,635,069  
  5,270      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      11,527,862  
  57,694      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      9,303,157  
     

 

 

 
        32,466,088  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.1%):       
  132,115      Amazon.com, Inc.*      14,031,934  
  62,374      eBay, Inc.      2,599,124  
  23,103      Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A      66,306  
     

 

 

 
        16,697,364  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (1.4%):       
  993      Accenture plc, Class A      275,706  
  46,205      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      1,712,357  
  19,060      Amdocs, Ltd.      1,587,889  
  10,677      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      2,242,597  
  2,613      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      176,351  
  1,037      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      95,062  
  14,921      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      3,135,051  
  6,341      Gartner, Inc.*      1,533,444  
  5,726      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*      398,301  
  13,570      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      4,281,064  
  4,216      Paychex, Inc.      480,076  
  2,851      VeriSign, Inc.*      477,058  
  22,951      Visa, Inc., Class A      4,518,822  
     

 

 

 
        20,913,778  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.1%):       
  13,583      Brunswick Corp.      888,057  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%):       
  23,539      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      2,795,727  
  1,280      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      633,600  
  4,587      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*      995,333  
  5,592      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      3,038,022  
     

 

 

 
        7,462,682  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.2%):       
  8,060      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      309,907  
  4,876      Caterpillar, Inc.      871,634  
  1,986      Cummins, Inc.      384,351  
  8,671      PACCAR, Inc.      713,970  
  1,387      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      341,271  
     

 

 

 
        2,621,133  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.0%):       
  5,509      Matson, Inc.      401,496  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.3%):       
  33,810      Altice USA, Inc., Class A*      312,743  
  1,770      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      829,298  
  91,597      Comcast Corp., Class A      3,594,266  
     

 

 

 
        4,736,307  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining (0.1%):       
  18,687      Nucor Corp.    $ 1,951,110  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):       
  7,313      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.      152,769  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.1%):       
  38      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^      8,382  
  1,092      Dollar General Corp.      268,020  
  53,261      Macy’s, Inc.      975,742  
     

 

 

 
        1,252,144  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.4%):       
  30,295      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      1,917,068  
  2,166      Sempra Energy      325,485  
  32,752      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      3,296,161  
     

 

 

 
        5,538,714  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.9%):       
  52,085      Chevron Corp.      7,540,866  
  29,016      ConocoPhillips      2,605,927  
  20,328      Coterra Energy, Inc.      524,259  
  5,526      Denbury, Inc.*      331,505  
  4,181      Devon Energy Corp.      230,415  
  21,603      EOG Resources, Inc.      2,385,835  
  3,400      EQT Corp.      116,960  
  90,587      Exxon Mobil Corp.      7,757,871  
  29,882      Marathon Oil Corp.      671,747  
  17,556      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      1,443,279  
  10,315      Murphy Oil Corp.      311,410  
  32,326      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      1,903,355  
  12,931      Phillips 66      1,060,213  
  1,793      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      399,982  
  4,011      Sanchez Energy Corp.*      250,101  
  16,344      Targa Resources Corp.      975,246  
  1,750      Valero Energy Corp.      185,990  
     

 

 

 
        28,694,961  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (2.0%):       
  61,259      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      4,716,943  
  6,793      Eli Lilly & Co.      2,202,494  
  56,947      Johnson & Johnson      10,108,662  
  58,399      Merck & Co., Inc.      5,324,237  
  141,780      Pfizer, Inc.      7,433,526  
     

 

 

 
        29,785,862  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.2%):       
  615      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      55,571  
  25,758      CoStar Group, Inc.*      1,556,041  
  5,926      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      596,807  
  2,503      TriNet Group, Inc.*      194,283  
     

 

 

 
        2,402,702  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):       
  5,482      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      403,530  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.4%):       
  94,597      CSX Corp.      2,748,989  
  5,617      Norfolk Southern Corp.      1,276,688  
  11,538      Union Pacific Corp.      2,460,824  
     

 

 

 
        6,486,501  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.9%):       
  15,529      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      1,187,503  
  12,578      Applied Materials, Inc.      1,144,346  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued  
  12,390      Broadcom, Inc.    $ 6,019,186  
  701      Diodes, Inc.*      45,264  
  147,975      Intel Corp.      5,535,745  
  16,855      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.      721,563  
  3,241      Lam Research Corp.      1,381,152  
  16,724      Micron Technology, Inc.      924,503  
  3,185      MKS Instruments, Inc.      326,876  
  25,867      NVIDIA Corp.      3,921,178  
  736      NXP Semiconductors NV      108,950  
  42,570      Qualcomm, Inc.      5,437,892  
  3,090      Semtech Corp.*      169,857  
  575      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      53,268  
  6,000      Texas Instruments, Inc.      921,900  
     

 

 

 
        27,899,183  
     

 

 

 
Software (3.8%):       
  12,295      Adobe, Inc.*      4,500,708  
  59,871      Box, Inc.*      1,505,157  
  11,472      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      1,721,144  
  136,199      Dropbox, Inc., Class A*      2,858,817  
  588      HubSpot, Inc.*      176,782  
  124,775      Microsoft Corp.      32,045,963  
  36,549      Oracle Corp.      2,553,679  
  523      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      258,331  
  956      RingCentral, Inc., Class A*      49,960  
  25,128      Salesforce, Inc.*      4,147,125  
  4,306      ServiceNow, Inc.*      2,047,589  
  621      Splunk, Inc.*      54,934  
  4,626      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      268,632  
  12,268      Synopsys, Inc.*      3,725,792  
  2,230      Workday, Inc., Class A*      311,263  
     

 

 

 
        56,225,876  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.8%):       
  5,624      AutoNation, Inc.*      628,538  
  16,933      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      4,644,214  
  4,977      Lithia Motors, Inc.      1,367,729  
  6,984      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      1,219,895  
  1,485      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      938,164  
  6,545      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      2,522,967  
  465      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      51,592  
     

 

 

 
        11,373,099  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.5%):       
  249,642      Apple, Inc.      34,131,054  
  19,136      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C      884,275  
  14,842      NetApp, Inc.      968,292  
  50,719      Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*      1,303,985  
  4,985      Western Digital Corp.*      223,478  
     

 

 

 
        37,511,084  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.1%):       
  33,834      Crocs, Inc.*      1,646,701  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%):       
  49,424      MGIC Investment Corp.      622,742  
  11,874      TFS Financial Corp.      163,030  
     

 

 

 
        785,772  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.2%):       
  51,522      Altria Group, Inc.      2,152,074  
Shares,
Contracts or
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Tobacco, continued       
  5,550      Philip Morris International, Inc.    $ 548,007  
     

 

 

 
        2,700,081  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):       
  25,546      Boise Cascade Co.      1,519,732  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.1%):       
  13,469      American Water Works Co., Inc.      2,003,783  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $595,814,431)

     562,623,558  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stock (0.0%):       
Electric Utilities (0.0%):       
  1,000      PG&E Corp., 5.50%, 8/16/23      95,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $117,395)

     95,600  
  

 

 

 
Warrants (0.0%):       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):       
  63      California Resources Corp., 10/27/24*      647  
  4,272      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8/3/27      157,936  
     

 

 

 
        158,583  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Warrants (Cost $50,290)

     158,583  
  

 

 

 
Asset Backed Securities (0.6%):       
$ 845,283      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2017-1A, 3.97%, 5/16/42(a)      701,482  
  160,110      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2020-1A, 4.34%, 1/16/40(a)      70,054  
  136,893      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.84%, 5/15/39(a)      94,061  
  251,382      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2019-2, 3.38%, 10/16/39(a)      191,131  
  1,432,022      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2021-2A, 2.80%, 1/15/47(a)      1,306,159  
  756,568      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.95%, 11/16/41(a)      659,187  
  135,632      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2020-1A, 3.35%, 1/16/40(a)      113,766  
  206,293      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2018-1A, 3.84%, 1/16/38(a)      138,915  
  1,065,980      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.44%, 7/15/46, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100(a)      923,238  
  79,089      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class AA, Series 2016-1A, 2.49%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(a)(b)      76,189  
  522,493      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A, Series 2016-1A, 4.21%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(a)(b)      471,382  
  163,602      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series 2018-1A, 4.13%, 6/15/43(a)      147,037  
  186,315      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class B, Series 2019-1, 5.10%, 4/15/39(a)      147,578  
  211,537      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.97%, 4/15/39(a)      186,609  
  202,242      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 3.47%, 1/15/46(a)      181,398  
  367,477      CF Hippolyta LLC, Class A1, Series 2021-A, 1.53%, 3/15/61, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100(a)      324,459  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Asset Backed Securities, continued       
$ 352,360      DB Master Finance LLC, Class A2II, Series 2017-1A, 4.03%, 11/20/47, Callable 11/20/23 @ 100(a)    $ 335,829  
  200,567      Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018-1, 4.46%, 12/15/38(a)      174,503  
  211,343      Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.72%, 7/15/39(a)      187,007  
  214,500      Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2, Series 1A, 3.86%, 12/5/49, Callable 12/5/25 @ 100(a)      190,697  
  554,610      Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2II, Series 2022-1A, 4.01%, 12/5/51, Callable 12/5/27 @ 100(a)      494,590  
  617,453      Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2I, Series 2022-1A, 3.25%, 12/5/51, Callable 12/5/24 @ 100(a)      555,744  
  234,777      Project Silver, Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.97%, 7/15/44(a)      201,490  
  233,783      Sapphire Aviation Finance, Ltd., Class B, Series 2020-1A, 4.34%, 3/15/40(a)      156,338  
  226,936      Sapphire Aviation Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-1A, 3.23%, 3/15/40(a)      198,650  
  330,726      Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.67%, 11/15/39(a)      283,636  
  227,853      Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2017-A, 4.21%, 5/17/32, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(a)(b)      195,940  
  322,622      Thunderbolt II Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018, 4.15%, 9/15/38(a)(b)      284,522  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $10,422,236)

     8,991,591  
  

 

 

 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (5.5%):       
  250,000      Aimco CLO, Class AR, Series 2018-BA, 2.14%(US0003M+110bps), 1/15/32, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      244,128  
  523,000      Aimco CLO 11, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-11A, 2.17%(US0003M+113bps), 10/17/34, Callable 10/17/23 @ 100(a)      502,724  
  387,000      Aimco CLO 14, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-14A, 2.05%(US0003M+99bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      372,017  
  250,000      Allegro CLO XIII, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.20%(US0003M+114bps), 7/20/34, Callable 7/20/23 @ 100(a)      240,505  
  2,812,000      Allegro CLO XIV, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-2A, 2.20%(US0003M+116bps), 10/15/34, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100(a)      2,713,226  
  624,000      Allegro CLO XV, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-1A, 3.18%(TSFR3M+150bps), 7/20/35(a)      608,122  
  256,000      Ares CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-54A, 2.36%(US0003M+132bps), 10/15/32, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      250,056  
  853,000      Ares LV CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2020-55A, 2.17%(US0003M+113bps), 7/15/34, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100(a)      826,197  
  273,000      Ares XLI CLO, Ltd., Class AR2, Series 2016-41A, 2.11%(US0003M+107bps), 4/15/34, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100(a)      262,772  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 100,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class C, Series 2022-DKLX, 3.43%(TSFR1M+215bps), 1/15/39(a)    $ 96,115  
  105,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class B, Series 2022-DKLX, 2.83%(TSFR1M+155bps), 1/15/39(a)      101,600  
  555,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2022-DKLX, 2.43%(TSFR1M+115bps), 1/15/39(a)      539,182  
  177,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class ANM, Series 2019-BPR, 3.11%, 11/5/32(a)      168,823  
  30,000      Bank, Class A5, Series 2019-BN21, 2.85%, 10/15/52, Callable 9/15/29 @ 100      27,312  
  310,000      Barings CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-4A, 2.28%(US0003M+122bps), 1/20/32, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(a)      303,418  
  536,000      Barings CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-1A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 10/15/36, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100(a)      517,347  
  34,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2018-B4, 4.12%, 7/15/51(b)      33,656  
  808,000      Bethpage Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.17%(US0003M+113bps), 1/15/35, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100(a)      778,087  
  139,000      BFLD Trust, Class A, Series 2020-OBRK, 3.37%(US0001M+205bps), 11/15/22(a)      134,189  
  1,835,000      BPR Trust, Class A, Series 2022-OANA, 3.18%(TSFR1M+190bps), 4/15/37(a)      1,795,405  
  488,000      BPR Trust, Class B, Series 2022-OANA, 3.73%(TSFR1M+245bps), 4/15/37(a)      484,084  
  307,861      Bristol Park CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2016-1A, 2.03%(US0003M+99bps), 4/15/29, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      303,064  
  76,300      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2018-EXCL, 3.95%(US0001M+263bps), 9/15/37(a)      63,552  
  119,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2019-IMC, 3.22%(US0001M+190bps), 4/15/34(a)      113,057  
  113,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2019-IMC, 2.92%(US0001M+160bps), 4/15/34(a)      108,161  
  172,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-IMC, 2.62%(US0001M+130bps), 4/15/34(a)      165,068  
  5,017,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-IMC, 2.32%(US0001M+100bps), 4/15/34(a)      4,890,613  
  155,550      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2019-XL, 2.57%(US0001M+125bps), 10/15/36(a)      150,899  
  1,305,487      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2022-LP2, 2.35%(TSFR1M+101bps), 2/15/39(a)      1,247,186  
  309,400      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2019-XL, 3.12%(US0001M+180bps), 10/15/36(a)      298,549  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 220,150      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2019-XL, 2.77%(US0001M+145bps), 10/15/36(a)    $ 213,013  
  393,140      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2022-LP2, 2.65%(TSFR1M+131bps), 2/15/39(a)      374,282  
  393,140      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2022-LP2, 2.90%(TSFR1M+156bps), 2/15/39(a)      369,733  
  393,140      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2022-LP2, 3.29%(TSFR1M+196bps), 2/15/39(a)      371,259  
  124,100      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-XL, 2.40%(US0001M+108bps), 10/15/36(a)      121,002  
  730,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2021-PAC, 3.27%(US0001M+195bps), 10/15/36(a)      679,637  
  210,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2021-PAC, 2.62%(US0001M+130bps), 10/15/36(a)      194,137  
  1,081,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-PAC, 2.01%(US0001M+69bps), 10/15/36(a)      1,027,351  
  216,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2021-PAC, 2.42%(US0001M+110bps), 10/15/36(a)      201,706  
  162,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2021-PAC, 2.22%(US0001M+90bps), 10/15/36(a)      153,101  
  988,000      BX Trust, Class A, Series 2022-IND A, 2.82%(TSFR1M+149bps), 4/15/37(a)      961,255  
  114,000      BX Trust, Class C, Series 2022-IND, 3.62%(TSFR1M+229bps), 4/15/37(a)      109,081  
  4,962,409      BX Trust, Class A, Series 2021-SOAR, 2.00%(US0001M+67bps), 6/15/38(a)      4,764,161  
  95,000      BX Trust, Class D, Series 2022-IND, 4.17%(TSFR1M+284bps), 4/15/37(a)      90,711  
  504,000      BX Trust, Class B, Series 2022-IND, 3.27%(TSFR1M+194bps), 4/15/37(a)      487,298  
  519,889      Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-HB6, 0.90%, 6/25/36, Callable 7/25/22
@ 100(a)(b)
     509,724  
  17,105,000      Cedar Funding V CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2016-5A, 2.14%(US0003M+110bps), 7/17/31, Callable 7/17/22 @ 100(a)      16,773,675  
  235,000      Cedar Funding VI CLO, Ltd., Class AAA, Series 2016-6A, 2.11%(US0003M+105bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      224,787  
  643,000      Cedar Funding X CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-10A, 2.16%(US0003M+110bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/22 @ 100(a)      623,949  
  485,000      Cedar Funding XII CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2020-12A, 2.31%(US0003M+113bps), 10/25/34, Callable 10/25/23 @ 100(a)      466,614  
  942,000      Cedar Funding XV CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-15A, 2.03%(TSFR3M+132bps), 4/20/35, Callable 4/20/24 @ 100(a)      901,348  
  402,957      CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-CHC, 2.44%(US0001M+112bps), 6/15/34(a)      393,626  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 99,251      CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-CHC, 2.82%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/34(a)    $ 96,613  
  99,251      CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2019-CHC, 3.07%(US0001M+175bps), 6/15/34(a)      95,611  
  153,000      CIM Retail Portfolio Trust, Class D, Series 2021-RETL, 4.38%(US0001M+305bps), 8/15/36(a)      148,918  
  45,865      CIM Retail Portfolio Trust, Class C, Series 2021-RETL, 3.62%(US0001M+230bps), 8/15/36(a)      44,847  
  791,000      Columbia Cent CLO 29, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-29A, 2.23%(US0003M+117bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(a)      760,217  
  410,000      Columbia Cent CLO 30, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2020-30A, 2.37%(US0003M+131bps), 1/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      399,233  
  310,000      Columbia Cent CLO 31, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-31A, 2.26%(US0003M+120bps), 4/20/34, Callable 7/20/23 @ 100(a)      298,669  
  920,000      Columbia Cent CLO 32, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2022-32A(TSFR3M+170bps), 7/24/34(a)      911,634  
  57,000      Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2014-CR18, 3.83%, 7/15/47, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100      56,588  
  3,686,288      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Class A, Series 2020-NET, 2.26%, 8/15/37(a)      3,415,641  
  243,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Class B, Series 2019-ICE4, 2.55%(US0001M+123bps), 5/15/36(a)      237,231  
  100,000      CSMC Trust, Class C, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(a)      97,305  
  100,000      CSMC Trust, Class B, Series 2018, 4.53%, 4/15/36(a)      97,828  
  860,000      CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2017-PFHP, 3.57%(US0001M+225bps), 12/15/30(a)      856,388  
  205,000      CSMC Trust, Class A, Series 2018, 4.28%, 4/15/36(a)      202,220  
  100,000      CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(a)      93,553  
  527,000      Dryden 76 CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2019-76A, 2.21%(US0003M+115bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(a)      508,795  
  577,000      Dryden 83 CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-83A, 2.26%(US0003M+122bps), 1/18/32, Callable 7/18/22 @ 100(a)      564,480  
  723,000      Dryden 85 CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-85A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 10/15/35, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100(a)      696,545  
  420,000      Dryden 90 CLO, Ltd., Class A1A, Series 2021-90A, 2.61%(US0003M+113bps), 2/20/35, Callable 2/20/24 @ 100(a)      404,132  
  250,000      Dryden CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-78A, 2.22%(US0003M+118bps), 4/17/33, Callable 7/17/22 @ 100(a)      242,868  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 930,000      Eaton Vance CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-2A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 1/15/35, Callable 1/15/24 @ 100(a)    $ 899,419  
  363,000      Eaton Vance CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-1A, 2.14%(US0003M+110bps), 4/15/31, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      354,917  
  250,000      Eaton Vance CLO, Ltd., Class A13R, Series 2013-1A, 2.29%(US0003M+125bps), 1/15/34, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100(a)      243,319  
  1,469,000      ELP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-ELP, 2.03%(US0001M+70bps), 11/15/36(a)      1,402,880  
  531,727      Extended Stay America Trust, Class A, Series 2021-ESH, 2.41%(US0001M+108bps), 7/15/38(a)      518,370  
  223,624      Extended Stay America Trust, Class C, Series 2021-ESH, 3.03%(US0001M+170bps), 7/15/38(a)      216,341  
  447,247      Extended Stay America Trust, Class D, Series 2021-ESH, 3.58%(US0001M+225bps), 7/15/38(a)      431,545  
  303,134      Extended Stay America Trust, Class B, Series 2021-ESH, 2.71%(US0001M+138bps), 7/15/38(a)      294,022  
  508,000      Flatiron CLO 20, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-1A, 2.78%(US0003M+130bps), 11/20/33, Callable 11/20/22 @ 100(a)      493,881  
  250,000      Flatiron CLO 21, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-1A, 2.15%(US0003M+111bps), 7/19/34, Callable 7/19/23 @ 100(a)      241,049  
  643,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Class A, Series 2021-IP, 2.27%(US0001M+95bps), 10/15/36(a)      619,452  
  100,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Class B, Series 2021-IP, 2.47%(US0001M+115bps), 10/15/36(a)      96,518  
  100,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Class C, Series 2021-IP, 2.87%(US0001M+155bps), 10/15/36(a)      93,560  
  556,000      Invesco CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-3A, 2.27%(US0003M+113bps), 10/22/34, Callable 10/22/23 @ 100(a)      534,021  
  64,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class DFX, Series 2018-WPT, 5.35%, 7/5/23(a)      61,958  
  41,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class CFX, Series 2018-WPT, 4.95%, 7/5/23(a)      40,368  
  87,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class EFX, Series 2018-WPT, 5.54%, 7/5/23(a)      85,692  
  1,420,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class A1, Series 2022-BMR2, 2.57%(TSFR1M+130bps), 5/15/39, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100(a)      1,384,402  
  855,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2022-BMR2, 3.07%(TSFR1M+179bps), 5/15/39, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100(a)      829,279  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 479,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2022-BMR2, 3.37%(TSFR1M+209bps), 5/15/39, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100(a)    $ 462,190  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2021-BMR, 3.07%(US0001M+175bps), 3/15/38(a)      91,648  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2021-BMR, 2.72%(US0001M+140bps), 3/15/38(a)      92,903  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2021-BMR, 2.42%(US0001M+110bps), 3/15/38(a)      93,368  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2021-BMR, 2.20%(US0001M+88bps), 3/15/38(a)      93,614  
  280,147      Life Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-BMR, 2.02%(US0001M+70bps), 3/15/38(a)      268,571  
  426,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2022-BMR2, 3.82%(TSFR1M+254bps), 5/15/39, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100(a)      406,806  
  250,000      Lucali CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-1A, 2.25%(US0003M+121bps), 1/15/32, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      243,935  
  320,000      Madison Park Funding L, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-50A, 2.18%(US0003M+114bps), 4/19/34, Callable 4/19/23 @ 100(a)      310,414  
  910,000      Madison Park Funding LII, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-52A, 2.24%(US0003M+110bps), 1/22/35, Callable 1/22/24 @ 100(a)      872,392  
  250,000      Madison Park Funding XLV, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-45A, 2.16%(US0003M+112bps), 7/15/34, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100(a)      242,288  
  232,488      Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class A1R2, Series 2015-19A, 2.06%(US0003M+92bps), 1/22/28, Callable 7/22/22 @ 100(a)      229,084  
  250,000      Magnetite XXI, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-21A, 2.08%(US0003M+102bps), 4/20/34, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(a)      241,079  
  280,000      Magnetite XXIX, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-29A, 2.03%(US0003M+99bps), 1/15/34, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a)      272,825  
  250,000      Magnetite XXVII, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-27A, 2.20%(US0003M+114bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(a)      241,140  
  968,000      Magnetite XXX, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-30A, 2.31%(US0003M+113bps), 10/25/34, Callable 10/25/23 @ 100(a)      934,459  
  260,000      MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-MHC, 2.12%(US0001M+80bps), 4/15/38(a)      249,603  
  315,000      Milos CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2017-1A, 2.13%(US0003M+107bps), 10/20/30, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(a)      309,036  
  132,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4, Series 2018-H4, 4.31%, 12/15/51, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      130,530  
  198,184      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B, Series 2018-BOP, 2.57%(US0001M+125bps), 6/15/35(a)      198,668  
  476,452      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C, Series 2018-BOP, 2.82%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/35(a)      468,897  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 53,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C, Series 2019-Mead, 3.28%, 11/10/36, Callable 11/10/24
@ 100(a)(b)
   $ 50,818  
  56,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B, Series 2019-Mead, 3.18%, 11/10/36, Callable 11/10/24 @ 100(a)      54,231  
  385,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2019-Mead, 3.17%, 11/10/36, Callable 11/10/24 @ 100(a)      363,806  
  326,000      Peace Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.19%(US0003M+113bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(a)      315,707  
  17,385      Prima Capital CRE Securitization, Class A, Series 2021-9A, 3.05%(US0001M+145bps), 12/15/37(a)      17,385  
  333,000      Rockland Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.18%(US0003M+112bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(a)      322,999  
  130,000      SPGN Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2022-TFLM, 3.93%(TSFR1M+265bps), 2/15/39, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100(a)      127,035  
  250,000      SPGN Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2022-TFLM, 3.28%(TSFR1M+200bps), 2/15/39, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100(a)      244,214  
  237,000      SREIT Trust, Class D, Series 2021-MFP, 2.90%(US0001M+158bps), 11/15/38(a)      221,601  
  360,000      SREIT Trust, Class C, Series 2021-MFP, 2.65%(US0001M+133bps), 11/15/38(a)      337,589  
  580,000      SREIT Trust, Class B, Series 2021-MFP, 2.40%(US0001M+108bps), 11/15/38(a)      546,539  
  1,013,000      SREIT Trust, Class A, Series 2021-MFP, 2.05%(US0001M+73bps), 11/15/38(a)      961,017  
  250,000      Stratus CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-1A(TSFR3M+175bps), 7/20/30(a)      247,727  
  403,000      Symphony CLO XIX, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018-19A, 2.00%(US0003M+96bps), 4/16/31, Callable 7/16/22 @ 100(a)      393,933  
  500,000      Symphony CLO XXVI, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2021-26A, 2.14%(US0003M+108bps), 4/20/33, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(a)      483,644  
  1,054,000      Symphony CLO XXXII, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2022-32A, 1.63%(TSFR3M+132bps), 4/23/35(a)      1,007,773  
  285,000      VLS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2020-LAB, 2.13%, 10/10/42(a)      234,991  
  20,000      VLS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2020-LAB, 2.45%, 10/10/42(a)      16,225  
  551,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2020-2A, 2.20%(US0003M+116bps), 7/19/34, Callable 7/19/23 @ 100(a)      533,140  
  564,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-1A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 7/16/34, Callable 7/16/23 @ 100(a)      544,934  
  335,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-2, 2.33%(US0003M+127bps), 7/20/32, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(a)      327,539  
  1,073,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-3A, 2.21%(US0003M+115bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(a)      1,034,518  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 185,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-FCMT, 2.52%(US0001M+120bps), 5/15/31(a)    $ 177,925  
  155,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2018-C48, 4.30%, 1/15/52, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      154,568  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $85,559,968)

     82,594,181  
  

 

 

 
Convertible Bonds (0.1%):       
Entertainment (0.0%):       
  25,000      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 2.00%, 2/15/25      25,858  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):       
  37,000      Booking Holdings, Inc., 0.75%, 5/1/25^      44,091  
  27,000      Vail Resorts, Inc., 3.77%, 1/1/26      23,716  
     

 

 

 
        67,807  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.0%):       
  19,000      Callaway Golf Co., 2.75%, 5/1/26      25,875  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.1%):       
  54,000      DISH Network Corp., 2.38%, 3/15/24      47,823  
  846,000      DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26      568,665  
     

 

 

 
        616,488  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):       
  54,850      Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23(c)(d)      265,474  
  31,702      Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23(c)(d)      168,337  
     

 

 

 
        433,811  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.0%):       
  16,000      FTI Consulting, Inc., 2.00%, 8/15/23      28,612  
  23,000      KBR, Inc., 2.50%, 11/1/23      44,210  
     

 

 

 
        72,822  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%):  
  8,000      ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.63%, 10/15/23      19,664  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $1,081,488)

     1,262,325  
  

 

 

 
Bank Loans (0.1%):       
Chemicals (0.0%):       
  14,888      Consolidated Energy Term Incr B 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps)      14,143  
  19,950      Diversey Term B 1Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps), 9/29/28      18,379  
     

 

 

 
        32,522  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.0%):       
  35,000      Convergint Tech Term 2Ln, 0.07% (LIBOR+675bps), 3/31/29      33,600  
  4,963      Convergint Tech Term B 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps), 3/31/28      4,626  
     

 

 

 
        38,226  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):       
  15,000      Ascend Learning Term 2Ln, 0.06% (LIBOR+575bps), 11/18/29      13,725  
  164,588      Ascend Learning Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps), 11/17/28      151,626  
     

 

 

 
        165,351  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):       
  249,375      City Football Group Term B 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps), 7/9/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      228,178  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Bank Loans, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
$ 173,674      Diamond Sports Broadcasting Term B 1Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps), 8/24/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100    $ 39,945  
  113,342      Golden Entertainment Term B 1Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps), 10/20/24, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      110,190  
     

 

 

 
        378,313  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Products (0.0%):       
  120,000      Brookfield Wec Holdings, Inc., 0.04%, 8/1/25      115,115  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.0%):       
  124,958      Sinclair Broadcasting, 0.08%, 5/25/26      124,125  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.0%):       
  3,385      Ion Analytics Term 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+400bps), 2/4/28      3,182  
     

 

 

 
Software & Tech Services (0.0%):       
  106,884      athenahealth, 0.04%, 2/15/29      98,133  
  18,116      athenahealth, 0.04%, 2/15/29      16,633  
     

 

 

 
        114,766  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $1,079,087)

     971,600  
  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds (19.8%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.4%):       
  1,145,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.04%, 5/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      1,128,825  
  145,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.15%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100      139,116  
  1,100,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.71%, 5/1/40, Callable 11/1/39 @ 100      1,036,229  
  100,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.81%, 5/1/50, Callable 11/1/49 @ 100      92,355  
  1,150,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.93%, 5/1/60, Callable 11/1/59 @ 100      1,072,575  
  310,000      BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.13%, 6/30/28, Callable 6/30/23 @ 102.06(a)      272,800  
  445,000      BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.13%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.06(a)      392,156  
  5,000      Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.95%, 2/1/37      4,638  
  145,000      Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 103.19(a)      125,062  
  40,000      TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 5/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.44      37,400  
  40,000      TransDigm, Inc., 6.38%, 6/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.59      37,600  
  35,000      TransDigm, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.75      33,075  
  1,655,000      TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/22 @ 102.75      1,400,544  
  310,000      TransDigm, Inc., 4.88%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.44      251,100  
     

 

 

 
        6,023,475  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%):       
  255,000      Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.38(a)      232,050  
  237,000      XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13(a)      235,222  
     

 

 

 
        467,272  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Auto Components (0.0%):       
$ 125,000      Dana, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/32, Callable 2/15/27 @ 102.25    $ 93,750  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.2%):       
  485,000      Magallanes, Inc., 3.43%, 3/15/24(a)      476,490  
  265,000      Magallanes, Inc., 3.64%, 3/15/25(a)      257,078  
  519,000      Magallanes, Inc., 3.76%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a)      486,840  
  180,000      Magallanes, Inc., 4.05%, 3/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100(a)      164,874  
  753,000      Magallanes, Inc., 4.28%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(a)      672,843  
  391,000      Magallanes, Inc., 5.05%, 3/15/42, Callable 9/15/41 @ 100(a)      332,958  
  576,000      Magallanes, Inc., 5.14%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(a)      486,630  
  40,000      Magic Mergeco, Inc., 5.25%, 5/1/28, Callable 11/1/23 @ 102.63^(a)      31,400  
  270,000      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 7.88%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 103.94(a)      178,200  
  165,000      Thor Industries, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/29, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102(a)      129,938  
  209,000      Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 3.13%, 5/12/23(a)      207,384  
     

 

 

 
        3,424,635  
     

 

 

 
Banks (1.9%):       
  3,840,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.20%, 8/26/24, MTN      3,855,072  
  410,000      Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25, MTN      404,444  
  151,000      Bank of America Corp., Series G, 4.45%, 3/3/26      150,247  
  1,300,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.42% (US0003M+104 bps), 12/20/28, Callable 12/20/27 @ 100      1,212,930  
  980,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.30% (SOFR+122 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100      793,773  
  70,000      CIT Group, Inc., 3.93% (SOFR+4 bps), 6/19/24, Callable 6/19/23 @ 100      69,825  
  165,000      CIT Group, Inc., 6.13%, 3/9/28      171,600  
  730,000      Citigroup, Inc., Series V, 4.05%, 7/30/22      731,196  
  2,455,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.35% (US0003M+90 bps), 4/24/25, Callable 4/24/24 @ 100      2,415,374  
  1,098,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.30%, 11/20/26      1,083,417  
  1,156,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.41% (SOFR+391 bps), 3/31/31, Callable 3/31/30 @ 100      1,106,049  
  1,166,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.91% (SOFR+209 bps), 5/24/33, Callable 5/24/32 @ 100      1,150,880  
  4,105,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.88%, 9/10/24      4,094,881  
  2,500,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.49% (SOFR+379 bps), 3/24/31, Callable 3/24/30 @ 100      2,456,278  
  181,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.96% (SOFR+252 bps), 5/13/31, Callable 5/13/30 @ 100      156,751  
  3,705,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 2.41% (US0003M+83 bps), 10/30/25, Callable 10/30/24 @ 100, MTN      3,537,908  
  1,099,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.53% (SOFR+151 bps), 3/24/28, Callable 3/24/27 @ 100      1,042,713  
  2,645,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 4.48% (US0003M+4 bps), 4/4/31, Callable 4/4/30 @ 100, MTN      2,593,515  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Banks, continued       
$ 1,800,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 5.01% (US0003M+424 bps), 4/4/51, Callable 4/4/50 @ 100, MTN    $ 1,766,428  
     

 

 

 
        28,793,281  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.6%):       
  2,400,000      Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.70%, 2/1/36, Callable 8/1/35 @ 100      2,321,601  
  3,100,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.50%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      2,913,606  
  150,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.35%, 6/1/40, Callable 12/1/39 @ 100      134,876  
  400,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.50%, 6/1/50, Callable 12/1/49 @ 100      360,636  
  333,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.75%, 4/15/58, Callable 10/15/57 @ 100      300,633  
  2,445,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.80%, 1/23/59, Callable 7/23/58 @ 100      2,563,431  
  285,000      Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/29, Callable 4/1/24 @ 103.13(a)      202,350  
     

 

 

 
        8,797,133  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.0%):       
  555,000      Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/28, Callable 8/15/23 @ 101.94(a)      394,744  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.1%):       
  795,000      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/30/27, Callable 9/30/22 @ 102.5(a)      732,394  
  120,000      Builders FirstSource, Inc., 4.25%, 2/1/32, Callable 8/1/26 @ 102.13(a)      91,200  
  35,000      Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102.19(a)      29,794  
     

 

 

 
        853,388  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (1.7%):       
  457,000      Ares Capital Corp., 4.20%, 6/10/24, Callable 5/10/24 @ 100      446,717  
  2,707,000      Ares Capital Corp., 3.88%, 1/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      2,497,218  
  2,052,000      Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 4.70%, 3/24/25(a)      1,976,509  
  315,000      Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.38%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/24 @ 101.69(a)      196,875  
  715,000      Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 101.81(a)      396,825  
  2,880,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.80%, 3/15/30, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100      2,674,259  
  1,263,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.38% (SOFR+125 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100      1,023,374  
  128,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.75%, 10/1/37      142,491  
  50,000      HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 3.38%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100(a)      43,000  
  55,000      LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.44(a)      42,075  
  55,000      ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.5(a)      44,550  
  1,100,000      Moody’s Corp., 3.75%, 3/24/25, Callable 2/24/25 @ 100      1,099,022  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
$ 1,100,000      Moody’s Corp., 3.25%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100    $ 1,043,908  
  6,619,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.74% (US0003M+85 bps), 4/24/24, Callable 4/24/23 @ 100      6,599,130  
  2,534,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.62% (SOFR+312 bps), 4/1/31, Callable 4/1/30 @ 100      2,334,141  
  380,000      Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 3.88%, 4/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 101.94(a)      323,000  
  150,000      Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.63^(a)      123,750  
  100,000      MSCI, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/33, Callable 8/15/27 @ 101.63(a)      79,500  
  485,000      Navios South American Logistics, Inc. / Navios Logistics Finance US, Inc., 10.75%, 7/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 108.06(a)      457,962  
  650,000      Olympus Water US Holding Corp., 4.25%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.13(a)      507,000  
  2,296,000      Pine Street Trust I, 4.57%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100(a)      2,227,696  
  300,000      Pine Street Trust II, 5.57%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100(a)      292,629  
  15,000      Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/1/29, Callable 2/1/24 @ 103.13(a)      11,362  
  35,000      US Renal Care, Inc., 10.63%, 7/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 105.31(a)      12,075  
  55,000      Victors Merger Corp., 6.38%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 103.19(a)      33,550  
     

 

 

 
        24,628,618  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.2%):       
  15,000      CF Industries, Inc., 4.95%, 6/1/43      13,500  
  510,000      Chemours Co. (The), 5.38%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100^      453,262  
  915,000      Chemours Co. (The), 5.75%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/23 @ 102.88(a)      775,463  
  60,000      Diamond BC BV, 4.63%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.31(a)      47,850  
  555,000      LSB Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/28, Callable 10/15/24 @ 103.13(a)      491,175  
  375,000      Olin Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/24 @ 102.5      320,156  
  135,000      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 4.38%, 2/1/32, Callable 8/1/26 @ 102.19      101,925  
  25,000      Valvoline, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.13(a)      20,625  
  350,000      Valvoline, Inc., 3.63%, 6/15/31, Callable 6/15/26 @ 101.81(a)      278,250  
  350,000      WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 10/1/24(a)      346,500  
  50,000      WR Grace Holdings LLC, 4.88%, 6/15/27, Callable 6/15/23 @ 102.44(a)      43,503  
  125,000      WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102.81(a)      93,750  
     

 

 

 
        2,985,959  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%):       
  125,000      ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.13%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/28 @ 100(a)      101,875  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Commercial Services & Supplies, continued       
$ 430,000      Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.5(a)    $ 391,300  
  615,000      CoreCivic, Inc., 8.25%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/24 @ 104.13      600,394  
  25,000      Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC / Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.5(a)      20,937  
  25,000      Pitney Bowes, Inc., 6.88%, 3/15/27, Callable 3/15/24 @ 103.44^(a)      19,719  
  45,000      Pitney Bowes, Inc., 7.25%, 3/15/29, Callable 3/15/24 @ 103.63(a)      33,975  
  270,000      Stericycle, Inc., 3.88%, 1/15/29, Callable 11/15/23 @ 101.94(a)      220,725  
     

 

 

 
        1,388,925  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.1%):       
  405,000      CommScope, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103(a)      374,625  
  205,000      CommScope, Inc., 7.13%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/23 @ 103.56^(a)      155,800  
  200,000      CommScope, Inc., 4.75%, 9/1/29, Callable 9/1/24 @ 102.38(a)      161,000  
  250,000      Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 101.88(a)      212,500  
     

 

 

 
        903,925  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.1%):       
  25,000      Arcosa, Inc., 4.38%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.19(a)      21,125  
  1,155,000      Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.13(a)      866,250  
  270,000      Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.25(a)      234,900  
  55,000      Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., 5.63%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.81(a)      42,762  
  25,000      Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.63(a)      21,625  
  785,000      Pike Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 102.75(a)      629,963  
     

 

 

 
        1,816,625  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary Products (0.0%):       
  275,000      Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 4.63%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.31(a)      234,438  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary Services (0.1%):       
  160,000      Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 6.75%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 103.38(a)      122,400  
  900,000      NCL Corp., Ltd., 5.88%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100(a)      697,500  
  250,000      RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.63(a)      216,250  
     

 

 

 
        1,036,150  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (1.5%):       
  2,090,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 3.05%, 6/5/23, Callable 5/5/23 @ 100      2,068,676  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Consumer Finance, continued       
$ 90,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 1.45%, 10/2/23, Callable 9/2/23 @ 100    $ 87,041  
  100,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.13%, 9/30/24      101,500  
  224,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.80%, 5/1/25, Callable 4/1/25 @ 100      229,001  
  1,500,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25, Callable 10/21/25 @ 100      1,464,988  
  590,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% (H15T5Y+387 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100(e)      475,851  
  1,513,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 2.60%, 5/11/23, Callable 4/11/23 @ 100      1,500,457  
  577,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 2.64% (SOFR+129 bps), 3/3/26, Callable 3/3/25 @ 100      545,582  
  2,665,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.65%, 5/11/27, Callable 4/11/27 @ 100      2,535,785  
  343,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.80%, 1/31/28, Callable 12/31/27 @ 100      322,665  
  738,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.27% (SOFR+179 bps), 3/1/30, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100      653,362  
  250,000      Discover Bank, Series B, 4.68% (USSW5+173 bps), 8/9/28, Callable 8/9/23 @ 100      246,259  
  2,253,000      Discover Financial Services, 4.50%, 1/30/26, Callable 11/30/25 @ 100      2,220,124  
  295,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 4.13%, 8/17/27, Callable 6/17/27 @ 100      257,317  
  550,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 4.00%, 11/13/30, Callable 8/13/30 @ 100      441,361  
  329,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.58%, 3/18/24, Callable 2/18/24 @ 100      327,413  
  968,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.06%, 11/1/24, Callable 10/1/24 @ 100      917,474  
  55,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.13%, 6/16/25, Callable 5/16/25 @ 100      52,917  
  620,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.11%, 5/3/29, Callable 2/3/29 @ 100      556,510  
  2,100,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.00%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100      2,071,243  
  445,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 6.88%, 3/15/25      420,525  
  295,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/24 @ 101.75      234,525  
  155,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 3.88%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/24 @ 101.94      118,575  
  430,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 4.00%, 9/15/30, Callable 9/15/25 @ 102      316,587  
  244,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.38%, 3/19/24, Callable 2/19/24 @ 100      242,956  
  797,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100      789,567  
  3,605,000      Synchrony Financial, 3.95%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100      3,301,463  
     

 

 

 
        22,499,724  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staple Products (0.1%):       
  475,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.13%, 2/1/28, Callable 1/1/28 @ 100(a)      461,344  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Consumer Staple Products, continued       
$ 975,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 4/1/33, Callable 1/1/33 @ 100(a)    $ 959,453  
     

 

 

 
        1,420,797  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.0%):       
  5,000      Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 4.13%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.06(a)      4,231  
  190,000      Ball Corp., 3.13%, 9/15/31, Callable 6/15/31 @ 100      152,712  
  65,000      Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.75%, 2/1/30, Callable 8/1/29 @ 100(a)      55,169  
     

 

 

 
        212,112  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):       
  232,000      Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 3/1/24 @ 102.75(a)      207,060  
  22,000      Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, 4.63%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.31(a)      17,903  
  350,000      APX Group, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103.38(a)      325,062  
     

 

 

 
        550,025  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):       
  185,000      Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/24 @ 103(a)      144,763  
  38,000      AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., 3.90%, 4/20/23, Callable 3/20/23 @ 100      38,082  
  358,000      Jackson Financial, Inc., 5.17%, 6/8/27, Callable 5/8/27 @ 100      355,415  
  452,000      Jackson Financial, Inc., 5.67%, 6/8/32, Callable 3/8/32 @ 100      437,763  
  15,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.63%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 101.81(a)      11,550  
  130,000      OI European Group BV, 4.75%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.38(a)      109,200  
  500,000      Peachtree Funding Trust, 3.98%, 2/15/25(a)      495,517  
  155,000      Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 8/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100(a)      134,462  
  150,000      Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 4.13%, 8/15/31, Callable 2/15/31 @ 100(a)      128,250  
  125,000      Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 11/1/33, Callable 5/1/33 @ 100(a)      102,187  
     

 

 

 
        1,957,189  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.6%):       
  138,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100      134,423  
  76,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33, Callable 9/1/33 @ 100      61,605  
  400,000      AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46, Callable 5/15/46 @ 100      395,934  
  1,200,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.80%, 12/1/57, Callable 6/1/57 @ 100      933,802  
  310,000      CenturyLink, Inc., 5.63%, 4/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100      290,625  
  915,000      CenturyLink, Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/26, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.56(a)      768,600  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued       
$ 10,000      CenturyLink, Inc., Series G, 6.88%, 1/15/28    $ 8,762  
  55,000      Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 3.50%, 5/1/26, Callable 2/1/26 @ 100(a)      50,531  
  25,000      Consolidated Communications, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 103.75(a)      19,969  
  185,000      Front Range BidCo, Inc., 6.13%, 3/1/28, Callable 3/1/23 @ 103.06(a)      133,662  
  640,000      Frontier Communications Corp., 5.88%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 102.94(a)      574,400  
  45,000      Frontier Communications Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.5(a)      38,419  
  45,000      Frontier Communications Corp., 6.75%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 103.38(a)      36,563  
  5,496      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 102.94      4,232  
  155,000      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/24 @ 103(a)      119,737  
  60,000      Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.69(a)      47,100  
  3,725,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.10%, 3/22/28, Callable 1/22/28 @ 100      3,297,489  
  209,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.55%, 3/21/31, Callable 12/21/30 @ 100      179,248  
  1,250,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.99%, 10/30/56, Callable 4/30/56 @ 100      873,396  
  555,000      Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 7.75%, 8/15/28, Callable 8/15/23 @ 103.88^(a)      445,388  
  55,000      Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(a)      45,512  
     

 

 

 
        8,459,397  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (0.7%):       
  782,000      Alabama Power Co., 3.05%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100      713,645  
  941,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 103.38(a)      828,080  
  10,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 4.25%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 102.13(a)      8,650  
  155,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 5.88%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 102.94^(a)      128,262  
  165,000      Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, 3.38%, 9/15/29, Callable 6/15/29 @ 100      146,524  
  54,000      Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 2.53%, 10/1/30, Callable 7/1/30 @ 100(a)      44,230  
  587,000      Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 2.78%, 1/7/32, Callable 10/7/31 @ 100(a)      483,738  
  1,000,000      Emera US Finance LP, 3.55%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      959,601  
  173,000      Exelon Corp., 2.75%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a)      162,177  
  1,075,000      Exelon Corp., 4.05%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      1,026,881  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

13


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Electric Utilities, continued       
$ 210,000      Exelon Corp., 3.35%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(a)    $ 188,512  
  156,000      Exelon Corp., 4.10%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(a)      134,341  
  2,000,000      FirstEnergy Corp., 7.38%, 11/15/31      2,238,068  
  255,000      Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/24 @ 104      225,038  
  136,000      IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.70%, 9/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100      134,300  
  17,000      NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100(a)      16,235  
  430,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.88      393,450  
  20,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 3.38%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 101.69(a)      16,100  
  40,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 3.63%, 2/15/31, Callable 2/15/26 @ 101.81(a)      31,300  
  294,886      NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/25(a)      288,989  
  795,000      Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.95%, 7/1/50, Callable 1/1/50 @ 100      636,148  
  1,370,000      PG&E Corp., 5.00%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/23 @ 102.5^      1,171,350  
  311,000      PG&E Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/30, Callable 7/1/25 @ 102.63      255,409  
  605,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.00%, 7/31/27, Callable 7/31/22 @ 102.5(a)      549,037  
     

 

 

 
        10,780,065  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.0%):       
  55,000      Artera Services LLC, 9.03%, 12/4/25, Callable 2/4/23 @ 104.52(a)      44,413  
  65,000      Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102(a)      55,087  
  310,000      Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.06(a)      251,100  
     

 

 

 
        350,600  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%):       
  565,000      II-VI, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/29, Callable 12/14/24 @ 102.5(a)      493,669  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):       
  400,000      Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 1/30/27, Callable 7/30/23 @ 105.75(a)      374,000  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.2%):       
  310,000      ROBLOX Corp., 3.88%, 5/1/30, Callable 11/1/24 @ 101.94(a)      251,100  
  3,000,000      Walt Disney Co. (The), 3.80%, 3/22/30^      2,902,740  
     

 

 

 
        3,153,840  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.4%):       
  371,000      American Homes 4 Rent LP, 3.63%, 4/15/32, Callable 1/15/32 @ 100      326,185  
  1,039,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.10%, 10/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100      1,029,088  
  1,265,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 3.95%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100      1,203,004  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
$ 62,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.55%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100    $ 59,360  
  355,000      Brixmor Operating Partners LP, 3.85%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100      349,858  
  68,000      Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.25%, 3/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100      61,562  
  46,000      Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.75%, 4/15/31, Callable 1/15/31 @ 100      37,527  
  10,000      Corrections Corp. of America, 4.63%, 5/1/23, Callable 2/1/23 @ 100      9,950  
  45,000      CTR Partnership LP / CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 6/30/28, Callable 3/30/28 @ 100(a)      37,800  
  40,000      GEO Group, Inc. (The), 5.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100.98      35,900  
  430,000      Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 3.75%, 12/15/27, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100(a)      359,888  
  66,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.50%, 8/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100      62,911  
  63,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.10%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100      54,429  
  400,000      Hudson Pacific Properties LP, 4.65%, 4/1/29, Callable 1/1/29 @ 100      385,094  
  735,000      Lexington Realty Trust, 4.40%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      731,240  
  114,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.38%, 8/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100      114,384  
  101,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100      99,937  
  1,278,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      1,220,467  
  2,482,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100      2,131,646  
  133,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.38%, 2/1/31, Callable 11/1/30 @ 100      108,134  
  189,000      Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 2.75%, 4/1/32, Callable 1/1/32 @ 100      146,546  
  15,000      Retail Properties of America, Inc., 4.75%, 9/15/30, Callable 6/15/30 @ 100      13,998  
  1,214,000      Sabra Health Care LP, 3.20%, 12/1/31, Callable 9/1/31 @ 100      967,485  
  297,000      SBA Tower Trust, 2.84%, 1/15/25, Callable 1/15/24 @ 100(a)      287,795  
  97,000      SBA Tower Trust, 1.88%, 7/15/50, Callable 1/15/25 @ 100(a)      89,740  
  74,000      SBA Tower Trust, 2.33%, 7/15/52, Callable 7/15/26 @ 100(a)      66,166  
  40,000      Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 2/15/27, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100      29,350  
  40,000      Service Properties Trust, 5.50%, 12/15/27, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100      32,300  
  45,000      Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100      30,825  
  310,000      Service Properties Trust, 4.38%, 2/15/30, Callable 8/15/29 @ 100      206,925  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
$ 96,000      STORE Capital Corp., 4.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100    $ 94,201  
  1,277,000      STORE Capital Corp., 2.75%, 11/18/30, Callable 8/18/30 @ 100      1,050,829  
  212,000      Sun Communities Operating LP, 2.30%, 11/1/28, Callable 9/1/28 @ 100      181,095  
  272,000      Sun Communities Operating LP, 2.70%, 7/15/31, Callable 4/15/31 @ 100      219,730  
  2,200,000      Tanger Properties LP, 3.13%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100      2,063,096  
  581,000      Tanger Properties LP, 2.75%, 9/1/31, Callable 6/1/31 @ 100      457,029  
  85,000      The Geo Group, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102      69,275  
  780,000      Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 7.88%, 2/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.94(a)      752,700  
  355,000      Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 103(a)      247,612  
  131,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.00%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100      124,846  
  367,000      Ventas Realty LP, 3.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100      322,684  
  1,430,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.75%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/15/30 @ 100      1,400,112  
  60,000      Vici Properties, 3.50%, 2/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.75(a)      56,175  
  335,000      Vici Properties, 4.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.13(a)      304,850  
  93,000      VICI Properties LP, 4.38%, 5/15/25      91,024  
  100,000      VICI Properties LP, 5.13%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100      94,000  
  72,000      Vornado Realty LP, 2.15%, 6/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100      64,348  
  400,000      WP Carey, Inc., 4.60%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100      399,489  
  3,000,000      WP Carey, Inc., 4.25%, 10/1/26, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100      2,967,270  
  66,000      WP Carey, Inc., 3.85%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100      61,663  
     

 

 

 
        21,311,522  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services (0.1%):       
  70,000      Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/25 @ 103.31(a)      65,800  
  120,000      Cobra AcquisitionCo LLC, 6.38%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 103.25(a)      90,000  
  640,000      Hightower Holding LLC, 6.75%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.38(a)      480,000  
  70,000      Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.25(a)      62,300  
     

 

 

 
        698,100  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):       
  25,000      Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.63%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/23 @ 103.47(a)      22,313  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Food & Staples Retailing, continued       
$ 50,000      Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 3/15/29, Callable 9/15/23 @ 101.75(a)    $ 40,250  
  605,000      Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.88%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.66(a)      515,762  
  445,000      Performance Food Group, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.44(a)      442,775  
  335,000      Performance Food Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 102.75(a)      309,038  
  70,000      Performance Food Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/24 @ 102.13(a)      58,450  
  93,000      Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30, Callable 1/1/30 @ 100      99,676  
  140,000      Sysco Corp., 6.60%, 4/1/50, Callable 10/1/49 @ 100      162,256  
  45,000      United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28, Callable 10/15/23 @ 103.38(a)      41,906  
  160,000      US Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 102.38(a)      139,400  
  60,000      US Foods, Inc., 4.63%, 6/1/30, Callable 6/1/25 @ 102.31(a)      51,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,882,826  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.3%):       
  110,000      C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/28, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.5(a)      80,987  
  1,380,000      JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, 2.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100(a)      1,201,273  
  154,000      JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, 3.63%, 1/15/32, Callable 1/15/27 @ 101.81(a)      124,355  
  170,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.25(a)      171,063  
  880,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.75(a)      831,600  
  1,375,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.00%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100(a)      1,055,313  
  350,000      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 4.25%, 4/15/31, Callable 4/15/26 @ 102.13(a)      292,250  
  45,000      Post Holdings, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/28, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.81(a)      42,694  
  405,000      Post Holdings, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/31, Callable 9/15/26 @ 102.25(a)      332,100  
  270,000      TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 102      219,375  
     

 

 

 
        4,351,010  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.0%):       
  200,000      180 Medical, Inc., 3.88%, 10/15/29, Callable 10/7/24 @ 101.94(a)      173,000  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%):       
  400,000      Hologic, Inc., 4.63%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.31(a)      374,500  
  350,000      Hologic, Inc., 3.25%, 2/15/29, Callable 9/28/23 @ 101.63(a)      299,250  
     

 

 

 
        673,750  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Health Care Providers & Services (1.3%):       
$ 140,000      AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.88(a)    $ 104,825  
  35,000      Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/24 @ 103.13^(a)      28,350  
  3,765,000      Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.13      3,501,450  
  1,485,000      Centene Corp., 2.45%, 7/15/28, Callable 5/15/28 @ 100      1,239,975  
  1,190,000      Centene Corp., 4.63%, 12/15/29, Callable 12/15/24 @ 102.31      1,103,725  
  245,000      Centene Corp., 3.38%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 101.69      206,719  
  610,000      Centene Corp., 2.63%, 8/1/31, Callable 5/1/31 @ 100      484,187  
  255,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.63%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.81(a)      215,794  
  255,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 103(a)      210,375  
  385,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.13%, 4/1/30, Callable 4/1/25 @ 103.06(a)      234,850  
  285,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/30, Callable 5/15/25 @ 102.63(a)      216,600  
  45,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/31, Callable 2/15/26 @ 102.38(a)      33,300  
  4,341,000      Cigna Corp., 4.38%, 10/15/28, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100      4,302,139  
  1,000,000      Cigna Corp., 4.90%, 12/15/48, Callable 6/15/48 @ 100      964,325  
  605,000      Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 104(a)      547,525  
  780,000      DaVita, Inc., 4.63%, 6/1/30, Callable 6/1/25 @ 102.31(a)      604,500  
  780,000      HCA, Inc., 5.38%, 2/1/25      776,100  
  534,000      HCA, Inc., 5.63%, 9/1/28, Callable 3/1/28 @ 100      523,320  
  357,000      HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 2/1/29, Callable 8/1/28 @ 100      357,000  
  1,029,000      HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 9/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      878,509  
  50,000      HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.25(a)      43,625  
  314,000      Humana, Inc., 3.70%, 3/23/29, Callable 2/23/29 @ 100      297,701  
  40,000      Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/17/30 @ 100(a)      34,200  
  170,000      Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.88%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100(a)      143,225  
  25,000      Owens & Minor, Inc., 4.50%, 3/31/29, Callable 3/31/24 @ 102.25^(a)      20,375  
  416,000      Radiology Partners, Inc., 9.25%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 104.63(a)      309,920  
  255,000      Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(a)      233,006  
  600,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.88%, 1/1/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.44(a)      552,000  
  590,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13(a)      544,275  
  510,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.13%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 103.06(a)      436,687  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Health Care Providers & Services, continued       
$ 295,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.25%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.13(a)    $ 249,275  
  140,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.38%, 1/15/30, Callable 12/1/24 @ 102.19(a)      118,300  
  117,000      Toledo Hospital (The), Series B, 5.33%, 11/15/28      111,490  
     

 

 

 
        19,627,647  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.3%):       
  15,000      Affinity Gaming, 6.88%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/1/23 @ 103.44(a)      12,562  
  445,000      Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 12/1/27, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.38      402,169  
  145,000      Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/29, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102.31(a)      112,375  
  350,000      Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 2/1/26, Callable 8/1/23 @ 105.25(a)      348,250  
  565,000      Carnival Corp., 7.63%, 3/1/26, Callable 3/1/24 @ 101.91^(a)      437,875  
  245,000      Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 6/1/30, Callable 6/1/25 @ 105.25(a)      201,512  
  125,000      Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., 5.88%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.94(a)      91,094  
  765,000      Golden Entertainment, Inc., 7.63%, 4/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.81(a)      757,350  
  40,000      Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 5.00%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.5(a)      32,350  
  75,000      Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.38(a)      61,500  
  45,000      Life Time, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.88(a)      40,388  
  40,000      Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 4.50%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.25(a)      33,200  
  170,000      NCL Corp., Ltd., 5.88%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/24 @ 102.94(a)      145,323  
  20,000      NCL Finance, Ltd., 6.13%, 3/15/28, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100(a)      14,550  
  20,000      Peninsula Pacific Entert, 8.50%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/23 @ 104.25(a)      21,000  
  20,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 9.13%, 6/15/23, Callable 3/15/23 @ 100(a)      19,800  
  280,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 11.50%, 6/1/25, Callable 7/18/22 @ 108.63(a)      287,700  
  310,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 5.50%, 8/31/26, Callable 2/28/26 @ 100(a)      228,625  
  115,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 5.38%, 7/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100(a)      82,513  
  510,000      Station Casinos LLC, 4.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 102.25(a)      428,400  
  255,000      Viking Cruises, Ltd., 13.00%, 5/15/25, Callable 7/22/22 @ 109.75(a)      260,737  
  255,000      Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100(a)      233,325  
  390,000      Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a)      332,475  
  350,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.63%, 1/31/32, Callable 10/1/26 @ 102.31      308,000  
     

 

 

 
        4,893,073  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Household Durables (0.1%):       
$ 65,000      Ambience Merger Sub, Inc., 4.88%, 7/15/28, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.44(a)    $ 47,450  
  70,000      Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.63%, 4/1/30, Callable 4/1/25 @ 102.31(a)      50,925  
  150,000      Century Communities, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100(a)      117,375  
  295,000      LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 103.13(a)      186,956  
  10,000      Newell Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 4/1/36, Callable 10/1/35 @ 100      8,575  
  90,000      Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 4.75%, 4/30/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 102.38(a)      74,588  
  15,000      Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103(a)      10,969  
  510,000      Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 10.75%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/23 @ 105.38(a)      448,800  
  130,000      Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.88%, 10/15/31, Callable 10/15/26 @ 101.94(a)      97,500  
  265,000      TopBuild Corp., 4.13%, 2/15/32, Callable 10/15/26 @ 102.06(a)      205,706  
     

 

 

 
        1,248,844  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.0%):       
  55,000      Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.13%, 4/30/31, Callable 4/30/26 @ 102.06(a)      44,275  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
(0.2%):
      
  1,457,000      AES Corp. (The), 3.30%, 7/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100(a)      1,379,942  
  1,412,000      AES Corp. (The), 3.95%, 7/15/30, Callable 4/15/30 @ 100(a)      1,307,834  
  30,000      Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/28, Callable 3/15/23 @ 103.56(a)      27,000  
  35,000      Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28, Callable 8/15/23 @ 103.38(a)      30,625  
  85,000      Sunnova Energy Corp., 5.88%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/23 @ 102.94^(a)      74,375  
  15,000      TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28, Callable 7/31/27 @ 100(a)      13,575  
     

 

 

 
        2,833,351  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%):       
  1,750,000      Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13      1,627,500  
  1,165,000      Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27, Callable 11/15/26 @ 100      1,031,025  
     

 

 

 
        2,658,525  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Services (0.0%):       
  465,000      Minerva Merger Sub, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.25(a)      385,950  
  190,000      Railworks Holdings LP/Railworks Rally, Inc., 8.25%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/24 @ 104.13(a)      171,000  
     

 

 

 
        556,950  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Insurance (0.5%):       
$ 395,000      Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 102.13(a)    $ 319,950  
  600,000      American International Group, Inc., 2.50%, 6/30/25, Callable 5/30/25 @ 100      573,962  
  70,000      AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 6/30/29, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.44(a)      57,400  
  40,000      AssuredPartners, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/29, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.81(a)      31,900  
  70,000      BroadStreet Partners, Inc., 5.88%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.94(a)      54,600  
  242,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.50%, 4/4/25, Callable 3/4/25 @ 100(a)      235,614  
  824,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.65%, 4/5/27, Callable 3/5/27 @ 100(a)      775,112  
  339,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.85%, 4/5/29, Callable 2/5/29 @ 100(a)      313,992  
  404,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.90%, 4/5/32, Callable 1/5/32 @ 100(a)      365,052  
  92,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 4.35%, 4/5/42, Callable 10/5/41 @ 100(a)      78,471  
  271,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 4.40%, 4/5/52, Callable 10/5/51 @ 100(a)      228,323  
  2,771,000      Five Corners Funding Trust II, 2.85%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100(a)      2,403,842  
  115,000      HUB International, Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/26, Callable 7/18/22 @ 101.75(a)      107,812  
  105,000      HUB International, Ltd., 5.63%, 12/1/29, Callable 12/1/24 @ 102.81(a)      87,150  
  436,000      Pacific Lifecorp, 5.13%, 1/30/43(a)      425,474  
  185,000      Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 4.38%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/25 @ 102.19(a)      160,719  
  227,000      Unum Group, 4.00%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100      215,854  
  1,000,000      Unum Group, 5.75%, 8/15/42      941,612  
  685,000      USI, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(a)      658,456  
     

 

 

 
        8,035,295  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.0%):       
  190,000      Match Group Holdings II LLC, 3.63%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 101.81(a)      149,625  
  25,000      Match Group, Inc., 4.13%, 8/1/30, Callable 5/1/25 @ 102.06^(a)      20,937  
  525,000      Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/24 @ 101.75(a)      412,125  
  60,000      Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., 5.38%, 12/1/28, Callable 12/1/23 @ 102.69(a)      39,225  
     

 

 

 
        621,912  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.1%):       
  25,000      Arches Buyer, Inc., 4.25%, 6/1/28, Callable 12/1/23 @ 102.13(a)      20,187  
  10,000      Arches Buyer, Inc., 6.13%, 12/1/28, Callable 12/1/23 @ 103.06(a)      8,050  
  470,000      Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 101.81(a)      406,550  
  15,000      Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 4.00%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102(a)      13,162  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

17


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
IT Services, continued       
$ 550,000      Colt Merger Sub, Inc., 8.13%, 7/1/27, Callable 7/1/23 @ 104.06(a)    $ 529,375  
  255,000      Gartner, Inc., 4.50%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/23 @ 102.25(a)      231,413  
  45,000      Gartner, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/30, Callable 10/1/25 @ 101.88(a)      38,306  
  40,000      Square, Inc., 2.75%, 6/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100(a)      35,400  
  40,000      Square, Inc., 3.50%, 6/1/31, Callable 3/1/31 @ 100^(a)      32,000  
  35,000      Twilio, Inc., 3.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 3/15/24 @ 101.81      29,444  
  35,000      Twilio, Inc., 3.88%, 3/15/31, Callable 3/15/26 @ 101.94^      28,744  
     

 

 

 
        1,372,631  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.0%):       
  202,000      Hasbro, Inc., 3.00%, 11/19/24, Callable 10/19/24 @ 100      197,709  
  5,000      Mattel, Inc., 5.88%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 104.41(a)      4,862  
     

 

 

 
        202,571  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):       
  510,000      Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/28, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.31(a)      466,650  
  15,000      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/23 @ 102.13(a)      13,481  
  30,000      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/29, Callable 3/15/24 @ 101.88(a)      25,988  
     

 

 

 
        506,119  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.1%):       
  55,000      GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.31(a)      44,550  
  170,000      ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/24 @ 103.25(a)      136,000  
  230,000      Madison IAQ LLC, 4.13%, 6/30/28, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.06(a)      190,325  
  650,000      Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 6/30/29, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.94(a)      492,375  
  45,000      Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102(a)      39,150  
     

 

 

 
        902,400  
     

 

 

 
Materials (0.0%):       
  200,000      Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 6.00%, 6/15/27, Callable 6/15/24 @ 103(a)      197,500  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.2%):       
  45,000      ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 5.00%, 12/21/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      41,962  
  615,000      Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/23 @ 103.25(a)      525,056  
  255,000      Allen Media LLC / Allen Media Co-Issuer, Inc., 10.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 113(a)      133,237  
  25,000      Austin BidCo, Inc., 7.13%, 12/15/28, Callable 12/15/23 @ 103.56(a)      20,000  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Media, continued       
$ 20,000      Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 3.88%, 9/15/27, Callable 9/15/23 @ 101.94(a)    $ 16,400  
  15,000      Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 5.63%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/23 @ 102.81(a)      11,625  
  1,250,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/30, Callable 9/1/24 @ 102.38(a)      1,065,625  
  65,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.25(a)      54,113  
  390,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/32, Callable 5/1/26 @ 102.25      313,950  
  270,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/33, Callable 6/1/27 @ 102.25(a)      212,625  
  1,500,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25, Callable 4/23/25 @ 100      1,505,168  
  813,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.40%, 4/1/33, Callable 1/1/33 @ 100      726,606  
  1,000,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.38%, 5/1/47, Callable 11/1/46 @ 100      862,428  
  1,064,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.25%, 4/1/53, Callable 10/1/52 @ 100      908,773  
  1,064,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.50%, 4/1/63, Callable 10/1/62 @ 100      908,898  
  1,130,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.88(a)      822,075  
  335,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 4.13%, 12/1/30, Callable 12/1/25 @ 102.06(a)      256,275  
  680,000      Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.38%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.69(a)      166,600  
  2,346,000      Discovery Communications LLC, 3.63%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      2,085,383  
  392,000      Discovery Communications LLC, 4.65%, 5/15/50, Callable 11/15/49 @ 100      311,952  
  605,000      DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 7/1/26      473,412  
  65,000      Fox Corp., 4.03%, 1/25/24, Callable 12/25/23 @ 100      65,039  
  1,094,000      Fox Corp., 4.71%, 1/25/29, Callable 10/25/28 @ 100      1,075,209  
  93,000      Fox Corp., 5.48%, 1/25/39, Callable 7/25/38 @ 100      90,728  
  140,000      Gray Television, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/30, Callable 10/15/25 @ 102.38(a)      109,900  
  430,000      Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/26, Callable 9/15/23 @ 102.25(a)      367,650  
  525,000      Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/23 @ 103.25(a)      404,250  
  95,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.13%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/23 @ 101.56(a)      83,837  
  270,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.5(a)      249,750  
  30,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.75(a)      27,450  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Media, continued       
$ 25,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.13%, 7/1/30, Callable 7/1/25 @ 102.06(a)    $ 20,938  
  185,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.88%, 9/1/31, Callable 9/1/26 @ 101.94(a)      148,000  
  350,000      TEGNA, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/23 @ 102.38(a)      336,000  
  230,000      Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 8.88%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 104.44(a)      184,000  
  69,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/41, Callable 3/1/41 @ 100      60,440  
  1,620,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/1/37      1,629,218  
  280,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/1/38      293,303  
  435,000      Univision Communications, Inc., 6.63%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/23 @ 103.31(a)      411,075  
  245,000      Univision Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.25(a)      205,187  
     

 

 

 
        17,184,137  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.1%):       
  45,000      Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 4.13%, 3/31/29, Callable 3/31/24 @ 102.06(a)      40,275  
  686,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.88%, 12/1/27, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.94      613,112  
  60,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 4.88%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.44      47,906  
  45,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.13%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 102.56      35,663  
  45,000      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.63%, 3/1/29, Callable 3/1/24 @ 102.31(a)      39,881  
  45,000      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.88%, 3/1/31, Callable 3/1/26 @ 102.44^(a)      39,600  
  60,000      Commercial Metals Co., 4.13%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.06      51,300  
  60,000      Commercial Metals Co., 4.38%, 3/15/32, Callable 3/15/27 @ 102.19      50,700  
  485,000      Kaiser Aluminun Corp., 4.63%, 3/1/28, Callable 3/1/23 @ 102.31(a)      402,550  
  125,000      Novelis Corp., 3.88%, 8/15/31, Callable 8/15/26 @ 101.94(a)      95,938  
     

 

 

 
        1,416,925  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):       
  40,000      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp, 4.75%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.38(a)      30,800  
  45,000      Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      41,119  
     

 

 

 
        71,919  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.2%):       
  1,100,000      NiSource, Inc., 2.95%, 9/1/29, Callable 6/1/29 @ 100      972,577  
  1,000,000      NiSource, Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/43, Callable 8/15/42 @ 100      966,956  
  140,000      Puget Energy, Inc., 4.10%, 6/15/30, Callable 3/15/30 @ 100      130,043  
  714,000      Puget Energy, Inc., 4.22%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100      660,048  
     

 

 

 
        2,729,624  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Oil & Gas (0.1%):       
$ 110,000      Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.38%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.19(a)    $ 103,400  
  125,000      Kinetik Holdings LP, 5.88%, 6/15/30, Callable 6/15/25 @ 102.94(a)      118,681  
  1,200,000      Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/22 @ 105.63(a)      1,176,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,398,081  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.0%):       
  45,000      Apache Corp., 5.10%, 9/1/40, Callable 3/1/40 @ 100      37,969  
  10,000      Apache Corp., 7.38%, 8/15/47      9,858  
  145,000      Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.00%, 3/1/31, Callable 3/1/26 @ 102      123,431  
  125,000      Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 3.25%, 1/31/32, Callable 1/31/27 @ 101.63(a)      98,125  
  247,000      Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC/Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP, 5.13%, 4/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100(a)      255,058  
  375,000      CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.38%, 6/15/26, Callable 6/15/23 @ 103.19(a)      345,938  
  50,000      Cnx Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 4/15/30, Callable 4/15/25 @ 102.38(a)      41,125  
  20,000      CNX Resources Corp., 6.00%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 104.5^(a)      18,600  
  65,000      Colgate Energy Partners III LLC, 5.88%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.94(a)      56,956  
  305,000      Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/29, Callable 3/1/24 @ 103.38(a)      272,975  
  25,000      Comstock Resources, Inc., 5.88%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.94(a)      21,500  
  485,000      Continental Resources, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/31, Callable 7/15/30 @ 100(a)      468,025  
  42,000      Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.44      39,270  
  795,000      Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/1/29, Callable 2/1/24 @ 103(a)      693,637  
  605,000      CVR Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/25, Callable 7/22/22 @ 102.63(a)      553,575  
  20,000      CVR Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 102.88(a)      17,900  
  230,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.38%, 7/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100      223,675  
  2,905,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.63%, 7/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100      2,777,906  
  700,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.85% (US0003M+385 bps), 5/21/43, Callable 5/21/23 @ 100(a)      582,750  
  25,000      Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.13%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/24 @ 103.56(a)      22,625  
  26,000      Devon Energy Corp., 5.25%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 102.63      26,065  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 40,000      DT Midstream, Inc., 4.13%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.06(a)    $ 33,800  
  124,000      Enable Midstream Partners LP, 3.90%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100      122,752  
  20,000      Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 6.63%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/22 @ 103.31(a)      20,050  
  295,000      Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 1/30/28, Callable 1/30/23 @ 102.88(a)      278,775  
  2,229,000      Energy Transfer LP, 4.95%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      2,198,351  
  106,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.25%, 4/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100      105,205  
  1,908,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.00%, 5/15/50, Callable 11/15/49 @ 100      1,626,570  
  52,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.25%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100      51,675  
  65,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.50%, 4/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      64,919  
  109,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 3.75%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      98,372  
  73,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 6.25%, 4/15/49, Callable 10/15/48 @ 100      70,810  
  67,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.20%, 9/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100      67,084  
  128,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.80%, 6/15/38, Callable 12/15/37 @ 100      120,160  
  83,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.00%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100      78,227  
  350,000      EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.63%, 1/15/28, Callable 7/15/27 @ 100(a)      319,375  
  255,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, 7.50%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/24 @ 103.75(a)      244,800  
  50,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.50%, 7/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100(a)      46,500  
  45,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 1/15/29, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100(a)      36,450  
  295,000      EQT Corp., 3.90%, 10/1/27, Callable 7/1/27 @ 100      275,088  
  30,000      EQT Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/29, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100      29,025  
  650,000      Hess Corp., 4.30%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      631,312  
  71,000      Hess Corp., 7.30%, 8/15/31      79,076  
  50,000      Hess Corp., 7.13%, 3/15/33      55,125  
  1,869,000      Hess Corp., 5.60%, 2/15/41      1,824,611  
  1,166,000      Hess Corp., 5.80%, 4/1/47, Callable 10/1/46 @ 100      1,164,543  
  405,000      Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.63%, 2/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.81(a)      385,763  
  80,000      Hess Midstream Operations LP, 4.25%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.13(a)      67,600  
  97,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.45%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100      97,093  
  125,000      Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC, 4.25%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.13(a)      99,375  
  113,000      MPLX LP, 4.50%, 7/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100      113,282  
  159,000      MPLX LP, 4.88%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100      159,994  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 390,000      Murphy Oil Corp., 5.88%, 12/1/27, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.94    $ 364,162  
  400,000      New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 9/15/25, Callable 9/15/22 @ 103.38(a)      377,000  
  250,000      New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 9/30/26, Callable 3/31/23 @ 103.25(a)      226,250  
  375,000      NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/23 @ 103.75(a)      337,500  
  1,506,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      1,490,940  
  310,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100      275,900  
  255,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.88%, 7/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      291,975  
  1,464,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/31      1,577,460  
  16,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/31      17,560  
  78,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36      80,048  
  30,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.30%, 8/15/39, Callable 2/15/39 @ 100      24,450  
  25,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.20%, 3/15/40      24,688  
  410,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100      435,625  
  295,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 4/15/46, Callable 10/15/45 @ 100      238,950  
  430,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.10%, 2/15/47, Callable 8/15/46 @ 100      333,250  
  55,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.20%, 3/15/48, Callable 9/15/47 @ 100      44,550  
  65,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100      52,000  
  605,000      PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 9.25%, 5/15/25, Callable 7/11/22 @ 104.63(a)      633,738  
  80,000      PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103      67,200  
  20,000      PDC Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 5/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.88      18,600  
  20,000      Phillips 66, 3.70%, 4/6/23      19,953  
  26,000      Phillips 66, 3.85%, 4/9/25, Callable 3/9/25 @ 100      25,876  
  1,172,000      Plains All Amer Pipeline, 3.60%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100      1,149,314  
  270,000      Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/25, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100      261,900  
  335,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.50%, 5/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100      321,181  
  278,000      Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/23, Callable 7/14/22 @ 100(d)(e)       
  10,000      SM Energy Co., 5.63%, 6/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100.94      9,450  
  50,000      SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.38      47,500  
  130,000      Southwestern Energy Co., 4.75%, 2/1/32, Callable 2/1/27 @ 102.38      110,175  
  5,000      Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.00%, 4/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103      4,750  
  242,000      Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.88%, 3/15/28, Callable 3/15/23 @ 102.94      222,035  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 430,000      Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 102.25    $ 356,900  
  350,000      Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.00%, 12/31/30, Callable 12/31/25 @ 103(a)      290,500  
  25,000      Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/30, Callable 3/1/25 @ 102.75      23,594  
  445,000      Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.88%, 2/1/31, Callable 2/1/26 @ 102.44      404,950  
  45,000      Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/32, Callable 7/15/26 @ 102      38,362  
  43,000      Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 3.25%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      38,666  
  11,000      Valero Energy Corp., 2.85%, 4/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      10,636  
  40,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 3.95%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100      38,000  
  137,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100      129,465  
  1,000,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100      910,000  
  66,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.75%, 8/15/28, Callable 5/15/28 @ 100      60,390  
  1,000,000      Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.35%, 2/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100      925,000  
  525,000      Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.30%, 2/1/30, Callable 11/1/29 @ 100      459,375  
  162,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.50%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100      163,212  
  285,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.30%, 3/4/24, Callable 12/4/23 @ 100      286,449  
     

 

 

 
        30,472,204  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):       
  100,000      Glatfelter Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 102.38(a)      69,500  
  45,000      Mercer International, Inc., 5.13%, 2/1/29, Callable 2/1/24 @ 102.56      38,475  
     

 

 

 
        107,975  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.0%):       
  125,000      BellRing Brands, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/30, Callable 3/15/27 @ 101.75(a)      117,500  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.3%):       
  390,000      Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 5.25%, 1/30/30, Callable 1/30/25 @ 102.63(a)      202,800  
  1,000,000      Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.25%, 12/15/25, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100(a)      988,142  
  445,000      Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.13%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 101.56(a)      365,456  
  115,000      Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.50%, 4/1/30, Callable 4/1/25 @ 101.75(a)      94,300  
  180,000      Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.27%, 8/28/23, Callable 7/28/23 @ 100      182,866  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Pharmaceuticals, continued       
$ 76,000      Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.90%, 8/28/28, Callable 5/28/28 @ 100    $ 72,390  
  30,000      Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 1/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.19(a)      26,700  
  30,000      Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 4.13%, 4/30/28, Callable 4/30/24 @ 102.06(a)      26,325  
  540,000      Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 5.13%, 4/30/31, Callable 4/30/26 @ 102.56(a)      472,500  
  40,000      Viatris, Inc., 1.65%, 6/22/25, Callable 5/22/25 @ 100      36,414  
  1,406,000      Viatris, Inc., 2.70%, 6/22/30, Callable 3/22/30 @ 100      1,142,796  
  90,000      Viatris, Inc., 3.85%, 6/22/40, Callable 12/22/39 @ 100      65,151  
     

 

 

 
        3,675,840  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.1%):       
  140,000      Asgn, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/28, Callable 5/15/23 @ 102.31(a)      120,400  
  335,000      Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.63%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 102.81(a)      311,131  
  335,000      Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.88%, 10/1/30, Callable 10/1/25 @ 102.94(a)      309,457  
     

 

 

 
        740,988  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate (0.2%):       
  550,000      Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, 4.15%, 4/15/32, Callable 1/15/32 @ 100      499,348  
  250,000      Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.25%, 4/15/30, Callable 4/15/25 @ 102.63(a)      184,375  
  731,000      VICI Properties LP, 4.75%, 2/15/28, Callable 1/15/28 @ 100      696,278  
  1,082,000      VICI Properties LP, 4.95%, 2/15/30, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100      1,015,728  
  25,000      VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100(a)      23,781  
  765,000      VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100(a)      703,800  
     

 

 

 
        3,123,310  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):       
  210,000      CBRE Services, Inc., 2.50%, 4/1/31, Callable 1/1/31 @ 100      171,824  
  175,000      Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/30, Callable 9/1/24 @ 102.38      138,031  
  145,000      Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 102.88(a)      110,744  
  725,000      TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/27, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.63(a)      641,625  
     

 

 

 
        1,062,224  
     

 

 

 
Retail & Whsle — Discretionary (0.0%):       
  35,000      MIWD Holdco II LLC / MIWD Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/25 @ 102.75(a)      28,175  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.0%):       
  135,000      Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102.25(a)      110,363  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.4%):       
$ 65,000      Broadcom, Inc., 1.95%, 2/15/28, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100(a)    $ 55,362  
  4,136,000      Broadcom, Inc., 2.45%, 2/15/31, Callable 11/15/30 @ 100(a)      3,329,881  
  564,000      Broadcom, Inc., 2.60%, 2/15/33, Callable 11/15/32 @ 100(a)      434,251  
  1,648,000      Broadcom, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/41, Callable 8/15/40 @ 100(a)      1,256,109  
  210,000      Broadcom, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/51, Callable 8/15/50 @ 100(a)      156,673  
  310,000      Entegris, Inc., 4.38%, 4/15/28, Callable 4/15/23 @ 102.19(a)      274,350  
  375,000      Entegris, Inc., 3.63%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.72(a)      312,187  
  50,000      ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.88%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 101.94(a)      44,125  
     

 

 

 
        5,862,938  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.4%):       
  40,000      Acuris Finance US, Inc. / Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.5(a)      32,600  
  35,000      Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 7.13%, 10/2/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.56(a)      33,250  
  220,000      CDK Global, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 102.63(a)      218,900  
  25,000      Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 3.88%, 7/1/28, Callable 6/30/24 @ 101.94(a)      20,906  
  25,000      Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 7/1/29, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.44(a)      20,313  
  65,000      Elastic NV, 4.13%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.06(a)      54,112  
  150,000      Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 6/15/28, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102(a)      132,750  
  220,000      MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.13%, 6/15/28, Callable 6/15/24 @ 103.06^(a)      176,000  
  253,000      Oracle Corp., 1.65%, 3/25/26, Callable 2/25/26 @ 100      226,886  
  2,200,000      Oracle Corp., 2.80%, 4/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      2,013,389  
  400,000      Oracle Corp., 2.30%, 3/25/28, Callable 1/25/28 @ 100      345,207  
  2,990,000      Oracle Corp., 2.88%, 3/25/31, Callable 12/25/30 @ 100      2,467,465  
     

 

 

 
        5,741,778  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.4%):       
  80,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.31(a)      65,600  
  85,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 5.00%, 2/15/32, Callable 11/15/26 @ 102.5(a)      69,488  
  32,000      AutoNation, Inc., 4.75%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      30,212  
  49,000      AutoZone, Inc., 3.63%, 4/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      48,482  
  1,229,000      AutoZone, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      1,170,090  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Specialty Retail, continued       
$ 120,000      Carvana Co., 5.88%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 104.41(a)    $ 75,900  
  125,000      Carvana Co., 10.25%, 5/1/30, Callable 5/1/27 @ 105.13(a)      101,250  
  65,000      Foot Locker, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102(a)      49,075  
  125,000      Gap, Inc. (The), 3.88%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 101.94(a)      87,188  
  565,000      L Brands, Inc., 6.63%, 10/1/30, Callable 10/1/25 @ 103.31(a)      480,250  
  80,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.35%, 4/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      76,913  
  1,165,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      1,153,762  
  246,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 4/1/32, Callable 1/1/32 @ 100      228,642  
  1,003,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.25%, 4/1/52, Callable 10/1/51 @ 100      873,059  
  1,138,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.45%, 4/1/62, Callable 10/1/61 @ 100      976,033  
  20,000      Party City Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/26, Callable 8/15/23 @ 104.38(a)      13,450  
  15,000      Rent-A-Center, Inc., 6.38%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103.19^(a)      11,662  
  85,000      Victoria’s Secret & Co., 4.63%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.31(a)      63,963  
     

 

 

 
        5,575,019  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%):       
  320,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.45%, 6/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100      323,553  
  55,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.85%, 7/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100      56,779  
  83,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      85,991  
  101,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.10%, 7/15/27, Callable 5/15/27 @ 100      105,920  
  87,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.20%, 7/15/30, Callable 4/15/30 @ 100      90,843  
     

 

 

 
        663,086  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications (0.0%):       
  305,000      Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 7.00%, 6/15/27, Callable 6/15/24 @ 103.5(a)      291,275  
  145,000      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 5/15/30, Callable 5/15/25 @ 104.38(a)      146,088  
     

 

 

 
        437,363  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%):       
  130,000      Crocs, Inc., 4.13%, 8/15/31, Callable 8/15/26 @ 102.06(a)      91,000  
  40,000      Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.06(a)      31,600  
  45,000      Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 3/1/31, Callable 3/1/26 @ 101.75(a)      36,562  
  235,000      Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 4.00%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102(a)      188,588  
     

 

 

 
        347,750  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Tobacco (0.1%):       
$ 294,000      Altria Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/9/42    $ 217,716  
  191,000      Altria Group, Inc., 4.50%, 5/2/43      144,913  
  175,000      Altria Group, Inc., 5.38%, 1/31/44      152,784  
  72,000      Altria Group, Inc., 5.95%, 2/14/49, Callable 8/14/48 @ 100      63,887  
  232,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100      231,224  
  120,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.70%, 8/15/35, Callable 2/15/35 @ 100      112,753  
  45,000      Turning Point Brands, Inc., 5.63%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/23 @ 102.81(a)      40,162  
     

 

 

 
        963,439  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):       
  295,000      Air Lease Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100      292,501  
  2,465,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.38%, 7/1/25, Callable 6/1/25 @ 100      2,319,587  
  30,000      Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/29, Callable 3/1/24 @ 103(a)      21,900  
  30,000      SRS Distribution, Inc., 4.63%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.31(a)      26,250  
  15,000      SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.13%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 103.06(a)      11,775  
  90,000      SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.00%, 12/1/29, Callable 12/1/24 @ 103(a)      70,650  
     

 

 

 
        2,742,663  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.4%):       
  1,155,000      Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32      1,387,444  
  1,265,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/28      1,328,250  
  2,860,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.75%, 4/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      2,754,248  
  40,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.38      38,700  
  45,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.38%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 101.69      39,498  
  430,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.88%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      402,489  
  56,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.38%, 4/15/40, Callable 10/15/39 @ 100      49,994  
  110,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/50, Callable 10/15/49 @ 100      97,824  
     

 

 

 
        6,098,447  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $340,898,382)

     295,556,785  
  

 

 

 
Yankee Debt Obligations (6.0%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.1%):       
  2,000,000      Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 2.88%, 2/15/25, Callable 1/15/25 @ 100(a)      1,835,000  
  34,000      Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.25(a)      30,727  
  500,000      Bombardier, Inc., 7.13%, 6/15/26, Callable 6/15/23 @ 103.56(a)      408,750  
  620,000      Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103(a)      461,900  
     

 

 

 
        2,736,377  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Airlines (0.0%):       
$ 240,000      VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / XO Management Holding, Inc., 7.88%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/24 @ 103.94(a)    $ 211,800  
  215,000      VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / XO Management Holding, Inc., 6.38%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/25 @ 103.19(a)      171,731  
     

 

 

 
        383,531  
     

 

 

 
Banks (1.9%):       
  585,000      Barclays plc, 4.38%, 1/12/26      577,450  
  2,543,000      Barclays plc, 2.85% (US0003M+245 bps), 5/7/26, Callable 5/7/25 @ 100      2,402,540  
  2,377,000      Barclays plc, 5.09% (US0003M+305 bps), 6/20/30, Callable 6/20/29 @ 100      2,263,646  
  200,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3.61%, 9/12/34, Callable 9/12/29 @ 100(a)      178,772  
  530,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 4.38%, 8/4/25      524,920  
  205,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24      204,238  
  1,000,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 4.95%, 3/31/30      988,170  
  200,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 6/26/24(a)      192,324  
  6,069,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(a)      5,732,747  
  3,200,000      Natwest Group plc, 5.13%, 5/28/24      3,215,395  
  2,550,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.13%, 12/15/22      2,564,874  
  547,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.10%, 6/10/23      555,417  
  2,625,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.00%, 12/19/23      2,670,300  
  680,000      Societe Generale SA, 1.04% (H15T1Y+75 bps), 6/18/25, Callable 6/18/24 @ 100^(a)      636,482  
  3,863,000      Societe Generale SA, 1.49% (H15T1Y+110 bps), 12/14/26, Callable 12/14/25 @ 100(a)      3,411,744  
  186,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 4.11% (H15T5Y+200 bps), 7/24/34, Callable 7/24/29 @ 100      170,816  
     

 

 

 
        26,289,835  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.0%):       
  200,000      Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102.38(a)      173,500  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (1.2%):       
  787,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.80%, 6/9/23      782,137  
  4,009,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.59% (SOFR+156 bps), 9/11/25, Callable 9/11/24 @ 100(a)      3,770,789  
  2,514,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 4.19% (SOFR+373 bps), 4/1/31, Callable 4/1/30 @ 100(a)      2,235,409  
  670,000      Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey, Ltd., 3.80%, 9/15/22      669,861  
  470,000      Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey, Ltd., 3.75%, 3/26/25      456,419  
  860,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 3.30%, 11/16/22      858,749  
  4,610,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 4/1/25^      4,391,804  
  774,000      UBS Group AG, 1.49% (H15T1Y+85 bps), 8/10/27, Callable 8/10/26 @ 100(a)      676,341  
     

 

 

 
        13,841,509  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.0%):       
  350,000      Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.50%, 5/15/26, Callable 7/18/22 @ 103.25(a)      325,500  
  510,000      Methanex Corp., 5.13%, 10/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100      452,625  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
$ 230,000      Methanex Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/29, Callable 9/15/29 @ 100^    $ 193,775  
  255,000      Methanex Corp., 5.65%, 12/1/44, Callable 6/1/44 @ 100      178,198  
  125,000      SPCM SA, 3.13%, 3/15/27, Callable 3/15/24 @ 101.56(a)      105,156  
     

 

 

 
        1,255,254  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary Services (0.0%):       
  115,000      Studio City Co., Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103.5(a)      99,188  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.1%):       
  15,000      Intelligent Packaging, Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging, Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/22 @ 103(a)      12,337  
  740,000      Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.75(a)      695,600  
     

 

 

 
        707,937  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):       
  33,000      Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, 4.63%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.31(a)      26,813  
  980,000      GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd. / GEMS Education Delaware LLC, 7.13%, 7/31/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.56(a)      921,200  
     

 

 

 
        948,013  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.5%):       
  780,000      Altice Financing SA, 5.00%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.5(a)      625,950  
  1,050,000      Altice Financing SA, 5.75%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102.88(a)      842,625  
  1,601,000      C&W Senior Financing Dac, 6.88%, 9/15/27, Callable 9/15/22 @ 103.44(a)      1,440,900  
  430,000      Dolya Holdco 18 DAC, 5.00%, 7/15/28, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.5(a)      356,900  
  1,355,000      Park Aerospace Holdings, 5.50%, 2/15/24(a)      1,339,756  
  780,000      Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc, 4.25%, 1/31/31, Callable 1/31/26 @ 102.13(a)      626,925  
     

 

 

 
        5,233,056  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%):       
  700,000      Altice France SA, 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103^(a)      495,250  
  470,000      Altice France SA, 5.13%, 1/15/29, Callable 9/15/23 @ 102.56(a)      356,025  
  55,000      Telecom Italia SpA, 6.00%, 9/30/34      41,525  
     

 

 

 
        892,800  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):       
  379,688      Transocean Poseidon, Ltd., 6.88%, 2/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 105.16(a)      338,871  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):       
  35,000      1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.88^(a)      35,175  
  525,000      1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/30, Callable 10/15/25 @ 102(a)      425,250  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
$ 45,000      Melco Resorts Finance, Ltd., 5.75%, 7/21/28, Callable 7/21/23 @ 102.88(a)    $ 29,025  
  40,000      Melco Resorts Finance, Ltd., 5.38%, 12/4/29, Callable 12/4/24 @ 102.69^(a)      25,000  
     

 

 

 
        514,450  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.2%):       
  1,414,000      AIA Group, Ltd., 3.38%, 4/7/30, Callable 1/7/30 @ 100(a)      1,331,663  
  1,200,000      AIA Group, Ltd., 3.20%, 9/16/40, Callable 3/16/40 @ 100(a)      962,506  
  200,000      Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA, 5.00% (H15T5Y+358 bps), 4/2/49, Callable 4/2/29 @ 100(a)      189,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,483,169  
     

 

 

 
Materials (0.0%):       
  125,000      Cerdia Finanz GmbH, 10.50%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/24 @ 105.25(a)      102,031  
  530,000      NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/3/27 @ 100(a)      453,812  
  500,000      Nufarm Australia, Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.00%, 1/27/30, Callable 1/27/25 @ 102.5(a)      422,500  
     

 

 

 
        978,343  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.0%):       
  565,000      VZ Secured Financing BV, 5.00%, 1/15/32, Callable 1/15/27 @ 102.5(a)      468,950  
  335,000      Ziggo BV, 5.13%, 2/28/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.56(a)      262,975  
     

 

 

 
        731,925  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.1%):       
  695,000      ERO Copper Corp., 6.50%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.25(a)      556,000  
  500,000      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 6.88%, 3/1/26, Callable 7/18/22 @ 103.44(a)      457,500  
  35,000      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 6.88%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 103.44(a)      31,325  
  5,000      FMG Resources Pty, Ltd., 4.50%, 9/15/27, Callable 6/15/27 @ 100(a)      4,444  
  85,000      Infrabuild Australia Pty, Ltd., 12.00%, 10/1/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 109(a)      82,981  
  180,000      Mineral Resources, Ltd., 8.00%, 11/1/27, Callable 11/1/24 @ 104(a)      174,600  
     

 

 

 
        1,306,850  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.1%):       
  1,373,000      InterGen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(a)      1,328,378  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.1%):       
  2,502,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100      2,455,087  
  335,000      eG Global Finance plc, 6.75%, 2/7/25, Callable 7/18/22 @ 101.69(a)      315,319  
  510,000      eG Global Finance plc, 8.50%, 10/30/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 104.25(a)      494,700  
  145,000      Enbridge, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/23, Callable 7/1/23 @ 100      145,412  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 565,000      Meg Energy Corp., 7.13%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/23 @ 103.56(a)    $ 565,000  
  2,500,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.50%, 1/23/26      2,150,310  
  916,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.84%, 1/23/30, Callable 10/23/29 @ 100      719,033  
  4,780,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.95%, 1/28/31, Callable 10/28/30 @ 100      3,492,182  
  2,228,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      1,365,530  
  5,000,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.35%, 2/12/48      2,926,595  
  336,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.95%, 1/28/60, Callable 7/28/59 @ 100      208,436  
  45,000      Teine Energy, Ltd., 6.88%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.44(a)      42,075  
     

 

 

 
        14,879,679  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):       
  295,000      Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 11/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.38(a)      258,862  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.0%):       
  60,000      Open Text Corp., 3.88%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 101.94(a)      53,400  
  460,000      Open Text Corp., 3.88%, 12/1/29, Callable 12/1/24 @ 101.94(a)      395,600  
     

 

 

 
        449,000  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (0.3%):       
  300,000      Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 3.88%, 4/16/50(a)      267,702  
  37,622      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 1.00%, 7/9/29, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      8,465  
  342,505      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 0.50%, 7/9/30, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      78,348  
  627,494      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 0.12%, 7/9/35, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      134,127  
  300,000      Corp. Andina de Fomento, 2.38%, 5/12/23      297,786  
  900,000      Dominican Republic, 5.50%, 1/27/25(a)      891,000  
  3,150,000      Dominican Republic, 6.00%, 7/19/28(a)      2,909,812  
  375,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.20%, 10/15/50      322,524  
  350,000      Qatar Government International Bond, 4.40%, 4/16/50(a)      335,157  
  200,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 3.25%, 10/22/30(a)      188,353  
  200,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 4.50%, 4/22/60(a)      184,599  
     

 

 

 
        5,617,873  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications (0.0%):       
  250,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 6.50%, 3/15/30, Callable 3/15/25 @ 102(a)      206,380  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.3%):       
  2,200,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 2.88%, 8/14/24, Callable 7/14/24 @ 100      2,103,543  
  320,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.88%, 1/16/24, Callable 12/16/23 @ 100      318,481  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Trading Companies & Distributors, continued       
$ 1,379,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 1.65%, 10/29/24, Callable 9/29/24 @ 100    $ 1,273,774  
  151,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.50%, 7/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100      154,476  
  163,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 4/3/26, Callable 2/3/26 @ 100      156,161  
  503,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 2.45%, 10/29/26, Callable 9/29/26 @ 100      438,253  
  527,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.00%, 10/29/28, Callable 8/29/28 @ 100      444,188  
  564,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.30%, 1/30/32, Callable 10/30/31 @ 100      452,509  
     

 

 

 
        5,341,385  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):       
  330,000      Empresa Nacional del Pet, 4.38%, 10/30/24(a)      329,175  
  450,000      Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.25%, 3/25/29, Callable 3/25/24 @ 103.13(a)      394,313  
  295,000      Millicom International Cellular SA, 4.50%, 4/27/31, Callable 4/27/26 @ 102.25(a)      218,300  
  562,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.20%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a)      534,232  
  490,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.80%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(a)      450,051  
     

 

 

 
        1,926,071  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Debt Obligations (Cost $103,183,276)

     88,922,236  
  

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds (0.2%):       
California (0.0%):  
  140,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39      190,546  
  10,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 11/1/39      13,073  
     

 

 

 
        203,619  
     

 

 

 
Illinois (0.2%):  
  3,235,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.10%, 6/1/33      3,220,410  
  34,091      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.95%, 6/1/23      34,357  
     

 

 

 
        3,254,767  
     

 

 

 
New Jersey (0.0%):  
  339,000      New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue, Build America Bonds, GO, Series A, 7.43%, 2/15/29      382,636  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $3,771,051)

     3,841,022  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (11.1%):       
Federal National Mortgage Association (6.6%)  
  35,156      2.50%, 5/1/31, Pool #BC0919      33,715  
  50,801      2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #BC2778      48,707  
  35,890      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8010      34,504  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 245,097      2.50%, 1/1/32, Pool #BE3032    $ 238,143  
  39,643      2.50%, 9/1/32, Pool #MA3124      38,394  
  21,302      3.00%, 3/1/33, Pool #BM4614      20,913  
  350,681      6.00%, 5/1/36, Pool #745512      385,518  
  131,693      2.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #BU1384      123,297  
  3,000,000      1.50%, 7/25/37, TBA      2,729,531  
  9,250,000      2.00%, 7/25/37, TBA      8,642,969  
  53,871      1.50%, 11/1/40, Pool #MA4175      46,444  
  507,803      2.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #MA4176      457,207  
  19,581      2.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #MA4204      17,380  
  53,731      1.50%, 12/1/40, Pool #MA4202      46,325  
  13,898      3.50%, 12/1/40, Pool #AH1556      13,718  
  56,821      1.50%, 1/1/41, Pool #MA4231      48,991  
  57,842      1.50%, 2/1/41, Pool #MA4266      48,881  
  20,930      2.00%, 2/1/41, Pool #MA4268      18,595  
  21,407      2.00%, 3/1/41, Pool #MA4287      19,019  
  58,914      1.50%, 3/1/41, Pool #MA4286      49,785  
  21,953      2.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #MA4311      19,503  
  341,488      2.00%, 5/1/41, Pool #MA4333      303,363  
  22,565      2.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #MA4364      20,045  
  23,542      2.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #MA4446      20,940  
  365,610      2.00%, 2/1/42, Pool #MA4540      326,853  
  35,805      4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #BM1167      36,000  
  258,294      4.50%, 3/1/44, Pool #AV0957      263,244  
  135,433      4.50%, 7/1/44, Pool #AS3062      137,266  
  152,978      4.50%, 12/1/44, Pool #AS4176      155,754  
  124,024      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1207      122,541  
  129,424      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8096      127,880  
  59,152      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8126      58,444  
  246,863      3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0814      238,440  
  171,711      3.50%, 8/1/45, Pool #AY8424      165,855  
  24,633      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #AS6352      24,338  
  7,113      4.50%, 1/1/46, Pool #AY3890      7,206  
  63,517      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #BC1578      62,818  
  4,186      4.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #BC0287      4,375  
  249,061      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #AL8468      248,197  
  19,883      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #AS7024      19,676  
  23,263      4.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #BD1238      23,706  
  165,800      4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AL9282      163,972  
  97,920      4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC1443      97,853  
  26,429      4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1489      26,134  
  102,899      4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BC2843      102,829  
  17,567      4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD7599      17,371  
  56,647      4.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #BE1671      57,414  
  95,540      4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BC4754      95,475  
  51,253      4.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BE2386      53,566  
  4,727      4.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9079      4,939  
  101,573      4.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BE4488      106,159  
  259,665      3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9077      257,882  
  30,281      4.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE6506      30,872  
  18,246      4.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE7087      18,615  
  47,783      4.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE8498      48,476  
  361,754      4.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9779      360,835  
  48,371      4.00%, 5/1/47, Pool #BM1277      48,026  
  5,339      4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #BH4269      5,301  
  19,235      4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BH0561      19,495  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 8,653      4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BE9387    $ 8,832  
  53,275      4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BE3663      54,370  
  45,469      4.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #BE3749      46,398  
  27,021      4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #AS9968      26,828  
  51,501      4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BM3700      51,134  
  19,487      4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #BJ5454      19,645  
  6,120      4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #BJ5507      6,170  
  270,501      4.50%, 10/1/48, Pool #CA2432      274,739  
  68,501      4.50%, 10/25/48, Pool #BM4548      70,773  
  322,267      4.50%, 12/1/48, Pool #CA2797      326,784  
  181,403      4.50%, 9/1/49, Pool #FM1534      190,039  
  41,954      3.50%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4557      40,576  
  254,990      4.00%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4628      255,200  
  9,672      3.00%, 11/1/49, Pool #BO8254      9,046  
  136,728      3.00%, 1/1/50, Pool #CA5019      127,862  
  181,841      3.00%, 1/1/50, Pool #MA3905      171,279  
  181,021      3.00%, 2/1/50, Pool #CA5126      169,338  
  561,843      4.00%, 3/1/50, Pool #FM3663      559,564  
  137,065      3.00%, 4/1/50, Pool #MA3991      128,500  
  92,350      2.00%, 7/1/50, Pool #FM3897      80,961  
  130,748      2.00%, 7/1/50, Pool #CA6275      114,560  
  2,769,271      3.50%, 8/1/50, Pool #FM7147      2,711,510  
  636,696      3.00%, 8/1/50, Pool #FM6118      595,199  
  360,038      2.50%, 8/1/50, Pool #SD0430      324,950  
  55,395      3.00%, 9/1/50, Pool #FM4317      51,827  
  141,262      3.00%, 9/1/50, Pool #CA6998      132,047  
  165,569      2.50%, 10/1/50, Pool #CA7229      150,600  
  138,770      2.00%, 10/1/50, Pool #CA7323      120,770  
  90,724      2.00%, 11/1/50, Pool #C47616      78,830  
  156,159      3.00%, 12/1/50, Pool #FM7827      146,801  
  2,208,671      2.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #MA4281      1,919,450  
  1,108,972      2.50%, 4/1/51, Pool #FM6540      1,011,153  
  4,325,432      3.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #BR9775      4,045,297  
  2,143,925      2.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #MA4305      1,863,070  
  630,506      3.00%, 5/1/51, Pool #CB0531      589,174  
  1,396,908      3.00%, 6/1/51, Pool #CB0850      1,305,402  
  45,483      2.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #BQ1010      39,543  
  513,581      3.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #FM8077      479,862  
  20,357      2.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #BT1461      17,710  
  518,009      2.50%, 8/1/51, Pool #CB1384      467,189  
  2,800,000      5.00%, 8/25/51, TBA      2,850,313  
  1,100,000      3.00%, 8/25/51, TBA      1,024,719  
  382,531      2.50%, 9/1/51, Pool #CB1549      345,122  
  670,440      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #CB1801      582,500  
  503,859      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #CB1799      437,804  
  548,540      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9539      476,633  
  850,533      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9568      738,999  
  1,351,631      2.50%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9501      1,219,359  
  1,074,413      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2349      933,410  
  1,655,336      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #FM9865      1,493,292  
  444,910      3.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #BT9503      415,578  
  362,806      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2376      327,225  
  385,914      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2350      335,281  
  291,229      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2348      253,021  
  292,067      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2347      253,743  
  407,728      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2321      368,048  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

26


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 385,830      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2320    $ 348,082  
  921,391      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2289      831,732  
  704,831      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0288      612,280  
  382,426      3.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #MA4514      368,706  
  281,123      3.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #CB2662      262,411  
  1,634,593      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0286      1,421,068  
  1,027,840      2.50%, 2/1/52, Pool #FS0605      927,812  
  972,854      3.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #FS0631      909,343  
  1,669,826      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2842      1,450,425  
  468,790      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #CB3174      451,892  
  662,991      2.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #FS1082      604,249  
  170,702      3.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #MA4564      159,437  
  671,979      3.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #BV0350      627,617  
  972,109      3.00%, 5/1/52, Pool #CB3584      908,259  
  700,484      4.50%, 7/1/52, Pool #CB4064      712,971  
  2,375,000      4.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      2,385,020  
  6,200,000      4.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      6,116,688  
  6,750,000      3.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      6,492,656  
  2,000,000      3.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      1,865,313  
  6,700,000      2.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      6,032,094  
  4,900,000      1.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      4,064,703  
  3,225,000      2.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      2,799,199  
  5,000,000      2.50%, 8/25/52, TBA      4,496,094  
  6,150,000      2.00%, 8/25/52, TBA      5,331,281  
     

 

 

 
        97,981,055  
     

 

 

 
Government National Mortgage Association (2.4%)  
  18,429      4.00%, 10/20/40, Pool #G24833      18,769  
  55,655      4.00%, 1/20/41, Pool #4922      56,683  
  59,009      4.00%, 8/15/41, Pool #430354      59,362  
  633,099      4.00%, 1/20/42, Pool #5280      644,789  
  85,495      4.00%, 11/20/42, Pool #MA0535      86,292  
  206,138      3.00%, 12/20/42, Pool #AA5872      195,791  
  133,773      3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AA6146      133,454  
  25,693      3.50%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8884      25,240  
  58,851      3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8812      58,085  
  9,771      3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AB9891      9,599  
  25,973      3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AD9075      25,516  
  54,796      4.00%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3664      55,274  
  275,470      3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126      263,508  
  50,287      4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5857      51,050  
  37,433      4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5831      37,783  
  391,437      3.00%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4195      370,132  
  166,090      4.00%, 3/20/47, Pool #MA4322      167,229  
  28,299      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #MA4383      28,493  
  90,227      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784303      89,710  
  95,516      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784304      94,969  
  30,582      4.00%, 5/20/47, Pool #MA4452      30,792  
  19,856      3.50%, 2/20/48, Pool #MA5019      19,424  
  15,218      4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG7744      15,321  
  18,412      4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG3507      18,536  
  4,033      3.50%, 12/20/49, Pool #BR8987      4,073  
  7,994      3.50%, 12/20/49, Pool #BR8985      7,776  
  2,843      3.50%, 12/20/49, Pool #BR8984      2,729  
  268,156      3.50%, 4/20/50, Pool #MA6600      261,840  
  1,955,697      3.50%, 11/20/50, Pool #MA6997      1,909,565  
  581,882      3.00%, 9/20/51, Pool #MA7590      549,943  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Government National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 591,529      3.00%, 10/20/51, Pool #MA7650    $ 559,010  
  72,501      2.50%, 12/20/51, Pool #MA7767      66,490  
  3,300,000      3.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      3,205,641  
  3,000,000      4.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      2,986,875  
  3,200,000      4.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      3,247,000  
  9,275,000      2.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      8,495,320  
  4,550,000      2.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      4,035,281  
  3,125,000      3.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      2,949,219  
  6,300,000      2.00%, 8/20/52, TBA      5,583,375  
     

 

 

 
        36,419,938  
     

 

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (2.1%)  
  32,608      2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #J34501      31,343  
  22,975      2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #G18604      22,342  
  40,234      2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #V61246      38,654  
  68,840      2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #V61273      66,434  
  178,147      3.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #C91403      174,561  
  533,758      3.50%, 7/1/32, Pool #C91467      523,010  
  138,304      2.50%, 12/1/32, Pool #G18669      134,069  
  31,179      2.50%, 3/1/33, Pool #G18680      29,921  
  126,812      3.00%, 4/1/33, Pool #G18684      124,242  
  40,787      3.00%, 5/1/33, Pool #G16550      40,155  
  105,183      2.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #G16661      101,767  
  29,426      3.00%, 4/1/34, Pool #G16829      29,083  
  148,833      3.50%, 10/1/34, Pool #C91793      146,331  
  408,442      4.00%, 5/1/37, Pool #C91938      408,927  
  179,332      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A95150      181,783  
  35,081      1.50%, 12/1/40, Pool #RB5089      30,247  
  58,047      1.50%, 2/1/41, Pool #RB5099      49,051  
  58,999      1.50%, 3/1/41, Pool #RB5104      49,858  
  58,416      1.50%, 4/1/41, Pool #RB5107      49,362  
  21,817      2.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #RB5108      19,383  
  22,566      2.00%, 7/1/41, Pool #RB5118      19,788  
  23,533      2.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #RB5131      20,932  
  254,337      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G60271      246,661  
  504,627      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G07922      496,955  
  65,121      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #G07949      66,591  
  58,407      3.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #Q37467      56,762  
  14,508      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #V82292      14,501  
  6,109      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #Q39975      6,083  
  113,469      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q43257      109,997  
  186,534      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #G60989      174,516  
  8,097      4.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45028      8,468  
  5,931      4.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #Q45635      6,203  
  11,931      4.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #Q46222      12,183  
  9,635      4.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #Q47942      9,838  
  30,411      4.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #Q48095      31,052  
  20,573      4.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #Q47935      21,010  
  37,496      4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #Q48759      38,291  
  242,805      4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #Q48877      242,694  
  21,041      4.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #Q49393      21,484  
  93,674      4.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #Q53017      94,836  
  27,728      4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #G61343      27,670  
  11,789      4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #Q54499      11,783  
  34,359      4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #Q55500      34,666  
  20,572      4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #Q55724      20,757  
  48,925      4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #Q55660      49,375  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued  
$ 40,755      4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #Q55839    $ 41,119  
  108,938      4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #Q55992      108,881  
  156,332      4.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #G67713      156,271  
  47,947      4.00%, 7/1/48, Pool #Q59935      47,869  
  27,118      4.50%, 10/1/48, Pool #G67716      27,792  
  157,662      3.00%, 6/1/49, Pool #ZT2090      148,514  
  737,787      4.50%, 7/1/49, Pool #RA1171      748,900  
  6,165      3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool #QA3907      5,765  
  9,147      3.00%, 11/1/49, Pool #QA4483      8,558  
  25,878      3.00%, 12/1/49, Pool #QA5154      24,210  
  10,221      3.00%, 12/1/49, Pool #QA5521      9,641  
  153,306      3.00%, 4/1/50, Pool #QA9049      144,387  
  353,722      2.00%, 6/1/50, Pool #RA2677      310,267  
  462,193      2.50%, 11/1/50, Pool #SD7530      417,208  
  2,338,122      2.50%, 2/1/51, Pool #SD7535      2,128,259  
  1,361,669      2.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #SD8134      1,183,354  
  1,376,835      2.00%, 5/1/51, Pool #SD7541      1,197,421  
  2,261,009      2.50%, 5/1/51, Pool #SD7540      2,041,073  
  46,757      2.00%, 5/1/51, Pool #QC1514      40,650  
  369,485      2.50%, 7/1/51, Pool #RA5574      333,284  
  28,786      2.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #QC4163      25,023  
  1,037,006      2.50%, 8/1/51, Pool #QC5848      934,598  
  485,726      3.00%, 9/1/51, Pool #QC6608      453,515  
  478,212      3.00%, 9/1/51, Pool #QC7496      446,739  
  1,262,943      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #RA5715      1,099,855  
  493,890      3.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #QC9077      461,300  
  722,792      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #RA6076      627,947  
  479,010      3.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #QD1240      447,597  
  1,248,683      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #RA6241      1,084,945  
  433,866      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #RA6302      376,901  
  675,525      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6434      609,786  
  473,159      3.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #QD3200      442,092  
  485,822      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6510      422,089  
  291,217      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6496      262,872  
  2,217,404      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6435      1,999,817  
  828,725      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #RA6622      747,299  
  416,223      3.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #RA6604      388,799  
  261,189      3.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #QD5561      243,976  
  1,078,966      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #RA6823      937,639  
  1,076,457      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #RA6824      935,159  
  721,962      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #RA6949      695,289  
Principal
Amount
or Shares
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued  
$ 748,498      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #RA6950    $ 722,938  
  1,286,983      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #RA6987      1,243,782  
  2,477,592      3.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #RA6988      2,314,089  
     

 

 

 
        31,141,088  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $173,831,036)

     165,542,081  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations (21.5%):       
U.S. Treasury Bonds (6.4%)  
  32,428,000      1.75%, 8/15/41      24,812,487  
  1,605,300      3.00%, 2/15/47      1,509,484  
  66,722,000      2.00%, 8/15/51      52,022,309  
  10,106,000      1.88%, 11/15/51      7,648,979  
  7,300,000      2.25%, 2/15/52      6,059,000  
  3,500,000      2.88%, 5/15/52      3,332,656  
     

 

 

 
        95,384,915  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Notes (15.1%)  
  72,300,000      0.13%, 5/31/23      70,492,500  
  85,000,000      0.75%, 5/31/26      77,867,969  
  18,472,000      1.25%, 12/31/26      17,098,145  
  7,155,200      1.25%, 5/31/28      6,456,450  
  17,310,000      1.25%, 9/30/28      15,533,020  
  43,791,000      1.38%, 11/15/31      38,091,328  
     

 

 

 
        225,539,412  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $364,707,415)

     320,924,327  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.6%):  
  9,269,106      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.19%(f)(g)      9,269,106  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (Cost $9,269,106)

     9,269,106  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.2%):       
Money Markets (1.2%):       
  18,252,208      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(g)      18,252,208  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $18,252,208)

     18,252,208  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,708,037,369) — 104.4%

     1,559,005,203  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (4.4)%

     (66,373,281
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,492,631,922  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

GO—General Obligation

H15T1Y—1 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

H15T5Y—5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN—Medium Term Note

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA—To Be Announced Security

US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR

US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR

USSW5—USD 5 Year Swap Rate

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $8,902,249.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(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 rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at June 30, 2022.

 

(c)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. The total of all such securities represent 0.03% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(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, 2022, these securities represent 0.03% 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, 2022.

 

(g)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Amounts shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/16/22        135      $ 25,579,125      $ (211,730
           

 

 

 
            $ (211,730
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 1,708,037,369
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 1,559,005,203

Interest and dividends receivable

      7,362,571

Foreign currency, at value (cost $1)

      1

Receivable for capital shares issued

      71,229

Receivable for investments sold

      67,232,974

Receivable for TBA investments sold

      3,223,647

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      1,373,999

Reclaims receivable

      36,173

Prepaid expenses

      5,623
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,638,311,420
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      3,674,391

Payable for investments purchased

      11,762,779

Payable for TBA investments purchased

      119,262,118

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      572,888

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      9,269,106

Due to Broker for futures contracts collateral

      1,098

Manager fees payable

      529,875

Administration fees payable

      285,218

Distribution fees payable

      294,222

Custodian fees payable

      2,660

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      771

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,088

Trustee fees payable

      7,063

Other accrued liabilities

      16,221
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      145,679,498
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,492,631,922
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,522,318,955

Total distributable earnings

      (29,687,033 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,492,631,922
   

 

 

 

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

      113,260,370

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.18
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 91,064,340

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

      10,269,169

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 8.87
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 1,401,567,582

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

      102,991,202

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.61
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $8,902,249.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 12,345,557

Dividends

      5,576,883

Income from securities lending

      18,269

Foreign withholding tax

      (948 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      17,939,761
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      3,575,065

Administration fees

      178,302

Distribution fees

      1,952,218

Custodian fees

      22,854

Administrative and compliance services fees

      10,361

Transfer agent fees

      6,147

Trustee fees

      40,618

Professional fees

      32,593

Shareholder reports

      16,436

Other expenses

      16,907
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      5,851,501

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

      (139,162 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      5,712,339
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      12,227,422
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      (5,503,774 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (4,705,459 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short

      11,737

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (253,548,149 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      (193,490 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities held short

      219
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (263,938,916 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (251,711,494 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021^
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 12,227,422     $ 15,670,060

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (10,197,496 )       104,247,562

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (253,741,420 )       19,318,995
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (251,711,494 )       139,236,617
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (3,330,348 )

Class 2

            (34,061,423 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (37,391,771 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,914       116,811,345

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            3,330,348

Value of shares redeemed

      (7,241,342 )       (9,762,492 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (7,239,428 )       110,379,201
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,594,202       1,259,772,914

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            34,061,423

Value of shares redeemed

      (118,721,404 )       (196,875,194 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (116,127,202 )       1,096,959,143
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (123,366,630 )       1,207,338,344
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (375,078,124 )       1,309,183,190

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,867,710,046       558,526,856
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,492,631,922     $ 1,867,710,046
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      204       11,643,238

Dividends reinvested

            336,739

Shares redeemed

      (754,130 )       (956,882 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (753,926 )       11,023,095
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      172,029       82,739,673

Dividends reinvested

            2,240,883

Shares redeemed

      (8,117,091 )       (12,725,870 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (7,945,062 )       72,254,686
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (8,698,988 )       83,277,781
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

       

 

^

Class 1 activity is for the period June 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2021.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021^
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.29     $ 10.00                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.08 (a)       0.07 (a)                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.50 )       0.52                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.42 )       0.59                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.08 )                

Net Realized Gains

            (0.22 )                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Dividends

            (0.30 )                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 8.87     $ 10.29                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(b)

      (13.80 )%(c)       6.03 %(c)                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 91,064     $ 113,445                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.71 %       1.35 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.47 %       0.51 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.45 %       0.46 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      34 %(c)       115 %                

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 15.81     $ 14.44     $ 13.45     $ 12.26     $ 13.35     $ 12.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.11 (a)       0.19 (a)       0.26 (a)       0.31 (a)       0.34       0.28

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.31 )       1.48       1.51       1.76       (0.58 )       1.09
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.20 )       1.67       1.77       2.07       (0.24 )       1.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.08 )       (0.35 )       (0.33 )       (0.32 )      

Net Realized Gains

            (0.22 )       (0.43 )       (0.55 )       (0.53 )       (0.45 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.30 )       (0.78 )       (0.88 )       (0.85 )       (0.45 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.61     $ 15.81     $ 14.44     $ 13.45     $ 12.26     $ 13.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (13.92 )%(c)       11.65 %       13.47 %       17.27 %       (2.02 )%       11.12 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 1,401,568     $ 1,754,265     $ 558,527     $ 559,027     $ 539,355     $ 627,375

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.45 %       1.22 %       1.92 %       2.35 %       2.24 %       2.06 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.72 %       0.80 %       1.03 %       1.02 %       1.01 %       1.00 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.70 %       0.71 %       0.71 %       0.71 %       0.71 %       0.71 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      34 %(c)       115 %       77 %       77 %       66 %       82 %

 

^

Class 1 activity for the period June 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2021.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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.

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. The Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When the 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. The Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 the Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

Bank Loans

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

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 3313% 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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $1,784 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $9,269,106 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022, 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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $15.7 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 211,730  

 

*

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, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (4,705,459    $ (193,490

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, FIAM LLC (“FIAM”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Manager, FIAM provides investment advisory services as the subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. Prior to March 18, 2022, pursuant to a separate sub-subadvisory agreement with FIAM, Geode Capital Management, LLC (“Geode”) acted as sub-subadviser, made investment decisions with respect to certain designated assets of the Fund, and was paid a fee by FIAM, not the Fund. 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 “Management fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund, Class 1

         0.43 %          0.46 %

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund, Class 2

         0.43 %          0.71 %

 

*

The annual rate due to the Manager is 0.43% of the first $20 billion of the Fund’s net assets and 0.40% of the Fund’s net assets over $20 billion.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2022
     Expires
12/31/2023
     Expires
12/31/2024
     Expires
12/31/2025
     Total

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 328,039        $ 353,628        $ 564,106        $ 139,162        $ 1,384,935

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 562,373,457        $ 250,101        $ #        $ 562,623,558

Preferred Stock+

         95,600                            95,600

Warrants+

         158,583                            158,583

Asset Backed Securities

                  8,991,591                   8,991,591

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  82,594,181                   82,594,181

Convertible Bonds+

                  828,514          433,811          1,262,325

Bank Loans

                  971,600                   971,600

Corporate Bonds+

                  295,556,785                   295,556,785

Yankee Debt Obligations+

                  88,922,236                   88,922,236

Municipal Bonds

                  3,841,022                   3,841,022

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  165,542,081                   165,542,081

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  320,924,327                   320,924,327

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         9,269,106                            9,269,106

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         18,252,208                            18,252,208
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         590,148,954          968,422,438          433,811          1,559,005,203
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         (211,730 )                            (211,730 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 589,937,224        $ 968,422,438        $ 433,811        $ 1,558,793,473
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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, 2022.

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 557,030,705        $ 649,148,184

For the period ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 281,461,116        $ 299,329,141

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022 are identified below.

 

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

Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23

       7/10/20      $ 26,314        31,702      $ 168,337        0.01 %

Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23

       11/5/20        46,000        54,850        265,474        0.02 %

Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/23, Callable 7/14/22 @ 100

       10/30/18        256,808        278,000               0.00 %

 

(a)

Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

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 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.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it will stop compelling banks to submit rates for many LIBOR settings after December 31, 2021, and for certain other commonly-used U.S. dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The transition away from LIBOR could result in increased volatility and uncertainty in markets tied to LIBOR. The elimination of LIBOR may adversely affect the market for, or value of, specific securities or payments linked to LIBOR rates, the availability or terms of borrowing or refinancing, or the effectiveness of hedging strategies. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2023, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor or SOFR) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities 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, investments in mortgage-related securities may cause the fund to exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition,

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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 the Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If the 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. The Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

Short Sale Risk: The Fund may engage in short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells securities borrowed from others with the expectation that the price of the security will fall before the Fund must purchase the security to return it to the lender. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold. The Fund may also pay transaction costs and borrowing fees in connection with short sales.

8. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

9. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

10. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $1,905,510,267. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 117,633,634

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (15,734,154
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 101,899,480  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 14,482,331        $ 22,909,440        $ 37,391,771

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

At December 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 42,139,842        $ 77,978,859        $        $ 101,905,760        $ 222,024,461

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, foreign currency gains or losses, return of capital from underlying investments and other miscellaneous differences.

11. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 70% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

12. 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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management

Total Bond Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 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 35

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 36

 

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


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 886.10     $ 2.62       0.56 %

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 885.80     $ 3.79       0.81 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.02     $ 2.81       0.56 %

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.78     $ 4.06       0.81 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds

      32.8 %

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      30.1

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      17.8

Yankee Debt Obligations

      10.9

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      9.8

Asset Backed Securities

      2.3

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.8

Municipal Bonds

      0.7

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.6

Convertible Bonds

      0.3

Common Stocks

      0.2

Bank Loans

      0.2

Preferred Stock

        
   

Warrant

        
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      106.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (6.5 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares,

Contracts or

Principal

Amount

   Value  
Common Stocks (0.2%):       
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%):       
  1,287      Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.*    $ 30,296  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):       
  1,100      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      42,130  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.0%):       
  2,400      Altice USA, Inc., Class A*      22,200  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):       
  22      Amplify Energy Corp.*      144  
  2,649      Denbury, Inc.*      158,914  
  1,400      EQT Corp.      48,160  
  5,889      Sanchez Energy Corp.*(a)      367,156  
     

 

 

 
        574,374  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%):       
  698      Micron Technology, Inc.      38,585  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $355,578)

     707,585  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stock (0.0%):       
Electric Utilities (0.0%):       
  600      PG&E Corp., 5.50%, 8/16/23      57,360  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $70,437)

     57,360  
  

 

 

 
Warrant (0.0%):       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):       
  95      California Resources Corp., 10/27/24*      976  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Warrant (Cost $–)

     976  
  

 

 

 
Asset Backed Securities (2.3%):       
$ 580,576      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2021-2A, 2.80%, 1/15/47(b)      529,548  
  315,540      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.95%, 11/16/41(b)      274,925  
  135,632      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2020-1A, 3.35%, 1/16/40(b)      113,765  
  160,110      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2020-1A, 4.34%, 1/16/40(b)      70,054  
  210,940      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.84%, 5/15/39(b)      144,940  
  386,309      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2019-2, 3.38%, 10/16/39(b)      293,719  
  228,125      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2018-1A, 3.84%, 1/16/38(b)      153,617  
  1,256,707      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2017-1A, 3.97%, 5/16/42(b)      1,042,914  
  546,059      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A, Series 2016-1A, 4.21%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c)      492,642  
  79,088      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class AA, Series 2016-1A, 2.49%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c)      76,189  
  451,932      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.44%, 7/15/46, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100(b)      391,415  
  326,248      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.97%, 4/15/39(b)      287,803  
  186,315      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class B, Series 2019-1, 5.10%, 4/15/39(b)      147,578  
  249,433      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series 2018-1A, 4.13%, 6/15/43(b)      224,177  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Asset Backed Securities, continued       
$ 182,949      Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series 2021-1A, 3.47%, 1/15/46(b)    $ 164,093  
  526,620      CF Hippolyta LLC, Class A1, Series 2021-A, 1.53%, 3/15/61, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100(b)      464,973  
  548,648      DB Master Finance LLC, Class A2II, Series 2017-1A, 4.03%, 11/20/47, Callable 11/20/23 @ 100(b)      522,908  
  205,380      Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018-1, 4.46%, 12/15/38(b)      178,691  
  211,343      Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.72%, 7/15/39(b)      187,007  
  328,575      Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2, Series 1A, 3.86%, 12/5/49, Callable 12/5/25 @ 100(b)      292,114  
  216,458      Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2II, Series 2022-1A, 4.01%, 12/5/51, Callable 12/5/27 @ 100(b)      193,033  
  253,365      Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2I, Series 2022-1A, 3.25%, 12/5/51, Callable 12/5/24 @ 100(b)      228,044  
  363,076      Project Silver, Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.97%, 7/15/44(b)      311,597  
  336,491      Sapphire Aviation Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-1A, 3.23%, 3/15/40(b)      294,549  
  233,783      Sapphire Aviation Finance, Ltd., Class B, Series 2020-1A, 4.34%, 3/15/40(b)      156,338  
  345,082      Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2017-A, 4.21%, 5/17/32, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(b)(c)      296,750  
  507,113      Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-1, 3.67%, 11/15/39(b)      434,908  
  491,959      Thunderbolt II Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018, 4.15%, 9/15/38(b)(c)      433,861  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $9,839,760)

     8,402,152  
  

 

 

 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (9.8%):       
  250,000      Aimco CLO 11, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-11A, 2.17%(US0003M+113bps), 10/17/34, Callable 10/17/23 @ 100(b)      240,308  
  460,000      Aimco CLO 14, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-14A, 2.05%(US0003M+99bps), 4/20/34, Callable
4/20/23 @ 100(b)
     442,191  
  273,000      Allegro CLO XIII, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.20%(US0003M+114bps), 7/20/34, Callable
7/20/23 @ 100(b)
     262,632  
  254,000      Allegro CLO XV, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-1A, 3.18%(TSFR3M+150bps), 7/20/35(b)      247,537  
  393,000      Ares CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-54A, 2.36%(US0003M+132bps), 10/15/32, Callable
7/15/22 @ 100(b)
     383,876  
  250,000      Ares CLO, Ltd., Class AR2, Series 2015-2A, 2.29%(US0003M+125bps), 4/17/33, Callable
7/17/22 @ 100(b)
     243,779  
  342,000      Ares LV CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2020-55A, 2.17%(US0003M+113bps), 7/15/34, Callable
7/15/23 @ 100(b)
     331,254  
  408,000      Ares LVIII CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-58A, 2.18%(TSFR3M+133bps), 1/15/35, Callable
1/15/24 @ 100(b)
     391,134  
  387,000      Ares XLI CLO, Ltd., Class AR2, Series 2016-41A, 2.11%(US0003M+107bps), 4/15/34, Callable
4/15/23 @ 100(b)
     372,501  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 100,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class BNM, Series 2019-BPR, 3.47%, 11/5/32(b)    $ 94,590  
  273,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class ANM, Series 2019-BPR, 3.11%, 11/5/32(b)      260,387  
  100,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class C, Series 2022-DKLX, 3.43%(TSFR1M+215bps), 1/15/39(b)      96,115  
  227,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2022-DKLX, 2.43%(TSFR1M+115bps), 1/15/39(b)      220,530  
  43,000      Bank, Class A5, Series 2019-BN21, 2.85%, 10/15/52, Callable 9/15/29 @ 100      39,147  
  440,000      Barings CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-4A, 2.28%(US0003M+122bps), 1/20/32, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(b)      430,658  
  250,000      Barings CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-1A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 10/15/36, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100(b)      241,300  
  417,000      Beechwood Park CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2019-1A, 2.15%(TSFR3M+130bps), 1/17/35, Callable 1/17/24 @ 100(b)      402,330  
  49,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2018-B4, 4.12%, 7/15/51(c)      48,504  
  331,000      Bethpage Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.17%(US0003M+113bps), 1/15/35, Callable
10/15/23 @ 100(b)
     318,746  
  201,000      BFLD Trust, Class A, Series 2020-OBRK, 3.37%(US0001M+205bps), 11/15/22(b)      194,043  
  197,000      BPR Trust, Class B, Series 2022-OANA, 3.73%(TSFR1M+245bps), 4/15/37(b)      195,419  
  743,000      BPR Trust, Class A, Series 2022-OANA, 3.18%(TSFR1M+190bps), 4/15/37(b)      726,968  
  459,301      Bristol Park CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2016-1A, 2.03%(US0003M+99bps), 4/15/29, Callable
7/15/22 @ 100(b)
     452,145  
  119,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2018-EXCL, 3.95%(US0001M+263bps), 9/15/37(b)      99,118  
  190,400      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-XL, 2.40%(US0001M+108bps), 10/15/36(b)      185,648  
  238,850      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2019-XL, 2.57%(US0001M+125bps), 10/15/36(b)      231,708  
  339,150      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2019-XL, 2.77%(US0001M+145bps), 10/15/36(b)      328,155  
  161,552      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2022-LP2, 2.90%(TSFR1M+156bps), 2/15/39(b)      151,933  
  176,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2019-IMC, 2.92%(US0001M+160bps), 4/15/34(b)      168,464  
  266,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-IMC, 2.62%(US0001M+130bps), 4/15/34(b)      255,279  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 161,552      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2022-LP2, 2.65%(TSFR1M+131bps), 2/15/39(b)    $ 153,802  
  400,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-IMC, 2.32%(US0001M+100bps), 4/15/34(b)      389,923  
  536,016      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2022-LP2, 2.35%(TSFR1M+101bps), 2/15/39(b)      512,078  
  185,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2019-IMC, 3.22%(US0001M+190bps), 4/15/34(b)      175,761  
  476,000      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2019-XL, 3.12%(US0001M+180bps), 10/15/36(b)      459,307  
  161,552      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2022-LP2, 3.29%(TSFR1M+196bps), 2/15/39(b)      152,560  
  302,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2021-PAC, 3.27%(US0001M+195bps), 10/15/36(b)      281,165  
  100,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2021-PAC, 2.22%(US0001M+90bps), 10/15/36(b)      94,507  
  447,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-PAC, 2.01%(US0001M+69bps), 10/15/36(b)      424,816  
  100,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2021-PAC, 2.62%(US0001M+130bps), 10/15/36(b)      92,446  
  100,000      BX Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2021-PAC, 2.42%(US0001M+110bps), 10/15/36(b)      93,383  
  400,000      BX Trust, Class A, Series 2022-IND A, 2.82%(TSFR1M+149bps), 4/15/37(b)      389,172  
  46,000      BX Trust, Class C, Series 2022-IND, 3.62%(TSFR1M+229bps), 4/15/37(b)      44,015  
  204,000      BX Trust, Class B, Series 2022-IND, 3.27%(TSFR1M+194bps), 4/15/37(b)      197,239  
  39,000      BX Trust, Class D, Series 2022-IND, 4.17%(TSFR1M+284bps), 4/15/37(b)      37,239  
  220,582      Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-HB6, 0.90%, 6/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(b)(c)      216,269  
  336,000      Cedar Funding VI CLO, Ltd., Class AAA, Series 2016-6A, 2.11%(US0003M+105bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(b)      321,398  
  264,000      Cedar Funding X CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-10A, 2.16%(US0003M+110bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/22 @ 100(b)      256,178  
  250,000      Cedar Funding XII CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2020-12A, 2.31%(US0003M+113bps), 10/25/34, Callable 10/25/23 @ 100(b)      240,523  
  387,000      Cedar Funding XV CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-15A, 2.03%(TSFR3M+132bps), 4/20/35, Callable 4/20/24 @ 100(b)      370,299  
  122,078      CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2019-CHC, 2.82%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/34(b)      118,835  
  622,301      CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-CHC, 2.44%(US0001M+112bps), 6/15/34(b)      607,890  
  137,958      CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2019-CHC, 3.07%(US0001M+175bps), 6/15/34(b)      132,900  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 75,000      CIM Retail Portfolio Trust, Class D, Series 2021-RETL, 4.38%(US0001M+305bps), 8/15/36(b)    $ 72,999  
  27,797      CIM Retail Portfolio Trust, Class C, Series 2021-RETL, 3.62%(US0001M+230bps), 8/15/36(b)      27,180  
  328,000      Columbia Cent CLO 29, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-29A, 2.23%(US0003M+117bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(b)      315,235  
  580,000      Columbia Cent CLO 30, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2020-30A, 2.37%(US0003M+131bps), 1/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(b)      564,768  
  440,000      Columbia Cent CLO 31, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-31A, 2.26%(US0003M+120bps), 4/20/34, Callable 7/20/23 @ 100(b)      423,918  
  83,000      Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2014-CR18, 3.83%, 7/15/47, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100      82,400  
  205,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Class B, Series 2019-ICE4, 2.55%(US0001M+123bps), 5/15/36(b)      200,133  
  116,481      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Class A, Series 2020-NET, 2.26%, 8/15/37(b)      107,929  
  309,000      CSMC Trust, Class A, Series 2018, 4.28%, 4/15/36(b)      304,810  
  100,000      CSMC Trust, Class B, Series 2018, 4.53%, 4/15/36(b)      97,828  
  128,000      CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(b)      119,747  
  1,384,000      CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2017-PFHP, 3.57%(US0001M+225bps), 12/15/30(b)      1,378,187  
  100,000      CSMC Trust, Class C, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(b)      97,305  
  250,000      Dryden 76 CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2019-76A, 2.21%(US0003M+115bps), 10/20/34, Callable
10/20/23 @ 100(b)
     241,364  
  382,000      Dryden 83 CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-83A, 2.26%(US0003M+122bps), 1/18/32, Callable
7/18/22 @ 100(b)
     373,711  
  296,000      Dryden 85 CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-85A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 10/15/35, Callable
10/15/23 @ 100(b)
     285,169  
  250,000      Dryden 90 CLO, Ltd., Class A1A, Series 2021-90A, 2.61%(US0003M+113bps), 2/20/35, Callable 2/20/24 @ 100(b)      240,555  
  250,000      Dryden 98 CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-98A, 2.20%(TSFR3M+130bps), 4/20/35, Callable
4/20/24 @ 100(b)
     240,251  
  300,000      Dryden CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-78A, 2.22%(US0003M+118bps), 4/17/33, Callable
7/17/22 @ 100(b)
     291,442  
  250,000      Eaton Vance CLO, Ltd., Class A13R, Series 2013-1A, 2.29%(US0003M+125bps), 1/15/34, Callable
1/15/23 @ 100(b)
     243,319  
  378,000      Eaton Vance CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-2A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 1/15/35, Callable
1/15/24 @ 100(b)
     365,570  
  612,000      ELP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-ELP, 2.03%(US0001M+70bps), 11/15/36(b)      584,454  
  99,388      Extended Stay America Trust, Class C, Series 2021-ESH, 3.03%(US0001M+170bps), 7/15/38(b)      96,152  
  213,685      Extended Stay America Trust, Class A, Series 2021-ESH, 2.41%(US0001M+108bps), 7/15/38(b)      208,317  
  121,254      Extended Stay America Trust, Class B, Series 2021-ESH, 2.71%(US0001M+138bps), 7/15/38(b)      117,609  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 134,174      Extended Stay America Trust, Class D, Series 2021-ESH, 3.58%(US0001M+225bps), 7/15/38(b)    $ 129,463  
  250,000      Flatiron CLO 19, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-1A, 2.49%(US0003M+108bps), 11/16/34, Callable
11/16/22 @ 100(b)
     242,183  
  430,000      Flatiron CLO 20, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-1A, 2.78%(US0003M+130bps), 11/20/33, Callable
11/20/22 @ 100(b)
     418,049  
  250,000      Flatiron CLO 21, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-1A, 2.15%(US0003M+111bps), 7/19/34, Callable
7/19/23 @ 100(b)
     241,050  
  100,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Class B, Series 2021-IP, 2.47%(US0001M+115bps), 10/15/36(b)      96,518  
  264,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Class A, Series 2021-IP, 2.27%(US0001M+95bps), 10/15/36(b)      254,332  
  250,000      Invesco CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-3A, 2.27%(US0003M+113bps), 10/22/34, Callable
10/22/23 @ 100(b)
     240,117  
  133,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class EFX, Series 2018-WPT, 5.54%, 7/5/23(b)      131,000  
  97,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class DFX, Series 2018-WPT, 5.35%, 7/5/23(b)      93,905  
  63,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class CFX, Series 2018-WPT, 4.95%, 7/5/23(b)      62,029  
  506,000      KKR CLO 41, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2022-41A, 2.02%(TSFR3M+133bps), 4/15/35, Callable
4/15/24 @ 100(b)
     485,632  
  388,273      Life Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-BMR, 2.02%(US0001M+70bps), 3/15/38(b)      372,230  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2021-BMR, 2.20%(US0001M+88bps), 3/15/38(b)      93,614  
  580,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class A1, Series 2022-BMR2, 2.57%(TSFR1M+130bps), 5/15/39, Callable
5/15/24 @ 100(b)
     565,460  
  173,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2022-BMR2, 3.82%(TSFR1M+254bps), 5/15/39, Callable
5/15/24 @ 100(b)
     165,205  
  194,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2022-BMR2, 3.37%(TSFR1M+209bps), 5/15/39, Callable
5/15/24 @ 100(b)
     187,192  
  347,000      Life Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2022-BMR2, 3.07%(TSFR1M+179bps), 5/15/39, Callable
5/15/24 @ 100(b)
     336,561  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2021-BMR, 2.42%(US0001M+110bps), 3/15/38(b)      93,368  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2021-BMR, 3.07%(US0001M+175bps), 3/15/38(b)      91,648  
  98,297      Life Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2021-BMR, 2.72%(US0001M+140bps), 3/15/38(b)      92,903  
  250,000      Lucali CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2020-1A, 2.25%(US0003M+121bps), 1/15/32, Callable
7/15/22 @ 100(b)
     243,935  
  460,000      Madison Park Funding L, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-50A, 2.18%(US0003M+114bps), 4/19/34, Callable 4/19/23 @ 100(b)      446,220  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 369,000      Madison Park Funding LII, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-52A, 2.24%(US0003M+110bps), 1/22/35, Callable 1/22/24 @ 100(b)    $ 353,750  
  250,000      Madison Park Funding XLV, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-45A, 2.16%(US0003M+112bps), 7/15/34, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100(b)      242,288  
  274,335      Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class A1R2, Series 2015-19A, 2.06%(US0003M+92bps), 1/22/28, Callable 7/22/22 @ 100(b)      270,319  
  325,000      Magnetite XXI, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-21A, 2.08%(US0003M+102bps), 4/20/34, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(b)      313,403  
  271,000      Magnetite XXIII, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2019-23A, 2.31%(US0003M+113bps), 1/25/35, Callable 1/25/24 @ 100(b)      260,848  
  400,000      Magnetite XXIX, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-29A, 2.03%(US0003M+99bps), 1/15/34, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(b)      389,750  
  250,000      Magnetite XXVII, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-27A, 2.20%(US0003M+114bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(b)      241,140  
  400,000      Magnetite XXX, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-30A, 2.31%(US0003M+113bps), 10/25/34, Callable 10/25/23 @ 100(b)      386,140  
  464,000      Milos CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2017-1A, 2.13%(US0003M+107bps), 10/20/30, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(b)      455,216  
  82,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C, Series 2019-Mead, 3.28%, 11/10/36, Callable 11/10/24 @ 100(b)(c)      78,624  
  200,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4, Series 2018-H4, 4.31%, 12/15/51, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      197,772  
  86,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B, Series 2019-Mead, 3.18%, 11/10/36, Callable 11/10/24 @ 100(b)      83,283  
  731,260      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C, Series 2018-BOP, 2.82%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/35(b)      719,665  
  593,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2019-Mead, 3.17%, 11/10/36, Callable 11/10/24 @ 100(b)      560,355  
  303,344      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B, Series 2018-BOP, 2.57%(US0001M+125bps), 6/15/35(b)      304,084  
  250,000      Peace Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.19%(US0003M+113bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(b)      242,107  
  24,835      Prima Capital CRE Securitization, Class A, Series 2021-9A, 3.05%(US0001M+145bps), 12/15/37(b)      24,835  
  470,000      Rockland Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2021-1A, 2.18%(US0003M+112bps), 4/20/34, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(b)      455,885  
  420,000      RR 7, Ltd., Class A1AB, Series 2019-7A, 1.52%(TSFR3M+134bps), 1/15/37, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(b)      404,675  
  53,000      SPGN Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2022-TFLM, 3.93%(TSFR1M+265bps), 2/15/39, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100(b)      51,791  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 103,000      SPGN Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2022-TFLM, 3.28%(TSFR1M+200bps), 2/15/39, Callable
2/15/24 @ 100(b)
   $ 100,616  
  410,000      SREIT Trust, Class A, Series 2021-MFP, 2.05%(US0001M+73bps), 11/15/38(b)      388,961  
  235,000      SREIT Trust, Class B, Series 2021-MFP, 2.40%(US0001M+108bps), 11/15/38(b)      221,443  
  146,000      SREIT Trust, Class C, Series 2021-MFP, 2.65%(US0001M+133bps), 11/15/38(b)      136,911  
  100,000      SREIT Trust, Class D, Series 2021-MFP, 2.90%(US0001M+158bps), 11/15/38(b)      93,502  
  350,000      Symphony CLO XXVI, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2021-26A, 2.14%(US0003M+108bps), 4/20/33, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(b)      338,551  
  434,000      Symphony CLO XXXII, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2022-32A, 1.63%(TSFR3M+132bps), 4/23/35(b)      414,965  
  370,000      VLS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2020-LAB, 2.13%, 10/10/42(b)      305,076  
  20,000      VLS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2020-LAB, 2.45%, 10/10/42(b)      16,225  
  516,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2019-2, 2.33%(US0003M+127bps), 7/20/32, Callable 7/20/22 @ 100(b)      504,508  
  250,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2020-2A, 2.20%(US0003M+116bps), 7/19/34, Callable 7/19/23 @ 100(b)      241,897  
  444,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-3A, 2.21%(US0003M+115bps), 10/20/34, Callable 10/20/23 @ 100(b)      428,076  
  250,000      Voya CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series 2020-1A, 2.19%(US0003M+115bps), 7/16/34, Callable 7/16/23 @ 100(b)      241,549  
  234,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2018-C48, 4.30%, 1/15/52, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      233,347  
  261,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2021-FCMT, 2.52%(US0001M+120bps), 5/15/31(b)      251,018  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $37,250,033)

     35,933,645  
     

 

 

 
Convertible Bonds (0.3%):       
Entertainment (0.0%):       
  37,000      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 2.00%, 2/15/25      38,270  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):       
  38,000      Booking Holdings, Inc., 0.75%, 5/1/25^      45,282  
  40,000      Vail Resorts, Inc., 3.77%, 1/1/26      35,135  
     

 

 

 
        80,417  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.0%):       
  28,000      Callaway Golf Co., 2.75%, 5/1/26      38,131  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.1%):       
  85,000      DISH Network Corp., 2.38%, 3/15/24      75,276  
  209,000      DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26      140,486  
     

 

 

 
     215,762  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):  
  79,890      Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23(a)(d)      386,668  
  46,865      Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23(a)(d)      248,853  
     

 

 

 
        635,521  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Convertible Bonds, continued       
Professional Services (0.0%):  
$ 23,000      FTI Consulting, Inc., 2.00%, 8/15/23    $ 41,130  
  33,000      KBR, Inc., 2.50%, 11/1/23      63,432  
     

 

 

 
        104,562  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%):       
  13,000      ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.63%, 10/15/23      31,954  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $634,098)

     1,144,617  
     

 

 

 
Bank Loans (0.2%):       
Chemicals (0.0%):       
  24,813      Consolidated Energy Term Incr B 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps)      23,572  
  9,975      Diversey Term B 1Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps), 9/29/28      9,189  
     

 

 

 
        32,761  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.0%):  
  50,000      Convergint Tech Term 2Ln, 0.07% (LIBOR+675bps), 3/31/29      48,000  
  9,925      Convergint Tech Term B 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps), 3/31/28      9,252  
     

 

 

 
        57,252  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):  
  5,000      Ascend Learning Term 2Ln, 0.06% (LIBOR+575bps), 11/18/29      4,575  
  74,813      Ascend Learning Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps), 11/17/28      68,921  
     

 

 

 
        73,496  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):  
  109,725      City Football Group Term B 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps), 7/9/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      100,398  
  75,664      Diamond Sports Broadcasting Term B 1Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps), 8/24/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      17,403  
  170,013      Golden Entertainment Term B 1Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps), 10/20/24, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      165,285  
     

 

 

 
        283,086  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Products (0.0%):  
  50,000      Brookfield Wec Holdings, Inc., 0.04%, 8/1/25      47,965  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.0%):  
  52,062      Sinclair Broadcasting, 0.08%, 5/25/26      51,715  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.0%):  
  6,771      Ion Analytics Term 1Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+400bps), 2/4/28      6,365  
     

 

 

 
Software & Tech Services (0.0%):  
  47,029      athenahealth, 0.04%, 2/15/29      43,179  
  7,971      athenahealth, 0.04%, 2/15/29      7,318  
     

 

 

 
        50,497  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $655,100)

     603,137  
     

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds (32.8%):  
Aerospace & Defense (0.6%):  
  214,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.04%, 5/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      210,977  
  214,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.15%, 5/1/30, Callable 2/1/30 @ 100      205,316  
  200,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.71%, 5/1/40, Callable 11/1/39 @ 100      188,405  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Aerospace & Defense, continued  
$ 200,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.81%, 5/1/50, Callable 11/1/49 @ 100    $ 184,710  
  210,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.93%, 5/1/60, Callable 11/1/59 @ 100      195,862  
  125,000      BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.13%, 6/30/28, Callable 6/30/23 @ 102.06(b)      110,000  
  170,000      BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.13%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.06(b)      149,812  
  5,000      Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.95%, 2/1/37      4,637  
  65,000      Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 103.19(b)      56,063  
  60,000      TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 5/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.44      56,100  
  60,000      TransDigm, Inc., 6.38%, 6/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.59      56,400  
  55,000      TransDigm, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.75      51,975  
  610,000      TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/22 @ 102.75      516,213  
  115,000      TransDigm, Inc., 4.88%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.44      93,150  
     

 

 

 
        2,079,620  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%):  
  100,000      Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.38(b)      91,000  
  93,000      XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13(b)      92,303  
     

 

 

 
        183,303  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.0%):  
  55,000      Dana, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/32, Callable 2/15/27 @ 102.25      41,250  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.4%):  
  199,000      Magallanes, Inc., 3.43%, 3/15/24(b)      195,508  
  109,000      Magallanes, Inc., 3.64%, 3/15/25(b)      105,742  
  213,000      Magallanes, Inc., 3.76%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(b)      199,801  
  74,000      Magallanes, Inc., 4.05%, 3/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100(b)      67,782  
  310,000      Magallanes, Inc., 4.28%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(b)      277,000  
  155,000      Magallanes, Inc., 5.05%, 3/15/42, Callable 9/15/41 @ 100(b)      131,991  
  234,000      Magallanes, Inc., 5.14%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(b)      197,693  
  55,000      Magic Mergeco, Inc., 5.25%, 5/1/28, Callable 11/1/23 @ 102.63^(b)      43,175  
  105,000      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 7.88%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 103.94(b)      69,300  
  75,000      Thor Industries, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/29, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102(b)      59,063  
  309,000      Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 3.13%, 5/12/23(b)      306,611  
     

 

 

 
        1,653,666  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Banks (3.0%):  
$ 656,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.20%, 8/26/24, MTN    $ 658,575  
  612,000      Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25, MTN      603,707  
  128,000      Bank of America Corp., Series G, 4.45%, 3/3/26      127,361  
  930,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.30% (SOFR+122 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100      753,274  
  100,000      CIT Group, Inc., 3.93% (SOFR+4 bps), 6/19/24, Callable 6/19/23 @ 100      99,750  
  245,000      CIT Group, Inc., 6.13%, 3/9/28      254,800  
  1,090,000      Citigroup, Inc., Series V, 4.05%, 7/30/22      1,091,786  
  393,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.35% (US0003M+90 bps), 4/24/25, Callable 4/24/24 @ 100      386,657  
  1,642,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.30%, 11/20/26      1,620,193  
  471,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.91% (SOFR+209 bps), 5/24/33, Callable 5/24/32 @ 100      464,892  
  200,000      Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 2.64%, 9/30/32, Callable 7/2/32 @ 100      160,691  
  2,994,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.88%, 9/10/24      2,986,620  
  267,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.96% (SOFR+252 bps), 5/13/31, Callable 5/13/30 @ 100      231,229  
  296,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 2.41% (US0003M+83 bps), 10/30/25, Callable 10/30/24 @ 100, MTN      282,651  
  449,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.53% (SOFR+151 bps), 3/24/28, Callable 3/24/27 @ 100      426,003  
  938,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 4.48% (US0003M+4 bps), 4/4/31, Callable 4/4/30 @ 100, MTN      919,742  
     

 

 

 
        11,067,931  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.6%):  
  500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.50%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      469,936  
  220,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.35%, 6/1/40, Callable 12/1/39 @ 100      197,818  
  500,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.50%, 6/1/50, Callable 12/1/49 @ 100      450,795  
  509,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.75%, 4/15/58, Callable 10/15/57 @ 100      459,526  
  523,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.80%, 1/23/59, Callable 7/23/58 @ 100      548,333  
  150,000      Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/29, Callable 4/1/24 @ 103.13(b)      106,500  
     

 

 

 
        2,232,908  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.0%):  
  245,000      Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/28, Callable 8/15/23 @ 101.94(b)      174,256  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.1%):  
  255,000      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/30/27, Callable 9/30/22 @ 102.5(b)      234,919  
  55,000      Builders FirstSource, Inc., 4.25%, 2/1/32, Callable 8/1/26 @ 102.13(b)      41,800  
  15,000      Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102.19(b)      12,768  
     

 

 

 
        289,487  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (2.5%):  
  282,000      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/24      283,649  
  572,000      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 3.50%, 8/1/25      569,655  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Capital Markets, continued  
$ 706,000      Ares Capital Corp., 4.20%, 6/10/24, Callable 5/10/24 @ 100    $ 690,115  
  751,000      Ares Capital Corp., 3.88%, 1/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      692,800  
  843,000      Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 4.70%, 3/24/25(b)      811,987  
  140,000      Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.38%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/24 @ 101.69(b)      87,500  
  305,000      Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 101.81(b)      169,275  
  1,140,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.80%, 3/15/30, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100      1,058,561  
  510,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.38% (SOFR+125 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100      413,239  
  194,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.75%, 10/1/37      215,962  
  70,000      HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 3.38%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100(b)      60,200  
  25,000      LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.44(b)      19,125  
  25,000      ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.5(b)      20,250  
  2,124,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.74% (US0003M+85 bps), 4/24/24, Callable 4/24/23 @ 100      2,117,624  
  632,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.62% (SOFR+312 bps), 4/1/31, Callable 4/1/30 @ 100      582,153  
  170,000      Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 3.88%, 4/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 101.94(b)      144,500  
  70,000      Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.63(b)      57,750  
  45,000      MSCI, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/33, Callable 8/15/27 @ 101.63(b)      35,775  
  190,000      Navios South American Logistics, Inc. / Navios Logistics Finance US, Inc., 10.75%, 7/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 108.06(b)      179,408  
  200,000      Olympus Water US Holding Corp., 4.25%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.13(b)      156,000  
  457,000      Pine Street Trust I, 4.57%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100(b)      443,405  
  500,000      Pine Street Trust II, 5.57%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100(b)      487,715  
  20,000      Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/1/29, Callable 2/1/24 @ 103.13(b)      15,150  
  50,000      US Renal Care, Inc., 10.63%, 7/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 105.31(b)      17,250  
  80,000      Victors Merger Corp., 6.38%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 103.19(b)      48,800  
     

 

 

 
        9,377,848  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.3%):  
  16,000      CF Industries, Inc., 4.95%, 6/1/43      14,400  
  170,000      Chemours Co. (The), 5.38%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      151,088  
  355,000      Chemours Co. (The), 5.75%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/23 @ 102.88(b)      300,862  
  25,000      Diamond BC BV, 4.63%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.31(b)      19,937  
  115,000      LSB Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/28, Callable 10/15/24 @ 103.13(b)      101,775  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Chemicals, continued  
$ 125,000      Olin Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/24 @ 102.5    $ 106,719  
  60,000      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 4.38%, 2/1/32, Callable 8/1/26 @ 102.19      45,300  
  35,000      Valvoline, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.13(b)      28,875  
  135,000      Valvoline, Inc., 3.63%, 6/15/31, Callable 6/15/26 @ 101.81(b)      107,325  
  80,000      WR Grace Holdings LLC, 4.88%, 6/15/27, Callable 6/15/23 @ 102.44(b)      69,605  
  55,000      WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102.81(b)      41,250  
     

 

 

 
        987,136  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%):  
  55,000      ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.13%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/28 @ 100(b)      44,825  
  165,000      Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.5(b)      150,150  
  255,000      CoreCivic, Inc., 8.25%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/24 @ 104.13      248,944  
  35,000      Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC / Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.5(b)      29,313  
  35,000      Pitney Bowes, Inc., 6.88%, 3/15/27, Callable 3/15/24 @ 103.44^(b)      27,606  
  70,000      Pitney Bowes, Inc., 7.25%, 3/15/29, Callable 3/15/24 @ 103.63(b)      52,850  
  120,000      Stericycle, Inc., 3.88%, 1/15/29, Callable 11/15/23 @ 101.94(b)      98,100  
     

 

 

 
        651,788  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.1%):  
  170,000      CommScope, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103(b)      157,250  
  90,000      CommScope, Inc., 7.13%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/23 @ 103.56(b)      68,400  
  90,000      CommScope, Inc., 4.75%, 9/1/29, Callable 9/1/24 @ 102.38(b)      72,450  
  115,000      Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 101.88(b)      97,750  
     

 

 

 
        395,850  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.2%):  
  40,000      Arcosa, Inc., 4.38%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.19(b)      33,800  
  455,000      Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.13(b)      341,250  
  105,000      Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.25(b)      91,350  
  80,000      Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., 5.63%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.81(b)      62,200  
  35,000      Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.63(b)      30,275  
  350,000      Pike Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 102.75(b)      280,875  
     

 

 

 
        839,750  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Consumer Discretionary Products (0.0%):  
$ 125,000      Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 4.63%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.31(b)    $ 106,563  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary Services (0.0%):  
  70,000      Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 6.75%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 103.38(b)      53,550  
  115,000      RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.63(b)      99,475  
     

 

 

 
        153,025  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (2.5%):  
  578,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 3.05%, 6/5/23, Callable 5/5/23 @ 100      572,103  
  130,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 1.45%, 10/2/23, Callable 9/2/23 @ 100      125,726  
  148,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.13%, 9/30/24      150,219  
  330,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.80%, 5/1/25, Callable 4/1/25 @ 100      337,367  
  200,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% (H15T5Y+387 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100      161,306  
  462,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 2.60%, 5/11/23, Callable 4/11/23 @ 100      458,170  
  237,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 2.64% (SOFR+129 bps), 3/3/26, Callable 3/3/25 @ 100      224,095  
  833,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.65%, 5/11/27, Callable 4/11/27 @ 100      792,611  
  636,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.80%, 1/31/28, Callable 12/31/27 @ 100      598,294  
  303,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.27% (SOFR+179 bps), 3/1/30, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100      268,250  
  250,000      Discover Bank, Series B, 4.68% (USSW5+173 bps), 8/9/28, Callable 8/9/23 @ 100      246,259  
  383,000      Discover Financial Services, 4.50%, 1/30/26, Callable 11/30/25 @ 100      377,411  
  355,000      Discover Financial Services, 4.10%, 2/9/27, Callable 11/9/26 @ 100      341,295  
  110,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 4.13%, 8/17/27, Callable 6/17/27 @ 100      95,949  
  215,000      Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 4.00%, 11/13/30, Callable 8/13/30 @ 100      172,532  
  504,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.58%, 3/18/24, Callable 2/18/24 @ 100      501,569  
  1,490,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.06%, 11/1/24, Callable 10/1/24 @ 100      1,412,228  
  80,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.13%, 6/16/25, Callable 5/16/25 @ 100      76,970  
  240,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.11%, 5/3/29, Callable 2/3/29 @ 100      215,423  
  175,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 6.88%, 3/15/25      165,375  
  110,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/24 @ 101.75      87,450  
  100,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 3.88%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/24 @ 101.94      76,500  
  170,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 4.00%, 9/15/30, Callable 9/15/25 @ 102      125,163  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Consumer Finance, continued  
$ 381,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.38%, 3/19/24, Callable 2/19/24 @ 100    $ 379,370  
  577,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100      571,619  
  663,000      Synchrony Financial, 3.95%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100      607,176  
     

 

 

 
        9,140,430  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staple Products (0.2%):  
  190,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.13%, 2/1/28, Callable 1/1/28 @ 100(b)      184,537  
  395,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 4/1/33, Callable 1/1/33 @ 100(b)      388,702  
     

 

 

 
        573,239  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.0%):  
  5,000      Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 4.13%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.06(b)      4,231  
  85,000      Ball Corp., 3.13%, 9/15/31, Callable 6/15/31 @ 100      68,319  
  30,000      Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.75%, 2/1/30, Callable 8/1/29 @ 100(b)      25,463  
     

 

 

 
        98,013  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):  
  89,000      Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 3/1/24 @ 102.75(b)      79,432  
  32,000      Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, 4.63%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.31(b)      26,040  
  141,000      APX Group, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103.38(b)      130,954  
     

 

 

 
        236,426  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.3%):  
  85,000      Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/24 @ 103(b)      66,512  
  59,000      AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., 3.90%, 4/20/23, Callable 3/20/23 @ 100      59,128  
  144,000      Jackson Financial, Inc., 5.17%, 6/8/27, Callable 5/8/27 @ 100      142,960  
  182,000      Jackson Financial, Inc., 5.67%, 6/8/32, Callable 3/8/32 @ 100      176,268  
  20,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.63%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 101.81(b)      15,400  
  55,000      OI European Group BV, 4.75%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.38(b)      46,200  
  500,000      Peachtree Funding Trust, 3.98%, 2/15/25(b)      495,516  
  70,000      Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 8/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100(b)      60,725  
  65,000      Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 4.13%, 8/15/31, Callable 2/15/31 @ 100(b)      55,575  
  55,000      Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 11/1/33, Callable 5/1/33 @ 100(b)      44,963  
     

 

 

 
        1,163,247  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.7%):  
$ 215,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100    $ 209,427  
  109,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33, Callable 9/1/33 @ 100      88,354  
  500,000      AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46, Callable 5/15/46 @ 100      494,918  
  351,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.80%, 12/1/57, Callable 6/1/57 @ 100      273,137  
  125,000      CenturyLink, Inc., 5.63%, 4/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100      117,188  
  360,000      CenturyLink, Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/26, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.56(b)      302,400  
  10,000      CenturyLink, Inc., Series G, 6.88%, 1/15/28      8,762  
  80,000      Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 3.50%, 5/1/26, Callable 2/1/26 @ 100(b)      73,500  
  40,000      Consolidated Communications, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 103.75(b)      31,950  
  30,000      Front Range BidCo, Inc., 6.13%, 3/1/28, Callable 3/1/23 @ 103.06(b)      21,675  
  60,000      Frontier Communications Corp., 5.88%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 102.94(b)      53,850  
  65,000      Frontier Communications Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.5(b)      55,494  
  70,000      Frontier Communications Corp., 6.75%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 103.38(b)      56,875  
  8,244      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 102.94      6,348  
  70,000      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/24 @ 103(b)      54,075  
  85,000      Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.69(b)      66,725  
  323,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.10%, 3/22/28, Callable 1/22/28 @ 100      285,930  
  299,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.55%, 3/21/31, Callable 12/21/30 @ 100      256,436  
  250,000      Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 7.75%, 8/15/28, Callable 8/15/23 @ 103.88(b)      200,625  
  85,000      Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(b)      70,337  
     

 

 

 
        2,728,006  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (0.9%):  
  321,000      Alabama Power Co., 3.05%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100^      292,941  
  326,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 103.38(b)      286,880  
  20,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 4.25%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 102.13(b)      17,300  
  70,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 5.88%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 102.94^(b)      57,925  
  255,000      Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, 3.38%, 9/15/29, Callable 6/15/29 @ 100      226,446  
  78,000      Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 2.53%, 10/1/30, Callable 7/1/30 @ 100(b)      63,887  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Electric Utilities, continued  
$ 249,000      Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 2.78%, 1/7/32, Callable 10/7/31 @ 100(b)    $ 205,198  
  71,000      Exelon Corp., 2.75%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(b)      66,558  
  110,000      Exelon Corp., 4.05%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      105,076  
  86,000      Exelon Corp., 3.35%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(b)      77,200  
  64,000      Exelon Corp., 4.10%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(b)      55,114  
  100,000      Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/24 @ 104      88,250  
  211,000      IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.70%, 9/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100      208,363  
  29,000      NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100(b)      27,695  
  140,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.88      128,100  
  30,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 3.38%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 101.69(b)      24,150  
  55,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 3.63%, 2/15/31, Callable 2/15/26 @ 101.81(b)      43,038  
  112,899      NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/25(b)      110,641  
  310,000      Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.95%, 7/1/50, Callable 1/1/50 @ 100      248,058  
  575,000      PG&E Corp., 5.00%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/23 @ 102.5      491,625  
  140,000      PG&E Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/30, Callable 7/1/25 @ 102.63^      114,975  
  260,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.00%, 7/31/27, Callable 7/31/22 @ 102.5(b)      235,950  
     

 

 

 
        3,175,370  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.1%):       
  85,000      Artera Services LLC, 9.03%, 12/4/25, Callable 2/4/23 @ 104.52(b)      68,638  
  105,000      Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102(b)      88,987  
  140,000      Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.06(b)      113,400  
     

 

 

 
        271,025  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.1%):       
  255,000      II-VI, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/29, Callable 12/14/24 @ 102.5(b)      222,806  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.0%):       
  140,000      ROBLOX Corp., 3.88%, 5/1/30, Callable 11/1/24 @ 101.94(b)      113,400  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.2%):       
  150,000      American Homes 4 Rent LP, 3.63%, 4/15/32, Callable 1/15/32 @ 100      131,881  
  454,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.10%, 10/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100      449,669  
  421,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 3.95%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100      400,367  
  522,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.55%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100      499,772  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
$ 489,000      Brandywine Realty Trust, 3.95%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100    $ 487,300  
  98,000      Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.25%, 3/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100      88,722  
  66,000      Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.75%, 4/15/31, Callable 1/15/31 @ 100      53,842  
  35,000      Corrections Corp. of America, 4.63%, 5/1/23, Callable 2/1/23 @ 100      34,825  
  65,000      CTR Partnership LP / CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 6/30/28, Callable 3/30/28 @ 100(b)      54,600  
  55,000      GEO Group, Inc. (The), 5.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100.98      49,363  
  170,000      Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 3.75%, 12/15/27, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100(b)      142,282  
  102,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.50%, 8/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100      97,227  
  98,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.10%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100      84,667  
  615,000      Hudson Pacific Properties LP, 4.65%, 4/1/29, Callable 1/1/29 @ 100      592,081  
  135,000      Lexington Realty Trust, 4.40%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      134,309  
  169,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.38%, 8/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100      169,569  
  126,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.95%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100      126,542  
  281,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100      278,043  
  1,931,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      1,844,070  
  435,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100      373,596  
  194,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.38%, 2/1/31, Callable 11/1/30 @ 100      157,730  
  78,000      Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 2.75%, 4/1/32, Callable 1/1/32 @ 100      60,479  
  35,000      Post Apartment Homes LP, 3.38%, 12/1/22, Callable 9/1/22 @ 100      34,922  
  68,000      Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/23, Callable 9/15/23 @ 100      68,322  
  104,000      Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., 4.00%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      101,325  
  22,000      Retail Properties of America, Inc., 4.75%, 9/15/30, Callable 6/15/30 @ 100      20,530  
  498,000      Sabra Health Care LP, 3.20%, 12/1/31, Callable 9/1/31 @ 100      396,876  
  458,000      SBA Tower Trust, 2.84%, 1/15/25, Callable 1/15/24 @ 100(b)      443,805  
  146,000      SBA Tower Trust, 1.88%, 7/15/50, Callable 1/15/25 @ 100(b)      135,072  
  111,000      SBA Tower Trust, 2.33%, 7/15/52, Callable 7/15/26 @ 100(b)      99,249  
  65,000      Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 2/15/27, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100      47,694  
  55,000      Service Properties Trust, 5.50%, 12/15/27, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100      44,412  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
$ 60,000      Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100    $ 41,100  
  125,000      Service Properties Trust, 4.38%, 2/15/30, Callable 8/15/29 @ 100      83,437  
  147,000      STORE Capital Corp., 4.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100      144,246  
  112,000      STORE Capital Corp., 2.75%, 11/18/30, Callable 8/18/30 @ 100      92,164  
  87,000      Sun Communities Operating LP, 2.30%, 11/1/28, Callable 9/1/28 @ 100      74,317  
  232,000      Sun Communities Operating LP, 2.70%, 7/15/31, Callable 4/15/31 @ 100      187,417  
  387,000      Tanger Properties LP, 3.13%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100      362,917  
  237,000      Tanger Properties LP, 2.75%, 9/1/31, Callable 6/1/31 @ 100      186,430  
  95,000      The Geo Group, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102      77,425  
  300,000      Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 7.88%, 2/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.94(b)      289,500  
  160,000      Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 103(b)      111,600  
  199,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.00%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100      189,652  
  569,000      Ventas Realty LP, 3.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100      500,293  
  631,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.75%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/15/30 @ 100      617,811  
  38,000      VICI Properties LP, 4.38%, 5/15/25      37,193  
  40,000      VICI Properties LP, 5.13%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100      37,600  
  103,000      Vornado Realty LP, 2.15%, 6/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100      92,054  
  67,000      Weingarten Realty Investors, 3.38%, 10/15/22, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      67,024  
  814,000      WP Carey, Inc., 4.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100      807,913  
  101,000      WP Carey, Inc., 3.85%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100      94,364  
     

 

 

 
        11,797,600  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services (0.1%):       
  30,000      Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/25 @ 103.31(b)      28,200  
  60,000      Cobra AcquisitionCo LLC, 6.38%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 103.25(b)      45,000  
  175,000      Hightower Holding LLC, 6.75%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.38(b)      131,250  
  30,000      Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.25(b)      26,700  
     

 

 

 
        231,150  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.3%):       
  35,000      Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.63%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/23 @ 103.47(b)      31,238  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Food & Staples Retailing, continued       
$ 80,000      Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 3/15/29, Callable 9/15/23 @ 101.75(b)    $ 64,400  
  240,000      Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.88%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.66(b)      204,600  
  165,000      Performance Food Group, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.44(b)      164,175  
  125,000      Performance Food Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 102.75(b)      115,312  
  30,000      Performance Food Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/24 @ 102.13(b)      25,050  
  140,000      Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30, Callable 1/1/30 @ 100      150,050  
  210,000      Sysco Corp., 6.60%, 4/1/50, Callable 10/1/49 @ 100      243,383  
  65,000      United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28, Callable 10/15/23 @ 103.38(b)      60,531  
  90,000      US Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 102.38(b)      78,413  
  25,000      US Foods, Inc., 4.63%, 6/1/30, Callable 6/1/25 @ 102.31(b)      21,250  
     

 

 

 
        1,158,402  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.5%):       
  170,000      C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/28, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.5(b)      125,162  
  555,000      JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, 2.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100(b)      483,121  
  50,000      JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, 3.63%, 1/15/32, Callable 1/15/27 @ 101.81(b)      40,375  
  89,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.25(b)      89,556  
  300,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.75(b)      283,500  
  550,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.00%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100(b)      422,125  
  135,000      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 4.25%, 4/15/31, Callable 4/15/26 @ 102.13(b)      112,725  
  55,000      Post Holdings, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/28, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.81(b)      52,181  
  165,000      Post Holdings, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/31, Callable 9/15/26 @ 102.25(b)      135,300  
  95,000      TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 102      77,188  
     

 

 

 
        1,821,233  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.0%):       
  140,000      Hologic, Inc., 3.25%, 2/15/29, Callable 9/28/23 @ 101.63(b)      119,700  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (1.7%):       
  65,000      AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.88(b)      48,669  
  15,000      Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/24 @ 103.13^(b)      12,150  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Health Care Providers & Services, continued       
$ 405,000      Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.13    $ 376,650  
  600,000      Centene Corp., 2.45%, 7/15/28, Callable 5/15/28 @ 100      501,000  
  985,000      Centene Corp., 4.63%, 12/15/29, Callable 12/15/24 @ 102.31      913,587  
  360,000      Centene Corp., 3.38%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 101.69      303,750  
  245,000      Centene Corp., 2.63%, 8/1/31, Callable 5/1/31 @ 100      194,469  
  100,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.63%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.81(b)      84,625  
  100,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 103(b)      82,500  
  240,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.13%, 4/1/30, Callable 4/1/25 @ 103.06(b)      146,400  
  130,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/30, Callable 5/15/25 @ 102.63(b)      98,800  
  70,000      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/31, Callable 2/15/26 @ 102.38(b)      51,800  
  526,000      Cigna Corp., 4.38%, 10/15/28, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100      521,291  
  315,000      Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 104(b)      285,075  
  114,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.63%, 4/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      111,302  
  260,000      CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38, Callable 9/25/37 @ 100      246,320  
  310,000      DaVita, Inc., 4.63%, 6/1/30, Callable 6/1/25 @ 102.31(b)      240,250  
  235,000      HCA, Inc., 5.38%, 2/1/25      233,825  
  217,000      HCA, Inc., 5.63%, 9/1/28, Callable 3/1/28 @ 100      212,660  
  145,000      HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 2/1/29, Callable 8/1/28 @ 100      145,000  
  410,000      HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 9/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      350,038  
  25,000      HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.25(b)      21,812  
  128,000      Humana, Inc., 3.70%, 3/23/29, Callable 2/23/29 @ 100      121,356  
  60,000      Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/17/30 @ 100(b)      51,300  
  75,000      Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.88%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100(b)      63,187  
  40,000      Owens & Minor, Inc., 4.50%, 3/31/29, Callable 3/31/24 @ 102.25^(b)      32,600  
  160,000      Radiology Partners, Inc., 9.25%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 104.63(b)      119,200  
  105,000      Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(b)      95,944  
  215,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13(b)      198,337  
  195,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.13%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 103.06(b)      166,969  
  110,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.25%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.13(b)      92,950  
  65,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.38%, 1/15/30, Callable 12/1/24 @ 102.19(b)      54,925  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Health Care Providers & Services, continued       
$ 181,000      Toledo Hospital (The), Series B, 5.33%, 11/15/28    $ 172,476  
     

 

 

 
        6,351,217  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.7%):       
  25,000      Affinity Gaming, 6.88%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/1/23 @ 103.44(b)      20,938  
  175,000      Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 12/1/27, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.38^      158,156  
  65,000      Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/29, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102.31(b)      50,375  
  130,000      Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 2/1/26, Callable 8/1/23 @ 105.25(b)      129,350  
  220,000      Carnival Corp., 7.63%, 3/1/26, Callable 3/1/24 @ 101.91^(b)      170,500  
  100,000      Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 6/1/30, Callable 6/1/25 @ 105.25(b)      82,250  
  55,000      Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., 5.88%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.94(b)      40,081  
  100,000      Golden Entertainment, Inc., 7.63%, 4/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.81(b)      99,000  
  55,000      Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 5.00%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.5(b)      44,481  
  30,000      Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.38(b)      24,600  
  70,000      Life Time, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.88(b)      62,825  
  55,000      Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 4.50%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.25(b)      45,650  
  126,000      McDonald’s Corp., 3.60%, 7/1/30, Callable 4/1/30 @ 100^      119,924  
  250,000      MGM Resorts International, 5.75%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      237,500  
  285,000      NCL Corp., Ltd., 3.63%, 12/15/24, Callable 7/18/22 @ 101.81(b)      239,400  
  75,000      NCL Corp., Ltd., 5.88%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/24 @ 102.94(b)      64,113  
  25,000      NCL Finance, Ltd., 6.13%, 3/15/28, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100(b)      18,188  
  30,000      Peninsula Pacific Entert, 8.50%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/23 @ 104.25(b)      31,500  
  35,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 9.13%, 6/15/23, Callable 3/15/23 @ 100(b)      34,650  
  117,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 11.50%, 6/1/25, Callable 7/18/22 @ 108.63(b)      120,218  
  140,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 5.50%, 8/31/26, Callable 2/28/26 @ 100^(b)      103,250  
  50,000      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 5.38%, 7/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100(b)      35,875  
  200,000      Station Casinos LLC, 4.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 102.25(b)      168,000  
  100,000      Viking Cruises, Ltd., 13.00%, 5/15/25, Callable 7/22/22 @ 109.75(b)      102,250  
  100,000      Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100(b)      91,500  
  150,000      Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(b)      127,875  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
$ 135,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.63%, 1/31/32, Callable 10/1/26 @ 102.31    $ 118,800  
     

 

 

 
        2,541,249  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.2%):       
  30,000      Ambience Merger Sub, Inc., 4.88%, 7/15/28, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.44(b)      21,900  
  35,000      Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.63%, 4/1/30, Callable 4/1/25 @ 102.31(b)      25,462  
  65,000      Century Communities, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100(b)      50,862  
  150,000      LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 103.13(b)      95,063  
  15,000      Newell Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 4/1/36, Callable 10/1/35 @ 100      12,863  
  40,000      Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 4.75%, 4/30/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 102.38(b)      33,150  
  25,000      Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103(b)      18,281  
  195,000      Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 10.75%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/23 @ 105.38(b)      171,600  
  60,000      Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.88%, 10/15/31, Callable 10/15/26 @ 101.94(b)      45,000  
  120,000      TopBuild Corp., 4.13%, 2/15/32, Callable 10/15/26 @ 102.06(b)      93,150  
     

 

 

 
        567,331  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.0%):       
  80,000      Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.13%, 4/30/31, Callable 4/30/26 @ 102.06(b)      64,400  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.3%):  
  528,000      AES Corp. (The), 3.30%, 7/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100(b)      500,075  
  461,000      AES Corp. (The), 3.95%, 7/15/30, Callable 4/15/30 @ 100(b)      426,991  
  45,000      Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/28, Callable 3/15/23 @ 103.56(b)      40,500  
  50,000      Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28, Callable 8/15/23 @ 103.38(b)      43,750  
  40,000      Sunnova Energy Corp., 5.88%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/23 @ 102.94^(b)      35,000  
  40,000      TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28, Callable 7/31/27 @ 100(b)      36,200  
     

 

 

 
        1,082,516  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%):       
  205,000      Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13      190,650  
  510,000      Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27, Callable 11/15/26 @ 100      451,350  
     

 

 

 
        642,000  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Services (0.1%):       
  210,000      Minerva Merger Sub, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.25(b)      174,300  
  85,000      Railworks Holdings LP/Railworks Rally, Inc., 8.25%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/24 @ 104.13(b)      76,500  
     

 

 

 
        250,800  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Insurance (1.2%):       
$ 175,000      Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 102.13(b)    $ 141,750  
  900,000      American International Group, Inc., 2.50%, 6/30/25, Callable 5/30/25 @ 100      860,944  
  35,000      AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 6/30/29, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.44(b)      28,700  
  55,000      AssuredPartners, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/29, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.81(b)      43,862  
  30,000      BroadStreet Partners, Inc., 5.88%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102.94(b)      23,400  
  98,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.50%, 4/4/25, Callable 3/4/25 @ 100(b)      95,414  
  334,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.65%, 4/5/27, Callable 3/5/27 @ 100(b)      314,184  
  137,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.85%, 4/5/29, Callable 2/5/29 @ 100(b)      126,893  
  163,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.90%, 4/5/32, Callable 1/5/32 @ 100(b)      147,286  
  37,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 4.35%, 4/5/42, Callable 10/5/41 @ 100(b)      31,559  
  110,000      Corebridge Financial, Inc., 4.40%, 4/5/52, Callable 10/5/51 @ 100(b)      92,677  
  686,000      Five Corners Funding Trust II, 2.85%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100(b)      595,105  
  55,000      HUB International, Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/26, Callable 7/18/22 @ 101.75(b)      51,562  
  50,000      HUB International, Ltd., 5.63%, 12/1/29, Callable 12/1/24 @ 102.81(b)      41,500  
  40,000      Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/23(b)      40,118  
  140,000      Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.57%, 2/1/29(b)      137,893  
  651,000      Pacific Lifecorp, 5.13%, 1/30/43(b)      635,284  
  85,000      Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 4.38%, 2/1/30, Callable
2/1/25 @ 102.19(b)
     73,844  
  463,000      Unum Group, 3.88%, 11/5/25      456,443  
  349,000      Unum Group, 4.00%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100      331,863  
  260,000      USI, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(b)      249,925  
     

 

 

 
        4,520,206  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%):       
  85,000      Match Group Holdings II LLC, 3.63%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 101.81(b)      66,938  
  40,000      Match Group, Inc., 4.13%, 8/1/30, Callable 5/1/25 @ 102.06(b)      33,500  
  205,000      Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/24 @ 101.75(b)      160,925  
     

 

 

 
        261,363  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.2%):       
  40,000      Arches Buyer, Inc., 4.25%, 6/1/28, Callable 12/1/23 @ 102.13(b)      32,300  
  15,000      Arches Buyer, Inc., 6.13%, 12/1/28, Callable
12/1/23 @ 103.06(b)
     12,075  
  175,000      Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 9/1/28, Callable
9/1/23 @ 101.81(b)
     151,375  
  20,000      Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 4.00%, 7/1/29, Callable
7/1/24 @ 102(b)
     17,550  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
IT Services, continued       
$ 215,000      Colt Merger Sub, Inc., 8.13%, 7/1/27, Callable
7/1/23 @ 104.06(b)
   $ 206,938  
  100,000      Gartner, Inc., 4.50%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/23 @ 102.25(b)      90,750  
  65,000      Gartner, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/30, Callable 10/1/25 @ 101.88(b)      55,331  
  55,000      Square, Inc., 2.75%, 6/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100(b)      48,675  
  55,000      Square, Inc., 3.50%, 6/1/31, Callable 3/1/31 @ 100^(b)      44,000  
  50,000      Twilio, Inc., 3.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 3/15/24 @ 101.81      42,063  
  50,000      Twilio, Inc., 3.88%, 3/15/31, Callable 3/15/26 @ 101.94^      41,062  
     

 

 

 
        742,119  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.1%):       
  311,000      Hasbro, Inc., 3.00%, 11/19/24, Callable 10/19/24 @ 100      304,393  
  5,000      Mattel, Inc., 5.88%, 12/15/27, Callable
12/15/22 @ 104.41(b)
     4,862  
     

 

 

 
        309,255  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%):       
  195,000      Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/28, Callable
7/15/23 @ 102.31(b)
     178,425  
  20,000      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/23 @ 102.13(b)      17,975  
  45,000      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/29, Callable 3/15/24 @ 101.88(b)      38,981  
     

 

 

 
        235,381  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.1%):       
  80,000      GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28, Callable 12/15/23 @ 102.31(b)      64,800  
  75,000      ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 8/1/29, Callable
8/1/24 @ 103.25(b)
     60,000  
  40,000      Madison IAQ LLC, 4.13%, 6/30/28, Callable
6/30/24 @ 102.06(b)
     33,100  
  335,000      Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 6/30/29, Callable
6/30/24 @ 102.94(b)
     253,763  
  60,000      Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102(b)      52,200  
     

 

 

 
        463,863  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.8%):       
  20,000      ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 5.00%, 12/21/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      18,650  
  275,000      Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/23 @ 103.25(b)      234,781  
  100,000      Allen Media LLC / Allen Media Co-Issuer, Inc., 10.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 113(b)      52,250  
  35,000      Austin BidCo, Inc., 7.13%, 12/15/28, Callable
12/15/23 @ 103.56(b)
     28,000  
  30,000      Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 3.88%, 9/15/27, Callable 9/15/23 @ 101.94(b)      24,600  
  25,000      Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 5.63%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/23 @ 102.81(b)      19,375  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Media, continued       
$ 105,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/28, Callable 8/1/22 @ 102.5(b)    $ 96,600  
  395,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/30, Callable 9/1/24 @ 102.38(b)      336,738  
  95,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.25(b)      79,088  
  155,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/32, Callable 5/1/26 @ 102.25      124,775  
  105,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/33, Callable 6/1/27 @ 102.25(b)      82,687  
  332,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.40%, 4/1/33, Callable 1/1/33 @ 100      296,720  
  332,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.25%, 4/1/53, Callable 10/1/52 @ 100      283,565  
  332,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.50%, 4/1/63, Callable 10/1/62 @ 100      283,603  
  440,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/30, Callable
1/15/25 @ 102.88(b)
     320,100  
  130,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 4.13%, 12/1/30, Callable
12/1/25 @ 102.06(b)
     99,450  
  280,000      Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.38%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.69(b)      68,600  
  215,000      Discovery Communications LLC, 3.63%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      191,116  
  580,000      Discovery Communications LLC, 4.65%, 5/15/50, Callable 11/15/49 @ 100      461,561  
  230,000      DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 7/1/26      179,975  
  103,000      Fox Corp., 4.03%, 1/25/24, Callable 12/25/23 @ 100      103,061  
  149,000      Fox Corp., 4.71%, 1/25/29, Callable 10/25/28 @ 100      146,441  
  147,000      Fox Corp., 5.48%, 1/25/39, Callable 7/25/38 @ 100      143,409  
  65,000      Gray Television, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/30, Callable 10/15/25 @ 102.38(b)      51,025  
  165,000      Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/26, Callable 9/15/23 @ 102.25(b)      141,075  
  200,000      Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/23 @ 103.25(b)      154,000  
  45,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.13%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/23 @ 101.56(b)      39,712  
  105,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.5(b)      97,125  
  45,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.75(b)      41,175  
  40,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.13%, 7/1/30, Callable 7/1/25 @ 102.06(b)      33,500  
  85,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.88%, 9/1/31, Callable 9/1/26 @ 101.94(b)      68,000  
  140,000      TEGNA, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/23 @ 102.38(b)      134,400  
  80,000      Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 8.88%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 104.44(b)      64,000  
  103,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/41, Callable
3/1/41 @ 100
     90,223  
  359,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/1/37      361,043  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Media, continued       
$ 418,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/1/38    $ 437,859  
  1,100,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.75%, 6/15/39      1,100,445  
  55,000      Univision Communications, Inc., 6.63%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/23 @ 103.31(b)      51,975  
  65,000      Univision Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.25(b)      54,437  
     

 

 

 
        6,595,139  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.2%):       
  70,000      Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 4.13%, 3/31/29, Callable 3/31/24 @ 102.06(b)      62,650  
  265,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.88%, 12/1/27, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.94      236,844  
  30,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 4.88%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.44      23,953  
  20,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.13%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 102.56      15,850  
  70,000      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.63%, 3/1/29, Callable
3/1/24 @ 102.31(b)
     62,038  
  70,000      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.88%, 3/1/31, Callable
3/1/26 @ 102.44(b)
     61,600  
  25,000      Commercial Metals Co., 4.13%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.06      21,375  
  25,000      Commercial Metals Co., 4.38%, 3/15/32, Callable 3/15/27 @ 102.19      21,125  
  185,000      Kaiser Aluminun Corp., 4.63%, 3/1/28, Callable
3/1/23 @ 102.31(b)
     153,550  
  55,000      Novelis Corp., 3.88%, 8/15/31, Callable
8/15/26 @ 101.94(b)
     42,212  
     

 

 

 
        701,197  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):       
  55,000      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp, 4.75%, 6/15/29, Callable
6/15/24 @ 102.38(b)
     42,350  
  65,000      Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      59,394  
     

 

 

 
        101,744  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.2%):       
  207,000      Puget Energy, Inc., 4.10%, 6/15/30, Callable 3/15/30 @ 100      192,278  
  292,000      Puget Energy, Inc., 4.22%, 3/15/32, Callable
12/15/31 @ 100
     269,935  
  110,000      Sempra Energy, 6.00%, 10/15/39      116,085  
     

 

 

 
        578,298  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas (0.0%):       
  45,000      Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.38%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.19(b)      42,300  
  50,000      Kinetik Holdings LP, 5.88%, 6/15/30, Callable
6/15/25 @ 102.94(b)
     47,472  
     

 

 

 
        89,772  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.4%):       
  55,000      Apache Corp., 5.10%, 9/1/40, Callable 3/1/40 @ 100      46,406  
  25,000      Apache Corp., 7.38%, 8/15/47      24,646  
  70,000      Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.00%, 3/1/31, Callable 3/1/26 @ 102      59,587  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 55,000      Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 3.25%, 1/31/32, Callable 1/31/27 @ 101.63(b)    $ 43,175  
  361,000      Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC/Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP, 5.13%, 4/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100(b)      372,777  
  145,000      CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.38%, 6/15/26, Callable
6/15/23 @ 103.19(b)
     133,762  
  25,000      Cnx Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 4/15/30, Callable 4/15/25 @ 102.38(b)      20,562  
  30,000      CNX Resources Corp., 6.00%, 1/15/29, Callable
1/15/24 @ 104.5(b)
     27,900  
  30,000      Colgate Energy Partners III LLC, 5.88%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.94(b)      26,287  
  80,000      Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/29, Callable
3/1/24 @ 103.38(b)
     71,600  
  40,000      Comstock Resources, Inc., 5.88%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.94(b)      34,400  
  195,000      Continental Resources, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/31, Callable 7/15/30 @ 100(b)      188,175  
  167,000      Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.44^      156,145  
  305,000      Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/1/29, Callable 2/1/24 @ 103(b)      266,112  
  230,000      CVR Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/25, Callable
7/22/22 @ 102.63(b)
     210,450  
  25,000      CVR Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/28, Callable
2/15/23 @ 102.88(b)
     22,375  
  163,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.88%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100      161,166  
  105,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.38%, 7/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100      102,113  
  160,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.63%, 7/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100      153,000  
  750,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.85% (US0003M+385 bps), 5/21/43, Callable 5/21/23 @ 100(b)      624,375  
  185,000      DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.60%, 4/1/44, Callable 10/1/43 @ 100      148,000  
  35,000      Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.13%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/24 @ 103.56(b)      31,675  
  43,000      Devon Energy Corp., 5.25%, 10/15/27, Callable
10/15/22 @ 102.63
     43,107  
  55,000      DT Midstream, Inc., 4.13%, 6/15/29, Callable
6/15/24 @ 102.06(b)
     46,475  
  124,000      Enable Midstream Partners LP, 3.90%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100      122,752  
  30,000      Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 6.63%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/22 @ 103.31(b)      30,075  
  110,000      Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 1/30/28, Callable 1/30/23 @ 102.88(b)      103,950  
  350,000      Energy Transfer LP, 4.95%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      345,188  
  167,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.25%, 4/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100      165,747  
  427,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.00%, 5/15/50, Callable 11/15/49 @ 100      364,018  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 81,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.25%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100    $ 80,494  
  103,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.50%, 4/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      102,871  
  161,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 3.75%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100      145,303  
  115,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 6.25%, 4/15/49, Callable 10/15/48 @ 100      111,550  
  103,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.20%, 9/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100      103,129  
  195,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.80%, 6/15/38, Callable 12/15/37 @ 100      183,056  
  127,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.00%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100      119,698  
  135,000      EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.63%, 1/15/28, Callable
7/15/27 @ 100(b)
     123,187  
  105,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, 7.50%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/24 @ 103.75(b)      100,800  
  80,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.50%, 7/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100(b)      74,400  
  70,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 1/15/29, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100(b)      56,700  
  115,000      EQT Corp., 3.90%, 10/1/27, Callable 7/1/27 @ 100      107,238  
  45,000      EQT Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/29, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100      43,537  
  311,000      Hess Corp., 4.30%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      302,059  
  109,000      Hess Corp., 7.30%, 8/15/31      121,399  
  78,000      Hess Corp., 7.13%, 3/15/33      85,995  
  847,000      Hess Corp., 5.60%, 2/15/41      826,884  
  302,000      Hess Corp., 5.80%, 4/1/47, Callable 10/1/46 @ 100      301,622  
  190,000      Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.63%, 2/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.81(b)      180,975  
  35,000      Hess Midstream Operations LP, 4.25%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.13(b)      29,575  
  150,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.45%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100      150,143  
  63,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.55%, 9/15/40      65,595  
  55,000      Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC, 4.25%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.13(b)      43,725  
  172,000      MPLX LP, 4.50%, 7/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100      172,430  
  242,000      MPLX LP, 4.88%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100      243,513  
  70,000      MPLX LP, 5.50%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100      65,625  
  150,000      Murphy Oil Corp., 5.88%, 12/1/27, Callable
12/1/22 @ 102.94
     140,062  
  135,000      NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/23 @ 103.75(b)      121,500  
  609,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      602,910  
  120,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100      106,800  
  85,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.88%, 7/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      97,325  
  1,047,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/31      1,128,143  
  25,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/31      27,438  
  422,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36      433,078  
  40,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.30%, 8/15/39, Callable 2/15/39 @ 100      32,600  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 40,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.20%, 3/15/40    $ 39,500  
  712,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100      756,500  
  120,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 4/15/46, Callable 10/15/45 @ 100      97,200  
  165,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.10%, 2/15/47, Callable 8/15/46 @ 100      127,875  
  80,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.20%, 3/15/48, Callable 9/15/47 @ 100      64,800  
  95,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100      76,000  
  235,000      PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 9.25%, 5/15/25, Callable 7/11/22 @ 104.63(b)      246,162  
  120,000      PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103      100,800  
  35,000      PDC Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 5/15/26, Callable
8/8/22 @ 102.88
     32,550  
  30,000      Phillips 66, 3.70%, 4/6/23      29,930  
  39,000      Phillips 66, 3.85%, 4/9/25, Callable 3/9/25 @ 100      38,814  
  110,000      Plains All Amer Pipeline, 3.60%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100      107,871  
  110,000      Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/25, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100      106,700  
  493,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.50%, 5/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100      472,664  
  408,000      Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/23, Callable
7/14/22 @ 100(a)(d)(e)
      
  20,000      SM Energy Co., 5.63%, 6/1/25, Callable
8/8/22 @ 100.94
     18,900  
  75,000      SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/26, Callable
8/8/22 @ 103.38
     71,250  
  346,000      Southeast Supply Header LLC, 4.25%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100^(b)      302,221  
  55,000      Southwestern Energy Co., 4.75%, 2/1/32, Callable 2/1/27 @ 102.38      46,613  
  5,000      Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.00%, 4/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103      4,750  
  95,000      Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.88%, 3/15/28, Callable 3/15/23 @ 102.94      87,162  
  165,000      Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 102.25      136,950  
  135,000      Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.00%, 12/31/30, Callable 12/31/25 @ 103(b)      112,050  
  30,000      Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/30, Callable 3/1/25 @ 102.75      28,313  
  185,000      Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.88%, 2/1/31, Callable 2/1/26 @ 102.44      168,350  
  70,000      Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/32, Callable 7/15/26 @ 102      59,675  
  62,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 3.95%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100      58,900  
  205,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100      193,725  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
$ 900,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100    $ 819,000  
  101,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.75%, 8/15/28, Callable 5/15/28 @ 100      92,415  
  205,000      Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.30%, 2/1/30, Callable 11/1/29 @ 100      179,375  
  242,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.50%, 11/15/23, Callable
8/15/23 @ 100
     243,810  
  426,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.30%, 3/4/24, Callable
12/4/23 @ 100
     428,166  
     

 

 

 
        16,126,350  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):       
  45,000      Glatfelter Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/29, Callable
11/1/24 @ 102.38(b)
     31,275  
  70,000      Mercer International, Inc., 5.13%, 2/1/29, Callable 2/1/24 @ 102.56      59,850  
     

 

 

 
        91,125  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.0%):       
  55,000      BellRing Brands, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/30, Callable
3/15/27 @ 101.75(b)
     51,700  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.4%):       
  150,000      Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 5.25%, 1/30/30, Callable 1/30/25 @ 102.63(b)      78,000  
  170,000      Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.13%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 101.56(b)      139,612  
  50,000      Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.50%, 4/1/30, Callable 4/1/25 @ 101.75(b)      41,000  
  275,000      Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.27%, 8/28/23, Callable 7/28/23 @ 100      279,379  
  116,000      Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.90%, 8/28/28, Callable 5/28/28 @ 100      110,490  
  45,000      Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 1/15/29, Callable
7/15/24 @ 102.19(b)
     40,050  
  40,000      Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 4.13%, 4/30/28, Callable 4/30/24 @ 102.06(b)      35,100  
  215,000      Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 5.13%, 4/30/31, Callable 4/30/26 @ 102.56(b)      188,125  
  60,000      Viatris, Inc., 1.65%, 6/22/25, Callable 5/22/25 @ 100      54,621  
  305,000      Viatris, Inc., 2.70%, 6/22/30, Callable 3/22/30 @ 100      247,904  
  133,000      Viatris, Inc., 3.85%, 6/22/40, Callable 12/22/39 @ 100      96,278  
     

 

 

 
        1,310,559  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.0%):       
  60,000      Asgn, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/28, Callable
5/15/23 @ 102.31(b)
     51,600  
  125,000      Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.88%, 10/1/30, Callable 10/1/25 @ 102.94(b)      115,469  
     

 

 

 
        167,069  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate (0.3%):       
  225,000      Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, 4.15%, 4/15/32, Callable 1/15/32 @ 100      204,279  
  115,000      Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.25%, 4/15/30, Callable 4/15/25 @ 102.63(b)      84,813  
  297,000      VICI Properties LP, 4.75%, 2/15/28, Callable
1/15/28 @ 100
     282,892  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Real Estate, continued       
$ 441,000      VICI Properties LP, 4.95%, 2/15/30, Callable
12/15/29 @ 100
   $ 413,989  
  40,000      VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100(b)      38,050  
     

 

 

 
        1,024,023  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.2%):       
  301,000      CBRE Services, Inc., 2.50%, 4/1/31, Callable
1/1/31 @ 100
     246,281  
  85,000      Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/30, Callable
9/1/24 @ 102.38
     67,044  
  70,000      Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 102.88(b)      53,462  
  275,000      TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/27, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.63(b)      243,375  
     

 

 

 
        610,162  
     

 

 

 
Retail & Whsle — Discretionary (0.0%):       
  15,000      MIWD Holdco II LLC / MIWD Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/25 @ 102.75(b)      12,075  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.0%):       
  60,000      Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102.25(b)      49,050  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.6%):       
  92,000      Broadcom, Inc., 1.95%, 2/15/28, Callable
12/15/27 @ 100(b)
     78,359  
  899,000      Broadcom, Inc., 2.45%, 2/15/31, Callable
11/15/30 @ 100(b)
     723,782  
  797,000     

Broadcom, Inc., 2.60%, 2/15/33, Callable

11/15/32 @ 100(b)

     613,649  
  633,000      Broadcom, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/41, Callable
8/15/40 @ 100(b)
     482,474  
  297,000      Broadcom, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/51, Callable
8/15/50 @ 100(b)
     221,580  
  135,000      Entegris, Inc., 3.63%, 5/1/29, Callable
5/1/24 @ 102.72(b)
     112,387  
  75,000      ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.88%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 101.94(b)      66,187  
     

 

 

 
        2,298,418  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.5%):       
  55,000      Acuris Finance US, Inc. / Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.5(b)      44,825  
  60,000      Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 7.13%, 10/2/25, Callable
8/8/22 @ 103.56(b)
     57,000  
  35,000      CDK Global, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 102.63(b)      34,825  
  40,000      Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 3.88%, 7/1/28, Callable 6/30/24 @ 101.94(b)      33,450  
  40,000      Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 7/1/29, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.44(b)      32,500  
  30,000      Elastic NV, 4.13%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.06(b)      24,975  
  70,000      Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 6/15/28, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102(b)      61,950  
  125,000      MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.13%, 6/15/28, Callable 6/15/24 @ 103.06^(b)      100,000  
  351,000      Oracle Corp., 1.65%, 3/25/26, Callable 2/25/26 @ 100      314,770  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Software, continued       
$ 555,000      Oracle Corp., 2.30%, 3/25/28, Callable 1/25/28 @ 100    $ 478,975  
  690,000      Oracle Corp., 2.88%, 3/25/31, Callable 12/25/30 @ 100      569,415  
     

 

 

 
        1,752,685  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.6%):       
  35,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.31(b)      28,700  
  40,000      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 5.00%, 2/15/32, Callable 11/15/26 @ 102.5(b)      32,700  
  47,000      AutoNation, Inc., 4.75%, 6/1/30, Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      44,374  
  72,000      AutoZone, Inc., 3.63%, 4/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      71,239  
  333,000      AutoZone, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      317,038  
  55,000      Carvana Co., 5.88%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 104.41(b)      34,788  
  55,000      Carvana Co., 10.25%, 5/1/30, Callable 5/1/27 @ 105.13(b)      44,550  
  30,000      Foot Locker, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102(b)      22,650  
  55,000      Gap, Inc. (The), 3.88%, 10/1/31, Callable 10/1/26 @ 101.94(b)      38,363  
  220,000      L Brands, Inc., 6.63%, 10/1/30, Callable 10/1/25 @ 103.31(b)      187,000  
  33,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.35%, 4/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      31,726  
  240,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      237,685  
  101,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 4/1/32, Callable 1/1/32 @ 100^      93,873  
  410,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.25%, 4/1/52, Callable 10/1/51 @ 100      356,884  
  464,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.45%, 4/1/62, Callable 10/1/61 @ 100      397,961  
  74,000      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.20%, 4/1/30, Callable 1/1/30 @ 100      71,506  
  30,000      Party City Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/26, Callable 8/15/23 @ 104.38(b)      20,175  
  20,000      Rent-A-Center, Inc., 6.38%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103.19^(b)      15,550  
  40,000      Victoria’s Secret & Co., 4.63%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.31(b)      30,100  
     

 

 

 
        2,076,862  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.2%):       
  106,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.45%, 6/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100      107,177  
  81,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.85%, 7/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100      83,620  
  129,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      133,648  
  148,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.10%, 7/15/27, Callable 5/15/27 @ 100      155,210  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals, continued       
$ 128,000      Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.20%, 7/15/30, Callable 4/15/30 @ 100    $ 133,654  
     

 

 

 
        613,309  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications (0.0%):       
  130,000      Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 7.00%, 6/15/27, Callable 6/15/24 @ 103.5(b)      124,150  
  60,000      Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 5/15/30, Callable 5/15/25 @ 104.38(b)      60,450  
     

 

 

 
        184,600  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%):       
  60,000      Crocs, Inc., 4.13%, 8/15/31, Callable 8/15/26 @ 102.06(b)      42,000  
  20,000      Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102.06(b)      15,800  
  70,000      Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 3/1/31, Callable 3/1/26 @ 101.75(b)      56,875  
  105,000      Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 4.00%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102(b)      84,263  
     

 

 

 
        198,938  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.5%):       
  452,000      Altria Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/9/42      334,719  
  302,000      Altria Group, Inc., 4.50%, 5/2/43      229,130  
  262,000      Altria Group, Inc., 5.38%, 1/31/44      228,739  
  108,000      Altria Group, Inc., 5.95%, 2/14/49, Callable 8/14/48 @ 100      95,831  
  179,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.70%, 8/15/35, Callable 2/15/35 @ 100      168,190  
  600,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/37      630,628  
  70,000      Turning Point Brands, Inc., 5.63%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/23 @ 102.81(b)      62,475  
     

 

 

 
        1,749,712  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.3%):       
  467,000      Air Lease Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100      463,044  
  393,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.38%, 7/1/25, Callable 6/1/25 @ 100      369,816  
  40,000      Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/29, Callable 3/1/24 @ 103(b)      29,200  
  45,000      SRS Distribution, Inc., 4.63%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/24 @ 102.31(b)      39,375  
  25,000      SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.13%, 7/1/29, Callable 7/1/24 @ 103.06(b)      19,625  
$ 40,000      SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.00%, 12/1/29, Callable 12/1/24 @ 103(b)      31,400  
     

 

 

 
        952,460  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.6%):       
  445,000      Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32      534,556  
  300,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/28      315,000  
  380,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.75%, 4/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      365,949  
  65,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.38      62,888  
  70,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.38%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 101.69      61,442  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued       
$ 630,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.88%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100    $ 589,693  
  82,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.38%, 4/15/40, Callable 10/15/39 @ 100      73,205  
  161,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/50, Callable 10/15/49 @ 100      143,178  
     

 

 

 
        2,145,911  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $132,997,212)

     120,597,286  
  

 

 

 
Yankee Debt Obligations (10.9%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.1%):       
  57,000      Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.25(b)      51,514  
  280,000      Bombardier, Inc., 7.13%, 6/15/26, Callable 6/15/23 @ 103.56(b)      228,900  
  170,000      Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103(b)      126,650  
     

 

 

 
        407,064  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.0%):       
  100,000      VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / XO Management Holding, Inc., 7.88%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/24 @ 103.94(b)      88,250  
  95,000      VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / XO Management Holding, Inc., 6.38%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/25 @ 103.19(b)      75,881  
     

 

 

 
        164,131  
     

 

 

 
Banks (3.2%):       
  874,000      Barclays plc, 4.38%, 1/12/26      862,720  
  503,000      Barclays plc, 2.85% (US0003M+245 bps), 5/7/26, Callable 5/7/25 @ 100      475,217  
  580,000      Barclays plc, 5.09% (US0003M+305 bps), 6/20/30, Callable 6/20/29 @ 100      552,341  
  200,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3.61%, 9/12/34, Callable 9/12/29 @ 100(b)      178,772  
  791,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 4.38%, 8/4/25      783,419  
  205,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24      204,238  
  200,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 6/26/24(b)      192,324  
  1,432,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(b)      1,352,660  
  3,808,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.13%, 12/15/22      3,830,212  
  826,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.10%, 6/10/23      838,710  
  347,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.00%, 12/19/23      352,988  
  286,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 3.07% (H15T1Y+255 bps), 5/22/28, Callable 5/22/27 @ 100      259,458  
  980,000      Societe Generale SA, 1.04% (H15T1Y+75 bps), 6/18/25, Callable 6/18/24 @ 100(b)      917,284  
  513,000      Societe Generale SA, 1.49% (H15T1Y+110 bps), 12/14/26, Callable 12/14/25 @ 100(b)      453,074  
  289,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 4.11% (H15T5Y+200 bps), 7/24/34, Callable 7/24/29 @ 100      265,408  
     

 

 

 
        11,518,825  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.0%):       
  200,000      Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102.38(b)      173,500  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (2.0%):       
  1,175,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.80%, 6/9/23      1,167,740  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
$ 788,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.59% (SOFR+156 bps), 9/11/25, Callable 9/11/24 @ 100(b)    $ 741,178  
  602,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 4.19% (SOFR+373 bps), 4/1/31, Callable 4/1/30 @ 100(b)      535,289  
  1,000,000      Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey, Ltd., 3.80%, 9/15/22      999,793  
  720,000      Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey, Ltd., 3.75%, 3/26/25      699,196  
  1,284,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 3.30%, 11/16/22      1,282,132  
  1,462,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 4/1/25^      1,392,802  
  314,000      UBS Group AG, 1.49% (H15T1Y+85 bps), 8/10/27, Callable 8/10/26 @ 100(b)      274,381  
     

 

 

 
        7,092,511  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.0%):       
  130,000      Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.50%, 5/15/26, Callable 7/18/22 @ 103.25(b)      120,900  
  195,000      Methanex Corp., 5.13%, 10/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100      173,063  
  95,000      Methanex Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/29, Callable 9/15/29 @ 100      80,038  
  55,000      SPCM SA, 3.13%, 3/15/27, Callable 3/15/24 @ 101.56(b)      46,269  
     

 

 

 
        420,270  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary Services (0.0%):       
  55,000      Studio City Co., Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/24 @ 103.5(b)      47,437  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.1%):       
  25,000      Intelligent Packaging, Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging, Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 9/15/28, Callable 9/15/22 @ 103(b)      20,563  
  255,000      Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.75(b)      239,700  
     

 

 

 
        260,263  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):       
  48,000      Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, 4.63%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.31(b)      39,000  
  225,000      GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd. / GEMS Education Delaware LLC, 7.13%, 7/31/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.56(b)      211,500  
     

 

 

 
        250,500  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (1.0%):       
  200,000      Altice Financing SA, 5.00%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.5(b)      160,500  
  610,000      Altice Financing SA, 5.75%, 8/15/29, Callable 8/15/24 @ 102.88(b)      489,525  
  725,000      C&W Senior Financing Dac, 6.88%, 9/15/27, Callable 9/15/22 @ 103.44(b)      652,500  
  2,052,000      Park Aerospace Holdings, 5.50%, 2/15/24(b)      2,028,915  
  305,000      Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc, 4.25%, 1/31/31, Callable 1/31/26 @ 102.13(b)      245,144  
     

 

 

 
        3,576,584  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):       
  270,000      Altice France SA, 6.00%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103^(b)      191,025  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued       
$ 185,000      Altice France SA, 5.13%, 1/15/29, Callable 9/15/23 @ 102.56(b)    $ 140,137  
  80,000      Telecom Italia SpA, 6.00%, 9/30/34      60,400  
     

 

 

 
        391,562  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):       
  150,000      Transocean Poseidon, Ltd., 6.88%, 2/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 105.16(b)      133,875  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):       
  55,000      1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.88^(b)      55,275  
  210,000      1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/30, Callable 10/15/25 @ 102(b)      170,100  
  75,000      Melco Resorts Finance, Ltd., 5.75%, 7/21/28, Callable 7/21/23 @ 102.88(b)      48,375  
  65,000      Melco Resorts Finance, Ltd., 5.38%, 12/4/29, Callable 12/4/24 @ 102.69^(b)      40,625  
     

 

 

 
        314,375  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.2%):       
  465,000      AIA Group, Ltd., 3.38%, 4/7/30, Callable 1/7/30 @ 100(b)      437,923  
  200,000      Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA, 5.00% (H15T5Y+358 bps), 4/2/49, Callable 4/2/29 @ 100(b)      189,000  
     

 

 

 
        626,923  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.0%):       
  85,000      Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29, Callable 8/1/24 @ 102.75(b)      67,362  
     

 

 

 
Materials (0.2%):       
  55,000      Cerdia Finanz GmbH, 10.50%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/24 @ 105.25(b)      44,894  
  220,000      NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/3/27 @ 100(b)      188,375  
  225,000      Nufarm Australia, Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.00%, 1/27/30, Callable 1/27/25 @ 102.5(b)      190,125  
     

 

 

 
        423,394  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.1%):       
  255,000      VZ Secured Financing BV, 5.00%, 1/15/32, Callable 1/15/27 @ 102.5(b)      211,650  
  120,000      Ziggo BV, 5.13%, 2/28/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 102.56(b)      94,200  
     

 

 

 
        305,850  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.0%):       
  200,000      ERO Copper Corp., 6.50%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/25 @ 103.25(b)      160,000  
  170,000      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 6.88%, 3/1/26, Callable 7/18/22 @ 103.44(b)      155,550  
  55,000      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 6.88%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 103.44(b)      49,225  
  5,000      FMG Resources Pty, Ltd., 4.50%, 9/15/27, Callable 6/15/27 @ 100(b)      4,444  
  105,000      Infrabuild Australia Pty, Ltd., 12.00%, 10/1/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 109(b)      102,506  
  75,000      Mineral Resources, Ltd., 8.00%, 11/1/27, Callable 11/1/24 @ 104(b)      72,750  
     

 

 

 
        544,475  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Multi-Utilities (0.1%):       
$ 525,000      InterGen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(b)    $ 507,938  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.4%):       
  619,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100      607,394  
  115,000      eG Global Finance plc, 6.75%, 2/7/25, Callable 7/18/22 @ 101.69(b)      108,244  
  205,000      eG Global Finance plc, 8.50%, 10/30/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 104.25(b)      198,850  
  223,000      Enbridge, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/23, Callable 7/1/23 @ 100      223,634  
  235,000      Meg Energy Corp., 7.13%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/23 @ 103.56(b)      235,000  
  1,385,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.84%, 1/23/30, Callable 10/23/29 @ 100      1,087,183  
  120,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.95%, 1/28/31, Callable 10/28/30 @ 100      87,670  
  295,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.70%, 2/16/32, Callable 11/16/31 @ 100      224,296  
  2,762,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      1,692,816  
  502,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.95%, 1/28/60, Callable 7/28/59 @ 100      311,413  
  70,000      Teine Energy, Ltd., 6.88%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.44(b)      65,450  
     

 

 

 
        4,841,950  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):       
  115,000      Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 11/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.38(b)      100,912  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.0%):       
  95,000      Open Text Corp., 3.88%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 101.94(b)      84,550  
  115,000      Open Text Corp., 3.88%, 12/1/29, Callable 12/1/24 @ 101.94(b)      98,900  
     

 

 

 
        183,450  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (1.2%):       
  355,000      Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 3.88%, 4/16/50(b)      316,780  
  56,434      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 1.00%, 7/9/29, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      12,698  
  513,757      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 0.50%, 7/9/30, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      117,522  
  941,242      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 0.12%, 7/9/35, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      201,190  
  400,000      Corp. Andina de Fomento, 2.38%, 5/12/23      397,048  
  1,344,000      Dominican Republic, 5.50%, 1/27/25(b)      1,330,560  
  250,000      Dominican Republic, 6.00%, 7/19/28(b)      230,937  
  600,000      Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.20%, 10/15/50      516,038  
  470,000      Qatar Government International Bond, 4.40%, 4/16/50(b)      450,068  
  230,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 3.25%, 10/22/30(b)      216,605  
  200,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 4.50%, 4/22/60(b)      184,599  
     

 

 

 
        3,974,045  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Telecommunications (0.0%):       
$ 110,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 6.50%, 3/15/30, Callable 3/15/25 @ 102(b)    $ 90,807  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.6%):       
  412,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.88%, 1/16/24, Callable 12/16/23 @ 100      410,044  
  637,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 1.65%, 10/29/24, Callable 9/29/24 @ 100      588,393  
  217,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.50%, 7/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100      221,996  
  251,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 4/3/26, Callable 2/3/26 @ 100      240,469  
  209,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 2.45%, 10/29/26, Callable 9/29/26 @ 100      182,097  
  219,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.00%, 10/29/28, Callable 8/29/28 @ 100      184,587  
  234,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.30%, 1/30/32, Callable 10/30/31 @ 100      187,743  
     

 

 

 
        2,015,329  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%):       
  330,000      Empresa Nacional del Pet, 4.38%, 10/30/24(b)      329,175  
  630,000      Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.25%, 3/25/29, Callable 3/25/24 @ 103.13(b)      552,037  
  135,000      Millicom International Cellular SA, 4.50%, 4/27/31, Callable 4/27/26 @ 102.25(b)      99,900  
  230,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.20%, 3/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(b)      218,636  
  201,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.80%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(b)      184,613  
     

 

 

 
        1,384,361  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Debt Obligations (Cost $44,913,860)

     39,817,693  
  

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds (0.7%):       
California (0.2%):  
  10,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 11/1/39      13,074  
  460,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39      599,789  
     

 

 

 
        612,863  
     

 

 

 
Illinois (0.4%):  
  310,000      Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series C1, 7.78%, 1/1/35      346,146  
  295,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.10%, 6/1/33      293,669  
  34,091      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.95%, 6/1/23      34,357  
  315,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 6.63%, 2/1/35      335,510  
  425,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, Series 3, 6.73%, 4/1/35      437,937  
     

 

 

 
        1,447,619  
     

 

 

 
New Jersey (0.1%):  
  504,000      New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue, Build America Bonds, GO, Series A, 7.43%, 2/15/29      568,875  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $2,664,361)

     2,629,357  
  

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (17.8%):       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (4.5%)  
$ 22,975      2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #G18604    $ 22,342  
  40,234      2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #V61246      38,654  
  68,840      2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #V61273      66,434  
  242,927      3.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #C91403      238,038  
  727,852      3.50%, 7/1/32, Pool #C91467      713,195  
  6,397      2.50%, 8/1/32, Pool #G18654      6,201  
  6,822      2.50%, 11/1/32, Pool #G18665      6,613  
  207,456      2.50%, 12/1/32, Pool #G18669      201,103  
  31,179      2.50%, 3/1/33, Pool #G18680      29,921  
  12,791      2.50%, 4/1/33, Pool #G18683      12,272  
  74,957      3.00%, 4/1/33, Pool #G18684      73,438  
  6,444      2.50%, 5/1/33, Pool #G18687      6,183  
  140,244      2.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #G16661      135,690  
  29,426      3.00%, 4/1/34, Pool #G16829      29,083  
  260,458      3.50%, 10/1/34, Pool #C91793      256,080  
  510,553      4.00%, 5/1/37, Pool #C91938      511,159  
  21,792      3.50%, 4/1/40, Pool #V81744      21,379  
  40,045      3.50%, 5/1/40, Pool #V81750      39,285  
  46,470      3.50%, 6/1/40, Pool #V81792      45,600  
  24,303      3.50%, 8/1/40, Pool #V81886      23,847  
  16,668      3.50%, 9/1/40, Pool #V81958      16,352  
  30,756      4.50%, 1/1/41, Pool #A96051      31,456  
  271,420      4.00%, 1/1/41, Pool #A96413      275,169  
  209,872      4.00%, 2/1/41, Pool #A96807      212,787  
  28,060      4.50%, 3/1/41, Pool #A97673      28,988  
  21,817      2.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #RB5108      19,383  
  42,983      4.50%, 4/1/41, Pool #A97942      44,402  
  163,162      5.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #G06596      174,245  
  22,566      2.00%, 7/1/41, Pool #RB5118      19,788  
  23,533      2.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #RB5131      20,932  
  574,976      4.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #G60517      594,067  
  23,291      4.00%, 11/1/42, Pool #Q13121      23,262  
  79,297      3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #C04320      75,293  
  26,502      4.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #Q18481      26,249  
  26,229      4.00%, 7/1/43, Pool #Q19597      25,975  
  24,472      4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #Q22499      24,235  
  35,508      4.00%, 1/1/44, Pool #V80950      35,170  
  189,236      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G07922      186,359  
  95,375      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G60271      92,497  
  138,071      4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #Q30720      137,954  
  97,682      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #G07949      99,886  
  27,690      3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q32328      26,911  
  27,350      3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q31974      26,574  
  46,220      3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q32008      44,915  
  18,662      3.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33468      17,660  
  115,334      3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33547      111,520  
  122,368      3.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34156      115,850  
  151,510      3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34164      146,488  
  24,622      3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q33791      23,809  
  34,054      3.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #Q34759      32,247  
  10,370      3.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #Q34979      9,861  
  47,251      4.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #Q35845      50,073  
  10,822      4.00%, 9/1/45, Pool #Q37853      10,820  
  4,250      4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #Q38812      4,210  
  175,209      3.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #Q37467      170,272  
  14,595      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38783      14,433  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued  
$ 10,486      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38782    $ 10,440  
  1,950      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38879      1,942  
  27,165      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #V82292      27,151  
  6,109      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #Q39975      6,083  
  56,866      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #Q40647      55,205  
  65,462      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60603      63,457  
  202,616      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60553      195,504  
  170,204      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q43257      164,995  
  8,247      4.00%, 9/1/47, Pool #Q50433      8,198  
  14,793      4.00%, 10/1/47, Pool #Q51189      14,705  
  11,144      4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #Q54192      11,138  
  118,362      3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #G67710      116,087  
  134,156      4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #Q55992      134,085  
  406,462      4.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #G67713      406,305  
  47,947      4.00%, 7/1/48, Pool #Q59935      47,869  
  376,986      2.50%, 10/1/50, Pool #SD7525      343,165  
  539,225      2.50%, 11/1/50, Pool #SD7530      486,742  
  42,511      2.50%, 2/1/51, Pool #SD7535      38,696  
  590,635      2.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #SD8134      513,289  
  636,351      3.00%, 5/1/51, Pool #QC1881      594,388  
  137,477      2.00%, 5/1/51, Pool #SD7541      119,562  
  14,393      2.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #QC4163      12,512  
  143,464      3.00%, 9/1/51, Pool #QC7496      134,021  
  337,303      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #RA6076      293,042  
  693,380      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #RA5715      603,841  
  143,703      3.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #QD1240      134,279  
  480,263      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #RA6241      417,287  
  192,829      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #RA6302      167,512  
  386,014      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6434      348,449  
  97,072      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6496      87,624  
  194,329      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6510      168,835  
  2,006,919      3.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #SD8184      1,874,968  
  1,156,906      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #RA6435      1,043,383  
  341,240      2.50%, 1/1/52, Pool #RA6622      307,712  
  590,779      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #RA6820      513,147  
  294,264      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #RA6823      255,720  
  644,174      3.00%, 3/1/52, Pool #RA6988      601,663  
  249,499      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #RA6950      240,979  
  180,087      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #SD8202      173,597  
  240,654      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #RA6949      231,763  
     

 

 

 
        16,415,949  
     

 

 

 
Federal National Mortgage Association (9.3%)  
  99,392      2.50%, 6/1/29, Pool #MA3734      95,391  
  58,040      2.50%, 9/1/31, Pool #AS8012      55,655  
  314,891      3.00%, 4/1/32, Pool #BD9809      308,232  
  384,059      3.00%, 12/1/32, Pool #BM5345      376,814  
  294,699      2.50%, 12/1/32, Pool #CA3748      285,421  
  21,302      3.00%, 3/1/33, Pool #BM4614      20,913  
  2,694      4.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #729327      2,748  
  1,130      4.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #720240      1,159  
  2,889      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #727160      2,967  
  3,839      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #729713      3,933  
  2,406      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #727029      2,461  
  9,729      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #726928      10,012  
  3,871      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #723124      3,982  
  8,063      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #726956      8,296  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 16,541      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #729380    $ 17,019  
  5,812      4.50%, 9/1/33, Pool #734922      6,273  
  15,631      4.50%, 9/1/33, Pool #727147      16,876  
  24,859      4.50%, 12/1/33, Pool #AL5321      26,849  
  429,776      2.50%, 6/1/34, Pool #BN7572      412,219  
  19,051      6.00%, 10/1/34, Pool #AL2130      21,712  
  35,756      4.50%, 9/1/35, Pool #AB8198      38,605  
  350,681      6.00%, 5/1/36, Pool #745512      385,517  
  175,467      6.00%, 1/1/37, Pool #932030      189,135  
  32,529      6.00%, 3/1/37, Pool #889506      36,104  
  2,900,000      2.00%, 7/25/37, TBA      2,709,687  
  47,854      6.00%, 1/1/38, Pool #889371      53,531  
  16,755      6.00%, 3/1/38, Pool #889219      18,179  
  7,819      6.00%, 7/1/38, Pool #889733      8,658  
  50,420      4.50%, 3/1/39, Pool #AB0051      54,441  
  255,458      4.50%, 4/1/39, Pool #AB0043      275,872  
  147,500      2.50%, 8/1/39, Pool #MA3761      134,744  
  19,983      4.50%, 11/1/39, Pool #AC5442      20,363  
  64,671      6.00%, 5/1/40, Pool #AL2129      71,098  
  19,080      2.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #MA4176      17,179  
  19,580      2.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #MA4204      17,379  
  24,434      4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AA4757      24,529  
  20,930      2.00%, 2/1/41, Pool #MA4268      18,595  
  30,901      4.50%, 2/1/41, Pool #AH5580      31,807  
  21,407      2.00%, 3/1/41, Pool #MA4287      19,019  
  21,953      2.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #MA4311      19,503  
  22,263      2.00%, 5/1/41, Pool #MA4333      19,778  
  22,565      2.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #MA4364      20,045  
  177,102      2.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #MA4446      157,531  
  479,256      1.50%, 11/1/41, Pool #MA4473      407,513  
  5,318      6.00%, 1/1/42, Pool #AL2128      5,959  
  146,095      2.50%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB8465      135,445  
  35,805      4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #BM1167      36,000  
  151,673      4.50%, 3/1/44, Pool #AL5082      152,659  
  16,133      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AW9502      16,160  
  76,356      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AX8459      76,079  
  7,457      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AY0045      7,401  
  113,339      4.00%, 3/1/45, Pool #AL6541      112,928  
  24,405      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1876      24,266  
  47,432      3.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AS4972      44,952  
  101,699      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1207      100,484  
  24,334      5.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ3448      25,579  
  30,409      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ3341      30,236  
  106,127      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8096      104,862  
  48,505      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8126      47,924  
  22,446      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ2719      22,319  
  120,124      4.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0833      119,446  
  257,501      3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0814      248,715  
  81,714      4.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ1783      80,749  
  105,426      3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AS5634      99,916  
  39,789      3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AZ8288      37,704  
  15,624      3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AZ3728      14,823  
  53,764      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7413      53,565  
  309,217      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7593      308,070  
  14,309      4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #AZ0560      14,138  
  18,757      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #AS6350      18,687  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 42,714      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA6404    $ 42,204  
  34,224      4.50%, 2/1/46, Pool #BM5199      35,272  
  23,034      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #BC3920      22,860  
  8,124      4.00%, 5/1/46, Pool #BC2276      8,117  
  251,000      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #BC0880      249,278  
  104,983      4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC1443      104,912  
  31,701      4.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL9111      32,641  
  110,310      4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BC2843      110,235  
  344,716      3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9077      342,350  
  49,504      3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE5696      47,858  
  434,146      4.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9846      448,345  
  1,115,408      4.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9779      1,112,576  
  5,339      4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #BH4269      5,301  
  31,389      3.00%, 5/1/49, Pool #MA3670      29,568  
  322,362      4.50%, 9/1/49, Pool #FM1534      337,708  
  83,907      3.50%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4557      81,153  
  394,075      4.00%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4628      394,400  
  103,441      3.00%, 2/1/50, Pool #CA5126      96,765  
  324,035      2.50%, 8/1/50, Pool #SD0430      292,455  
  635,472      3.50%, 2/1/51, Pool #CA9319      614,894  
  460,172      2.00%, 3/1/51, Pool #MA4281      399,914  
  457,634      2.00%, 4/1/51, Pool #MA4305      397,684  
  277,243      2.50%, 4/1/51, Pool #FM6540      252,788  
  558,763      3.00%, 6/1/51, Pool #CB0850      522,161  
  10,178      2.00%, 7/1/51, Pool #BT1461      8,855  
  47,093      2.50%, 8/1/51, Pool #CB1384      42,472  
  600,000      3.00%, 8/25/51, TBA      558,937  
  191,266      2.50%, 9/1/51, Pool #CB1549      172,561  
  335,220      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #CB1801      291,250  
  251,929      2.00%, 10/1/51, Pool #CB1799      218,902  
  772,355      2.50%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9501      696,771  
  226,982      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9539      197,228  
  351,945      2.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9568      305,793  
  192,748      3.00%, 11/1/51, Pool #FM9633      181,734  
  97,077      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2348      84,341  
  1,168,472      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #FM9865      1,054,088  
  136,052      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2376      122,710  
  533,437      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2289      481,529  
  98,869      3.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #BT9503      92,351  
  192,915      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2320      174,041  
  152,898      2.50%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2321      138,018  
  146,033      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2347      126,871  
  537,205      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2349      466,704  
  144,718      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #CB2350      125,731  
  885,405      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0286      769,746  
  381,784      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #FS0288      331,652  
  900,549      3.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #FS0671      840,877  
  933,138      2.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #CB2842      810,532  
  391,558      2.50%, 2/1/52, Pool #FS0605      353,452  
  243,213      3.00%, 2/1/52, Pool #FS0631      227,336  
  147,331      2.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #FS1082      134,278  
  38,268      3.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #CB3174      36,888  
  200,000      3.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      192,375  
  1,000,000      3.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      932,656  
  2,675,000      2.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      2,408,336  
  1,500,000      2.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      1,301,953  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 2,000,000      1.50%, 7/25/52, TBA    $ 1,659,062  
  3,050,000      2.00%, 8/25/52, TBA      2,643,969  
  1,950,000      2.50%, 8/25/52, TBA      1,753,477  
     

 

 

 
        34,285,725  
     

 

 

 
Government National Mortgage Association (4.0%)  
  4,956      5.00%, 6/15/34, Pool #629493      5,075  
  2,998      5.00%, 3/15/38, Pool #676766      3,182  
  1,614      5.00%, 4/15/38, Pool #672672      1,713  
  5,690      5.00%, 8/15/38, Pool #687818      6,038  
  53,104      5.00%, 1/15/39, Pool #705997      56,501  
  102,951      5.00%, 3/15/39, Pool #646746      109,546  
  613      5.00%, 3/15/39, Pool #697946      640  
  99,793      4.00%, 10/15/40, Pool #783143      101,644  
  27,643      4.00%, 10/20/40, Pool #G24833      28,153  
  83,483      4.00%, 1/20/41, Pool #4922      85,024  
  229,292      4.50%, 3/20/41, Pool #4978      239,303  
  80,295      4.50%, 5/20/41, Pool #005055      83,798  
  171,075      4.00%, 5/20/41, Pool #5054      174,233  
  78,210      4.50%, 6/15/41, Pool #366975      81,669  
  53,301      4.50%, 6/20/41, Pool #005082      55,627  
  190,595      4.00%, 10/20/41, Pool #5203      194,115  
  214,349      3.50%, 12/20/41, Pool #5258      216,161  
  374,106      4.00%, 1/20/42, Pool #5280      381,013  
  132,061      3.00%, 12/20/42, Pool #MA0624      126,590  
  206,138      3.00%, 12/20/42, Pool #AA5872      195,791  
  23,129      3.00%, 1/20/43, Pool #MA0698      22,177  
  288,016      3.50%, 2/20/43, Pool #MA0783      289,936  
  58,851      3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8812      58,085  
  38,540      3.50%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8884      37,860  
  133,773      3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AA6146      133,454  
  38,960      3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AD9075      38,273  
  14,656      3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AB9891      14,398  
  3,378      4.00%, 7/20/44, Pool #MA2074      3,428  
  48,904      4.00%, 5/20/45, Pool #MA2893      49,409  
  71,306      4.00%, 8/20/45, Pool #MA3035      72,041  
  2,671      4.00%, 9/20/45, Pool #MA3106      2,699  
  2,833      4.00%, 10/20/45, Pool #MA3174      2,862  
  3,294      4.00%, 12/20/45, Pool #MA3311      3,328  
  3,197      4.00%, 1/20/46, Pool #MA3377      3,230  
  143,263      4.00%, 4/15/46, Pool #784232      150,443  
  191,786      4.00%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3664      193,461  
  22,133      3.50%, 7/20/46, Pool #784391      21,884  
  12,280      3.00%, 10/20/46, Pool #MA4003      11,612  
  639,132      3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126      611,379  
  69,145      4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5857      70,194  
  51,470      4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5831      51,951  
  201,468      3.00%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4195      190,503  
  121,121      3.00%, 2/20/47, Pool #MA4261      114,521  
  23,727      4.00%, 3/20/47, Pool #MA4322      23,890  
  198,501      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784303      197,363  
  210,136      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784304      208,931  
  23,726      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #MA4383      23,889  
  15,291      4.00%, 5/20/47, Pool #MA4452      15,396  
  64,999      4.00%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4511      65,445  
  73,646      4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG3507      74,143  
  60,874      4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG7744      61,284  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Government National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 76,097      3.50%, 11/20/50, Pool #MA6997    $ 74,302  
  69,826      3.00%, 9/20/51, Pool #MA7590      65,993  
  70,984      3.00%, 10/20/51, Pool #MA7650      67,081  
  700,000      4.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      710,281  
  1,850,000      2.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      1,640,719  
  3,025,000      2.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      2,770,711  
  1,500,000      3.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      1,457,109  
  750,000      3.00%, 7/20/52, TBA      707,813  
  2,550,000      2.00%, 8/20/52, TBA      2,259,938  
     

 

 

 
        14,717,232  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $68,849,660)

     65,418,906  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations (30.1%):       
U.S. Treasury Bonds (10.6%)  
  2,566,000      1.13%, 5/15/40      1,796,200  
  7,103,000      1.75%, 8/15/41      5,434,905  
  1,600,000      2.00%, 11/15/41      1,278,000  
  11,313,000      3.00%, 2/15/47      10,637,755  
  18,386,000      2.00%, 8/15/51      14,335,334  
  4,222,000      1.88%, 11/15/51      3,195,526  
  2,100,000      2.25%, 2/15/52      1,743,000  
  600,000      2.88%, 5/15/52      571,313  
     

 

 

 
        38,992,033  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Notes (19.5%)  
  17,438,000      0.25%, 7/31/25      16,023,887  
  4,710,000      0.38%, 12/31/25      4,296,403  

Shares or

Principal
Amount

           Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued       
U.S. Treasury Notes, continued  
$ 7,700,000      0.38%, 1/31/26    $ 7,008,203  
  9,253,000      0.75%, 3/31/26      8,506,977  
  3,457,000      1.25%, 12/31/26      3,199,886  
  9,765,000      1.25%, 5/31/28      8,811,387  
  6,946,000      1.13%, 8/31/28      6,192,793  
  1,460,000      1.25%, 9/30/28      1,310,122  
  7,836,900      1.13%, 2/15/31      6,751,979  
  10,766,000      1.38%, 11/15/31      9,364,738  
     

 

 

 
        71,466,375  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $130,985,628)

     110,458,408  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.6%):  
  2,365,650      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(f)(g)      2,365,650  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $2,365,650)

     2,365,650  
     

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.8%):  
Money Markets (0.8%):  
  3,020,452      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(g)      3,020,452  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $3,020,452)

     3,020,452  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $434,601,829) — 106.5%

     391,157,224  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (6.5)%

     (23,823,887
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 367,333,337  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

GO—General Obligation

H15T1Y—1 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

H15T5Y—5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN—Medium Term Note

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA—To Be Announced Security

US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR

US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR

USSW5—USD 5 Year Swap Rate

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $2,266,667.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. The total of all such securities represent 0.27% 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 rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at June 30, 2022.

 

(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, 2022, these securities represent 0.17% 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, 2022.

 

(g)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Amounts shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total value of investments as of June 30, 2022:

(Unaudited)

 

Country   Percentage  

Argentina

    0.1

Australia

    0.2

Brazil

     % 

Canada

    0.8

Cayman Islands

    3.3

Chile

    0.1

Colombia

     % 

Dominican Republic

    0.4

France

    0.4

Germany

    0.7

Guernsey

    0.7

Hong Kong

    0.2

Indonesia

    0.1

Ireland

    0.7

Italy

    0.4

Jersey

    0.1
Country   Percentage  

Luxembourg

    0.5

Macau

     % 

Mexico

    0.9

Netherlands

    0.5

Qatar

    0.1

Saudi Arabia

    0.1

Spain

     % 

Supranational

    0.1

Switzerland

    0.4

United Arab Emirates

    0.1

United Kingdom

    2.0

United States

    87.1

Zambia

     % 
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 434,601,829
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 391,157,224

Interest and dividends receivable

      3,023,795

Receivable for TBA investments sold

      10,189,086

Prepaid expenses

      1,139
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      404,371,244
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      2,011

Payable for investments purchased

      7,972

Payable for TBA investments purchased

      34,151,438

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      213,994

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      2,365,650

Manager fees payable

      152,612

Administration fees payable

      56,036

Distribution fees payable

      72,654

Custodian fees payable

      906

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      356

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,662

Trustee fees payable

      3,050

Other accrued liabilities

      9,566
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      37,037,907
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 367,333,337
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 391,001,887

Total distributable earnings

      (23,668,550 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 367,333,337
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 17,642,880

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

      1,938,914

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 9.10
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 349,690,457

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

      37,254,844

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 9.39
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $2,266,667.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 6,198,529

Dividends

      12,382

Income from securities lending

      7,479
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      6,218,390
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      1,001,568

Administration fees

      72,873

Distribution fees — Class 2

      476,817

Custodian fees

      4,412

Administrative and compliance services fees

      2,392

Transfer agent fees

      5,283

Trustee fees

      9,441

Professional fees

      7,623

Shareholder reports

      8,312

Other expenses

      3,942
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,592,663
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      4,625,727
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities

      (2,936,109 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities

      (51,535,817 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (54,471,926 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (49,846,199 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 4,625,727     $ 9,068,641

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (2,936,109 )       9,167,385

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (51,535,817 )       (16,702,827 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (49,846,199 )       1,533,199
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (1,066,245 )

Class 2

            (19,280,232 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (20,346,477 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      118,516       1,261,069

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            1,066,245

Value of shares redeemed

      (1,317,438 )       (2,670,478 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (1,198,922 )       (343,164 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,524,792       23,765,497

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            19,280,232

Value of shares redeemed

      (30,648,760 )       (36,684,713 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (28,123,968 )       6,361,016
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (29,322,890 )       6,017,852
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (79,169,089 )       (12,795,426 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      446,502,426       459,297,852
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 367,333,337     $ 446,502,426
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      11,905       118,697

Dividends reinvested

            104,227

Shares redeemed

      (138,186 )       (254,331 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (126,281 )       (31,407 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      250,323       2,167,150

Dividends reinvested

            1,822,328

Shares redeemed

      (3,102,823 )       (3,362,418 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (2,852,500 )       627,060
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (2,978,781 )       595,653
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.27     $ 10.73     $ 10.20     $ 9.54     $ 9.96     $ 9.77
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.12 (a)       0.23 (a)       0.29 (a)       0.32 (a)       0.32       0.23

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.29 )       (0.17 )       0.63       0.69       (0.42 )       0.21
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.17 )       0.06       0.92       1.01       (0.10 )       0.44
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.31 )       (0.39 )       (0.35 )       (0.32 )       (0.25 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.21 )                        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.52 )       (0.39 )       (0.35 )       (0.32 )       (0.25 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 9.10     $ 10.27     $ 10.73     $ 10.20     $ 9.54     $ 9.96
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (11.39 )%(c)       0.59 %       9.12 %       10.57 %       (1.00 )%       4.55 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 17,643     $ 21,203     $ 22,495     $ 22,823     $ 21,476     $ 24,077

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      2.55 %       2.21 %       2.78 %       3.17 %       2.96 %       2.23 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.56 %       0.57 %       0.58 %       0.57 %       0.56 %       0.56 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.56 %       0.57 %       0.58 %       0.57 %       0.56 %       0.56 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      11 %       76 %       71 %       68 %       38 %       81 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.60     $ 11.06     $ 10.50     $ 9.81     $ 10.23     $ 10.05
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.11 (a)       0.21 (a)       0.27 (a)       0.30 (a)       0.31       0.22

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.32 )       (0.18 )       0.65       0.71       (0.44 )       0.21
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.21 )       0.03       0.92       1.01       (0.13 )       0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.28 )       (0.36 )       (0.32 )       (0.29 )       (0.25 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.21 )                        

Total Dividends

            (0.49 )       (0.36 )       (0.32 )       (0.29 )       (0.25 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 9.39     $ 10.60     $ 11.06     $ 10.50     $ 9.81     $ 10.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (11.42 )%(c)       0.31 %       8.84 %       10.28 %       (1.25 )%       4.28 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 349,690     $ 425,299     $ 436,803     $ 470,864     $ 478,991     $ 552,678

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      2.30 %       1.96 %       2.53 %       2.92 %       2.71 %       1.98 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.81 %       0.82 %       0.83 %       0.82 %       0.81 %       0.81 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.81 %       0.82 %       0.83 %       0.82 %       0.81 %       0.81 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      11 %       76 %       71 %       68 %       38 %       81 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund (the “Fund”), and 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

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. The 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. The Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

Short Sales

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

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on 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 distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating

 

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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. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

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

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

Bank Loans

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

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 3313% 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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $733 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $2,365,650 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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, 2022, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 1

         0.50 %          0.70 %

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2

         0.50 %          0.95 %

 

*

The annual rate due to the Manager is 0.50% of the first $2.5 billion of the Fund’s net assets, 0.40% of the next $15 billion of the Fund’s net assets, and 0.37% on the Fund’s net assets over $17.5 billion.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.    

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, there were no such waivers.

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 340,429        $        $ 367,156        $ 707,585

Preferred Stock+

         57,360                            57,360

Warrant+

         976                            976

Asset Backed Securities

                  8,402,152                   8,402,152

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  35,933,645                   35,933,645

Convertible Bonds+

                  509,096          635,521          1,144,617

Bank Loans

                  603,137                   603,137

Corporate Bonds+

                  120,597,286          #          120,597,286

Yankee Debt Obligations+

                  39,817,693                   39,817,693

Municipal Bonds

                  2,629,357                   2,629,357

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  65,418,906                   65,418,906

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  110,458,408                   110,458,408

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         2,365,650                            2,365,650

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         3,020,452                            3,020,452
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 5,784,867        $ 384,369,680        $ 1,002,677        $ 391,157,224
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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, 2022.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

       $ 44,812,346        $ 51,412,934

For the period ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

       $ 62,334,717        $ 72,712,334

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.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022 are identified below.

 

Security      Acquisition
Date(a)
    

Acquisition

Cost

    

Shares

or

Principal

Amount

     Value     

Percentage of

Net Assets

Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23

         7/10/20        $ 38,899          46,865        $ 248,853          0.07 %

Mesquite Energy, Inc., 15.00%, 7/15/23

         11/5/20          67,000          79,890          386,668          0.10 %

Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/23, Callable
7/14/22 @ 100

         10/30/18          376,933          408,000                   0.00 %

 

(a)

Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

Foreign Securities 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.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it will stop compelling banks to submit rates for many LIBOR settings after December 31, 2021, and for certain other commonly-used U.S. dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The transition away from LIBOR could result in increased volatility and uncertainty in markets tied to LIBOR. The elimination of LIBOR may adversely affect the market for, or value of, specific securities or payments linked to LIBOR rates, the availability or terms of borrowing or refinancing, or the effectiveness of hedging strategies. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2023, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor or SOFR) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities 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, investments in mortgage-related securities may cause the Fund to 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 the Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If the 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. The Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

Short Sale Risk: The Fund may engage in short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells securities borrowed from others with the expectation that the price of the security will fall before the Fund must purchase the security to return it to the lender. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in

 

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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

price between those dates. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold. The Fund may also pay transaction costs and borrowing fees in connection with short sales.

8. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

9. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

10. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $464,974,852. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,583,511

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (6,505,126
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 8,078,385  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

       $ 13,753,916        $ 6,592,561        $ 20,346,277

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund

       $ 9,225,742        $ 8,873,522        $        $ 8,078,385        $ 26,177,649

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, straddles and other miscellaneous differences.

11. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 70% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

12. 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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Gateway Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 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 15

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Gateway Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 874.10     $ 5.16       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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Gateway Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.29     $ 5.56       1.11 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      25.8 %

Health Care

      14.5

Financials

      10.0

Consumer Discretionary

      9.7

Communication Services

      8.3

Industrials

      8.1

Consumer Staples

      6.6

Energy

      4.3

Utilities

      3.1

Real Estate

      2.5

Materials

      2.4
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      95.3

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      4.1

Purchased Put Options

      1.6
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      101.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (1.0 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+ (95.3%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.5%):       
  2,774      Boeing Co. (The)*    $ 379,261  
  704      HEICO Corp.      92,309  
  1,895      L3harris Technologies, Inc.      458,022  
  8,930      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      858,262  
     

 

 

 
        1,787,854  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%):       
  568      GXO Logistics, Inc.*      24,577  
  3,725      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      679,962  
  629      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      30,293  
     

 

 

 
        734,832  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.2%):       
  2,485      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      99,524  
  11,608      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      97,159  
  2,475      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      87,665  
     

 

 

 
        284,348  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.1%):       
  659      Autoliv, Inc.      47,165  
  1,865      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*      19,974  
     

 

 

 
        67,139  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (2.1%):       
  18,908      Ford Motor Co.      210,446  
  7,744      General Motors Co.*      245,950  
  2,877      Tesla, Inc.*      1,937,429  
     

 

 

 
        2,393,825  
     

 

 

 
Banks (3.2%):       
  4,184      Associated Banc-Corp.      76,400  
  39,556      Bank of America Corp.      1,231,378  
  13,546      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1,525,415  
  410      Signature Bank      73,476  
  21,177      Wells Fargo & Co.      829,503  
     

 

 

 
        3,736,172  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (1.8%):       
  9,881      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      349,689  
  3,936      Monster Beverage Corp.*      364,867  
  8,019      PepsiCo, Inc.      1,336,446  
     

 

 

 
        2,051,002  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (2.3%):       
  6,796      AbbVie, Inc.      1,040,875  
  354      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      51,631  
  2,444      Amgen, Inc.      594,625  
  915      Biogen, Inc.*      186,605  
  426      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      35,303  
  817      Exact Sciences Corp.*      32,182  
  1,609      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      59,565  
  1,343      Moderna, Inc.*      191,848  
  451      Seagen, Inc.*      79,800  
  1,356      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      382,107  
     

 

 

 
        2,654,541  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.3%):       
  7,893      Carrier Global Corp.      281,464  
  357      Lennox International, Inc.      73,753  
     

 

 

 
        355,217  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+, continued       
Capital Markets (2.3%):       
  740      Blackstone, Inc., Class A    $ 67,510  
  6,501      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      410,733  
  460      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      176,902  
  3,972      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      373,527  
  2,482      KKR & Co., Inc., Class A      114,892  
  7,631      Morgan Stanley      580,414  
  734      MSCI, Inc.      302,518  
  1,831      S&P Global, Inc.      617,157  
     

 

 

 
        2,643,653  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (1.6%):       
  1,367      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      140,869  
  1,718      Celanese Corp.      202,054  
  5,402      Corteva, Inc.      292,464  
  5,784      Dow, Inc.      298,512  
  2,103      Eastman Chemical Co.      188,786  
  559      Ingevity Corp.*      35,295  
  2,708      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      236,842  
  2,006      Mosaic Co. (The)      94,744  
  609      Nutrien, Ltd.      48,531  
  1,854      Olin Corp.      85,803  
  1,577      RPM International, Inc.      124,142  
  3,199      Valvoline, Inc.      92,227  
     

 

 

 
        1,840,269  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.9%):       
  1,988      Copart, Inc.*      216,016  
  1,632      Waste Connections, Inc.      202,303  
  3,932      Waste Management, Inc.      601,517  
     

 

 

 
        1,019,836  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.8%):       
  465      Ciena Corp.*      21,251  
  20,657      Cisco Systems, Inc.      880,814  
     

 

 

 
        902,065  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.2%):       
  785      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      234,903  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.5%):       
  2,123      Ally Financial, Inc.      71,142  
  3,678      Discover Financial Services      347,865  
  7,093      Synchrony Financial      195,909  
     

 

 

 
        614,916  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.5%):       
  1,210      Avery Dennison Corp.      195,863  
  1,000      Crown Holdings, Inc.      92,170  
  1,880      Sonoco Products Co.      107,235  
  3,371      Westrock Co.      134,301  
     

 

 

 
        529,569  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.2%):       
  1,753      Genuine Parts Co.      233,149  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):       
  1,149      Service Corp. International      79,419  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (1.9%):       
  7,505      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      2,049,015  
  2,150      Voya Financial, Inc.      127,990  
     

 

 

 
        2,177,005  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+, continued       
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.2%):       
  5,251      Liberty Global plc, Class C*    $ 115,995  
  11,761      Lumen Technologies, Inc.      128,312  
  23,567      Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,196,025  
     

 

 

 
        1,440,332  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.3%):       
  5,136      Alliant Energy Corp.      301,021  
  7,671      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      735,955  
  2,195      Evergy, Inc.      143,224  
  5,615      FirstEnergy Corp.      215,560  
  2,364      OGE Energy Corp.      91,156  
     

 

 

 
        1,486,916  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.5%):       
  3,166      Eaton Corp. plc      398,884  
  807      Hubbell, Inc.      144,114  
     

 

 

 
        542,998  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.7%):  
  1,598      CDW Corp.      251,781  
  6,031      Corning, Inc.      190,037  
  440      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      165,048  
  547      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      160,791  
     

 

 

 
        767,657  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.5%):       
  11,256      Halliburton Co.      352,988  
  4,419      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      190,282  
     

 

 

 
        543,270  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (1.0%):       
  1,339      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      110,574  
  1,929      Netflix, Inc.*      337,324  
  291      Roku, Inc.*      23,903  
  7,682      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      725,181  
     

 

 

 
        1,196,982  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.5%):       
  4,013      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A      142,221  
  2,385      American Tower Corp.      609,582  
  1,351      Camden Property Trust      181,683  
  2,293      CubeSmart      97,957  
  2,981      Douglas Emmett, Inc.      66,715  
  5,894      Duke Realty Corp.      323,875  
  2,308      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.      162,645  
  4,178      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.      113,642  
  6,593      Invitation Homes, Inc.      234,579  
  1,058      Kilroy Realty Corp.      55,365  
  7,335      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.      112,005  
  3,790      National Retail Properties, Inc.      162,970  
  7,189      Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.      100,430  
  1,102      Sun Communities, Inc.      175,615  
  4,261      UDR, Inc.      196,176  
  1,711      WP Carey, Inc.      141,773  
     

 

 

 
        2,877,233  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.8%):       
  419      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      77,507  
  1,843      Costco Wholesale Corp.      883,313  
  5,603      Kroger Co. (The)      265,190  
  1,996      US Foods Holding Corp.*      61,237  
  6,399      Walmart, Inc.      777,990  
     

 

 

 
        2,065,237  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+, continued       
Food Products (1.0%):       
  1,028      Bunge, Ltd.    $ 93,229  
  4,697      Hormel Foods Corp.      222,450  
  1,181      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      84,394  
  11,225      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      696,960  
  905      Post Holdings, Inc.*      74,527  
     

 

 

 
        1,171,560  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.0%):       
  1,211      UGI Corp.      46,757  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.1%):       
  7,435      Abbott Laboratories      807,813  
  3,827      Baxter International, Inc.      245,808  
  8,871      Boston Scientific Corp.*      330,622  
  2,741      Danaher Corp.      694,898  
  3,594      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      341,753  
  225      Insulet Corp.*      49,037  
  1,734      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      348,031  
  6,145      Medtronic plc      551,514  
  904      STERIS plc      186,360  
  405      Teleflex, Inc.      99,569  
     

 

 

 
        3,655,405  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (3.2%):       
  7,149      CVS Health Corp.      662,426  
  1,346      Elevance Health, Inc.      649,553  
  1,416      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      237,973  
  268      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      74,936  
  3,775      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      1,938,953  
  1,059      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      106,652  
     

 

 

 
        3,670,493  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.1%):       
  568      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      112,487  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.5%):       
  203      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      355,045  
  2,548      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*      91,040  
  2,831      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      315,487  
  3,499      McDonald’s Corp.      863,833  
  2,975      Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR*      17,106  
  251      Vail Resorts, Inc.      54,730  
  4,003      Wendy’s Co. (The)      75,577  
     

 

 

 
        1,772,818  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.2%):       
  38      NVR, Inc.*      152,157  
  2,068      Toll Brothers, Inc.      92,233  
     

 

 

 
        244,390  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (1.5%):       
  2,072      Clorox Co. (The)      292,110  
  10,386      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      1,493,403  
     

 

 

 
        1,785,513  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%):       
  4,842      3M Co.      626,603  
  4,702      General Electric Co.      299,377  
  3,436      Honeywell International, Inc.      597,211  
     

 

 

 
        1,523,191  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+, continued       
Insurance (2.1%):       
  11,168      Aflac, Inc.    $ 617,925  
  1,031      American Financial Group, Inc.      143,113  
  1,463      Aon plc, Class A      394,542  
  1,973      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      89,752  
  3,000      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      489,120  
  2,628      Brown & Brown, Inc.      153,318  
  1,245      Fidelity National Financial, Inc.      46,015  
  3,800      Lincoln National Corp.      177,726  
  50      Markel Corp.*      64,662  
  451      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      70,523  
  5,359      Unum Group      182,313  
     

 

 

 
        2,429,009  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (5.2%):       
  521      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      1,135,394  
  1,539      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      3,366,485  
  1,404      Match Group, Inc.*      97,845  
  8,259      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      1,331,764  
  3,923      Twitter, Inc.*      146,681  
     

 

 

 
        6,078,169  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.9%):       
  31,100      Amazon.com, Inc.*      3,303,131  
  746      Etsy, Inc.*      54,615  
  44      MercadoLibre, Inc.*      28,022  
     

 

 

 
        3,385,768  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (4.3%):       
  2,530      Accenture plc, Class A      702,455  
  2,382      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      500,315  
  1,024      Black Knight, Inc.*      66,960  
  524      Block, Inc.*      32,205  
  1,984      DXC Technology Co.*      60,135  
  267      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      78,706  
  3,402      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      311,861  
  604      Gartner, Inc.*      146,065  
  3,138      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      989,976  
  2,660      Paychex, Inc.      302,894  
  4,820      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      336,629  
  960      Shopify, Inc., Class A*      29,991  
  417      Twilio, Inc., Class A*      34,949  
  1,167      VeriSign, Inc.*      195,274  
  6,280      Visa, Inc., Class A      1,236,469  
     

 

 

 
        5,024,884  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.0%):       
  331      Polaris, Inc.      32,862  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.0%):       
  2,514      Avantor, Inc.*      78,185  
  499      ICON plc*      108,133  
  813      Illumina, Inc.*      149,885  
  1,607      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      873,051  
     

 

 

 
        1,209,254  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (1.4%):       
  2,656      Caterpillar, Inc.      474,787  
  1,450      Cummins, Inc.      280,618  
  1,268      Deere & Co.      379,728  
  1,511      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      371,782  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+, continued       
Machinery, continued       
  1,935      Pentair plc    $ 88,565  
  1,101      Timken Co.      58,408  
     

 

 

 
        1,653,888  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.8%):       
  20,513      Comcast Corp., Class A      804,930  
  582      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*      67,303  
  8,669      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.      53,141  
     

 

 

 
        925,374  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.2%):       
  491      Alcoa Corp.      22,380  
  1,912      Southern Copper Corp.      95,237  
  1,677      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      110,933  
  219      Worthington Industries, Inc.      9,658  
     

 

 

 
        238,208  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):       
  8,511      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      50,300  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.4%):       
  1,770      Nordstrom, Inc.      37,400  
  2,769      Target Corp.      391,066  
     

 

 

 
        428,466  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (1.8%):       
  5,247      Ameren Corp.      474,119  
  6,544      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      622,335  
  7,365      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      466,057  
  5,208      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      524,133  
     

 

 

 
        2,086,644  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.8%):       
  5,525      Cenovus Energy, Inc.      105,030  
  1,015      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      135,025  
  7,898      Chevron Corp.      1,143,472  
  7,347      ConocoPhillips      659,834  
  1,155      Continental Resources, Inc.      75,479  
  1,862      Enbridge, Inc.      78,688  
  17,508      Exxon Mobil Corp.      1,499,385  
  978      HF Sinclair Corp.      44,167  
  4,696      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      276,501  
  4,141      ONEOK, Inc.      229,826  
  4,051      Suncor Energy, Inc.      142,069  
  603      Targa Resources Corp.      35,981  
     

 

 

 
        4,425,457  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.1%):       
  1,146      BellRing Brands, Inc.*      28,524  
  2,072      Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.*      42,372  
     

 

 

 
        70,896  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (4.8%):       
  10,171      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      783,167  
  3,027      Eli Lilly & Co.      981,444  
  248      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*      38,690  
  9,843      Johnson & Johnson      1,747,231  
  9,639      Merck & Co., Inc.      878,788  
  22,170      Pfizer, Inc.      1,162,373  
     

 

 

 
        5,591,693  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+, continued       
Professional Services (0.3%):       
  1,364      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.    $ 123,251  
  1,542      CoStar Group, Inc.*      93,152  
  1,006      ManpowerGroup, Inc.      76,869  
  1,162      TransUnion      92,948  
     

 

 

 
        386,220  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):       
  865      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*      27,464  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.9%):       
  1,878      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.      131,160  
  14,499      CSX Corp.      421,341  
  789      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      124,244  
  809      Lyft, Inc., Class A*      10,743  
  1,028      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      263,456  
  3,038      Uber Technologies, Inc.*      62,157  
     

 

 

 
        1,013,101  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.9%):       
  6,287      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      480,767  
  2,761      Analog Devices, Inc.      403,354  
  4,182      Applied Materials, Inc.      380,478  
  1,666      Broadcom, Inc.      809,359  
  17,038      Intel Corp.      637,392  
  1,307      Marvell Technology, Inc.      56,894  
  4,899      Micron Technology, Inc.      270,817  
  8,930      NVIDIA Corp.      1,353,699  
  4,366      Qualcomm, Inc.      557,713  
  1,753      Teradyne, Inc.      156,981  
  4,189      Texas Instruments, Inc.      643,640  
     

 

 

 
        5,751,094  
     

 

 

 
Software (8.6%):       
  1,959      Adobe, Inc.*      717,112  
  2,176      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      326,465  
  1,350      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      63,558  
  26,605      Microsoft Corp.      6,832,962  
  7,052      Oracle Corp.      492,723  
  207      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      102,246  
  4,061      Salesforce, Inc.*      670,227  
  1,017      ServiceNow, Inc.*      483,604  
  859      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      49,882  
  568      VMware, Inc., Class A      64,741  
  673      Workday, Inc., Class A*      93,937  
  611      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*      65,970  
     

 

 

 
        9,963,427  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks+, continued       
Specialty Retail (1.7%):       
  2,912      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.    $ 32,556  
  301      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      41,005  
  326      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      24,571  
  1,829      Foot Locker, Inc.      46,182  
  4,378      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      1,200,754  
  3,697      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      645,755  
  287      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      31,843  
     

 

 

 
        2,022,666  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (6.5%):       
  55,167      Apple, Inc.      7,542,432  
  1,086      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C      50,184  
     

 

 

 
        7,592,616  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%):       
  342      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      93,233  
  5,273      NIKE, Inc., Class B      538,900  
     

 

 

 
        632,133  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.5%):       
  13,854      Altria Group, Inc.      578,682  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):       
  675      GATX Corp.      63,558  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $53,568,488)

     110,904,786  
  

 

 

 
Contracts            Value  
Purchased Options (1.6%)^:       
 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,667,047)

     1,905,455  
  

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Unaffiliated Investment Company (4.1%):       
Money Markets (4.1%):       
  4,773,644      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(a)      4,773,644  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $4,773,644)

     4,773,644  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $60,009,179) — 101.0%

     117,583,885  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.0)%

     (1,215,519
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 116,368,366  
  

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

ADR—American Depository Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

See Options table below for more details.

 

+

All or a portion of each common stock has been pledged as collateral for outstanding call options written.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s exchange traded options purchased were as follows:

 

Description    Put/Call    Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(a)
     Fair
Value
 

S&P 500 Index

   Put      3300.00 USD        9/16/22        41      $ 135,300      $ 200,490  

S&P 500 Index

   Put      3400.00 USD        9/16/22        41        139,400        268,345  

S&P 500 Index

   Put      3600.00 USD        9/16/22        40        144,000        451,600  

S&P 500 Index

   Put      3325.00 USD        10/21/22        42        139,650        323,820  

S&P 500 Index

   Put      3600.00 USD        11/18/22        40        144,000        661,200  
                 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $1,667,047)

               $ 1,905,455  
              

 

 

 

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s exchange traded options written were as follows:

 

Description    Put/Call    Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(a)
     Fair
Value
 

S&P 500 Index

   Call      3825.00 USD        7/15/22        32      $ 122,400      $ (174,720

S&P 500 Index

   Call      3850.00 USD        7/15/22        33        127,050        (145,860

S&P 500 Index

   Call      3975.00 USD        7/15/22        32        127,200        (38,240

S&P 500 Index

   Call      4100.00 USD        7/15/22        32        131,200        (8,480

S&P 500 Index

   Call      4200.00 USD        7/15/22        33        138,600        (2,805

S&P 500 Index

   Call      3725.00 USD        7/29/22        33        122,925        (476,355

S&P 500 Index

   Call      3800.00 USD        7/29/22        32        121,600        (322,560

S&P 500 Index

   Call      3975.00 USD        8/19/22        32        127,200        (171,520

S&P 500 Index

   Call      4000.00 USD        8/19/22        32        128,000        (147,200
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $2,898,825)

                 (1,487,740
              

 

 

 

 

(a)

Notional amount is expressed as the number of contracts multiplied by the strike price of the underlying asset.

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

 

      Value  

Options Written

   $ (1,487,740

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Gateway Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 60,009,179
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

    $ 117,583,885

Cash

      219,456

Interest and dividends receivable

      72,016

Receivable for investments sold

      173,850

Reclaims receivable

      1,423

Prepaid expenses

      364
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      118,050,994
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      71,441

Written Options (Premiums received $2,898,825)

      1,487,740

Manager fees payable

      77,933

Administration fees payable

      16,548

Distribution fees payable

      24,354

Custodian fees payable

      658

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      104

Transfer agent fees payable

      727

Trustee fees payable

      878

Other accrued liabilities

      2,245
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      1,682,628
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 116,368,366
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 63,877,093

Total distributable earnings

      52,491,273
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 116,368,366
   

 

 

 

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

      8,255,797

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 14.10
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends

    $ 975,593

Interest

      333

Foreign withholding tax

      (607 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      975,319
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      515,735

Administration fees

      19,159

Distribution fees

      161,167

Custodian fees

      3,480

Administrative and compliance services fees

      791

Transfer agent fees

      2,686

Trustee fees

      3,124

Professional fees

      2,528

Shareholder reports

      1,811

Other expenses

      1,559
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      712,040
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      263,279
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      6,537,018

Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts

      6,758,050

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (32,424,436 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts

      1,579,570
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (17,549,798 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (17,286,519 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Gateway Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 263,279     $ 401,273

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      13,295,068       (180,532 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (30,844,866 )       15,292,644
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (17,286,519 )       15,513,385
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (927,444 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (927,444 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,296,648       7,578,785

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            927,444

Value of shares redeemed

      (11,051,785 )       (25,065,408 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (8,755,137 )       (16,559,179 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (26,041,656 )       (1,973,238 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      142,410,022       144,383,260
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 116,368,366     $ 142,410,022
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      145,682       501,529

Dividends reinvested

            59,490

Shares redeemed

      (717,344 )       (1,614,036 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (571,662 )       (1,053,017 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 16.13     $ 14.61     $ 13.76     $ 12.54     $ 13.32     $ 12.29
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.03 (a)       0.04 (a)       0.09 (a)       0.13 (a)       0.18       0.12

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.06 )       1.58       0.91       1.22       (0.79 )       1.04
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.03 )       1.62       1.00       1.35       (0.61 )       1.16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.10 )       (0.15 )       (0.13 )       (0.17 )       (0.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.10 )       (0.15 )       (0.13 )       (0.17 )       (0.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 14.10     $ 16.13     $ 14.61     $ 13.76     $ 12.54     $ 13.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (12.59 )%(c)       11.13 %       7.30 %       10.82 %       (4.65 )%       9.46 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 116,368     $ 142,410     $ 144,383     $ 150,961     $ 147,792     $ 213,295

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.41 %       0.27 %       0.67 %       1.01 %       0.93 %       1.06 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      1.11 %       1.12 %       1.12 %       1.11 %       1.10 %       1.10 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      1.11 %       1.12 %       1.12 %       1.11 %       1.10 %       1.10 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      7 %(c)       11 %       30 %       19 %       9 %       24 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”), and 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

 

10


AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, 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 when purchasing options. 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 when writing options. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value. For the period ended June 30, 2020, the monthly average notional amount for written options contracts was $1.3 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

       
Options Contracts   $—     Written Options Contracts   $ 1,487,740  

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, 2022:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk

       
Options Contracts  

Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts/

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts

   $ 6,758,050      $ 1,579,570  

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Gateway Fund

         0.80 %          1.25 %

 

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, there were no voluntary waivers.

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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. 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.

 

12


AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 110,904,786        $        $        $ 110,904,786

Purchased Options

         1,905,455                            1,905,455

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         4,773,644                            4,773,644
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         117,583,885                            117,583,885
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Written Options

         (1,487,740 )                            (1,487,740 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 116,096,145        $         —        $         —        $ 116,096,145
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as written options.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 9,367,166        $ 10,696,971

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $52,571,055. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 90,769,065

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (1,450,204
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 89,318,861  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.

 

13


AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund utilized $729,370 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short-Term
Amount
     Long-Term
Amount
     Total Amount

AZL Gateway Fund

       $ 20,695,938        $        $ 20,695,938

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Gateway Fund

       $ 927,444        $        $ 927,444

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 404,910        $        $ (20,695,938 )        $ 90,068,820        $ 69,777,792

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of options contracts and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 80% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Government Money Market Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Government Money Market Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.10     $ 2.08       0.42 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Government Money Market Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.71     $ 2.11       0.42 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Repurchase Agreements

      47.1 %

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      31.1

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      21.8
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

        
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (31.1%):  
Federal Home Loan Bank (17.8%)  
$ 13,200,000      0.84%, 7/8/22(a)    $ 13,197,844  
  3,375,000      0.83%, 7/15/22(a)      3,373,911  
  10,670,000      1.50%(SOFR+1bps), 8/2/22      10,670,188  
  2,295,000      1.52%(SOFR+1bps), 8/4/22      2,295,000  
  3,940,000      1.60%, 8/5/22(a)      3,933,871  
  4,755,000      1.51%(SOFR-–), 8/19/22      4,755,000  
  10,880,000      1.24%, 8/24/22(a)      10,859,763  
  2,575,000      1.52%(SOFR+1bps), 9/6/22      2,575,000  
  10,075,000      1.94%, 9/20/22(a)      10,031,136  
  1,865,000      1.10%, 10/3/22(a)      1,859,692  
  5,175,000      1.51%(SOFR+1bps), 10/21/22      5,175,000  
  5,025,000      1.52%(SOFR+2bps), 12/16/22      5,025,000  
  5,000,000      1.57%(SOFR+6bps), 2/3/23      5,000,000  
  3,835,000      2.08%, 2/13/23, Callable 1/13/23 @ 100.00      3,835,000  
  7,820,000      1.52%(SOFR+2bps), 3/2/23      7,820,000  
  800,000      1.53%(SOFR+2bps), 5/2/23      800,000  
     

 

 

 
        91,206,405  
     

 

 

 
Federal Farm Credit Bank (12.6%)  
  1,475,000      1.70%(SOFR+19bps), 7/14/22      1,475,000  
  4,065,000      1.77%(FEDL01+18bps), 7/20/22      4,064,979  
  6,150,000      0.07%, 8/10/22      6,149,967  
  1,655,000      1.21%, 9/1/22(a)      1,651,551  
  2,230,000      1.60%(SOFR+10bps), 9/2/22      2,230,000  
  1,845,000      1.59%(SOFR+9bps), 10/7/22      1,845,000  
  2,250,000      1.59%(SOFR+8bps), 10/14/22      2,250,000  
  1,970,000      0.40%, 11/1/22(a)      1,967,308  
  2,705,000      1.58%(SOFR+8bps), 11/3/22      2,705,000  
  2,535,000      1.31%, 11/14/22(a)      2,522,550  
  7,980,000      1.53%(SOFR+2bps), 11/28/22      7,979,917  
  4,150,000      1.54%(SOFR+3bps), 1/12/23      4,149,888  
  1,070,000      1.57%(SOFR+6bps), 1/20/23      1,070,000  
  1,290,000      1.53%(SOFR+4bps), 3/10/23      1,290,135  
  3,240,000      1.53%(SOFR+2bps), 5/16/23      3,239,931  
  710,000      2.26%, 6/7/23      709,946  
  370,000      1.55%(SOFR+4bps), 7/12/23      369,981  
  1,420,000      1.54%(SOFR+3bps), 7/25/23      1,419,954  
  2,740,000      1.56%(SOFR+5bps), 8/22/23      2,740,000  
  1,870,000      1.56%(SOFR+5bps), 9/28/23      1,870,000  
  2,955,000      1.55%(SOFR+5bps), 10/16/23      2,955,000  
  3,435,000      1.57%(SOFR+6bps), 11/22/23      3,435,000  
  580,000      1.57%(SOFR+6bps), 1/10/24      580,000  
  3,825,000      1.55%(SOFR+5bps), 2/20/24      3,825,000  
  2,425,000      1.56%(SOFR+5bps), 5/9/24      2,425,000  
     

 

 

 
        64,921,107  
     

 

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (0.7%)  
  2,000,000      0.08%, 7/25/22      2,000,058  
  1,535,000      1.57%(SOFR+7bps), 11/10/22      1,535,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,535,058  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $159,662,570)

     159,662,570  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations (21.8%):  
U.S. Treasury Bills (16.5%)  
  11,395,000      0.52%, 7/5/22(a)      11,394,348  
  3,260,000      0.22%, 7/7/22(a)      3,259,881  
  1,065,000      1.01%, 7/12/22(a)      1,064,675  
  6,440,000      1.01%, 7/19/22(a)      6,436,780  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued  
U.S. Treasury Bills, continued  
$ 1,230,000      0.39%, 7/28/22(a)    $ 1,229,650  
  5,855,000      0.82%, 8/2/22(a)      5,850,810  
  16,000,000      1.12%, 8/4/22(a)      15,983,378  
  1,385,000      0.78%, 8/18/22(a)      1,383,578  
  3,155,000      0.68%, 9/1/22(a)      3,151,360  
  19,096,800      0.72%, 9/8/22(a)      19,073,137  
  1,870,000      0.89%, 9/22/22(a)      1,866,249  
  1,585,000      1.07%, 9/29/22(a)      1,580,839  
  4,191,700      1.13%, 10/6/22(a)      4,179,163  
  3,625,000      2.57%, 12/29/22(a)      3,586,119  
  2,345,000      0.64%, 1/26/23(a)      2,336,423  
  2,035,000      1.17%, 2/23/23(a)      2,019,660  
  575,000      2.16%, 5/18/23(a)      564,233  
     

 

 

 
        84,960,283  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Notes (5.3%)  
  2,000,000      1.35%, 12/15/22      2,002,478  
  5,000,000      1.80%(USBMMY3M+5bps), 1/31/23      5,000,193  
  4,260,000      1.31%, 2/28/23      4,296,673  
  9,565,000      2.02%, 2/28/23      9,446,336  
  635,000      2.12%, 4/30/23      624,606  
  1,260,000      2.19%, 5/15/23      1,255,246  
  4,660,000      1.79%(USBMMY3M+4bps), 10/31/23      4,660,000  
     

 

 

 
        27,285,532  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $112,245,815)

     112,245,815  
     

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements (47.1%):  
  15,000,000      Bank of Montreal, 1.48%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $15,000,617, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 0.00%, 2/15/25 — 8/15/49, fair value of $15,300,000)      15,000,000  
  35,000,000      Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.50%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $35,001,458, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 0.00% —3.25%, 7/14/22 — 6/30/29, fair value of $35,701,568)      35,000,000  
  40,000,000      BNP Paribas, 1.55%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $40,001,722, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.38% — 4.00%, 5/5/23 — 6/1/52, fair value of $40,800,025)      40,000,000  
  35,000,000      Citigroup Global Markets, 1.55%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $35,001,507, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 0.75%, 11/15/24, fair value of $35,700,082)      35,000,000  
  30,000,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 1.48%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $30,001,233, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.00% — 6.50%, 8/1/22 — 7/1/56, fair value of $30,900,000)      30,000,000  
  30,000,000      Morgan Stanley & Co., 1.55%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $30,001,292, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.00% — 6.50%, 8/1/22 — 7/1/56, fair value of $30,900,000)      30,000,000  
  30,000,000      Natixis, 1.48%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $30,001,233, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 1.13% — 4.38%, 6/30/24 — 11/15/46, fair value of $30,600,014)      30,000,000  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Repurchase Agreements, continued  
$ 12,000,000      Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 1.50%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $12,000,500, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 3.00%, 6/30/24, fair value of $12,240,053)    $ 12,000,000  
  15,000,000      Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 1.55%, 7/1/22, (Purchased on 6/30/22, proceeds at maturity $15,000,646, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 3.50% — 5.00%, 4/1/47 — 6/1/52, fair value of $15,450,001)      15,000,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $242,000,000)

     242,000,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $513,908,385) — 100.0%

     513,908,385  
  

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (72,307
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 513,836,078  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

FEDL01—Effective Federal Fund Rate

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USBMMY3M—3 Month Treasury Bill Rate

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

    

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 271,908,385
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

    $ 271,908,385

Repurchase agreements, at value/cost

      242,000,000

Cash

      212,366

Interest and dividends receivable

      214,450

Receivable for capital shares issued

      2,887

Receivable from Manager

      4,058

Prepaid expenses

      1,172
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      514,343,318
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for investments purchased

      2,887

Manager fees payable

      332,749

Administration fees payable

      50,540

Distribution fees payable

      101,445

Custodian fees payable

      1,138

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      606

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,010

Trustee fees payable

      4,659

Other accrued liabilities

      12,206
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      507,240
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 513,836,078
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 513,821,001

Total distributable earnings

      15,077
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 513,836,078
   

 

 

 

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

      513,821,123

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 1.00
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 1,051,206
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      1,051,206
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      834,028

Administration fees

      38,526

Distribution fees

      595,735

Custodian fees

      5,059

Administrative and compliance services fees

      3,041

Transfer agent fees

      2,921

Trustee fees

      12,184

Professional fees

      9,960

Shareholder reports

      8,067

Other expenses

      4,889
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      1,514,410

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (23,832 )

Less expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager for minimum daily yield

      (495,298 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      995,280
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      55,926
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities

      6,075
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      6,075
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 62,001
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 55,926     $ 267

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      6,075       8,732
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      62,001       8,999
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

      (55,923 )       (4,913 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (55,923 )       (4,913 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      349,455,328       890,444,096

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

      55,917       4,913

Value of shares redeemed

      (375,576,955 )       (958,627,851 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (26,065,710 )       (68,178,842 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (26,059,632 )       (68,174,756 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      539,895,710       608,070,466
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 513,836,078     $ 539,895,710
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      349,455,327       890,444,096

Dividends reinvested

      55,917       4,913

Shares redeemed

      (375,576,955 )       (958,627,850 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (26,065,711 )       (68,178,841 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Government Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (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)(b)       (a)(b)       (b)       0.01 (b)       0.01       (a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (a)       (a)             0.01       0.01      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

      (a)       (a)       (a)       (0.01 )       (0.01 )       (a)

Net Realized Gains

                        (a)             (a)
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

      (a)       (a)       (a)       (0.01 )       (0.01 )       (a)
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      0.01 %(d)             0.21 %       1.39 %       1.01 %       0.05 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 513,836     $ 539,896     $ 608,070     $ 481,524     $ 453,175     $ 490,632

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      0.02 %       0.00 %(a)       0.18 %       1.37 %       1.00 %       0.04 %

Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f)

      0.64 %       0.65 %       0.66 %       0.88 %       0.87 %       0.87 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)

      0.42 %(g)       0.08 %(g)       0.35 %(g)       0.87 %       0.87 %       0.87 %

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.005 or 0.005%.

 

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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.

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 accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.34% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

The Manager, the Distributor and the Fund have entered into a written agreement to waive, reimburse, or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum daily yield for the Fund of 0.00%. The Distributor may waive its Rule 12b-1 fees under this agreement. There is no guarantee the Fund will avoid a negative yield. Such amounts 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, 2022 are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager for minimum daily yield.”

At June, 30, 2022, the reimbursements of minimum daily yield waivers subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

       

Expires

12/31/2023

    

Expires

12/31/2024

    

Expires

12/31/2025

     Total

AZL Government Money Market Fund

       $ 1,499,146        $ 2,758,972        $ 495,298        $ 4,753,416

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit in a particular 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.”

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

The Fund, which operates as a government money market fund, is eligible and has elected to use the amortized cost method of valuation pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This involves valuing an instrument at its cost initially and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the instrument. This method may result in periods during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the investment.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

       $        $ 159,662,570        $        $ 159,662,570

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  112,245,815                   112,245,815

Repurchase Agreements

                  242,000,000                   242,000,000
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $        $ 513,908,385        $        $ 513,908,385
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

5. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Repurchase Agreement Risk: The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements as a principal strategy. There is a potential for loss to the Fund if the seller defaults and the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities. It is possible the fair value of the collateral securities could decline in value during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

6. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $555,920,994. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $  
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Government Money Market Fund

       $ 4,913        $        $ 4,913

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Government Money Market Fund

       $ 8,999        $        $        $        $ 8,999

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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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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 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 each month on Form N-MFP. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on its website.

 

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AZL® International Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 12

Statement of Operations

Page 12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 13

Financial Highlights

Page 14

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 15

Other Information

Page 21

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 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 or 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

1/1/22

 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/22

 

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/22 - 6/30/22*

 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period

1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL International Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 809.30     $ 1.93       0.43 %

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 807.60     $ 3.05       0.68 %

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

1/1/22

 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/22

 

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/22 - 6/30/22*

 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period

1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL International Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.66     $ 2.16       0.43 %

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.42     $ 3.41       0.68 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      17.4 %

Industrials

      14.6

Health Care

      13.7

Consumer Discretionary

      11.2

Consumer Staples

      10.7

Information Technology

      7.7

Materials

      7.4

Communication Services

      5.0

Energy

      4.7

Utilities

      3.5

Real Estate

      2.8
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      98.7

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      2.2

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      101.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (1.0 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (98.4%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.3%):       
  55,997      Airbus SE    $ 5,497,439  
  296,205      BAE Systems plc      2,995,349  
  2,600      Dassault Aviation SA      405,825  
  2,648      Elbit Systems, Ltd.      607,403  
  8,611      Kongsberg Gruppen ASA      309,956  
  5,176      MTU Aero Engines AG      942,065  
  811,907      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*      820,955  
  32,758      Safran SA      3,276,554  
  151,200      Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.      444,977  
  10,114      Thales SA      1,240,471  
     

 

 

 
        16,540,994  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.3%):       
  94,643      Deutsche Post AG      3,545,327  
  29,500      SG Holdings Co., Ltd.      498,133  
  30,300      Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.      484,318  
     

 

 

 
        4,527,778  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.1%):       
  15,100      ANA Holdings, Inc.*      278,446  
  54,268      Deutsche Lufthansa AG*^      316,467  
  15,670      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.*      274,578  
  83,673      Qantas Airways, Ltd.*      258,338  
  132,250      Singapore Airlines, Ltd.*      486,275  
     

 

 

 
        1,614,104  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.7%):       
  15,300      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.      474,110  
  53,700      Bridgestone Corp.^      1,960,714  
  64,140      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA      1,763,417  
  10,683      Continental AG      744,359  
  41,500      Denso Corp.      2,207,789  
  10,300      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      327,255  
  65,900      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.      728,926  
  14,300      Toyota Industries Corp.      886,518  
  21,158      Valeo SA      414,064  
     

 

 

 
        9,507,152  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (2.8%):       
  31,903      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)      2,455,770  
  76,265      Daimler AG, Registered Shares      4,412,818  
  11,968      Ferrari NV      2,207,075  
  155,500      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.      3,762,029  
  57,400      Isuzu Motors, Ltd.      632,948  
  55,200      Mazda Motor Corp.      452,101  
  225,300      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.      878,283  
  17,987      Renault SA*      455,147  
  108,841      Stellantis NV      1,355,270  
  102,332      Stellantis NV      1,281,570  
  59,500      Subaru Corp.      1,058,644  
  36,100      Suzuki Motor Corp.      1,135,965  
  1,012,230      Toyota Motor Corp.      15,591,350  
  2,783      Volkswagen AG      507,113  
  57,386      Volvo Car AB, Class B*^      381,215  
  29,100      Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.      533,731  
     

 

 

 
        37,101,029  
     

 

 

 
Banks (8.8%):       
  39,378      ABN AMRO Group NV      442,652  
  269,268      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.      4,096,000  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  639,153      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA    $ 2,900,497  
  1,661,618      Banco Santander SA      4,685,015  
  114,343      Bank Hapoalim BM      961,693  
  143,079      Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM      1,281,328  
  1,608,313      Barclays plc      3,010,499  
  106,518      BNP Paribas SA^      5,070,913  
  357,500      BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.      1,415,008  
  433,539      CaixaBank SA      1,508,479  
  50,300      Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)      275,021  
  94,893      Commerzbank AG*      664,775  
  162,818      Commonwealth Bank of Australia      10,161,170  
  114,300      Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.      396,160  
  119,319      Credit Agricole SA      1,092,864  
  67,020      Danske Bank A/S      950,029  
  172,200      DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.      3,686,634  
  89,278      DNB Bank ASA      1,607,472  
  31,508      Erste Group Bank AG      800,233  
  58,168      Finecobank Banca Fineco SpA^      701,100  
  74,400      Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.      1,314,571  
  1,931,458      HSBC Holdings plc      12,598,371  
  374,413      ING Groep NV      3,715,343  
  1,564,979      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      2,942,041  
  117,795      Isreal Discount Bank      617,174  
  39,400      Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.      306,494  
  24,035      KBC Group NV      1,349,957  
  6,745,798      Lloyds Banking Group plc      3,478,983  
  57,465      Mediobanca SpA      500,166  
  1,137,500      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      6,087,084  
  12,974      Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.      431,998  
  232,063      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      2,639,239  
  307,894      National Australia Bank, Ltd.      5,821,618  
  542,583      Natwest Group plc      1,443,113  
  311,896      Nordea Bank AB      2,748,258  
  329,799      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.      2,708,621  
  198,987      Resona Holdings, Inc.      745,589  
  40,300      Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)      242,178  
  156,793      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A      1,541,504  
  76,585      Societe Generale      1,679,384  
  245,055      Standard Chartered plc      1,847,360  
  123,669      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      3,673,387  
  32,503      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.      1,001,574  
  136,334      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A      1,166,739  
  84,980      Swedbank AB, Class A      1,075,747  
  203,682      Unicredit SpA      1,952,823  
  114,273      United Overseas Bank, Ltd.      2,163,893  
  333,022      Westpac Banking Corp.      4,483,942  
     

 

 

 
        115,984,693  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (2.2%):       
  82,971      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      4,475,027  
  43,700      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.      1,432,646  
  159,300      Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC, Ltd.      477,808  
  9,701      Carlsberg A/S, Class B      1,237,667  
  19,778      Coca-Cola European Partners plc      1,015,106  
  18,675      Coca-Cola HBC AG      414,589  
  47,617      David Campari-Milano NV      502,695  
  220,442      Diageo plc      9,508,648  
  9,708      Heineken Holding NV      709,977  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

2


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Beverages, continued       
  24,673      Heineken NV    $ 2,259,272  
  4,600      ITO EN, Ltd.      205,996  
  80,200      Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.      1,264,157  
  19,868      Pernod Ricard SA      3,679,739  
  2,253      Remy Cointreau SA      396,711  
  12,700      Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.      480,452  
  69,034      Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.      540,367  
     

 

 

 
        28,600,857  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (1.0%):       
  4,510      Argenx SE*      1,701,909  
  45,969      CSL, Ltd.      8,539,541  
  6,376      Genmab A/S*      2,068,527  
  26,848      Grifols SA*      507,765  
  16,266      Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB*      352,233  
     

 

 

 
        13,169,975  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (1.0%):       
  18,700      AGC, Inc.^      658,073  
  95,391      ASSA Abloy AB, Class B      2,042,470  
  47,806      Cie de Saint-Gobain      2,076,322  
  23,700      Daikin Industries, Ltd.      3,804,309  
  3,497      Geberit AG, Registered Shares      1,682,236  
  14,486      Kingspan Group plc      871,347  
  28,700      Lixil Corp.      537,939  
  145,943      Nibe Industrier AB, Class B      1,097,731  
  817      ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B      184,742  
  14,700      TOTO, Ltd.      486,003  
  160,000      Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.      385,122  
     

 

 

 
        13,826,294  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (2.7%):       
  91,579      3i Group plc      1,236,989  
  6,085      Amundi SA      336,793  
  18,856      ASX, Ltd.      1,063,950  
  247,697      Credit Suisse Group AG      1,410,613  
  136,800      Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.      611,375  
  195,137      Deutsche Bank AG      1,700,089  
  18,296      Deutsche Boerse AG      3,059,649  
  28,000      EQT AB      582,370  
  8,637      Euronext NV      707,557  
  5,295      Futu Holdings, Ltd., ADR*      276,452  
  32,892      Hargreaves Lansdown plc      315,723  
  115,093      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.      5,745,376  
  49,100      Japan Exchange Group, Inc.      709,216  
  20,509      Julius Baer Group, Ltd.      947,668  
  31,215      London Stock Exchange Group plc      2,901,226  
  35,098      Macquarie Group, Ltd.      3,988,132  
  280,300      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      1,025,373  
  2,198      Partners Group Holding AG      1,983,140  
  21,790      SBI Holdings, Inc.      426,792  
  13,061      Schroders plc      425,215  
  73,500      Singapore Exchange, Ltd.      501,150  
  52,207      St. James Place plc      701,539  
  337,815      UBS Group AG      5,453,916  
     

 

 

 
        36,110,303  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (3.1%):       
  49,892      Air Liquide SA      6,742,534  
  17,296      Akzo Nobel NV      1,142,561  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  5,830      Arkema SA    $ 525,338  
  121,500      Asahi Kasei Corp.      928,651  
  88,270      BASF SE      3,840,621  
  10,004      Christian Hansen Holding A/S      729,982  
  21,010      Clariant AG*      400,656  
  18,813      Covestro AG      650,111  
  13,801      Croda International plc      1,088,168  
  671      EMS-Chemie Holding AG      499,967  
  19,386      Evonik Industries AG      413,841  
  887      Givaudan SA, Registered Shares^      3,135,339  
  64,507      ICL Group, Ltd.      589,511  
  17,673      Johnson Matthey plc      414,687  
  17,200      JSR Corp.      446,777  
  16,579      Koninklijke DSM NV      2,394,623  
  122,000      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.      661,531  
  19,400      Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.      413,685  
  74,000      Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.^      552,229  
  13,900      Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.      221,803  
  12,000      Nissan Chemical Corp.      553,537  
  13,300      Nitto Denko Corp.      861,630  
  19,390      Novozymes A/S, Class B      1,167,806  
  10,146      OCI NV      334,515  
  40,418      Orica, Ltd.      439,049  
  35,500      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.      4,008,168  
  13,777      Sika AG      3,178,788  
  6,954      Solvay SA      564,094  
  138,500      Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.      540,750  
  12,772      Symrise AG      1,389,774  
  133,000      Toray Industries, Inc.      746,820  
  23,300      Tosoh Corp.      289,622  
  19,106      Umicore SA      667,753  
  15,521      Yara International ASA      651,650  
     

 

 

 
        41,186,571  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):       
  133,473      Brambles, Ltd.      985,728  
  22,100      Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.      477,003  
  181,054      Rentokil Initial plc      1,046,283  
  20,500      Secom Co., Ltd.      1,267,394  
  32,576      Securitas AB, Class B      282,979  
  26,200      TOPPAN, INC.      438,106  
     

 

 

 
        4,497,493  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.3%):       
  516,875      Nokia OYJ      2,407,354  
  281,773      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B      2,104,204  
     

 

 

 
        4,511,558  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.7%):       
  21,282      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA      516,231  
  21,607      Bouygues SA^      668,126  
  7,930      Eiffage SA      720,059  
  45,328      Ferrovial SA      1,155,718  
  42,800      Kajima Corp.      491,517  
  58,500      Obayashi Corp.      425,031  
  49,500      Shimizu Corp.      273,842  
  32,096      Skanska AB, Class B      492,766  
  17,800      Taisei Corp.      554,693  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Construction & Engineering, continued       
  50,638      Vinci SA    $ 4,548,694  
     

 

 

 
        9,846,677  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.5%):       
  73,165      CRH plc      2,532,104  
  13,132      HeidelbergCement AG      630,745  
  53,383      Holcim, Ltd.      2,286,902  
  40,937      James Hardie Industries SE      896,479  
     

 

 

 
        6,346,230  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.0%):       
       Isracard, Ltd.      1  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.1%):       
  23,939      Smurfit Kappa Group plc      807,697  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.0%):       
  2,397      D’ieteren Group      351,117  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):       
  21,043      IDP Education, Ltd.      345,378  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.8%):       
  3,632      Eurazeo SE      226,877  
  10,311      EXOR NV      647,050  
  9,992      Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA      834,624  
  13,325      Industrivarden AB, Class A      300,336  
  13,871      Industrivarden AB, Class C      308,972  
  46,796      Investor AB      841,296  
  174,720      Investor AB, Class B      2,877,081  
  23,067      Kinnevik AB, Class B*      372,273  
  7,907      L E Lundbergforetagen AB      321,939  
  242,263      M&G plc      574,088  
  63,300      Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.      292,246  
  114,600      ORIX Corp.      1,924,094  
  1,465      Sofina SA      299,599  
  202,311      Standard Life Aberdeen plc      394,117  
  2,640      Wendel^      223,119  
     

 

 

 
        10,437,711  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.1%):       
  669,143      BT Group plc      1,518,161  
  52,336      Cellnex Telecom SAU      2,038,529  
  310,440      Deutsche Telekom AG      6,162,802  
  13,416      Elisa OYJ      753,999  
  345,525      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.      464,304  
  34,963      Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA      355,648  
  305,489      Koninklijke KPN NV      1,089,559  
  113,704      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      3,265,174  
  187,082      Orange SA      2,199,740  
  15,181      Proximus SADP      223,789  
  807,800      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.      1,472,498  
  171,151      Spark New Zealand, Ltd.      512,813  
  2,410      Swisscom AG      1,334,210  
  1,036,625      Telecom Italia SpA*      271,580  
  87,057      Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG      250,001  
  511,949      Telefonica SA      2,608,919  
  67,343      Telenor ASA      897,482  
  255,818      Telia Co AB      980,669  
  402,715      Telstra Corp., Ltd.      1,069,461  
  9,884      United Internet AG, Registered Shares      282,011  
     

 

 

 
        27,751,349  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electric Utilities (1.9%):       
  2,377      Acciona SA    $ 439,191  
  62,500      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.      629,440  
  65,570      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.      402,864  
  155,000      CLP Holdings, Ltd.      1,286,822  
  256,412      EDP - Energias de Portugal SA      1,198,220  
  50,910      Electricite de France      416,644  
  2,920      Elia Group SA/NV^      414,155  
  29,444      Endesa SA^      555,548  
  779,967      Enel SpA      4,286,394  
  43,380      Fortum OYJ      651,645  
  292,500      HK Electric Investments, Ltd.      268,433  
  551,616      Iberdrola SA      5,723,198  
  68,100      Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      674,814  
  61,309      Mercury NZ, Ltd.      216,234  
  164,929      Origin Energy, Ltd.      656,774  
  18,338      Orsted A/S      1,917,831  
  131,500      Power Assets Holdings, Ltd.      828,292  
  41,252      Red Electrica Corp SA      780,918  
  100,812      Scottish & Southern Energy plc      1,992,723  
  135,086      Terna SpA      1,061,578  
  141,400      Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*      591,177  
  6,614      Verbund AG, Class A      647,405  
     

 

 

 
        25,640,300  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (1.6%):       
  156,410      ABB, Ltd.      4,180,879  
  11,800      Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.      489,455  
  25,388      Legrand SA^      1,889,219  
  186,100      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      1,992,243  
  43,000      Nidec Corp.      2,659,238  
  24,934      Prysmian SpA      688,006  
  51,700      Schneider Electric SA      6,123,933  
  38,275      Siemens Energy AG      561,234  
  22,086      Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy*      416,904  
  97,485      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      2,066,192  
     

 

 

 
        21,067,303  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.4%):       
  10,300      Azbil Corp.      270,931  
  37,098      Halma plc      914,370  
  12,900      Hamamatsu Photonics KK      501,644  
  182,151      Hexagon AB, Class B      1,895,066  
  3,214      Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.      424,481  
  11,000      Ibiden Co., Ltd.      307,474  
  18,680      Keyence Corp.      6,393,791  
  30,600      Kyocera Corp.      1,638,150  
  55,100      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      2,984,683  
  17,100      Omron Corp.      869,719  
  22,900      Shimadzu Corp.      724,907  
  36,100      TDK Corp.      1,116,605  
  27,200      Venture Corp., Ltd.      326,138  
  21,900      Yokogawa Electric Corp.      359,353  
     

 

 

 
        18,727,312  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):       
  44,339      Tenaris SA      569,560  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (1.0%):       
  82,040      Bollore, Inc.      382,678  
  15,700      Capcom Co., Ltd.      381,592  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Entertainment, continued       
  61,516      Embracer Group AB*    $ 469,820  
  5,980      Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.      193,215  
  8,600      Konami Holdings Corp.      476,372  
  46,900      Nexon Co., Ltd.      961,076  
  10,600      Nintendo Co., Ltd.      4,581,915  
  34,528      Sea, Ltd., ADR*      2,308,542  
  8,000      Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.      354,642  
  10,900      Toho Co., Ltd.      394,354  
  8,761      UbiSoft Entertainment SA*      386,932  
  68,093      Universal Music Group NV      1,375,568  
  65,985      Vivendi Universal SA      673,319  
     

 

 

 
        12,940,025  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.3%):       
  334,683      Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust      687,083  
  85,015      British Land Co. plc      463,041  
  481,113      CapitaLand Mall Trust      752,225  
  4,592      Covivio      257,192  
  206      Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.      467,035  
  102,333      Dexus      626,433  
  4,333      Gecina SA      407,562  
  394      GLP J-REIT      481,621  
  157,397      Goodman Group      1,935,814  
  181,051      GPT Group      526,664  
  675      Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest      526,163  
  116      Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.      533,622  
  20,015      Klepierre      385,411  
  67,234      Land Securities Group plc      543,762  
  197,300      Link REIT (The)      1,611,404  
  235,300      Mapletree Commercial Trust      310,281  
  323,434      Mapletree Logistics Trust      391,600  
  377,732      Mirvac Group      514,341  
  141      Nippon Building Fund, Inc.      701,676  
  212      Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.      521,492  
  387      Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.      483,309  
  501,635      Scentre Group      895,595  
  114,179      Segro plc      1,357,521  
  223,911      Stockland      557,983  
  10,831      Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield*      552,681  
  351,082      Vicinity Centres      444,890  
  14,324      Warehouses De Pauw CVA      450,630  
     

 

 

 
        17,387,031  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.4%):       
  64,300      AEON Co., Ltd.      1,116,370  
  59,902      Carrefour SA      1,062,692  
  126,586      Coles Group, Ltd.      1,556,494  
  131,643      Endeavour Group, Ltd.      687,952  
  16,359      HelloFresh SE*      529,283  
  155,527      J Sainsbury plc      386,271  
  26,690      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA      580,037  
  25,562      Kesko Oyj, Class B      603,355  
  13,900      Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.      340,308  
  100,922      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      2,629,827  
  46,805      Ocado Group plc*      445,060  
  71,000      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.      2,752,686  
  737,233      Tesco plc      2,292,661  
  9,400      Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.      188,366  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food & Staples Retailing, continued       
  114,914      Woolworths Group, Ltd.    $ 2,822,289  
     

 

 

 
        17,993,651  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (3.6%):       
  45,700      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.      1,112,245  
  33,925      Associated British Foods plc      655,712  
  343      Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares      768,321  
  10      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG      1,048,668  
  62,641      Danone SA      3,519,852  
  7,602      JDE Peet’s NV      216,993  
  15,243      Kerry Group plc, Class A      1,459,993  
  13,900      Kikkoman Corp.      738,366  
  99      Lindt & Spruengli AG      1,007,100  
  11,652      Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.      572,146  
  39,838      Mowi ASA      909,298  
  268,684      Nestle SA      31,527,275  
  19,545      Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.      228,866  
  5,900      Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.      407,377  
  78,138      Orkla ASA, Class A      625,721  
  5,672      Salmar ASA      400,358  
  769,797      WH Group, Ltd.      595,600  
  174,600      Wilmar International, Ltd.      508,131  
  12,100      Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.      698,640  
     

 

 

 
        47,000,662  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.4%):       
  112,935      APA Group      877,774  
  22,895      Enagas SA      505,646  
  1,061,135      Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.      1,143,198  
  14,006      Naturgy Energy Group SA      403,378  
  34,500      Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.      662,707  
  195,393      Snam SpA      1,025,398  
  34,900      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.      722,167  
     

 

 

 
        5,340,268  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.9%):       
  47,908      Alcon, Inc.      3,347,106  
  17,500      Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.      263,867  
  4,310      BioMerieux      420,919  
  3,661      Carl Zeiss Meditec AG      437,117  
  6,255      Cochlear, Ltd.      858,276  
  11,276      Coloplast A/S, Class B      1,288,103  
  10,100      Demant A/S*      379,192  
  2,417      DiaSorin SpA      317,420  
  56,022      Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.      697,641  
  23,058      Getinge AB, Class B      533,577  
  12,113      GN Store Nord A/S      427,364  
  35,600      Hoya Corp.      3,043,711  
  85,120      Koninklijke Philips NV      1,846,624  
  118,900      Olympus Corp.      2,391,523  
  2,202      Sartorius AG      769,063  
  26,574      Siemens Healthineers AG      1,350,655  
  81,642      Smith & Nephew plc      1,141,252  
  5,061      Sonova Holding AG      1,612,040  
  10,733      Straumann Holding AG, Class R      1,291,306  
  15,500      Sysmex Corp.      934,076  
  62,500      Terumo Corp.      1,884,973  
     

 

 

 
        25,235,805  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Providers & Services (0.3%):       
  12,628      Amplifon SpA    $ 388,712  
  19,977      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      997,591  
  39,793      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA      1,205,565  
  17,176      Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.      868,453  
  44,295      Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.      1,009,585  
     

 

 

 
        4,469,906  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.1%):       
  42,200      M3, Inc.      1,214,311  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.4%):       
  17,675      Accor SA*      485,355  
  57,102      Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.      1,355,845  
  170,440      Compass Group plc      3,488,799  
  5,969      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.      279,875  
  57,078      Entain plc*      865,963  
  17,608      Evolution AB      1,604,063  
  16,312      Flutter Entertainment plc*      1,651,142  
  209,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.      1,250,699  
  516,457      Genting Singapore, Ltd.      268,138  
  17,748      InterContinental Hotels Group plc      940,783  
  9,051      La Francaise des Jeux SAEM      315,271  
  216,784      Lottery Corp., Ltd. (The)*      676,202  
  7,029      McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.      255,934  
  19,200      Oriental Land Co., Ltd.      2,674,331  
  212,332      Sands China, Ltd.*      518,499  
  8,312      Sodexo SA      589,726  
  19,102      Whitbread plc      576,990  
     

 

 

 
        17,797,615  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (1.3%):       
  94,382      Barratt Developments plc      526,009  
  10,916      Berkeley Group Holdings plc*      495,207  
  23,465      Electrolux AB, Class B      316,226  
  16,200      Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      249,567  
  8,300      Open House Co., Ltd.      330,641  
  215,100      Panasonic Holdings Corp.      1,740,320  
  30,952      Persimmon plc      702,487  
  2,415      SEB SA      232,965  
  34,500      Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.      472,674  
  59,900      Sekisui House, Ltd.      1,048,502  
  16,000      Sharp Corp.      123,851  
  120,400      Sony Group Corp.      9,840,998  
  351,444      Taylor Wimpey plc      499,493  
     

 

 

 
        16,578,940  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.6%):       
  57,669      Essity AB, Class B      1,506,485  
  9,738      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA      595,864  
  68,064      Reckitt Benckiser Group plc      5,111,486  
  37,800      Unicharm Corp.      1,265,748  
     

 

 

 
        8,479,583  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%):  
  27,555      EDP Renovaveis SA      650,998  
  123,351      Meridian Energy, Ltd.      359,863  
  8,605      Uniper SE      127,673  
     

 

 

 
        1,138,534  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (1.5%):       
  256,744      CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.      1,746,108  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Industrial Conglomerates, continued       
  9,292      DCC plc    $ 580,510  
  91,820      Hitachi, Ltd.      4,351,185  
  15,609      Investment AB Latour, Class B^      309,197  
  21,000      Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.      1,105,279  
  136,400      Keppel Corp., Ltd.      637,856  
  23,499      Lifco AB, Class B      378,051  
  417,063      Melrose Industries plc      761,407  
  4,194      Rheinmetall AG      968,326  
  73,264      Siemens AG      7,455,573  
  37,280      Smiths Group plc      635,632  
  36,300      Toshiba Corp.^      1,476,597  
     

 

 

 
        20,405,721  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (5.2%):       
  18,070      Admiral Group plc      493,799  
  171,254      Aegon NV      746,314  
  14,998      Ageas NV      660,220  
  1,160,000      AIA Group, Ltd.      12,741,940  
  39,084      Allianz SE+      7,459,841  
  106,939      Assicurazioni Generali SpA      1,712,561  
  264,715      Aviva plc      1,293,038  
  186,508      AXA SA      4,237,760  
  4,338      Baloise Holding AG      712,184  
  94,400      Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.      1,742,953  
  19,206      Gjensidige Forsikring ASA      390,235  
  5,846      Hannover Rueck SE      847,979  
  229,877      Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.      691,986  
  229,200      Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.      1,637,839  
  19,500      Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.      312,127  
  575,365      Legal & General Group plc      1,679,250  
  266,611      Medibank Private, Ltd.      598,246  
  43,611      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.      1,337,256  
  13,395      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      3,147,360  
  27,551      NN Group NV      1,259,915  
  65,334      Phoenix Group Holdings plc      469,885  
  49,390      Poste Italiane SpA      463,926  
  261,270      Prudential plc      3,249,380  
  143,233      QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.      1,201,638  
  46,866      Sampo Oyj, Class A      2,040,601  
  29,325      Sompo Holdings, Inc.      1,293,940  
  123,286      Suncorp Group, Ltd.      934,627  
  3,030      Swiss Life Holding AG      1,477,468  
  28,795      Swiss Re AG      2,233,401  
  50,836      T&D Holdings, Inc.      607,669  
  59,600      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.      3,473,675  
  33,997      Tryg A/S      763,991  
  14,351      Zurich Insurance Group AG      6,247,310  
     

 

 

 
        68,160,314  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.2%):       
  25,768      Adevinta ASA*      187,647  
  91,858      Auto Trader Group plc      621,058  
  13,000      Kakaku.com, Inc.      214,705  
  5,498      REA Group, Ltd.      423,751  
  7,342      Scout24 AG      377,166  
  33,025      Seek, Ltd.      479,127  
  259,100      Z Holdings Corp.      758,129  
     

 

 

 
        3,061,583  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.6%):       
  16,337      Delivery Hero SE*    $ 612,310  
  17,726      Just Eat Takeaway*      283,399  
  78,565      Prosus NV      5,191,488  
  80,900      Rakuten, Inc.      365,344  
  21,658      Zalando SE*      566,380  
  13,200      ZOZO, Inc.      238,160  
     

 

 

 
        7,257,081  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (1.4%):       
  2,087      Adyen NV*      3,067,487  
  43,031      Amadeus IT Group SA*      2,417,324  
  8,520      Bechtle AG      348,316  
  15,564      Capgemini SA      2,691,084  
  52,517      Computershare, Ltd.      893,673  
  24,045      Edenred      1,139,222  
  18,800      Fujitsu, Ltd.      2,353,583  
  3,900      GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.      274,980  
  9,500      Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.      231,672  
  45,718      Nexi SpA*      380,647  
  32,038      Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.      853,346  
  61,400      NTT Data Corp.      843,226  
  6,800      OBIC Co., Ltd.      962,773  
  10,700      Otsuka Corp.      316,131  
  13,500      SCSK Corp.      227,359  
  20,800      TIS, Inc.      545,483  
  5,789      Wix.com, Ltd.*      379,469  
  21,734      Worldline SA*      803,888  
     

 

 

 
        18,729,663  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.2%):       
  18,600      Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.      1,314,331  
  7,000      Shimano, Inc.      1,184,284  
  13,900      Yamaha Corp.      572,224  
     

 

 

 
        3,070,839  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%):       
  3,125      Bachem Holding AG, Registered B      217,246  
  12,445      Eurofins Scientific SE      983,709  
  7,162      Lonza Group AG      3,819,550  
  22,367      Qiagen NV*      1,050,268  
  2,697      Sartorius Stedim Biotech      853,740  
     

 

 

 
        6,924,513  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (2.7%):       
  28,057      Alfa Laval AB      677,451  
  29,752      Alstom SA^      680,938  
  257,200      Atlas Copco AB, Class A*      2,408,051  
  149,604      Atlas Copco AB, Class B*      1,253,687  
  96,451      CNH Industrial NV      1,119,288  
  9,400      Daifuku Co., Ltd.      538,446  
  43,588      Daimler Truck Holding AG*      1,137,436  
  61,564      Epiroc AB, Class A      952,133  
  37,307      Epiroc AB, Class B      504,844  
  18,500      FANUC Corp.      2,900,170  
  14,256      GEA Group AG      491,204  
  10,100      Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.      223,956  
  11,400      Hoshizaki Corp.      340,134  
  41,082      Husqvarna AB, Class B      302,487  
  7,507      Kion Group AG      311,304  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued       
  6,939      Knorr-Bremse AG    $ 395,832  
  89,000      Komatsu, Ltd.      1,981,519  
  32,937      Kone Oyj, Class B      1,574,724  
  4,665      Kornit Digital, Ltd.*      147,880  
  98,900      Kubota Corp.^      1,479,402  
  9,900      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.      360,149  
  20,900      Makita Corp.      521,602  
  34,600      MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.      590,017  
  27,700      Misumi Group, Inc.      584,699  
  30,300      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.      1,060,713  
  25,300      NGK Insulators, Ltd.      341,221  
  533      Rational AG      309,869  
  102,678      Sandvik AB      1,667,798  
  3,907      Schindler Holding AG      713,340  
  2,261      Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares      406,941  
  36,282      SKF AB, Class B      534,838  
  5,400      SMC Corp.      2,410,031  
  6,679      Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc      803,731  
  128,000      Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.      1,338,216  
  2,473      VAT Group AG      590,639  
  18,388      Volvo AB, Class A      296,359  
  145,321      Volvo AB, Class B      2,253,791  
  44,492      Wartsila Oyj Abp, Class B      346,793  
  23,300      Yaskawa Electric Corp.      751,581  
     

 

 

 
        35,303,214  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.4%):       
  299      A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class A      693,393  
  515      A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B      1,209,782  
  5,326      Kuehne + Nagel International AG      1,261,155  
  33,300      Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.      764,912  
  14,900      Nippon Yusen KK      1,022,297  
  138,000      SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.      391,027  
  8,076      ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.^      381,430  
     

 

 

 
        5,723,996  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.4%):       
  42,100      Cyberagent, Inc.      419,729  
  20,777      Dentsu Group, Inc.      624,610  
  22,700      Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.      208,544  
  144,535      Informa plc*      931,297  
  70,044      Pearson plc      639,664  
  21,978      Publicis Groupe SA      1,084,869  
  109,537      WPP plc      1,100,576  
     

 

 

 
        5,009,289  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (3.4%):       
  120,434      Anglo American plc      4,299,353  
  37,468      Antofagasta plc      526,770  
  58,702      ArcelorMittal SA      1,332,728  
  274,831      BHP Group, Ltd.      7,914,113  
  208,354      BHP Group, Ltd.      5,825,375  
  46,710      BlueScope Steel, Ltd.      512,338  
  26,418      Boliden AB      840,751  
  182,201      Evolution Mining, Ltd.      292,982  
  160,558      Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.      1,974,508  
  947,005      Glencore plc      5,130,823  
  18,700      Hitachi Metals, Ltd.*      282,800  
  47,600      JFE Holdings, Inc.      500,762  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  16,517      Mineral Resources, Ltd.    $ 558,735  
  87,128      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.      1,238,687  
  77,748      Nippon Steel Corp.      1,085,330  
  129,638      Norsk Hydro ASA      731,131  
  107,364      Northern Star Resources, Ltd.      495,007  
  107,208      Rio Tinto plc      6,409,417  
  35,485      Rio Tinto, Ltd.      2,541,485  
  436,102      South32, Ltd.      1,203,597  
  23,700      Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd.      742,824  
  11,188      Voestalpine AG      238,046  
     

 

 

 
        44,677,562  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.4%):       
  13,014      Next plc      929,022  
  35,600      Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.      568,497  
  107,361      Wesfarmers, Ltd.      3,106,805  
     

 

 

 
        4,604,324  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.9%):       
  213,698      E.ON SE      1,792,664  
  172,850      Engie Group^      2,005,883  
  345,691      National Grid plc      4,429,369  
  61,020      RWE AG      2,248,634  
  64,376      Veolia Environnement SA*      1,592,429  
     

 

 

 
        12,068,979  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.7%):       
  30,169      Aker BP ASA^      1,042,983  
  21,748      Ampol, Ltd.      510,980  
  1,861,943      BP plc      8,768,049  
  295,920      ENEOS Holdings, Inc.      1,117,261  
  239,111      ENI SpA      2,840,182  
  92,941      Equinor ASA      3,234,437  
  52,149      Galp Energia SGPS SA      611,206  
  20,687      Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.      496,995  
  98,000      INPEX Corp.      1,057,828  
  40,565      Neste Oyj      1,797,150  
  14,019      OMV AG      658,267  
  136,437      Repsol SA^      2,008,729  
  312,977      Santos, Ltd.      1,595,187  
  726,208      Shell PLC      18,947,523  
  236,370      TotalEnergies SE      12,457,754  
  21,943      Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.      356,649  
  37,649      Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.      797,308  
  142,512      Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.      3,120,187  
     

 

 

 
        61,418,675  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.4%):       
  9,034      Holmen AB, B Shares      366,955  
  47,327      Mondi plc      839,409  
  79,100      Oji Holdings Corp.      342,990  
  52,552      Stora Enso Oyj, Class R      825,010  
  58,252      Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B      871,399  
  50,962      UPM-Kymmene Oyj      1,558,647  
     

 

 

 
        4,804,410  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (1.8%):       
  9,702      Beiersdorf AG      990,913  
  45,200      Kao Corp.      1,824,389  
  5,200      Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      320,663  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Personal Products, continued       
  3,000      Kose Corp.    $ 273,202  
  22,997      L’Oreal SA      7,944,504  
  38,600      Shiseido Co., Ltd.      1,551,061  
  244,054      Unilever plc      11,106,020  
     

 

 

 
        24,010,752  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (9.8%):       
  178,400      Astellas Pharma, Inc.      2,779,998  
  147,888      AstraZeneca plc      19,382,119  
  93,751      Bayer AG, Registered Shares      5,569,282  
  64,900      Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.^      1,661,122  
  166,800      Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.      4,211,284  
  24,300      Eisai Co., Ltd.      1,026,175  
  486,195      GSK plc      10,452,583  
  15,559      Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc      306,322  
  3,643      Ipsen SA      343,873  
  24,800      Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.      557,942  
  12,314      Merck KGaA      2,078,046  
  4,100      Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.      249,516  
  209,123      Novartis AG, Registered Shares      17,692,890  
  160,727      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      17,842,201  
  35,400      Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      908,943  
  10,166      Orion Oyj, Class B      454,011  
  38,200      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.      1,357,410  
  10,485      Recordati SpA      458,075  
  2,569      Roche Holding AG      992,061  
  67,058      Roche Holding AG      22,389,333  
  108,376      Sanofi      10,958,035  
  25,000      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.      1,263,966  
  144,773      Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd.      4,069,093  
  105,678      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR*      794,699  
  12,344      UCB SA      1,045,333  
  4,200      Vifor Pharma AG      728,256  
     

 

 

 
        129,572,568  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (1.6%):       
  14,494      Adecco Group AG      493,108  
  28,499      Bureau Veritas SA      730,583  
  87,157      Experian plc      2,554,578  
  15,653      Intertek Group plc      801,962  
  24,900      Nihon M&A Center, Inc.      265,276  
  16,700      Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.      304,012  
  12,440      Randstad NV      606,574  
  138,800      Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.      4,093,731  
  184,304      RELX plc      4,976,092  
  614      SGS SA, Registered Shares      1,406,705  
  5,692      Teleperformance      1,750,785  
  25,448      Wolters Kluwer NV      2,475,269  
     

 

 

 
        20,458,675  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (1.5%):       
  90,617      Aroundtown SA^      288,091  
  4,494      Azrieli Group      316,539  
  74,028      BGP Holdings plc*(a)       
  243,900      Capitaland Investment, Ltd.      671,727  
  33,900      City Developments, Ltd.      199,089  
  193,744      CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.      1,372,382  
  6,200      Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.      534,750  
  56,100      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.      1,308,599  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Real Estate Management & Development, continued       
  196,400      ESR Cayman, Ltd.*    $ 531,547  
  61,620      Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares*      295,644  
  206,000      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      390,997  
  132,956      Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.      500,452  
  109,100      Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.      548,615  
  38,200      Hulic Co., Ltd.      295,920  
  6,876      LEG Immobilien SE      569,957  
  72,800      Lend Lease Group      457,949  
  112,400      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.      1,632,456  
  87,800      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      1,889,648  
  138,655      New World Development Co., Ltd.      500,507  
  12,300      Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.      301,679  
  16,235      Sagax AB, Class B      299,990  
  298,601      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      440,988  
  29,500      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.      779,822  
  139,500      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      1,650,690  
  41,964      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A      252,158  
  125,200      Swire Properties, Ltd.      311,265  
  7,294      Swiss Prime Site AG      640,243  
  36,896      UOL Group, Ltd.      195,636  
  67,308      Vonovia SE      2,073,962  
  158,300      Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.      754,703  
     

 

 

 
        20,006,005  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.9%):       
  165,259      Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.      434,190  
  13,700      Central Japan Railway Co.      1,581,811  
  18,022      DSV A/S      2,523,824  
  28,713      East Japan Railway Co.      1,469,332  
  105,487      Grab Holdings, Ltd.*^      266,882  
  21,100      Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.      575,887  
  10,000      Keio Corp.      358,150  
  11,300      Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      311,774  
  16,600      Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      516,602  
  147,994      MTR Corp., Ltd.      773,473  
  6,800      Nippon Express Holdings Co., Ltd.      369,665  
  28,800      Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      387,758  
  16,900      Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.      386,510  
  46,600      Tokyu Corp.      549,268  
  21,900      West Japan Railway Co.      806,250  
     

 

 

 
        11,311,376  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.6%):       
  17,600      Advantest Corp.      935,304  
  4,479      ASM International NV      1,130,953  
  38,797      ASML Holding NV      18,721,847  
  2,700      Disco Corp.      636,125  
  123,083      Infineon Technologies AG      2,977,600  
  7,400      Lasertec Corp.      873,865  
  114,000      Renesas Electronics Corp.*      1,028,648  
  8,400      ROHM Co., Ltd.      581,809  
  65,181      STMicroelectronics NV      2,072,004  
  33,500      SUMCO Corp.      431,134  
  14,300      Tokyo Electron, Ltd.      4,639,070  
  10,504      Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*      491,093  
     

 

 

 
        34,519,452  
     

 

 

 
Software (1.4%):       
  12,426      AVEVA Group plc      339,495  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  9,683      Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.*    $ 1,179,196  
  3,816      CyberArk Software, Ltd.*      488,295  
  63,897      Dassault Systemes SE      2,367,257  
  5,434      Nemetschek SE      328,864  
  5,945      Nice, Ltd.*      1,146,465  
  3,700      Oracle Corp.      213,716  
  96,733      Sage Group plc (The)      748,022  
  99,424      SAP SE      9,056,501  
  52,620      Sinch AB*      170,718  
  6,251      Temenos AG      533,586  
  12,600      Trend Micro, Inc.      613,402  
  14,383      WiseTech Global, Ltd.      372,989  
  12,735      Xero, Ltd.*      677,438  
     

 

 

 
        18,235,944  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.7%):       
  187,800      Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd.      353,362  
  5,500      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.      2,876,593  
  66,596      Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B^      796,630  
  2,000      Hikari Tsushin, Inc.^      205,207  
  105,423      Industria de Diseno Textil SA      2,387,221  
  250,320      JD Sports Fashion plc*      351,997  
  200,910      Kingfisher plc      597,432  
  7,700      Nitori Co., Ltd.      731,098  
  20,700      USS Co., Ltd.      357,874  
     

 

 

 
        8,657,414  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%):       
  22,600      Brother Industries, Ltd.      397,693  
  94,100      Canon, Inc.^      2,141,087  
  35,000      FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.      1,879,668  
  16,980      Logitech International SA, Class R      884,144  
  23,500      NEC Corp.      913,728  
  52,700      Ricoh Co., Ltd.      410,008  
  27,900      Seiko Epson Corp.      395,155  
     

 

 

 
        7,021,483  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (3.0%):       
  16,649      Adidas AG      2,944,143  
  38,814      Burberry Group plc      776,346  
  49,717      Cie Financiere Richemont SA      5,295,497  
  27,479      EssilorLuxottica SA      4,155,825  
  3,003      Hermes International SA      3,392,093  
  7,120      Kering      3,698,730  
  26,453      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA      16,322,698  
  20,158      Moncler SpA      870,663  
  8,846      Pandora A/S      559,101  
  10,277      Puma SE      676,721  
  4,961      Swatch Group AG (The)      220,464  
  2,728      Swatch Group AG (The), Class B      647,426  
     

 

 

 
        39,559,707  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (1.1%):       
  208,245      British American Tobacco plc      8,923,338  
  86,948      Imperial Brands plc, Class A      1,943,041  
  112,500      Japan Tobacco, Inc.^      1,946,166  
  152,123      Swedish Match AB      1,554,198  
     

 

 

 
        14,366,743  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.6%):       
  13,089      AerCap Holdings NV*    $ 535,864  
  41,957      Ashtead Group plc      1,759,817  
  15,126      Brenntag AG      984,324  
  32,576      Bunzl plc      1,078,597  
  20,610      Ferguson plc      2,307,334  
  5,255      IMCD NV      725,919  
  26,304      Indutrade AB      480,599  
  112,900      Itochu Corp.      3,053,817  
  151,900      Marubeni Corp.      1,371,398  
  120,900      Mitsubishi Corp.      3,595,531  
  134,400      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.      2,968,363  
  22,800      MonotaRo Co., Ltd.      339,166  
  20,849      Reece, Ltd.      198,457  
  106,800      Sumitomo Corp.      1,460,923  
  20,100      Toyota Tsushu Corp.      657,114  
     

 

 

 
        21,517,223  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure (0.5%):       
  7,242      Aena SME SA*      920,914  
  3,168      Aeroports de Paris*      403,541  
  47,319      Atlantia SpA      1,110,431  
  118,376      Auckland International Airport, Ltd.*      529,948  
  42,517      Getlink SE      752,909  
  291,292      Transurban Group      2,892,142  
     

 

 

 
        6,609,885  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.1%):       
  23,851      Severn Trent plc      789,670  
  65,018      United Utilities Group plc      807,462  
     

 

 

 
        1,597,132  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.3%):       
  154,500      KDDI Corp.      4,886,259  
  273,100      Softbank Corp.      3,031,584  

Shares or

Principal
Amount

           Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued       
  115,700      SoftBank Group Corp.    $ 4,472,039  
  54,662      Tele2 AB      623,151  
  2,551,136      Vodafone Group plc      3,934,823  
     

 

 

 
        16,947,856  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,090,784,825)

     1,300,258,145  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks (0.3%):       
Automobiles (0.2%):       
  5,192      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 8.61%, 5/15/20      367,765  
  14,102      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 4.06%, 5/20/20      932,684  
  17,679      Volkswagen AG, 5.93%, 5/8/20      2,360,429  
     

 

 

 
        3,660,878  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.1%):       
  17,462      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 3.15%, 4/21/20      1,075,504  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,168,647)

     4,736,382  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.2%):  
  28,452,191      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.19%(b)(c)      28,452,191  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (Cost $28,452,191)

     28,452,191  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.1%):       
Money Markets (0.1%):       
  931,609      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(c)      931,609  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $931,609)

     931,609  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,125,337,272) — 101.0%

     1,334,378,327  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.0)%

     (13,321,269
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,321,057,058  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

ADR—American Depository Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $26,336,471.

 

+

Affiliated Securities

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. 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, 2022.

 

(c)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Amounts shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total value of investments as of June 30, 2022:

(Unaudited)

 

Country    Percentage  

Australia

     7.5

Austria

     0.2

Belgium

     0.8

Bermuda

     0.1

China

     0.1

Denmark

     2.7

Finland

     1.2

France

     10.2

Germany

     7.5

Hong Kong

     3.1

Ireland

     0.9

Isle of Man

     0.1

Israel

     0.7

Italy

     1.9
Country    Percentage  

Japan

     21.8

Luxembourg

     0.2

Netherlands

     6.3

New Zealand

     0.2

Norway

     0.8

Portugal

     0.2

Singapore

     1.4

Spain

     2.5

Sweden

     3.1

Switzerland

     10.7

United Kingdom

     13.6

United States

     2.2
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

ASX SPI 200 Index September Futures (Australian Dollar)

     9/15/22        11      $ 1,226,149      $ (7,415

DJ EURO STOXX 50 September Futures (Euro)

     9/16/22        94        3,389,153        7,698  

FTSE 100 Index September Futures (British Pounds)

     9/16/22        28        2,426,737        17,911  

SGX Nikkei 225 Index September Futures (Japanese Yen)

     9/8/22        24        2,326,404        (46,184
           

 

 

 
            $ (27,990
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


AZL International Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

    $ 1,119,592,709

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      5,744,563
   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value(a)

    $ 1,326,918,487

Investments in affiliates, at value

      7,459,840

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      782,085

Interest and dividends receivable

      2,162,457

Foreign currency, at value (cost $5,593,819)

      5,598,908

Receivable for capital shares issued

      242

Receivable for investments sold

      22,391

Reclaims receivable

      7,929,849

Prepaid expenses

      4,671
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,350,878,930
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for investments purchased

      5,492

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      144,013

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      28,452,191

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      211,441

Manager fees payable

      394,978

Administration fees payable

      190,219

Distribution fees payable

      265,285

Custodian fees payable

      13,905

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,000

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,398

Trustee fees payable

      8,812

Other accrued liabilities

      133,138
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      29,821,872
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,321,057,058
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,050,962,045

Total distributable earnings

      270,095,013
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,321,057,058
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 75,901,697

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

      7,393,142

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 10.27
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 1,245,155,361

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

      81,270,973

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 15.32
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $26,336,471.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from non-affiliates

    $ 34,226,360

Dividends from affiliates

      452,207

Income from securities lending

      129,298

Foreign withholding tax

      (2,904,451 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      31,903,414
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      2,661,380

Administration fees

      139,218

Distribution fees - Class 2

      1,792,163

Custodian fees

      105,618

Administrative and compliance services fees

      9,067

Transfer agent fees

      5,657

Trustee fees

      35,745

Professional fees

      28,674

Licensing fees

      229,435

Shareholder reports

      19,261

Other expenses

      19,802
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      5,046,020
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      26,857,394
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      11,658,491

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions

      203,934

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (432,713 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (358,814,854 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions

      (1,983,408 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      (105,701 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (349,474,251 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (322,616,857 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

12


AZL International Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 26,857,394     $ 31,730,879

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      11,429,712       39,607,132

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (360,903,963 )       93,451,593
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (322,616,857 )       164,789,604
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (2,576,720 )

Class 2

            (24,890,149 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (27,466,869 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      61,928       483,730

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            2,576,719

Value of shares redeemed

      (5,040,274 )       (12,651,416 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (4,978,346 )       (9,590,967 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,260,290       209,571,173

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            24,890,149

Value of shares redeemed

      (102,029,566 )       (210,685,832 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (100,769,276 )       23,775,490
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (105,747,622 )       14,184,523
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (428,364,479 )       151,507,258

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,749,421,537       1,597,914,279
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,321,057,058     $ 1,749,421,537
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      5,441       38,580

Dividends reinvested

            210,688

Shares redeemed

      (434,997 )       (1,008,121 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (429,556 )       (758,853 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      75,202       10,982,020

Dividends reinvested

            1,360,861

Shares redeemed

      (5,800,531 )       (11,251,145 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (5,725,329 )       1,091,736
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (6,154,885 )       332,883
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Amounts

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 12.69     $ 11.76     $ 11.53     $ 9.94     $ 12.30     $ 10.07
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.22 (a)       0.27 (a)       0.20 (a)       0.32 (a)       0.36       0.37

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.64 )       0.99       0.61       1.79       (2.00 )       2.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.42 )       1.26       0.81       2.11       (1.64 )       2.52
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.33 )       (0.55 )       (0.42 )       (0.50 )       (0.16 )

Net Realized Gains

                  (0.03 )       (0.10 )       (0.22 )       (0.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.33 )       (0.58 )       (0.52 )       (0.72 )       (0.29 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 10.27     $ 12.69     $ 11.76     $ 11.53     $ 9.94     $ 12.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (19.07 )%(c)       10.80 %       7.66 %       21.67 %       (13.80 )%       25.12 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 75,902     $ 99,304     $ 100,924     $ 106,657     $ 98,902     $ 132,265

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      3.77 %       2.13 %       1.93 %       2.89 %       2.62 %       2.48 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.43 %       0.45 %       0.46 %       0.44 %       0.45 %       0.48 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.43 %       0.45 %       0.46 %       0.44 %       0.45 %       0.48 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      1 %       14 %       9 %       4 %       2 %       8 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 18.97     $ 17.43     $ 16.79     $ 14.25     $ 17.30     $ 14.10
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.30 (a)       0.35 (a)       0.26 (a)       0.42 (a)       0.43       0.36

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (3.95 )       1.48       0.91       2.60       (2.81 )       3.12
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (3.65 )       1.83       1.17       3.02       (2.38 )       3.48
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.29 )       (0.50 )       (0.38 )       (0.45 )       (0.15 )

Net Realized Gains

                  (0.03 )       (0.10 )       (0.22 )       (0.13 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.29 )       (0.53 )       (0.48 )       (0.67 )       (0.28 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 15.32     $ 18.97     $ 17.43     $ 16.79     $ 14.25     $ 17.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (19.24 )%(c)       10.55 %       7.40 %       21.44 %       (14.04 )%       24.77 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 1,245,155     $ 1,650,118     $ 1,496,990     $ 1,591,233     $ 1,422,711     $ 1,862,508

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      3.52 %       1.85 %       1.69 %       2.64 %       2.36 %       2.21 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.68 %       0.70 %       0.71 %       0.69 %       0.70 %       0.73 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.68 %       0.70 %       0.71 %       0.69 %       0.70 %       0.73 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      1 %       14 %       9 %       4 %       2 %       8 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

14


AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears 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

 

15


AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $12,396 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $28,452,191 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $10.3 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 25,609     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 53,599  

 

*

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.

 

16


AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (432,713    $ (105,701

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, there were no such waivers.

At June 30, 2022, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2021
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net Realized
Gains(Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2022
  Shares
as of
6/30/2022
  Dividend
Income
  Capital Gains
Distributions

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    $ 9,823,501     $     $ (584,186 )     $ 203,934     $ (1,983,408 )     $ 7,459,841       39,084     $ 452,207     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 9,823,501     $     $ (584,186 )     $ 203,934     $ (1,983,408 )     $ 7,459,841       39,084     $ 452,207     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

 

17


AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 14,743,470        $ 1,285,514,675        $ #        $ 1,300,258,145

Preferred Stocks+

                  4,736,382                   4,736,382

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         28,452,191                          $ 28,452,191

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         931,609                            931,609
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         44,127,270          1,290,251,057                   1,334,378,327
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         (27,990 )                            (27,990 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 44,099,280        $ 1,290,251,057        $        $ 1,334,350,337
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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, 2022.

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 17,331,729        $ 108,151,835

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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.

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 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.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $1,224,834,375. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 581,082,021  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (63,269,589
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 517,812,432  
 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund utilized $799,546 in capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) to offset capital gains. As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund had no remaining CLCFs.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL International Index Fund

       $ 27,466,869        $        $ 27,466,869

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 42,709,248        $ 32,067,914        $        $ 517,934,708        $ 592,711,870

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies and mark-to-market of futures contracts.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 50% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

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 26

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 27

 

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


AZL 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 885.00     $ 3.74       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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.83     $ 4.01       0.80 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      35.0 %

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      34.4

Corporate Bonds

      23.2

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      10.4

Yankee Debt Obligations

      7.5

Asset Backed Securities

      5.0

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      2.4

Municipal Bonds

      0.7

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.1

Purchased Options

        
   

Rights

        
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      118.7

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (18.7 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Rights (0.0%):       
Telecommunications (0.0%):       
  649      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Expires on 1/2/23(a)    $  
  649      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Expires on 1/2/23(a)       
     

 

 

 
         
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $—)

      
  

 

 

 
Asset Backed Securities (5.0%):       
$ 739,504      Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A1, Series 2019-F, 2.86%, 7/25/59, Callable 11/25/22 @ 100(b)(c)      714,598  
  1,288,000      CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Class MV5, Series 2005-7, 2.75%(US0001M+113bps), 11/25/35, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      1,247,026  
  1,380,151      CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Class MV4, Series 2004-10, 3.20%(US0001M+158bps), 12/25/34, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      1,240,999  
  584,388      Firstkey Homes 2020 Sfr1 Trust, Class A, Series 2020-SFR1, 1.34%, 8/17/37(b)      542,616  
  942,365      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A3, Series 2016-2, 3.12%(US0001M+150bps), 6/25/65, Callable 2/25/34 @ 100(b)      949,346  
  1,352,078      Park Place Securities, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, Class M5, Series 2004-WWF1, 3.42%(US0001M+180bps), 12/25/34, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      1,354,920  
  623,118      SLC Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2008-1, 3.43%(US0003M+160bps), 12/15/32, Callable 6/15/28 @ 100      629,411  
  448,850      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2003-7, 2.40%(US0003M+57bps), 9/15/39, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100      418,877  
  1,220,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2008-5, 3.03%(US0003M+185bps), 7/25/73, Callable 4/25/23 @ 100      1,184,351  
  240,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2008-9, 3.43%(US0003M+225bps), 10/25/83, Callable 7/25/23 @ 100      238,660  
  500,966      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A4, Series 2007-7, 1.51%(US0003M+33bps), 1/25/22, Callable 7/25/24 @ 100      492,096  
  53,095      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2009-3, 2.37%(US0001M+75bps), 1/25/45, Callable 1/25/36 @ 100(b)      51,674  
  553,815      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A3, Series 2012-1, 2.57%(US0001M+95bps), 9/25/28, Callable 11/25/29 @ 100      534,770  
  789,544      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A4, Series 2008-6, 2.28%(US0003M+110bps), 7/25/23, Callable 10/25/25 @ 100      780,508  
  277,421      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2008-9, 2.68%(US0003M+150bps), 4/25/23, Callable 7/25/23 @ 100      277,418  
  1,220,956      Wachovia Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2006-1, 1.35%(US0003M+17bps), 4/25/40, Callable 4/25/26 @ 100(b)      1,178,415  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $12,154,921)

     11,835,685  
  

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (10.4%):       
$ 750,000      AGL CLO 7, Ltd., Class BR, Series 2020-7A, 2.74%(US0003M+170bps), 7/15/34, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100(b)    $ 708,641  
  725,000      AIG CLO, Ltd., Class BR, Series 2019-2A, 2.78%(US0003M+160bps), 10/25/33, Callable 1/25/23 @ 100(b)      683,277  
  850,000      AIMCO CLO, Class AR2, Series 2015-AA, 2.18%(US0003M+114bps), 10/17/34, Callable 10/17/23 @ 100(b)      813,838  
  957,009      Alternative Loan Trust, Class 4A1, Series 2005-56, 2.24%(US0001M+31bps), 11/25/35, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      870,472  
  320,363      America Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Class 6A, Series 2005-1, 4.06%(US0006M+200bps), 6/25/45, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      325,718  
  515,000      BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2018-PARK, 4.23%, 8/10/38(b)(c)      499,231  
  153,776      Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2005-F, 3.07%, 7/25/35, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)      144,346  
  525,000      Bx Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2022-CSMO, 2.86%(TSFR1M+211bps), 6/15/27(b)      517,778  
  772,801      BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-XL, 2.24%(US0001M+92bps), 10/15/36(b)      759,238  
  155,000      BX Trust, Class A, Series 2019-OC11, 3.20%, 12/9/41(b)      138,702  
  355,000      CALI Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-101C, 3.96%, 3/10/39(b)      336,852  
  731,302      C-BASS Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A2E, Series 2007-CB2, 3.57%, 2/25/37, Callable 3/25/23 @ 100(c)      516,311  
  300,000      Century Plaza Towers, Class A, Series 2019-CPT, 2.87%, 11/13/39, Callable 11/13/29 @ 100(b)      264,066  
  700,000      CIFC Funding VII, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-7A, 2.31%(US0003M+113bps), 1/23/35, Callable 1/23/24 @ 100(b)      676,726  
  524,574      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Class 1A1A, Series 2007-AR5, 3.04%, 4/25/37, Callable 5/25/26 @ 100(c)      466,981  
  634,786      Colt 2021 6 Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A1, Series 2021-6, 1.91%, 12/25/66, Callable 12/25/23 @ 100(b)(c)      587,503  
  837,608      COMM Mortgage Trust, Class A3, Series 2015-CR27, 3.35%, 10/10/48, Callable 9/10/25 @ 100      814,515  
  325,000      DC Office Trust, Class A, Series 2019-MTC, 2.97%, 9/15/45(b)      285,038  
  346,037      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2006-AA1, 2.54%, 4/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)      285,170  
  434,693      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 1A1, Series 2006-AA1, 2.49%, 3/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)      338,607  
  375,249      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2005-AA12, 2.84%, 2/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)      283,013  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 189,836      First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2005-AR3, 3.21%, 8/25/35, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)    $ 128,175  
  332,883      GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Class 3A1, Series 2005-AR5, 3.49%, 9/19/35, Callable 7/19/22 @ 100(c)      302,271  
  465,961      GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Class 1A1, Series 2006-AR1, 2.90%, 4/19/36, Callable 7/19/22 @ 100(c)      371,583  
  825,182      GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX, Ltd., Class AR2, Series 2014-9A, 2.35%(US0003M+111bps), 10/29/29, Callable 7/29/22 @ 100(b)      813,799  
  572,890      GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Class A1A, Series 2006-AR1, 2.20%(US0001M+58bps), 2/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      519,866  
  1,135,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Class A, Series 2021-ARDN, 2.57%(US0001M+125bps), 11/15/26(b)      1,112,767  
  1,088,225      HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 1A1A, Series 2006-10, 1.81%(US0001M+20bps), 11/19/36, Callable 1/19/23 @ 100      914,851  
  325,000      Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-55HY, 3.04%, 12/10/41(b)(c)      288,311  
  330,000      Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-30HY, 3.23%, 6/10/37(b)      299,412  
  701,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2021-HTL5, 2.44%(US0001M+112bps), 11/15/38(b)      669,389  
  325,000      J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2019-OSB, 3.40%, 6/5/39, Callable 6/5/29 @ 100(b)      298,080  
  658,974      Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 2A2, Series 2007-4, 1.74%(US0001M+12bps), 7/25/37, Callable 1/25/23 @ 100      341,180  
  220,000      MKT Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2020-525M, 2.69%, 2/12/40(b)      189,482  
  186,937      MortgageIT Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2005-2, 2.71%(US0001M+165bps), 5/25/35, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      176,146  
  193,577      Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Class 3A1, Series 2005-AR3, 5.69%, 7/25/35, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)      197,629  
  415,000      One Bryant Park Trust, Class A, Series 2019-OBP, 2.52%, 9/13/49(b)      361,623  
  750,000      Palmer Square CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2022-1A, 1.79%(TSFR3M+132bps), 4/20/35, Callable 4/20/24 @ 100(b)      720,411  
  750,000      Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO, Ltd., Class A1A, Series 2021-1A, 2.45%(US0003M+139bps), 1/20/34, Callable 1/20/23 @ 100(b)      734,576  
  560,000      RBS Commercial Funding, Inc. Trust, Class A, Series 2013-GSP, 3.96%, 1/13/32(b)(c)      551,712  
  800,000      Recette CLO, Ltd., Class ARR, Series 2015-1A, 2.14%(US0003M+108bps), 1/20/33, Callable 4/20/23 @ 100(b)      766,427  
  703,342      Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Class A2, Series 2006-QA10, 1.98%(US0001M+18bps), 12/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      583,602  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued       
$ 800,000      Rockford Tower CLO, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2021-1A, 2.23%(US0003M+117bps), 7/20/34, Callable 7/20/23 @ 100(b)    $ 778,081  
  1,094,520      Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, Class 3A1, Series 2006-AR1, 2.08%(US0001M+23bps), 2/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      995,923  
  590,372      Toorak Mortgage Corp. 2018 1, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2022-INV2, 4.35%, 6/25/57, Callable 5/25/25 @ 100(b)(c)      577,432  
  327,983      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Class 2A1A, Series 2005-AR6, 2.08%(US0001M+23bps), 4/25/45, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      316,517  
  144,724      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Class A1A, Series 2004-AR10, 2.50%(US0001M+44bps), 7/25/44, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      137,012  
  283,197      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Class A2, Series 2005-AR3, 2.80%, 3/25/35, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)      288,951  
  928,368      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Class 2A1A, Series 2005-AR8, 2.20%(US0001M+29bps), 7/25/45, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100      867,399  
  206,254      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Class 1A1, Series 2006-AR12, 2.66%, 9/25/36, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(c)      184,374  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $26,067,672)

     24,803,004  
  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds (23.2%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.3%):       
  605,000      Boeing Co. (The), 1.17%, 2/4/23, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100      595,039  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.2%):       
  405,788      U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1A, 6.25%, 10/22/24      403,759  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.5%):       
  5,000      Magallanes, Inc., 4.28%, 3/15/32, Callable 12/15/31 @ 100(b)      4,468  
  585,000      Magallanes, Inc., 5.05%, 3/15/42, Callable 9/15/41 @ 100(b)      498,160  
  678,000      Magallanes, Inc., 5.14%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(b)      572,804  
  290,000      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 7.88%, 5/1/29, Callable 5/1/24 @ 103.94(b)      191,400  
     

 

 

 
        1,266,832  
     

 

 

 
Banks (4.7%):       
  750,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.00% (US0003M+79 bps), 12/20/23, Callable 12/20/22 @ 100      747,586  
  665,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.66% (SOFR+91 bps), 3/11/27, Callable 3/11/26 @ 100      597,286  
  415,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.42% (US0003M+104 bps), 12/20/28, Callable 12/20/27 @ 100      387,205  
  470,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.97% (US0003M+107 bps), 3/5/29, Callable 3/5/28 @ 100, MTN      448,928  
  760,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.09% (SOFR+106 bps), 6/14/29, Callable 6/14/28 @ 100      654,807  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Banks, continued       
$ 100,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.59% (SOFR+215 bps), 4/29/31, Callable 4/29/30 @ 100    $ 85,348  
  295,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.92% (SOFR+137 bps), 10/24/31, Callable 10/24/30 @ 100, MTN      235,993  
  85,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.69% (SOFR+132 bps), 4/22/32, Callable 4/22/31 @ 100      71,570  
  170,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.30% (SOFR+122 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100      137,695  
  250,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.57% (SOFR+121 bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/31 @ 100      206,486  
  135,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.07% (SOFR+128 bps), 2/24/28, Callable 2/24/27 @ 100      125,931  
  140,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.67% (SOFR+115 bps), 1/29/31, Callable 1/29/30 @ 100      119,227  
  630,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.41% (SOFR+391 bps), 3/31/31, Callable 3/31/30 @ 100      602,778  
  350,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.57% (SOFR+211 bps), 6/3/31, Callable 6/3/30 @ 100      293,968  
  210,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.56% (SOFR+117 bps), 5/1/32, Callable 5/1/31 @ 100      173,290  
  555,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.06% (SOFR+135 bps), 1/25/33, Callable 1/25/32 @ 100      471,353  
  115,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.79% (SOFR+194 bps), 3/17/33, Callable 3/17/32 @ 100      103,560  
  145,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.70% (SOFR+58 bps), 3/16/24, Callable 3/16/23 @ 100      141,748  
  1,210,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.97% (SOFR+58 bps), 6/23/25, Callable 6/23/24 @ 100      1,133,412  
  305,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30% (SOFR+116 bps), 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100      291,742  
  455,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.56% (SOFR+61 bps), 12/10/25, Callable 12/10/24 @ 100      426,907  
  445,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.58% (SOFR+89 bps), 4/22/27, Callable 4/22/26 @ 100      397,199  
  180,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.95% (SOFR+117 bps), 2/24/28, Callable 2/24/27 @ 100      167,369  
  445,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.58% (SOFR+125 bps), 4/22/32, Callable 4/22/31 @ 100      373,529  
  275,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.55% (SOFR+118 bps), 11/8/32, Callable 11/8/31 @ 100      228,239  
  405,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 2.16% (US0003M+75 bps), 2/11/26, Callable 2/11/25 @ 100, MTN      381,277  
  385,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.53% (SOFR+151 bps), 3/24/28, Callable 3/24/27 @ 100      365,281  
  410,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.58% (US0003M+131 bps), 5/22/28, Callable 5/22/27 @ 100, MTN      389,671  
  185,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 2.39% (SOFR+210 bps), 6/2/28, Callable 6/2/27 @ 100, MTN      165,709  
  200,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 2.88% (US0003M+117 bps), 10/30/30, Callable 10/30/29 @ 100, MTN      175,975  
  1,260,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.35% (SOFR+150 bps), 3/2/33, Callable 3/2/32 @ 100, MTN      1,118,081  
     

 

 

 
        11,219,150  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.4%):       
  350,000      Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.70%, 2/1/36, Callable 8/1/35 @ 100      338,567  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Beverages, continued       
$ 360,000      Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46, Callable 8/1/45 @ 100    $ 340,455  
  250,000      Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.75%, 5/9/32, Callable 2/9/32 @ 100      247,456  
     

 

 

 
        926,478  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.4%):       
  428,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.55%, 3/15/35, Callable 9/15/34 @ 100      422,128  
  293,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.50%, 5/14/35, Callable 11/14/34 @ 100      285,094  
  35,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.45%, 5/14/46, Callable 11/14/45 @ 100      31,961  
  135,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.40%, 2/22/62, Callable 8/22/61 @ 100      117,380  
     

 

 

 
        856,563  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (2.7%):       
  135,000      Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 2.90%, 3/3/32, Callable 12/3/31 @ 100      118,979  
  115,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.99% (SOFFRATE+1 bps), 1/27/32, Callable 1/27/31 @ 100      91,302  
  735,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 1.22%, 12/6/23, Callable 12/6/22 @ 100      709,794  
  180,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 1.09% (SOFR+79 bps), 12/9/26, Callable 12/9/25 @ 100      160,741  
  885,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 1.43% (SOFR+80 bps), 3/9/27, Callable 3/9/26 @ 100      786,808  
  450,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 1.54% (SOFR+82 bps), 9/10/27, Callable 9/10/26 @ 100      396,990  
  570,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 1.95% (SOFR+91 bps), 10/21/27, Callable 10/21/26 @ 100      507,868  
  345,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.38% (SOFR+125 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100      279,544  
  170,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The, 2.65% (SOFR+126 bps), 10/21/32, Callable 10/21/31 @ 100      139,618  
  320,000      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 4.60%, 3/15/33, Callable 12/15/32 @ 100      319,039  
  155,000      ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29, Callable 10/1/24 @ 102.5(b)      125,550  
  835,000      Morgan Stanley, 0.79% (SOFR+53 bps), 5/30/25, Callable 5/30/24 @ 100      780,277  
  195,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.16% (SOFR+56 bps), 10/21/25, Callable 10/21/24 @ 100, MTN      180,834  
  445,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.59% (SOFR+88 bps), 5/4/27, Callable 5/4/26 @ 100      395,557  
  330,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.93% (SOFR+102 bps), 4/28/32, Callable 4/28/31 @ 100, MTN      261,992  
  115,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.24% (SOFR+118 bps), 7/21/32, Callable 7/21/31 @ 100, MTN      93,306  
  250,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.51% (SOFR+120 bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/31 @ 100, MTN      207,218  
  165,000      Morgan Stanley, 5.30% (SOFR+262 bps), 4/20/37, Callable 4/20/32 @ 100      159,600  
  255,000      Raymond James Financial, 4.95%, 7/15/46      251,287  
  295,000      S&P Global, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/28, Callable 5/1/28 @ 100(b)      300,103  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
$ 250,000      SL Green Operating Partnership LP, 3.25%, 10/15/22, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100    $ 249,450  
     

 

 

 
        6,515,857  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.2%):       
  312,000      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 2.30%, 11/1/30, Callable 8/1/30 @ 100(b)      257,991  
  135,000      Valvoline, Inc., 3.63%, 6/15/31, Callable 6/15/26 @ 101.81(b)      107,325  
     

 

 

 
        365,316  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%):       
  150,000      Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.75(b)      131,250  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.1%):       
  275,000      CommScope, Inc., 4.75%, 9/1/29, Callable 9/1/24 @ 102.38(b)      221,375  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.3%):       
  385,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.27% (SOFR+179 bps), 3/1/30, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100      340,846  
  145,000      FirstCash, Inc., 5.63%, 1/1/30, Callable 1/1/25 @ 102.81(b)      125,425  
  155,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.55%, 7/8/22      155,004  
     

 

 

 
        621,275  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staple Products (0.1%):       
  100,000      Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/28, Callable 11/15/23 @ 102.31(b)      84,250  
  255,000      Jbs USA Lux SA Jbs USA Food Co., 6.50%, 12/1/52, Callable 6/1/52 @ 100(b)      240,019  
     

 

 

 
        324,269  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.4%):       
  135,000      Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.63(b)      95,512  
  135,000      Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.63(b)      94,838  
  200,000      Ball Corp., 4.00%, 11/15/23      197,500  
  500,000      Berry Global, Inc., 1.57%, 1/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      445,625  
  90,000      Berry Global, Inc., 4.88%, 7/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.44(b)      85,612  
  110,000      Graphic Packaging International LLC, 4.75%, 7/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100(b)      103,675  
  25,000      Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(b)      23,813  
     

 

 

 
        1,046,575  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.8%):       
  600,000      Amcor Finance USA, Inc., 3.63%, 4/28/26, Callable 1/28/26 @ 100      576,723  
  410,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 3.85%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100      353,861  
  80,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.40%, 3/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100(b)      69,500  
  300,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.63%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 101.81(b)      231,000  
  625,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/29, Callable 8/15/29 @ 100(b)      518,750  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Diversified Financial Services, continued       
$ 300,000      Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 8/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100(b)    $ 260,250  
     

 

 

 
        2,010,084  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.1%):       
  287,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33, Callable 9/1/33 @ 100      232,639  
  290,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/35, Callable 11/15/34 @ 100      275,533  
  255,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 12/15/42, Callable 6/15/42 @ 100      223,556  
  125,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46, Callable 11/15/45 @ 100      116,278  
  1,115,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.80%, 12/1/57, Callable 6/1/57 @ 100      867,657  
  64,000      CenturyLink, Inc., 4.00%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/23 @ 102(b)      53,920  
  250,000      Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.69(b)      196,250  
  175,000      Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/25      180,278  
  305,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.55%, 3/21/31, Callable 12/21/30 @ 100      261,581  
  147,000      Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(b)      121,643  
     

 

 

 
        2,529,335  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.2%):       
  280,000      American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/1/44, Callable 3/1/44 @ 100(b)      273,154  
  500,000      Appalachian Power Co., Series H, 5.95%, 5/15/33      532,749  
  1,000,000      Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/44, Callable 6/1/44 @ 100      898,758  
  355,000      Florida Power & Light Co., 3.99%, 3/1/49, Callable 9/1/48 @ 100      329,003  
  750,000      Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 6.40%, 5/15/36      801,708  
     

 

 

 
        2,835,372  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.0%):       
  82,000      Artera Services LLC, 9.03%, 12/4/25, Callable 2/4/23 @ 104.52(b)      66,215  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.2%):       
  115,000      Netflix, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/29+      113,311  
  260,000      Take Two Interactive Software, Inc., 4.00%, 4/14/32, Callable 1/14/32 @ 100      245,090  
  285,000      Walt Disney Co. (The), 3.60%, 1/13/51, Callable 7/13/50 @ 100      239,302  
     

 

 

 
        597,703  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.8%):       
  590,000      American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP, 3.63%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100      580,584  
  180,000      GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.25%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100      177,041  
  460,000      GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100      450,983  
  105,000      GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.75%, 6/1/28, Callable 3/3/28 @ 100      103,249  
  290,000      GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.30%, 1/15/29, Callable 10/15/28 @ 100      277,491  
  5,000      GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 4.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100      4,401  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
$ 110,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.10%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100    $ 95,034  
  250,000      VICI Properties LP, 5.13%, 5/15/32, Callable 2/15/32 @ 100      235,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,923,783  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.6%):       
  265,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.00%, 2/2/29, Callable 12/2/28 @ 100(b)      224,588  
  16,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.25(b)      16,100  
  30,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.75(b)      28,350  
  130,000      JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.75%, 12/1/31, Callable 12/1/26 @ 101.88(b)      107,088  
  790,000      Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.88%, 10/1/49, Callable 4/1/49 @ 100      700,145  
  25,000      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.88%, 9/30/27, Callable 9/30/22 @ 102.94(b)      23,875  
  367,000      Post Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/27, Callable 7/22/22 @ 102.88(b)      355,072  
     

 

 

 
        1,455,218  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.3%):       
  455,000      Becton Dickinson And Co., 1.96%, 2/11/31, Callable 11/11/30 @ 100      368,349  
  280,000      Embecta Corp., 5.00%, 2/15/30, Callable 2/15/27 @ 101.25(b)      238,000  
     

 

 

 
        606,349  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (2.1%):       
  200,000      Aetna, Inc., 3.50%, 11/15/24, Callable 8/15/24 @ 100      198,054  
  140,000      Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.13      130,200  
  83,000      Centene Corp., 2.45%, 7/15/28, Callable 5/15/28 @ 100      69,305  
  569,000      Centene Corp., 3.00%, 10/15/30, Callable 7/15/30 @ 100      469,425  
  780,000      Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100      782,111  
  290,000      CommonSpirit Health, 2.78%, 10/1/30, Callable 4/1/30 @ 100      252,241  
  400,000      CVS Health Corp., 4.88%, 7/20/35, Callable 1/20/35 @ 100      397,922  
  525,000      CVS Health Corp., 5.05%, 3/25/48, Callable 9/25/47 @ 100      504,733  
  275,000      Encompass Health Corp., 4.63%, 4/1/31, Callable 4/1/26 @ 102.31      221,719  
  93,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/25      93,233  
  110,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      110,000  
  640,000      HCA, Inc., 4.13%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100      583,200  
  90,000      HCA, Inc., 2.38%, 7/15/31, Callable 4/15/31 @ 100      70,544  
  255,000      HCA, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/47, Callable 12/15/46 @ 100      230,775  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Health Care Providers & Services, continued       
$ 145,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/49, Callable 12/15/48 @ 100    $ 127,600  
  365,000      HCA, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/52, Callable 9/15/51 @ 100(b)      293,779  
  75,000      Humana, Inc., 4.95%, 10/1/44, Callable 4/1/44 @ 100      73,390  
  409,000      Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/30, Callable 8/17/30 @ 100(b)      349,695  
  150,000      Option Care Health, Inc., 4.38%, 10/31/29, Callable 10/31/24 @ 102.19(b)      128,250  
     

 

 

 
        5,086,176  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.0%):       
  23,000      Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/25, Callable 7/18/22 @ 100(b)      22,482  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):       
  125,000      Papa John S International, 3.88%, 9/15/29, Callable 9/15/24 @ 101.94(b)      102,187  
  275,000      Starbucks Corp., 3.00%, 2/14/32, Callable 11/14/31 @ 100      239,584  
     

 

 

 
        341,771  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.1%):       
  275,000      Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/30, Callable 7/15/25 @ 102.75(b)      247,844  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):       
  103,000      General Electric Co., Series A, 6.75%, 3/15/32      115,505  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.9%):       
  135,000      Aon Corp. / Aon Global Holdings plc, 3.90%, 2/28/52, Callable 8/28/51 @ 100      111,432  
  225,000      Athene Global Funding, 1.01% (SOFR+70 bps), 5/24/24(b)      218,485  
  125,000      Athene Global Funding, 3.21%, 3/8/27(b)      113,863  
  375,000      Athene Global Funding, 1.99%, 8/19/28(b)      311,619  
  130,000      Athene Global Funding, 2.72%, 1/7/29(b)      111,624  
  700,000      Farmers Exchange Capital III, 5.45% (US0003M+345 bps), 10/15/54, Callable 10/15/34 @ 100(b)      709,976  
  670,000      Farmers Insurance Exchange, 4.75% (US0003M+323 bps), 11/1/57, Callable 11/1/37 @ 100(b)      620,541  
     

 

 

 
        2,197,540  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.0%):       
  80,000      Colt Merger Sub, Inc., 8.13%, 7/1/27, Callable 7/1/23 @ 104.06(b)      77,000  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.8%):       
  290,000      Cable One, Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/30, Callable 11/15/25 @ 102(b)      236,350  
  208,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 2/1/32, Callable 2/1/27 @ 102.38(b)      170,300  
  499,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.75%, 4/1/48, Callable 10/1/47 @ 100      449,178  
  35,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.80%, 3/1/50, Callable 9/1/49 @ 100      27,931  
  380,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.25%, 4/1/53, Callable 10/1/52 @ 100      324,562  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Media, continued       
$ 30,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/23 @ 102.69(b)    $ 26,175  
  490,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 4.13%, 12/1/30, Callable 12/1/25 @ 102.06(b)      374,850  
  465,000      Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.38%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.69(b)      113,925  
  120,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.88%, 11/15/40, Callable 5/15/40 @ 100      110,595  
  125,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/41, Callable 3/1/41 @ 100      109,493  
     

 

 

 
        1,943,359  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.8%):       
  210,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.50%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      212,362  
  264,000      Energy Transfer LP, 4.95%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100      260,370  
  670,000      Energy Transfer LP, 5.40%, 10/1/47, Callable 4/1/47 @ 100      589,600  
  55,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 5.10%, 2/15/45, Callable 8/15/44 @ 100      51,974  
  18,000      Exxon Mobil Corp., 4.33%, 3/19/50, Callable 9/19/49 @ 100      17,105  
  163,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.29%, 10/10/36(d)      79,259  
  200,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.50%, 7/15/44, Callable 1/15/44 @ 100      159,000  
  250,000      Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100(b)      213,750  
  250,000      Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.80%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100(b)      207,500  
  89,000      Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 4/30/30, Callable 4/30/25 @ 102.25(b)      73,870  
     

 

 

 
        1,864,790  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.7%):       
  90,000      Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.25%, 12/15/25, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100(b)      88,933  
  955,000      Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.38%, 12/15/28, Callable 9/15/28 @ 100(b)      928,085  
  490,000      Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.63%, 6/25/38, Callable 12/25/37 @ 100(b)      445,876  
  160,000      Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.88%, 6/25/48, Callable 12/25/47 @ 100(b)      144,413  
  317,000      Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc., 6.00%, 6/30/28, Callable 6/30/23 @ 104.5(b)      24,568  
     

 

 

 
        1,631,875  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate (0.3%):       
  180,000      Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP, 2.00%, 3/15/31, Callable 12/15/30 @ 100      139,854  
  15,000      VICI Properties LP, 4.95%, 2/15/30, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100      14,081  
  20,000      VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100(b)      19,025  
  75,000      VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100(b)      69,000  
  15,000      Vici Properties Vici Note, 3.75%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/23 @ 101.88(b)      13,425  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Real Estate, continued       
$ 132,000      Vici Properties, LP, 5.63%, 5/15/52, Callable 11/15/51 @ 100    $ 121,110  
  90,000      Vici Properties, LP Vici Note Co., Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/27, Callable 11/1/26 @ 100(b)      87,075  
  45,000      Vici Properties, LP Vici Note Co., Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100(b)      40,781  
  130,000      Vici Properties, LP Vici Note Co., Inc., 3.88%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100(b)      111,475  
     

 

 

 
        615,826  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%):       
  130,000      Broadcom, Inc., 4.30%, 11/15/32, Callable 8/15/32 @ 100      118,231  
  140,000      Broadcom, Inc., 3.42%, 4/15/33, Callable 1/15/33 @ 100(b)      115,925  
     

 

 

 
        234,156  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.2%):       
  70,000      Oracle Corp., 2.88%, 3/25/31, Callable 12/25/30 @ 100      57,767  
  70,000      Oracle Corp., 3.80%, 11/15/37, Callable 5/15/37 @ 100      55,417  
  565,000      Oracle Corp., 3.95%, 3/25/51, Callable 9/25/50 @ 100      414,948  
     

 

 

 
        528,132  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%):       
  25,000      USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 4/1/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.44      22,562  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.5%):       
  625,000      BAT Capital Corp., 4.54%, 8/15/47, Callable 2/15/47 @ 100      460,317  
  130,000      BAT Capital Corp., 5.65%, 3/16/52, Callable 9/16/51 @ 100      112,796  
  610,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100      514,278  
     

 

 

 
        1,087,391  
     

 

 

 
Utilities (0.1%):       
  265,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/27, Callable 6/15/27 @ 100      268,695  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.0%):       
  27,000      Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/23      27,844  
  845,627      Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, 4.74%, 3/20/25, Callable 3/20/24 @ 100(b)      849,305  
  235,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.25%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/23 @ 101.13      211,268  
  444,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.63%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/23 @ 101.31      404,189  
  205,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.75%, 4/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      197,420  
  280,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.88%, 4/15/30, Callable 1/15/30 @ 100      262,086  
  222,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.55%, 2/15/31, Callable 11/15/30 @ 100      186,977  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued       
$ 395,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.38%, 4/15/40, Callable 10/15/39 @ 100    $ 352,636  
     

 

 

 
        2,491,725  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $62,037,382)

     55,294,626  
  

 

 

 
Yankee Debt Obligations (7.5%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.2%):       
  345,000      Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 2.88%, 2/15/25, Callable 1/15/25 @ 100(b)      316,537  
  355,000      Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 2.53%, 11/18/27, Callable 10/18/27 @ 100(b)      291,987  
     

 

 

 
        608,524  
     

 

 

 
Banks (2.1%):       
  450,000      DNB Bank ASA, 1.60% (H15T1Y+68 bps), 3/30/28, Callable 3/30/27 @ 100(b)      391,421  
  450,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 2.10% (SOFR+193 bps), 6/4/26, Callable 6/4/25 @ 100      416,261  
  440,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 2.01% (SOFR+173 bps), 9/22/28, Callable 9/22/27 @ 100      376,614  
  410,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 2.21% (SOFR+129 bps), 8/17/29, Callable 8/17/28 @ 100      345,526  
  305,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 2.80% (SOFR+119 bps), 5/24/32, Callable 5/24/31 @ 100      251,323  
  295,000      HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.75% (SOFR+211 bps), 6/9/28, Callable 6/9/27 @ 100      287,940  
  155,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 2.91% (US0003M+81 bps), 11/7/23, Callable 11/7/22 @ 100      154,493  
  145,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3.87% (H15T1Y+4 bps), 7/9/25, Callable 7/9/24 @ 100      142,851  
  450,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 1.63% (H15T1Y+85 bps), 5/11/27, Callable 5/11/26 @ 100      400,157  
  200,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3.75% (H15T1Y+180 bps), 3/18/28, Callable 3/18/27 @ 100      190,009  
  545,000      NatWest Group plc, 4.27% (US0003M+176 bps), 3/22/25, Callable 3/22/24 @ 100      538,761  
  390,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 4.80% (US0003M+157 bps), 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100      391,003  
  590,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 1.09% (SOFR+79 bps), 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      551,852  
  45,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 1.53% (H15T1Y+125 bps), 8/21/26, Callable 8/21/25 @ 100      40,326  
  30,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 1.67% (SOFR+99 bps), 6/14/27, Callable 6/14/26 @ 100      26,288  
  410,000      Santander UK plc, 5.00%, 11/7/23(b)      412,972  
     

 

 

 
        4,917,797  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.1%):       
  275,000      Bacardi, Ltd., 4.45%, 5/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100(b)      272,728  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.1%):       
  275,000      Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28, Callable 10/15/24 @ 102.38(b)      238,562  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Capital Markets (0.9%):       
$ 380,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.59% (SOFR+156 bps), 9/11/25, Callable 9/11/24 @ 100(b)    $ 357,421  
  625,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.19% (SOFR+204 bps), 6/5/26, Callable 6/5/25 @ 100(b)      568,531  
  185,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 1.30% (SOFR+98 bps), 2/2/27, Callable 2/2/26 @ 100(b)      159,670  
  280,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.09% (SOFR+173 bps), 5/14/32, Callable 5/14/31 @ 100(b)      224,077  
  165,000      Macquarie Group, Ltd., 2.69% (SOFR+144 bps), 6/23/32, Callable 6/23/31 @ 100(b)      132,799  
  570,000      Macquarie Group, Ltd., 2.87% (SOFR+153 bps), 1/14/33, Callable 1/14/32 @ 100(b)      466,959  
  170,000      Macquarie Group, Ltd., 4.44% (SOFR+241 bps), 6/21/33, Callable 6/21/32 @ 100(b)      158,520  
  200,000      UBS Group AG, 4.49% (H15T1Y+155 bps), 5/12/26, Callable 5/12/25 @ 100(b)      199,455  
     

 

 

 
        2,267,432  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.1%):       
  270,000      Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.75(b)      253,800  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.3%):       
  394,000      GE Capital International Funding, 4.42%, 11/15/35      369,986  
  285,000      Park Aerospace Holdings, 4.50%, 3/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100(b)      285,000  
  72,000      Park Aerospace Holdings, 5.50%, 2/15/24(b)      71,190  
  223,000      Shell International Finance BV, 4.00%, 5/10/46      199,069  
     

 

 

 
        925,245  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):       
  111,150      Transocean Phoenix 2, Ltd., 7.75%, 10/15/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.58(b)      106,704  
  113,438      Transocean Poseidon, Ltd., 6.88%, 2/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 105.16(b)      101,243  
  31,050      Transocean Proteus, Ltd., 6.25%, 12/1/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.08(b)      29,342  
     

 

 

 
        237,289  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%):       
  475,000      Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 3.55%, 7/26/27, Callable 4/26/27 @ 100(b)      442,344  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):       
  300,000      1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/30, Callable 10/15/25 @ 102(b)      243,000  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Services (0.1%):       
  290,000      Airport Authority, 3.25%, 1/12/52, Callable 7/12/51 @ 100(b)      231,414  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%):       
  295,000      Tencent Holdings, Ltd., 3.68%, 4/22/41, Callable 10/22/40 @ 100(b)      237,664  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.1%):       
  200,000      Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT, 6.53%, 11/15/28(b)      202,750  
     

 

 

 
National (0.1%):       
  200,000      Republic of South Africa Government International, 5.88%, 4/20/32      170,764  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.5%):       
$ 200,000      Ecopetrol SA, 6.88%, 4/29/30, Callable 1/29/30 @ 100    $ 176,000  
  200,000      KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, 5.38%, 4/24/30      176,500  
  630,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      386,124  
  120,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.69%, 1/23/50, Callable 7/23/49 @ 100      80,434  
  85,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.95%, 1/28/60, Callable 7/28/59 @ 100      52,729  
  200,000      Petronas Capital, Ltd., 3.50%, 4/21/30, Callable 1/21/30 @ 100(b)      187,504  
     

 

 

 
        1,059,291  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (1.3%):       
  400,000      Abu Dhabi Government International, 2.50%, 9/30/29      368,220  
  200,000      Arab Republic of Egypt, 7.60%, 3/1/29(b)      146,001  
  200,000      Brazilian Government International Bond, 3.88%, 6/12/30      167,796  
  200,000      Chile Government International Bond, 3.24%, 2/6/28, Callable 11/6/27 @ 100      188,040  
  200,000      Dominican Republic International Bond, 4.50%, 1/30/30(b)      158,750  
  225,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 3.75%, 1/11/28      214,825  
  200,000      Panama Government International Bond, 3.16%, 1/23/30, Callable 10/23/29 @ 100      176,750  
  200,000      Paraguay Government International Bond, 4.70%, 3/27/27      191,500  
  200,000      Peruvian Government International Bond, 2.84%, 6/20/30      173,840  
  200,000      Qatar Government International Bond, 4.50%, 4/23/28      207,490  
  200,000      Republic of Colombia, 3.00%, 1/30/30, Callable 10/30/29 @ 100      151,195  
  20,000      Republic of Peru, 4.13%, 8/25/27      19,574  
  200,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 3.25%, 10/26/26      195,626  
  200,000      Saudi Government International Bond, 3.63%, 3/4/28      197,480  
     

 

 

 
        2,557,087  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications (0.3%):       
  6,202      Intelsat, 0.00%      169,005  
  540,000      Intelsat, 0.00%(a)(e)       
  111,000      Intelsat, 0.00%(a)(e)       
  690,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 6.50%, 3/15/30, Callable 3/15/25 @ 102(b)      569,609  
     

 

 

 
        738,614  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.3%):       
  330,000      Nationwide Building Society, 3.77% (US0003M+106 bps), 3/8/24, Callable 3/8/23 @ 100(b)      329,424  
  140,000      Nationwide Building Society, 4.36% (US0003M+139 bps), 8/1/24, Callable 8/1/23 @ 100(b)      140,347  
  245,000      Nationwide Building Society, 2.97% (SOFR+129 bps), 2/16/28, Callable 2/16/27 @ 100^(b)      223,773  
     

 

 

 
        693,544  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Yankee Debt Obligations, continued       
Tobacco (0.1%):       
$ 280,000      Imperial Brands Finance plc, 3.13%, 7/26/24, Callable 6/26/24 @ 100(b)    $ 271,082  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):       
  140,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 2.45%, 10/29/26, Callable 9/29/26 @ 100      121,979  
  580,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.30%, 1/30/32, Callable 10/30/31 @ 100      465,346  
     

 

 

 
        587,325  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%):       
  345,000      Vodafone Group plc, 5.25%, 5/30/48      328,843  
  468,000      Vodafone Group plc, 4.88%, 6/19/49      430,326  
     

 

 

 
        759,169  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Debt Obligations (Cost $20,088,896)

     17,915,425  
  

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds (0.7%):       
California (0.5%):  
  700,000      Los Angeles Unified School District, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.76%, 7/1/29      760,697  
  570,000      Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Series N, 3.26%, 5/15/60, Continuously Callable @100      404,791  
     

 

 

 
        1,165,488  
     

 

 

 
Michigan (0.0%):  
  70,000      University of Michigan Revenue, Series A, 3.50%, 4/1/52, Continuously Callable @100      64,702  
     

 

 

 
New York (0.2%):  
  420,000      City of New York NY, GO, Series A, 3.00%, 8/1/34, Continuously Callable @100      364,190  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $1,893,230)

     1,594,380  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (34.4%):       
Federal National Mortgage Association (23.3%)  
  395,054      3.50%, 1/1/32, Pool #AB4262      387,713  
  50,520      3.00%, 7/1/32, Pool #MA3060      49,801  
  290,005      3.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #MA1676      276,674  
  485,000      2.46%, 4/1/40, Pool #BL6060      378,881  
  966,774      2.00%, 9/1/40, Pool #MA4152      858,069  
  1,198,211      2.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #MA4176      1,078,825  
  222,632      2.00%, 5/1/41, Pool #MA4333      197,776  
  24,881      4.00%, 8/1/42, Pool #MA1146      24,939  
  520,512      3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #MA1404      514,046  
  237,547      4.50%, 2/1/46, Pool #AL9106      245,291  
  55,145      Class QA , Series 2018-573.50%, 5/25/46      54,513  
  214,293      Class PA , Series 2018-553.50%, 1/25/47      212,155  
  124,683      4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #AS9830      124,575  
  113,374      4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #AS9972      113,276  
  8,728      4.00%, 8/1/47, Pool #MA3088      8,735  
  717,428      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #CA0996      693,915  
  33,681      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #MA3238      32,890  
  405,174      4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #CA1710      407,246  
  35,704      4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #CA1711      35,887  
  297,451      Class CT , Series 2018-433.00%, 6/25/48      283,006  
  246,140      4.50%, 8/1/48, Pool #CA2208      247,619  
  807,361      3.50%, 6/1/49, Pool #CA3633      780,005  
  640,502      3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #BN7755      606,164  
  183,307      3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool #MA3811      174,775  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 825,000      3.00%, 8/25/51, TBA    $ 768,539  
  1,381,955      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #MA4492      1,200,542  
  1,416,491      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #BU7089      1,230,748  
  1,806,357      2.00%, 12/1/51, Pool #BQ6913      1,569,095  
  1,375,841      2.00%, 1/1/52, Pool #CB2767      1,195,027  
  1,323,358      2.50%, 3/1/52, Pool #MA4563      1,193,427  
  2,825,000      4.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      2,836,918  
  1,875,000      3.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      1,803,516  
  4,725,000      2.50%, 7/25/52, TBA      4,253,976  
  8,150,000      3.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      7,601,148  
  4,875,000      2.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      4,231,348  
  2,925,000      4.00%, 7/25/52, TBA      2,885,695  
  7,675,000      2.00%, 8/25/52, TBA      6,653,266  
  10,250,000      2.50%, 8/25/52, TBA      9,216,992  
  1,025,000      3.50%, 8/25/52, TBA      984,801  
     

 

 

 
        55,411,814  
     

 

 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (6.4%)  
  187,766      3.00%, 3/1/31, Pool #G18592      184,798  
  440,924      3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #G16756      440,062  
  955,763      3.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #G07848      929,892  
  1,208,421      3.50%, 4/1/45, Pool #G60023      1,177,718  
  915,930      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #G60344      914,448  
  543,058      3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #G08711      532,003  
  348,018      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #G08715      330,116  
  377,769      3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #G08716      370,077  
  92,957      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G08721      88,178  
  151,385      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #G08722      148,300  
  460,869      3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #G08726      437,169  
  515,775      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #G08732      489,249  
  653,968      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #G08741      620,308  
  631,585      3.50%, 4/1/47, Pool #G67703      609,430  
  64,236      Class PA , Series 48464.00%, 6/15/47      64,065  
  823,978      3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #G67706      803,719  
  251,146      3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #G08792      245,485  
  1,597,042      3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #G67707      1,586,880  
  288,581      3.50%, 2/1/48, Pool #G08800      281,646  
  782,934      4.00%, 3/1/48, Pool #G67711      790,088  
  384,858      3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #G67710      377,458  
  69,130      Class CA , Series 48183.00%, 4/15/48      64,029  
  269,436      3.50%, 6/1/48, Pool #G08816      262,948  
  2,909      4.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #G67713      2,908  
  83,328      5.00%, 7/1/48, Pool #G08833      85,378  
  200,160      4.50%, 10/1/48, Pool #G08843      203,597  
  691,838      2.00%, 4/1/52, Pool #QE0312      600,910  
  1,356,818      2.50%, 4/1/52, Pool #SD8205      1,223,565  
  1,366,613      Class HZ , Series 46393.25%, 4/15/53      1,226,824  
     

 

 

 
        15,091,248  
     

 

 

 
Government National Mortgage Association (3.5%)  
  252,388      3.50%, 3/20/46, Pool #MA3521      248,348  
  261,227      3.50%, 4/20/46, Pool #MA3597      257,048  
  49,534      3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3663      48,742  
  106,634      3.50%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3937      104,929  
  580,584      3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126      555,373  
  427,595      3.50%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4196      420,755  
  78,793      5.00%, 3/20/47, Pool #MA4324      83,862  
Principal
Amount or
Contracts
           Value  
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued       
Government National Mortgage Association, continued  
$ 83,513      3.50%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4510    $ 82,013  
  188,737      5.00%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4513      193,470  
  123,248      5.00%, 9/20/47, Pool #MA4722      129,754  
  226,139      4.00%, 9/20/47, Pool #MA4720      227,688  
  156,778      4.00%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4838      157,852  
  270,628      3.00%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4836      255,899  
  97,477      3.50%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4837      95,532  
  73,805      4.00%, 12/20/47, Pool #MA4901      74,311  
  805,631      3.50%, 12/20/47, Pool #MA4900      791,160  
  237,110      4.00%, 3/20/48, Pool #MA5078      238,734  
  472,531      4.50%, 8/20/48, Pool #MA5399      485,316  
  240,191      Class NW , Series 2018-1243.50%, 9/20/48      229,849  
  132,388      4.00%, 9/20/48, Pool #MA5466      133,005  
  171,034      3.00%, 10/20/49, Pool #MA6209      157,936  
  3,775,000      2.50%, 7/20/52, TBA      3,457,664  
     

 

 

 
        8,429,240  
     

 

 

 
Federal Home Loan Bank (1.2%)  
  2,925,000      1.04%, 6/14/24, Callable 7/14/22 @ 100.00      2,815,655  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $83,458,959)

     81,747,957  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations (35.0%):       
U.S. Treasury Bill (2.0%)  
  2,270,000      1.58%, 9/15/22(d)      2,262,333  
  740,000      2.00%, 10/20/22(d)      735,425  
  915,000      2.08%, 11/17/22(d)      907,669  
  785,000      2.43%, 12/22/22(d)      775,818  
     

 

 

 
        4,681,245  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Bonds (7.8%)  
  13,267,000      2.00%, 11/15/41      10,597,017  
  5,610,000      2.38%, 2/15/42      4,784,278  
  3,350,000      2.88%, 5/15/52      3,189,828  
     

 

 

 
        18,571,123  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (0.2%)  
  572,000      0.13%, 2/15/52      470,975  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Notes (25.0%)  
  1,890,000      2.50%, 4/30/24      1,874,939  
  2,785,000      2.50%, 5/31/24      2,761,937  
  2,765,000      3.00%, 6/30/24      2,768,888  
  26,840,000      2.88%, 6/15/25      26,760,319  
  7,455,000      2.75%, 4/30/27      7,366,472  
  5,825,000      2.63%, 5/31/27      5,723,062  
  11,475,000      3.25%, 6/30/27      11,605,887  
  564,000      2.88%, 5/15/32      559,241  
     

 

 

 
        59,420,745  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $84,883,526)

     83,144,088  
  

 

 

 
Purchased Options (0.0%)^:       
 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $60,516)

     3,700  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.1%):  
  230,431      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(d)(f)      230,431  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $230,431)

     230,431  
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.4%):       
Money Markets (2.4%):       
  5,815,843      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(d)    $ 5,815,843  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $5,815,843)

     5,815,843  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $296,691,376)—118.7%

     282,385,139  
 

Net other assets (liabilities)—(18.7)%

     (44,496,698
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets—100.0%

   $ 237,888,441  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

GO—General Obligation

H15T1Y—1 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN—Medium Term Note

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA—To Be Announced Security

US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR

US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR

US0006M—6 Month US Dollar LIBOR

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $221,535.

 

^

See Options table below for more details.

 

+

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

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at June 30, 2022.

 

(d)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

 

(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, 2022.

Amounts shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     10/3/22        43      $ 9,030,672      $ (45,491

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/30/22        5        561,250        (4,057

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond March Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/21/22        1        154,344        (1,158
           

 

 

 
            $ (50,706
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Options Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s over-the-counter options purchased were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
   Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(a)
     Fair
Value
 

Euro$ 1Y Midcv Op Sep22c

  

Citigroup

   Call      98.38 USD        9/16/22        36      $ 3,542      $ 1,800  

Euro$ 1Y Midcv Op Sep22c

  

Citigroup

   Call      98.75 USD        9/16/22        76        7,505        1,900  
                    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $60,516)

               $ 3,700  
              

 

 

 

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s over-the-counter options written were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
   Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(a)
     Fair
Value
 

Euro$ 1Y Midcv Op Sep22c

  

Citigroup

   Call      99.00 USD        9/16/22        175      $ 17,325      $ (2,188
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $57,757)

                 (2,188
              

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased            Currency Sold            Counterparty      Settlement
Date
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

U.S. Dollar

     123,914      European Euro      116,000        Citigroup        7/8/22      $ 2,303  

European Euro

     7,000      U.S. Dollar      7,306        Citigroup        7/8/22        33  

U.S. Dollar

     115,501      European Euro      109,000        Citigroup        10/7/22        442  
                 

 

 

 
         $ 2,778  
                 

 

 

 

European Euro

     109,000      U.S. Dollar      114,741        Citigroup        7/8/22        (469
                 

 

 

 

Total Net Forward Currency Contracts

 

         $ 2,309  
        

 

 

 

Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s centrally-cleared swap agreements were as follows:

 

Paid by the Fund

     Received by the Fund                                            
Rate    Frequency      Rate     Frequency      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

     Quarterly        1.0335%       Semi-annually        7/24/25        5,065,000        USD      $      $ (185,482    $ (185,482

3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

     Quarterly        1.0255%       Semi-annually        7/24/25        6,840,000        USD               (251,506      (251,506

3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

     Quarterly        1.0725%       Semi-annually        7/24/25        3,420,000        USD               (122,746      (122,746

3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

     Quarterly        1.39%       Semi-annually        9/28/25        7,585,000        USD               (218,333      (218,333

3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

     Quarterly        1.6875%       Semi-annually        12/7/25        7,820,000        USD               (174,516      (174,516

1.785%

     Semi-annually        3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR       Quarterly        7/24/53        425,000        USD               89,011        89,011  

1.7725%

     Semi-annually        3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR       Quarterly        7/24/53        570,000        USD               120,786        120,786  

1.8075%

     Semi-annually        3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR       Quarterly        7/24/53        285,000        USD               58,424        58,424  

1.87%

     Semi-annually        3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR       Quarterly        9/28/53        645,000        USD               122,456        122,456  

1.7425%

     Semi-annually        3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR       Quarterly        12/7/53        655,000        USD               138,952        138,952  
                      

 

 

    

 

 

 
                       $ (422,954    $ (422,954
                      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written, Forward Currency Contracts and Swap Agreements

 

      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Centrally cleared swap agreements(a)

   $      $      $ 529,629      $ (952,583

Forward currency contracts

           2,778        (469
                              Value  

Options Written

            $ (2,188

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

13


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 296,691,376
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 282,385,139

Cash

      12,834

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      1,466,729

Interest and dividends receivable

      1,103,363

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

      2,778

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

      529,629

Receivable for capital shares issued

      98,430

Receivable for investments sold

      218,323

Receivable for TBA investments sold

      18,632,717

Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements

      420,469

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      31,292

Prepaid expenses

      740
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      304,902,443
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

      469

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

      952,583

Payable for investments purchased

      1,390,233

Payable for TBA investments purchased

      63,667,061

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      584,828

Written Options (Premiums received $57,757)

      2,188

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      230,431

Manager fees payable

      98,473

Administration fees payable

      33,116

Distribution fees payable

      49,236

Custodian fees payable

      953

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      145

Transfer agent fees payable

      528

Trustee fees payable

      1,244

Other accrued liabilities

      2,514
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      67,014,002
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 237,888,441
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 263,775,945

Total distributable earnings

      (25,887,504 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 237,888,441
   

 

 

 

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

      26,642,303

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 8.93
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $221,535.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 3,219,765

Dividends

      13,836

Income from securities lending

      331
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      3,233,932
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      775,985

Administration fees

      38,718

Distribution fees

      323,325

Custodian fees

      7,074

Administrative and compliance services fees

      1,507

Transfer agent fees

      2,592

Trustee fees

      5,946

Professional fees

      4,801

Shareholder reports

      1,870

Other expenses

      2,532
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,164,350

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (129,329 )
   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

      1,035,021
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      2,198,911
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      (15,456,296 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

      24,557

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      60,502

Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts

      (634,285 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements

      20,825

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (18,421,429 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts

      (22,316 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      (56,256 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts

      42,144

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap agreements

      (209,969 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (34,652,523 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (32,453,612 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,198,911     $ 2,612,736

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (15,984,697 )       49,078

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (18,667,826 )       (6,538,739 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (32,453,612 )       (3,876,925 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (19,638,536 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (19,638,536 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,176,158       17,585,557

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            19,638,536

Value of shares redeemed

      (19,329,533 )       (20,998,964 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (18,153,375 )       16,225,129
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (50,606,987 )       (7,290,332 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      288,495,428       295,785,760
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 237,888,441     $ 288,495,428
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      127,231       1,632,332

Dividends reinvested

            1,942,486

Shares redeemed

      (2,070,820 )       (1,973,539 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,943,589 )       1,601,279
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

       

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.09     $ 10.96     $ 10.55     $ 9.97     $ 10.20     $ 10.07
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.08 (a)       0.09 (a)       0.16 (a)       0.25 (a)       0.26       0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.24 )       (0.23 )       0.74       0.60       (0.29 )       0.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.16 )       (0.14 )       0.90       0.85       (0.03 )       0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.16 )       (0.30 )       (0.27 )       (0.20 )       (0.16 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.57 )       (0.19 )                   (0.03 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.73 )       (0.49 )       (0.27 )       (0.20 )       (0.19 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 8.93     $ 10.09     $ 10.96     $ 10.55     $ 9.97     $ 10.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (11.50 )%(c)       (1.33 )%       8.58 %       8.49 %       (0.21 )%       3.14 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 237,888     $ 288,495     $ 295,786     $ 318,407     $ 321,344     $ 366,574

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.70 %       0.88 %       1.47 %       2.37 %       2.25 %       1.63 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.90 %       0.91 %       0.92 %       0.91 %       0.91 %       0.91 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.80 %       0.81 %       0.82 %       0.81 %       0.85 %       0.86 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      155 %(c)       258 %       211 %       203 %       184 %       198 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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. The Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When the 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. The Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions 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 distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

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

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 3313% 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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $60 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $230,431 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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, 2022, 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. 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, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, 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

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $0.6 million. There was no long contract activity during the period. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $5.2 million, and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $0.7 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the 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, 2022, 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 when purchasing options. 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 when writing options. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for written options contracts was $38,000. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on written options 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 reported as “Payable/Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022, the Fund entered into OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). The monthly average gross notional amount for interest rate swaps was $33.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2022.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Currency Risk

     
Options Contracts       Written Options contracts*   $ 2,188  

Interest Rate Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*     50,706  
Interest Rate Swap Agreements   Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     529,629     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements     952,583  

Foreign Exchange Risk

       
Forward Currency Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts     2,778   Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts     469

 

*

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, 2022:

 

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
                

Currency Risk

 

    

Options Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts      $ (634,285 )      $ 42,144
                

Interest Rate Risk

 

    

Futures Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts        60,502        56,256

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

   Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap agreements        20,825        (209,969 )
                

Foreign Exchange Risk

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts        22,557        22,316

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, 2022. 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, 2022.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instruments:

             

Forward currency contracts

       $ 2,778        $ 469

Futures contracts

         31,292         

Written option contracts

                  2,188

Swap agreements

         529,629          952,583
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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

         563,699          955,240

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

         (560,921 )          (952,583 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $ 2,778        $ 2,657
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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, 2022:

 

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

Citigroup

     $ 2,778      $ (2,657 )      $      $      $ 121
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,778      $ (2,657 )      $      $      $ 121
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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, 2022:

 

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

Citigroup

     $ 2,657      $ (2,657 )      $      $      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,657      $ (2,657 )      $      $      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a 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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 %

 

*

The Manager waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.50% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

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

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

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

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

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

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

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Rights+

       $        $        $ #        $

Asset Backed Securities

                  11,835,685                   11,835,685

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  24,803,004                   24,803,004

Corporate Bonds+

                  55,294,626                   55,294,626

Yankee Debt Obligations+

         169,005          17,746,420          #          17,915,425

Municipal Bonds

                  1,594,380                   1,594,380

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  81,747,957                   81,747,957

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  83,144,088                   83,144,088

Purchased Options

                  3,700                   3,700

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         230,431                            230,431

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         5,815,843                            5,815,843
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         6,215,279          276,169,860                   282,385,139
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Written Options

                  (2,188 )                   (2,188 )

Futures Contracts

         (50,706 )                            (50,706 )

Forward Currency Contracts

                  2,309                   2,309

Interest Rate Swaps

                  (422,954 )                   (422,954 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 6,164,573        $ 275,747,027        $        $ 281,911,600
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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, 2022.

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as written options, futures contracts, forward currency contracts and interest rate swaps. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at fair value for written options, variation margin for futures contracts or at the unrealized gain or loss on forward currency contracts and interest rate swaps.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 376,076,031        $ 382,373,683

For the period ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       $ 385,227,377        $ 405,689,197

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

Foreign Securities 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.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it will stop compelling banks to submit rates for many LIBOR settings after December 31, 2021, and for certain other commonly-used U.S. dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The transition away from LIBOR could result in increased volatility and uncertainty in markets tied to LIBOR. The elimination of LIBOR may adversely affect the market for, or value of, specific securities or payments linked to LIBOR rates, the availability or terms of borrowing or refinancing, or the effectiveness of hedging strategies. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2023, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor or SOFR) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.

 

23


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities 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, investments in mortgage-related securities may cause the fund to 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 the Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If the 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. The 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. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $336,750,783. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,641,857

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (1,866,229
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 3,775,628  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       $ 15,196,680        $ 4,441,856        $ 19,638,536

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 2,625,945        $ 156,447        $        $ 4,006,181        $ 6,788,573

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, foreign currency gains or losses, straddles and other miscellaneous differences.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 75% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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.

 

25


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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

26


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


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

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 803.40     $ 1.39       0.31 %

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 802.10     $ 2.50       0.56 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.26     $ 1.56       0.31 %

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.02     $ 2.81       0.56 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Industrials

      17.6 %

Financials

      14.8

Information Technology

      13.6

Consumer Discretionary

      13.5

Health Care

      10.0

Real Estate

      9.2

Materials

      6.9

Utilities

      4.4

Consumer Staples

      4.0

Energy

      3.9

Communication Services

      1.6
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.5

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.9

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.8

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.8 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

1


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  
Common Stocks (99.5%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.0%):       
  31,090      Axon Enterprise, Inc.*    $ 2,896,655  
  16,832      Curtiss-Wright Corp.      2,222,834  
  36,753      Hexcel Corp.      1,922,549  
  25,250      Mercury Systems, Inc.*      1,624,333  
     

 

 

 
        8,666,371  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):       
  44,850      GXO Logistics, Inc.*      1,940,660  
  43,296      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      2,085,135  
     

 

 

 
        4,025,795  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.1%):       
  140,982      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      1,180,019  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (1.5%):       
  42,185      Adient plc*      1,249,942  
  62,862      Dana, Inc.      884,468  
  18,635      Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      1,500,863  
  102,440      Gentex Corp.      2,865,247  
  124,687      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*      1,335,398  
  26,045      Lear Corp.      3,278,805  
  12,459      Visteon Corp.*      1,290,503  
     

 

 

 
        12,405,226  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.5%):       
  64,525      Harley-Davidson, Inc.      2,042,861  
  24,008      Thor Industries, Inc.      1,794,118  
     

 

 

 
        3,836,979  
     

 

 

 
Banks (6.9%):       
  65,851      Associated Banc-Corp.      1,202,439  
  17,433      Bank of Hawaii Corp.      1,297,015  
  49,434      Bank OZK      1,855,258  
  80,335      Cadence Bank      1,886,266  
  32,930      Cathay General Bancorp      1,289,209  
  48,213      Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      3,165,183  
  24,950      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      2,905,428  
  62,136      East West Bancorp, Inc.      4,026,413  
  148,245      F.N.B. Corp.      1,609,941  
  56,169      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.      2,205,757  
  234,999      First Horizon Corp.      5,137,078  
  70,677      Fulton Financial Corp.      1,021,283  
  47,255      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      2,240,832  
  37,629      Hancock Whitney Corp.      1,668,094  
  82,830      Home Bancshares, Inc.      1,720,379  
  23,292      International Bancshares Corp.      933,543  
  128,426      Old National Bancorp      1,899,421  
  51,421      PacWest Bancorp      1,370,884  
  33,336      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      2,410,526  
  40,592      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      2,771,216  
  63,913      Synovus Financial Corp.      2,304,064  
  22,207      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      1,168,976  
  18,755      UMB Financial Corp.      1,614,805  
  95,883      Umpqua Holdings Corp.      1,607,958  
  59,407      United Bankshares, Inc.      2,083,403  
  184,019      Valley National Bancorp      1,915,638  
  77,975      Webster Financial Corp.      3,286,646  
  26,307      Wintrust Financial Corp.      2,108,506  
     

 

 

 
        58,706,161  
     

 

 

 
Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Beverages (0.1%):       
  4,136      Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*    $ 1,253,084  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (2.3%):       
  46,894      Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      1,651,138  
  140,427      Exelixis, Inc.*      2,923,690  
  60,397      Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*      2,657,468  
  41,845      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      4,079,051  
  22,667      Repligen Corp.*      3,681,121  
  19,838      United Therapeutics Corp.*      4,674,626  
     

 

 

 
        19,667,094  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (1.7%):       
  75,639      Builders FirstSource, Inc.*      4,061,814  
  14,464      Lennox International, Inc.      2,988,118  
  42,503      Owens Corning      3,158,398  
  18,891      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      1,900,623  
  49,561      Trex Co., Inc.*      2,697,110  
     

 

 

 
        14,806,063  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (1.6%):       
  16,933      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      1,974,388  
  17,773      Evercore, Inc., Class A      1,663,731  
  40,133      Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B      1,275,828  
  38,405      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A      2,112,659  
  73,665      Janus Henderson Group plc      1,731,864  
  45,674      SEI Investments Co.      2,467,309  
  46,662      Stifel Financial Corp.      2,614,005  
     

 

 

 
        13,839,784  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (2.7%):       
  22,205      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      2,288,225  
  40,047      Avient Corp.      1,605,084  
  24,742      Cabot Corp.      1,578,292  
  68,067      Chemours Co. (The)      2,179,505  
  17,089      Ingevity Corp.*      1,078,999  
  14,336      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      879,370  
  2,985      NewMarket Corp.      898,366  
  60,764      Olin Corp.      2,812,158  
  56,780      RPM International, Inc.      4,469,722  
  17,715      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)      1,399,308  
  18,191      Sensient Technologies Corp.      1,465,467  
  77,569      Valvoline, Inc.      2,236,314  
     

 

 

 
        22,890,810  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.5%):       
  20,588      Brink’s Co. (The)      1,249,898  
  21,931      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      1,922,691  
  58,785      IAA, Inc.*      1,926,384  
  33,472      MillerKnoll, Inc.      879,309  
  16,067      MSA Safety, Inc.      1,945,232  
  40,492      Stericycle, Inc.*      1,775,574  
  23,503      Tetra Tech, Inc.      3,209,335  
     

 

 

 
        12,908,423  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.9%):       
  24,431      Calix, Inc.*      834,074  
  66,604      Ciena Corp.*      3,043,803  
  30,210      Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*      2,399,278  
  32,569      ViaSat, Inc.*      997,589  
     

 

 

 
        7,274,744  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Construction & Engineering (1.5%):       
  61,889      AECOM    $ 4,036,401  
  12,972      Dycom Industries, Inc.*      1,206,915  
  22,391      EMCOR Group, Inc.      2,305,377  
  62,268      Fluor Corp.*      1,515,603  
  25,019      MasTec, Inc.*      1,792,862  
  9,353      Valmont Industries, Inc.      2,100,964  
     

 

 

 
        12,958,122  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.2%):       
  17,237      Eagle Materials, Inc.      1,895,036  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.5%):       
  17,236      FirstCash Holdings, Inc.      1,198,074  
  64,749      Navient Corp.      905,839  
  117,867      SLM Corp.      1,878,800  
     

 

 

 
        3,982,713  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.9%):       
  28,566      AptarGroup, Inc.      2,948,297  
  11,901      Greif, Inc., Class A      742,384  
  36,467      Silgan Holdings, Inc.      1,507,911  
  42,684      Sonoco Products Co.      2,434,695  
     

 

 

 
        7,633,287  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (1.1%):       
  1,729      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      980,066  
  14,150      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      1,332,789  
  69,873      H&R Block, Inc.      2,467,914  
  69,498      Service Corp. International      4,803,702  
     

 

 

 
        9,584,471  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.6%):       
  83,888      Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.      2,316,986  
  44,734      Voya Financial, Inc.      2,663,015  
     

 

 

 
        4,980,001  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.2%):       
  56,037      Iridium Communications, Inc.*      2,104,750  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.5%):       
  24,951      ALLETE, Inc.      1,466,620  
  47,863      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      1,957,597  
  22,169      IDACORP, Inc.      2,348,140  
  88,114      OGE Energy Corp.      3,397,676  
  37,402      PNM Resources, Inc.      1,787,068  
  39,016      Portland General Electric Co.      1,885,643  
     

 

 

 
        12,842,744  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (1.9%):       
  15,126      Acuity Brands, Inc.      2,330,009  
  18,098      EnerSys      1,067,058  
  23,494      Hubbell, Inc.      4,195,559  
  72,830      nVent Electric plc      2,281,764  
  29,336      Regal Rexnord Corp.      3,330,223  
  91,992      Sunrun, Inc.*      2,148,933  
  9,299      Vicor Corp.*      508,934  
     

 

 

 
        15,862,480  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.3%):       
  28,912      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      3,240,746  
  42,767      Avnet, Inc.      1,833,849  
Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued  
  19,338      Belden, Inc.    $ 1,030,135  
  76,066      Cognex Corp.      3,234,326  
  10,912      Coherent, Inc.*      2,904,993  
  46,560      II-VI, Inc.*^      2,372,232  
  15,216      IPG Photonics Corp.*      1,432,282  
  61,827      Jabil, Inc.      3,166,161  
  10,830      Littlelfuse, Inc.      2,751,253  
  56,949      National Instruments Corp.      1,778,517  
  18,129      TD SYNNEX Corp.      1,651,552  
  57,425      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      1,023,314  
  70,492      Vontier Corp.      1,620,611  
     

 

 

 
        28,039,971  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%):       
  89,592      ChampionX Corp.      1,778,401  
  171,731      NOV, Inc.      2,903,971  
     

 

 

 
        4,682,372  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.1%):       
  18,934      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      1,183,186  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (8.8%):       
  61,306      American Campus Communities, Inc.      3,952,398  
  68,351      Apartment Income REIT Corp.      2,843,402  
  130,933      Brixmor Property Group, Inc.      2,646,156  
  49,077      Corporate Office Properties Trust      1,285,327  
  65,213      Cousins Properties, Inc.      1,906,176  
  76,780      Douglas Emmett, Inc.      1,718,336  
  18,248      EastGroup Properties, Inc.      2,816,214  
  32,477      EPR Properties      1,524,146  
  57,793      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.      2,744,012  
  66,376      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.      1,805,427  
  46,550      Highwoods Properties, Inc.      1,591,544  
  63,320      Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.      939,669  
  97,255      Independence Realty Trust, Inc.      2,016,096  
  47,601      JBG SMITH Properties      1,125,288  
  45,995      Kilroy Realty Corp.      2,406,918  
  95,829      Kite Realty Group Trust      1,656,883  
  38,265      Lamar Advertising Co., Class A      3,366,172  
  36,937      Life Storage, Inc.      4,124,385  
  263,067      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.      4,017,033  
  77,406      National Retail Properties, Inc.      3,328,458  
  36,840      National Storage Affiliates Trust      1,844,579  
  102,983      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.      2,903,091  
  101,830      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      1,381,833  
  57,609      Pebblebrook Hotel Trust      954,581  
  98,639      Physicians Realty Trust      1,721,250  
  30,852      PotlatchDeltic Corp.      1,363,350  
  8,865      PS Business Parks, Inc.      1,659,085  
  63,824      Rayonier, Inc.      2,385,741  
  72,249      Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.      4,160,820  
  101,279      Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.      1,414,868  
  27,735      SL Green Realty Corp.      1,279,970  
  58,803      Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.      2,221,577  
  110,554      STORE Capital Corp.      2,883,248  
  93,232      The Macerich Co.      812,051  
     

 

 

 
        74,800,084  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):       
  59,047      BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*    $ 3,679,809  
  16,249      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      3,005,740  
  38,047      Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*      1,621,943  
  68,060      Performance Food Group Co.*      3,129,399  
  47,940      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*      1,213,841  
     

 

 

 
        12,650,732  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (1.9%):       
  70,499      Darling Ingredients, Inc.*      4,215,840  
  87,227      Flowers Foods, Inc.      2,295,815  
  39,260      Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*      932,032  
  29,024      Ingredion, Inc.      2,558,756  
  8,675      Lancaster Colony Corp.      1,117,166  
  20,541      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*      641,495  
  24,468      Post Holdings, Inc.*      2,014,940  
  9,252      Sanderson Farms, Inc.      1,994,084  
     

 

 

 
        15,770,128  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (1.7%):       
  40,305      National Fuel Gas Co.      2,662,145  
  42,473      New Jersey Resources Corp.      1,891,323  
  23,749      ONE Gas, Inc.      1,928,181  
  29,269      Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.      2,548,745  
  22,810      Spire, Inc.      1,696,380  
  91,866      UGI Corp.      3,546,946  
     

 

 

 
        14,273,720  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.3%):       
  20,581      Enovis Corp.*      1,131,955  
  71,017      Envista Holdings Corp.*      2,736,995  
  34,745      Globus Medical, Inc.*      1,950,584  
  22,631      Haemonetics Corp.*      1,475,089  
  8,850      ICU Medical, Inc.*      1,454,851  
  14,886      Inari Medical, Inc.*      1,012,099  
  31,302      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      1,691,247  
  23,562      LivaNova plc*      1,471,918  
  22,453      Masimo Corp.*      2,933,934  
  47,285      Neogen Corp.*      1,139,096  
  23,020      NuVasive, Inc.*      1,131,663  
  15,473      Penumbra, Inc.*      1,926,698  
  21,987      QuidelOrtho Corp.*      2,136,697  
  15,670      Shockwave Medical, Inc.*      2,995,634  
  21,167      STAAR Surgical Co.*      1,501,375  
  28,151      Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*      1,666,258  
     

 

 

 
        28,356,093  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (2.5%):       
  39,532      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*      2,673,549  
  14,445      Amedisys, Inc.*      1,518,458  
  6,553      Chemed Corp.      3,075,913  
  44,025      Encompass Health Corp.      2,467,601  
  37,117      HealthEquity, Inc.*      2,278,613  
  13,585      LHC Group, Inc.*      2,115,728  
  60,098      Option Care Health, Inc.*      1,670,123  
  38,174      Patterson Cos., Inc.      1,156,672  
  31,431      Progyny, Inc.*      913,071  
  58,436      R1 RCM, Inc.*      1,224,819  
  47,123      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*      2,476,785  
     

 

 

 
        21,571,332  
     

 

 

 
Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.6%):       
  35,024      Boyd Gaming Corp.    $ 1,742,444  
  14,462      Choice Hotels International, Inc.      1,614,393  
  14,983      Churchill Downs, Inc.      2,869,694  
  9,996      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      834,566  
  41,604      Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A*      1,954,972  
  18,140      Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.      2,107,868  
  13,948      Papa John’s International, Inc.      1,164,937  
  33,793      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*      733,308  
  29,845      Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A      2,184,654  
  37,479      Travel + Leisure Co.      1,454,935  
  75,041      Wendy’s Co. (The)      1,416,774  
  13,049      Wingstop, Inc.      975,674  
  40,323      Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      2,650,027  
     

 

 

 
        21,704,246  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (1.4%):       
  10,438      Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      1,695,236  
  37,763      KB Home      1,074,735  
  58,401      Leggett & Platt, Inc.      2,019,506  
  52,380      Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*      1,223,597  
  76,857      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.      1,642,434  
  48,274      Toll Brothers, Inc.      2,153,020  
  14,273      TopBuild Corp.*      2,385,875  
     

 

 

 
        12,194,403  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.1%):       
  28,781      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      815,941  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.6%):       
  22,634      Carlisle Cos., Inc.      5,400,699  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (4.5%):       
  5,891      Alleghany Corp.*      4,907,792  
  29,183      American Financial Group, Inc.      4,050,892  
  32,790      Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*      1,345,046  
  50,738      CNO Financial Group, Inc.      917,850  
  47,025      First American Financial Corp.      2,488,563  
  15,579      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      2,278,429  
  26,143      Kemper Corp.      1,252,250  
  9,389      Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.      2,156,090  
  11,388      Mercury General Corp.      504,488  
  125,810      Old Republic International Corp.      2,813,112  
  16,848      Primerica, Inc.      2,016,537  
  29,319      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      3,438,826  
  19,344      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      3,024,821  
  17,416      RLI Corp.      2,030,531  
  26,456      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      2,300,085  
  88,043      Unum Group      2,995,223  
     

 

 

 
        38,520,535  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.3%):       
  44,597      TripAdvisor, Inc.*      793,826  
  20,707      Ziff Davis, Inc.*      1,543,293  
     

 

 

 
        2,337,119  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (2.3%):       
  21,718      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      804,869  
  18,903      Concentrix Corp.      2,564,003  
  22,132      Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      2,226,258  
  74,423      Genpact, Ltd.      3,152,558  
  79,052      Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*      773,129  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
IT Services, continued       
  26,598      MAXIMUS, Inc.    $ 1,662,641  
  145,710      Sabre Corp.*^      849,489  
  45,840      Teradata Corp.*      1,696,538  
  169,013      Western Union Co. (The.)      2,783,644  
  19,701      WEX, Inc.*      3,064,688  
     

 

 

 
        19,577,817  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (1.3%):       
  33,156      Brunswick Corp. DE      2,167,739  
  50,774      Callaway Golf Co.*      1,035,790  
  154,329      Mattel, Inc.*      3,446,167  
  24,486      Polaris, Inc.      2,430,970  
  37,723      YETI Holdings, Inc.*      1,632,274  
     

 

 

 
        10,712,940  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.0%):       
  43,782      Bruker Corp.      2,747,758  
  11,785      Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      1,763,861  
  43,338      Sotera Health Co.*      848,992  
  44,909      Syneos Health, Inc.*      3,219,077  
     

 

 

 
        8,579,688  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (4.5%):       
  26,741      AGCO Corp.      2,639,337  
  15,654      Chart Industries, Inc.*      2,620,166  
  20,860      Crane Holdings Co.      1,826,502  
  54,451      Donaldson Co., Inc.      2,621,271  
  19,969      Esab Corp.      873,644  
  57,781      Flowserve Corp.      1,654,270  
  73,981      Graco, Inc.      4,395,211  
  36,558      ITT, Inc.      2,458,160  
  36,050      Kennametal, Inc.      837,441  
  25,436      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      3,137,785  
  23,813      Middleby Corp. (The)*      2,985,198  
  28,806      Oshkosh Corp.      2,366,125  
  30,221      Terex Corp.      827,149  
  29,535      Timken Co.      1,566,832  
  45,862      Toro Co. (The)      3,475,881  
  11,914      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      1,463,516  
  26,552      Woodward, Inc.      2,455,794  
     

 

 

 
        38,204,282  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.2%):       
  26,648      Kirby Corp.*      1,621,264  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.9%):       
  2,149      Cable One, Inc.      2,770,749  
  19,083      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      911,404  
  73,164      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      2,041,276  
  97,317      TEGNA, Inc.      2,040,737  
     

 

 

 
        7,764,166  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (2.8%):       
  80,611      Alcoa Corp.      3,674,249  
  209,353      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*      3,217,756  
  53,217      Commercial Metals Co.      1,761,483  
  27,122      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      4,606,943  
  28,909      Royal Gold, Inc.      3,086,903  
  78,482      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      5,191,584  
  114,252      United States Steel Corp.      2,046,253  
  14,156      Worthington Industries, Inc.      624,280  
     

 

 

 
        24,209,451  
     

 

 

 
Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Multiline Retail (0.8%):       
  56,300      Kohl’s Corp.    $ 2,009,347  
  124,718      Macy’s, Inc.      2,284,834  
  49,173      Nordstrom, Inc.      1,039,025  
  25,550      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*^      1,501,063  
     

 

 

 
        6,834,269  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.7%):       
  28,385      Black Hills Corp.      2,065,576  
  89,221      MDU Resources Group, Inc.      2,408,075  
  24,050      NorthWestern Corp.      1,417,267  
     

 

 

 
        5,890,918  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.4%):       
  142,563      Antero Midstream Corp.      1,290,195  
  85,398      CNX Resources Corp.*      1,405,651  
  42,355      DT Midstream, Inc.      2,076,242  
  129,432      EQT Corp.      4,452,461  
  178,172      Equitrans Midstream Corp.      1,133,174  
  65,759      HF Sinclair Corp.      2,969,677  
  48,712      Matador Resources Co.      2,269,492  
  64,191      Murphy Oil Corp.      1,937,926  
  41,781      PDC Energy, Inc.      2,574,127  
  113,481      Range Resources Corp.*      2,808,655  
  99,818      Targa Resources Corp.      5,956,140  
     

 

 

 
        28,873,740  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.2%):       
  35,953      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.      1,884,297  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.4%):       
  47,358      BellRing Brands, Inc.*      1,178,741  
  148,753      Coty, Inc., Class A*      1,191,511  
  22,108      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      957,276  
     

 

 

 
        3,327,528  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.8%):       
  27,284      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*      4,256,577  
  58,970      Perrigo Co. plc      2,392,413  
     

 

 

 
        6,648,990  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (1.9%):       
  22,373      ASGN, Inc.*      2,019,163  
  10,254      CACI International, Inc., Class A*      2,889,372  
  15,061      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      2,723,782  
  15,834      Insperity, Inc.      1,580,708  
  60,886      KBR, Inc.      2,946,274  
  23,091      ManpowerGroup, Inc.      1,764,383  
  24,439      Science Applications International Corp.      2,275,271  
     

 

 

 
        16,198,953  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.4%):       
  21,393      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*      3,740,780  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (1.5%):       
  15,010      Avis Budget Group, Inc.*      2,207,671  
  71,613      Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.      3,314,966  
  16,255      Landstar System, Inc.      2,363,802  
  22,389      Ryder System, Inc.      1,590,962  
  11,468      Saia, Inc.*      2,155,984  
  26,023      Werner Enterprises, Inc.      1,002,926  
     

 

 

 
        12,636,311  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.6%):       
  43,591      Amkor Technology, Inc.    $ 738,867  
  32,870      Azenta, Inc.      2,369,927  
  25,035      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*      1,816,039  
  12,513      CMC Materials, Inc.      2,183,393  
  43,510      First Solar, Inc.*      2,964,336  
  60,496      Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*      2,934,056  
  24,390      MKS Instruments, Inc.      2,503,146  
  25,393      Power Integrations, Inc.      1,904,729  
  27,787      Semtech Corp.*      1,527,451  
  16,016      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*      2,245,764  
  6,817      SiTime Corp.*      1,111,376  
  36,737      SunPower Corp.*^      580,812  
  17,373      Synaptics, Inc.*      2,050,883  
  19,111      Universal Display Corp.      1,932,887  
  54,090      Wolfspeed, Inc.*      3,432,010  
     

 

 

 
        30,295,676  
     

 

 

 
Software (2.9%):       
  50,256      ACI Worldwide, Inc.*      1,301,128  
  12,201      Aspen Technology, Inc.*      2,241,080  
  20,237      Blackbaud, Inc.*      1,175,162  
  51,718      CDK Global, Inc.      2,832,595  
  19,330      CommVault Systems, Inc.*      1,215,857  
  18,183      Envestnet, Inc.*      959,517  
  11,354      Fair Isaac Corp.*      4,551,819  
  27,551      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*      3,157,344  
  17,374      Paylocity Holding Corp.*      3,030,373  
  14,611      Qualys, Inc.*      1,843,031  
  41,276      Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.*      2,587,180  
     

 

 

 
        24,895,086  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (2.8%):       
  67,917      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      759,312  
  15,577      AutoNation, Inc.*      1,740,885  
  25,416      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      1,915,604  
  24,256      Five Below, Inc.*      2,751,358  
  36,601      Foot Locker, Inc.      924,175  
  27,079      GameStop Corp., Class A*^      3,311,762  
  91,607      Gap, Inc. (The)      754,842  
  12,668      Lithia Motors, Inc.      3,481,293  
  9,748      Murphy U.S.A., Inc.      2,270,017  
  7,759      RH*      1,646,925  
  29,736      Victoria’s Secret & Co.*      831,716  
  30,661      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      3,401,838  
     

 

 

 
        23,789,727  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.3%):       
  59,806      NCR Corp.*      1,860,565  
  52,207      Xerox Holdings Corp.      775,274  
     

 

 

 
        2,635,839  
     

 

 

 
Shares    Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.7%):       
  64,891      Capri Holdings, Ltd.*    $ 2,661,180  
  17,641      Carter’s, Inc.      1,243,338  
  14,588      Columbia Sportswear Co.      1,044,209  
  26,959      Crocs, Inc.*      1,312,094  
  11,966      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      3,055,518  
  153,445      Hanesbrands, Inc.      1,578,949  
  59,069      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      2,101,675  
  82,603      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*      688,083  
  88,755      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*      672,763  
     

 

 

 
        14,357,809  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.7%):       
  47,110      Essent Group, Ltd.      1,832,579  
  135,550      MGIC Investment Corp.      1,707,930  
  205,596      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      1,877,091  
  28,048      Washington Federal, Inc.      842,001  
     

 

 

 
        6,259,601  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.0%):       
  15,725      GATX Corp.      1,480,666  
  20,452      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.      1,536,150  
  74,093      Univar Solutions, Inc.*      1,842,693  
  14,553      Watsco, Inc.      3,475,547  
     

 

 

 
        8,335,056  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.5%):       
  100,707      Essential Utilities, Inc.      4,617,416  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $715,358,636)

     847,496,322  
  

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.9%):  
  7,658,387      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.19%(a)(b)      7,658,387  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (Cost $7,658,387)

     7,658,387  
  

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.4%):       
Money Markets (0.4%):       
  3,433,609      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(b)      3,433,609  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $3,433,609)

     3,433,609  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $726,450,632) — 100.8%

     858,588,318  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.8)%

     (7,082,772
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 851,505,546  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $7,401,616.

 

(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, 2022.

 

(b)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/16/22        19      $ 4,309,200      $ 37,706  
           

 

 

 
            $ 37,706  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 726,450,632
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 858,588,318

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      260,000

Interest and dividends receivable

      967,669

Reclaims receivable

      1,946

Prepaid expenses

      3,329
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      859,821,262
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      51,803

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      7,658,387

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      43,681

Manager fees payable

      183,586

Administration fees payable

      130,668

Distribution fees payable

      174,202

Custodian fees payable

      4,320

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,154

Transfer agent fees payable

      2,281

Trustee fees payable

      9,947

Other accrued liabilities

      55,687
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      8,315,716
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 851,505,546
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 495,688,696

Total distributable earnings

      355,816,850
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 851,505,546
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 43,505,475

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

      6,122,177

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 7.11
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 808,000,071

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

      35,652,813

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 22.66
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $7,401,616.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends

    $ 7,851,082

Interest

      15

Income from securities lending

      97,464
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      7,948,561
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      1,255,082

Administration fees

      90,293

Distribution fees — Class 2

      1,191,817

Custodian fees

      16,323

Administrative and compliance services fees

      6,270

Transfer agent fees

      5,757

Trustee fees

      24,772

Professional fees

      19,957

Licensing fees

      98,632

Shareholder reports

      13,555

Other expenses

      10,622
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      2,733,080
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      5,215,481
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities

      29,906,597

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (388,257 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities

      (253,439,602 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      (164,361 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (224,085,623 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (218,870,142 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 5,215,481     $ 9,030,612

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      29,518,340       196,868,595

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (253,603,963 )       40,749,630
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (218,870,142 )       246,648,837
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (8,374,201 )

Class 2

            (56,973,657 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (65,347,858 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      13,471       101,292

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            8,374,200

Value of shares redeemed

      (3,524,148 )       (5,965,875 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (3,510,677 )       2,509,617
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      424,193       122,905,502

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            56,973,658

Value of shares redeemed

      (91,819,079 )       (302,432,797 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (91,394,886 )       (122,553,637 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (94,905,563 )       (120,044,020 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (313,775,705 )       61,256,959

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,165,281,251       1,104,024,292
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 851,505,546     $ 1,165,281,251
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      1,652       11,257

Dividends reinvested

            1,011,377

Shares redeemed

      (442,197 )       (636,312 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (440,545 )       386,322
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      16,900       4,407,636

Dividends reinvested

            2,153,199

Shares redeemed

      (3,551,793 )       (11,112,033 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (3,534,893 )       (4,551,198 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (3,975,438 )       (4,164,876 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 8.85     $ 8.40     $ 8.28     $ 8.16     $ 11.25     $ 10.90
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.05 (a)       0.09 (a)       0.09 (a)       0.12 (a)       0.15       0.25

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.79 )       1.83       0.97       1.79       (1.13 )       1.41
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.74 )       1.92       1.06       1.91       (0.98 )       1.66
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.26 )       (0.31 )       (0.30 )       (0.28 )       (0.12 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.21 )       (0.63 )       (1.49 )       (1.83 )       (1.19 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.47 )       (0.94 )       (1.79 )       (2.11 )       (1.31 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 7.11     $ 8.85     $ 8.40     $ 8.28     $ 8.16     $ 11.25
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (19.66 )%(c)       24.03 %       14.82 %       25.47 %       (11.01 )%       16.08 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 43,505     $ 58,070     $ 51,879     $ 50,096     $ 44,788     $ 55,764

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.28 %       1.01 %       1.21 %       1.31 %       1.32 %       1.27 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.31 %       0.32 %       0.33 %       0.32 %       0.31 %       0.31 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.31 %       0.32 %       0.33 %       0.32 %       0.31 %       0.31 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      4 %       30 %       22 %       14 %       18 %       21 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 28.25     $ 24.06     $ 21.91     $ 19.00     $ 23.45     $ 21.45
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.13 (a)       0.21 (a)       0.19 (a)       0.23 (a)       0.25       0.24

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (5.72 )       5.39       2.84       4.41       (2.65 )       3.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (5.59 )       5.60       3.03       4.64       (2.40 )       3.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.20 )       (0.25 )       (0.24 )       (0.22 )       (0.11 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.21 )       (0.63 )       (1.49 )       (1.83 )       (1.19 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.41 )       (0.88 )       (1.73 )       (2.05 )       (1.30 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 22.66     $ 28.25     $ 24.06     $ 21.91     $ 19.00     $ 23.45
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (19.79 )%(c)       23.66 %       14.53 %       25.28 %       (11.35 )%       15.80 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 808,000     $ 1,107,212     $ 1,052,145     $ 1,150,058     $ 1,020,140     $ 1,208,935

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.03 %       0.76 %       0.96 %       1.06 %       1.08 %       1.02 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.56 %       0.57 %       0.58 %       0.57 %       0.56 %       0.56 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.56 %       0.57 %       0.58 %       0.57 %       0.56 %       0.56 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      4 %       30 %       22 %       14 %       18 %       21 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Private Placements

The Fund may invest in private placement securities which are securities issued by corporations without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in reliance on a “private placement” exemption. These unregistered securities may be restricted and generally are sold to institutional investors, such as the Fund, who agree that they are purchasing the securities for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Unregistered securities are normally resold to other institutional investors through or with the assistance of the issuer or investment dealers who make a market in such securities.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

 

11


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 12% 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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $9,869 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $7,658,387 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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. 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, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $ 6.0 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

 

12


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 37,706     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $  

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (388,257    $ (164,361

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, there were no voluntary waivers.

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

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

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

 

 

13


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 847,496,322        $        $        $ 847,496,322

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         7,658,387                            7,658,387

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         3,433,609                            3,433,609
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         858,588,318                            858,588,318
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         37,706                            37,706
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 858,626,024        $        $        $ 858,626,024
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 44,306,940        $ 130,622,506

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $804,266,330. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 389,453,927

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (19,294,316
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 370,159,611  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

       $ 17,708,187        $ 47,639,671        $ 65,347,858

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 31,567,536        $ 172,959,809        $        $ 370,159,647        $ 574,686,992

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 30% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


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

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 836.90     $ 0.32       0.07 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.45     $ 0.35       0.07 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

      43.9 %

Fixed Income Fund

      41.4 %

International Equity Fund

      14.7
   

 

 

 

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, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (43.9%):  
  5,797,458      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 131,370,406  
  23,862,627      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      464,843,975  
  4,944,211      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      66,944,615  
     

 

 

 
        663,158,996  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Fund (41.4%):  
  62,752,608      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      624,388,445  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Fund (14.7%):  
  14,535,558      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      222,684,756  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $1,708,341,777)

     1,510,232,197  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $1,708,341,777) — 100.0%

     1,510,232,197  
  

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (555,503
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,509,676,694  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

    

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 1,708,341,777
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 1,510,232,197

Foreign currency, at value (cost $106,270)

      103,683

Receivable for capital shares issued

      8,149

Receivable for investments sold

      92,215

Prepaid expenses

      6,012
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,510,442,256
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      91,800

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      555,755

Manager fees payable

      63,492

Administration fees payable

      7,468

Custodian fees payable

      266

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,619

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,064

Trustee fees payable

      13,897

Other accrued liabilities

      30,201
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      765,562
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,509,676,694
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,559,470,913

Total distributable earnings

      (49,794,219 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,509,676,694
   

 

 

 

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

      115,401,623

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.08
   

 

 

 

 

Amounts

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

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Total Investment Income

    $
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      1,695,404

Administration fees

      32,614

Custodian fees

      1,146

Administrative and compliance services fees

      10,156

Transfer agent fees

      3,129

Trustee fees

      40,131

Professional fees

      32,344

Shareholder reports

      14,999

Other expenses

      17,025
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,846,948

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (1,271,545 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      575,403
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (575,403 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      11,057

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions

      15,192,690

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (6,543 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions

      (318,506,766 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (303,309,562 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (303,884,965 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (575,403 )     $ 17,259,651

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      15,203,747       116,951,336

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (318,513,309 )       4,889,597
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (303,884,965 )       139,100,584
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (33,935,061 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (33,935,061 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      100,254       1,359,198,190

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            33,935,061

Value of shares redeemed

      (114,136,856 )       (181,979,760 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (114,036,602 )       1,211,153,491
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (417,921,567 )       1,316,319,014

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,927,598,261       611,279,247
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,509,676,694     $ 1,927,598,261
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      7,201       89,961,204

Dividends reinvested

            2,263,847

Shares redeemed

      (7,965,842 )       (11,902,446 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (7,958,641 )       80,322,605
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 15.63     $ 14.20     $ 13.32     $ 11.98     $ 13.30     $ 15.54
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (a)(b)       0.20 (b)       0.26 (b)       0.23 (b)       0.26       0.12

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.55 )       1.50       1.39       2.03       (0.92 )       1.78
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.55 )       1.70       1.65       2.26       (0.66 )       1.90
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.09 )       (0.27 )       (0.32 )       (0.13 )       (0.35 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.18 )       (0.50 )       (0.60 )       (0.53 )       (3.79 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.27 )       (0.77 )       (0.92 )       (0.66 )       (4.14 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.08     $ 15.63     $ 14.20     $ 13.32     $ 11.98     $ 13.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      (16.31 )%(d)       12.06 %       12.84 %       19.33 %       (5.17 )%       13.30 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 1,509,677     $ 1,927,598     $ 611,279     $ 611,984     $ 590,092     $ 740,959

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      (0.07 )%       1.30 %       1.95 %       1.78 %       1.75 %       0.77 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.22 %       0.26 %       0.43 %       0.43 %       0.42 %       0.43 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.07 %       0.07 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.07 %       0.08 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      (a)(d)       14 %       15 %       5 %       4 %       7 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.005 or 0.5%.

 

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

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. 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, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2023. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.”    

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.05% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.    

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value
12/31/2021
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net Realized
Gains(Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Value
6/30/2022
  Shares as of
6/30/2022
  Dividend
Income
  Net Realized
Gains Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 758,516,926     $     $ (53,351,630 )     $ (4,132,741 )     $ (76,644,110 )     $ 624,388,445       62,752,608     $     $

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      291,329,601             (14,942,706 )       3,165,486       (56,867,625 )       222,684,756       14,535,558            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      178,097,959             (13,289,925 )       3,445,077       (36,882,705 )       131,370,406       5,797,458            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      89,228,105             (5,752,172 )       1,154,361       (17,685,679 )       66,944,615       4,944,211            

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      610,886,701       16,187       (27,192,773 )       11,560,507       (130,426,647 )       464,843,975       23,862,627            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 1,928,059,292     $ 16,187     $ (114,529,206 )     $ 15,192,690     $ (318,506,766 )     $ 1,510,232,197       111,892,462     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to fees accrued daily and paid monthly. 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.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Affiliated Investment Companies+

       $ 1,510,232,197        $        $        $ 1,510,232,197
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 1,510,232,197        $        $        $ 1,510,232,197
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 16,187        $ 114,529,205

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. 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 other party to a derivatives contract could default. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not directly invest in derivatives.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds. In addition, the Fund maintains indirect exposure to various types of risk which may exist in the underlying funds, such as foreign securities risk, fixed income securities risk and other risks.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the underlying funds may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

 

8


AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $1,808,286,779. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 133,439,267

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (13,666,754
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 119,772,513  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 11,539,987        $ 22,395,074        $ 33,935,061

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 34,672,393        $ 99,641,886        $        $ 119,776,467        $ 254,090,746

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, foreign currency gains or losses, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, return of capital from underlying investments, straddles and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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.

 

9


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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

10


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 16

Statement of Operations

Page 16

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 17

Financial Highlights

Page 18

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 19

Other Information

Page 24

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 826.20     $ 2.58       0.57 %

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 825.20     $ 3.71       0.82 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.97     $ 2.86       0.57 %

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.73     $ 4.11       0.82 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      21.0 %

Information Technology

      19.0

Consumer Discretionary

      14.2

Communication Services

      11.0

Materials

      8.2

Consumer Staples

      6.1

Industrials

      5.6

Energy

      4.9

Health Care

      4.0

Utilities

      2.9

Real Estate

      2.2
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.1

Rights

        
   

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.5

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.4 %
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

        
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (97.9%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.2%):       
  5,099      Aecc Aviation Power Co., Ltd.    $ 34,832  
  18,981      Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS      26,056  
  83,000      AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd., Class H      48,177  
  35,570      Bharat Electronics, Ltd.      105,600  
  2,537      Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.      105,244  
  7,300      Kuang-Chi Technologies Co., Ltd., Class A*      18,860  
     

 

 

 
        338,769  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.3%):       
  44,036      Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC      116,944  
  572      Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.      79,172  
  9,300      SF Holding Co., Ltd., Class A      77,659  
  3,900      Yunda Holding Co., Ltd., Class A      9,956  
  11,913      ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR      327,012  
     

 

 

 
        610,743  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.3%):       
  66,000      Air China, Ltd.*      57,527  
  69,000      China Airlines, Ltd.*      54,591  
  39,299      China Eastern Airlines Corp., Ltd.*      32,272  
  38,000      China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.*      41,554  
  28,000      China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., Class H*      16,206  
  64,000      Eva Airways Corp.*      68,010  
  2,989      InterGlobe Aviation, Ltd.*      60,941  
  4,761      Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.*      92,644  
  13,203      Turk Hava Yollari AO*      37,132  
     

 

 

 
        460,877  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.5%):       
  2,213      Balkrishna Industries, Ltd.      60,329  
  6,982      Bharat Forge, Ltd.      57,760  
  900      Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co., Ltd., Class A      23,051  
  47,000      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.      55,938  
  6,500      Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd.      40,643  
  12,800      Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class H      65,939  
  2,479      Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.      63,049  
  5,302      Hanon Systems      41,144  
  4,200      Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.      14,453  
  1,000      Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co., Ltd., Class A      22,152  
  1,665      Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.      255,519  
  24,000      Minth Group, Ltd.      65,672  
  35,987      Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd.      53,976  
  62      MRF, Ltd.      55,646  
  1,500      Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp.*      3,529  
  2,300      Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., Ltd., Class A      23,607  
  3,600      Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd., Class A      13,660  
     

 

 

 
        916,067  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (3.4%):       
  564,400      Astra International Tbk PT      250,836  
  1,747      Bajaj Auto, Ltd.      82,411  
  3,133      BYD Co., Ltd.      157,009  
  23,500      BYD Co., Ltd., Class H      946,610  
  14,924      Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., Class A      38,710  
  84,000      Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H      63,925  
  4,135      Eicher Motors, Ltd.      146,674  
  2,009      Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS      32,205  
  177,000      Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.      404,527  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Automobiles, continued       
  4,500      Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class A    $ 24,950  
  92,500      Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H      191,368  
  99,200      Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.      96,243  
  3,348      Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.      115,525  
  732      Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.      49,091  
  3,891      Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.      541,569  
  7,717      Kia Corp.      460,513  
  15,497      Li Auto, Inc., ADR*      593,690  
  24,997      Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.      346,653  
  3,371      Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.      362,373  
  37,354      NIO, Inc., ADR*      811,329  
  19,100      SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd.      50,888  
  47,846      Tata Motors, Ltd.*      250,353  
  11,629      Xpeng, Inc., ADR*      369,104  
  36,000      Yadea Group Holdings, Ltd.      70,729  
     

 

 

 
        6,457,285  
     

 

 

 
Banks (14.7%):       
  21,458      Absa Group, Ltd.      204,425  
  87,807      Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank      211,971  
  42,766      Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Pjsc      87,416  
  143,000      Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd.*      64,544  
  724,000      Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class A*      274,534  
  67,477      Akbank T.A.S.      32,491  
  57,248      Al Rajhi Bank      1,260,893  
  28,624      Alinma Bank      255,404  
  49,791      Alpha Services and Holdings SA*      43,766  
  53,900      AMMB Holdings Berhad      45,665  
  16,034      Arab National Bank      126,137  
  2,564      AU Small Finance Bank, Ltd.*      19,259  
  66,355      Axis Bank, Ltd.*      536,406  
  43,571      Banco Bradesco SA      119,733  
  1,298,706      Banco de Chile      118,231  
  1,979      Banco de Credito e Inversiones      57,959  
  24,879      Banco do Brasil SA      158,700  
  11,234      Banco Santander Brasil SA      61,849  
  2,238,136      Banco Santander Chile      90,409  
  10,347      Bancolombia SA      79,189  
  9,306      Bancolombia SA      75,356  
  20,207      Bandhan Bank, Ltd.      67,569  
  15,757      Bank AlBilad*      183,983  
  11,736      Bank Al-Jazira      69,899  
  102,800      Bank Jago TBK PT*      63,184  
  37,500      Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd., Class A      25,465  
  2,247,000      Bank of China, Ltd.*      900,279  
  72,500      Bank of China, Ltd., Class A*      35,321  
  75,999      Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class A      56,582  
  249,000      Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class H      172,001  
  20,000      Bank of Hangzhou Co., Ltd.*      44,794  
  36,920      Bank of Jiangsu Co., Ltd.      39,307  
  18,200      Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd.      28,339  
  13,970      Bank of Ningbo Co., Ltd.      74,832  
  34,470      Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd., Class A      33,748  
  62,666      Bank of the Philippine Islands      96,667  
  5,661      Bank Pekao SA      103,552  
  17,575      Banque Saudi Fransi      222,312  
  57,334      BDO Unibank, Inc.      115,244  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  36,846      Boubyan Bank KSCP    $ 92,900  
  2,330      Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd.      284,626  
  135,393      Chang Hwa Commercial Bank      79,066  
  257,000      China Citic Bank Co., Ltd.      115,500  
  2,720,000      China Construction Bank      1,828,815  
  32,600      China Construction Bank Corp.      29,535  
  430,795      China Development Financial Holding Corp.      212,785  
  72,500      China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd.      32,628  
  114,000      China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., Class H      36,943  
  36,144      China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.      228,252  
  109,500      China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.      744,883  
  69,700      China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class A      38,772  
  113,300      China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class H      40,473  
  197,400      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad      222,314  
  57,925      Commercial Bank of Qatar Qsc (The)      109,032  
  47,453      Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE      94,307  
  1,875      Credicorp, Ltd.      224,831  
  505,000      CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      429,105  
  66,215      Dubai Islamic Bank      103,929  
  360,783      E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      351,626  
  56,719      Emirates NBD Bank PJSC      204,035  
  70,569      Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA*      62,824  
  130,178      First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC      666,065  
  312,745      First Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      276,466  
  73,601      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V.      410,648  
  58,223      Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de C.V., Class O*      92,731  
  24,941      Gulf Bank KSCP      25,965  
  8,661      Hana Financial Holdings Group, Inc.      263,071  
  19,300      Hong Leong Bank Berhad      89,698  
  6,400      Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad      26,896  
  272,123      Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      206,682  
  26,900      Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd., Class A      20,949  
  146,247      ICICI Bank, Ltd.      1,313,198  
  108,800      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class A      77,566  
  1,600,000      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H      951,108  
  39,400      Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.      117,266  
  8,902      Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)      66,129  
  132,769      Itausa — Investimentos Itau S.A.      211,602  
  3,082      KakaoBank Corp.*      72,088  
  11,725      KB Financial Group, Inc.      435,438  
  2,004      Komercni Banka AS      56,551  
  16,130      Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.      340,155  
  43,000      Krung Thai Bank      18,854  
  149,171      Kuwait Finance House KSCP      424,030  
  102,501      Malayan Banking Bhd      199,879  
  106,740      Masraf Al Rayan      121,152  
  371      mBank SA*      18,670  
  325,000      Mega Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      386,040  
  46,592      Metropolitan Bank & Trust      40,467  
  16,450      Moneta Money Bank AS      59,987  
  10,393      National Bank of Greece SA*      31,088  
  220,284      National Bank of Kuwait SAKP      749,662  
  64,205      National Commercial Bank      1,129,575  
  13,995      Nedcor, Ltd.      178,660  
  5,651      OTP Bank Nyrt      126,706  
  33,100      Ping An Bank Co., Ltd., Class A*      74,162  
  38,900      Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., Class A      31,356  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  231,000      Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., Class H^    $ 184,509  
  22,657      Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA*      142,261  
  1,554,500      PT Bank Central Asia Tbk      757,598  
  533,300      PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk      284,761  
  242,400      PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk      127,874  
  1,992,042      PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk      555,729  
  421,800      Public Bank Berhad      418,510  
  27,221      Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC      79,751  
  43,180      Qatar Islamic Bank      264,330  
  129,909      Qatar National Bank      713,472  
  59,900      RHB Bank Bhd      77,924  
  41,240      Riyad Bank      353,387  
  1,058      Santander Bank Polska SA      55,214  
  11,462      Saudi Investment Bank/The      59,608  
  317,881      Sberbank of Russia*(a)      6  
  28,200      SCB X pcl*      82,967  
  105,724      Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd. (The)      189,053  
  70,100      Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd.      83,921  
  12,719      Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.      364,001  
  295,800      SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      167,176  
  35,548      Standard Bank Group, Ltd.      339,621  
  53,820      State Bank of India      318,202  
  315,390      Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      172,770  
  280,247      Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      252,892  
  3,719      TCS Group Holding plc, GDR*(a)       
  23,255      The Saudi British Bank      252,707  
  102,705      Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C      27,011  
  97,280,589      VTB Bank PJSC(a)      1,801  
  15,903      Woori Financial Group, Inc.      148,555  
  316,254      Yes Bank, Ltd.*      50,706  
     

 

 

 
        27,661,473  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (1.7%):       
  138,132      Ambev SA Com Npv      353,718  
  1,100      Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd., Class A      41,079  
  3,000      Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd., Class B      46,869  
  1,300      Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co., Ltd.      11,398  
  10,480      Arca Continental SAB de C.V.      69,069  
  3,700      Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co., Ltd., Class A      14,888  
  8,700      Carabao Group pcl      26,265  
  42,000      China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.      318,706  
  1,400      Chongqing Brewery Co., Ltd., Class A      30,719  
  15,966      Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B de C.V.      88,421  
  3,027      Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA      19,142  
  54,785      Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.      369,949  
  2,800      Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC, Ltd., Class A      21,375  
  3,200      Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd., Class A      87,705  
  1,100      JiuGui Liquor Co., Ltd., Class A      30,590  
  2,172      Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.      666,329  
  2,400      Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd.      88,678  
  51,000      Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd., Class H      296,511  
  23,700      Osotspa pcl      22,994  
  2,744      Shanghai Bairun Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., Class A      12,339  
  2,160      Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co., Ltd., Class A      104,978  
  1,400      Sichuan Swellfun Co., Ltd., Class A      19,380  
  2,600      Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class A      40,437  
  14,000      Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H      146,007  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Beverages, continued       
  7,920      United Spirits, Ltd.*    $ 76,321  
  6,800      Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A      205,472  
     

 

 

 
        3,209,339  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.7%):       
  51,000      3SBio, Inc.      40,613  
  808      Alteogen, Inc.*      38,088  
  1,420      BeiGene, Ltd., ADR*^      229,827  
  700      Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp., Ltd., Class A*      2,542  
  1,015      Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd., Class A      23,543  
  600      BGI Genomics Co., Ltd.      6,434  
  14,923      Biocon, Ltd.      58,356  
  2,869      Celltrion, Inc.      395,450  
  3,200      Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co., Ltd., Class A      53,187  
  185      Green Cross Corp.      24,056  
  3,270      Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A      11,151  
  300      Imeik Technology Development Co., Ltd., Class A      26,935  
  28,000      Innovent Biologics, Inc.*      127,626  
  1,702      Legend Biotech Corp., ADR*      93,610  
  1,238      Seegne, Inc.      34,565  
  1,000      Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd., Class A*      11,253  
  21,600      Shanghai Raas Blood Products Co., Ltd.      19,150  
  2,560      Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd., Class A      17,304  
  644      SK Bioscience Co., Ltd.*      49,920  
  4,000      Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Class A      28,974  
  2,417      Zai Lab, Ltd., ADR*      83,822  
     

 

 

 
        1,376,406  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.0%):       
  3,000      Beijing New Building Materials plc      15,556  
  35,000      China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd.      52,958  
  6,500      Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co., Ltd., Class A      12,416  
     

 

 

 
        80,930  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (1.1%):       
  173,524      B3 SA- Brasil Bolsa Balcao      363,436  
  34,376      Banco BTG Pactual SA      146,559  
  68,300      Bangkok Commercial Asset Management pcl, Class R      33,661  
  23,140      Caitong Securities Co., Ltd.      27,239  
  193,000      China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H      30,294  
  120,000      China Galaxy Securities Co.      69,404  
  44,400      China International Capital Corp., Ltd.      96,175  
  14,140      China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd.      30,482  
  21,465      Citic Securities Co., Ltd., Class A      69,596  
  67,850      Citic Securities Co., Ltd., Class A      152,031  
  5,300      CSC Financial Co., Ltd., Class A      22,917  
  27,993      East Money Information Co., Ltd., Class A      106,429  
  6,600      Everbright Securities Co., Ltd.      15,597  
  20,100      Founder Securities Co., Ltd., Class A      20,171  
  30,400      GF Securities Co., Ltd.      40,260  
  15,400      GF Securities Co., Ltd., Class A      43,095  
  12,599      Guosen Securities Co., Ltd., Class A      18,043  
  14,600      Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd.      33,210  
  28,600      Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.      41,986  
  78,800      Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.      57,936  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
  1,000      Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co., Ltd., Class A    $ 14,399  
  12,900      Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Class A      27,418  
  44,600      Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Class H      66,780  
  24,300      Industrial Securities Co., Ltd.      25,639  
  1,242      Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.      59,086  
  10,139      Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.      35,485  
  9,168      Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.      46,840  
  6,300      Nanjing Securities Co., Ltd.      7,863  
  2,777      NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.      19,389  
  26,240      Orient Securities Co., Ltd./China      40,169  
  3,779      Reinet Investments SCA      66,378  
  1,516      Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.      39,132  
  69,900      Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd.      44,837  
  45,462      The Moscow Exchange*(a)      45  
  304,680      Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      201,752  
  5,300      Zheshang Securities Co., Ltd.      9,022  
     

 

 

 
        2,122,755  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (3.2%):       
  5,052      Advanced Petrochemical Co.      69,248  
  11,215      Asian Paints, Ltd.      383,549  
  9,301      Berger Paints India, Ltd.      67,038  
  42,000      Dongyue Group, Ltd.      52,744  
  88,000      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.      220,969  
  112,000      Formosa Plastics Corp.      408,529  
  4,600      Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      42,794  
  3,276      Hanwha Chemical Corp.*      95,868  
  13,400      Hengli Petrochemical Co., Ltd.      44,627  
  10,092      Hengyi Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class A      15,866  
  1,300      Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd.      22,959  
  60,600      Indorama Ventures pcl      80,737  
  9,200      Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co., Ltd., Class A      23,293  
  6,200      Kingfa Sci & Tech Co., Ltd., Class A      8,823  
  533      Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.      57,202  
  1,357      LG Chem, Ltd.      540,138  
  226      LG Chem, Ltd.      41,913  
  3,900      Lomon Billions Group Co., Ltd., Class A      11,704  
  540      Lotte Chemical Corp.      75,029  
  135,824      Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.      92,941  
  133,000      Nan Ya Plastics Corp.      371,079  
  9,868      National Industrialization Co.*      42,472  
  14,000      Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co., Ltd., Class A      30,745  
  29,450      Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV      68,936  
  73,300      Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad      149,824  
  4,368      PhosAgro, GDR(a)      4  
  2,276      PI Industries, Ltd.      73,863  
  4,453      Pidilite Industries, Ltd.      118,054  
  832,600      PT Barito Pacific Tbk      42,238  
  39,200      PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd.      50,544  
  19,350      Rongsheng Petro Chemical Co., Ltd., Class A      44,591  
  6,466      SABIK Agri-Nutrients Co.      237,619  
  8,631      Sahara International Petrochemical Co.      115,730  
  16,339      Sasol, Ltd.*      377,642  
  26,296      Saudi Basic Industries Corp.      712,566  
  8,430      Saudi Industrial Investment Group      64,148  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  21,544      Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.*    $ 90,751  
  4,940      Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co., Ltd., Class A      21,574  
  3,600      Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      45,493  
  264      Shenzhen Dynanonic Co., Ltd., Class A      16,155  
  388      SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.      27,562  
  591      SK IE Technology Co., Ltd.*      44,737  
  649      SKC Co., Ltd.      66,597  
  1,120      Skshu Paint Co., Ltd., Class A*      21,683  
  4,172      Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA      347,970  
  3,359      SRF, Ltd.      96,015  
  14,118      UPL, Ltd.      113,253  
  7,300      Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd.      105,903  
  7,713      Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.      103,922  
     

 

 

 
        5,957,641  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%):       
  108,222      China Everbright International, Ltd.      63,991  
  6,265      Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp., Ltd.      45,822  
  588      S1 Corp.      29,121  
  2,200      Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A      18,443  
     

 

 

 
        157,377  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.2%):       
  17,000      Accton Technology Corp.      137,545  
  20,500      BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd.      64,556  
  1,300      China Zhenhua Group Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      26,391  
  5,600      Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd.      12,133  
  1,800      Yealink Network Technology Corp., Ltd., Class A      20,475  
  900      Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd., Class A      4,182  
  8,300      ZTE Corp.      31,647  
  23,800      ZTE Corp., Class H      55,615  
     

 

 

 
        352,544  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.5%):       
  98,000      China Communications Services Corp., Ltd.      43,158  
  118,000      China Railway Group, Ltd.      73,444  
  53,400      China Railway Group, Ltd., Class A      49,042  
  80,500      China State Construction Engineering Corp., Ltd.      64,040  
  44,000      China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.      48,757  
  1,727      GS Engineering & Construction Corp.      42,079  
  2,127      Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.      67,910  
  19,005      Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.      375,752  
  35,600      Metallurgical Corp. of China, Ltd.      18,629  
  38,400      Power Construction Corp. of China, Ltd.      45,227  
  4,331      Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd.*      72,295  
     

 

 

 
        900,333  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (1.0%):       
  1,933      ACC, Ltd.      52,013  
  19,842      Ambuja Cements, Ltd.      91,331  
  7,700      Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class A      40,639  
  33,000      Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H      144,272  
  72,000      Asia Cement Corp.      106,020  
  25,400      BBMG Corp.      10,518  
  437,937      Cemex SAB de C.V.*      170,562  
  8,458      China Jushi Co., Ltd., Class A      22,025  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Construction Materials, continued       
  122,000      China National Buildings Material Co., Ltd.    $ 130,652  
  78,000      China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd.      52,478  
  7,494      Grasim Industries, Ltd.      125,552  
  900      Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd.      2,626  
  827      POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.      68,392  
  112,100      PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk      53,682  
  298      Shree Cement, Ltd.      71,848  
  162,374      Taiwan Cement Corp.      215,649  
  19,200      The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd.      203,356  
  3,087      Ultra Tech Cement, Ltd.      219,579  
     

 

 

 
        1,781,194  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.6%):       
  2,667      360 DigiTech, Inc., ADR      46,139  
  7,885      Bajaj Finance, Ltd.      540,684  
  12,258      Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co., Ltd.      96,361  
  15,500      JMT Network Services pcl      32,187  
  29,000      Krungthai Card pcl      46,840  
  22,256      Lufax Holding, Ltd., ADR      133,536  
  28,300      Muangthai Capital pcl, Class R      34,299  
  4,134      Muthoot Finance, Ltd.      51,184  
  4,769      SBI Cards & Payment Services, Ltd.      46,481  
  4,836      Shriram Transport Finance      79,358  
  27,700      Srisawad Corp pcl      38,085  
     

 

 

 
        1,145,154  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.1%):       
  21,248      Klabin SA      82,021  
  38,400      SCG Packaging pcl      60,384  
  1,500      Yunnan Energy New Material Co., Ltd.      56,260  
     

 

 

 
        198,665  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):       
  47,790      New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc.*      97,784  
  12,817      TAL Education Group, ADR*      62,419  
     

 

 

 
        160,203  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.8%):       
  41,082      Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.      288,330  
  58,000      Far East Horizon, Ltd.      48,682  
  145,699      FirstRand, Ltd.      560,111  
  203,038      Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      408,025  
  22,368      Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS      25,409  
  722      Meritz Financial Group, Inc.      14,424  
  431,800      Metro Pacific Investments Corp.      27,728  
  3,371      Piramal Enterprises, Ltd.      70,803  
  16,878      Remgro, Ltd.      134,945  
     

 

 

 
        1,578,457  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.5%):       
  1,192,000      China Tower Corp., Ltd., Class H      153,594  
  104,000      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.      427,710  
  50,100      Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc.*      19,234  
  100,092      Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC      712,075  
  6,670      Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (OTE)      116,238  
  18,250      Indus Towers, Ltd.      48,415  
  6,438      LG Uplus Corp.      63,305  
  34,613      Ooredoo Qsc      73,190  
  50,779      Operadora de Sites Mexicanos SA de CV      58,876  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued       
  22,338      Orange Polska SA    $ 31,340  
  1,422,900      PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk      382,431  
  497,700      Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT      36,770  
  17,260      Saudi Telecom Co.      447,232  
  12,522      Telefonica Brasil SA      112,612  
  37,500      Telekom Malaysia Berhad      44,705  
  243,500      Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT      48,117  
  494,000      True Corp. pcl      64,361  
     

 

 

 
        2,840,205  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.1%):       
  7,799      Adani Transmission, Ltd.*      246,919  
  29,992      Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A      264,792  
  4,434      Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A      39,570  
  4,545      CEZ AS      204,924  
  46,508      Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais      92,254  
  657,720      ENEL Americas SA      62,459  
  1,011,183      ENEL Chile SA      22,876  
  6,011      Energisa SA      46,350  
  32,737      Equatorial Energia SA      142,887  
  952,130      Inter Rao Ues PJSC(a)      18  
  15,365      Interconexion Electrica SA ESP      76,047  
  7,164      Korea Electric Power Corp., Ltd.*      125,307  
  25,730      PGE SA*      61,349  
  93,408      Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.      250,995  
  4,801      Public Power Corp. SA*      26,554  
  25,045      Saudi Electricity Co.      162,031  
  42,224      Tata Power Co., Ltd. (The)      108,413  
  61,000      Tenega Nasional Berhad      110,469  
     

 

 

 
        2,044,214  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.8%):       
  4,200      Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      336,341  
  11,375      Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.*      170,255  
  1,384      Ecopro BM Co., Ltd.      121,459  
  3,801      Eve Energy Co., Ltd., Class A*      55,519  
  1,050      Ginlong Technologies Co., Ltd., Class A      33,489  
  7,790      Havells India, Ltd.      108,558  
  12,500      Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd., Class A*      43,443  
  624      LG Energy Solution*      178,910  
  13,176      Nari Technology Co., Ltd.      53,264  
  2,900      Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd., Class A      42,715  
  3,200      Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd., Class A*      15,144  
  400      Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd., Class A      29,379  
  7,200      TBEA Co., Ltd., Class A      29,527  
  2,000      Voltronic Power Technology Corp.      97,096  
  66,000      Walsin Lihwa Corp.      79,923  
  12,400      Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.^      23,248  
  16,541      Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.      36,769  
  3,500      Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co., Ltd., Class A      18,802  
  15,800      Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd., Class H      78,211  
     

 

 

 
        1,552,052  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.7%):       
  18,500      AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.      42,755  
  222,000      AU Optronics Corp.*      121,788  
  4,200      Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co., Ltd., Class A      18,911  
  8,500      Delta Electronics Thailand pcl      79,929  
  57,000      Delta Electronics, Inc.      422,291  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued       
  24,000      E Ink Holdings, Inc.    $ 151,466  
  9,699      Foxconn Industrial Internet Co., Ltd., Class A      14,249  
  8,100      GoerTek, Inc., Class A      40,767  
  2,100      Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      23,710  
  354,000      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.      1,295,036  
  606      Iljin Materials Co., Ltd.      32,692  
  48,600      Inari Amertron Berhad      29,048  
  266,000      Innolux Corp.      108,136  
  19,500      Kingboard Holdings, Ltd.      73,757  
  37,500      Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.      46,363  
  659      L&F Co., Ltd.*      106,359  
  3,000      Largan Precision Co., Ltd.      174,173  
  11,400      Lens Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      18,847  
  6,031      LG Display Co., Ltd.      67,441  
  404      LG Innotek Co., Ltd.      106,438  
  4,700      Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A*      3,525  
  14,559      Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd.      73,720  
  864      Maxscend Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Class A      17,477  
  7,000      Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.      60,933  
  1,200      NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A      49,678  
  4,200      OFILM Group Co., Ltd., Class A*      4,217  
  1,281      Raytron Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      7,603  
  1,773      Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Series L      177,747  
  1,571      Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.      644,871  
  3,800      Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      9,644  
  1,820      Shennan Circuits Co., Ltd., Class A      25,526  
  20,800      Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.      338,473  
  7,000      Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      23,986  
  41,000      Synnex Technology International Corp.      73,294  
  14,000      Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Class A      20,852  
  35,000      Unimicron Technology Corp.      185,616  
  6,300      Unisplendour Corp., Ltd., Class A*      18,290  
  1,700      Wingtech Technology Co., Ltd.      21,608  
  47,960      WPG Holdings, Ltd.      89,185  
  6,350      Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd.      12,230  
  1,650      WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co., Ltd., Class A      3,647  
  12,377      Yageo Corp.      127,617  
  9,200      Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      22,604  
  19,000      Zhen Ding Technology Holding, Ltd.      65,750  
     

 

 

 
        5,052,249  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):       
  48,000      China Oilfield Services, Ltd.      47,577  
  126,200      Dialog Group Berhad      61,036  
     

 

 

 
        108,613  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (1.1%):       
  500,000      Alibaba Pictures Group, Ltd.*      49,231  
  4,913      Bilibili, Inc., ADR*      125,773  
  2,170      CD Projekt SA      46,474  
  400      G-Bits Network Technology Xiamen Co., Ltd.      23,229  
  455      HYBE Co., Ltd.*      51,175  
  9,347      IQIYI, Inc., ADR*      39,257  
  870      Kakao Games Corp.*      33,562  
  28,000      Kingsoft Corp., Ltd.      109,736  
  603      Krafton, Inc.*      102,039  
  4,000      Mango Excellent Media Co., Ltd., Class A*      19,984  
  483      Ncsoft Corp.      130,193  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Entertainment, continued       
  60,175      NetEase, Inc.    $ 1,126,203  
  657      Netmarble Corp.      34,950  
  810      Pearl Abyss Corp.*      32,006  
  7,050      Perfect World Co., Ltd., Class A      15,199  
  20,844      Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR*      104,637  
  4,800      Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A      15,319  
  15,360      Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co., Ltd., Class A*      11,082  
     

 

 

 
        2,070,049  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%):       
  96,015      Fibra UNO Amdinistracion SA      95,659  
  89,688      Growthpoint Properties, Ltd.      68,092  
     

 

 

 
        163,751  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.2%):       
  13,933      Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria, Ltd.      44,385  
  4,988      Avenue Supermarts, Ltd.*      215,564  
  27,700      Berli Jucker pcl      25,494  
  157      BGF Retail Co., Ltd.      22,857  
  10,042      Bid Corp., Ltd.      191,161  
  12,876      BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS      62,498  
  41,302      Cencosud SA      52,596  
  7,085      Clicks Group, Ltd.      119,642  
  166,700      CP All pcl      283,288  
  1,473      Dino Polska SA*      105,225  
  631      E-Mart Co., Ltd.      51,392  
  10,020      Magnit PJSC, GDR(a)      10  
  16,000      President Chain Store Corp.      146,554  
  32,016      Raia Drogasil SA      117,470  
  14,686      Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.      178,976  
  414,900      Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT      56,840  
  5,844      The Spar Group, Ltd.      49,895  
  152,530      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V.      526,000  
  3,565      X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)      4  
  1,456      Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd., Class A      11,491  
     

 

 

 
        2,261,342  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (2.0%):       
  4,930      Almarai Co. JSC      68,925  
  7,000      Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co., Ltd.*      8,192  
  21,374      BRF SA*      55,509  
  2,902      Britannia Industries, Ltd.      127,548  
  107,900      Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd.      79,436  
  110,000      China Feihe, Ltd.      126,707  
  274,400      China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., Ltd.*       
  86,000      China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.      429,812  
  245      CJ CheilJedang Corp.      71,645  
  75,500      Dali Foods Group Co., Ltd.      40,180  
  7,950      Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd.      107,474  
  700      Fu Jian Anjoy Foods Co., Ltd., Class A      17,586  
  5,255      Gruma, SAB de C.V., Class B      58,171  
  38,987      Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V., Series A, Class A      126,767  
  3,800      Guangdong Haid Group Co., Ltd., Class A      34,097  
  5,400      Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd.      23,643  
  10,200      Inner Mongolia Yili Indsutrial Group Co., Ltd.      59,401  
  90,500      IOI Corp. Berhad      78,904  
  22,213      JBS SA      134,096  
  3,100      Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co., Ltd., Class A*      2,814  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food Products, continued       
  1,500      Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co., Ltd.*    $ 7,775  
  700      Juewei Food Co., Ltd., Class A      6,055  
  12,600      Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad      62,764  
  16,791      Marico, Ltd.      101,753  
  179,400      Monde Nissin Corp.*      42,384  
  9,772      Muyuan Foodstuff Co., Ltd.      80,773  
  1,031      Nestle India, Ltd.      228,274  
  2,000      Nestle Malaysia Bhd      60,168  
  10,600      New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd., Class A*      24,255  
  721      Orion Corp./ Republic of Korea      57,806  
  20,980      PPB Group Berhad      75,547  
  213,700      PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk      86,064  
  76,600      PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk      49,146  
  127,500      PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk      60,367  
  32,650      QL Resources Berhad      38,537  
  59,200      Sime Darby Plantation Bhd      58,203  
  18,076      Tata Consumer Products, Ltd.      161,850  
  56,100      Thai Union Frozen Products pcl      27,167  
  9,830      The Savola Group      88,052  
  58,000      Tingyi (Caymen Is) Holding Corp.      99,504  
  6,800      Tongwei Co., Ltd., Class A      60,965  
  43,000      Uni-President China Holdings, Ltd.      36,915  
  137,000      Uni-President Enterprises Corp.      308,826  
  32,810      Universal Robina Corp.      66,091  
  163,000      Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.      142,161  
  13,060      Wens Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd.      41,558  
  16,000      Yihai International Holding, Ltd.      58,622  
  2,600      Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A*      21,011  
     

 

 

 
        3,803,500  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.7%):       
  7,970      Adani Total Gas, Ltd.      241,827  
  18,500      Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.      65,885  
  93,800      China Gas Holdings, Ltd.      145,030  
  26,000      China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.      122,323  
  23,200      ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.      381,645  
  40,303      GAIL India, Ltd.      69,057  
  8,251      Indraprastha Gas, Ltd.      37,238  
  124,000      Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.      101,771  
  25,200      Petronas Gas Berhad      94,050  
     

 

 

 
        1,258,826  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.2%):       
  54,400      Hartalega Holdings Berhad      37,800  
  2,280      Jafron Biomedical Co., Ltd., Class A      17,355  
  900      Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co., Ltd.      3,453  
  7,700      Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co., Ltd., Class A      21,395  
  20,000      Microport Scientific Corp.*      59,229  
  1,680      Ovctek China, Inc., Class A      14,379  
  548      SD Biosensor, Inc.      16,435  
  72,000      Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H      84,911  
  2,100      Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Class A      98,464  
  155,200      Top Glove Corp. Berhad      36,649  
     

 

 

 
        390,070  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Providers & Services (0.7%):       
  8,864      Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd., Class A*    $ 59,425  
  3,000      Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.      140,105  
  301,500      Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co., Ltd.      213,363  
  13,700      Bumrungrad Hospital pcl      69,439  
  2,640      Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd.      139,654  
  2,203      Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.      114,022  
  1,400      Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd., Class A*      17,280  
  125,780      Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA      131,479  
  3,300      Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A      22,318  
  9,200      Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.*      61,449  
  60,100      IHH Healthcare Berhad      88,240  
  46,000      Jinxin Fertility Group, Ltd.      42,528  
  600      Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.      1,068  
  15,300      Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A*      12,751  
  1,233      Mouwasat Medical Services Co.      70,129  
  9,527      Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA      52,761  
  1,900      Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd.      5,147  
  25,500      Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd.      42,301  
  34,400      Sinopharm Group Co., Series H      84,074  
  700      Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A*      18,273  
     

 

 

 
        1,385,806  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.1%):       
  130,000      Alibaba Health Information Technology, Ltd.*      91,862  
  14,300      Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co., Ltd.*      43,301  
  1,090      Winning Health Technology Group Co., Ltd.*      1,433  
     

 

 

 
        136,596  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.9%):       
  231,900      Asset World Corp. pcl      32,057  
  3,600      China International Travel Service Corp., Ltd., Class A*      125,810  
  67,600      Genting Berhard      69,729  
  86,800      Genting Malaysia Berhad      55,990  
  33,000      Haidilao International Holding, Ltd.*^      78,860  
  5,524      Huazhu Group, Ltd., ADR      210,464  
  20,000      Jiumaojiu International Holdings, Ltd.      54,140  
  15,230      Jollibee Foods Corp.      56,407  
  11,750      Jubilant Foodworks, Ltd.*      76,458  
  2,483      Kangwon Land, Inc.*      48,661  
  101,900      Minor International pcl*      98,058  
  7,104      OPAP SA      102,049  
  25,400      Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co., Ltd., Class A      24,719  
  6,660      Songcheng Performance Development Co., Ltd., Class A      15,303  
  11,781      Yum China Holdings, Inc.      571,379  
     

 

 

 
        1,620,084  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.4%):       
  700      Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd., Class A      12,771  
  66,800      Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd., Class H      250,915  
  2,982      LG Electronics, Inc.      203,315  
  5,000      Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.      49,310  
  1,400      Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A*      31,547  
  11,900      Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd.      48,904  
  28,400      TCL Corp., Class A      20,367  
  1,893      Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd.      93,263  
  1,600      Zhejiang Supor Co., Ltd., Class A      13,484  
     

 

 

 
        723,876  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Household Products (0.4%):       
  23,740      Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.    $ 671,709  
  38,309      Kimberl- Clark de Mexico SAB de C.V.      51,887  
  189,400      PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk      60,639  
  15,000      Vinda International Holdings, Ltd.^      38,457  
     

 

 

 
        822,692  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (1.0%):  
  211,560      AC Energy Corp.      30,894  
  2,070      ACWA Power Co.*      82,490  
  9,102      Adani Green Energy, Ltd.*      222,822  
  21,119      Adani Power, Ltd.*      70,448  
  26,100      B Grimm Power pcl      25,888  
  213,000      Cgn Power Co., Ltd., Class H      51,952  
  96,000      China Longyuan Power Group Corp.      187,255  
  41,500      China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.      42,620  
  136,000      China Power International Develpoment, Ltd.      86,599  
  58,000      China Resources Power Holdings Co.      120,124  
  38,500      China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co., Ltd.*      36,242  
  40,400      China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.      139,627  
  2,400      Electricity Genera pcl      11,992  
  43,600      Energy Absolute Public Co., Ltd.      100,749  
  7,616      Engie Brasil Energia SA      60,108  
  25,400      Global Power Synergy pcl      46,432  
  87,800      Gulf Energy Development pcl, Class R      115,661  
  13,900      Huadian Power International Corp, Ltd., Class A      8,179  
  126,000      Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H      63,462  
  114,179      NTPC, Ltd.      206,808  
  16,900      Ratch Group pcl      18,302  
  20,900      SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A      32,813  
  21,900      Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co., Ltd., Class A      39,029  
     

 

 

 
        1,800,496  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (1.0%):       
  58,230      Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.      50,382  
  88,657      Alfa SAB de CV, Class A      62,972  
  8,220      Ayala Corp.      89,710  
  7,824      Bidvest Group, Ltd.      100,871  
  176,000      Citic, Ltd.      178,655  
  403      CJ Corp.      24,140  
  68,000      Far Eastern New Century Corp.      72,900  
  86,500      Fosun International, Ltd.      80,079  
  15,971      Grupo Carso SAB de C.V.      59,541  
  2,295      GT Capital Holdings, Inc.      20,414  
  15,300      Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad      24,768  
  44,815      Industries Qatar Q.S.C.      196,863  
  101,484      JG Summit Holdings, Inc.      89,803  
  20,331      KOC Holdings AS      44,707  
  2,559      LG Corp.      154,004  
  1,863      Mytilineos SA      27,482  
  2,613      Samsung C&T Corp.      248,087  
  2,872      Siemens, Ltd.      87,415  
  62,100      Sime Darby Berhad      30,038  
  967      SK, Inc.      160,957  
  7,815      SM Investments Corp.      111,204  
  31,448      Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS      40,616  
     

 

 

 
        1,955,608  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (2.4%):       
  1,153      Bajaj Finserv, Ltd.      159,990  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Insurance, continued       
  17,305      BB Seguridade Participacoes SA    $ 85,849  
  1,686      Bupa Arabia For Cooperative Insurance Co.      71,755  
  224,137      Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      383,917  
  204,000      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      354,074  
  6,100      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      28,392  
  13,000      China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class A*      45,752  
  75,600      China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class H      185,312  
  49,200      China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.      60,834  
  1,303      DB Insurance Co., Ltd.      61,597  
  14,555      Discovery, Ltd.*      114,858  
  22,395      HDFC Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      156,274  
  6,280      ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co., Ltd.      89,265  
  9,176      ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      56,938  
  887      Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.      22,773  
  27,000      New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      76,753  
  4,500      New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class A      21,673  
  145,915      Old Mutual, Ltd.^      99,118  
  178,000      People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd. (The)      54,524  
  28,100      People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd. (The)      21,260  
  202,000      Picc Property & Casuality Co., Ltd., Class H      210,650  
  174,500      Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd.      1,207,855  
  20,800      Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd.      145,279  
  17,119      Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA      114,875  
  846      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.      131,636  
  1,838      Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      88,774  
  52,992      Sanlam, Ltd.      172,493  
  14,052      SBI Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      192,778  
  320,614      Shin Kong Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      94,513  
  16,500      Zhongan Online P&c Insurance Co., Ltd.*      54,869  
     

 

 

 
        4,564,630  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (5.7%):       
  1,931      Autohome, Inc., ADR      75,946  
  8,252      Baidu, Inc., ADR*      1,227,320  
  2,379      Info Edge India, Ltd.      113,453  
  1,413      JOYY, Inc., ADR      42,192  
  9,048      Kakao Corp.      487,908  
  2,411      Kanzhun, Ltd., ADR*      63,361  
  3,651      NAVER Corp.      677,520  
  177,300      Tencent Holdings, Ltd.      8,052,018  
  3,760      VK Co., Ltd., GDR*(a)       
  1,711      Weibo Corp., ADR*      39,575  
  9,068      Yandex NV, Class A*(a)       
     

 

 

 
        10,779,293  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (6.8%):       
  432,372      Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.*      6,167,819  
  10,438      Allegro.eu SA*      55,827  
  13,210      Americanas SA      33,903  
  320      CJ ENM Co., Ltd.      23,124  
  88,000      HengTen Networks Group, Ltd.*      32,333  
  57,200      JD Com, Inc.      1,849,557  
  29,550      JD Health International, Inc.*      237,659  
  116,800      Meituan*      2,951,598  
  1,200      momo.com, Inc.      25,771  
  965      Ozon Holdings plc, ADR*(a)       
  321      Ozon Holdings plc, ADR*(a)       
  12,377      Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR*      764,899  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail, continued       
  31,200      Tongcheng Travel Holdings, Ltd.*    $ 68,619  
  14,928      Trip.com Group, Ltd., ADR*      409,774  
  14,042      Vipshop Holdings, Ltd., ADR*      138,875  
  36,888      Zomato, Ltd.*      25,231  
     

 

 

 
        12,784,989  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (2.3%):       
  6,000      Beijing Sinnet Technology Co., Ltd.      9,356  
  68,000      Chinasoft International, Ltd.      69,415  
  9,100      DHC Software Co., Ltd., Class A      8,608  
  533      Elm Co.      36,275  
  22,296      GDS Holdings, Ltd., Class A*      94,296  
  30,764      HCL Technologies, Ltd.      379,881  
  95,964      Infosys, Ltd.      1,785,958  
  1,779      Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Ltd.      89,784  
  1,858      Mindtree, Ltd.      68,096  
  2,194      Mphasis Ltd.      63,902  
  1,016      Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.      101,963  
  26,402      Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.      1,094,294  
  16,690      Tech Mahindra, Ltd.      211,790  
  25,000      Travelsky Technology, Ltd., Series H      49,389  
  39,340      Wipro, Ltd.      207,732  
     

 

 

 
        4,270,739  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.1%):       
  8,000      Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      64,510  
  2,720      HLB, Inc.*      74,448  
     

 

 

 
        138,958  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.0%):       
  4,021      Divi’s Laboratories, Ltd.      185,159  
  36,000      Genscript Biotech Corp.*      130,858  
  1,800      Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., Class A      30,844  
  3,100      Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., Class H      35,899  
  1,200      Joinn Laboratories China Co., Ltd., Class A      20,440  
  3,150      Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd., Class A      45,021  
  4,800      Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd., Class H      48,259  
  520      Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.*      316,679  
  5,208      WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., Class A      81,114  
  9,036      WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., Class H      120,650  
  102,000      Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*      939,602  
     

 

 

 
        1,954,525  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.7%):       
  4,185      AirTac International Group*      139,297  
  51,000      China Conch Venture Holdings, Ltd.      111,182  
  7,100      China CSSC Holdings, Ltd., Class A      20,157  
  45,100      CRRC Corp., Ltd., Class A      35,059  
  1,481      Doosan Bobcat, Inc.      33,065  
  23,000      Haitian International Holdings, Ltd.      58,873  
  378      Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.*      41,685  
  3,108      Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co., Ltd., Class A      28,687  
  1,191      Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore*      86,223  
  4,400      Riyue Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., Class A      16,765  
  19,664      Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Class R*      92,093  
  36,000      Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co., Ltd.      38,662  
  15,600      Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.      44,491  
  4,050      Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd.      39,901  
  26,000      Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd.      36,763  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued       
  51,440      WEG SA    $ 260,007  
  15,600      Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class A      29,137  
  58,000      Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H      93,583  
  2,720      Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., Class A      25,762  
  30,200      XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.      24,357  
  1,400      Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd., Class A      10,618  
  14,800      Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      13,638  
  47,600      Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Class H      25,474  
     

 

 

 
        1,305,479  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.5%):       
  351,274      Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA      31,401  
  92,950      COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd.      130,058  
  26,260      COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A      54,719  
  71,835      Evergreen Marine Corp., Ltd.      204,135  
  8,078      HMM Co., Ltd.      153,259  
  36,500      MISC Berhad      58,833  
  3,500      Orient Overseas International, Ltd.      93,102  
  6,819      Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.      31,249  
  18,700      Wan Hai Lines, Ltd.      74,912  
  49,000      Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.      135,459  
     

 

 

 
        967,127  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.0%):       
  2,304      Cheil Worldwide, Inc.      42,214  
  12,600      China Literature, Ltd.*      62,034  
  6,903      Cyfrowy Polsat SA      32,777  
  37,199      Focus Media Information Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      37,494  
  63,219      Grupo Televisa SAB      103,801  
  49,000      Kuaishou Technology*      549,556  
  11,118      MultiChoice Group, Ltd.      79,177  
  6,309      Naspers, Ltd.      923,306  
  806      Saudi Research Media Group*      40,380  
     

 

 

 
        1,870,739  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (3.7%):       
  208,700      Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk PT*      22,160  
  3,562      African Rainbow Minerals, Ltd.      46,932  
  77,337      Alrosa PAO(a)      1  
  116,000      Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd.      44,699  
  271,200      Aneka Tambang Tbk      32,648  
  1,515      Anglo American Platinum, Ltd.      133,027  
  11,940      AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.      176,219  
  30,300      Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Class A      27,277  
  72,000      China Hongqiao Group, Ltd.      82,616  
  58,500      China Molybdenum Co., Ltd., Class A      50,163  
  87,000      China Molybdenum Co., Ltd., Class H      49,477  
  7,200      China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co., Ltd., Class A      37,935  
  350,000      China Steel Corp.      334,702  
  6,579      Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR      43,421  
  22,695      Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA (CSN)      66,963  
  41,694      Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S.      67,965  
  2,000      Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd.      44,520  
  10,920      Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd., Class H      122,452  
  13,600      GEM Co., Ltd., Class A      18,520  
  26,426      Gold Fields      246,822  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  89,412      Grupo Mexico SAB de C.V., Series B, Class B    $ 370,334  
  17,328      Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.      54,087  
  38,889      Hindalco Industries, Ltd.      167,216  
  3,115      Hyundai Steel Co.      77,208  
  24,831      Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.      276,807  
  4,401      Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V.      40,760  
  88,300      Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd.      31,043  
  34,000      Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.      47,134  
  6,400      Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class A      17,074  
  7,560      Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd.      31,592  
  20,924      JSW Steel, Ltd.      149,866  
  3,845      KGHM Polska Miedz SA*      102,444  
  245      Korea Zinc Co.      91,998  
  1,769      Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.      57,442  
  326,684      Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT*      87,583  
  1,857      MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(a)       
  76,000      MMG, Ltd.*      28,326  
  10,071      Northam Platinum Holdings, Ltd.*      106,098  
  42,350      Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)      1  
  10,301      Polymetal International plc(a)       
  1,026      Polyus PJSC(a)       
  2,151      POSCO      382,810  
  92,000      Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd      99,471  
  26,058      Saudi Arabian Mining Co.*      346,916  
  6,613      Severstal(a)      7  
  8,120      Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.      22,245  
  14,000      Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Class H      24,281  
  39,100      Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd., Class A      21,583  
  14,400      Shanxi Meijin Energy Co., Ltd., Class A      26,294  
  6,600      Shenghe Resources Holding Co., Ltd., Class A      22,374  
  77,036      Sibanye Stillwater, Ltd.      191,533  
  2,541      Southern Copper Corp.      126,567  
  19,645      Tata Steel, Ltd.      216,151  
  32,700      Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd., Class A      15,959  
  84,297      United Co. RUSAL International PJSC*(a)      2  
  52,400      Vale Indonesia Tbk PT*      19,895  
  114,715      Vale SA      1,678,339  
  21,274      Vedanta, Ltd.      60,207  
  5,040      Yintai Gold Co., Ltd.      7,339  
  1,200      YongXing Special Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      27,376  
  24,000      Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd., Class H*      20,702  
  3,380      Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd., Class A      48,421  
  172,000      Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.      213,800  
  38,700      Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.      54,207  
     

 

 

 
        7,012,011  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.3%):       
  72,375      Central Retail Corp. pcl      71,777  
  28,913      Lojas Renner SA      124,981  
  218      Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.      17,480  
  84,931      Magazine Luiza SA      37,979  
  22,077      S.A.C.I. Falabella      51,751  
  6,235      Trent, Ltd.      84,948  
  30,415      Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.      101,603  
     

 

 

 
        490,519  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.0%):       
  16,879      Qatar Electricity & Water Co.      81,338  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.9%):       
  24,317      Bharat Pertoleum Corp., Ltd.    $ 95,095  
  45,000      China Coal Energy Co., Ltd., Class H      38,608  
  34,000      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A      20,703  
  708,000      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H      318,170  
  10,100      China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.      50,148  
  104,500      China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.      302,884  
  45,000      China Suntien Green Energy Corp., Ltd., Class H      23,253  
  38,180      Coal India, Ltd.      89,873  
  30,707      Cosan sa industria e Comercio      106,799  
  8,500      COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd., Class A      13,161  
  143,502      Ecopetrol SA      78,057  
  9,515      Empresas Copec SA      70,232  
  7,210      Exxaro Resources, Ltd.      88,010  
  31,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp.      97,750  
  354,974      Gazprom PJSC(a)      6  
  1,948      GS Holdings      62,935  
  14,700      Guanghui Energy Co., Ltd., Class A      23,078  
  22,086      Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.      60,807  
  1,660      Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., Ltd.      76,093  
  74,352      Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.      70,001  
  22,700      Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co., Ltd., Class B*      37,133  
  12,219      LUKOIL PJSC(a)       
  13,557      MOL Hungarian Oil And Gas plc      105,119  
  2,722      Novatek PJSC, GDR(a)      3  
  75,771      Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.      145,197  
  20,015      Petro Rio SA*      84,108  
  45,900      PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class A      36,248  
  614,000      PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H      289,009  
  136,398      Petroleo Brasileiro SA      728,009  
  107,298      Petroleo Brasileiro SA      626,207  
  11,400      Petronas Dagangan Berhad      54,691  
  21,431      Petronet LNG, Ltd.      59,066  
  8,883      Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA      136,247  
  49,036      Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA      62,547  
  427,800      PT Adaro Energy Tbk      82,035  
  58,000      PT United Tractors Tbk      110,390  
  40,500      PTT Exploration & Production pcl      182,380  
  290,200      PTT pcl      280,146  
  14,235      Qatar Fuel QSC      69,776  
  46,623      Qatar Gas Transport Co., Ltd.      47,911  
  13,408      Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.*      61,090  
  85,510      Reliance Industries, Ltd.*      2,815,757  
  34,912      Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(a)      1  
  66,559      Saudi Arabian Oil Co.      688,701  
  26,100      Shaanxi Coal Industry Co., Ltd.      82,914  
  10,600      Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co., Ltd., Class A      21,319  
  1,502      SK Innovation Co., Ltd.      222,827  
  1,367      S-Oil Corp.      109,107  
  171,452      Surgutneftegas PJSC(a)      3  
  199,091      Surgutneftegas Prefernce(a)      4  
  43,241      Tatneft PJSC(a)      1  
  34,500      Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.      50,571  
  4,521      Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafine*      71,790  
  21,910      Ultrapar Participacoes SA      51,542  
  50,000      Yankuang Energy Group Co., Ltd.      158,763  
     

 

 

 
        9,156,275  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Paper & Forest Products (0.2%):       
  33,569      Empresas CMPC SA    $ 55,814  
  49,000      Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd.      41,527  
  85,700      PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp Tbk      43,747  
  21,464      Suzano SA      203,816  
     

 

 

 
        344,904  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.4%):       
  819      Amorepacific Corp.      82,216  
  863      Amorepacific Group      24,857  
  3,754      Colgate-Palmolive India, Ltd.      70,725  
  16,996      Dabur India, Ltd.      106,863  
  11,217      Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.*      107,725  
  22,000      Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.      103,345  
  273      LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.      143,099  
  60      LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.      15,102  
  24,589      Natura & Co. Holding SA      63,060  
     

 

 

 
        716,992  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (1.2%):       
  10,803      Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.      92,569  
  500      Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co., Ltd., Class A      21,622  
  5,586      Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.      36,331  
  900      Betta Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.      8,186  
  2,400      CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class H*      24,609  
  533      Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*      32,353  
  800      Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A      27,947  
  43,000      China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.      67,208  
  266,000      China Pharmaceutical Enterprise & Investment Corp.      264,782  
  100,000      China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co., Ltd.      61,871  
  14,918      Cipla, Ltd.      173,423  
  3,142      Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd.      174,979  
  2,900      Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A      13,698  
  185      Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd.      43,927  
  36,000      Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.      72,734  
  2,402      Hutchison China MediTech, Ltd., ADR*      30,361  
  10,611      Hypera SA      77,136  
  10,927      Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd.      60,653  
  5,585      Lupin, Ltd.      43,275  
  2,704      Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      11,402  
  658,200      PT Kalbe Farma Tbk      73,353  
  3,821      Richter Gedeon Nyrt      69,229  
  3,300      Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.      21,764  
  17,000      Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.      63,114  
  6,720      Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Class A      24,401  
  282,750      Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.      182,101  
  798      SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.*      46,135  
  23,631      Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.      248,484  
  1,214      Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.      44,013  
  1,667      Yuhan Corp.      72,017  
  3,080      Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd.      27,875  
  1,300      Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.*      69,445  
  6,380      Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.*      21,654  
  5,184      Zhejiang NHU Co., Ltd., Class A      17,683  
  500      Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      3,892  
     

 

 

 
        2,324,226  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Real Estate Management & Development (2.1%):       
  126,385      Aldar Properties PJSC    $ 153,305  
  11,500      A-Living Services Co., Ltd., Class H      18,797  
  182,900      Ayala Land, Inc.      84,728  
  78,422      Barwa Real Estate Co.      71,962  
  58,200      Central Pattana pcl      100,560  
  60,000      China Everbright Environment Group, Ltd.*      11,045  
  166,000      China Jinmao Holdings Group, Ltd.      45,541  
  13,300      China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A      26,751  
  108,500      China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.      347,106  
  55,000      China Overseas Property Holdings, Ltd.      59,712  
  94,000      China Resources Land, Ltd.      444,579  
  14,200      China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services, Ltd.      71,327  
  18,800      China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class A      57,854  
  50,600      China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H      129,218  
  20,000      CIFI Ever Sunshine Services Group, Ltd.      25,940  
  117,936      CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.      59,991  
  231,000      Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.^      145,581  
  55,000      Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.      250,305  
  14,300      Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.*      41,061  
  17,411      DLF, Ltd.      69,098  
  9,596      Emaar Economic City*      25,296  
  115,979      Emaar Properties PJSC      164,475  
  6,000      Future Land Holdings Co., Ltd.      22,912  
  10,300      Gemdale Corp., Class A      20,745  
  3,334      Godrej Properties, Ltd.*      50,045  
  22,000      Greentown China Holdings, Ltd.      45,676  
  44,000      Greentown Service Group Co., Ltd.      49,895  
  24,200      Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd.^      37,043  
  12,500      Jinke Properties Group Co., Ltd., Class A      5,367  
  8,464      KE Holdings, Inc., ADR*      151,929  
  227,100      Land & Houses Public Co., Ltd.      53,693  
  43,000      Logan Property Holdings Co., Ltd.      11,349  
  51,000      Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd.      245,735  
  15,107      Mabanee Co KPSC      37,127  
  13,626      NEPI Rockcastle plc      72,882  
  30,600      Poly Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., Class A      80,079  
  30,984      Ruentex Development Co., Ltd.      76,436  
  62,000      Seazen Group, Ltd.*      31,339  
  44,500      Shanghai Lujiazue      39,138  
  42,000      Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.^      20,865  
  294,200      SM Prime Holdings, Inc.      195,596  
  81,000      Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.      41,697  
  34,000      The Wharf Holdings, Ltd.      124,002  
  37,600      Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd.      48,272  
     

 

 

 
        3,866,054  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.3%):       
  93,700      Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co., Ltd., Class A      70,342  
  303,300      BTS Group Holdings pcl      73,419  
  235      CJ Logistics Corp.*      20,692  
  7,427      Container Corp. of India, Ltd.      55,970  
  16,052      Localiza Rent a Car SA      160,769  
  36,591      Rumo SA      111,670  
     

 

 

 
        492,862  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (8.6%):       
  885      Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc., Class A*    $ 15,419  
  98,465      ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.      253,650  
  1,000      ASMedia Technology, Inc.      37,419  
  1,694      Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR*      120,918  
  2,000      eMemory Technology, Inc.      68,908  
  17,000      Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd., Class H*      60,594  
  36,500      GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd.*      20,271  
  756      Gigadevice Semiconductor Beijing, Inc., Class A      16,096  
  6,000      Globalwafers Co., Ltd.      90,899  
  3,192      Hangzhou First Applied Material Co., Ltd., Class A      31,253  
  2,000      Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Class A*      15,534  
  14,000      Hua Hong Semiconductor, Ltd.*      50,521  
  1,000      Ingenic Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Class A      15,922  
  4,200      JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      49,505  
  5,300      JCET Group Co., Ltd., Class A      21,356  
  15,288      Longi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.      152,196  
  43,000      MediaTek, Inc.      936,554  
  2,000      Montage Technology Co., Ltd., Class A*      18,123  
  38,000      Nanya Technology Corp.      63,060  
  4,972      National Silicon Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class A*      17,117  
  16,000      Novatek Microelectronics Corp.      161,619  
  2,000      Parade Technologies, Ltd.      76,716  
  68,000      Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.      91,612  
  14,000      Realtek Semiconductor Corp.      170,700  
  900      SG Micro Corp., Class A      24,473  
  800      Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A      10,678  
  2,000      Silergy Corp.      159,496  
  15,574      SK Hynix, Inc.      1,089,592  
  2,914      SK Square Co., Ltd.*      87,411  
  400      StarPower Semiconductor, Ltd., Class A      23,057  
  703,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      11,196,982  
  7,000      Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd.      61,521  
  10,600      Tianshui Huatian Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      14,853  
  2,478      Trina Solar Co., Ltd.      24,165  
  1,200      Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Class A*      34,010  
  348,000      United Microelectronics Corp.      456,027  
  28,000      Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.      71,892  
  1,900      Will Semiconductor, Ltd., Class A*      49,110  
  10,000      Win Semiconductors Corp.      64,652  
  84,000      Winbond Electronics Corp.      61,371  
  152,000      Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.      234,383  
  2,500      Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd., Class A      25,243  
     

 

 

 
        16,244,878  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.3%):       
  8,800      360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A      11,202  
  476      Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc., Class A      14,053  
  1,960      Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co., Ltd., Class A      4,653  
  2,730      Hundsun Technologies, Inc.      17,742  
  4,600      Iflytek Co., Ltd.      28,395  
  84,000      Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.*      201,359  
  12,000      Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings, Ltd.      19,553  
  13,100      NavInfo Co., Ltd.      29,553  
  700      Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A      10,875  
  4,420      Shanghai Baosight Software Co., Ltd.*      36,102  
  12,500      Shanghai Baosight Software Co., Ltd., Class B*      52,775  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

12


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  920      Tata Elxsi, Ltd.    $ 95,417  
  15,698      TOTVS SA      69,777  
  7,150      Yonyou Network Technology Co., Ltd.      23,253  
     

 

 

 
        614,709  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.6%):       
  69,603      Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC      79,981  
  18,000      China Meidong Auto Holdings, Ltd.      56,798  
  2,316      FF Group*      24  
  172,900      Home Product Center Public Co., Ltd.      62,333  
  9,000      Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.      185,055  
  919      Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.      50,505  
  1,757      Jarir Marketing Co.      76,182  
  3,482      Jumbo SA      50,713  
  7,531      Mr Price Group, Ltd.      82,309  
  47,563      Pepkor Holdings, Ltd.      55,909  
  12,600      Pop Mart International Group, Ltd.      61,125  
  80,700      PTT Oil & Retail Business pcl, Class R      58,221  
  7,121      The Foschini Group, Ltd.      53,486  
  45,000      Topsports International Holdings, Ltd.      40,995  
  27,899      Vibra Energia SA      89,089  
  20,000      Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.      141,262  
     

 

 

 
        1,143,987  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.4%):       
  77,000      Acer, Inc.      56,230  
  11,616      Advantech Co., Ltd.      135,302  
  21,000      Asustek Computer, Inc.      219,148  
  80,300      BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A      47,263  
  19,000      Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.      106,119  
  2,600      China Greatwall Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A      4,209  
  113,000      Compal Electronics, Inc.      86,826  
  11,400      GRG Banking Equipment Co., Ltd., Class A      15,786  
  3,156      Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd., Class A      12,518  
  70,000      Inventec Corp.      59,095  
  206,000      Lenovo Group, Ltd.      192,970  
  60,000      Lite-On Technology Corp.      116,580  
  18,000      Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.      68,639  
  5,000      Ninestar Corp.      37,817  
  57,000      Pegatron Corp.      109,212  
  80,000      Quanta Computer, Inc.      214,225  
  136,014      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.      5,959,424  
  943      Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A      12,587  
  2,000      Wiwynn Corp.      46,665  
  428,000      Xiaomi Corp., Class B*      747,921  
     

 

 

 
        8,248,536  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%):       
  31,600      Anta Sports Products, Ltd.      395,490  
  116,000      Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd.^      72,149  
  6,220      Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.      87,008  
  380      F&F Co., Ltd.      39,463  
  15,000      Feng Tay Enterprise Co., Ltd.      88,436  
  68,000      Li Ning Co., Ltd.      642,793  
  32      LPP SA      64,511  
  167      Page Industries, Ltd.      85,100  
  63,000      Pou Chen Corp.      62,434  
  23,000      Shenzhou International Group      282,693  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued       
  10,688      Titan Co., Ltd.    $ 263,079  
  34,500      Xtep International Holdings, Ltd.^      62,731  
     

 

 

 
        2,145,887  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.7%):       
  48,558      Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.      1,338,600  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.4%):       
  43,949      Eastern Co. SAE      24,130  
  84,526      ITC, Ltd.      293,127  
  2,988      KT&G Corp.      189,186  
  12,100      PT Gudang Garam Tbk      25,329  
  13,906      RLX Technology, Inc., ADR*      29,620  
  52,000      Smoore International Holdings, Ltd.^      163,784  
     

 

 

 
        725,176  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):       
  8,010      Adani Enterprises, Ltd.      222,517  
  7,500      BOC Aviation, Ltd.      63,193  
     

 

 

 
        285,710  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure (0.7%):       
  13,889      Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.      118,377  
  127,300      Airports of Thailand Public Co., Ltd.*      255,975  
  169,500      Bangkok Expressway & Metro      41,997  
  74,000      Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.*      50,552  
  31,993      CCR SA      76,606  
  47,228      China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd.      81,004  
  38,000      COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Ltd.      26,842  
  5,725      Grupo Aeroportuario de Sur      112,547  
  10,726      Grupo Aeroporturaio del Pacifico SAB de C.V.      149,432  
  29,770      International Container Terminal Services, Inc.      99,636  
  36,000      Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Series H, Class H      36,259  
  28,300      Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad*      42,417  
  6,504      Promotora Y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV      47,657  
  3,000      Shanghai International Air*      25,452  
  35,399      Shanghai International Port Group Co., Ltd.      30,858  
  35,000      Shenzhen International Holdings, Ltd.      34,479  
  54,000      Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.      50,959  
  42,000      Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd.*      38,922  
     

 

 

 
        1,319,971  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.1%):       
  186,000      Beijing Enterprises Water Group, Ltd.      56,250  
  10,225      Cia Saneamento Basico Do Estado de Sao Paulo      82,399  
  92,000      Guangdong Investment, Ltd.      97,448  
     

 

 

 
        236,097  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.7%):       
  35,300      Advanced Info Service Public Co., Ltd.      194,378  
  812,904      America Movil SAB de C.V., Series L      830,921  
  91,800      Axiata Group Berhad      58,987  
  63,135      Bharti Airtel, Ltd.*      548,333  
  57,500      China United Network Communications, Ltd., Class A      29,746  
  100,300      DIGI.com Berhad      79,710  
  12,139      Etihad Etisalat Co.      113,519  
  45,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.      126,468  
  1,005      Globe Telecom, Inc.      41,461  
  29,450      Intouch Holdings Public Co., Ltd.      57,139  
  66,900      Maxis Berhad      50,125  
  32,110      Mobile Telecommunications Co KSCP      62,238  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued       
  14,942      Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR(a)    $ 15  
  48,659      MTN Group, Ltd.      395,812  
  2,760      PLDT, Inc.      84,276  
  731      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.      29,321  
  49,000      Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.      178,289  
  27,636      TIM SA      67,388  
  40,565      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS      39,450  
  16,855      Vodacom Group, Ltd.      136,118  
     

 

 

 
        3,123,694  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $143,595,489)

     184,005,146  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks (1.2%):       
Automobiles (0.0%):       
  986      Hyundai Motor Co., 6/29/20      66,593  
     

 

 

 
Banks (0.6%):       
  155,550      Banco Bradesco SA, 1.15%, 1/3/20      511,277  
  142,087      Itau Unibanco Holding SA, 0.40%, 1/5/21      615,550  
     

 

 

 
        1,126,827  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.0%):       
  5,513      Braskem SA, Class A, 24.80%, 10/7/20      39,233  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.1%):       
  37,024      Gerdau SA, 11.45%, 3/6/20      158,131  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%):       
  23,515      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 3/30/20      943,683  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,605,550)

     2,334,467  
  

 

 

 

Shares or

Principal
Amount

           Value  
Rights (0.0%):       
Banking (0.0%):       
  6,213      Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd., Expires on 7/14/22*(a)    $  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.0%):       
  4,613      Walsin Lihwa Corp., Expires on 8/4/22*      473  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $—)

     473  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.5%):  
  916,933      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(b)(c)      916,933  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $916,933)

     916,933  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.4%):       
Money Markets (0.4%):       
  710,774      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(c)      710,774  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $710,774)

     710,774  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $147,828,746) — 100.0%

     187,967,793  
  

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (54,611
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 187,913,182  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

ADR—American Depository Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $857,192.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. 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, 2022.

 

(c)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Amounts shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total value of investments as of June 30, 2022:

(Unaudited)

 

Country    Percentage  

Bermuda

     0.1

Brazil

     4.8

Cayman Islands

     0.8

Chile

     0.5

China

     31.0

Colombia

     0.2

Cyprus

      % 

Czech Republic

     0.2

Egypt

     0.1

Greece

     0.2

Hong Kong

     3.1

Hungary

     0.2

India

     12.6

Indonesia

     1.8

Kuwait

     0.8

Luxembourg

      % 

Malaysia

     1.5

Mexico

     2.1
Country    Percentage  

Peru

      % 

Philippines

     0.7

Poland

     0.6

Qatar

     1.0

Republic of Korea (South)

     11.1

Romania

      % 

Russian Federation

      % 

Saudi Arabia

     4.2

Singapore

      % 

South Africa

     3.4

Switzerland

     0.1

Taiwan, Province Of China

     14.1

Thailand

     1.9

Turkey

     0.3

United Arab Emirates

     1.3

United States

     1.3
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/16/22        48      $ 2,406,480      $ 8,851  
           

 

 

 
            $ 8,851  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 147,828,746
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 187,967,793

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      129,000

Interest and dividends receivable

      1,016,152

Foreign currency, at value (cost $647,342)

      641,681

Receivable for investments sold

      1,000

Reclaims receivable

      52,652

Prepaid expenses

      589
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      189,808,867
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      42,446

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      916,933

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      11,315

Accrued foreign taxes

      651,597

Manager fees payable

      71,556

Administration fees payable

      31,376

Distribution fees payable

      37,205

Custodian fees payable

      18,740

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      223

Transfer agent fees payable

      2,325

Trustee fees payable

      2,122

Other accrued liabilities

      109,847
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      1,895,685
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 187,913,182
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 146,100,423

Total distributable earnings

      41,812,759
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 187,913,182
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 12,068,265

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

      1,839,279

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 6.56
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 175,844,917

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

      26,812,428

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 6.56
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $857,192.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends

    $ 3,551,970

Income from securities lending

      9,210

Foreign withholding tax

      (330,883 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      3,230,297
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      894,580

Administration fees

      28,161

Distribution fees — Class 2

      246,087

Custodian fees

      39,786

Administrative and compliance services fees

      783

Transfer agent fees

      3,277

Trustee fees

      3,047

Professional fees

      4,684

Licensing fees

      26,656

Shareholder reports

      4,210

Other expenses

      19,016
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      1,270,287

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (420,978 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      849,309
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      2,380,988
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      (1,009,862 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (511,252 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on foreign taxes

      (5,762 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (41,902,949 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      8,936

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign taxes

      429,787
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (42,991,102 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (40,610,114 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,380,988     $ 3,310,055

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (1,526,876 )       6,098,120

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (41,464,226 )       (17,502,996 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (40,610,114 )       (8,094,821 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (553,353 )

Class 2

            (7,183,163 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (7,736,516 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      6,000       20,268

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            553,353

Value of shares redeemed

      (711,624 )       (1,782,790 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (705,624 )       (1,209,169 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      710,456       2,832,734

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            7,183,163

Value of shares redeemed

      (8,161,116 )       (33,445,770 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (7,450,660 )       (23,429,873 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (8,156,284 )       (24,639,042 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (48,766,398 )       (40,470,379 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      236,679,580       277,149,959
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 187,913,182     $ 236,679,580
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      763       2,395

Dividends reinvested

            69,604

Shares redeemed

      (98,911 )       (207,387 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (98,148 )       (135,388 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      101,135       330,575

Dividends reinvested

            902,407

Shares redeemed

      (1,120,797 )       (3,764,888 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (1,019,662 )       (2,531,906 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,117,810 )       (2,667,294 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 7.94     $ 8.54     $ 7.85     $ 6.99     $ 8.78     $ 6.60
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.09 (a)       0.13 (a)       0.10 (a)       0.15 (a)       0.16       0.12

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.47 )       (0.44 )       1.17       1.04       (1.50 )       2.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.38 )       (0.31 )       1.27       1.19       (1.34 )       2.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.14 )       (0.29 )       (0.15 )       (0.16 )       (0.04 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.15 )       (0.29 )       (0.18 )       (0.29 )       (0.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.29 )       (0.58 )       (0.33 )       (0.45 )       (0.24 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 6.56     $ 7.94     $ 8.54     $ 7.85     $ 6.99     $ 8.78
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (17.38 )%(c)       (3.68 )%       17.26 %       17.55 %       (15.31 )%       36.97 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 12,068     $ 15,392     $ 17,703     $ 17,995     $ 17,072     $ 22,883

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      2.49 %       1.51 %       1.32 %       1.97 %       1.89 %       1.56 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.97 %       1.09 %       1.17 %       1.10 %       1.03 %       1.11 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.57 %       0.69 %       0.77 %       0.70 %       0.63 %       0.71 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      2 %       7 %       12 %       25 %       20 %       19 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 7.95     $ 8.54     $ 7.85     $ 6.99     $ 8.77     $ 6.60
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.08 (a)       0.11 (a)       0.08 (a)       0.12 (a)       0.14       0.10

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.47 )       (0.44 )       1.16       1.05       (1.49 )       2.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.39 )       (0.33 )       1.24       1.17       (1.35 )       2.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.11 )       (0.26 )       (0.13 )       (0.14 )       (0.03 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.15 )       (0.29 )       (0.18 )       (0.29 )       (0.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.26 )       (0.55 )       (0.31 )       (0.43 )       (0.23 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 6.56     $ 7.95     $ 8.54     $ 7.85     $ 6.99     $ 8.77
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (17.48 )%(c)       (3.83 )%       16.92 %       17.18 %       (15.46 )%       36.63 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 175,845     $ 221,288     $ 259,447     $ 308,248     $ 297,839     $ 351,886

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      2.25 %       1.26 %       1.06 %       1.65 %       1.61 %       1.35 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      1.22 %       1.34 %       1.42 %       1.35 %       1.28 %       1.36 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.82 %       0.94 %       1.02 %       0.95 %       0.88 %       0.96 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      2 %       7 %       12 %       25 %       20 %       19 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.    All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $908 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $916,933 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $2.3 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Interest Rate Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 8,851     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $  

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Variation margin on futures contracts”.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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, 2022:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
 

Interest Rate Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (511,252      $8,936  

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.45% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 20,332,101        $ 163,671,112        $ 1,932        $ 184,005,145

Preferred Stocks+

         1,324,191          1,010,276                   2,334,467

Rights+

                  473                   473

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         916,933                            916,933

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         710,774                            710,774
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         23,283,999          164,681,861          1,932          187,967,792
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         8,851                            8,851
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     23,292,850        $     164,681,861        $     1,932        $     187,976,643
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 5,052,507        $ 12,278,715

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

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 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, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $161,796,985. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 91,950,521

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (15,404,072
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 76,546,449  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

       $ 3,376,812        $ 4,359,704        $ 7,736,516

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 2,648,886        $ 4,302,010        $        $ 75,471,977        $ 82,422,873

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of futures contracts, and return of capital from investments.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 70% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 18

Statement of Operations

Page 18

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 19

Financial Highlights

Page 20

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 21

Other Information

Page 27

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 795.80     $ 1.83       0.41 %

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 795.50     $ 2.94       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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.76     $ 2.06       0.41 %

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.52     $ 3.31       0.66 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      20.8 %

Health Care

      14.0

Financials

      13.5

Consumer Discretionary

      10.6

Industrials

      9.9

Consumer Staples

      7.7

Communication Services

      7.5

Energy

      5.0

Materials

      4.3

Utilities

      3.2

Real Estate

      2.9
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.4

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.9

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.5 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (99.3%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.5%):       
  4,626      Airbus SE    $ 454,152  
  25,229      BAE Systems plc      255,126  
  4,246      Boeing Co. (The)*      580,513  
  2,614      CAE, Inc.*      64,426  
  196      Dassault Aviation SA      30,593  
  169      Elbit Systems, Ltd.      38,766  
  1,872      General Dynamics Corp.      414,180  
  407      HEICO Corp.      53,366  
  499      HEICO Corp., Class A      52,585  
  2,863      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      90,041  
  271      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      59,029  
  700      Kongsberg Gruppen ASA      25,197  
  1,510      L3harris Technologies, Inc.      364,967  
  1,884      Lockheed Martin Corp.      810,045  
  368      MTU Aero Engines AG      66,978  
  1,149      Northrop Grumman Corp.      549,877  
  11,569      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      1,111,897  
  61,901      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*      62,591  
  2,724      Safran SA      272,463  
  16,600      Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.      48,853  
  1,749      Textron, Inc.      106,811  
  795      Thales SA      97,506  
  414      TransDigm Group, Inc.*      222,181  
     

 

 

 
        5,832,143  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):       
  964      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      97,721  
  7,478      Deutsche Post AG      280,126  
  1,360      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      132,545  
  1,952      FedEx Corp.      442,538  
  3,000      SG Holdings Co., Ltd.      50,658  
  5,698      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,040,113  
  2,800      Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.      44,755  
     

 

 

 
        2,088,456  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.0%):       
  990      Air Canada*      12,338  
  1,000      ANA Holdings, Inc.*      18,440  
  1,475      Delta Air Lines, Inc.*      42,731  
  2,412      Deutsche Lufthansa AG*^      14,066  
  1,000      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.*      17,522  
  5,489      Qantas Airways, Ltd.*      16,947  
  8,850      Singapore Airlines, Ltd.*      32,541  
  1,365      Southwest Airlines Co.*      49,304  
     

 

 

 
        203,889  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.3%):       
  800      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.      24,790  
  2,178      Aptiv plc*      193,994  
  1,648      BorgWarner, Inc.      54,994  
  4,700      Bridgestone Corp.^      171,608  
  5,592      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA      153,742  
  819      Continental AG      57,066  
  3,200      Denso Corp.      170,239  
  1,000      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      31,772  
  419      Lear Corp.      52,748  
  2,325      Magna Internationl, Inc.      127,685  
  5,200      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.      57,518  
  1,100      Toyota Industries Corp.      68,194  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Auto Components, continued       
  2,122      Valeo SA    $ 41,528  
     

 

 

 
        1,205,878  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (2.2%):       
  2,679      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)      206,219  
  6,245      Daimler AG, Registered Shares      361,346  
  943      Ferrari NV      173,903  
  30,211      Ford Motor Co.      336,248  
  10,801      General Motors Co.*      343,040  
  12,400      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.      299,995  
  5,100      Isuzu Motors, Ltd.      56,238  
  3,397      Lucid Group, Inc.*^      58,293  
  5,800      Mazda Motor Corp.      47,503  
  16,900      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.      65,881  
  1,777      Renault SA*      44,966  
  1,449      Rivian Automotive, Inc.*^      37,297  
  9,924      Stellantis NV      123,572  
  6,079      Stellantis NV      76,131  
  4,300      Subaru Corp.      76,507  
  2,700      Suzuki Motor Corp.      84,961  
  6,817      Tesla, Inc.*      4,590,704  
  82,300      Toyota Motor Corp.      1,267,665  
  201      Volkswagen AG      36,626  
  4,663      Volvo Car AB*      30,976  
  2,600      Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.      47,687  
     

 

 

 
        8,365,758  
     

 

 

 
Banks (5.8%):       
  4,057      ABN AMRO Group NV      45,605  
  21,886      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.      332,921  
  51,177      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA      232,243  
  132,801      Banco Santander SA      374,439  
  8,532      Bank Hapoalim BM      71,759  
  10,762      Bank Leumi Le      96,378  
  56,228      Bank of America Corp.      1,750,378  
  5,042      Bank of Montreal      484,925  
  9,320      Bank of Nova Scotia      551,669  
  131,662      Barclays plc      246,450  
  8,724      BNP Paribas SA^      415,316  
  27,500      BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.      108,847  
  33,536      CaixaBank SA      116,687  
  6,972      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce^      338,632  
  2,800      Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)      15,309  
  15,365      Citigroup, Inc.      706,636  
  3,404      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      121,489  
  9,260      Commerzbank AG*      64,871  
  13,193      Commonwealth Bank of Australia      823,351  
  8,400      Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.      29,114  
  8,923      Credit Agricole SA      81,727  
  5,146      Danske Bank A/S      72,946  
  14,400      DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.      308,290  
  7,511      DNB Bank ASA      135,237  
  2,582      Erste Group Bank AG      65,577  
  5,394      Fifth Third Bancorp      181,238  
  5,399      Finecobank Banca Fineco SpA^      65,074  
  97      First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      63,417  
  1,332      First Republic Bank      192,074  
  5,700      Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.      100,713  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  156,075      HSBC Holdings plc    $ 1,018,034  
  11,934      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      143,566  
  31,284      ING Groep NV      310,435  
  133,371      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      250,727  
  7,605      Isreal Discount Bank      39,846  
  1,600      Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.      12,446  
  22,914      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2,580,346  
  1,998      KBC Group NV      112,220  
  6,790      KeyCorp      116,992  
  536,187      Lloyds Banking Group plc      276,526  
  1,430      M&T Bank Corp.      227,928  
  5,740      Mediobanca SpA      49,960  
  91,700      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      490,713  
  1,433      Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.      47,715  
  18,650      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      212,105  
  24,651      National Australia Bank, Ltd.      466,098  
  2,763      National Bank of Canada^      181,345  
  45,008      Natwest Group plc      119,708  
  25,524      Nordea Bank AB      224,904  
  27,900      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.      229,141  
  3,267      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      515,435  
  7,800      Regions Financial Corp.      146,250  
  14,500      Resona Holdings, Inc.      54,330  
  10,903      Royal Bank of Canada      1,055,905  
  4,800      Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)      28,845  
  509      Signature Bank      91,218  
  13,057      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A      128,369  
  5,883      Societe Generale      129,005  
  20,594      Standard Chartered plc      155,249  
  10,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      297,034  
  2,300      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.      70,874  
  480      SVB Financial Group*      189,595  
  11,088      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A      94,891  
  7,027      Swedbank AB, Class A      88,954  
  14,028      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)      920,049  
  10,289      Truist Financial Corp.      488,007  
  10,970      U.S. Bancorp      504,839  
  17,483      Unicredit SpA      167,620  
  9,604      United Overseas Bank, Ltd.      181,863  
  1,465      Webster Financial Corp.      61,750  
  29,847      Wells Fargo & Co.      1,169,107  
  27,079      Westpac Banking Corp.      364,603  
     

 

 

 
        22,207,859  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (1.9%):       
  6,647      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      358,505  
  3,500      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.      114,743  
  2,493      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      174,909  
  18,500      Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC, Ltd.      55,489  
  797      Carlsberg A/S, Class B      101,682  
  32,036      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      2,015,385  
  810      Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc      41,804  
  618      Coca-Cola European Partners plc      31,719  
  1,283      Coca-Cola HBC AG      28,483  
  1,253      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      292,024  
  4,937      David Campari-Milano NV      52,120  
  17,831      Diageo plc      769,131  
  771      Heineken Holding NV      56,386  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Beverages, continued       
  1,959      Heineken NV    $ 179,383  
  400      ITO EN, Ltd.      17,913  
  5,741      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      203,174  
  6,100      Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.      96,151  
  1,309      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      71,353  
  3,102      Monster Beverage Corp.*      287,555  
  10,801      PepsiCo, Inc.      1,800,095  
  1,596      Pernod Ricard SA      295,594  
  125      Remy Cointreau SA      22,010  
  800      Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.      30,265  
  6,668      Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.      52,194  
     

 

 

 
        7,148,067  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (1.9%):       
  13,695      AbbVie, Inc.      2,097,526  
  953      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      138,995  
  4,350      Amgen, Inc.      1,058,355  
  343      Argenx SE*      129,435  
  1,119      Biogen, Inc.*      228,209  
  1,349      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      111,792  
  3,729      CSL, Ltd.      692,727  
  1,266      Exact Sciences Corp.*      49,868  
  547      Genmab A/S*      177,460  
  9,770      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      603,884  
  2,757      Grifols SA*      52,142  
  1,359      Incyte Corp.*      103,243  
  2,613      Moderna, Inc.*      373,267  
  660      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      64,337  
  830      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      490,638  
  1,099      Seagen, Inc.*      194,457  
  1,322      Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB*      28,627  
  1,950      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      549,490  
     

 

 

 
        7,144,452  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.6%):       
  953      A. O. Smith Corp.      52,110  
  1,800      AGC, Inc.^      63,344  
  644      Allegion plc      63,048  
  7,899      ASSA Abloy AB, Class B      169,130  
  6,680      Carrier Global Corp.      238,209  
  4,061      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain      176,378  
  1,900      Daikin Industries, Ltd.      304,987  
  1,013      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      60,658  
  269      Geberit AG, Registered Shares      129,403  
  5,570      Johnson Controls International plc      266,692  
  1,045      Kingspan Group plc      62,858  
  223      Lennox International, Inc.      46,069  
  2,500      Lixil Corp.      46,859  
  1,920      Masco Corp.      97,152  
  11,325      Nibe Industrier AB, Class B      85,182  
  729      Owens Corning      54,172  
  52      ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B      11,758  
  1,300      TOTO, Ltd.      42,980  
  1,787      Trane Technologies plc      232,078  
  13,000      Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.      31,291  
     

 

 

 
        2,234,358  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (3.0%):       
  7,666      3i Group plc      103,547  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Capital Markets, continued       
  895      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.    $ 212,724  
  375      Amundi SA      20,756  
  1,391      ASX, Ltd.      78,487  
  5,874      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      245,005  
  1,194      BlackRock, Inc., Class A+      727,194  
  5,480      Blackstone, Inc., Class A      499,940  
  10,995      Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A      489,179  
  1,473      Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)      46,635  
  867      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      98,136  
  11,392      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      719,747  
  2,766      CME Group, Inc.      566,200  
  938      Coinbase Global, Inc.*^      44,105  
  22,580      Credit Suisse Group AG      128,591  
  13,400      Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.      59,886  
  17,000      Deutsche Bank AG      148,109  
  1,470      Deutsche Boerse AG      245,829  
  2,202      EQT AB      45,799  
  719      Euronext NV      58,902  
  295      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      113,448  
  1,979      Franklin Resources, Inc.^      46,131  
  2,615      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      776,707  
  3,288      Hargreaves Lansdown plc      31,561  
  9,700      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.      484,218  
  217      IGM Financial, Inc.      5,817  
  4,403      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      414,058  
  2,555      Invesco, Ltd.      41,212  
  4,700      Japan Exchange Group, Inc.      67,888  
  1,702      Julius Baer Group, Ltd.      78,645  
  3,976      KKR & Co., Inc., Class A      184,049  
  2,521      London Stock Exchange Group plc      234,310  
  626      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      115,484  
  2,852      Macquarie Group, Ltd.      324,068  
  287      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      73,475  
  1,279      Moody’s Corp.      347,850  
  10,472      Morgan Stanley      796,500  
  633      MSCI, Inc.      260,891  
  931      Nasdaq, Inc.      142,015  
  23,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      84,137  
  1,595      Northern Trust Corp.      153,886  
  177      Partners Group Holding AG      159,698  
  1,455      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      130,092  
  2,771      S&P Global, Inc.      933,993  
  2,400      SBI Holdings, Inc.      47,008  
  1,149      Schroders plc      37,407  
  757      SEI Investments Co.      40,893  
  3,200      Singapore Exchange, Ltd.      21,819  
  3,801      St. James Place plc      51,076  
  2,961      State Street Corp.      182,546  
  1,699      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      193,023  
  521      TMX Group, Ltd.      53,031  
  940      Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A      64,155  
  27,178      UBS Group AG      438,780  
     

 

 

 
        11,668,642  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (2.2%):       
  4,086      Air Liquide SA      552,193  
  1,697      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      408,095  
  1,542      Akzo Nobel NV      101,863  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  874      Albemarle Corp.    $ 182,649  
  413      Arkema SA      37,215  
  9,200      Asahi Kasei Corp.      70,318  
  7,055      BASF SE      306,963  
  897      Celanese Corp.      105,496  
  1,613      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      138,282  
  801      Christian Hansen Holding A/S      58,448  
  2,080      Clariant AG*      39,665  
  5,793      Corteva, Inc.      313,633  
  1,415      Covestro AG      48,897  
  1,096      Croda International plc      86,416  
  5,806      Dow, Inc.      299,648  
  3,956      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.      219,874  
  1,020      Eastman Chemical Co.      91,565  
  2,005      Ecolab, Inc.      308,289  
  62      EMS-Chemie Holding AG      46,197  
  1,938      Evonik Industries AG      41,371  
  949      FMC Corp.      101,553  
  73      Givaudan SA, Registered Shares^      258,038  
  6,835      ICL Group, Ltd.      62,463  
  1,948      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      232,046  
  1,789      Johnson Matthey plc      41,978  
  1,200      JSR Corp.      31,171  
  1,339      Koninklijke DSM NV      193,401  
  3,959      Linde plc      1,138,331  
  2,005      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      175,357  
  11,800      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.      63,984  
  1,700      Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.      36,251  
  2,710      Mosaic Co. (The)      127,993  
  6,600      Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.^      49,253  
  1,100      Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.      17,553  
  800      Nissan Chemical Corp.      36,902  
  1,000      Nitto Denko Corp.      64,784  
  1,580      Novozymes A/S, Class B      95,159  
  4,314      Nutrien, Ltd.      343,612  
  824      OCI NV      27,167  
  2,876      Orica, Ltd.      31,241  
  1,849      PPG Industries, Inc.      211,415  
  942      RPM International, Inc.      74,154  
  1,929      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      431,922  
  2,900      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.      327,428  
  1,096      Sika AG      252,882  
  685      Solvay SA      55,566  
  13,800      Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.      53,880  
  979      Symrise AG      106,529  
  12,800      Toray Industries, Inc.      71,874  
  2,700      Tosoh Corp.      33,561  
  1,822      Umicore SA      63,679  
  301      Westlake Corp.      29,504  
  1,092      Yara International ASA      45,848  
     

 

 

 
        8,343,556  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%):       
  10,643      Brambles, Ltd.      78,601  
  748      Cintas Corp.      279,400  
  1,599      Copart, Inc.*      173,747  
  1,800      Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.      38,851  
  1,558      GFL Environmental, Inc.      40,142  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Commercial Services & Supplies, continued       
  13,958      Rentokil Initial plc    $ 80,661  
  1,681      Republic Services, Inc.      219,993  
  1,016      Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.      66,115  
  1,460      Rollins, Inc.      50,983  
  1,500      Secom Co., Ltd.      92,736  
  3,081      Securitas AB, Class B      26,764  
  2,800      TOPPAN, INC.      46,821  
  2,020      Waste Connections, Inc.      250,399  
  3,267      Waste Management, Inc.      499,786  
     

 

 

 
        1,944,999  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.6%):       
  1,856      Arista Networks, Inc.*      173,981  
  32,064      Cisco Systems, Inc.      1,367,209  
  438      F5, Inc.*      67,032  
  2,336      Juniper Networks, Inc.      66,576  
  1,344      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      281,702  
  42,435      Nokia OYJ      197,642  
  22,141      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B      165,343  
     

 

 

 
        2,319,485  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.3%):       
  2,376      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA      57,634  
  1,522      Bouygues SA      47,063  
  542      Eiffage SA      49,215  
  3,633      Ferrovial SA      92,630  
  4,400      Kajima Corp.      50,530  
  4,900      Obayashi Corp.      35,601  
  1,125      Quanta Services, Inc.      141,007  
  5,900      Shimizu Corp.      32,640  
  3,144      Skanska AB, Class B      48,269  
  1,100      Taisei Corp.      34,279  
  4,213      Vinci SA      378,444  
  868      WSP Global, Inc.      98,157  
     

 

 

 
        1,065,469  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.2%):       
  6,076      CRH plc      210,279  
  993      HeidelbergCement AG      47,695  
  4,174      Holcim, Ltd.      178,812  
  3,417      James Hardie Industries SE      74,829  
  503      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      150,518  
  1,084      Vulcan Materials Co.      154,036  
     

 

 

 
        816,169  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.4%):       
  2,642      Ally Financial, Inc.      88,534  
  5,050      American Express Co.      700,031  
  3,160      Capital One Financial Corp.      329,240  
  2,217      Discover Financial Services      209,684  
  1      Isracard, Ltd.      2  
  4,172      Synchrony Financial      115,231  
  163      Upstart Holdings, Inc.*^      5,154  
     

 

 

 
        1,447,876  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.3%):       
  12,355      Amcor plc      153,572  
  648      Avery Dennison Corp.      104,892  
  2,547      Ball Corp.      175,157  
  1,393      CCL Industries, Inc.      65,851  
  998      Crown Holdings, Inc.      91,986  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Containers & Packaging, continued       
  2,770      International Paper Co.    $ 115,869  
  682      Packaging Corp. of America      93,775  
  1,076      Sealed Air Corp.      62,107  
  1,807      Smurfit Kappa Group plc      60,968  
  1,935      Westrock Co.      77,090  
     

 

 

 
        1,001,267  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.1%):       
  195      D’ieteren Group      28,564  
  1,145      Genuine Parts Co.      152,285  
  2,156      LKQ Corp.      105,838  
  321      Pool Corp.      112,745  
     

 

 

 
        399,432  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):       
  1,753      IDP Education, Ltd.      28,772  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (1.0%):       
  3,127      Apollo Global Management, Inc.      151,597  
  10,020      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      2,735,660  
  2,830      Equitable Holdings, Inc.      73,778  
  414      Eurazeo SE      25,861  
  1,002      EXOR NV      62,879  
  823      Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA      68,745  
  885      Industrivarden AB, Class A      19,947  
  1,476      Industrivarden AB, Class C      32,877  
  4,187      Investor AB      75,274  
  13,524      Investor AB, Class B      222,697  
  2,236      Kinnevik AB, Class B*      36,086  
  418      L E Lundbergforetagen AB      17,019  
  24,030      M&G plc      56,944  
  4,100      Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.      18,929  
  755      Onex Corp.      37,603  
  9,900      ORIX Corp.      166,218  
  142      Sofina SA      29,040  
  20,261      Standard Life Aberdeen plc      39,470  
  122      Wendel^      10,311  
     

 

 

 
        3,880,935  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%):       
  55,904      AT&T, Inc.      1,171,748  
  692      BCE, Inc.      34,019  
  54,369      BT Group plc      123,353  
  4,277      Cellnex Telecom SAU      166,593  
  24,711      Deutsche Telekom AG      490,559  
  1,315      Elisa OYJ      73,905  
  36,000      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.      48,376  
  2,027      Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA      20,619  
  24,798      Koninklijke KPN NV      88,445  
  2,488      Liberty Global plc, Class C*      54,960  
  6,467      Lumen Technologies, Inc.      70,555  
  9,200      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      264,191  
  16,116      Orange SA      189,494  
  1,048      Proximus SADP      15,449  
  62,100      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.      113,199  
  17,116      Spark New Zealand, Ltd.      51,284  
  191      Swisscom AG      105,740  
  92,093      Telecom Italia SpA*      24,127  
  3,372      Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG      9,683  
  41,617      Telefonica SA      212,082  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued       
  5,021      Telenor ASA    $ 66,915  
  18,848      Telia Co AB      72,253  
  29,855      Telstra Corp., Ltd.      79,284  
  3,956      TELUS Corp.      88,126  
  476      United Internet AG, Registered Shares      13,581  
  32,461      Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,647,396  
     

 

 

 
        5,295,936  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (1.9%):       
  193      Acciona SA      35,660  
  2,033      Alliant Energy Corp.      119,154  
  4,001      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      383,856  
  6,000      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.      60,426  
  7,000      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.      43,008  
  12,500      CLP Holdings, Ltd.      103,776  
  2,662      Constellation Energy Corp.      152,426  
  5,894      Duke Energy Corp.      631,896  
  3,058      Edison International      193,388  
  20,856      EDP — Energias de Portugal SA      97,461  
  4,958      Electricite de France      40,576  
  240      Elia Group SA/NV^      34,040  
  1,880      Emera, Inc.      88,084  
  3,072      Endesa SA^      57,962  
  62,566      Enel SpA      343,838  
  1,617      Entergy Corp.      182,139  
  1,705      Evergy, Inc.      111,251  
  2,630      Eversource Energy      222,156  
  7,537      Exelon Corp.      341,577  
  4,352      FirstEnergy Corp.      167,073  
  3,796      Fortis, Inc.      179,477  
  3,188      Fortum OYJ      47,889  
  7,500      HK Electric Investments, Ltd.      6,883  
  2,288      Hydro One, Ltd.      61,529  
  44,718      Iberdrola SA      463,964  
  6,500      Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      64,410  
  4,873      Mercury NZ, Ltd.      17,187  
  15,347      NextEra Energy, Inc.      1,188,779  
  1,642      NRG Energy, Inc.      62,675  
  12,220      Origin Energy, Ltd.      48,662  
  1,522      Orsted A/S      159,174  
  11,217      PG&E Corp.*      111,946  
  13,000      Power Assets Holdings, Ltd.      81,884  
  5,489      PPL Corp.      148,917  
  1,850      Red Electrica Corp SA      35,021  
  8,440      Scottish & Southern Energy plc      166,831  
  8,261      Southern Co. (The)      589,092  
  10,285      Terna SpA      80,825  
  14,900      Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*      62,295  
  453      Verbund AG, Class A      44,342  
  4,240      Xcel Energy, Inc.      300,022  
     

 

 

 
        7,331,551  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.8%):       
  13,088      ABB, Ltd.      349,845  
  1,759      AMETEK, Inc.      193,296  
  3,092      Eaton Corp. plc      389,561  
  4,557      Emerson Electric Co.      362,464  
  1,200      Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.      49,775  
  515      Generac Holdings, Inc.*      108,449  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electrical Equipment, continued       
  1,991      Legrand SA    $ 148,158  
  14,900      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      159,508  
  3,500      Nidec Corp.      216,449  
  3,798      Plug Power, Inc.*^      62,933  
  1,694      Prysmian SpA      46,743  
  916      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      182,568  
  4,239      Schneider Electric SA      502,115  
  1,457      Sensata Technologies Holding plc      60,189  
  3,694      Siemens Energy AG      54,166  
  2,219      Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy*      41,887  
  7,736      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      163,964  
     

 

 

 
        3,092,070  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.8%):       
  4,587      Amphenol Corp., Class A      295,311  
  499      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      55,933  
  800      Azbil Corp.      21,043  
  1,096      CDW Corp.      172,686  
  1,304      Cognex Corp.      55,446  
  6,443      Corning, Inc.      203,019  
  2,865      Halma plc      70,615  
  1,300      Hamamatsu Photonics KK      50,553  
  14,804      Hexagon AB, Class B      154,018  
  205      Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.      27,075  
  600      Ibiden Co., Ltd.      16,771  
  1,500      Keyence Corp.      513,420  
  1,425      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      196,436  
  2,500      Kyocera Corp.      133,836  
  4,600      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      249,175  
  1,700      Omron Corp.      86,463  
  2,200      Shimadzu Corp.      69,642  
  2,900      TDK Corp.      89,700  
  2,543      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      287,740  
  370      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      138,791  
  2,027      Trimble, Inc.*      118,032  
  1,300      Venture Corp., Ltd.      15,588  
  1,000      Yokogawa Electric Corp.      16,409  
  416      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      122,283  
     

 

 

 
        3,159,985  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%):       
  7,460      Baker Hughes Co.      215,370  
  7,216      Halliburton Co.      226,294  
  11,214      Schlumberger, Ltd.      401,012  
  3,045      Tenaris SA      39,115  
     

 

 

 
        881,791  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (1.2%):       
  5,986      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      466,070  
  4,441      AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A*^      60,176  
  8,533      Bollore, Inc.      39,802  
  1,200      Capcom Co., Ltd.      29,166  
  2,124      Electronic Arts, Inc.      258,385  
  2,754      Embracer Group AB*      21,033  
  390      Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.      12,601  
  900      Konami Holdings Corp.      49,853  
  1,414      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C*      89,747  
  1,290      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      106,528  
  3,403      Netflix, Inc.*      595,083  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Entertainment, continued       
  3,600      Nexon Co., Ltd.    $ 73,771  
  800      Nintendo Co., Ltd.      345,805  
  2,750      ROBLOX Corp., Class A*^      90,365  
  924      Roku, Inc.*      75,897  
  2,586      Sea, Ltd., ADR*      172,900  
  400      Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.      17,732  
  1,335      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      163,578  
  600      Toho Co., Ltd.      21,708  
  856      UbiSoft Entertainment SA*      37,805  
  5,833      Universal Music Group NV      117,834  
  5,833      Vivendi Universal SA      59,521  
  14,048      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      1,326,131  
  17,412      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      233,669  
     

 

 

 
        4,465,160  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.4%):       
  1,112      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.      161,273  
  2,448      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A      86,757  
  3,584      American Tower Corp.      916,035  
  29,744      Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust      61,062  
  1,081      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      209,984  
  1,147      Boston Properties, Inc.      102,060  
  8,137      British Land Co. plc      44,319  
  739      Camden Property Trust      99,381  
  815      Canadian Apartment Properties REIT      28,383  
  31,506      CapitaLand Mall Trust      49,260  
  316      Covivio      17,699  
  3,316      Crown Castle International Corp.      558,348  
  18      Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.      40,809  
  10,038      Dexus      61,448  
  2,280      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      296,012  
  2,988      Duke Realty Corp.      164,191  
  708      Equinix, Inc.      465,170  
  1,394      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.      98,235  
  2,712      Equity Residential      195,861  
  522      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      136,508  
  1,083      Extra Space Storage, Inc.      184,240  
  424      Gecina SA      39,881  
  28      GLP J-REIT      34,227  
  13,861      Goodman Group      170,475  
  11,976      GPT Group      34,837  
  4,227      Healthpeak Properties, Inc.      109,522  
  5,303      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      83,151  
  4,453      Invitation Homes, Inc.      158,438  
  2,113      Iron Mountain, Inc.      102,882  
  68      Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest      53,006  
  12      Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.      55,202  
  4,981      Kimco Realty Corp.      98,474  
  1,908      Klepierre      36,741  
  4,161      Land Securities Group plc      33,652  
  14,300      Link REIT (The)      116,792  
  15,100      Mapletree Commercial Trust      19,912  
  21,123      Mapletree Logistics Trust      25,575  
  4,192      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.      64,012  
  919      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      160,522  
  36,393      Mirvac Group      49,555  
  10      Nippon Building Fund, Inc.      49,764  
  20      Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.      49,197  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
  39      Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.    $ 48,706  
  5,670      Prologis, Inc.      667,075  
  1,229      Public Storage      384,271  
  4,569      Realty Income Corp.      311,880  
  1,170      Regency Centers Corp.      69,393  
  480      RioCan REIT      7,467  
  819      SBA Communications Corp.      262,121  
  36,788      Scentre Group      65,679  
  9,532      Segro plc      113,330  
  2,589      Simon Property Group, Inc.      245,748  
  22,062      Stockland      54,978  
  871      Sun Communities, Inc.      138,803  
  2,260      UDR, Inc.      104,050  
  812      Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield*      41,434  
  3,011      Ventas, Inc.      154,856  
  7,605      VICI Properties, Inc.      226,553  
  24,703      Vicinity Centres      31,304  
  1,503      Vornado Realty Trust      42,971  
  1,164      Warehouses De Pauw CVA      36,619  
  3,318      Welltower, Inc.      273,237  
  5,617      Weyerhaeuser Co.      186,035  
  1,287      WP Carey, Inc.      106,641  
     

 

 

 
        9,096,003  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):       
  4,900      AEON Co., Ltd.      85,073  
  6,504      Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.      253,742  
  4,522      Carrefour SA      80,223  
  10,570      Coles Group, Ltd.      129,968  
  3,431      Costco Wholesale Corp.      1,644,410  
  1,563      Empire Co., Ltd., Class A      48,153  
  11,695      Endeavour Group, Ltd.      61,117  
  528      George Weston, Ltd.      61,690  
  1,243      HelloFresh SE*      40,216  
  15,420      J Sainsbury plc      38,298  
  2,416      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA      52,505  
  2,524      Kesko Oyj, Class B      59,576  
  1,000      Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.      24,483  
  8,171      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      212,920  
  5,574      Kroger Co. (The)      263,817  
  1,246      Loblaw Cos., Ltd.      112,392  
  1,796      Metro, Inc.      96,415  
  3,324      Ocado Group plc*      31,607  
  5,900      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.      228,744  
  3,825      Sysco Corp.      324,016  
  57,561      Tesco plc      179,004  
  5,796      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      219,668  
  11,831      Walmart, Inc.      1,438,413  
  500      Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.      10,020  
  9,047      Woolworths Group, Ltd.      222,194  
     

 

 

 
        5,918,664  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (1.7%):       
  3,400      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.      82,749  
  4,394      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      340,974  
  3,293      Associated British Foods plc      63,648  
  33      Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares      73,920  
  1,032      Bunge, Ltd.      93,592  
  1,351      Campbell Soup Co.      64,916  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food Products, continued       
  3,715      Conagra Brands, Inc.    $ 127,202  
  5,258      Danone SA      295,452  
  4,828      General Mills, Inc.      364,273  
  1,108      Hershey Co. (The)      238,397  
  2,218      Hormel Foods Corp.      105,044  
  476      JDE Peet’s NV      13,587  
  815      JM Smucker Co. (The)      104,328  
  1,968      Kellogg Co.      140,397  
  1,279      Kerry Group plc, Class A      122,504  
  1,300      Kikkoman Corp.      69,056  
  5,513      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      210,266  
  7      Lindt & Spruengli AG      71,209  
  1,974      McCormick & Co.      164,336  
  800      Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.      39,282  
  10,693      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      663,928  
  3,271      Mowi ASA      74,660  
  22,026      Nestle SA      2,584,522  
  700      Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.      8,197  
  300      Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.      20,714  
  5,748      Orkla ASA, Class A      46,029  
  461      Salmar ASA      32,540  
  2,279      Saputo, Inc.      49,706  
  2,404      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      206,888  
  68,033      WH Group, Ltd.      52,638  
  18,000      Wilmar International, Ltd.      52,385  
  900      Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.      51,965  
     

 

 

 
        6,629,304  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.2%):       
  1,545      AltaGas, Ltd.      32,605  
  10,905      APA Group      84,758  
  960      Atmos Energy Corp.      107,616  
  595      Enagas SA      13,141  
  83,117      Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.      89,545  
  1,662      Naturgy Energy Group SA      47,866  
  3,600      Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.      69,152  
  14,344      Snam SpA      75,275  
  3,500      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.      72,424  
  1,451      UGI Corp.      56,023  
     

 

 

 
        648,405  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.8%):       
  13,685      Abbott Laboratories      1,486,875  
  342      ABIOMED, Inc.*      84,648  
  3,994      Alcon, Inc.      279,042  
  614      Align Technology, Inc.*      145,315  
  1,400      Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.      21,109  
  4,010      Baxter International, Inc.      257,562  
  2,197      Becton Dickinson & Co.      541,626  
  245      BioMerieux      23,927  
  11,047      Boston Scientific Corp.*      411,722  
  372      Carl Zeiss Meditec AG      44,416  
  451      Cochlear, Ltd.      61,884  
  934      Coloplast A/S, Class B      106,695  
  393      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      123,056  
  5,318      Danaher Corp.      1,348,219  
  1,001      Demant A/S*      37,581  
  1,576      DENTSPLY Sirona, Inc.      56,311  
  2,996      Dexcom, Inc.*      223,292  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued       
  233      DiaSorin SpA    $ 30,599  
  4,911      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      466,987  
  4,138      Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.      51,531  
  1,920      Getinge AB, Class B      44,430  
  843      GN Store Nord A/S      29,742  
  2,052      Hologic, Inc.*      142,204  
  2,800      Hoya Corp.      239,393  
  666      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      233,586  
  555      Insulet Corp.*      120,957  
  2,765      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      554,963  
  7,129      Koninklijke Philips NV      154,659  
  395      Masimo Corp.*      51,615  
  10,323      Medtronic plc      926,489  
  852      Novocure, Ltd.*      59,214  
  9,700      Olympus Corp.      195,103  
  1,148      ResMed, Inc.      240,655  
  198      Sartorius AG      69,153  
  2,110      Siemens Healthineers AG      107,243  
  6,641      Smith & Nephew plc      92,833  
  440      Sonova Holding AG      140,150  
  806      STERIS plc      166,157  
  860      Straumann Holding AG      103,468  
  2,647      Stryker Corp.      526,568  
  1,500      Sysmex Corp.      90,395  
  354      Teleflex, Inc.      87,031  
  4,800      Terumo Corp.      144,766  
  551      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      166,606  
  1,644      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      172,719  
     

 

 

 
        10,662,496  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (2.3%):       
  1,218      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      172,323  
  845      Amplifon SpA      26,011  
  2,209      Cardinal Health, Inc.      115,464  
  4,632      Centene Corp.*      391,914  
  2,508      Cigna Corp.      660,908  
  10,250      CVS Health Corp.      949,765  
  457      DaVita, Inc.*      36,542  
  1,881      Elevance Health, Inc.      907,733  
  1,484      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      74,106  
  3,378      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA      102,340  
  1,856      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      311,919  
  997      Henry Schein, Inc.*      76,510  
  980      Humana, Inc.      458,709  
  729      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      170,848  
  1,171      McKesson Corp.      381,992  
  453      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      126,663  
  904      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      120,214  
  1,328      Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.      67,146  
  3,322      Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.      75,716  
  7,302      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      3,750,526  
  521      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      52,470  
     

 

 

 
        9,029,819  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.1%):       
  3,600      M3, Inc.      103,591  
  1,250      Teladoc Health, Inc.*      41,512  
  1,069      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      211,705  
     

 

 

 
        356,808  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.7%):       
  1,592      Accor SA*    $ 43,716  
  2,614      Airbnb, Inc., Class A*      232,855  
  1,529      Aramark      46,833  
  4,751      Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.      112,809  
  321      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      561,426  
  1,690      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      64,727  
  6,658      Carnival Corp., Class A*^      57,592  
  213      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      278,446  
  14,087      Compass Group plc      288,352  
  1,030      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      116,514  
  580      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.      27,195  
  308      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      120,031  
  4,276      Entain PLC*      64,874  
  1,406      Evolution AB      128,085  
  1,136      Expedia Group, Inc.*      107,727  
  1,257      Flutter Entertainment plc*      127,237  
  16,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.      95,747  
  25,500      Genting Singapore, Ltd.      13,239  
  2,143      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      238,816  
  1,297      InterContinental Hotels Group plc      68,751  
  883      La Francaise des Jeux SAEM      30,757  
  2,602      Las Vegas Sands Corp.*      87,401  
  20,492      Lottery Corp., Ltd. The*      63,919  
  2,158      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      293,510  
  5,808      McDonald’s Corp.      1,433,879  
  300      McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.      10,923  
  2,452      MGM Resorts International      70,985  
  1,600      Oriental Land Co., Ltd.      222,861  
  2,135      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.      107,070  
  1,827      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*      63,781  
  22,400      Sands China, Ltd.*      54,699  
  818      Sodexo SA      58,036  
  8,923      Starbucks Corp.      681,628  
  297      Vail Resorts, Inc.      64,761  
  1,865      Whitbread plc      56,334  
  962      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.*      54,815  
  2,205      Yum! Brands, Inc.      250,290  
     

 

 

 
        6,400,621  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.6%):       
  6,179      Barratt Developments plc      34,437  
  1,048      Berkeley Group Holdings plc*      47,543  
  2,557      DR Horton, Inc.      169,248  
  2,085      Electrolux AB, Class B      28,099  
  1,260      Garmin, Ltd.      123,795  
  600      Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      9,243  
  1,999      Lennar Corp., Class A      141,069  
  380      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      47,154  
  2,638      Newell Brands, Inc.      50,227  
  27      NVR, Inc.*      108,112  
  700      Open House Co., Ltd.      27,885  
  18,100      Panasonic Holdings Corp.      146,443  
  2,260      Persimmon plc      51,293  
  2,163      PulteGroup, Inc.      85,720  
  256      SEB SA      24,695  
  3,500      Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.      47,952  
  4,500      Sekisui House, Ltd.      78,769  
  1,000      Sharp Corp.      7,741  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Household Durables, continued       
  9,700      Sony Group Corp.    $ 792,838  
  33,694      Taylor Wimpey plc      47,888  
  460      Whirlpool Corp.      71,240  
     

 

 

 
        2,141,391  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (1.2%):       
  1,959      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      181,521  
  1,001      Clorox Co. (The)      141,121  
  6,271      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      502,558  
  4,830      Essity AB, Class B      126,174  
  960      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA      58,742  
  2,592      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      350,309  
  18,602      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      2,674,781  
  5,616      Reckitt Benckiser Group plc      421,752  
  3,000      Unicharm Corp.      100,456  
     

 

 

 
        4,557,414  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers (0.1%):
      
  5,538      AES Corp. (The)      116,353  
  787      Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A      28,037  
  2,812      EDP Renovaveis SA      66,435  
  6,904      Meridian Energy, Ltd.      20,142  
  2,059      Northland Power, Inc.      61,306  
  254      Uniper SE      3,769  
  3,098      Vistra Corp.      70,789  
     

 

 

 
        366,831  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (1.0%):       
  4,407      3M Co.      570,310  
  21,000      CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.      142,820  
  654      DCC plc      40,858  
  8,694      General Electric Co.      553,547  
  7,400      Hitachi, Ltd.      350,673  
  5,299      Honeywell International, Inc.      921,019  
  1,007      Investment AB Latour, Class B      19,948  
  1,500      Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.      78,948  
  7,500      Keppel Corp., Ltd.      35,073  
  1,957      Lifco AB, Class B      31,484  
  29,985      Melrose Industries plc      54,742  
  340      Rheinmetall AG      78,500  
  812      Roper Technologies, Inc.      320,456  
  5,956      Siemens AG      606,101  
  3,663      Smiths Group plc      62,455  
  3,100      Toshiba Corp.^      126,101  
     

 

 

 
        3,993,035  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (3.3%):       
  1,782      Admiral Group plc      48,697  
  12,269      Aegon NV      53,468  
  4,770      Aflac, Inc.      263,924  
  1,180      Ageas NV      51,944  
  93,800      AIA Group, Ltd.      1,030,340  
  101      Alleghany Corp.*      84,143  
  3,173      Allianz SE+      605,621  
  2,215      Allstate Corp. (The)      280,707  
  506      American Financial Group, Inc.      70,238  
  6,311      American International Group, Inc.      322,681  
  1,668      Aon plc, Class A      449,826  
  3,125      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      142,156  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Insurance, continued       
  1,638      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.    $ 267,060  
  8,867      Assicurazioni Generali SpA      141,999  
  407      Assurant, Inc.      70,350  
  24,057      Aviva PLC      117,510  
  15,272      AXA SA      347,004  
  296      Baloise Holding AG      48,595  
  1,810      Brown & Brown, Inc.      105,595  
  3,269      Chubb, Ltd.      642,620  
  1,198      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      142,538  
  8,200      Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.      151,401  
  116      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      22,294  
  281      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      78,759  
  188      Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.      99,639  
  1,917      Fidelity National Financial, Inc.      70,852  
  1,848      Gjensidige Forsikring ASA      37,548  
  676      Globe Life, Inc.      65,890  
  1,806      Great-West Lifeco, Inc.      44,105  
  557      Hannover Rueck SE      80,794  
  2,596      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      169,856  
  1,012      IA Financial Corp., Inc.      50,341  
  22,784      Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.      68,585  
  1,399      Intact Financial Corp.      197,360  
  18,100      Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.      129,341  
  1,700      Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.      27,211  
  47,860      Legal & General Group plc      139,683  
  1,326      Lincoln National Corp.      62,017  
  1,606      Loews Corp.      95,172  
  15,239      Manulife Financial Corp.      264,285  
  106      Markel Corp.*      137,085  
  3,906      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      606,407  
  25,594      Medibank Private, Ltd.      57,430  
  5,493      MetLife, Inc.      344,905  
  3,200      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.      98,122  
  1,058      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      248,593  
  2,086      NN Group NV      95,393  
  6,201      Phoenix Group Holdings plc      44,598  
  4,829      Poste Italiane SpA      45,359  
  4,218      Power Corp. of Canada      108,547  
  2,145      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      143,265  
  4,633      Progressive Corp. (The)      538,679  
  2,979      Prudential Financial, Inc.      285,031  
  21,399      Prudential plc      266,136  
  10,467      QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.      87,812  
  3,651      Sampo Oyj, Class A      158,969  
  2,300      Sompo Holdings, Inc.      101,485  
  4,504      Sun Life Financial, Inc.      206,407  
  9,098      Suncorp Group, Ltd.      68,972  
  244      Swiss Life Holding AG      118,978  
  2,253      Swiss Re AG      174,747  
  5,000      T&D Holdings, Inc.      59,768  
  4,900      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.      285,587  
  1,885      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      318,810  
  3,328      Tryg A/S      74,788  
  879      Willis Towers Watson plc      173,506  
  1,540      WR Berkley Corp.      105,120  
  1,161      Zurich Insurance Group AG      505,409  
     

 

 

 
        12,602,057  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Interactive Media & Services (3.6%):       
  1,569      Adevinta ASA*    $ 11,426  
  2,334      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      5,086,393  
  2,204      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      4,821,140  
  6,294      Auto Trader Group plc      42,554  
  729      IAC/InterActiveCorp.*      55,382  
  500      Kakaku.com, Inc.      8,258  
  2,194      Match Group, Inc.*      152,900  
  17,919      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      2,889,439  
  4,921      Pinterest, Inc., Class A*      89,365  
  488      REA Group, Ltd.      37,612  
  483      Scout24 AG      24,812  
  3,100      Seek, Ltd.      44,975  
  8,297      Snap, Inc., Class A*      108,939  
  6,490      Twitter, Inc.*      242,661  
  19,800      Z Holdings Corp.      57,935  
  1,887      ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.*      62,724  
     

 

 

 
        13,736,515  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.3%):       
  71,077      Amazon.com, Inc.*      7,549,088  
  819      Chewy, Inc., Class A*^      28,436  
  1,451      Delivery Hero SE*      54,383  
  1,488      DoorDash, Inc., Class A*      95,485  
  4,747      eBay, Inc.      197,807  
  1,029      Etsy, Inc.*      75,333  
  1,296      Just Eat Takeaway*      20,720  
  361      MercadoLibre, Inc.*      229,910  
  6,490      Prosus NV      428,852  
  8,000      Rakuten, Inc.      36,128  
  553      Wayfair, Inc., Class A*      24,089  
  1,812      Zalando SE*      47,386  
  1,200      ZOZO, Inc.      21,651  
     

 

 

 
        8,809,268  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (3.6%):       
  4,904      Accenture plc, Class A      1,361,596  
  160      Adyen NV*      235,169  
  733      Affirm Holdings, Inc.*^      13,238  
  1,286      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      117,450  
  3,441      Amadeus IT Group SA*      193,303  
  3,263      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      685,361  
  589      Bechtle AG      24,080  
  1,147      Black Knight, Inc.*      75,002  
  3,333      Block, Inc.*      204,846  
  610      Block, Inc.*      37,581  
  921      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      131,289  
  1,256      Capgemini SA      217,168  
  1,784      CGI, Inc.*      142,138  
  3,973      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      268,138  
  5,010      Computershare, Ltd.      85,254  
  1,792      Edenred      84,903  
  412      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      121,449  
  4,676      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      428,649  
  4,848      Fiserv, Inc.*      431,327  
  639      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      134,260  
  1,500      Fujitsu, Ltd.      187,786  
  648      Gartner, Inc.*      156,706  
  2,179      Global Payments, Inc.      241,085  
  200      GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.      14,101  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
IT Services, continued       
  1,211      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*    $ 84,237  
  6,948      International Business Machines Corp.      980,988  
  800      Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.      19,509  
  546      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      98,291  
  6,773      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      2,136,746  
  455      MongoDB, Inc.*      118,072  
  4,062      Nexi SpA*      33,820  
  2,520      Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.      67,121  
  4,600      NTT Data Corp.      63,173  
  340      Nuvei Corp.*      12,290  
  600      OBIC Co., Ltd.      84,951  
  1,193      Okta, Inc.*      107,847  
  1,100      Otsuka Corp.      32,499  
  2,570      Paychex, Inc.      292,646  
  8,670      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      605,513  
  900      SCSK Corp.      15,157  
  8,990      Shopify, Inc., Class A*      280,946  
  1,688      Snowflake, Inc., Class A*      234,733  
  1,600      TIS, Inc.      41,960  
  1,365      Twilio, Inc., Class A*      114,401  
  817      VeriSign, Inc.*      136,709  
  12,870      Visa, Inc., Class A      2,533,974  
  2,632      Western Union Co. (The.)      43,349  
  514      Wix.com, Ltd.*      33,693  
  2,032      Worldline SA*      75,159  
     

 

 

 
        13,839,663  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.1%):       
  1,400      Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.      98,928  
  298      BRP, Inc.      18,343  
  961      Hasbro, Inc.      78,687  
  2,184      Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*      20,049  
  600      Shimano, Inc.      101,510  
  1,200      Yamaha Corp.      49,401  
     

 

 

 
        366,918  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.0%):       
  2,371      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      281,603  
  4,207      Avantor, Inc.*      130,838  
  260      Bachem Holding AG      18,075  
  171      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      84,645  
  305      Bio-Techne Corp.      105,725  
  403      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      86,230  
  1,012      Eurofins Scientific SE      79,993  
  1,164      Illumina, Inc.*      214,595  
  1,477      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*      320,494  
  601      Lonza Group AG      320,518  
  170      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      195,291  
  894      PerkinElmer, Inc.      127,145  
  1,659      Qiagen NV*      77,900  
  206      Sartorius Stedim Biotech      65,210  
  3,031      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      1,646,682  
  450      Waters Corp.*      148,941  
     

 

 

 
        3,903,885  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (1.8%):       
  2,154      Alfa Laval AB      52,009  
  2,573      Alstom SA^      58,889  
  21,816      Atlas Copco AB*      204,254  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued       
  11,256      Atlas Copco AB*    $ 94,326  
  4,137      Caterpillar, Inc.      739,530  
  7,981      CNH Industrial NV      92,617  
  1,139      Cummins, Inc.      220,431  
  700      Daifuku Co., Ltd.      40,097  
  3,580      Daimler Truck Holding AG*      93,421  
  2,244      Deere & Co.      672,011  
  1,174      Dover Corp.      142,430  
  5,056      Epiroc AB, Class A      78,195  
  3,604      Epiroc AB, Class B      48,770  
  1,400      FANUC Corp.      219,472  
  2,617      Fortive Corp.      142,312  
  1,430      GEA Group AG      49,272  
  800      Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.      17,739  
  600      Hoshizaki Corp.      17,902  
  2,525      Husqvarna AB, Class B      18,592  
  593      IDEX Corp.      107,707  
  2,473      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      450,704  
  3,004      Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.      126,408  
  667      Kion Group AG      27,659  
  670      Knorr-Bremse AG      38,220  
  7,100      Komatsu, Ltd.      158,076  
  2,390      Kone Oyj, Class B      114,266  
  389      Kornit Digital, Ltd.*      12,331  
  8,300      Kubota Corp.      124,156  
  1,000      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.      36,379  
  1,500      Makita Corp.      37,436  
  3,400      MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.      57,979  
  2,600      Misumi Group, Inc.      54,881  
  2,300      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.      80,516  
  2,700      NGK Insulators, Ltd.      36,415  
  411      Nordson Corp.      83,203  
  3,212      Otis Worldwide Corp.      226,992  
  2,625      PACCAR, Inc.      216,142  
  982      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      241,621  
  1,194      Pentair plc      54,649  
  32      Rational AG      18,604  
  8,277      Sandvik AB      134,443  
  275      Schindler Holding AG      50,209  
  187      Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares      33,657  
  3,527      SKF AB, Class B      51,992  
  400      SMC Corp.      178,521  
  388      Snap-On, Inc.      76,448  
  556      Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc      66,907  
  1,345      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      141,037  
  10,500      Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.      109,775  
  227      VAT Group AG      54,216  
  1,851      Volvo AB, Class A      29,832  
  11,010      Volvo AB, Class B      170,755  
  4,375      Wartsila Oyj Abp, Class B      34,101  
  1,375      Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.      112,860  
  1,469      Xylem, Inc.      114,846  
  2,200      Yaskawa Electric Corp.      70,965  
     

 

 

 
        6,737,177  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.1%):       
  20      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A      46,381  
  39      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class B      91,614  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Marine, continued       
  408      Kuehne & Nagel International AG    $ 96,611  
  2,700      Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.      62,020  
  1,200      Nippon Yusen KK      82,333  
  12,000      SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.      34,002  
  656      ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.^      30,983  
     

 

 

 
        443,944  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.8%):       
  50      Cable One, Inc.      64,466  
  946      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      443,229  
  35,101      Comcast Corp., Class A      1,377,363  
  3,700      Cyberagent, Inc.      36,888  
  2,000      Dentsu Group, Inc.      60,125  
  2,260      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      40,522  
  2,345      Fox Corp., Class A      75,415  
  968      Fox Corp., Class B      28,750  
  1,700      Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.      15,618  
  10,971      Informa plc*      70,691  
  2,935      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      80,801  
  991      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*      114,599  
  914      Liberty Global plc, Class A*      19,240  
  1,594      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*      57,464  
  885      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*      31,895  
  3,615      News Corp., Class A      56,322  
  1,573      Omnicom Group, Inc.      100,058  
  4,820      Pearson plc      44,018  
  1,673      Publicis Groupe SA      82,582  
  675      Quebecor, Inc., Class B      14,428  
  3,346      Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B      98,612  
  6,283      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^      38,515  
  4,613      ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B      113,849  
  9,369      WPP plc      94,135  
     

 

 

 
        3,159,585  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (1.5%):       
  3,422      Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.      156,662  
  1,443      Alcoa Corp.      65,772  
  9,765      Anglo American plc      348,599  
  3,645      Antofagasta plc      51,246  
  4,446      ArcelorMittal SA      100,939  
  14,000      Barrick Gold Corp.      247,583  
  16,871      BHP Group, Ltd.      471,697  
  22,752      BHP Group, Ltd.      655,173  
  4,656      BlueScope Steel, Ltd.      51,069  
  2,098      Boliden AB      66,769  
  4,103      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*      63,063  
  15,792      Evolution Mining, Ltd.      25,394  
  4,279      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.      81,191  
  13,866      Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.      170,521  
  1,429      Franco-Nevada Corp.      188,002  
  11,134      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      325,781  
  78,047      Glencore plc      422,854  
  1,100      Hitachi Metals, Ltd.*      16,635  
  4,254      Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., Class A*      24,493  
  4,800      JFE Holdings, Inc.      50,497  
  11,630      Kinross Gold Corp.      41,387  
  4,089      Lundin Mining Corp.      25,926  
  1,374      Mineral Resources, Ltd.      46,479  
  6,151      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.      87,448  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining, continued       
  6,231      Newmont Corp.    $ 371,804  
  6,300      Nippon Steel Corp.      87,945  
  10,117      Norsk Hydro ASA      57,058  
  10,215      Northern Star Resources, Ltd.      47,097  
  2,151      Nucor Corp.      224,586  
  1,988      Pan American Silver Corp.      39,065  
  8,628      Rio Tinto plc      515,824  
  2,928      Rio Tinto, Ltd.      209,707  
  33,569      South32, Ltd.      92,647  
  1,560      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      103,194  
  1,800      Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd.      56,417  
  3,432      Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B      104,960  
  522      Voestalpine AG      11,107  
  3,566      Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.      128,509  
     

 

 

 
        5,835,100  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):       
  12,926      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      76,393  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.5%):       
  380      Canadian Tire Corp., Class A      47,950  
  1,815      Dollar General Corp.      445,474  
  1,738      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      270,867  
  2,154      Dollarama, Inc.      124,052  
  1,084      Next plc      77,383  
  3,900      Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.      62,279  
  3,731      Target Corp.      526,929  
  8,710      Wesfarmers, Ltd.      252,049  
     

 

 

 
        1,806,983  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.9%):       
  5,519      Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.      74,187  
  2,032      Ameren Corp.      183,612  
  993      Canadian Utilities, Ltd., Class A      29,620  
  5,098      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      150,799  
  2,272      CMS Energy Corp.      153,360  
  2,819      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      268,087  
  6,243      Dominion Energy, Inc.      498,254  
  1,570      DTE Energy Co.      198,998  
  16,775      E.ON SE      140,722  
  15,043      Engie Group      174,570  
  27,699      National Grid plc      354,910  
  2,801      NiSource, Inc.      82,601  
  4,019      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      254,322  
  5,263      RWE AG      193,946  
  2,386      Sempra Energy      358,544  
  5,246      Veolia Environnement SA*      129,767  
  2,413      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      242,844  
     

 

 

 
        3,489,143  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.7%):       
  2,453      Aker BP ASA^      84,803  
  2,317      Ampol, Ltd.      54,439  
  2,715      APA Corp.      94,753  
  5,374      ARC Resources, Ltd.      67,770  
  150,014      BP plc      706,429  
  2,896      Cameco Corp.      60,890  
  9,196      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.      494,240  
  10,929      Cenovus Energy, Inc.      207,965  
  1,826      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      242,913  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
  15,113      Chevron Corp.    $ 2,188,060  
  10,144      ConocoPhillips      911,033  
  5,813      Coterra Energy, Inc.      149,917  
  4,946      Devon Energy Corp.      272,574  
  1,284      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      155,557  
  15,728      Enbridge, Inc.      664,316  
  22,150      ENEOS Holdings, Inc.      83,628  
  18,950      ENI SpA      225,090  
  4,524      EOG Resources, Inc.      499,631  
  2,651      EQT Corp.      91,194  
  7,550      Equinor ASA      262,747  
  32,853      Exxon Mobil Corp.      2,813,531  
  4,843      Galp Energia SGPS SA      56,762  
  2,111      Hess Corp.      223,639  
  1,482      Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.      35,604  
  1,615      Imperial Oil, Ltd.      76,145  
  7,500      INPEX Corp.      80,956  
  2,058      Keyera Corp.      47,013  
  15,888      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      266,283  
  5,622      Marathon Oil Corp.      126,383  
  4,423      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      363,615  
  3,389      Neste Oyj      150,143  
  7,166      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      421,934  
  1,361      OMV AG      63,906  
  3,601      ONEOK, Inc.      199,855  
  1,471      Parkland Corp.      39,958  
  4,263      Pembina Pipeline Corp.      150,712  
  3,584      Phillips 66      293,852  
  1,807      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      403,106  
  11,515      Repsol SA^      169,533  
  24,668      Santos, Ltd.      125,728  
  58,672      Shell PLC      1,530,814  
  11,195      Suncor Energy, Inc.      392,825  
  1,697      Targa Resources Corp.      101,260  
  7,383      TC Energy Corp.      382,516  
  19,155      TotalEnergies SE      1,009,554  
  2,601      Tourmaline Oil Corp.      135,264  
  3,156      Valero Energy Corp.      335,420  
  1,889      Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.      30,703  
  9,461      Williams Cos., Inc.      295,278  
  11,391      Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.      249,405  
  3,049      Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.      64,562  
     

 

 

 
        18,154,208  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):       
  734      Holmen AB, Class B      29,815  
  3,443      Mondi plc      61,066  
  8,500      Oji Holdings Corp.      36,857  
  4,244      Stora Enso Oyj, Class R      66,626  
  4,358      Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B      65,192  
  4,277      UPM-Kymmene Oyj      130,810  
  607      West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.      46,584  
     

 

 

 
        436,950  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.6%):       
  702      Beiersdorf AG      71,699  
  1,803      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      459,170  
  4,000      Kao Corp.      161,450  
  200      Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      12,333  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Personal Products, continued       
  300      Kose Corp.    $ 27,320  
  1,885      L’Oreal SA      651,189  
  3,200      Shiseido Co., Ltd.      128,586  
  20,032      Unilever plc      911,584  
     

 

 

 
        2,423,331  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (5.9%):       
  14,300      Astellas Pharma, Inc.      222,836  
  12,072      AstraZeneca plc      1,582,150  
  2,794      Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*      23,359  
  7,534      Bayer AG, Registered Shares      447,558  
  17,016      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      1,310,232  
  1,386      Catalent, Inc.*      148,704  
  5,400      Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.^      138,213  
  13,600      Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.      343,366  
  1,700      Eisai Co., Ltd.      71,790  
  3,147      Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*      61,776  
  6,249      Eli Lilly & Co.      2,026,113  
  39,256      GSK plc      843,955  
  1,106      Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc      21,775  
  1,722      Horizon Therapeutics plc*      137,347  
  283      Ipsen SA      26,713  
  423      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*      65,992  
  20,404      Johnson & Johnson      3,621,914  
  2,500      Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.      56,244  
  19,571      Merck & Co., Inc.      1,784,288  
  999      Merck KGaA      168,586  
  200      Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.      12,171  
  17,053      Novartis AG, Registered Shares      1,442,772  
  13,113      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      1,455,666  
  2,500      Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      64,191  
  1,038      Orion Oyj, Class B      46,357  
  2,900      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.      103,049  
  43,537      Pfizer, Inc.      2,282,645  
  990      Recordati SpA      43,252  
  236      Roche Holding AG      91,135  
  5,437      Roche Holding AG      1,815,306  
  2,868      Royalty Pharma plc, Class A      120,571  
  8,852      Sanofi      895,037  
  2,000      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.      101,117  
  11,750      Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd.      330,254  
  10,134      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR*      76,208  
  950      UCB SA      80,449  
  9,546      Viatris, Inc.      99,947  
  342      Vifor Pharma AG      59,301  
  3,651      Zoetis, Inc.      627,570  
     

 

 

 
        22,849,909  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.8%):       
  1,432      Adecco SA      48,719  
  973      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      87,920  
  1,956      Bureau Veritas SA      50,143  
  3,091      Clarivate plc*      42,841  
  2,990      CoStar Group, Inc.*      180,626  
  922      Equifax, Inc.      168,523  
  7,309      Experian plc      214,227  
  1,287      Intertek Group plc      65,938  
  1,024      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      130,181  
  995      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      100,207  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

13


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Professional Services, continued       
  2,800      Nihon M&A Center, Inc.    $ 29,830  
  1,300      Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.      23,666  
  1,105      Randstad NV      53,880  
  11,300      Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.      333,279  
  14,545      RELX plc      392,706  
  825      Robert Half International, Inc.      61,784  
  47      SGS SA, Registered Shares      107,679  
  480      Teleperformance      147,642  
  1,374      Thomson Reuters Corp.      143,261  
  1,541      TransUnion      123,265  
  1,226      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      212,208  
  2,011      Wolters Kluwer NV      195,606  
     

 

 

 
        2,914,131  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%):       
  9,234      Aroundtown SA^      29,357  
  116      Azrieli Group      8,171  
  24,400      Capitaland Investment, Ltd.      67,200  
  2,563      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      188,662  
  3,700      City Developments, Ltd.      21,729  
  14,000      CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.      99,169  
  600      Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.      51,750  
  4,200      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.      97,970  
  18,800      ESR Cayman, Ltd.*      50,881  
  3,858      Fastighets AB Balder*      18,510  
  257      FirstService Corp.      31,179  
  11,000      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      20,879  
  13,324      Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.      50,152  
  6,600      Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.      33,188  
  2,400      Hulic Co., Ltd.      18,592  
  666      LEG Immobilien SE      55,205  
  4,109      Lend Lease Group      25,848  
  9,300      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.      135,070  
  7,400      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      159,264  
  8,827      New World Development Co., Ltd.      31,863  
  1,000      Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.      24,527  
  1,352      Sagax AB, Class B      24,982  
  24,117      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      35,617  
  2,900      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.      76,661  
  10,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      118,329  
  5,000      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A      30,045  
  9,200      Swire Properties, Ltd.      22,873  
  702      Swiss Prime Site AG      61,619  
  1,769      UOL Group, Ltd.      9,380  
  5,641      Vonovia SE      173,816  
  15,000      Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.      71,513  
  1,442      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^      45,784  
     

 

 

 
        1,889,785  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (1.2%):       
  68      AMERCO, Inc.      32,520  
  11,052      Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.      29,037  
  4,654      Canadian National Railway Co.      523,584  
  2,261      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.      157,908  
  4,825      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd., Class 1      337,075  
  1,100      Central Japan Railway Co.      127,007  
  17,056      CSX Corp.      495,647  
  1,502      DSV A/S      210,342  
  2,300      East Japan Railway Co.      117,698  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Road & Rail, continued       
  8,772      Grab Holdings, Ltd.*^    $ 22,193  
  2,100      Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.      57,316  
  653      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      102,828  
  1,000      Keio Corp.      35,815  
  1,000      Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      27,591  
  1,700      Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      52,905  
  1,035      Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.      47,910  
  1,897      Lyft, Inc., Class A*      25,192  
  14,500      MTR Corp., Ltd.      75,783  
  700      Nippon Express Holdings Co., Ltd.      38,054  
  1,856      Norfolk Southern Corp.      421,850  
  2,700      Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      36,352  
  740      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      189,647  
  703      TFI International, Inc.      56,442  
  900      Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.      20,583  
  4,600      Tokyu Corp.      54,220  
  11,759      Uber Technologies, Inc.*      240,589  
  4,903      Union Pacific Corp.      1,045,712  
  1,500      West Japan Railway Co.      55,223  
     

 

 

 
        4,637,023  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.2%):       
  12,603      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      963,751  
  1,400      Advantest Corp.      74,399  
  4,095      Analog Devices, Inc.      598,239  
  6,869      Applied Materials, Inc.      624,942  
  377      ASM International NV      95,193  
  3,181      ASML Holding NV      1,535,021  
  3,177      Broadcom, Inc.      1,543,418  
  200      Disco Corp.      47,120  
  1,033      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      201,683  
  1,138      Entegris, Inc.      104,844  
  10,514      Infineon Technologies AG      254,353  
  31,326      Intel Corp.      1,171,906  
  1,157      KLA Corp.      369,176  
  1,077      Lam Research Corp.      458,964  
  600      Lasertec Corp.      70,854  
  6,392      Marvell Technology, Inc.      278,244  
  4,299      Microchip Technology, Inc.      249,686  
  8,735      Micron Technology, Inc.      482,871  
  349      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      134,030  
  19,400      NVIDIA Corp.      2,940,846  
  1,996      NXP Semiconductors NV      295,468  
  3,414      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      171,758  
  903      Qorvo, Inc.*      85,171  
  8,763      Qualcomm, Inc.      1,119,386  
  8,700      Renesas Electronics Corp.*      78,502  
  800      ROHM Co., Ltd.      55,410  
  1,377      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      127,565  
  385      SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*      105,367  
  5,179      STMicroelectronics NV      164,632  
  2,600      SUMCO Corp.      33,461  
  1,326      Teradyne, Inc.      118,743  
  7,197      Texas Instruments, Inc.      1,105,819  
  1,100      Tokyo Electron, Ltd.      356,851  
  853      Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*      39,880  
     

 

 

 
        16,057,553  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software (6.7%):       
  3,660      Adobe, Inc.*    $ 1,339,780  
  650      ANSYS, Inc.*      155,539  
  930      AppLovin Corp., Class A*^      32,029  
  1,761      Autodesk, Inc.*      302,822  
  790      Avalara, Inc.*      55,774  
  1,063      AVEVA Group plc      29,043  
  1,586      Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B      52,814  
  627      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      68,932  
  4,940      BlackBerry, Ltd.*      26,638  
  2,122      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      318,364  
  1,003      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      47,221  
  748      Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.*      91,091  
  905      Citrix Systems, Inc.      87,939  
  1,927      Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*      84,306  
  160      Constellation Software, Inc.      237,560  
  667      Coupa Software, Inc.*      38,086  
  1,582      Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*      266,662  
  382      CyberArk Software, Ltd.*      48,881  
  5,166      Dassault Systemes SE      191,390  
  1,767      Datadog, Inc., Class A*      168,289  
  1,635      DocuSign, Inc.*      93,816  
  1,999      Dropbox, Inc., Class A*      41,959  
  1,323      Dynatrace, Inc.*      52,179  
  188      Fair Isaac Corp.*      75,369  
  5,235      Fortinet, Inc.*      296,196  
  735      Guidewire Software, Inc.*      52,178  
  370      HubSpot, Inc.*      111,241  
  2,110      Intuit, Inc.      813,278  
  911      Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.*      20,315  
  55,268      Microsoft Corp.      14,194,480  
  423      Nemetschek SE      25,600  
  487      Nice Systems, Ltd.*      93,916  
  4,346      NortonLifeLock, Inc.      95,438  
  2,016      Open Text Corp.      76,270  
  12,537      Oracle Corp.      875,960  
  300      Oracle Corp.      17,328  
  12,569      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*      114,001  
  779      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      384,779  
  416      Paycom Software, Inc.*      116,530  
  818      PTC, Inc.*      86,986  
  697      RingCentral, Inc., Class A*      36,425  
  7,580      Sage Group plc (The)      58,615  
  7,700      Salesforce, Inc.*      1,270,808  
  8,196      SAP SE      746,571  
  1,565      ServiceNow, Inc.*      744,189  
  4,675      Sinch AB*      15,167  
  1,311      Splunk, Inc.*      115,971  
  1,810      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      105,107  
  1,167      Synopsys, Inc.*      354,418  
  617      Temenos AG      52,667  
  3,431      The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*      143,725  
  800      Trend Micro, Inc.      38,946  
  326      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      108,389  
  1,496      Unity Software, Inc.*^      55,083  
  1,648      VMware, Inc., Class A      187,839  
  656      WiseTech Global, Ltd.      17,012  
  1,476      Workday, Inc., Class A*      206,020  
  951      Xero, Ltd.*      50,588  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  886      Zendesk, Inc.*    $ 65,626  
  1,593      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*      171,996  
  663      Zscaler, Inc.*      99,125  
     

 

 

 
        25,925,266  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (1.6%):       
  492      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      85,160  
  164      AutoZone, Inc.*      352,456  
  2,191      Bath & Body Works, Inc.      58,982  
  1,669      Best Buy Co., Inc.      108,802  
  521      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      70,976  
  1,320      CarMax, Inc.*      119,434  
  577      Carvana Co.*^      13,029  
  22,400      Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd.      42,147  
  400      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.      209,207  
  5,397      Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B      64,560  
  100      Hikari Tsushin, Inc.      10,260  
  8,079      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,215,827  
  8,388      Industria de Diseno Textil SA      189,940  
  17,355      JD Sports Fashion plc*      24,404  
  19,508      Kingfisher plc      58,010  
  5,223      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      912,301  
  700      Nitori Co., Ltd.      66,463  
  517      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      326,620  
  2,849      Ross Stores, Inc.      200,085  
  9,407      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      525,381  
  839      Tractor Supply Co.      162,640  
  426      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      164,214  
  1,700      USS Co., Ltd.      29,391  
     

 

 

 
        6,010,289  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.9%):       
  126,642      Apple, Inc.      17,314,494  
  2,300      Brother Industries, Ltd.      40,473  
  8,100      Canon, Inc.^      184,302  
  2,057      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C      95,054  
  2,900      FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.      155,744  
  10,343      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      137,148  
  8,242      HP, Inc.      270,173  
  1,306      Logitech International SA, Class R      68,003  
  1,800      NEC Corp.      69,988  
  1,731      NetApp, Inc.      112,931  
  3,600      Ricoh Co., Ltd.      28,008  
  1,662      Seagate Technology Holdings plc      118,733  
  2,200      Seiko Epson Corp.      31,159  
  2,418      Western Digital Corp.*      108,399  
     

 

 

 
        18,734,609  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.2%):       
  1,353      Adidas AG      239,259  
  2,664      Burberry Group plc      53,285  
  4,009      Cie Financiere Richemont SA      427,010  
  2,252      EssilorLuxottica SA      340,584  
  1,834      Gildan Activewear, Inc.      52,797  
  243      Hermes International SA      274,485  
  595      Kering      309,093  
  888      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      242,078  
  2,139      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA      1,319,860  
  1,545      Moncler SpA      66,732  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued       
  9,852      NIKE, Inc., Class B    $ 1,006,874  
  733      Pandora A/S      46,328  
  767      Puma SE      50,506  
  116      Swatch Group AG (The)      5,155  
  267      Swatch Group AG (The), Class B      63,366  
  2,741      VF Corp.      121,070  
     

 

 

 
        4,618,482  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.8%):       
  14,149      Altria Group, Inc.      591,004  
  16,944      British American Tobacco plc      726,054  
  6,629      Imperial Brands plc, Class A      148,139  
  9,800      Japan Tobacco, Inc.^      169,533  
  11,987      Philip Morris International, Inc.      1,183,596  
  12,075      Swedish Match AB      123,367  
     

 

 

 
        2,941,693  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.6%):       
  1,088      AerCap Holdings NV*      44,543  
  3,452      Ashtead Group plc      144,788  
  1,133      Brenntag AG      73,730  
  2,452      Bunzl plc      81,186  
  4,413      Fastenal Co.      220,297  
  1,741      Ferguson plc      194,909  
  478      IMCD NV      66,030  
  2,137      Indutrade AB      39,045  
  9,300      Itochu Corp.      251,555  
  11,600      Marubeni Corp.      104,728  
  9,600      Mitsubishi Corp.      285,501  
  10,900      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.      240,738  
  1,400      MonotaRo Co., Ltd.      20,826  
  1,239      Reece, Ltd.      11,794  
  9,000      Sumitomo Corp.      123,111  
  731      Toromont Industries, Ltd.      59,116  
  2,000      Toyota Tsushu Corp.      65,384  
  590      United Rentals, Inc.*      143,317  
  355      W.W. Grainger, Inc.      161,323  
     

 

 

 
        2,331,921  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure (0.1%):       
  546      Aena SME SA*      69,431  
  215      Aeroports de Paris*      27,387  
  3,306      Atlantia SpA      77,581  
  12,535      Auckland International Airport, Ltd.*      56,117  
  2,993      Getlink SE      53,001  
  23,513      Transurban Group      233,453  
     

 

 

 
        516,970  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.1%):       
  1,396      American Water Works Co., Inc.      207,683  
  1,666      Essential Utilities, Inc.      76,386  
  2,208      Severn Trent plc      73,103  
  4,770      United Utilities Group plc      59,239  
     

 

 

 
        416,411  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.6%):       
  12,500      KDDI Corp.      395,328  
  2,761      Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B      132,322  
  21,500      Softbank Corp.      238,664  
  9,600      SoftBank Group Corp.      371,059  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued       
  4,629      Tele2 AB    $ 52,771  
  4,799      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      645,658  
  205,262      Vodafone Group plc      316,592  
     

 

 

 
        2,152,394  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $376,404,071)

     381,192,302  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks (0.1%):       
Automobiles (0.1%):       
  526      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 8.61%, 5/15/20      37,258  
  1,151      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 4.06%, 5/20/20      76,125  
  1,475      Volkswagen AG, 5.93%, 5/8/20      196,936  
     

 

 

 
        310,319  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.0%):       
  1,314      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 3.15%, 4/21/20      80,931  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $589,456)

     391,250  
  

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (0.9%):
      
  3,285,494      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.19%(a)(b)      3,285,494  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $3,285,494)

     3,285,494  
  

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.2%):       
Money Markets (0.2%):       
  780,283      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(b)      780,283  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $780,283)

     780,283  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $381,059,304) — 100.5%

     385,649,329  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.5)%

     (1,813,165
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 383,836,164  
  

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

ADR—American Depository Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $3,068,918.

 

+

Affiliated Securities

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2022.

 

(b)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total value of investments as of June 30, 2022:

(Unaudited)

 

Country    Percentage  

Argentina

     0.1

Australia

     2.1

Austria

      % 

Belgium

     0.2

Bermuda

     0.1

Canada

     3.7

China

      % 

Denmark

     0.8

Finland

     0.3

France

     2.9

Germany

     2.1

Hong Kong

     0.9

Ireland

     0.8

Isle of Man

      % 

Israel

     0.2

Italy

     0.5
Country    Percentage  

Japan

     6.1

Jersey

      % 

Liberia

      % 

Luxembourg

     0.1

Netherlands

     2.0

New Zealand

     0.1

Norway

     0.2

Panama

      % 

Portugal

     0.1

Singapore

     0.4

Spain

     0.7

Sweden

     0.9

Switzerland

     3.2

United Kingdom

     4.4

United States

     67.1
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

DJ EURO STOXX 50 September Futures (Euro)

     9/16/22        6      $ 216,329      $ 1,190  

FTSE 100 Index September Futures (British Pounds)

     9/16/22        2        173,338        3,493  

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

     9/16/22        8        1,515,800        46,678  

SGX Nikkei 225 Index September Futures (Japenese Yen)

     9/8/22        1        96,934        (334
           

 

 

 
            $ 51,027  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 379,561,744

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      1,497,560
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 384,316,514

Investments in affiliates, at value

      1,332,815

Cash

      18,199

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      126,593

Interest and dividends receivable

      384,058

Foreign currency, at value (cost $854,165)

      854,785

Receivable for capital shares issued

      121

Receivable for investments sold

      6,532

Reclaims receivable

      418,714

Prepaid expenses

      1,412
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      387,459,743
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for investments purchased

      5,485

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      9,278

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      3,285,494

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      22,646

Manager fees payable

      101,740

Administration fees payable

      73,053

Distribution fees payable

      73,367

Custodian fees payable

      4,207

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      232

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,398

Trustee fees payable

      2,362

Other accrued liabilities

      44,317
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      3,623,579
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 383,836,164
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 338,455,418

Total distributable earnings

      45,380,746
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 383,836,164
   

 

 

 

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

      30,544,545

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 12.57
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 40,732,623

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

      4,905,226

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 8.30
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 343,103,541

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

      25,639,319

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.38
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $3,068,918.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from non-affiliates

    $ 5,365,826

Dividends from affiliates

      49,085

Income from securities lending

      19,730

Foreign withholding tax

      (298,069 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      5,136,572
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      1,568,291

Administration fees

      58,822

Distribution fees

      500,926

Custodian fees

      29,509

Administrative and compliance services fees

      3,079

Transfer agent fees

      6,548

Trustee fees

      11,974

Professional fees

      9,521

Licensing fees

      85,470

Shareholder reports

      3,236

Dividends on securities sold short

      207

Other expenses

      11,903
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      2,289,486

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (873,759 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      1,415,757
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      3,720,845
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      5,060,008

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions

      15,230

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (298,403 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (110,058,989 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions

      (538,262 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      12,252
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (105,808,164 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (102,087,319 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 3,720,845     $ 4,432,074

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      4,776,835       30,434,123

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (110,584,999 )       46,241,084
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (102,087,319 )       81,107,281
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (2,699,791 )

Class 2

            (14,913,892 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (17,613,683 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,150       292,588

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            2,699,791

Proceeds from in-kind shares issued

            53,013,674

Value of shares redeemed

      (2,999,657 )       (3,968,036 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (2,998,507 )       52,038,017
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,819,204       1,424,827

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            14,913,892

Proceeds from in-kind shares issued

            162,355,745

Value of shares redeemed

      (30,923,090 )       (97,837,065 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (29,103,886 )       80,857,399
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (32,102,393 )       132,895,416
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (134,189,712 )       196,389,014

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      518,025,876       321,636,862
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 383,836,164     $ 518,025,876
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      139       28,178

Shares from in-kind transactions

            5,301,367

Dividends reinvested

            277,471

Shares redeemed

      (319,016 )       (382,913 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (318,877 )       5,224,103
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      123,462       80,110

Shares from in-kind transactions

            10,251,349

Dividends reinvested

            949,325

Shares redeemed

      (2,038,677 )       (6,140,552 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (1,915,215 )       5,140,232
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (2,234,092 )       10,364,335
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021^
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.43     $ 10.00                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.09 (a)       0.06 (a)                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.22 )       0.91                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.13 )       0.97                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.13 )                

Net Realized Gains

            (0.41 )                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Dividends

            (0.54 )                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 8.30     $ 10.43                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(b)

      (20.42 )%(c)       10.00 %                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 40,733     $ 54,468                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.89 %       1.09 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.80 %       1.88 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.41 %       1.49 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      1 %       49 %(g)                

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 16.82     $ 14.35     $ 12.55     $ 10.03     $ 11.22     $ 9.36
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.12 (a)       0.17 (a)       0.16 (a)       0.11 (a)       0.21       0.20

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (3.56 )       2.84       1.75       2.52       (1.19 )       1.86
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (3.44 )       3.01       1.91       2.71       (0.98 )       2.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.13 )       (0.11 )       (0.19 )       (0.21 )       (0.20 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.41 )                        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.54 )       (0.11 )       (0.19 )       (0.21 )       (0.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.38     $ 16.82     $ 14.35     $ 12.55     $ 10.03     $ 11.22
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (20.45 )%(c)       21.18 %       15.36 %       27.25 %       (8.94 )%       22.18 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 343,104     $ 463,557     $ 321,637     $ 331,138     $ 127,860     $ 153,857

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.64 %       1.06 %       1.32 %       1.68 %       1.62 %       1.62 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      1.05 %       1.01 %       1.08 %             1.16 %       1.16 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.66 %       0.62 %       0.69 %       0.73 %       0.73 %      

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      1 %       49 %(g)       13 %                  

 

^

Class 1 activity is for the period June 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2021.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

(g)

Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $1,514 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $3,285,494 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $3.1 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 51,361     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 334  

 

*

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, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (298,403    $ 12,252  

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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, Class 1

         0.70 %          0.55 %

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, Class 2

         0.70 %          0.80 %

 

*

The annual rate due to the Manager is 0.70% of the first $5 billion of the Fund’s net assets, 0.65% of the next $5 billion of the Fund’s net assets, and 0.61% of the Fund’s assets over $10 billion. The Manager waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.31% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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.

At June 30, 2022, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

     Value
12/31/2021
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Net

Realized
Gains(Losses)

  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Value
6/30/2022
  Shares
as of
6/30/2022
  Dividend
Income
  Capital Gains
Distributions

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    $ 795,478     $     $ (42,300 )     $ (3,810 )     $ (143,747 )     $ 605,621       3,173     $ 37,275     $

BlackRock Inc., Class A

      1,158,183             (55,514 )       19,040       (394,515 )       727,194       1,194       11,810      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 1,953,661     $     $ (97,814 )     $ 15,230     $ (538,262 )     $ 1,332,815       4,367     $ 49,085     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 366,982,987        $ 14,209,315        $        $ 381,192,302

Preferred Stocks+

                  391,250                   391,250

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         3,285,494                            3,285,494

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         780,283                            780,283
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         371,048,764          14,600,565                   385,649,329
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         51,027                            51,027
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 371,099,791        $ 14,600,565        $        $ 385,700,356
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 4,436,350        $ 32,599,151

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

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 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.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $404,737,150. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 122,658,959

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (10,527,253
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 112,131,706  
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

       $ 14,428,841        $ 3,184,842        $ 17,613,683

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 29,179,547        $ 6,141,499        $        $ 112,147,639        $ 147,468,685

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, mark-to-market of futures contracts, straddles and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 80% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 18

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 or 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

1/1/22

  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 717.80     $ 1.75       0.41 %

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 716.90     $ 2.81       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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.76     $ 2.06       0.41 %

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.52     $ 3.31       0.66 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      43.1 %

Consumer Discretionary

      15.3

Health Care

      12.2

Communication Services

      8.0

Industrials

      7.0

Consumer Staples

      5.8

Financials

      2.9

Real Estate

      1.8

Materials

      1.4

Energy

      1.4

Utilities

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.0

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      1.0

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.4 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (99.0%):  
Aerospace & Defense (1.0%):  
  2,208      Axon Enterprise, Inc.*    $ 205,719  
  7,206      Boeing Co. (The)*      985,204  
  1,504      BWX Technologies, Inc.      82,855  
  1,779      HEICO Corp.      233,263  
  3,124      HEICO Corp., Class A      329,207  
  1,541      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      48,464  
  366      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      79,722  
  10,036      Lockheed Martin Corp.      4,315,079  
  724      Northrop Grumman Corp.      346,485  
  4,182      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A      122,533  
  859      TransDigm Group, Inc.*      461,000  
     

 

 

 
        7,209,531  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%):  
  1,426      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      144,554  
  2,179      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      212,365  
  486      GXO Logistics, Inc.*      21,029  
  27,725      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      5,060,921  
  329      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      15,845  
     

 

 

 
        5,454,714  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.1%):  
  27,040      Delta Air Lines, Inc.*      783,349  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.0%):  
  2,867      Aptiv plc*      255,364  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (3.3%):  
  21,083      Lucid Group, Inc.*^      361,784  
  35,853      Tesla, Inc.*      24,144,127  
     

 

 

 
        24,505,911  
     

 

 

 
Banks (0.1%):  
  127      First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      83,030  
  133      Signature Bank      23,835  
  1,582      SVB Financial Group*      624,874  
  2,796      Western Alliance Bancorp      197,398  
     

 

 

 
        929,137  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (2.4%):  
  401      Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*      121,491  
  1,156      Brown-Forman Corp., Class A      78,192  
  4,558      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      319,789  
  123,820      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      7,789,516  
  14,530      Monster Beverage Corp.*      1,346,931  
  49,393      PepsiCo, Inc.      8,231,838  
     

 

 

 
        17,887,757  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (3.1%):  
  74,728      AbbVie, Inc.      11,445,341  
  5,078      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      740,626  
  18,965      Amgen, Inc.      4,614,185  
  1,336      Exact Sciences Corp.*      52,625  
  11,269      Exelixis, Inc.*      234,621  
  6,668      Incyte Corp.*      506,568  
  5,346      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      197,909  
  871      Moderna, Inc.*      124,422  
  3,567      Natera, Inc.*      126,415  
  4,003      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      390,212  
  3,179      Novavax, Inc.*^      163,496  
  640      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      378,323  
  1,663      Repligen Corp.*      270,071  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Biotechnology, continued  
  3,477      Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*    $ 260,636  
  5,742      Seagen, Inc.*      1,015,989  
  2,197      Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      131,073  
  10,206      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      2,875,949  
     

 

 

 
        23,528,461  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.2%):  
  1,305      A. O. Smith Corp.      71,357  
  2,455      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      221,122  
  2,859      Allegion plc      279,896  
  1,167      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.      87,478  
  1,908      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      114,251  
  518      Masco Corp.      26,211  
  5,727      Trane Technologies plc      743,766  
  4,638      Trex Co., Inc.*      252,400  
     

 

 

 
        1,796,481  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (1.5%):  
  2,959      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      703,295  
  6,407      Ares Management Corp., Class A      364,302  
  29,590      Blackstone, Inc., Class A      2,699,496  
  17,018      Blue Owl Capital, Inc.^      170,691  
  35,668      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      2,253,504  
  1,603      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      616,466  
  3,362      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      620,222  
  1,568      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      401,424  
  6,371      Moody’s Corp.      1,732,721  
  933      Morningstar, Inc.      225,627  
  2,510      MSCI, Inc.      1,034,496  
  660      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      59,011  
  2,874      Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A      196,150  
     

 

 

 
        11,077,405  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (1.0%):  
  2,546      Albemarle Corp.      532,063  
  2,921      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*      64,583  
  8,793      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      753,824  
  4,185      Chemours Co. (The)      134,004  
  9,257      Ecolab, Inc.      1,423,356  
  1,819      FMC Corp.      194,651  
  9,136      Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.*      21,744  
  4,461      Linde plc      1,282,672  
  1,878      Mosaic Co. (The)      88,698  
  5,286      PPG Industries, Inc.      604,401  
  275      RPM International, Inc.      21,648  
  583      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)      46,051  
  10,110      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      2,263,730  
  7,566      Valvoline, Inc.      218,128  
     

 

 

 
        7,649,553  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.7%):  
  3,451      Cintas Corp.      1,289,052  
  9,003      Copart, Inc.*      978,266  
  4,686      IAA, Inc.*      153,560  
  707      MSA Safety, Inc.      85,597  
  558      Republic Services, Inc.      73,025  
  8,640      Rollins, Inc.      301,709  
  925      Tetra Tech, Inc.      126,309  
  16,437      Waste Management, Inc.      2,514,532  
     

 

 

 
        5,522,050  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Communications Equipment (0.1%):  
  10,531      Arista Networks, Inc.*    $ 987,176  
  73      Ubiquiti, Inc.^      18,119  
     

 

 

 
        1,005,295  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.1%):  
  349      AECOM      22,762  
  3,282      Quanta Services, Inc.      411,366  
  123      Valmont Industries, Inc.      27,629  
  4,868      WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*      157,821  
     

 

 

 
        619,578  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.1%):  
  1,374      Eagle Materials, Inc.      151,058  
  231      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      69,124  
  2,729      Vulcan Materials Co.      387,791  
     

 

 

 
        607,973  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.0%):  
  1,604      American Express Co.      222,346  
  48      Credit Acceptance Corp.*      22,724  
  592      Upstart Holdings, Inc.*^      18,719  
     

 

 

 
        263,789  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.2%):  
  3,590      Ardagh Metal Packaging SA      21,899  
  2,115      Avery Dennison Corp.      342,355  
  5,275      Ball Corp.      362,762  
  2,660      Berry Global Group, Inc.*      145,343  
  4,390      Crown Holdings, Inc.      404,626  
  9,958      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      204,139  
  6,156      Sealed Air Corp.      355,324  
     

 

 

 
        1,836,448  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.1%):  
  475      Genuine Parts Co.      63,175  
  1,647      Pool Corp.      578,476  
     

 

 

 
        641,651  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):  
  704      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*      59,502  
  5,459      H&R Block, Inc.      192,812  
  3,926      Mister Car Wash, Inc.*^      42,715  
     

 

 

 
        295,029  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):  
  14,782      Apollo Global Management, Inc.      716,631  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.3%):  
  8,388      ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.*      114,832  
  7,963      Emerson Electric Co.      633,377  
  2,589      Generac Holdings, Inc.*      545,191  
  10,902      Plug Power, Inc.*^      180,646  
  3,316      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      660,912  
  2,026      Vertiv Holdings Co.      16,654  
     

 

 

 
        2,151,612  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%):  
  18,769      Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,208,348  
  204      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      22,866  
  5,711      CDW Corp.      899,825  
  6,832      Cognex Corp.      290,497  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued  
  892      Coherent, Inc.*    $ 237,468  
  1,882      Corning, Inc.      59,302  
  4,660      Jabil, Inc.      238,639  
  7,090      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      977,357  
  718      National Instruments Corp.      22,423  
  4,871      Vontier Corp.      111,984  
  906      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      266,319  
     

 

 

 
        4,335,028  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):  
  17,194      Halliburton Co.      539,204  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.7%):  
  734      Electronic Arts, Inc.      89,291  
  949      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C*      60,233  
  3,253      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      268,633  
  402      Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A*      60,702  
  8,348      Netflix, Inc.*      1,459,815  
  3,454      Playtika Holding Corp.*      45,731  
  18,594      ROBLOX Corp., Class A*^      610,999  
  1,431      Roku, Inc.*      117,542  
  5,888      Spotify Technology SA*      552,471  
  5,539      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      678,693  
  5,162      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      487,293  
  73,148      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      981,646  
  1,818      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      113,607  
     

 

 

 
        5,526,656  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.7%):  
  15,047      American Tower Corp.      3,845,863  
  552      Apartment Income REIT Corp.      22,963  
  368      Camden Property Trust      49,489  
  18,242      Crown Castle International Corp.      3,071,588  
  2,896      Equinix, Inc.      1,902,730  
  4,598      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.      324,021  
  666      Extra Space Storage, Inc.      113,300  
  9,287      Iron Mountain, Inc.      452,184  
  3,163      Lamar Advertising Co., Class A      278,249  
  5,245      Public Storage      1,639,954  
  1,027      SBA Communications Corp.      328,691  
  6,684      Simon Property Group, Inc.      634,445  
     

 

 

 
        12,663,477  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):  
  3,571      BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*      222,545  
  18,720      Costco Wholesale Corp.      8,972,122  
  537      Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*      22,892  
  1,984      Performance Food Group Co.*      91,224  
  21,463      Sysco Corp.      1,818,131  
     

 

 

 
        11,126,914  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.3%):  
  451      Darling Ingredients, Inc.*      26,970  
  1,073      Freshpet, Inc.*      55,678  
  5,346      Hershey Co. (The)      1,150,245  
  5,843      Kellogg Co.      416,840  
  6,087      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      434,977  
  1,200      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*      37,476  
     

 

 

 
        2,122,186  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Gas Utilities (0.0%):  
  333      National Fuel Gas Co.    $ 21,995  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.1%):  
  9,570      Abbott Laboratories      1,039,780  
  1,842      ABIOMED, Inc.*      455,913  
  2,486      Align Technology, Inc.*      588,362  
  3,318      Baxter International, Inc.      213,115  
  1,861      Danaher Corp.      471,801  
  16,546      Dexcom, Inc.*      1,233,173  
  26,111      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      2,482,895  
  486      Globus Medical, Inc.*      27,284  
  158      ICU Medical, Inc.*      25,974  
  3,522      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      1,235,271  
  2,916      Insulet Corp.*      635,513  
  13,934      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      2,796,693  
  1,507      Masimo Corp.*      196,920  
  4,203      Novocure, Ltd.*      292,108  
  1,532      Penumbra, Inc.*      190,765  
  6,104      ResMed, Inc.      1,279,582  
  7,947      Stryker Corp.      1,580,897  
  2,461      Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*      145,667  
  3,128      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      945,813  
     

 

 

 
        15,837,526  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (3.3%):  
  7,381      agilon health, Inc.*^      161,127  
  6,302      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      891,607  
  220      Chemed Corp.      103,266  
  2,100      Cigna Corp.      553,392  
  2,466      DaVita, Inc.*      197,181  
  3,098      Elevance Health, Inc.      1,495,033  
  4,274      Guardant Health, Inc.*      172,413  
  582      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      97,811  
  3,773      Humana, Inc.      1,766,028  
  1,202      McKesson Corp.      392,105  
  1,897      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      530,420  
  35,990      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      18,485,544  
     

 

 

 
        24,845,927  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.2%):  
  3,583      Certara, Inc.*      76,891  
  966      Change Healthcare, Inc.*      22,276  
  1,052      Definitive Healthcare Corp.*      24,122  
  1,887      Doximity, Inc., Class A*^      65,705  
  708      Teladoc Health, Inc.*      23,513  
  5,886      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      1,165,664  
     

 

 

 
        1,378,171  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.0%):  
  15,823      Airbnb, Inc., Class A*      1,409,513  
  1,717      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      3,003,016  
  6,116      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      234,243  
  1,175      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      1,536,031  
  1,379      Choice Hotels International, Inc.      153,938  
  1,532      Churchill Downs, Inc.      293,424  
  3,819      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      432,005  
  1,106      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      431,019  
  16,004      DraftKings, Inc.*^      186,767  
  6,278      Expedia Group, Inc.*      595,343  
  8,374      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      933,199  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued  
  5,211      Las Vegas Sands Corp.*    $ 175,037  
  11,599      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      1,577,580  
  7,593      McDonald’s Corp.      1,874,560  
  1,944      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*      21,617  
  2,576      Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*      175,194  
  1,955      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*      42,423  
  17,454      Starbucks Corp.      1,333,311  
  2,426      Travel + Leisure Co.      94,177  
  1,607      Vail Resorts, Inc.      350,406  
  7,225      Wendy’s Co. (The)      136,408  
  2,617      Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      171,989  
  565      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.*      32,194  
  1,391      Yum! Brands, Inc.      157,892  
     

 

 

 
        15,351,286  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.2%):  
  7,148      DR Horton, Inc.      473,126  
  91      NVR, Inc.*      364,377  
  3,944      PulteGroup, Inc.      156,301  
  2,437      Toll Brothers, Inc.      108,690  
  1,174      TopBuild Corp.*      196,246  
     

 

 

 
        1,298,740  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (1.3%):  
  4,646      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      430,498  
  4,240      Clorox Co. (The)      597,755  
  21,526      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      1,725,094  
  8,433      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      1,139,720  
  43,050      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      6,190,160  
     

 

 

 
        10,083,227  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%):  
  5,072      AES Corp. (The)      106,563  
  10,389      Vistra Corp.      237,388  
     

 

 

 
        343,951  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%):  
  1,831      Carlisle Cos., Inc.      436,895  
  2,593      General Electric Co.      165,096  
  8,465      Honeywell International, Inc.      1,471,302  
     

 

 

 
        2,073,293  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (1.2%):  
  79      Alleghany Corp.*      65,815  
  8,378      Aon plc, Class A      2,259,379  
  4,948      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      225,085  
  1,002      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      163,366  
  949      Brown & Brown, Inc.      55,365  
  823      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      158,172  
  508      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      142,382  
  1,604      Lincoln National Corp.      75,019  
  129      Markel Corp.*      166,829  
  18,924      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      2,937,951  
  21,474      Progressive Corp. (The)      2,496,782  
  1,071      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      167,472  
  3,473      Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.*^      136,107  
     

 

 

 
        9,049,724  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Interactive Media & Services (6.9%):  
  11,064      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*    $ 24,111,332  
  10,104      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      22,101,995  
  11,276      Match Group, Inc.*      785,824  
  20,651      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      3,329,974  
  5,117      Pinterest, Inc., Class A*      92,925  
  349      TripAdvisor, Inc.*      6,212  
  29,182      Twitter, Inc.*      1,091,115  
  11,608      ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.*      385,850  
     

 

 

 
        51,905,227  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (5.5%):  
  375,816      Amazon.com, Inc.*      39,915,417  
  9,342      DoorDash, Inc., Class A*      599,476  
  3,076      eBay, Inc.      128,177  
  5,341      Etsy, Inc.*      391,015  
  1,972      Wayfair, Inc., Class A*      85,900  
     

 

 

 
        41,119,985  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (6.5%):  
  26,791      Accenture plc, Class A      7,438,521  
  16,207      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      3,404,118  
  607      Black Knight, Inc.*      39,692  
  4,432      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      631,782  
  2,306      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      679,763  
  1,424      Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      143,240  
  2,289      Fiserv, Inc.*      203,652  
  3,178      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      667,730  
  3,301      Gartner, Inc.*      798,281  
  4,026      Genpact, Ltd.      170,541  
  943      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*      65,595  
  25,418      International Business Machines Corp.      3,588,767  
  3,065      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      551,761  
  36,398      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      11,482,841  
  2,655      MongoDB, Inc.*      688,973  
  713      Okta, Inc.*      64,455  
  13,627      Paychex, Inc.      1,551,706  
  15,077      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      1,052,978  
  2,598      Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A*      85,890  
  7,753      Snowflake, Inc., Class A*      1,078,132  
  3,615      Switch, Inc., Class A      121,102  
  2,386      Teradata Corp.*      88,306  
  3,595      Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.*^      50,725  
  9,547      Toast, Inc., Class A*      123,538  
  2,739      Twilio, Inc., Class A*      229,556  
  433      VeriSign, Inc.*      72,454  
  69,610      Visa, Inc., Class A      13,705,513  
  6,042      Western Union Co. (The.)      99,512  
  1,271      WEX, Inc.*      197,717  
  1,764      Wix.com, Ltd.*      115,630  
     

 

 

 
        49,192,471  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.1%):  
  529      Brunswick Corp. DE      34,586  
  7,155      Mattel, Inc.*      159,771  
  1,627      Polaris, Inc.      161,529  
  3,789      YETI Holdings, Inc.*      163,950  
     

 

 

 
        519,836  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.1%):  
  3,558      10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*    $ 161,000  
  11,377      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      1,351,246  
  23,929      Avantor, Inc.*      744,192  
  1,643      Bio-Techne Corp.      569,530  
  4,650      Bruker Corp.      291,834  
  1,987      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      425,158  
  7,954      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*      1,725,938  
  4,214      Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A*      119,720  
  945      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      1,085,588  
  4,272      Sotera Health Co.*      83,688  
  906      Syneos Health, Inc.*      64,942  
  2,018      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      1,096,339  
  2,547      Waters Corp.*      843,006  
     

 

 

 
        8,562,181  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (1.5%):  
  325      AGCO Corp.      32,077  
  3,283      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      126,231  
  19,642      Caterpillar, Inc.      3,511,204  
  11,852      Deere & Co.      3,549,318  
  840      Donaldson Co., Inc.      40,438  
  5,073      Graco, Inc.      301,387  
  571      IDEX Corp.      103,711  
  11,776      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      2,146,176  
  2,366      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      291,870  
  158      Middleby Corp. (The)*      19,807  
  572      Nordson Corp.      115,796  
  2,181      Otis Worldwide Corp.      154,131  
  1,227      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      301,903  
  4,589      Toro Co. (The)      347,800  
  1,059      Xylem, Inc.      82,793  
     

 

 

 
        11,124,642  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.4%):  
  154      Cable One, Inc.      198,555  
  4,888      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      2,290,175  
  409      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*      46,442  
  2,532      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*      292,800  
  1,817      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*      65,503  
  881      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*      31,751  
  149      Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A      24,269  
     

 

 

 
        2,949,495  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.0%):  
  3,832      MP Materials Corp.*      122,931  
  204      Royal Gold, Inc.      21,783  
  2,374      Southern Copper Corp.      118,249  
     

 

 

 
        262,963  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.6%):  
  9,667      Dollar General Corp.      2,372,668  
  2,783      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      433,731  
  3,923      Nordstrom, Inc.      82,893  
  372      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*      21,855  
  10,789      Target Corp.      1,523,730  
     

 

 

 
        4,434,877  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.4%):  
  8,081      Antero Resources Corp.*    $ 247,683  
  6,152      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      818,400  
  1,146      Continental Resources, Inc.      74,891  
  5,404      Coterra Energy, Inc.      139,369  
  13,591      Devon Energy Corp.      749,000  
  4,271      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      517,432  
  1,293      Enviva, Inc.      73,985  
  18,074      EOG Resources, Inc.      1,996,093  
  9,314      Hess Corp.      986,725  
  2,035      New Fortress Energy, Inc.      80,525  
  28,566      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      1,681,966  
  2,122      ONEOK, Inc.      117,771  
  7,769      Ovintiv, Inc.      343,312  
  2,142      PDC Energy, Inc.      131,969  
  5,601      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      1,249,471  
  7,329      Range Resources Corp.*      181,393  
  3,337      Southwestern Energy Co.*      20,856  
  9,543      Targa Resources Corp.      569,431  
  242      Texas Pacific Land Corp.      360,101  
     

 

 

 
        10,340,373  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):  
  595      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.      31,184  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.3%):  
  9,701      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      2,470,554  
  5,249      Olaplex Holdings, Inc.*      73,958  
     

 

 

 
        2,544,512  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (2.4%):  
  2,300      Catalent, Inc.*      246,767  
  29,001      Eli Lilly & Co.      9,402,994  
  8,821      Horizon Therapeutics plc*      703,563  
  44,817      Merck & Co., Inc.      4,085,966  
  19,910      Zoetis, Inc.      3,422,330  
     

 

 

 
        17,861,620  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.4%):  
  5,512      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      498,064  
  2,374      CoStar Group, Inc.*      143,413  
  2,567      Equifax, Inc.      469,196  
  598      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      108,148  
  3,794      KBR, Inc.      183,592  
  3,919      Robert Half International, Inc.      293,494  
  6,113      TransUnion      488,979  
  6,562      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      1,135,817  
     

 

 

 
        3,320,703  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):  
  6,801      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      500,622  
  8,730      Opendoor Technologies, Inc.*      41,118  
  150      Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*      4,771  
  422      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^      13,399  
     

 

 

 
        559,910  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (1.3%):  
  23,142      CSX Corp.      672,507  
  3,111      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      489,889  
  1,305      Landstar System, Inc.      189,773  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Road & Rail, continued  
  10,356      Lyft, Inc., Class A*    $ 137,528  
  4,305      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      1,103,285  
  69,177      Uber Technologies, Inc.*      1,415,362  
  26,544      Union Pacific Corp.      5,661,304  
     

 

 

 
        9,669,648  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (6.9%):  
  53,815      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      4,115,233  
  1,997      Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.*      41,318  
  4,436      Analog Devices, Inc.      648,055  
  37,281      Applied Materials, Inc.      3,391,825  
  16,884      Broadcom, Inc.      8,202,416  
  5,529      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      1,079,482  
  5,719      Entegris, Inc.      526,891  
  639      GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.*^      25,777  
  6,308      KLA Corp.      2,012,757  
  5,858      Lam Research Corp.      2,496,387  
  5,731      Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*      277,954  
  19,413      Microchip Technology, Inc.      1,127,507  
  8,912      Micron Technology, Inc.      492,655  
  1,917      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      736,205  
  101,827      NVIDIA Corp.      15,435,955  
  11,437      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      575,395  
  47,378      Qualcomm, Inc.      6,052,066  
  6,131      Teradyne, Inc.      549,031  
  26,705      Texas Instruments, Inc.      4,103,223  
  1,740      Universal Display Corp.      175,984  
     

 

 

 
        52,066,116  
     

 

 

 
Software (17.0%):  
  19,953      Adobe, Inc.*      7,303,995  
  2,283      Alteryx, Inc., Class A*      110,543  
  1,936      ANSYS, Inc.*      463,265  
  9,501      AppLovin Corp., Class A*^      327,214  
  1,121      Aspen Technology, Inc.*      205,905  
  5,780      Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A*      1,083,172  
  9,197      Autodesk, Inc.*      1,581,516  
  3,581      Avalara, Inc.*      252,819  
  7,120      Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B      237,096  
  11,526      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      1,729,246  
  2,771      CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.*      25,493  
  4,087      CDK Global, Inc.      223,845  
  1,098      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      51,694  
  2,501      Citrix Systems, Inc.      243,022  
  11,802      Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*      516,338  
  5,245      Confluent, Inc., Class A*^      121,894  
  1,767      Coupa Software, Inc.*      100,896  
  8,972      Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*      1,512,320  
  10,918      Datadog, Inc., Class A*      1,039,830  
  8,164      DocuSign, Inc.*      468,450  
  2,438      DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.*      55,269  
  11,033      Dropbox, Inc., Class A*      231,583  
  8,701      Dynatrace, Inc.*      343,167  
  3,037      Elastic NV*      205,514  
  1,065      Fair Isaac Corp.*      426,959  
  2,879      Five9, Inc.*      262,392  
  27,708      Fortinet, Inc.*      1,567,719  
  1,680      Globant SA*      292,320  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Software, continued  
  1,923      HubSpot, Inc.*    $ 578,150  
  11,652      Intuit, Inc.      4,491,147  
  2,228      Jamf Holding Corp.*      55,188  
  1,787      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*      204,790  
  316,379      Microsoft Corp.      81,255,619  
  471      nCino, Inc.*      14,563  
  1,937      New Relic, Inc.*      96,947  
  8,536      NortonLifeLock, Inc.      187,451  
  4,633      Nutanix, Inc., Class A*      67,781  
  43,941      Oracle Corp.      3,070,158  
  76,667      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*      695,370  
  4,094      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      2,022,190  
  2,226      Paycom Software, Inc.*      623,547  
  1,616      Paylocity Holding Corp.*      281,863  
  1,841      Pegasystems, Inc.      88,073  
  2,022      Procore Technologies, Inc.*      91,779  
  4,448      PTC, Inc.*      473,000  
  3,562      RingCentral, Inc., Class A*      186,150  
  8,708      Salesforce, Inc.*      1,437,168  
  5,090      SentinelOne, Inc., Class A*^      118,750  
  8,466      ServiceNow, Inc.*      4,025,752  
  5,315      Smartsheet, Inc., Class A*      167,050  
  6,798      Splunk, Inc.*      601,351  
  6,441      Synopsys, Inc.*      1,956,132  
  18,537      The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*      776,515  
  1,511      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      502,377  
  1,450      UiPath, Inc., Class A*      26,375  
  5,921      Unity Software, Inc.*^      218,011  
  4,298      VMware, Inc., Class A      489,886  
  8,229      Workday, Inc., Class A*      1,148,604  
  4,900      Zendesk, Inc.*      362,943  
  5,377      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*      580,555  
  3,539      Zscaler, Inc.*      529,116  
     

 

 

 
        128,407,827  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (2.7%):  
  204      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      35,310  
  760      AutoZone, Inc.*      1,633,331  
  2,777      Best Buy Co., Inc.      181,033  
  2,606      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      355,015  
  792      CarMax, Inc.*      71,660  
  4,510      Carvana Co.*^      101,836  
  2,224      Five Below, Inc.*      252,268  
  4,389      Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      276,332  
  25,339      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      6,949,728  
  5,011      Leslie’s, Inc.*      76,067  
  24,135      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      4,215,661  
  1,126      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      711,362  
  275      RH*      58,372  
  6,183      Ross Stores, Inc.      434,232  
  49,639      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      2,772,338  
  4,725      Tractor Supply Co.      915,941  
  2,171      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      836,877  
  2,858      Victoria’s Secret & Co.*      79,938  
  2,292      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      254,297  
     

 

 

 
        20,211,598  
     

 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

           Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (11.9%):  
  646,550      Apple, Inc.    $ 88,396,316  
  1,728      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C      79,851  
  20,435      HP, Inc.      669,859  
  279      NCR Corp.*      8,680  
  9,397      NetApp, Inc.      613,060  
  11,777      Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*      302,787  
     

 

 

 
        90,070,553  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.9%):  
  1,008      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      257,393  
  4,718      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      1,286,174  
  51,809      NIKE, Inc., Class B      5,294,880  
  734      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      26,115  
  1,506      Tapestry, Inc.      45,963  
     

 

 

 
        6,910,525  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%):  
  1,773      Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A^      13,049  
  6,859      UWM Holdings Corp.      24,281  
     

 

 

 
        37,330  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%):  
  211      Core & Main, Inc., Class A*      4,705  
  24,317      Fastenal Co.      1,213,905  
  1,252      SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*      148,825  
  1,385      United Rentals, Inc.*      336,430  
  1,925      W.W. Grainger, Inc.      874,778  
  736      Watsco, Inc.      175,772  
  995      WESCO International, Inc.*      106,564  
     

 

 

 
        2,860,979  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $393,843,561)

     746,299,579  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.4%):  
  3,057,781      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(a)(b)      3,057,781  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $3,057,781)

     3,057,781  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.0%):  
Money Markets (1.0%):  
    7,759,548      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(b)      7,759,548  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $7,759,548)

     7,759,548  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $404,660,890) — 100.4%

     757,116,908  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.4)%

     (2,789,228
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 754,327,680  
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $2,865,163.

Represents less than 0.05%.

(a)

Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2022.

(b)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/16/22        28      $ 6,456,520      $ (189,141

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

     9/16/22        10        1,894,750        (33,741
           

 

 

 
            $ (222,882
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments, at cost

    $ 404,660,890
   

 

 

 

Investments, at value(a)

    $ 757,116,908

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      531,200

Interest and dividends receivable

      294,417

Receivable for capital shares issued

      95,832

Receivable for investments sold

      19,000

Reclaims receivable

      1,033

Receivable from Manager

      57,778

Prepaid expenses

      3,140
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      758,119,308
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      1,896

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      3,057,781

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      109,466

Manager fees payable

      282,467

Administration fees payable

      117,415

Distribution fees payable

      149,031

Custodian fees payable

      2,478

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      990

Transfer agent fees payable

      2,296

Trustee fees payable

      8,740

Other accrued liabilities

      59,068
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      3,791,628
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 754,327,680
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 210,746,177

Total distributable earnings

      543,581,503
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 754,327,680
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 53,989,222

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

      4,890,842

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 11.04
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 700,338,458

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

      41,469,466

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 16.89
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $2,865,163.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends

    $ 3,936,640

Income from securities lending

      19,248

Foreign withholding tax

      (1,065 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      3,954,823
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      1,994,842

Administration fees

      85,852

Distribution fees — Class 2

      1,051,545

Custodian fees

      9,522

Administrative and compliance services fees

      5,596

Transfer agent fees

      5,686

Trustee fees

      22,136

Professional fees

      17,697

Licensing fees

      89,513

Shareholder reports

      12,744

Other expenses

      9,563
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      3,304,696

Less expense contractually waived

      (408,043 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      2,896,653
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      1,058,170
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      31,434,257

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (1,089,090 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (339,987,479 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      (230,683 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (309,872,995 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (308,814,825 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,058,170     $ 826,724

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      30,345,167       161,785,915

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (340,218,162 )       103,078,858
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (308,814,825 )       265,691,497
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (13,301,296 )

Class 2

            (119,314,081 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (132,615,377 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      72,169       184,490

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            13,301,296

Value of shares redeemed

      (4,801,752 )       (8,469,958 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (4,729,583 )       5,015,828
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      4,848,310       52,822,423

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            119,314,081

Value of shares redeemed

      (54,737,741 )       (258,720,459 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (49,889,431 )       (86,583,955 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (54,619,014 )       (81,568,127 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (363,433,839 )       51,507,993

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,117,761,519       1,066,253,526
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 754,327,680     $ 1,117,761,519
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      6,060       12,137

Dividends reinvested

            956,928

Shares redeemed

      (375,748 )       (539,566 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (369,688 )       429,499
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      246,817       2,417,820

Dividends reinvested

            5,601,600

Shares redeemed

      (2,781,846 )       (11,158,495 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (2,535,029 )       (3,139,075 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (2,904,717 )       (2,709,576 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Amounts

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 15.38     $ 14.68     $ 11.46     $ 10.12     $ 11.74     $ 10.28
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.03 (a)       0.05 (a)       0.07 (a)       0.10 (a)       0.13       0.14

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (4.37 )       3.62       4.28       3.28       (0.20 )       2.73
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (4.34 )       3.67       4.35       3.38       (0.07 )       2.87
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.12 )       (0.15 )       (0.18 )       (0.20 )       (0.05 )

Net Realized Gains

            (2.85 )       (0.98 )       (1.86 )       (1.35 )       (1.36 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (2.97 )       (1.13 )       (2.04 )       (1.55 )       (1.41 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 11.04     $ 15.38     $ 14.68     $ 11.46     $ 10.12     $ 11.74
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (28.22 )%(c)       27.14 %       39.03 %       35.53 %       (1.86 )%       29.19 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 53,989     $ 80,919     $ 70,903     $ 57,430     $ 48,665     $ 55,307

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.47 %       0.31 %       0.56 %       0.86 %       0.96 %       1.04 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.50 %       0.51 %       0.52 %       0.51 %       0.50 %       0.50 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.41 %       0.42 %       0.43 %       0.43 %       0.43 %       0.45 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      11 %       18 %       22 %       15 %       17 %       12 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 23.56     $ 21.11     $ 16.10     $ 13.53     $ 15.21     $ 12.99
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.02 (a)       0.01 (a)       0.06 (a)       0.10 (a)       0.15       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (6.69 )       5.35       6.04       4.46       (0.33 )       3.49
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (6.67 )       5.36       6.10       4.56       (0.18 )       3.62
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.06 )       (0.11 )       (0.13 )       (0.15 )       (0.04 )

Net Realized Gains

            (2.85 )       (0.98 )       (1.86 )       (1.35 )       (1.36 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (2.91 )       (1.09 )       (1.99 )       (1.50 )       (1.40 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 16.89     $ 23.56     $ 21.11     $ 16.10     $ 13.53     $ 15.21
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (28.31 )%(c)       26.87 %       38.58 %       35.28 %       (2.14 )%       28.89 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 700,338     $ 1,036,843     $ 995,350     $ 871,046     $ 775,621     $ 1,046,158

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.22 %       0.06 %       0.31 %       0.61 %       0.71 %       0.79 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.75 %       0.76 %       0.77 %       0.76 %       0.75 %       0.75 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.66 %       0.67 %       0.68 %       0.68 %       0.68 %       0.70 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      11 %       18 %       22 %       15 %       17 %       12 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Private Placements

The Fund may invest in private placement securities which are securities issued by corporations without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in reliance on a “private placement” exemption. These unregistered securities may be restricted and generally are sold to institutional investors, such as the Fund, who agree that they are purchasing the securities for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Unregistered securities are normally resold to other institutional investors through or with the assistance of the issuer or investment dealers who make a market in such securities.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $1,935 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $3,057,781 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $6.4 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 222,882  

 

*

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, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (1,089,090    $ (230,683

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.35% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

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

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

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

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 746,299,579        $        $        $ 746,299,579

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         3,057,781                            3,057,781

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         7,759,548                            7,759,548
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         757,116,908                            757,116,908
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         (222,882 )                            (222,882 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 756,894,026        $        $        $ 756,894,026
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 99,876,635        $ 155,859,478

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

Concentration Risk: The Fund may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in the securities of a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.

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.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Technology Sector Risk: Technology companies, including information technology companies, may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $430,936,581. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 701,294,357

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (11,266,899
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 690,027,458  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

       $ 3,119,928        $ 129,495,449        $ 132,615,377

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

At December 31, 2021, 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

     $ 4,770,547      $ 157,598,323      $      $ 690,027,458      $ 852,396,328

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market on futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 55% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

18


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 12

Statement of Operations

Page 12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 13

Financial Highlights

Page 14

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 15

Other Information

Page 20

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 21

 

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


AZL 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 869.80     $ 1.90       0.41 %

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 868.50     $ 3.06       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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.76     $ 2.06       0.41 %

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.52     $ 3.31       0.66 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      19.6 %

Health Care

      17.1

Industrials

      10.1

Information Technology

      8.8

Communication Services

      8.5

Consumer Staples

      7.3

Energy

      7.2

Utilities

      5.9

Consumer Discretionary

      5.7

Real Estate

      5.0

Materials

      4.2
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.4

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.5

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.5
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.4 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (99.4%):       
Aerospace & Defense (2.4%):       
  814      Axon Enterprise, Inc.*    $ 75,840  
  20,188      Boeing Co. (The)*      2,760,103  
  2,970      BWX Technologies, Inc.      163,617  
  2,139      Curtiss-Wright Corp.      282,476  
  13,118      General Dynamics Corp.      2,902,358  
  151      HEICO Corp.      19,799  
  266      HEICO Corp., Class A      28,031  
  4,128      Hexcel Corp.      215,936  
  18,136      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      570,377  
  1,642      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      357,661  
  10,286      L3harris Technologies, Inc.      2,486,126  
  2,886      Mercury Systems, Inc.*      185,656  
  6,897      Northrop Grumman Corp.      3,300,697  
  79,513      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      7,641,995  
  285      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A      8,351  
  11,637      Textron, Inc.      710,672  
  1,722      TransDigm Group, Inc.*      924,146  
     

 

 

 
        22,633,841  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%):       
  4,888      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      495,497  
  6,162      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      600,549  
  12,834      FedEx Corp.      2,909,596  
  5,026      GXO Logistics, Inc.*      217,475  
  4,245      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      774,882  
  5,051      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      243,256  
     

 

 

 
        5,241,255  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.3%):       
  6,403      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      256,440  
  33,761      American Airlines Group, Inc.*^      428,090  
  1,589      Copa Holdings SA, Class A*      100,695  
  16,728      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      140,013  
  31,513      Southwest Airlines Co.*      1,138,250  
  16,915      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      599,129  
     

 

 

 
        2,662,617  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.2%):       
  10,792      Aptiv plc*      961,243  
  12,296      BorgWarner, Inc.      410,318  
  12,840      Gentex Corp.      359,135  
  3,080      Lear Corp.      387,741  
  13,005      QuantumScape Corp.*^      111,713  
     

 

 

 
        2,230,150  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.6%):       
  210,398      Ford Motor Co.      2,341,730  
  77,748      General Motors Co.*      2,469,276  
  7,172      Harley-Davidson, Inc.      227,066  
  1,727      Lucid Group, Inc.*^      29,635  
  9,462      Rivian Automotive, Inc.*^      243,552  
  2,810      Thor Industries, Inc.      209,991  
     

 

 

 
        5,521,250  
     

 

 

 
Banks (7.1%):       
  375,553      Bank of America Corp.      11,690,965  
  1,905      Bank of Hawaii Corp.      141,732  
  5,830      Bank OZK      218,800  
  1,587      BOK Financial Corp.      119,945  
  105,260      Citigroup, Inc.      4,840,907  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  26,082      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.    $ 930,867  
  6,675      Comerica, Inc.      489,811  
  5,650      Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      370,923  
  3,132      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      364,721  
  7,392      East West Bancorp, Inc.      479,002  
  18,027      F.N.B. Corp.      195,773  
  36,347      Fifth Third Bancorp      1,221,259  
  491      First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      321,006  
  6,558      First Hawaiian, Inc.      148,932  
  27,203      First Horizon Corp.      594,658  
  9,550      First Republic Bank      1,377,110  
  75,602      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      909,492  
  155,697      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      17,533,039  
  48,879      KeyCorp      842,185  
  9,509      M&T Bank Corp.      1,515,640  
  6,557      PacWest Bancorp      174,810  
  3,811      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      275,573  
  22,192      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      3,501,232  
  3,973      Popular, Inc.      305,643  
  4,490      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      306,532  
  50,800      Regions Financial Corp.      952,500  
  3,134      Signature Bank      561,644  
  1,135      SVB Financial Group*      448,314  
  7,659      Synovus Financial Corp.      276,107  
  70,970      Truist Financial Corp.      3,366,107  
  71,641      U.S. Bancorp      3,296,919  
  12,073      Umpqua Holdings Corp.      202,464  
  9,198      Webster Financial Corp.      387,696  
  202,525      Wells Fargo & Co.      7,932,904  
  2,187      Western Alliance Bancorp      154,402  
  3,120      Wintrust Financial Corp.      250,068  
  7,581      Zions Bancorp      385,873  
     

 

 

 
        67,085,555  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (1.0%):       
  1,395      Brown-Forman Corp., Class A      94,358  
  4,032      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      282,885  
  52,195      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3,283,587  
  8,270      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      1,927,406  
  45,821      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      1,621,605  
  9,262      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      504,872  
  1,557      Monster Beverage Corp.*      144,334  
  11,473      PepsiCo, Inc.      1,912,090  
     

 

 

 
        9,771,137  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (1.5%):       
  4,567      Amgen, Inc.      1,111,151  
  7,758      Biogen, Inc.*      1,582,167  
  9,840      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      815,441  
  7,647      Exact Sciences Corp.*      301,215  
  1,631      Exelixis, Inc.*      33,958  
  66,731      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      4,124,643  
  1,234      Incyte Corp.*      93,747  
  498      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      18,436  
  2,285      Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*      153,392  
  17,266      Moderna, Inc.*      2,466,448  
  243      Natera, Inc.*      8,612  
  4,725      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      2,793,089  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Biotechnology, continued       
  846      Repligen Corp.*    $ 137,390  
  1,019      Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      60,794  
  2,353      United Therapeutics Corp.*      554,461  
  766      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      215,851  
     

 

 

 
        14,470,795  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.7%):       
  5,205      A. O. Smith Corp.      284,610  
  1,010      Allegion plc      98,879  
  1,116      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.      83,655  
  6,030      AZEK Co., Inc. (The)*      100,942  
  9,166      Builders FirstSource, Inc.*      492,214  
  45,292      Carrier Global Corp.      1,615,113  
  4,560      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      273,053  
  37,116      Johnson Controls International plc      1,777,114  
  1,711      Lennox International, Inc.      353,476  
  11,905      Masco Corp.      602,393  
  5,188      Owens Corning      385,520  
  5,223      Trane Technologies plc      678,311  
     

 

 

 
        6,745,280  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (4.6%):       
  2,071      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      241,479  
  2,126      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      505,308  
  39,198      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      1,634,948  
  7,995      BlackRock, Inc., Class A+      4,869,275  
  11,041      Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)      349,558  
  5,426      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      614,169  
  36,167      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      2,285,031  
  19,063      CME Group, Inc.      3,902,196  
  8,279      Coinbase Global, Inc.*^      389,278  
  1,943      Evercore, Inc., Class A      181,884  
  14,800      Franklin Resources, Inc.^      344,988  
  17,787      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      5,283,095  
  4,940      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A      271,749  
  29,502      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      2,774,368  
  19,865      Invesco, Ltd.      320,422  
  7,344      Janus Henderson Group plc      172,657  
  30,555      KKR & Co., Inc., Class A      1,414,391  
  4,898      Lazard, Ltd., Class A^      158,744  
  469      Moody’s Corp.      127,554  
  68,065      Morgan Stanley      5,177,024  
  171      Morningstar, Inc.      41,353  
  1,038      MSCI, Inc.      427,812  
  6,127      Nasdaq, Inc.      934,613  
  10,836      Northern Trust Corp.      1,045,457  
  9,548      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      853,687  
  29,677      Robinhood Markets, Inc.*      243,945  
  18,161      S&P Global, Inc.      6,121,347  
  5,398      SEI Investments Co.      291,600  
  19,174      State Street Corp.      1,182,077  
  5,529      Stifel Financial Corp.      309,735  
  11,956      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      1,358,321  
  2,116      Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A      144,417  
  4,556      Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      106,656  
     

 

 

 
        44,079,138  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals (2.5%):       
  11,820      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.    $ 2,842,474  
  3,032      Albemarle Corp.      633,627  
  2,596      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      267,518  
  9,285      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*      205,291  
  5,784      Celanese Corp.      680,256  
  3,774      Chemours Co. (The)      120,844  
  38,595      Corteva, Inc.      2,089,533  
  38,707      Dow, Inc.      1,997,668  
  26,896      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.      1,494,880  
  7,012      Eastman Chemical Co.      629,467  
  1,700      Ecolab, Inc.      261,392  
  12,271      Element Solutions, Inc.      218,424  
  4,416      FMC Corp.      472,556  
  34,772      Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.*      82,757  
  10,654      Huntsman Corp.      302,041  
  13,562      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      1,615,506  
  21,223      Linde plc      6,102,249  
  13,728      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      1,200,651  
  16,960      Mosaic Co. (The)      801,021  
  309      NewMarket Corp.      92,997  
  7,450      Olin Corp.      344,786  
  5,904      PPG Industries, Inc.      675,063  
  6,469      RPM International, Inc.      509,240  
  1,410      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)      111,376  
  1,756      Westlake Corp.      172,123  
     

 

 

 
        23,923,740  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):       
  11,118      ADT, Inc.      68,376  
  262      Cintas Corp.      97,865  
  2,659      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      233,114  
  3,136      Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.*      86,365  
  1,218      IAA, Inc.*      39,914  
  1,329      MSA Safety, Inc.      160,902  
  10,326      Republic Services, Inc.      1,351,364  
  722      Rollins, Inc.      25,212  
  4,811      Stericycle, Inc.*      210,962  
  1,676      Tetra Tech, Inc.      228,858  
  1,398      Waste Management, Inc.      213,866  
     

 

 

 
        2,716,798  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (1.4%):       
  8,072      Ciena Corp.*      368,890  
  221,996      Cisco Systems, Inc.      9,465,909  
  3,182      F5, Inc.*      486,973  
  17,044      Juniper Networks, Inc.      485,754  
  3,624      Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*      287,818  
  8,763      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      1,836,725  
  226      Ubiquiti, Inc.^      56,096  
  4,027      ViaSat, Inc.*      123,347  
     

 

 

 
        13,111,512  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.2%):       
  6,917      AECOM      451,127  
  3,480      MasTec, Inc.*      249,377  
  3,451      Quanta Services, Inc.      432,548  
  1,082      Valmont Industries, Inc.      243,050  
  5,415      WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*      175,554  
     

 

 

 
        1,551,656  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Construction Materials (0.2%):       
  356      Eagle Materials, Inc.    $ 39,139  
  3,023      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      904,602  
  3,621      Vulcan Materials Co.      514,544  
     

 

 

 
        1,458,285  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (1.1%):       
  17,706      Ally Financial, Inc.      593,328  
  30,164      American Express Co.      4,181,334  
  21,114      Capital One Financial Corp.      2,199,868  
  333      Credit Acceptance Corp.*      157,646  
  14,993      Discover Financial Services      1,418,038  
  5,753      OneMain Holdings, Inc.      215,047  
  14,135      SLM Corp.      225,312  
  42,461      SoFi Technologies, Inc.*^      223,769  
  26,695      Synchrony Financial      737,316  
  3,152      Upstart Holdings, Inc.*^      99,666  
     

 

 

 
        10,051,324  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.5%):       
  80,142      Amcor plc      996,165  
  3,600      AptarGroup, Inc.      371,556  
  3,918      Ardagh Metal Packaging SA      23,900  
  1,670      Avery Dennison Corp.      270,323  
  10,103      Ball Corp.      694,783  
  3,600      Berry Global Group, Inc.*      196,704  
  750      Crown Holdings, Inc.      69,128  
  3,745      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      76,772  
  19,823      International Paper Co.      829,196  
  4,856      Packaging Corp. of America      667,700  
  4,453      Silgan Holdings, Inc.      184,132  
  5,208      Sonoco Products Co.      297,064  
  13,707      Westrock Co.      546,087  
     

 

 

 
        5,223,510  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.2%):       
  6,804      Genuine Parts Co.      904,932  
  14,208      LKQ Corp.      697,471  
     

 

 

 
        1,602,403  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):       
  2,253      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*      190,423  
  1,941      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      182,823  
  1,972      H&R Block, Inc.      69,651  
  490      Mister Car Wash, Inc.*^      5,331  
  8,341      Service Corp. International      576,530  
  6,161      Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.*      250,445  
     

 

 

 
        1,275,203  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (3.1%):       
  5,825      Apollo Global Management, Inc.      282,396  
  96,238      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      27,963,368  
  20,373      Equitable Holdings, Inc.      531,124  
  10,792      Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.      298,075  
  5,661      Voya Financial, Inc.      336,999  
     

 

 

 
        29,411,962  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.1%):       
  380,612      AT&T, Inc.      7,977,627  
  13,081      Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.*      307,927  
  53,059      Lumen Technologies, Inc.^      578,874  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued       
  224,742      Verizon Communications, Inc.    $ 11,405,656  
     

 

 

 
        20,270,084  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (3.7%):       
  13,101      Alliant Energy Corp.      767,850  
  27,484      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      2,636,815  
  3,771      Avangrid, Inc.      173,918  
  17,020      Constellation Energy Corp.      974,565  
  40,929      Duke Energy Corp.      4,387,998  
  20,070      Edison International      1,269,227  
  10,845      Entergy Corp.      1,221,581  
  12,016      Evergy, Inc.      784,044  
  18,340      Eversource Energy      1,549,180  
  52,284      Exelon Corp.      2,369,511  
  28,921      FirstEnergy Corp.      1,110,277  
  5,803      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      237,343  
  2,663      IDACORP, Inc.      282,065  
  104,826      NextEra Energy, Inc.      8,119,822  
  12,603      NRG Energy, Inc.      481,056  
  10,336      OGE Energy Corp.      398,556  
  82,867      PG&E Corp.*      827,013  
  5,734      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      419,270  
  39,659      PPL Corp.      1,075,949  
  56,523      Southern Co. (The)      4,030,655  
  29,024      Xcel Energy, Inc.      2,053,738  
     

 

 

 
        35,170,433  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.9%):       
  1,748      Acuity Brands, Inc.      269,262  
  12,062      AMETEK, Inc.      1,325,493  
  21,340      Eaton Corp. plc      2,688,627  
  21,497      Emerson Electric Co.      1,709,871  
  2,822      Hubbell, Inc.      503,953  
  8,871      nVent Electric plc      277,928  
  13,954      Plug Power, Inc.*      231,218  
  3,558      Regal Rexnord Corp.      403,904  
  2,022      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      403,005  
  8,413      Sensata Technologies Holding plc      347,541  
  10,183      Sunrun, Inc.*      237,875  
  13,572      Vertiv Holdings Co.      111,562  
     

 

 

 
        8,510,239  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%):       
  7,707      Amphenol Corp., Class A      496,177  
  3,568      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      399,937  
  5,385      Avnet, Inc.      230,909  
  655      Cognex Corp.      27,851  
  113      Coherent, Inc.*      30,083  
  37,958      Corning, Inc.      1,196,057  
  3,162      Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A      226,273  
  5,618      II-VI, Inc.*      286,237  
  1,770      IPG Photonics Corp.*      166,610  
  1,291      Jabil, Inc.      66,112  
  716      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      98,701  
  1,209      Littlelfuse, Inc.      307,134  
  6,602      National Instruments Corp.      206,180  
  2,323      TD SYNNEX Corp.      211,625  
  2,410      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      904,015  
  12,976      Trimble, Inc.*      755,592  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued       
  3,234      Vontier Corp.    $ 74,350  
  1,649      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      484,723  
     

 

 

 
        6,168,566  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%):       
  49,465      Baker Hughes Co.      1,428,055  
  26,256      Halliburton Co.      823,388  
  21,113      NOV, Inc.      357,021  
  75,407      Schlumberger, Ltd.      2,696,554  
     

 

 

 
        5,305,018  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (1.9%):       
  41,463      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      3,228,309  
  27,602      AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A*^      374,007  
  14,013      Electronic Arts, Inc.      1,704,682  
  1,444      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class A*      83,709  
  9,501      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C*      603,029  
  4,419      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      364,921  
  491      Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A*      74,141  
  12,851      Netflix, Inc.*      2,247,254  
  4,587      Roku, Inc.*      376,776  
  1,455      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      178,281  
  90,767      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      8,568,405  
  33,524      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      449,892  
     

 

 

 
        18,253,406  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (4.8%):       
  8,643      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.      1,253,494  
  7,269      American Campus Communities, Inc.      468,632  
  15,531      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A      550,419  
  5,780      American Tower Corp.      1,477,310  
  13,743      Americold Realty Trust      412,840  
  8,286      Apartment Income REIT Corp.      344,698  
  7,320      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      1,421,910  
  8,345      Boston Properties, Inc.      742,538  
  14,858      Brixmor Property Group, Inc.      300,280  
  5,234      Camden Property Trust      703,868  
  7,559      Cousins Properties, Inc.      220,950  
  11,689      CubeSmart      499,354  
  15,175      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      1,970,170  
  8,303      Douglas Emmett, Inc.      185,821  
  20,407      Duke Realty Corp.      1,121,365  
  2,197      EastGroup Properties, Inc.      339,063  
  4,018      EPR Properties      188,565  
  1,196      Equinix, Inc.      785,796  
  3,662      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.      258,061  
  19,764      Equity Residential      1,427,356  
  3,461      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      905,086  
  6,242      Extra Space Storage, Inc.      1,061,889  
  4,092      Federal Realty Investment Trust      391,768  
  6,663      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.      316,359  
  12,183      Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.      558,712  
  11,322      Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A      315,997  
  28,844      Healthpeak Properties, Inc.      747,348  
  4,971      Highwoods Properties, Inc.      169,958  
  37,087      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      581,524  
  8,064      Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.      119,670  
  32,551      Invitation Homes, Inc.      1,158,165  
  4,407      Iron Mountain, Inc.      214,577  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
  6,749      JBG SMITH Properties    $ 159,546  
  5,910      Kilroy Realty Corp.      309,270  
  32,135      Kimco Realty Corp.      635,309  
  729      Lamar Advertising Co., Class A      64,130  
  4,278      Life Storage, Inc.      477,681  
  31,699      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.      484,044  
  5,974      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      1,043,479  
  9,103      National Retail Properties, Inc.      391,429  
  4,516      National Storage Affiliates Trust      226,116  
  12,593      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.      354,997  
  11,750      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      159,447  
  39,260      Prologis, Inc.      4,618,939  
  1,718      Public Storage      537,167  
  7,857      Rayonier, Inc.      293,695  
  32,164      Realty Income Corp.      2,195,515  
  8,984      Regency Centers Corp.      532,841  
  8,424      Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.      485,138  
  4,404      SBA Communications Corp.      1,409,500  
  8,975      Simon Property Group, Inc.      851,907  
  3,538      SL Green Realty Corp.      163,279  
  6,493      Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.      245,306  
  12,618      STORE Capital Corp.      329,077  
  6,399      Sun Communities, Inc.      1,019,745  
  16,929      UDR, Inc.      779,411  
  20,764      Ventas, Inc.      1,067,892  
  51,091      VICI Properties, Inc.      1,522,001  
  9,606      Vornado Realty Trust      274,636  
  24,140      Welltower, Inc.      1,987,929  
  39,647      Weyerhaeuser Co.      1,313,109  
  10,058      WP Carey, Inc.      833,406  
     

 

 

 
        45,979,484  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):       
  8,525      Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A      227,788  
  2,625      BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*      163,590  
  1,864      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      344,803  
  4,377      Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*      186,591  
  35,022      Kroger Co. (The)      1,657,591  
  5,612      Performance Food Group Co.*      258,040  
  11,840      US Foods Holding Corp.*      363,251  
  38,332      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      1,452,783  
  77,083      Walmart, Inc.      9,371,751  
     

 

 

 
        14,026,188  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (2.0%):       
  29,889      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      2,319,386  
  7,455      Bunge, Ltd.      676,094  
  10,337      Campbell Soup Co.      496,693  
  24,554      Conagra Brands, Inc.      840,729  
  7,951      Darling Ingredients, Inc.*      475,470  
  10,100      Flowers Foods, Inc.      265,832  
  1,066      Freshpet, Inc.*      55,315  
  32,067      General Mills, Inc.      2,419,455  
  1,066      Hershey Co. (The)      229,361  
  15,254      Hormel Foods Corp.      722,429  
  3,449      Ingredion, Inc.      304,064  
  5,462      JM Smucker Co. (The)      699,191  
  6,102      Kellogg Co.      435,317  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Food Products, continued       
  37,195      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)    $ 1,418,617  
  13,339      McCormick & Co.      1,110,472  
  73,448      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      4,560,386  
  1,856      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*      57,963  
  2,857      Post Holdings, Inc.*      235,274  
  7      Seaboard Corp.      27,178  
  15,171      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      1,305,616  
     

 

 

 
        18,654,842  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.2%):       
  7,343      Atmos Energy Corp.      823,150  
  4,410      National Fuel Gas Co.      291,281  
  10,625      UGI Corp.      410,231  
     

 

 

 
        1,524,662  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (4.2%):       
  79,587      Abbott Laboratories      8,647,128  
  1,048      Align Technology, Inc.*      248,030  
  22,693      Baxter International, Inc.      1,457,571  
  15,159      Becton Dickinson & Co.      3,737,148  
  75,847      Boston Scientific Corp.*      2,826,818  
  2,523      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      790,002  
  32,213      Danaher Corp.      8,166,640  
  11,487      DENTSPLY Sirona, Inc.      410,430  
  2,558      Enovis Corp.*      140,690  
  8,576      Envista Holdings Corp.*      330,519  
  3,916      Globus Medical, Inc.*      219,844  
  13,093      Hologic, Inc.*      907,345  
  875      ICU Medical, Inc.*      143,841  
  3,766      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      203,477  
  1,512      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      303,474  
  698      Masimo Corp.*      91,208  
  71,469      Medtronic plc      6,414,343  
  2,628      QuidelOrtho Corp.*      255,389  
  4,553      STERIS plc      938,601  
  8,733      Stryker Corp.      1,737,256  
  139      Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*      8,227  
  2,506      Teleflex, Inc.      616,100  
  11,202      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      1,176,882  
     

 

 

 
        39,770,963  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (3.1%):       
  4,501      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*      304,403  
  1,482      Amedisys, Inc.*      155,788  
  14,554      Cardinal Health, Inc.      760,738  
  31,039      Centene Corp.*      2,626,210  
  502      Chemed Corp.      235,634  
  14,045      Cigna Corp.      3,701,138  
  69,684      CVS Health Corp.      6,456,919  
  8,972      Elevance Health, Inc.      4,329,708  
  5,230      Encompass Health Corp.      293,142  
  11,321      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      1,902,607  
  7,247      Henry Schein, Inc.*      556,135  
  1,987      Humana, Inc.      930,055  
  4,848      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      1,136,177  
  6,244      McKesson Corp.      2,036,855  
  692      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      193,490  
  6,185      Oak Street Health, Inc.*      101,681  
  5,791      Premier, Inc., Class A      206,623  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Providers & Services, continued       
  6,292      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.    $ 836,710  
  4,275      Signify Health, Inc., Class A*      58,995  
  5,677      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*      298,383  
  4,501      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,311,849  
  3,665      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      369,102  
     

 

 

 
        29,802,342  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.1%):       
  2,568      Certara, Inc.*      55,109  
  12,484      Change Healthcare, Inc.*      287,881  
  2,719      Doximity, Inc., Class A*^      94,676  
  8,274      Teladoc Health, Inc.*      274,779  
     

 

 

 
        712,445  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.8%):       
  11,808      Aramark      361,679  
  4,264      Boyd Gaming Corp.      212,134  
  3,923      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      150,251  
  45,596      Carnival Corp., Class A*^      394,405  
  1,793      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      202,824  
  515      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      200,701  
  4,047      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      450,998  
  2,578      Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*      190,540  
  11,078      Las Vegas Sands Corp.*      372,110  
  2,116      Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.      245,879  
  29,914      McDonald’s Corp.      7,385,168  
  19,812      MGM Resorts International      573,558  
  20,042      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*      222,867  
  8,435      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*      256,593  
  1,138      Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*      77,395  
  11,732      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*      409,564  
  2,876      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*      62,409  
  39,241      Starbucks Corp.      2,997,620  
  1,696      Travel + Leisure Co.      65,839  
  126      Vail Resorts, Inc.      27,474  
  1,630      Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      107,124  
  4,959      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.*      282,564  
  13,706      Yum! Brands, Inc.      1,555,768  
     

 

 

 
        16,805,464  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.5%):       
  8,222      DR Horton, Inc.      544,214  
  8,226      Garmin, Ltd.      808,205  
  6,700      Leggett & Platt, Inc.      231,686  
  13,262      Lennar Corp., Class A      935,899  
  977      Lennar Corp., Class B      57,360  
  2,855      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      354,277  
  19,864      Newell Brands, Inc.      378,211  
  50      NVR, Inc.*      200,207  
  7,672      PulteGroup, Inc.      304,041  
  9,149      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.      195,514  
  2,824      Toll Brothers, Inc.      125,950  
  242      TopBuild Corp.*      40,453  
  2,959      Whirlpool Corp.      458,260  
     

 

 

 
        4,634,277  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (1.5%):       
  7,095      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      657,423  
  1,241      Clorox Co. (The)      174,956  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Household Products, continued       
  17,041      Colgate-Palmolive Co.    $ 1,365,666  
  7,318      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      989,028  
  73,356      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      10,547,859  
  2,358      Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.      64,302  
  2,244      Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      184,053  
     

 

 

 
        13,983,287  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%):  
  29,261      AES Corp. (The)      614,773  
  6,810      Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A      242,504  
  9,629      Vistra Corp.      220,023  
     

 

 

 
        1,077,300  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (1.5%):       
  30,345      3M Co.      3,926,946  
  431      Carlisle Cos., Inc.      102,841  
  55,348      General Electric Co.      3,524,007  
  25,708      Honeywell International, Inc.      4,468,308  
  5,643      Roper Technologies, Inc.      2,227,010  
     

 

 

 
        14,249,112  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (3.5%):       
  33,730      Aflac, Inc.      1,866,281  
  598      Alleghany Corp.*      498,194  
  14,636      Allstate Corp. (The)      1,854,820  
  3,639      American Financial Group, Inc.      505,130  
  42,254      American International Group, Inc.      2,160,447  
  652      Aon plc, Class A      175,831  
  13,013      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      591,961  
  9,845      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      1,605,129  
  2,790      Assurant, Inc.      482,252  
  3,455      Assured Guaranty, Ltd.      192,755  
  4,179      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.      238,579  
  3,934      Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*      161,373  
  11,387      Brown & Brown, Inc.      664,318  
  22,476      Chubb, Ltd.      4,418,332  
  8,342      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      992,531  
  1,529      CNA Financial Corp.      68,652  
  481      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      92,443  
  1,434      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      401,922  
  13,925      Fidelity National Financial, Inc.      514,668  
  5,452      First American Financial Corp.      288,520  
  4,825      Globe Life, Inc.      470,293  
  1,842      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      269,393  
  17,208      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      1,125,919  
  3,342      Kemper Corp.      160,082  
  7,672      Lincoln National Corp.      358,819  
  10,705      Loews Corp.      634,378  
  549      Markel Corp.*      709,994  
  2,868      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      445,257  
  36,658      MetLife, Inc.      2,301,756  
  13,980      Old Republic International Corp.      312,593  
  1,957      Primerica, Inc.      234,233  
  13,452      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      898,459  
  4,058      Progressive Corp. (The)      471,824  
  19,746      Prudential Financial, Inc.      1,889,297  
  3,691      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      432,917  
  1,051      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      164,345  
  12,764      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      2,158,775  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Insurance, continued       
  10,653      Unum Group    $ 362,415  
  145      White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.      180,689  
  5,931      Willis Towers Watson plc      1,170,720  
  10,885      WR Berkley Corp.      743,010  
     

 

 

 
        33,269,306  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (2.5%):       
  2,091      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      4,556,833  
  1,909      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      4,175,842  
  4,169      IAC/InterActiveCorp.*      316,719  
  957      Match Group, Inc.*      66,693  
  96,492      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      13,870,866  
  24,198      Pinterest, Inc., Class A*      439,436  
  4,993      TripAdvisor, Inc.*      88,875  
  2,949      Twitter, Inc.*      110,263  
     

 

 

 
        23,625,527  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.1%):       
  1,530      DoorDash, Inc., Class A*      98,180  
  26,035      eBay, Inc.      1,084,878  
  1,921      Wayfair, Inc., Class A*      83,679  
     

 

 

 
        1,266,737  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (2.4%):       
  9,376      Affirm Holdings, Inc.*^      169,331  
  8,284      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      756,578  
  6,563      Amdocs, Ltd.      546,764  
  1,908      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      400,756  
  7,474      Black Knight, Inc.*      488,725  
  27,654      Block, Inc.*      1,699,615  
  659      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      93,940  
  27,549      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      1,859,282  
  2,170      Concentrix Corp.      294,339  
  13,277      DXC Technology Co.*      402,426  
  883      Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      88,821  
  32,564      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      2,985,142  
  28,939      Fiserv, Inc.*      2,574,703  
  4,550      Genpact, Ltd.      192,738  
  14,741      Global Payments, Inc.      1,630,944  
  7,811      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*      543,333  
  15,976      International Business Machines Corp.      2,255,651  
  10,465      Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*      102,348  
  5,731      Okta, Inc.*      518,082  
  42,838      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      2,991,806  
  705      Snowflake, Inc., Class A*      98,037  
  3,132      Switch, Inc., Class A      104,922  
  2,549      Teradata Corp.*      94,338  
  5,689      Twilio, Inc., Class A*      476,795  
  4,579      VeriSign, Inc.*      766,204  
  14,764      Western Union Co. (The.)      243,163  
  689      WEX, Inc.*      107,181  
  634      Wix.com, Ltd.*      41,559  
     

 

 

 
        22,527,523  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.1%):       
  3,386      Brunswick Corp. DE      221,376  
  6,792      Hasbro, Inc.      556,129  
  2,751      Hayward Holdings, Inc.*      39,587  
  9,725      Mattel, Inc.*      217,159  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Leisure Products, continued       
  15,815      Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*    $ 145,182  
  796      Polaris, Inc.      79,027  
     

 

 

 
        1,258,460  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.5%):       
  1,641      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      194,901  
  2,309      Avantor, Inc.*      71,810  
  1,097      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      543,015  
  212      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      45,362  
  8,398      Illumina, Inc.*      1,548,255  
  6,544      PerkinElmer, Inc.      930,688  
  11,698      Qiagen NV*      552,145  
  4,603      Syneos Health, Inc.*      329,943  
  18,338      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      9,962,669  
     

 

 

 
        14,178,788  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (1.7%):       
  2,883      AGCO Corp.      284,552  
  1,546      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      59,444  
  3,670      Caterpillar, Inc.      656,049  
  2,733      Crane Holdings Co.      239,302  
  7,461      Cummins, Inc.      1,443,927  
  5,436      Donaldson Co., Inc.      261,689  
  7,485      Dover Corp.      908,080  
  2,557      Esab Corp.      111,869  
  6,325      Flowserve Corp.      181,085  
  19,164      Fortive Corp.      1,042,138  
  5,779      Gates Industrial Corp. plc*      62,471  
  2,810      Graco, Inc.      166,942  
  3,340      IDEX Corp.      606,644  
  1,635      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      297,979  
  21,668      Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.      911,790  
  4,407      ITT, Inc.      296,327  
  2,688      Middleby Corp. (The)*      336,968  
  2,366      Nordson Corp.      478,973  
  3,431      Oshkosh Corp.      281,822  
  19,842      Otis Worldwide Corp.      1,402,234  
  18,157      PACCAR, Inc.      1,495,047  
  5,292      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      1,302,097  
  8,915      Pentair plc      408,040  
  2,679      Snap-On, Inc.      527,843  
  8,036      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      842,655  
  3,308      Timken Co.      175,489  
  9,476      Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.      777,790  
  3,282      Woodward, Inc.      303,552  
  8,229      Xylem, Inc.      643,343  
     

 

 

 
        16,506,141  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.0%):       
  2,938      Kirby Corp.*      178,748  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.5%):       
  11,130      Altice USA, Inc., Class A*      102,953  
  134      Cable One, Inc.      172,769  
  237,129      Comcast Corp., Class A      9,304,942  
  13,101      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      234,901  
  16,044      Fox Corp., Class A      515,975  
  8,008      Fox Corp., Class B      237,838  
  21,068      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      580,002  
  596      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*      67,676  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Media, continued       
  3,685      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*    $ 426,133  
  5,975      Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*      215,399  
  2,887      Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*      104,047  
  8,778      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      244,906  
  21,484      News Corp., Class A      334,721  
  6,485      News Corp., Class B      103,047  
  1,963      Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A      319,733  
  10,968      Omnicom Group, Inc.      697,674  
  37,818      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^      231,824  
  30,867      ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B      761,798  
     

 

 

 
        14,656,338  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (1.0%):       
  9,781      Alcoa Corp.      445,818  
  27,644      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*      424,888  
  77,263      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      2,260,715  
  42,464      Newmont Corp.      2,533,827  
  14,111      Nucor Corp.      1,473,330  
  3,213      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      545,760  
  3,455      Royal Gold, Inc.      368,925  
  1,558      Southern Copper Corp.      77,604  
  11,322      SSR Mining, Inc.      189,077  
  9,557      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      632,196  
  14,121      United States Steel Corp.      252,907  
     

 

 

 
        9,205,047  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%):       
  26,999      AGNC Investment Corp.      298,879  
  82,899      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      489,933  
  23,975      New Residential Investment Corp.      223,447  
  14,723      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.      307,564  
     

 

 

 
        1,319,823  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.4%):       
  7,833      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      1,220,773  
  6,882      Kohl’s Corp.      245,619  
  15,200      Macy’s, Inc.      278,464  
  779      Nordstrom, Inc.      16,460  
  3,212      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*^      188,705  
  11,115      Target Corp.      1,569,771  
     

 

 

 
        3,519,792  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (1.7%):       
  13,696      Ameren Corp.      1,237,571  
  33,465      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      989,895  
  15,418      CMS Energy Corp.      1,040,715  
  18,887      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      1,796,154  
  43,360      Dominion Energy, Inc.      3,460,562  
  10,306      DTE Energy Co.      1,306,285  
  11,279      MDU Resources Group, Inc.      304,420  
  20,880      NiSource, Inc.      615,751  
  26,381      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      1,669,390  
  16,638      Sempra Energy      2,500,192  
  16,808      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      1,691,557  
     

 

 

 
        16,612,492  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.6%):       
  17,501      Antero Midstream Corp.      158,384  
  5,479      Antero Resources Corp.*      167,931  
  17,959      APA Corp.      626,769  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
  5,750      Cheniere Energy, Inc.    $ 764,923  
  6,812      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      552,453  
  104,901      Chevron Corp.      15,187,567  
  68,998      ConocoPhillips      6,196,710  
  475      Continental Resources, Inc.      31,041  
  35,135      Coterra Energy, Inc.      906,132  
  17,961      Devon Energy Corp.      989,831  
  4,058      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      491,627  
  5,260      DT Midstream, Inc.      257,845  
  8,411      EOG Resources, Inc.      928,911  
  19,684      EQT Corp.      677,130  
  224,882      Exxon Mobil Corp.      19,258,894  
  3,265      Hess Corp.      345,894  
  8,435      HF Sinclair Corp.      380,925  
  106,023      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      1,776,945  
  37,593      Marathon Oil Corp.      845,091  
  28,866      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      2,373,074  
  7,610      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      448,077  
  21,092      ONEOK, Inc.      1,170,606  
  3,974      Ovintiv, Inc.      175,611  
  2,331      PDC Energy, Inc.      143,613  
  25,710      Phillips 66      2,107,963  
  5,803      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      1,294,533  
  4,747      Range Resources Corp.*      117,488  
  55,218      Southwestern Energy Co.*      345,112  
  21,661      Valero Energy Corp.      2,302,131  
  64,824      Williams Cos., Inc.      2,023,157  
     

 

 

 
        63,046,368  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):       
  4,148      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.      217,397  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.0%):       
  19,667      Coty, Inc., Class A*      157,533  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (6.7%):       
  113,570      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      8,744,890  
  6,194      Catalent, Inc.*      664,554  
  23,446      Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*      460,245  
  8,378      Eli Lilly & Co.      2,716,399  
  840      Horizon Therapeutics plc*      66,998  
  3,093      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*      482,539  
  140,388      Johnson & Johnson      24,920,274  
  78,591      Merck & Co., Inc.      7,165,142  
  13,648      Organon & Co.      460,620  
  7,132      Perrigo Co. plc      289,345  
  302,220      Pfizer, Inc.      15,845,395  
  19,606      Royalty Pharma plc, Class A      824,236  
  63,863      Viatris, Inc.      668,646  
     

 

 

 
        63,309,283  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.6%):       
  1,291      CACI International, Inc., Class A*      363,778  
  27,106      Clarivate plc*      375,689  
  17,991      CoStar Group, Inc.*      1,086,836  
  13,408      Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*      201,522  
  3,251      Equifax, Inc.      594,218  
  1,045      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      188,988  
  6,787      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      862,831  
  2,591      KBR, Inc.      125,379  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Professional Services, continued       
  7,254      Leidos Holdings, Inc.    $ 730,550  
  2,922      ManpowerGroup, Inc.      223,270  
  18,832      Nielsen Holdings plc      437,279  
  857      Robert Half International, Inc.      64,181  
  3,195      Science Applications International Corp.      297,455  
  3,052      TransUnion      244,130  
     

 

 

 
        5,796,106  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate (0.0%):       
  6,914      WeWork, Inc.*^      34,708  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.2%):       
  9,023      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      664,183  
  2,028      Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*      138,005  
  2,702      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*      472,472  
  20,580      Opendoor Technologies, Inc.*      96,932  
  2,902      Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*      92,313  
  8,220      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*      260,985  
     

 

 

 
        1,724,890  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.8%):       
  468      AMERCO, Inc.      223,812  
  1,588      Avis Budget Group, Inc.*      233,563  
  86,869      CSX Corp.      2,524,413  
  12,443      Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*^      197,097  
  582      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      91,647  
  8,548      Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.      395,687  
  281      Landstar System, Inc.      40,863  
  3,261      Lyft, Inc., Class A*      43,306  
  12,664      Norfolk Southern Corp.      2,878,400  
  2,829      Ryder System, Inc.      201,029  
  3,052      Schneider National, Inc., Class B      68,304  
  13,495      Uber Technologies, Inc.*      276,108  
     

 

 

 
        7,174,229  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.5%):       
  18,309      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      1,400,089  
  22,301      Analog Devices, Inc.      3,257,953  
  3,955      Azenta, Inc.      285,155  
  3,188      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*      231,257  
  5,678      First Solar, Inc.*      386,842  
  2,529      GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.*^      102,020  
  218,816      Intel Corp.      8,185,907  
  45,275      Marvell Technology, Inc.      1,970,821  
  4,263      Microchip Technology, Inc.      247,595  
  48,422      Micron Technology, Inc.      2,676,768  
  2,964      MKS Instruments, Inc.      304,195  
  8,726      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      439,005  
  5,571      Qorvo, Inc.*      525,457  
  8,590      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      795,778  
  794      Teradyne, Inc.      71,103  
  15,530      Texas Instruments, Inc.      2,386,184  
  6,346      Wolfspeed, Inc.*      402,654  
     

 

 

 
        23,668,783  
     

 

 

 
Software (1.5%):       
  2,198      ANSYS, Inc.*      525,959  
  5,212      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      573,007  
  5,505      CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.*      50,646  
  1,066      CDK Global, Inc.      58,385  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Software, continued       
  5,906      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*    $ 278,054  
  3,558      Citrix Systems, Inc.      345,731  
  1,774      Coupa Software, Inc.*      101,295  
  4,477      Guidewire Software, Inc.*      317,822  
  1,601      Informatica, Inc.*      33,253  
  1,110      Jamf Holding Corp.*      27,495  
  12,266      Mandiant, Inc.*      267,644  
  1,282      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*      146,917  
  2,409      nCino, Inc.*      74,486  
  19,325      NortonLifeLock, Inc.      424,377  
  5,355      Nutanix, Inc., Class A*      78,344  
  25,317      Oracle Corp.      1,768,899  
  2,512      Paycor HCM, Inc.*      65,312  
  916      Procore Technologies, Inc.*      41,577  
  40,448      Salesforce, Inc.*      6,675,538  
  2,715      SentinelOne, Inc., Class A*^      63,341  
  11,918      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      692,078  
  351      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      116,701  
  18,095      UiPath, Inc., Class A*      329,148  
  3,357      Unity Software, Inc.*^      123,605  
  5,725      VMware, Inc., Class A      652,536  
  6,691      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*      722,427  
     

 

 

 
        14,554,577  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (1.4%):       
  2,999      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      519,097  
  2,105      AutoNation, Inc.*      235,255  
  97      AutoZone, Inc.*      208,465  
  12,764      Bath & Body Works, Inc.      343,607  
  7,376      Best Buy Co., Inc.      480,842  
  255      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      34,739  
  7,859      CarMax, Inc.*      711,082  
  3,213      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.^      242,164  
  3,584      GameStop Corp., Class A*^      438,323  
  11,133      Gap, Inc. (The)      91,736  
  23,205      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      6,364,435  
  558      Leslie’s, Inc.*      8,471  
  1,541      Lithia Motors, Inc.      423,482  
  4,845      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      846,276  
  2,066      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      1,305,216  
  1,612      Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      168,760  
  4,468      Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.*^      65,858  
  578      RH*      122,686  
  10,623      Ross Stores, Inc.      746,053  
  1,388      Victoria’s Secret & Co.*      38,822  
  879      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      97,525  
     

 

 

 
        13,492,894  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.4%):       
  12,100      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C      559,141  
  69,113      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      916,438  
  30,451      HP, Inc.      998,184  
  6,436      NCR Corp.*      200,224  
  16,262      Western Digital Corp.*      729,026  
     

 

 

 
        3,403,013  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.3%):       
  7,315      Capri Holdings, Ltd.*      299,988  
  2,168      Carter’s, Inc.      152,801  
Shares or
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued       
  1,918      Columbia Sportswear Co.    $ 137,290  
  169      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      43,154  
  18,505      Hanesbrands, Inc.      190,416  
  3,459      PVH Corp.      196,817  
  2,360      Ralph Lauren Corp.      211,574  
  6,337      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      225,471  
  12,710      Tapestry, Inc.      387,909  
  10,245      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*      85,341  
  10,506      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*      79,636  
  18,673      VF Corp.      824,786  
     

 

 

 
        2,835,183  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%):       
  17,550      MGIC Investment Corp.      221,130  
  22,090      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      201,682  
  2,177      TFS Financial Corp.      29,890  
     

 

 

 
        452,702  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (1.3%):       
  96,845      Altria Group, Inc.      4,045,216  
  82,858      Philip Morris International, Inc.      8,181,399  
     

 

 

 
        12,226,615  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):       
  5,441      Air Lease Corp.      181,893  
  1,012      Core & Main, Inc., Class A*      22,568  
  2,453      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.      184,245  
  1,159      SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*      137,770  
  2,068      United Rentals, Inc.*      502,338  
  8,734      Univar Solutions, Inc.*      217,214  
  828      Watsco, Inc.      197,743  
  1,114      WESCO International, Inc.*      119,309  
     

 

 

 
        1,563,080  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.2%):       
  9,682      American Water Works Co., Inc.      1,440,391  
  12,026      Essential Utilities, Inc.      551,392  
     

 

 

 
        1,991,783  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%):       
  31,855      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      4,285,772  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $829,564,559)

     943,725,161  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.5%):  
  4,848,778      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.19%(a)(b)      4,848,778  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $4,848,778)

     4,848,778  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.5%):       
Money Markets (0.5%):       
  5,185,693      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(b)      5,185,693  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $5,185,693)

     5,185,693  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $839,599,030) — 100.4%

     953,759,632  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.4)%

     (4,265,982
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 949,493,650  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $4,585,935.

 

+

Affiliated Securities

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2022.

 

(b)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/16/22        21      $ 3,978,975      $ 28,050  

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/16/22        10        2,268,000        19,461  
           

 

 

 
            $ 47,511  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

    $ 835,609,184

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      3,989,846
   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value(a)

    $ 948,890,357

Investments in affiliates, at value

      4,869,275

Cash

      76,028

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      359,200

Interest and dividends receivable

      1,146,777

Receivable for investments sold

      11,000

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      (56,593 )

Reclaims receivable

      16,593

Receivable from Manager

      73,274

Prepaid expenses

      3,278
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      955,389,189
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      302,494

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      4,848,778

Manager fees payable

      358,223

Administration fees payable

      145,943

Distribution fees payable

      164,772

Custodian fees payable

      3,622

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,140

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,928

Trustee fees payable

      9,533

Other accrued liabilities

      59,106
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      5,895,539
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 949,493,650
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 677,447,706

Total distributable earnings

      272,045,944
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 949,493,650
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 181,590,408

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

      19,015,160

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 9.55
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 767,903,242

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

      57,863,019

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.27
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $4,585,935.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from non-affiliates

    $ 11,773,877

Dividends from affiliates

      75,650

Income from securities lending

      10,967

Foreign withholding tax

      (2,833 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      11,857,661
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      2,414,579

Administration fees

      100,963

Distribution fees — Class 2

      1,116,326

Custodian fees

      16,974

Administrative and compliance services fees

      7,147

Transfer agent fees

      5,959

Trustee fees

      28,305

Professional fees

      22,905

Licensing fees

      110,292

Shareholder reports

      15,111

Other expenses

      11,916
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      3,850,477

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (493,900 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      3,356,577
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      8,501,084
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      44,081,946

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions

      153,129

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (787,685 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (198,282,269 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions

      (2,609,877 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      18,766
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (157,425,990 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (148,924,906 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 8,501,084     $ 14,241,225

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      43,447,390       104,726,700

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (200,873,380 )       107,385,792
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (148,924,906 )       226,353,717
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (4,881,633 )

Class 2

            (14,354,281 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (19,235,914 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      14,542       526,725

Proceeds from in-kind shares issued

            59,450,043

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            4,881,633

Value of shares redeemed

      (12,327,106 )       (24,412,101 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (12,312,564 )       40,446,300
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,738,778       12,882,008

Proceeds from in-kind shares issued

            265,078,553

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            14,354,271

Value of shares redeemed

      (111,054,959 )       (246,954,539 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (108,316,181 )       45,360,293
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (120,628,745 )       85,806,593
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (269,553,651 )       292,924,396

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,219,047,301       926,122,905
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 949,493,650     $ 1,219,047,301
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      1,397       50,094

Shares from in-kind transactions

            5,794,012

Dividends reinvested

            470,292

Shares redeemed

      (1,172,952 )       (2,360,216 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (1,171,555 )       3,954,182
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      183,590       863,525

Shares from in-kind transactions

            18,696,734

Dividends reinvested

            993,375

Shares redeemed

      (7,579,596 )       (17,752,163 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (7,396,006 )       2,801,471
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (8,567,561 )       6,755,653
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

13


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.98     $ 9.02     $ 9.75     $ 8.55     $ 10.65     $ 10.79
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.09 (a)       0.16 (a)       0.18 (a)       0.21 (a)       0.24       0.27

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (1.52 )       2.04       (0.06 )       1.94       (1.02 )       1.08
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (1.43 )       2.20       0.12       2.15       (0.78 )       1.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.20 )       (0.27 )       (0.30 )       (0.30 )       (0.10 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.04 )       (0.58 )       (0.65 )       (1.02 )       (1.39 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.24 )       (0.85 )       (0.95 )       (1.32 )       (1.49 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 9.55     $ 10.98     $ 9.02     $ 9.75     $ 8.55     $ 10.65
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (13.02 )%(c)       24.55 %       2.25 %       26.13 %       (8.50 )%       13.38 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 181,590     $ 221,723     $ 146,474     $ 165,337     $ 148,796     $ 185,903

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.76 %       1.52 %       2.08 %       2.21 %       2.10 %       2.07 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.50 %       0.52 %       0.52 %       0.51 %       0.50 %       0.50 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.41 %       0.43 %       0.43 %       0.43 %       0.43 %       0.45 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      11 %       38 %(g)       27 %       15 %       22 %       12 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 15.28     $ 12.48     $ 13.13     $ 11.22     $ 13.56     $ 13.39
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.11 (a)       0.18 (a)       0.21 (a)       0.25 (a)       0.28       0.24

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.12 )       2.83       (0.04 )       2.57       (1.34 )       1.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.01 )       3.01       0.17       2.82       (1.06 )       1.66
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.17 )       (0.24 )       (0.26 )       (0.26 )       (0.10 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.04 )       (0.58 )       (0.65 )       (1.02 )       (1.39 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.21 )       (0.82 )       (0.91 )       (1.28 )       (1.49 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.27     $ 15.28     $ 12.48     $ 13.13     $ 11.22     $ 13.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (13.15 )%(c)       24.25 %       2.01 %       25.86 %       (8.72 )%       13.02 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 767,903     $ 997,324     $ 779,649     $ 787,403     $ 720,365     $ 893,400

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.50 %       1.27 %       1.83 %       1.96 %       1.85 %       1.81 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.75 %       0.77 %       0.77 %       0.76 %       0.75 %       0.75 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.66 %       0.68 %       0.68 %       0.68 %       0.68 %       0.70 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      11 %       38 %(g)       27 %       15 %       22 %       12 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(g)

Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

14


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears 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

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 3313% 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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $1,134 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $4,848,778 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $6.1 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 47,511     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $  

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (787,685    $ 18,766  

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.35% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limits 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

At June 30, 2022, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2021
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds from
Sales
 

Net

Realized
Gains(Losses)

  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2022
  Shares
as of
6/30/2022
  Dividend
Income
  Capital Gains
Distributions

BlackRock Inc., Class A

    $ 7,519,494     $ 356,282     $ (549,753 )     $ 153,129     $ (2,609,877 )     $ 4,869,275       7,995     $ 75,650     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 7,519,494     $ 356,282     $ (549,753 )     $ 153,129     $ (2,609,877 )     $ 4,869,275       7,995     $ 75,650     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 943,725,161        $        $        $ 943,725,161

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         4,848,778                            4,848,778

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         5,185,693                            5,185,693
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         953,759,632                            953,759,632
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         47,511                            47,511
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 953,807,143        $        $        $ 953,807,143
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 116,148,735        $ 228,381,572

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

Concentration Risk: The Fund may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in the securities of a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other preexisting political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $919,892,531. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 326,153,633  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (22,108,995
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 304,044,638  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

       $ 19,235,914        $        $ 19,235,914

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 33,537,374        $ 83,388,838        $        $ 304,044,638          420,970,850

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 50% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

20


Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.   

SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 17

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 799.50     $ 0.98       0.22 %

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 798.40     $ 2.10       0.47 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.70     $ 1.10       0.22 %

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.46     $ 2.36       0.47 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      26.5 %

Health Care

      15.0

Financials

      10.8

Consumer Discretionary

      10.5

Communication Services

      8.8

Industrials

      7.9

Consumer Staples

      6.9

Energy

      4.3

Utilities

      3.1

Real Estate

      2.9

Materials

      2.6
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.3

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.6

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

        
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

1


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (99.3%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.7%):       
  43,241      Boeing Co. (The)*    $ 5,911,910  
  17,999      General Dynamics Corp.      3,982,279  
  27,837      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      875,474  
  2,885      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      628,411  
  15,099      L3harris Technologies, Inc.      3,649,428  
  18,414      Lockheed Martin Corp.      7,917,283  
  11,407      Northrop Grumman Corp.      5,459,048  
  115,202      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      11,072,064  
  17,072      Textron, Inc.      1,042,587  
  3,978      TransDigm Group, Inc.*      2,134,873  
     

 

 

 
        42,673,357  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%):       
  9,634      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      976,599  
  12,548      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      1,222,928  
  18,539      FedEx Corp.      4,202,977  
  57,104      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      10,423,764  
     

 

 

 
        16,826,268  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.2%):       
  9,806      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      392,730  
  54,592      American Airlines Group, Inc.*^      692,226  
  49,974      Delta Air Lines, Inc.*      1,447,747  
  46,707      Southwest Airlines Co.*      1,687,057  
  26,380      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      934,380  
     

 

 

 
        5,154,140  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.1%):       
  21,224      Aptiv plc*      1,890,422  
  19,833      BorgWarner, Inc.      661,827  
     

 

 

 
        2,552,249  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (2.0%):       
  306,081      Ford Motor Co.      3,406,682  
  112,654      General Motors Co.*      3,577,891  
  65,248      Tesla, Inc.*      43,939,308  
     

 

 

 
        50,923,881  
     

 

 

 
Banks (3.7%):       
  550,765      Bank of America Corp.      17,145,314  
  150,988      Citigroup, Inc.      6,943,938  
  38,137      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      1,361,110  
  10,826      Comerica, Inc.      794,412  
  53,945      Fifth Third Bancorp      1,812,552  
  13,850      First Republic Bank      1,997,170  
  110,539      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      1,329,784  
  228,361      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      25,715,732  
  72,869      KeyCorp      1,255,533  
  14,042      M&T Bank Corp.      2,238,154  
  32,157      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      5,073,410  
  72,182      Regions Financial Corp.      1,353,413  
  4,642      Signature Bank      831,893  
  4,631      SVB Financial Group*      1,829,199  
  103,179      Truist Financial Corp.      4,893,780  
  104,080      U.S. Bancorp      4,789,762  
  294,707      Wells Fargo & Co.      11,543,673  
  12,106      Zions Bancorp      616,195  
     

 

 

 
        91,525,024  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Beverages (1.9%):       
  14,194      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B    $ 995,851  
  303,720      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      19,107,025  
  12,713      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      2,962,892  
  57,353      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      2,029,723  
  15,378      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      838,255  
  29,105      Monster Beverage Corp.*      2,698,033  
  107,645      PepsiCo, Inc.      17,940,116  
     

 

 

 
        46,571,895  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (2.2%):       
  137,556      AbbVie, Inc.      21,068,077  
  41,535      Amgen, Inc.      10,105,465  
  11,425      Biogen, Inc.*      2,330,014  
  97,438      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      6,022,643  
  14,682      Incyte Corp.*      1,115,392  
  26,714      Moderna, Inc.*      3,816,095  
  8,428      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      4,982,044  
  19,949      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      5,621,429  
     

 

 

 
        55,061,159  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.4%):       
  11,083      A. O. Smith Corp.      606,018  
  6,778      Allegion plc      663,566  
  66,522      Carrier Global Corp.      2,372,175  
  9,712      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      581,555  
  54,558      Johnson Controls International plc      2,612,237  
  17,465      Masco Corp.      883,729  
  18,282      Trane Technologies plc      2,374,283  
     

 

 

 
        10,093,563  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (2.9%):       
  8,382      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      1,992,234  
  57,773      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      2,409,712  
  11,095      BlackRock, Inc., Class A+      6,757,299  
  8,359      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      946,155  
  116,976      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      7,390,544  
  27,762      CME Group, Inc.      5,682,881  
  3,120      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      1,199,858  
  22,367      Franklin Resources, Inc.^      521,375  
  26,743      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      7,943,206  
  43,054      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      4,048,798  
  25,908      Invesco, Ltd.      417,896  
  2,754      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      705,051  
  12,477      Moody’s Corp.      3,393,370  
  108,808      Morgan Stanley      8,275,936  
  6,420      MSCI, Inc.      2,646,003  
  8,664      Nasdaq, Inc.      1,321,607  
  16,773      Northern Trust Corp.      1,618,259  
  15,115      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      1,351,432  
  26,988      S&P Global, Inc.      9,096,575  
  27,803      State Street Corp.      1,714,055  
  17,849      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      2,027,825  
     

 

 

 
        71,460,071  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (1.8%):       
  17,051      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      4,100,424  
  9,053      Albemarle Corp.      1,891,896  
  8,091      Celanese Corp.      951,582  
  16,134      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      1,383,168  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Chemicals, continued       
  56,498      Corteva, Inc.    $ 3,058,802  
  57,006      Dow, Inc.      2,942,080  
  39,184      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.      2,177,847  
  10,102      Eastman Chemical Co.      906,857  
  19,426      Ecolab, Inc.      2,986,942  
  9,400      FMC Corp.      1,005,894  
  19,629      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      2,338,206  
  39,131      Linde plc      11,251,336  
  20,199      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      1,766,605  
  28,011      Mosaic Co. (The)      1,322,959  
  18,822      PPG Industries, Inc.      2,152,107  
  18,682      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      4,183,087  
     

 

 

 
        44,419,792  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%):       
  6,763      Cintas Corp.      2,526,183  
  16,607      Copart, Inc.*      1,804,517  
  15,832      Republic Services, Inc.      2,071,934  
  17,773      Rollins, Inc.      620,633  
  29,712      Waste Management, Inc.      4,545,342  
     

 

 

 
        11,568,609  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.8%):       
  17,950      Arista Networks, Inc.*      1,682,633  
  322,995      Cisco Systems, Inc.      13,772,507  
  4,606      F5, Inc.*      704,902  
  24,540      Juniper Networks, Inc.      699,390  
  12,980      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      2,720,608  
     

 

 

 
        19,580,040  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.1%):       
  11,259      Quanta Services, Inc.      1,411,203  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.1%):       
  4,806      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      1,438,148  
  10,712      Vulcan Materials Co.      1,522,175  
     

 

 

 
        2,960,323  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.5%):       
  47,427      American Express Co.      6,574,331  
  30,560      Capital One Financial Corp.      3,184,046  
  21,736      Discover Financial Services      2,055,791  
  39,614      Synchrony Financial      1,094,139  
     

 

 

 
        12,908,307  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.3%):       
  117,482      Amcor plc      1,460,301  
  6,348      Avery Dennison Corp.      1,027,551  
  25,173      Ball Corp.      1,731,147  
  28,817      International Paper Co.      1,205,415  
  7,374      Packaging Corp. of America      1,013,925  
  11,227      Sealed Air Corp.      648,023  
  19,064      Westrock Co.      759,510  
     

 

 

 
        7,845,872  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.1%):       
  10,690      Genuine Parts Co.      1,421,770  
  20,330      LKQ Corp.      998,000  
  3,115      Pool Corp.      1,094,081  
     

 

 

 
        3,513,851  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Diversified Financial Services (1.5%):       
  140,667      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*    $ 38,404,904  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.2%):       
  557,663      AT&T, Inc.      11,688,616  
  75,116      Lumen Technologies, Inc.      819,516  
  326,641      Verizon Communications, Inc.      16,577,031  
     

 

 

 
        29,085,163  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (2.0%):       
  19,907      Alliant Energy Corp.      1,166,749  
  40,118      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      3,848,921  
  25,173      Constellation Energy Corp.      1,441,406  
  60,331      Duke Energy Corp.      6,468,087  
  30,442      Edison International      1,925,152  
  15,840      Entergy Corp.      1,784,218  
  17,208      Evergy, Inc.      1,122,822  
  27,460      Eversource Energy      2,319,546  
  76,431      Exelon Corp.      3,463,853  
  44,059      FirstEnergy Corp.      1,691,425  
  152,556      NextEra Energy, Inc.      11,816,988  
  17,584      NRG Energy, Inc.      671,181  
  8,160      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      596,659  
  55,372      PPL Corp.      1,502,242  
  82,865      Southern Co. (The)      5,909,103  
  42,818      Xcel Energy, Inc.      3,029,802  
     

 

 

 
        48,758,154  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.5%):       
  17,923      AMETEK, Inc.      1,969,559  
  31,361      Eaton Corp. plc      3,951,172  
  46,432      Emerson Electric Co.      3,693,201  
  5,135      Generac Holdings, Inc.*      1,081,328  
  8,821      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      1,758,114  
     

 

 

 
        12,453,374  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%):       
  46,438      Amphenol Corp., Class A      2,989,679  
  10,429      CDW Corp.      1,643,193  
  59,312      Corning, Inc.      1,868,921  
  14,266      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      1,966,568  
  25,113      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      2,841,536  
  3,654      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      1,370,652  
  19,761      Trimble, Inc.*      1,150,683  
  4,024      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      1,182,855  
     

 

 

 
        15,014,087  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.3%):       
  72,818      Baker Hughes Co.      2,102,255  
  68,803      Halliburton Co.      2,157,662  
  111,043      Schlumberger, Ltd.      3,970,898  
     

 

 

 
        8,230,815  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (1.3%):       
  60,565      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      4,715,591  
  21,669      Electronic Arts, Inc.      2,636,034  
  10,709      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      884,349  
  34,575      Netflix, Inc.*      6,046,130  
  12,364      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      1,514,961  
  141,661      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      13,372,798  
  173,590      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      2,329,578  
     

 

 

 
        31,499,441  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.8%):       
  11,822      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.    $ 1,714,545  
  35,360      American Tower Corp.      9,037,662  
  10,930      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      2,123,152  
  11,553      Boston Properties, Inc.      1,027,986  
  8,170      Camden Property Trust      1,098,702  
  33,629      Crown Castle International Corp.      5,662,451  
  22,257      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      2,889,626  
  29,637      Duke Realty Corp.      1,628,553  
  7,120      Equinix, Inc.      4,677,982  
  26,369      Equity Residential      1,904,369  
  5,141      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      1,344,423  
  10,439      Extra Space Storage, Inc.      1,775,883  
  5,376      Federal Realty Investment Trust      514,698  
  159      Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.      7,292  
  41,647      Healthpeak Properties, Inc.      1,079,074  
  54,807      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      859,374  
  22,713      Iron Mountain, Inc.      1,105,896  
  50,676      Kimco Realty Corp.      1,001,865  
  9,118      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      1,592,641  
  57,578      Prologis, Inc.      6,774,052  
  11,801      Public Storage      3,689,819  
  46,775      Realty Income Corp.      3,192,861  
  11,891      Regency Centers Corp.      705,255  
  8,237      SBA Communications Corp.      2,636,252  
  26,022      Simon Property Group, Inc.      2,470,008  
  22,171      UDR, Inc.      1,020,753  
  30,195      Ventas, Inc.      1,552,929  
  74,875      VICI Properties, Inc.      2,230,526  
  12,354      Vornado Realty Trust      353,201  
  35,297      Welltower, Inc.      2,906,708  
  56,845      Weyerhaeuser Co.      1,882,706  
     

 

 

 
        70,461,244  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%):       
  34,503      Costco Wholesale Corp.      16,536,598  
  50,408      Kroger Co. (The)      2,385,811  
  39,909      Sysco Corp.      3,380,691  
  54,859      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      2,079,156  
  109,157      Walmart, Inc.      13,271,308  
     

 

 

 
        37,653,564  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (1.1%):       
  43,657      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      3,387,783  
  16,520      Campbell Soup Co.      793,786  
  38,734      Conagra Brands, Inc.      1,326,252  
  46,303      General Mills, Inc.      3,493,561  
  11,321      Hershey Co. (The)      2,435,826  
  22,068      Hormel Foods Corp.      1,045,141  
  8,067      JM Smucker Co. (The)      1,032,657  
  19,298      Kellogg Co.      1,376,719  
  55,643      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      2,122,224  
  11,908      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      850,946  
  18,875      McCormick & Co.      1,571,344  
  106,967      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      6,641,581  
  22,769      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      1,959,500  
     

 

 

 
        28,037,320  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.0%):       
  11,041      Atmos Energy Corp.      1,237,696  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.3%):       
  136,139      Abbott Laboratories    $ 14,791,502  
  3,331      ABIOMED, Inc.*      824,456  
  5,768      Align Technology, Inc.*      1,365,113  
  39,787      Baxter International, Inc.      2,555,519  
  22,168      Becton Dickinson & Co.      5,465,077  
  111,428      Boston Scientific Corp.*      4,152,922  
  3,868      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      1,211,148  
  50,313      Danaher Corp.      12,755,352  
  16,949      DENTSPLY Sirona, Inc.      605,588  
  30,356      Dexcom, Inc.*      2,262,433  
  48,091      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      4,572,973  
  19,953      Hologic, Inc.*      1,382,743  
  6,447      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      2,261,156  
  27,962      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      5,612,253  
  104,283      Medtronic plc      9,359,399  
  11,590      ResMed, Inc.      2,429,612  
  7,803      STERIS plc      1,608,588  
  26,108      Stryker Corp.      5,193,664  
  3,465      Teleflex, Inc.      851,870  
  5,916      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      1,788,821  
  16,795      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      1,764,483  
     

 

 

 
        82,814,672  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (3.5%):       
  12,091      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      1,710,635  
  21,526      Cardinal Health, Inc.      1,125,164  
  45,957      Centene Corp.*      3,888,422  
  24,669      Cigna Corp.      6,500,775  
  102,125      CVS Health Corp.      9,462,903  
  4,784      DaVita, Inc.*      382,529  
  18,664      Elevance Health, Inc.      9,006,873  
  17,690      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      2,972,981  
  10,783      Henry Schein, Inc.*      827,487  
  9,802      Humana, Inc.      4,588,022  
  7,054      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      1,653,176  
  11,302      McKesson Corp.      3,686,825  
  4,746      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      1,327,029  
  8,850      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      1,176,873  
  72,945      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      37,466,740  
  5,147      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      518,354  
     

 

 

 
        86,294,788  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.8%):       
  3,145      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      5,500,573  
  15,488      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      593,190  
  64,958      Carnival Corp., Class A*^      561,887  
  2,189      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      2,861,592  
  9,899      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      1,119,775  
  2,803      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      1,092,357  
  11,631      Expedia Group, Inc.*      1,102,968  
  21,755      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      2,424,377  
  28,218      Las Vegas Sands Corp.*      947,843  
  21,585      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      2,935,776  
  57,501      McDonald’s Corp.      14,195,847  
  26,324      MGM Resorts International      762,080  
  31,090      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*      345,721  
  11,291      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*      343,472  
  17,687      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*      617,453  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
  89,468      Starbucks Corp.    $ 6,834,460  
  8,959      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.*      510,484  
  22,353      Yum! Brands, Inc.      2,537,289  
     

 

 

 
        45,287,144  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.3%):       
  24,692      DR Horton, Inc.      1,634,364  
  11,813      Garmin, Ltd.      1,160,627  
  19,873      Lennar Corp., Class A      1,402,438  
  3,740      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      464,097  
  27,332      Newell Brands, Inc.      520,401  
  239      NVR, Inc.*      956,989  
  19,005      PulteGroup, Inc.      753,168  
  4,058      Whirlpool Corp.      628,462  
     

 

 

 
        7,520,546  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (1.5%):       
  19,556      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      1,812,059  
  9,274      Clorox Co. (The)      1,307,448  
  64,611      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      5,177,926  
  26,132      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      3,531,740  
  186,513      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      26,818,704  
     

 

 

 
        38,647,877  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):  
  49,796      AES Corp. (The)      1,046,214  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.9%):       
  44,419      3M Co.      5,748,263  
  85,537      General Electric Co.      5,446,141  
  52,928      Honeywell International, Inc.      9,199,415  
  8,246      Roper Technologies, Inc.      3,254,284  
     

 

 

 
        23,648,103  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (2.2%):       
  45,732      Aflac, Inc.      2,530,352  
  21,101      Allstate Corp. (The)      2,674,130  
  61,594      American International Group, Inc.      3,149,301  
  16,447      Aon plc, Class A      4,435,427  
  16,478      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      2,686,573  
  4,143      Assurant, Inc.      716,118  
  17,606      Brown & Brown, Inc.      1,027,134  
  32,944      Chubb, Ltd.      6,476,131  
  11,599      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      1,380,049  
  3,040      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      852,051  
  6,907      Globe Life, Inc.      673,225  
  24,955      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      1,632,806  
  12,289      Lincoln National Corp.      574,757  
  15,520      Loews Corp.      919,715  
  38,832      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      6,028,668  
  53,744      MetLife, Inc.      3,374,586  
  18,090      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      1,208,231  
  45,575      Progressive Corp. (The)      5,299,005  
  29,361      Prudential Financial, Inc.      2,809,260  
  18,723      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      3,166,621  
  8,668      Willis Towers Watson plc      1,710,976  
  16,283      WR Berkley Corp.      1,111,478  
     

 

 

 
        54,436,594  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Interactive Media & Services (5.2%):       
  23,366      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*    $ 50,920,589  
  21,442      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      46,903,303  
  22,124      Match Group, Inc.*      1,541,822  
  178,326      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      28,755,067  
  59,308      Twitter, Inc.*      2,217,526  
     

 

 

 
        130,338,307  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (3.0%):       
  680,282      Amazon.com, Inc.*      72,252,751  
  43,529      eBay, Inc.      1,813,854  
  9,796      Etsy, Inc.*      717,165  
     

 

 

 
        74,783,770  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (4.3%):       
  49,175      Accenture plc, Class A      13,653,439  
  12,621      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      1,152,676  
  32,398      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      6,804,876  
  9,042      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      1,288,937  
  40,717      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      2,747,990  
  19,227      DXC Technology Co.*      582,770  
  4,575      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      1,348,619  
  47,348      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      4,340,391  
  45,233      Fiserv, Inc.*      4,024,380  
  5,871      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      1,233,556  
  6,099      Gartner, Inc.*      1,474,921  
  21,557      Global Payments, Inc.      2,385,066  
  70,091      International Business Machines Corp.      9,896,148  
  5,760      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      1,036,915  
  66,772      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      21,065,231  
  25,016      Paychex, Inc.      2,848,572  
  89,634      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      6,260,039  
  7,524      VeriSign, Inc.*      1,258,991  
  127,958      Visa, Inc., Class A      25,193,651  
     

 

 

 
        108,597,168  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.0%):       
  10,806      Hasbro, Inc.      884,795  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.3%):       
  23,531      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      2,794,777  
  1,594      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      789,030  
  3,034      Bio-Techne Corp.      1,051,706  
  4,203      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      899,316  
  12,135      Illumina, Inc.*      2,237,209  
  14,507      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*      3,147,874  
  1,771      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      2,034,472  
  9,956      PerkinElmer, Inc.      1,415,942  
  30,437      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      16,535,813  
  4,680      Waters Corp.*      1,548,986  
     

 

 

 
        32,455,125  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (1.5%):       
  41,471      Caterpillar, Inc.      7,413,356  
  10,891      Cummins, Inc.      2,107,735  
  21,733      Deere & Co.      6,508,381  
  10,899      Dover Corp.      1,322,267  
  28,747      Fortive Corp.      1,563,262  
  6,143      IDEX Corp.      1,115,753  
  21,901      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      3,991,457  
  31,934      Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.      1,343,783  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Machinery, continued       
  4,010      Nordson Corp.    $ 811,784  
  32,794      Otis Worldwide Corp.      2,317,552  
  26,898      PACCAR, Inc.      2,214,781  
  9,945      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      2,446,967  
  12,489      Pentair plc      571,622  
  4,139      Snap-On, Inc.      815,507  
  11,738      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      1,230,847  
  13,708      Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.      1,125,153  
  14,298      Xylem, Inc.      1,117,818  
     

 

 

 
        38,018,025  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.9%):       
  9,005      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      4,219,113  
  347,596      Comcast Corp., Class A      13,639,667  
  20,778      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      372,549  
  23,080      Fox Corp., Class A      742,253  
  11,105      Fox Corp., Class B      329,818  
  31,245      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      860,175  
  27,741      News Corp., Class A      432,205  
  10,641      News Corp., Class B      169,085  
  16,247      Omnicom Group, Inc.      1,033,472  
  49,100      ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B      1,211,788  
     

 

 

 
        23,010,125  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining (0.4%):       
  112,255      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      3,284,581  
  62,065      Newmont Corp.      3,703,419  
  20,654      Nucor Corp.      2,156,484  
     

 

 

 
        9,144,484  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.5%):       
  17,779      Dollar General Corp.      4,363,678  
  17,724      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      2,762,285  
  35,954      Target Corp.      5,077,784  
     

 

 

 
        12,203,747  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (1.0%):       
  19,931      Ameren Corp.      1,800,965  
  50,505      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      1,493,938  
  22,446      CMS Energy Corp.      1,515,105  
  27,297      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      2,595,945  
  63,036      Dominion Energy, Inc.      5,030,903  
  15,489      DTE Energy Co.      1,963,231  
  32,465      NiSource, Inc.      957,393  
  38,301      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      2,423,687  
  24,438      Sempra Energy      3,672,298  
  24,271      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      2,442,633  
     

 

 

 
        23,896,098  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.0%):       
  26,106      APA Corp.      911,099  
  152,768      Chevron Corp.      22,117,751  
  100,568      ConocoPhillips      9,032,012  
  63,100      Coterra Energy, Inc.      1,627,349  
  47,724      Devon Energy Corp.      2,630,070  
  12,972      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      1,571,558  
  45,788      EOG Resources, Inc.      5,056,827  
  327,533      Exxon Mobil Corp.      28,049,926  
  21,350      Hess Corp.      2,261,819  
  152,657      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      2,558,531  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued       
  55,024      Marathon Oil Corp.    $ 1,236,939  
  42,063      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      3,457,999  
  69,404      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      4,086,508  
  34,929      ONEOK, Inc.      1,938,559  
  37,406      Phillips 66      3,066,918  
  17,496      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      3,903,008  
  31,871      Valero Energy Corp.      3,387,250  
  95,332      Williams Cos., Inc.      2,975,312  
     

 

 

 
        99,869,435  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.2%):       
  17,929      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      4,565,978  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (4.8%):       
  165,539      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      12,746,503  
  14,358      Catalent, Inc.*      1,540,470  
  61,318      Eli Lilly & Co.      19,881,135  
  204,402      Johnson & Johnson      36,283,399  
  196,540      Merck & Co., Inc.      17,918,552  
  20,691      Organon & Co.      698,321  
  436,730      Pfizer, Inc.      22,897,754  
  98,332      Viatris, Inc.      1,029,536  
  36,592      Zoetis, Inc.      6,289,799  
     

 

 

 
        119,285,469  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.3%):       
  9,455      Equifax, Inc.      1,728,185  
  10,036      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      1,275,877  
  10,549      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      1,062,390  
  28,405      Nielsen Holdings plc      659,564  
  8,628      Robert Half International, Inc.      646,151  
  12,235      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      2,117,756  
     

 

 

 
        7,489,923  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):       
  2,485,087      BGP Holdings plc*(a)       
  25,068      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      1,845,255  
     

 

 

 
        1,845,255  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.9%):       
  169,053      CSX Corp.      4,912,680  
  6,246      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      983,558  
  18,499      Norfolk Southern Corp.      4,204,638  
  7,199      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      1,844,960  
  48,830      Union Pacific Corp.      10,414,462  
     

 

 

 
        22,360,298  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.2%):       
  125,998      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      9,635,067  
  40,670      Analog Devices, Inc.      5,941,480  
  68,746      Applied Materials, Inc.      6,254,511  
  31,745      Broadcom, Inc.      15,422,039  
  10,513      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      2,052,558  
  318,774      Intel Corp.      11,925,335  
  11,465      KLA Corp.      3,658,252  
  10,825      Lam Research Corp.      4,613,074  
  43,093      Microchip Technology, Inc.      2,502,842  
  86,325      Micron Technology, Inc.      4,772,046  
  3,381      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      1,298,439  
  194,986      NVIDIA Corp.      29,557,928  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued  
  20,401      NXP Semiconductors NV    $ 3,019,960  
  33,784      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      1,699,673  
  8,768      Qorvo, Inc.*      826,998  
  87,082      Qualcomm, Inc.      11,123,855  
  12,216      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      1,131,690  
  4,363      SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*      1,194,066  
  12,504      Teradyne, Inc.      1,119,733  
  71,811      Texas Instruments, Inc.      11,033,760  
     

 

 

 
        128,783,306  
     

 

 

 
Software (8.8%):       
  36,702      Adobe, Inc.*      13,435,134  
  6,750      ANSYS, Inc.*      1,615,207  
  16,710      Autodesk, Inc.*      2,873,452  
  21,100      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      3,165,633  
  10,915      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      513,878  
  9,626      Citrix Systems, Inc.      935,358  
  51,045      Fortinet, Inc.*      2,888,126  
  22,033      Intuit, Inc.      8,492,400  
  581,510      Microsoft Corp.      149,349,213  
  46,425      NortonLifeLock, Inc.      1,019,493  
  122,311      Oracle Corp.      8,545,870  
  3,595      Paycom Software, Inc.*      1,007,031  
  8,131      PTC, Inc.*      864,651  
  77,249      Salesforce, Inc.*      12,749,175  
  15,640      ServiceNow, Inc.*      7,437,133  
  11,960      Synopsys, Inc.*      3,632,252  
  3,188      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      1,059,946  
     

 

 

 
        219,583,952  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (2.1%):       
  4,806      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      831,871  
  1,543      AutoZone, Inc.*      3,316,092  
  17,946      Bath & Body Works, Inc.      483,106  
  15,743      Best Buy Co., Inc.      1,026,286  
  13,004      CarMax, Inc.*      1,176,602  
  80,346      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      22,036,498  
  51,403      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      8,978,562  
  5,110      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      3,228,294  
  27,636      Ross Stores, Inc.      1,940,876  
  91,261      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      5,096,927  
  8,506      Tractor Supply Co.      1,648,888  
  4,061      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      1,565,434  
     

 

 

 
        51,329,436  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (6.8%):       
  1,195,508      Apple, Inc.      163,449,854  
  102,323      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      1,356,803  
Shares or
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals, continued  
  81,901      HP, Inc.    $ 2,684,715  
  17,436      NetApp, Inc.      1,137,525  
  15,435      Seagate Technology Holdings plc      1,102,676  
  25,414      Western Digital Corp.*      1,139,309  
     

 

 

 
        170,870,882  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%):       
  98,620      NIKE, Inc., Class B      10,078,964  
  4,567      PVH Corp.      259,862  
  3,585      Ralph Lauren Corp.      321,395  
  18,776      Tapestry, Inc.      573,044  
  24,457      VF Corp.      1,080,266  
     

 

 

 
        12,313,531  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.7%):       
  139,743      Altria Group, Inc.      5,837,065  
  120,526      Philip Morris International, Inc.      11,900,737  
     

 

 

 
        17,737,802  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):       
  44,858      Fastenal Co.      2,239,311  
  5,574      United Rentals, Inc.*      1,353,980  
  3,285      W.W. Grainger, Inc.      1,492,803  
     

 

 

 
        5,086,094  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.1%):       
  13,969      American Water Works Co., Inc.      2,078,168  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):       
  45,900      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      6,175,386  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,166,235,291)

     2,480,287,863  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.1%):  
  1,756,647      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.19%(b)(c)      1,756,647  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (Cost $1,756,647)

     1,756,647  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.6%):       
Money Markets (0.6%):       
  15,439,145      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(c)      15,439,145  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $15,439,145)

     15,439,145  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,183,431,083) — 100.0%

     2,497,483,655  
  

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (490,634
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,496,993,021  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $1,669,479.

 

+

Affiliated Securities

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2022. 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, 2022.

 

(c)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

Amounts shown as “—“ are either 0 or round to less than 1.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/16/22        92      $ 17,431,700      $ 151,345  
           

 

 

 
            $ 151,345  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

    $ 1,179,895,390

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      3,535,693
   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value(a)

    $ 2,490,726,356

Investments in affiliates, at value

      6,757,299

Cash

      8,623

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      976,000

Interest and dividends receivable

      1,945,513

Foreign currency, at value (cost $116,703)

      108,825

Reclaims receivable

      69,391

Prepaid expenses

      9,154
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      2,500,601,161
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      207,724

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      1,756,647

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      146,581

Manager fees payable

      399,618

Administration fees payable

      377,155

Distribution fees payable

      514,943

Custodian fees payable

      8,470

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      3,331

Transfer agent fees payable

      2,478

Trustee fees payable

      28,390

Other accrued liabilities

      162,803
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      3,608,140
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,496,993,021
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 735,065,242

Total distributable earnings

      1,761,927,779
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,496,993,021
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 73,559,782

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

      3,734,440

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 19.70
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 2,423,433,239

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

      124,387,191

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 19.48
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $1,669,479.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from non-affiliates

    $ 22,264,284

Dividends from affiliates

      110,859

Interest

      7

Income from securities lending

      969

Foreign tax reclaims received

      36,595
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      22,412,714
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      2,457,288

Administration fees

      245,154

Distribution fees — Class 2

      3,506,947

Custodian fees

      33,426

Administrative and compliance services fees

      18,556

Transfer agent fees

      6,532

Trustee fees

      73,439

Professional fees

      59,189

Licensing fees

      290,421

Shareholder reports

      26,705

Other expenses

      30,363
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      6,748,020
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      15,664,694
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      110,618,938

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions

      146,133

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (3,191,377 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (766,427,618 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions

      (3,666,275 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      35,457
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (662,484,742 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (646,820,048 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 15,664,694     $ 28,291,652

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      107,573,694       331,563,957

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (770,058,436 )       415,669,129
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (646,820,048 )       775,524,738
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (6,066,971 )

Class 2

            (202,617,986 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (208,684,957 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      9,227       357,240

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            6,066,971

Value of shares redeemed

      (6,444,997 )       (10,698,137 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (6,435,770 )       (4,273,926 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      5,623,286       432,554,811

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            202,617,985

Value of shares redeemed

      (188,412,074 )       (702,400,057 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (182,788,788 )       (67,227,261 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (189,224,558 )       (71,501,187 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (836,044,606 )       495,338,594

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      3,333,037,627       2,837,699,033
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,496,993,021     $ 3,333,037,627
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      450       15,874

Dividends reinvested

            269,643

Shares redeemed

      (289,516 )       (465,681 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (289,066 )       (180,164 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      260,490       18,802,260

Dividends reinvested

            9,090,084

Shares redeemed

      (8,402,760 )       (30,537,117 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (8,142,270 )       (2,644,773 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (8,431,336 )       (2,824,937 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 24.64     $ 20.53     $ 18.39     $ 14.72     $ 16.25     $ 14.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.15 (a)       0.26 (a)       0.28 (a)       0.31 (a)       0.29 (a)       0.28

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (5.09 )       5.42       2.90       4.20       (0.96 )       2.71
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (4.94 )       5.68       3.18       4.51       (0.67 )       2.99
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.29 )       (0.35 )       (0.31 )       (0.31 )       (0.17 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.28 )       (0.69 )       (0.53 )       (0.55 )       (0.72 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.57 )       (1.04 )       (0.84 )       (0.86 )       (0.89 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 19.70     $ 24.64     $ 20.53     $ 18.39     $ 14.72     $ 16.25
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (20.05 )%(c)       28.42 %       17.82 %       31.27 %       (4.63 )%       21.60 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 73,560     $ 99,137     $ 86,300     $ 70,738     $ 62,599     $ 76,049

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.33 %       1.15 %       1.53 %       1.81 %       1.74 %       1.83 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.22 %       0.24 %       0.25 %       0.24 %       0.23 %       0.23 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.22 %       0.24 %       0.25 %       0.24 %       0.23 %       0.23 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      1 %       17 %       10 %       3 %       4 %       2 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 24.40     $ 20.35     $ 18.24     $ 14.61     $ 16.13     $ 14.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.12 (a)       0.20 (a)       0.24 (a)       0.26 (a)       0.25 (a)       0.24

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (5.04 )       5.37       2.86       4.17       (0.95 )       2.70
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (4.92 )       5.57       3.10       4.43       (0.70 )       2.94
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.24 )       (0.30 )       (0.27 )       (0.27 )       (0.15 )

Net Realized Gains

            (1.28 )       (0.69 )       (0.53 )       (0.55 )       (0.72 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (1.52 )       (0.99 )       (0.80 )       (0.82 )       (0.87 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 19.48     $ 24.40     $ 20.35     $ 18.24     $ 14.61     $ 16.13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (20.16 )%(c)       28.12 %       17.50 %       30.89 %       (4.84 )%       21.36 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 2,423,433     $ 3,233,900     $ 2,751,399     $ 2,719,291     $ 2,370,547     $ 2,788,345

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.08 %       0.89 %       1.31 %       1.56 %       1.49 %       1.58 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.47 %       0.49 %       0.50 %       0.49 %       0.48 %       0.48 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.47 %       0.49 %       0.50 %       0.49 %       0.48 %       0.48 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      1 %       17 %       10 %       3 %       4 %       2 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears 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

 

12


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred. All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $96 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $1,756,647 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

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

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $12.2 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 151,345     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $  

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (3,191,377    $ 35,457  

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, there were no such waivers.

At June 30, 2022, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

      Fair Value
12/31/2021
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
  Net Realized
Gains(Losses)
   Change in
Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2022
   Shares
as of
6/30/2022
   Dividend
Income
   Capital
Gains
Distributions

BlackRock Inc., Class A

     $ 10,740,434      $      $ (462,993 )     $ 146,133      $ (3,666,275 )     $ 6,757,299        11,095      $ 110,859      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 10,740,434      $      $ (462,993 )     $ 146,133      $ (3,666,275 )     $ 6,757,299        11,095      $ 110,859      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 2,480,287,863        $        $ #        $ 2,480,287,863

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         1,756,647                            1,756,647

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         15,439,145                            15,439,145
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         2,497,483,655                            2,497,483,655
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         151,345                            151,345
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 2,497,635,000        $        $        $ 2,497,635,000
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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, 2022.

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 30,353,531        $ 205,728,528

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other preexisting political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $1,282,794,627. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 2,066,341,139

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (16,267,945
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 2,050,073,194  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

       $ 37,011,304        $ 171,673,653        $ 208,684,957

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 31,980,442        $ 326,695,822        $ —          $ 2,050,071,563        $ 2,408,747,827

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 55% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 18

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 808.50     $ 1.43       0.32 %

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 807.40     $ 2.55       0.57 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.21     $ 1.61       0.32 %

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.97     $ 2.86       0.57 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      18.1 %

Industrials

      15.9

Information Technology

      13.4

Health Care

      12.4

Consumer Discretionary

      11.4

Real Estate

      7.8

Consumer Staples

      5.5

Materials

      5.4

Energy

      5.2

Utilities

      2.3

Communication Services

      2.1
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.5

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      1.1

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      0.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      101.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (1.0 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

1


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (99.5%):       
Aerospace & Defense (1.2%):       
  24,801      AAR Corp.*    $ 1,037,674  
  56,098      Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*      2,277,579  
  17,479      AeroVironment, Inc.*      1,436,774  
  21,741      Moog, Inc., Class A      1,726,018  
  3,705      National Presto Industries, Inc.      243,196  
  14,569      Park Aerospace Corp., Class C      185,900  
  48,862      Triumph Group, Inc.*      649,376  
     

 

 

 
        7,556,517  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%):       
  19,652      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*      1,212,725  
  20,136      Forward Air Corp.      1,851,706  
  25,485      Hub Group, Inc., Class A*      1,807,906  
     

 

 

 
        4,872,337  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.4%):       
  11,489      Allegiant Travel Co.*      1,299,291  
  38,466      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*      550,448  
  37,872      SkyWest, Inc.*      804,780  
     

 

 

 
        2,654,519  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (1.4%):       
  86,330      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*      650,065  
  21,216      Dorman Products, Inc.*      2,327,607  
  24,836      Gentherm, Inc.*      1,550,015  
  19,051      LCI Industries      2,131,426  
  14,628      Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*      191,919  
  16,383      Patrick Industries, Inc.      849,295  
  14,237      Standard Motor Products, Inc.      640,523  
  12,373      XPEL, Inc.*      568,292  
     

 

 

 
        8,909,142  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.2%):       
  24,569      Winnebago Industries, Inc.      1,193,071  
     

 

 

 
Banks (9.8%):       
  14,206      Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.      536,419  
  49,448      Ameris Bancorp      1,986,821  
  39,725      Banc of California, Inc.      699,954  
  14,374      BancFirst Corp.      1,375,736  
  42,407      Bancorp, Inc. (The)*      827,785  
  61,309      BankUnited, Inc.      2,180,761  
  25,769      Banner Corp.      1,448,475  
  35,474      Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      878,691  
  58,070      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      772,912  
  20,653      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      443,007  
  11,217      City Holding Co.      896,014  
  58,359      Columbia Banking System, Inc.      1,671,985  
  40,412      Community Bank System, Inc.      2,557,271  
  22,960      Customers Bancorp, Inc.*      778,344  
  99,394      CVB Financial Corp.      2,465,965  
  24,123      Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      715,247  
  24,148      Eagle Bancorp, Inc.      1,144,857  
  26,556      FB Financial Corp.      1,041,526  
  148,059      First BanCorp      1,911,442  
  25,915      First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC      904,433  
  70,701      First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      948,807  
  71,380      First Financial Bancorp      1,384,772  
  95,997      First Hawaiian, Inc.      2,180,092  
  23,375      Hanmi Financial Corp.      524,535  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Banks, continued       
  26,760      Heritage Financial Corp.    $ 673,282  
  37,266      Hilltop Holdings, Inc.      993,512  
  90,250      Hope BanCorp, Inc.      1,249,060  
  35,066      Independent Bank Corp.      2,785,292  
  27,253      Independent Bank Group, Inc.      1,850,751  
  19,000      Lakeland Financial Corp.      1,261,980  
  22,525      National Bank Holdings Corp.      862,032  
  32,103      NBT Bancorp, Inc.      1,206,752  
  36,433      OFG Bancorp      925,398  
  71,161      Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.      2,080,748  
  10,841      Park National Corp.      1,314,471  
  8,051      Preferred Bank Los Angeles      547,629  
  41,903      Renasant Corp.      1,207,225  
  29,505      S&T Bancorp, Inc.      809,322  
  45,905      Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida      1,516,701  
  36,627      ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.      2,890,603  
  95,138      Simmons First National Corp., Class A      2,022,634  
  24,079      Southside Bancshares, Inc.      901,036  
  8,819      Tompkins Financial Corp.      635,850  
  17,728      Triumph BanCorp, Inc.*      1,109,064  
  46,074      Trustmark Corp.      1,344,900  
  78,684      United Community Banks, Inc.      2,375,470  
  40,416      Veritex Holdings, Inc.      1,182,572  
  20,153      Westamerica BanCorp      1,121,716  
     

 

 

 
        63,143,851  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.9%):       
  28,915      Celsius Holdings, Inc.*      1,886,993  
  3,450      Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.      1,945,455  
  9,486      MGP Ingredients, Inc.      949,454  
  17,650      National Beverage Corp.      863,791  
     

 

 

 
        5,645,693  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (2.7%):       
  34,679      Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*      878,766  
  46,221      Avid Bioservices, Inc.*      705,333  
  31,751      Cara Therapeutics, Inc.*      289,887  
  49,247      Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*      356,548  
  63,663      Cytokinetics, Inc.*      2,501,319  
  85,361      Dynavax Technologies Corp.*^      1,074,695  
  8,377      Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      372,190  
  33,521      Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*      1,040,492  
  13,590      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      642,399  
  115,319      Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      1,329,628  
  15,474      iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.*      318,764  
  12,674      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      1,130,774  
  60,248      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*      1,094,706  
  48,363      Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.*      236,012  
  28,220      REGENXBIO, Inc.*      697,034  
  27,808      Uniqure NV*      518,341  
  42,592      Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      464,253  
  35,452      Vericel Corp.*      892,681  
  55,464      Vir Biotechnology, Inc.*      1,412,668  
  44,645      Xencor, Inc.*      1,221,934  
     

 

 

 
        17,178,424  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (1.9%):       
  31,384      AAON, Inc.      1,718,588  
  12,589      American Woodmark Corp.*      566,631  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Building Products, continued       
  16,639      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.    $ 652,582  
  24,582      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      952,553  
  35,969      Griffon Corp.      1,008,211  
  14,571      Insteel Industries, Inc.      490,606  
  45,324      PGT Innovations, Inc.*      754,191  
  25,027      Quanex Building Products Corp.      569,364  
  108,994      Resideo Technologies, Inc.*      2,116,663  
  46,936      UFP Industries, Inc.      3,198,219  
     

 

 

 
        12,027,608  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.9%):       
  12,068      B Riley Financial, Inc.      509,873  
  35,418      Blucora, Inc.*      653,816  
  29,713      Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.      535,131  
  20,971      Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*      614,241  
  10,603      Piper Sandler Cos.      1,201,956  
  12,972      StoneX Group, Inc.*      1,012,724  
  5,266      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.      900,591  
  82,398      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.      417,758  
     

 

 

 
        5,846,090  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (2.8%):       
  21,321      AdvanSix, Inc.      712,974  
  20,095      American Vanguard Corp.      449,123  
  24,075      Balchem Corp.      3,123,491  
  19,113      Futurefuel Corp.      139,143  
  40,459      GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*      1,265,558  
  39,769      H.B. Fuller Co.      2,394,491  
  14,173      Hawkins, Inc.      510,653  
  18,684      Innospec, Inc.      1,789,740  
  15,849      Koppers Holdings, Inc.      358,821  
  121,246      Livent Corp.*      2,751,072  
  10,165      Quaker Chemical Corp.      1,519,871  
  48,369      Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*      126,727  
  15,926      Stepan Co.      1,614,100  
  18,322      Tredegar Corp.      183,220  
  27,099      Trinseo PLC      1,042,228  
     

 

 

 
        17,981,212  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.9%):       
  50,126      ABM Industries, Inc.      2,176,471  
  36,031      Brady Corp., Class A      1,702,104  
  32,357      Deluxe Corp.      701,176  
  55,498      Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      966,220  
  31,772      HNI Corp.      1,102,171  
  44,813      Interface, Inc.      561,955  
  91,103      KAR Auction Services, Inc.*      1,345,591  
  23,897      Matthews International Corp., Class A      685,127  
  101,264      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      366,576  
  11,380      UniFirst Corp.      1,959,408  
  15,614      Viad Corp.*      431,103  
     

 

 

 
        11,997,902  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (1.6%):       
  36,918      ADTRAN, Inc.      647,172  
  27,030      CalAmp Corp.*      112,715  
  20,238      Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      183,559  
  26,336      Digi International, Inc.*      637,858  
  98,507      Extreme Networks, Inc.*      878,682  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Communications Equipment, continued       
  77,887      Harmonic, Inc.*    $ 675,280  
  23,157      InterDigital, Inc.      1,407,946  
  21,568      NETGEAR, Inc.*      399,439  
  55,344      NetScout Systems, Inc.*      1,873,394  
  32,373      Plantronics, Inc.*      1,284,561  
  170,785      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*      2,259,486  
     

 

 

 
        10,360,092  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (1.1%):       
  36,222      Arcosa, Inc.      1,681,787  
  26,973      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      2,242,805  
  34,005      Granite Construction, Inc.      990,906  
  12,743      MYR Group, Inc.*      1,123,041  
  8,965      NV5 Global, Inc.*      1,046,574  
     

 

 

 
        7,085,113  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.8%):       
  18,185      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*      1,050,547  
  24,408      Enova International, Inc.*      703,439  
  40,117      EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      301,279  
  40,638      Green Dot Corp., Class A*      1,020,420  
  29,828      PRA Group, Inc.*      1,084,546  
  40,511      PROG Holdings, Inc.*      668,432  
  2,739      World Acceptance Corp.*      307,425  
     

 

 

 
        5,136,088  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.3%):       
  27,308      Myers Industries, Inc.      620,711  
  117,102      O-I Glass, Inc.*      1,639,428  
     

 

 

 
        2,260,139  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.5%):       
  33,841      Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*      1,217,261  
  13,338      American Public Education, Inc.*      215,542  
  52,275      Perdoceo Education Corp.*      615,799  
  17,197      Strategic Education, Inc.      1,213,764  
  41,035      WW International, Inc.*      262,214  
     

 

 

 
        3,524,580  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%):       
  8,144      ATN International, Inc.      382,035  
  32,129      Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.      1,952,158  
  53,816      Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*      376,712  
     

 

 

 
        2,710,905  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.4%):       
  18,506      AZZ, Inc.      755,415  
  14,788      Encore Wire Corp.      1,536,769  
  6,571      Powell Industries, Inc.      153,564  
     

 

 

 
        2,445,748  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.7%):       
  64,823      Arlo Technologies, Inc.*      406,440  
  21,940      Badger Meter, Inc.      1,774,726  
  26,646      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.      601,134  
  24,054      CTS Corp.      819,039  
  20,155      ePlus, Inc.*      1,070,634  
  27,575      Fabrinet*      2,236,332  
  13,689      FARO Technologies, Inc.*      422,032  
  26,292      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      2,268,474  
  33,779      Itron, Inc.*      1,669,696  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

3


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued       
  68,781      Knowles Corp.*    $ 1,191,975  
  27,683      Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A      1,025,378  
  11,882      OSI Systems, Inc.*      1,015,198  
  8,281      PC Connection, Inc.      364,778  
  20,782      Plexus Corp.*      1,631,387  
  14,040      Rogers Corp.*      3,679,744  
  45,609      Sanmina Corp.*      1,857,654  
  18,915      ScanSource, Inc.*      589,013  
  75,720      TTM Technologies, Inc.*      946,500  
     

 

 

 
        23,570,134  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (2.0%):       
  102,046      Archrock, Inc.      843,920  
  17,434      Bristow Group, Inc.*      407,956  
  35,087      Core Laboratories NV      695,073  
  15,007      DMC Global, Inc.*      270,576  
  25,876      Dril-Quip, Inc.*      667,601  
  106,859      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      331,263  
  78,925      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      3,398,511  
  6,632      Nabors Industries, Ltd.*      888,025  
  75,606      Oceaneering International, Inc.*      807,472  
  45,794      Oil States International, Inc.*      248,204  
  162,144      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      2,555,389  
  63,223      Propetro Holding Corp.*      632,230  
  52,775      RPC, Inc.*      364,675  
  57,027      U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.*      651,248  
     

 

 

 
        12,762,143  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.2%):       
  80,690      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.*      1,211,964  
  16,500      Marcus Corp.*      243,705  
     

 

 

 
        1,455,669  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (7.4%):       
  71,127      Acadia Realty Trust      1,111,004  
  56,351      Agree Realty Corp.      4,064,598  
  54,482      Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      977,952  
  39,470      American Assets Trust, Inc.      1,172,259  
  51,775      Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.      664,791  
  128,472      Brandywine Realty Trust      1,238,470  
  73,031      CareTrust REIT, Inc.      1,346,692  
  11,312      Centerspace      922,494  
  36,585      Chatham Lodging Trust*      382,313  
  17,655      Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.      639,288  
  90,385      CoreCivic, Inc.*      1,004,177  
  158,064      DiamondRock Hospitality Co.*      1,297,705  
  179,149      Diversified Healthcare Trust      326,051  
  68,050      Easterly Government Properties, Inc.      1,295,672  
  98,313      Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.      2,112,746  
  60,241      Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.      1,601,808  
  69,592      Franklin Street Properties Corp.      290,199  
  91,992      GEO Group, Inc. (The)*      607,147  
  29,894      Getty Realty Corp.      792,191  
  77,680      Global Net Lease, Inc.      1,099,949  
  25,460      Hersha Hospitality Trust*      249,763  
  49,629      Industrial Logistics Properties Trust      698,776  
  20,967      Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.      2,303,644  
  62,104      iStar, Inc.      851,446  
  29,612      LTC Properties, Inc.      1,136,805  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued       
  214,244      LXP Industrial Trust    $ 2,300,981  
  17,165      NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.      1,072,984  
  35,926      Office Properties Income Trust      716,724  
  42,448      Orion Office REIT, Inc.      465,230  
  91,075      Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.      1,437,163  
  64,381      Rpt Realty      632,865  
  10,949      Safehold, Inc.      387,266  
  9,693      Saul Centers, Inc.      456,637  
  125,121      Service Properties Trust      654,383  
  135,694      SITE Centers Corp.      1,827,798  
  81,802      Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.*      594,701  
  78,255      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.      1,112,786  
  177,738      Uniti Group, Inc.      1,674,292  
  9,611      Universal Health Realty Income Trust      511,401  
  82,743      Urban Edge Properties      1,258,521  
  22,609      Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A      366,266  
  60,049      Veris Residential, Inc.*      795,049  
  64,246      Washington Real Estate      1,369,082  
  35,569      Whitestone REIT      382,367  
  85,721      Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.*      1,245,526  
     

 

 

 
        47,449,962  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.9%):       
  18,052      PriceSmart, Inc.      1,293,065  
  27,469      SpartanNash Co.      828,740  
  22,978      The Andersons, Inc.      758,044  
  24,805      The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*      964,667  
  43,676      United Natural Foods, Inc.*      1,720,834  
     

 

 

 
        5,565,350  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (2.0%):       
  51,637      B&G Foods, Inc.^      1,227,928  
  13,349      Calavo Growers, Inc.      556,920  
  28,191      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      1,392,917  
  25,092      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      740,967  
  103,662      Hostess Brands, Inc.*      2,198,671  
  11,275      J & J Snack Foods Corp.      1,574,667  
  6,693      John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      485,176  
  4,562      Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*      253,373  
  66,210      Simply Good Foods Co. (The)*      2,500,752  
  13,347      Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.^      471,816  
  41,993      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*      1,756,147  
     

 

 

 
        13,159,334  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (1.0%):       
  13,287      Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      1,721,331  
  25,679      Northwest Natural Holding Co.      1,363,555  
  91,758      South Jersey Industries, Inc.      3,132,618  
     

 

 

 
        6,217,504  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.4%):       
  29,070      AngioDynamics, Inc.*      562,505  
  10,865      Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*      242,507  
  30,305      Artivion, Inc.*      572,158  
  35,475      Avanos Medical, Inc.*      969,887  
  23,360      BioLife Solutions, Inc.*      322,602  
  31,101      Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*      446,610  
  22,233      CONMED Corp.      2,129,032  
  12,316      Cutera, Inc.*      461,850  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

4


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued       
  42,694      Embecta Corp.*    $ 1,081,012  
  35,775      Glaukos Corp.*      1,624,901  
  8,049      Heska Corp.*      760,711  
  15,614      Inogen, Inc.*      377,547  
  24,814      Integer Holdings Corp.*      1,753,357  
  51,376      Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*      3,392,357  
  14,571      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      663,709  
  32,850      Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*      999,297  
  38,240      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*      2,075,285  
  3,980      Mesa Laboratories, Inc.      811,681  
  25,733      Natus Medical, Inc.*      843,270  
  55,295      OraSure Technologies, Inc.*      149,849  
  14,548      Orthofix Medical, Inc.*      342,460  
  10,621      Surmodics, Inc.*      395,420  
  29,673      Varex Imaging Corp.*      634,705  
  15,509      Zimvie, Inc.*      248,299  
  17,031      Zynex, Inc.      135,907  
     

 

 

 
        21,996,918  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (3.3%):       
  12,047      Addus HomeCare Corp.*      1,003,274  
  33,521      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*      3,677,589  
  28,683      Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.*      1,106,877  
  91,485      Community Health Systems, Inc.*      343,069  
  7,001      CorVel Corp.*      1,031,037  
  78,688      Covetrus, Inc.*      1,632,776  
  26,596      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      553,995  
  39,507      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      2,902,579  
  14,691      Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*      801,100  
  28,417      Hanger, Inc.*      406,932  
  11,039      Joint Corp. (The)*      169,007  
  65,036      MEDNAX, Inc.*      1,366,406  
  9,298      ModivCare, Inc.*      785,681  
  57,442      Owens & Minor, Inc.      1,806,551  
  35,482      RadNet, Inc.*      613,129  
  77,357      Select Medical Holdings Corp.      1,827,172  
  20,235      The Pennant Group, Inc.*      259,210  
  9,738      U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.      1,063,390  
     

 

 

 
        21,349,774  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (1.2%):       
  86,971      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*      1,289,780  
  11,338      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.*      362,476  
  18,226      HealthStream, Inc.*      395,686  
  42,758      NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*      745,700  
  33,131      Omnicell, Inc.*      3,768,651  
  13,669      OptimizeRx Corp.*      374,394  
  11,815      Simulations Plus, Inc.      582,834  
     

 

 

 
        7,519,521  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.4%):       
  17,570      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*      380,918  
  60,509      Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.      1,005,659  
  32,864      Brinker International, Inc.*      723,994  
  36,633      Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      967,844  
  14,196      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*      282,784  
  29,350      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*      962,093  
  12,557      Dine Brands Global, Inc.      817,209  
  15,124      El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*      148,820  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
  15,480      Golden Entertainment, Inc.*    $ 612,234  
  15,927      Jack in the Box, Inc.      892,868  
  9,834      Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*      576,961  
  23,468      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      381,590  
  29,566      Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*      1,167,266  
     

 

 

 
        8,920,240  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (2.3%):       
  6,429      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      1,260,020  
  21,719      Century Communities, Inc.      976,703  
  16,993      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      343,428  
  17,349      Installed Building Products, Inc.      1,442,743  
  20,285      iRobot Corp.*^      745,474  
  32,400      La-Z-Boy, Inc.      768,204  
  15,612      LGI Homes, Inc.*      1,356,683  
  21,206      M/I Homes, Inc.*      841,030  
  42,827      MDC Holdings, Inc.      1,383,740  
  27,507      Meritage Homes Corp.*      1,994,257  
  95,867      Sonos, Inc.*      1,729,441  
  77,541      Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*      1,308,117  
  34,366      Tupperware Brands Corp.*      217,880  
  9,468      Universal Electronics, Inc.*      242,097  
     

 

 

 
        14,609,817  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.5%):       
  7,308      Central Garden & Pet Co.*      310,005  
  29,617      Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*      1,184,976  
  10,240      WD-40 Co.      2,061,927  
     

 

 

 
        3,556,908  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (2.7%):       
  33,763      AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.*      383,210  
  57,902      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      2,117,476  
  14,609      Amerisafe, Inc.      759,814  
  48,046      Assured Guaranty, Ltd.      2,680,486  
  16,947      eHealth, Inc.*      158,116  
  20,793      Employers Holdings, Inc.      871,019  
  372,031      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      1,313,269  
  5,917      HCI Group, Inc.^      400,936  
  31,057      Horace Mann Educators Corp.      1,191,968  
  28,136      James River Group Holdings      697,210  
  17,932      Palomar Holdings, Inc.*      1,154,821  
  40,515      ProAssurance Corp.      957,369  
  10,498      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      1,019,356  
  90,175      Selectquote, Inc.*      223,634  
  64,854      SiriusPoint, Ltd.*      351,509  
  20,252      Stewart Information Services Corp.      1,007,537  
  26,178      Trupanion, Inc.*      1,577,486  
  16,199      United Fire Group, Inc.      554,492  
  21,395      Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      278,777  
     

 

 

 
        17,698,485  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.3%):       
  48,967      Cars.com, Inc.*      461,759  
  37,044      QuinStreet, Inc.*      372,663  
  49,930      Yelp, Inc.*      1,386,556  
     

 

 

 
        2,220,978  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.2%):       
  20,295      Liquidity Services, Inc.*      272,765  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail, continued       
  15,468      PetMed Express, Inc.    $ 307,813  
  17,385      Shutterstock, Inc.      996,334  
     

 

 

 
        1,576,912  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (1.8%):       
  23,321      CSG Systems International, Inc.      1,391,797  
  44,514      Evertec, Inc.      1,641,676  
  24,952      Exlservice Holdings, Inc.*      3,676,178  
  51,106      LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*      1,319,046  
  25,973      Perficient, Inc.*      2,381,465  
  13,917      TTEC Holdings, Inc.      944,825  
  50,795      Unisys Corp.*      611,064  
     

 

 

 
        11,966,051  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.7%):       
  64,019      Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.      2,275,236  
  13,314      Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.      847,436  
  42,048      Vista Outdoor, Inc.*      1,173,139  
     

 

 

 
        4,295,811  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%):       
  92,891      Neogenomics, Inc.*      757,062  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (4.7%):       
  7,336      Alamo Group, Inc.      854,130  
  23,613      Albany International Corp., Class A      1,860,468  
  17,209      Astec Industries, Inc.      701,783  
  34,882      Barnes Group, Inc.      1,086,226  
  15,518      CIRCOR International, Inc.*      254,340  
  45,589      Enerpac Tool Group Corp.      867,103  
  15,671      EnPro Industries, Inc.      1,283,925  
  19,378      ESCO Technologies, Inc.      1,324,874  
  45,436      Federal Signal Corp.      1,617,522  
  29,162      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      2,136,408  
  59,171      Harsco Corp.*      420,706  
  53,757      Hillenbrand, Inc.      2,201,887  
  23,826      John Bean Technologies Corp.      2,630,867  
  8,229      Lindsay Corp.      1,092,976  
  53,054      Meritor, Inc.*      1,927,452  
  42,655      Mueller Industries, Inc.      2,273,085  
  20,611      Proto Labs, Inc.*      986,030  
  34,102      SPX Corp.*      1,801,950  
  9,048      Standex International Corp.      767,089  
  13,996      Tennant Co.      829,263  
  24,653      The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.      887,261  
  38,337      Titan International, Inc.*      578,889  
  52,478      Trinity Industries, Inc.      1,271,017  
  37,171      Wabash National Corp.      504,782  
     

 

 

 
        30,160,033  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.3%):       
  30,390      Matson, Inc.      2,214,823  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.6%):       
  21,994      AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*      640,465  
  43,101      E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      537,470  
  109,556      Gannett Co, Inc.*      317,712  
  14,035      Loyalty Ventures, Inc.*      50,105  
  22,978      Scholastic Corp.      826,519  
  19,936      TechTarget, Inc.*      1,310,194  
  13,039      Thryv Holdings, Inc.*      291,943  
     

 

 

 
        3,974,408  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Metals & Mining (1.7%):       
  93,052      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*    $ 2,113,211  
  79,298      Arconic Corp.*      2,224,309  
  36,191      Carpenter Technology Corp.      1,010,091  
  37,942      Century Aluminum Co.*      279,633  
  25,737      Compass Minerals International, Inc.      910,832  
  9,497      Haynes International, Inc.      311,217  
  12,049      Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      952,955  
  15,375      Materion Corp.      1,133,599  
  7,195      Olympic Steel, Inc.      185,271  
  62,504      SunCoke Energy, Inc.      425,652  
  30,945      TimkenSteel Corp.*      578,981  
  38,807      Warrior Met Coal, Inc.      1,187,882  
     

 

 

 
        11,313,633  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.3%):       
  99,066      Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.      1,034,249  
  77,338      Armour Residential REIT, Inc.^      544,459  
  42,376      Ellington Financial, Inc.^      621,656  
  62,736      Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.^      845,681  
  39,812      Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.      381,001  
  24,240      Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.^      355,843  
  37,175      KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.      648,704  
  285,789      New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.      788,778  
  68,930      Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust      953,302  
  50,439      Ready Capital Corp.      601,233  
  88,049      Redwood Trust, Inc.      678,858  
  257,974      Two Harbors Investment Corp.      1,284,710  
     

 

 

 
        8,738,474  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.1%):       
  21,407      Big Lots, Inc.^      448,905  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.5%):       
  53,816      Avista Corp.      2,341,534  
  12,003      Unitil Corp.      704,816  
     

 

 

 
        3,046,350  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.2%):       
  35,608      Callon Petroleum Co.*      1,395,834  
  54,139      Civitas Resources, Inc.      2,830,928  
  24,164      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*      1,193,218  
  21,277      Dorian LPG, Ltd.      323,410  
  35,512      Green Plains, Inc.*      964,861  
  10,857      Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*      748,482  
  34,251      PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc.*      533,973  
  71,554      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*      2,076,497  
  15,977      Ranger Oil Corp.*      525,164  
  3,905      REX American Resources Corp.*      331,144  
  91,351      SM Energy Co.      3,123,291  
  836,701      Southwestern Energy Co.*      5,229,381  
  31,455      Talos Energy, Inc.*      486,609  
  47,237      World Fuel Services Corp.      966,469  
     

 

 

 
        20,729,261  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.5%):       
  12,893      Clearwater Paper Corp.*      433,592  
  34,238      Glatfelter Corp.      235,557  
  30,857      Mercer International, Inc.      405,770  
  12,610      Neenah, Inc.      430,505  
  23,645      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      593,962  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Paper & Forest Products, continued       
  26,453      Sylvamo Corp.    $ 864,484  
     

 

 

 
        2,963,870  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.9%):       
  39,581      Edgewell Personal Care Co.      1,366,336  
  36,332      elf Beauty, Inc.*      1,114,666  
  13,472      Inter Parfums, Inc.      984,264  
  8,631      Medifast, Inc.      1,557,982  
  8,630      Usana Health Sciences, Inc.*      624,467  
     

 

 

 
        5,647,715  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (1.7%):       
  28,068      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      976,486  
  9,759      ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      289,550  
  25,467      Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      451,275  
  72,223      Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,717,463  
  17,311      Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.*      844,257  
  47,529      Innoviva, Inc.*      701,528  
  139,882      Nektar Therapeutics*      531,552  
  33,917      Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*      1,977,361  
  15,110      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      289,054  
  37,690      Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*      2,216,172  
  40,325      Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      1,166,199  
     

 

 

 
        11,160,897  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (1.6%):       
  38,846      Exponent, Inc.      3,553,243  
  8,207      Forrester Research, Inc.*      392,623  
  15,100      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      488,636  
  25,907      Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      513,736  
  40,406      Korn Ferry      2,344,356  
  20,649      ManTech International Corp., Class A      1,970,947  
  23,811      Resources Connection, Inc.      485,030  
  24,941      TrueBlue, Inc.*      446,444  
     

 

 

 
        10,195,015  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%):       
  50,356      Douglas Elliman, Inc.      241,205  
  18,366      Marcus & Millichap, Inc.      679,359  
  14,194      RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A      348,037  
  88,742      Realogy Holdings Corp.*      872,334  
  24,854      The St Joe Co.      983,224  
     

 

 

 
        3,124,159  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.4%):       
  18,354      ArcBest Corp.      1,291,571  
  34,777      Heartland Express, Inc.      483,748  
  44,228      Marten Transport, Ltd.      743,915  
     

 

 

 
        2,519,234  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%):       
  28,155      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.      2,054,752  
  16,198      Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*      540,041  
  24,752      Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*      1,357,400  
  17,346      CEVA, Inc.*      582,132  
  36,457      Cohu, Inc.*      1,011,682  
  34,088      Diodes, Inc.*      2,201,062  
  58,518      FormFactor, Inc.*      2,266,402  
  21,386      Ichor Holdings, Ltd.*      555,608  
  44,325      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.      1,897,553  
  53,503      MaxLinear, Inc., Class A*      1,818,032  
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued       
  37,149      Onto Innovation, Inc.*    $ 2,590,771  
  22,162      PDF Solutions, Inc.*      476,705  
  46,521      Photronics, Inc.*      906,229  
  82,634      Rambus, Inc.*      1,775,805  
  35,439      SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*      580,136  
  34,068      Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*      1,014,204  
  38,464      Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      746,202  
     

 

 

 
        22,374,716  
     

 

 

 
Software (2.6%):       
  88,703      8x8, Inc.*      456,820  
  43,766      A10 Networks, Inc.      629,355  
  14,644      Agilysys, Inc.*      692,222  
  34,542      Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*      2,136,768  
  29,611      Cerence, Inc.*      747,086  
  12,075      Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.*      527,436  
  66,142      Digital Turbine, Inc.*      1,155,501  
  17,846      Ebix, Inc.^      301,597  
  51,675      LivePerson, Inc.*      730,684  
  26,661      OneSpan, Inc.*      317,266  
  32,808      Progress Software Corp.      1,486,202  
  27,057      SPS Commerce, Inc.*      3,058,794  
  189,258      Vonage Holdings Corp.*      3,565,621  
  77,923      Xperi Holding Corp.      1,124,429  
     

 

 

 
        16,929,781  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (3.7%):       
  23,020      Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)      334,941  
  37,792      Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*      639,441  
  4,490      America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*      451,694  
  16,590      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      2,809,351  
  59,854      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*^      297,474  
  22,291      Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      1,536,073  
  28,648      Caleres, Inc.      751,724  
  13,126      Cato Corp., Class A      152,393  
  90,863      Chico’s FAS, Inc.*      451,589  
  11,590      Conn’s, Inc.*      92,952  
  45,486      Designer Brands, Inc., Class A      594,047  
  9,674      Genesco, Inc.*      482,829  
  12,441      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      2,112,482  
  26,882      Guess?, Inc.      458,338  
  10,404      Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      241,165  
  9,141      Hibbett, Inc.      399,553  
  21,684      LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.*      203,179  
  16,422      MarineMax, Inc.*      593,163  
  25,381      Monro, Inc.      1,088,337  
  62,821      National Vision Holdings, Inc.*      1,727,577  
  32,822      ODP Corp. (The)*      992,537  
  40,344      Rent-A-Center, Inc.      784,691  
  80,209      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*      956,091  
  12,821      Shoe Carnival, Inc.      277,062  
  35,525      Signet Jewelers, Ltd.      1,899,166  
  16,665      Sleep Number Corp.*      515,782  
  14,652      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      536,703  
  22,151      The Buckle, Inc.      613,361  
  9,649      The Children’s Place, Inc.*      375,539  
  48,045      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*      896,520  
  12,384      Zumiez, Inc.*      321,984  
     

 

 

 
        23,587,738  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.2%):       
  97,021      3D Systems Corp.*    $ 941,104  
  24,692      Corsair Gaming, Inc.*      324,206  
  58,689      Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*      133,224  
     

 

 

 
        1,398,534  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.0%):       
  36,584      Fossil Group, Inc.*      189,139  
  32,326      G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*      653,955  
  34,857      Kontoor Brands, Inc.      1,163,178  
  12,073      Movado Group, Inc.      373,418  
  11,517      Oxford Industries, Inc.      1,022,019  
  56,276      Steven Madden, Ltd.      1,812,650  
  9,570      Unifi, Inc.*      134,554  
  60,519      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      1,220,063  
     

 

 

 
        6,568,976  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (2.5%):       
  40,252      Axos Financial, Inc.*      1,443,034  
  97,645      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      896,381  
  39,914      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.      1,414,951  
  14,019      HomeStreet, Inc.      486,039  
  8,230      LendingTree, Inc.*      360,639  
  22,012      Meta Financial Group, Inc.      851,204  
  55,401      Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*      2,035,433  
  65,299      NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*      1,087,228  
  32,938      Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      429,182  
  94,984      Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      1,215,795  
  56,461      Provident Financial Services, Inc.      1,256,822  
  14,390      TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      443,788  
  22,848      Walker & Dunlop, Inc.      2,201,176  
  47,420      WSFS Financial Corp.      1,901,068  
     

 

 

 
        16,022,740  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.3%):       
  18,446      Universal Corp.      1,115,983  
  99,316      Vector Group, Ltd.      1,042,818  
     

 

 

 
        2,158,801  
     

 

 

 

Shares or

Principal
Amount

           Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.4%):       
  28,818      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.    $ 2,771,427  
  29,570      Boise Cascade Co.      1,759,119  
  12,857      DXP Enterprises, Inc.*      393,810  
  32,264      GMS, Inc.*      1,435,748  
  21,151      Kaman Corp., Class A      660,969  
  82,989      NOW, Inc.*      811,633  
  10,508      Veritiv Corp.*      1,140,643  
     

 

 

 
        8,973,349  
     

 

 

 
Water Utilities (0.9%):       
  27,703      American States Water Co.      2,258,071  
  39,785      California Water Service Group      2,210,057  
  13,334      Middlesex Water Co.      1,169,125  
     

 

 

 
        5,637,253  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.4%):       
  50,858      Gogo, Inc.*      823,391  
  37,777      Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      838,649  
  73,960      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      1,167,829  
     

 

 

 
        2,829,869  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $526,975,751)

     641,896,138  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.1%):  
  6,940,698      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(a)(b)      6,940,698  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $6,940,698)

     6,940,698  
  

 

 

 
Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.4%):       
Money Markets (0.4%):       
  2,393,993      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(b)      2,393,993  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $2,393,993)

     2,393,993  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $536,310,442) — 101.0%

     651,230,829  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.0)%

     (6,570,125
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 644,660,704  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $6,748,972.

 

(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, 2022.

 

(b)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/16/22        38      $ 3,245,200      $ 52,976  
           

 

 

 
            $ 52,976  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 536,310,442
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 651,230,829

Deposit at broker for futures contracts collateral

      211,600

Interest and dividends receivable

      755,543

Receivable for capital shares issued

      205

Prepaid expenses

      2,408
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      652,200,585
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      149,173

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      6,940,698

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      25,704

Manager fees payable

      143,949

Administration fees payable

      93,630

Distribution fees payable

      130,831

Custodian fees payable

      2,960

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      877

Transfer agent fees payable

      2,277

Trustee fees payable

      7,519

Other accrued liabilities

      42,263
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      7,539,881
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 644,660,704
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 398,529,685

Total distributable earnings

      246,131,019
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 644,660,704
   

 

 

 

Class 1

   

Net Assets

    $ 35,448,992

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

      3,730,693

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 9.50
   

 

 

 

Class 2

   

Net Assets

    $ 609,211,712

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

      44,977,267

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.54
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $6,748,972.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends

    $ 5,480,444

Interest

      46

Income from securities lending

      18,384

Foreign withholding tax

      (5,821 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      5,493,053
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      979,739

Administration fees

      73,031

Distribution fees — Class 2

      891,431

Custodian fees

      11,188

Administrative and compliance services fees

      4,670

Transfer agent fees

      5,647

Trustee fees

      18,486

Professional fees

      14,875

Licensing fees

      73,617

Shareholder reports

      12,758

Other expenses

      7,993
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      2,093,435
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      3,399,618
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      30,126,623

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (828,770 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (193,217,908 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      (64,045 )
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (163,984,100 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (160,584,482 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 3,399,618     $ 6,317,869

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      29,297,853       112,472,960

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (193,281,953 )       79,486,283
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (160,584,482 )       198,277,112
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Class 1

            (2,166,192 )

Class 2

            (26,155,914 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (28,322,106 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      370       86,410

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            2,166,192

Value of shares redeemed

      (2,119,116 )       (7,568,265 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (2,118,746 )       (5,315,663 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,258,202       61,823,244

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            26,155,914

Value of shares redeemed

      (65,509,166 )       (195,522,153 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (64,250,964 )       (107,542,995 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (66,369,710 )       (112,858,658 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (226,954,192 )       57,096,348

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      871,614,896       814,518,548
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 644,660,704     $ 871,614,896
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class 1

       

Shares issued

      40       7,506

Dividends reinvested

            192,550

Shares redeemed

      (199,320 )       (660,924 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (199,280 )       (460,868 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class 2

       

Shares issued

      86,182       3,695,251

Dividends reinvested

            1,627,624

Shares redeemed

      (4,332,596 )       (12,276,692 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (4,246,414 )       (6,953,817 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (4,445,694 )       (7,414,685 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 11.75     $ 9.76     $ 9.65     $ 9.26     $ 11.68     $ 11.38
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.06 (a)       0.11 (a)       0.09 (a)       0.12 (a)       0.16       0.16

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (2.31 )       2.44       0.80       1.78       (0.93 )       1.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (2.25 )       2.55       0.89       1.90       (0.77 )       1.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.14 )       (0.17 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )       (0.08 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.42 )       (0.61 )       (1.34 )       (1.47 )       (1.02 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.56 )       (0.78 )       (1.51 )       (1.65 )       (1.10 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 9.50     $ 11.75     $ 9.76     $ 9.65     $ 9.26     $ 11.68
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (19.15 )%(c)       26.37 %       10.98 %       22.42 %       (8.59 )%       12.94 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 35,449     $ 46,174     $ 42,848     $ 44,098     $ 41,285     $ 53,319

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.15 %       0.95 %       1.11 %       1.21 %       1.17 %       1.21 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.32 %       0.33 %       0.34 %       0.33 %       0.33 %       0.32 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.32 %       0.33 %       0.34 %       0.33 %       0.33 %       0.32 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      6 %       20 %       21 %       14 %       19 %       16 %

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 16.77     $ 13.74     $ 13.23     $ 12.17     $ 14.88     $ 14.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.07 (a)       0.12 (a)       0.10 (a)       0.13 (a)       0.15       0.15

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (3.30 )       3.44       1.15       2.40       (1.25 )       1.59
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (3.23 )       3.56       1.25       2.53       (1.10 )       1.74
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.11 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )       (0.14 )       (0.07 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.42 )       (0.61 )       (1.34 )       (1.47 )       (1.02 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.53 )       (0.74 )       (1.47 )       (1.61 )       (1.09 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.54     $ 16.77     $ 13.74     $ 13.23     $ 12.17     $ 14.88
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (19.26 )%(c)       26.04 %       10.71 %       22.19 %       (8.93 )%       12.75 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 609,212     $ 825,440     $ 771,671     $ 803,521     $ 713,258     $ 869,770

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.89 %       0.71 %       0.86 %       0.96 %       0.93 %       0.96 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.57 %       0.58 %       0.59 %       0.58 %       0.58 %       0.57 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.57 %       0.58 %       0.59 %       0.58 %       0.58 %       0.57 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

      6 %       20 %       21 %       14 %       19 %       16 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

 

13


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Class Allocation

The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.    All share classes have equal voting rights, except that voting with respect to matters that affect a single class is limited to shares of that class.

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 on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $1,810 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $6,940,698 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions.

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, 2022, 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”), if any, 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 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. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $5.3 million. There was no short contract activity during the period. 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 values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 52,976     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $  

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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, 2022:

 

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

     
Futures Contracts  

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

   $ (828,770    $ (64,045

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 “Management 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, 2023.

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.    

Management fees which the Manager waived prior to any application of expense limit 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, 2022, there were no such waivers.

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 641,896,138        $        $        $ 641,896,138

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         6,940,698                            6,940,698

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         2,393,993                            2,393,993
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         651,230,829                            651,230,829
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         52,976                            52,976
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $     651,283,805        $     —        $     —        $     651,283,805
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 43,175,413        $ 103,449,989

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other preexisting political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $593,009,200. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 323,034,668

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (33,825,021
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 289,209,647  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

       $ 10,191,642        $ 18,130,464        $ 28,322,106

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 22,126,406        $ 95,379,448        $        $ 289,209,647        $ 406,715,501

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of futures contracts, investments in real estate investment trusts and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 50% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


AZL® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

(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 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 20

Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program

Page 21

 

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


AZL 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 or 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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 854.10     $ 4.55       0.99 %

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
1/1/22
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/22 - 6/30/22

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.89     $ 4.96       0.99 %

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 181/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Common Stocks

      67.0 %

Bank Loans

      15.1

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      8.1

Corporate Bonds

      7.1

Unaffiliated Investment Company

      1.0

Preferred Stocks

      0.7

Asset Backed Securities

      0.3

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.2

Convertible Bonds

      0.2

Yankee Debt Obligations

      0.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      99.9

Net other assets (liabilities)

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Value  
Common Stocks (67.0%):       
Banks (2.6%):       
  183,863      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)    $ 29,008,065  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.7%):       
  227,384      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      8,047,120  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (3.6%):       
  177,355      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      16,678,464  
  26,608      MSCI, Inc.      10,966,487  
  38,933      S&P Global, Inc.      13,122,757  
     

 

 

 
        40,767,708  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.3%):       
  10,020      Linde plc      2,881,051  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.6%):       
  665,128      Aurora Innovation, Inc.*^      1,270,394  
  130,262      Waste Connections, Inc.      16,147,278  
     

 

 

 
        17,417,672  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.0%):       
  232,252      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      26,279,314  
  18,038      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      6,766,234  
     

 

 

 
        33,045,548  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.4%):       
  132,177      Alcon, Inc.      9,234,582  
  3,229      Baxter International, Inc.      207,399  
  90,054      Becton Dickinson & Co.#      22,201,013  
  2,634      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      824,758  
  118,541      Danaher Corp.      30,052,514  
  1,560      Embecta Corp.*#      39,499  
  16,800      Hologic, Inc.*      1,164,240  
  29,320      Teleflex, Inc.      7,208,322  
     

 

 

 
        70,932,327  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (2.4%):       
  10,140      Humana, Inc.      4,746,230  
  42,344      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      21,749,149  
     

 

 

 
        26,495,379  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.9%):       
  92,900      Starbucks Corp.#      7,096,631  
  317,789      Yum! Brands, Inc.#      36,072,229  
     

 

 

 
        43,168,860  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (4.5%):       
  535,890      General Electric Co.#      34,120,116  
  39,823      Roper Technologies, Inc.      15,716,147  
     

 

 

 
        49,836,263  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (1.3%):       
  94,870      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      14,728,567  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (3.3%):       
  6,203      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*#      13,517,950  
  8,277      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      18,105,524  
  33,086      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      5,335,117  
     

 

 

 
        36,958,591  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (3.4%):       
  361,266      Amazon.com, Inc.*#      38,370,062  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (1.2%):       
  16,700      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      5,268,516  
  42,700      Visa, Inc., Class A      8,407,203  
     

 

 

 
        13,675,719  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Common Stocks, continued       
Life Sciences Tools & Services (5.7%):       
  177,153      Avantor, Inc.*    $ 5,509,458  
  181,033      PerkinElmer, Inc.      25,746,513  
  60,363      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      32,794,011  
     

 

 

 
        64,049,982  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (3.7%):       
  445,847      Fortive Corp.      24,245,160  
  406,601      Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.      17,109,770  
     

 

 

 
        41,354,930  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (1.4%):       
  98,836      Ameren Corp.      8,930,821  
  76,126      CMS Energy Corp.      5,138,505  
  21,300      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.#      1,347,864  
     

 

 

 
        15,417,190  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.5%):       
  20,300      EOG Resources, Inc.      2,241,932  
  15,500      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      3,457,740  
     

 

 

 
        5,699,672  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.6%):       
  67,493      Catalent, Inc.*      7,241,324  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (1.5%):       
  6,646      Equifax, Inc.      1,214,756  
  190,929      TransUnion      15,272,411  
     

 

 

 
        16,487,167  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.2%):       
  72,200      NVIDIA Corp.      10,944,799  
  112,556      NXP Semiconductors NV      16,661,665  
  127,251      Texas Instruments, Inc.      19,552,116  
     

 

 

 
        47,158,580  
     

 

 

 
Software (8.3%):       
  303,066      Microsoft Corp.      77,836,441  
  86,352      Salesforce, Inc.*      14,251,534  
     

 

 

 
        92,087,975  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.9%):       
  237,665      Apple, Inc.      32,493,559  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $734,726,858)

     747,323,311  
  

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks (0.7%):       
Capital Markets (0.0%):       
  3,600      Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series D, 23.85%, 11/14/19      89,820  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (0.2%):       
  76,841      SCE Trust IV, Series J, 13.56%, 12/31/49      1,544,504  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.5%):       
  94,422      CMS Energy Corp., 7.68%, 10/15/78      2,201,921  
  119,475      CMS Energy Corp., 7.51%, 3/1/79      2,845,895  
  26,061      NiSource, Inc., Series B, 2.99%, 11/21/19^      680,192  
     

 

 

 
        5,728,008  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $8,009,975)

     7,362,332  
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Asset Backed Securities (0.3%):       
$ 630,488      Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Class A2, Series 2019-1A, 3.67%, 10/25/49, Callable 10/25/26 @ 100(a)    $ 570,386  
  1,413,270      Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Class A23, Series 2018-1A, 4.12%, 7/25/47, Callable 7/25/24 @ 100(a)      1,355,456  
  1,341,350      Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Class A2I, Series 2018-1A, 4.12%, 7/25/48, Callable 10/25/22 @ 100(a)      1,309,757  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $3,371,060)

     3,235,599  
  

 

 

 
Convertible Bonds (0.2%):       
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%):       
  1,020,000      Snap, Inc., 7.44%, 5/1/27      720,975  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.0%):       
  680,000      Shopify, Inc., 0.13%, 11/1/25      569,022  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.1%):       
  1,144,000      Spotify USA, Inc., 6.54%, 3/15/26      904,526  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $2,542,645)

     2,194,523  
  

 

 

 
Bank Loans (15.1%):       
Airlines (0.7%):       
  5,405,000      Formula One Management Limited Facility B3, 0.00% (LIBOR+0bps ), 2/1/24      5,259,065  
  2,290,716      SkyMiles IP, Ltd. (Delta Air Lines, Inc.) Initial Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+375bps ), 9/16/27      2,274,246  
     

 

 

 
        7,533,311  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.3%):       
  1,295,532      Filtration Group Corporation 2021 Incremental Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 10/19/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      1,208,084  
  965,643      Filtration Group Corporation Initial Dollar Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps ), 3/29/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      912,707  
  1,522,298      Filtration Group Corporation Initial Euro Term Ln, 0.00% (EURLIBOR+350bps ), 3/29/25(b)      1,451,509  
     

 

 

 
        3,572,300  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.9%):       
  10,713,150      Medline Borrower LP Initial Dollar Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 10/21/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      9,918,020  
  533,250      Woof Holdings, Inc. Initial First Lien Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+375bps ), 12/16/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      497,256  
     

 

 

 
        10,415,276  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (1.0%):       
  7,358,932      USI, Inc. 2017 New Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps ), 5/16/24      7,041,614  
  4,491,435      USI, Inc. 2021 New Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 12/2/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      4,143,349  
     

 

 

 
        11,184,963  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary Services (0.2%):       
  1,987,999      IRB Holding Corp., 0.00%, 12/15/27      1,862,098  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.8%):       
  5,261,812      Ascend Learning LLC 2021 First Lien Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 11/18/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      4,847,445  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Bank Loans, continued       
Diversified Consumer Services, continued       
$ 755,000      Ascend Learning LLC Term Ln 2L, 0.06% (LIBOR+0bps ), 11/18/29, Callable 8/5/22 @ 102    $ 690,825  
  3,509,023      Loire UK Midco 3 Limited Facility B Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 1/24/27      3,295,569  
     

 

 

 
        8,833,839  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):       
  724,525      Acrisure LLC 2021-1 Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+375bps ), 2/15/27      676,525  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (0.9%):       
  3,532,873      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC 2018 Initial Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 5/10/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      3,318,392  
  1,594,153      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC 2019 Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 5/10/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      1,504,195  
  5,113,328      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC TLB-4 Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 11/6/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      4,743,890  
     

 

 

 
        9,566,477  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.1%):       
  234,530      EyeCare Partners LLC Amndmnt 1 Term Ln, 0.00% (LIBOR+375bps ), 10/14/28      215,573  
  272,922      EyeCare Partners LLC Initial First Lien Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+375bps ), 2/20/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      251,770  
  347,355      Pathway Vet Alliance LLC 2021 Replacement First Lien Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+375bps ), 3/31/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      321,738  
  115,000      Petvet Care Centers LLC, 0.06%, 2/15/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 102(b)      111,910  
     

 

 

 
        900,991  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.0%):       
  426,775      Pacific Dental Services LLC Term Ln, 0.00% (LIBOR+325bps ), 4/20/28      404,369  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (0.9%):       
  3,735,431      ADMI Corp. Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 12/23/27      3,414,819  
  1,634,434      ADMI Corp. Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+337.5bps ), 12/23/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      1,485,880  
  470,250      Heartland Dental LLC 2021 Incremental Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+400bps ), 4/30/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      438,979  
  5,079,022      Heartland Dental LLC Initial Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 4/30/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      4,704,444  
     

 

 

 
        10,044,122  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.4%):       
  51,722      Cedar Fair LP Term B Ln, 0.02% (LIBOR+175bps ), 4/13/24, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      50,407  
  460,756      Four Seasons Holdings Inc. 2013 First Lien Term Ln, 0.02% (LIBOR+200bps ), 11/30/23, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      454,997  
  1,860,752      IRB Holding Corp. 2020 Replacement Term B Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+275bps ), 2/5/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      1,760,737  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Bank Loans, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
$ 604,972      Life Time, Inc. 2021 Refin Term Ln, 0.05% (LIBOR+475bps ), 12/22/24    $ 595,897  
  1,349,104      SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. Term B Ln, 0.00% (PRIME+0bps ), 8/25/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      1,264,448  
     

 

 

 
        4,126,486  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (3.2%):       
  4,615,884      HIG Finance 2 Limited 2021 Dollar Refin Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 11/12/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      4,347,286  
  12,717,078      HUB International, Ltd. B-3 Incremental Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 4/25/25      12,036,460  
  19,786,446      HUB International, Ltd. Initial Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+275bps ), 4/25/25      18,696,213  
  1,131,958      Ryan Specialty Group LLC Initial Term Loan, 0.03% (PRIME+200bps ), 9/1/27      1,086,679  
     

 

 

 
        36,166,638  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.0%):       
  200,000      CoreLogic, Inc. Initial Term Ln First Lien, 0.07% (LIBOR+650bps ), 4/13/29      144,000  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%):       
  115,188      Avantor Funding, Inc. Initial B-4 Dollar Term Ln, 0.02% (LIBOR+200bps ), 11/24/24      114,372  
  3,640,428      Sunshine Luxembourg VII S.a r.l. Facility B3, 0.00% (LIBOR+300bps ), 10/1/26      3,360,880  
     

 

 

 
        3,475,252  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.4%):       
  4,423,070      TK Elevator Midco GmbH Facility B1, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 7/30/27      4,132,828  
  535,000      Welbilt, Inc. 2018 Term B Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+250bps ), 10/23/25      525,862  
     

 

 

 
        4,658,690  
     

 

 

 
Materials (0.1%):       
  712,727      Arches Buyer, Inc., 0.03%, 12/6/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      648,582  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.4%):       
  2,632,860      Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co. Amndmnt 2 Incremental Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps ), 10/31/26      2,477,074  
  3,051,938      CoreLogic, Inc. Iniitial Term Ln Second Lien, 0.04% (LIBOR+0bps ), 4/14/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      2,530,056  
     

 

 

 
        5,007,130  
     

 

 

 
Software (2.9%):       
  317,354      Applied Systems, Inc. 2021 Second Lien Term Ln, 0.06% (LIBOR+550bps ), 9/19/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      304,758  
  3,750,108      Applied Systems, Inc. First Lien Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps ), 9/19/24, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      3,590,728  
  648,860      Azalea TopCo, Inc. 2021 First Lien Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+375bps ), 7/25/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      614,795  
  4,257,251      Azalea TopCo, Inc. Initial First Lien Tern Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 7/23/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      3,976,272  
  477,600      Polaris Newco LLC Dollar First Lien Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+400bps ), 6/4/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      440,075  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Bank Loans, continued       
Software, continued       
$ 496,437      Project Boost Purchaser LLC 2021 Tranche 2 Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 5/30/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100    $ 460,137  
  5,281,118      RealPage, Inc. Initial First Lien Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 2/18/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      4,869,614  
  200,000      RealPage, Inc. Initial Second Lien Term Ln, 0.07% (LIBOR+650bps ), 4/22/29      189,666  
  868,438      Sophia LP First Lien Term Ln B, 0.03% (LIBOR+350bps ), 10/7/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      808,194  
  885,000      UKG, Inc. 2021 Incremental Second Lien Term Ln, 0.05% (LIBOR+525bps ), 5/3/27      814,200  
  16,774,262      UKG, Inc. 2021-2 Incremental First Lien Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 5/3/26      15,673,535  
  491,113      Ultimate Software Group, Inc., Initial First Lien Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+375bps ), 5/3/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      462,937  
     

 

 

 
        32,204,911  
     

 

 

 
Software & Tech Services (0.5%):       
  5,100,000      athenahealth TL B, 0.04%, 1/27/29      4,682,463  
  400,000      Press Ganey TL B 1L Bankdebt, 0.00%, 7/25/26, Callable 8/5/22 @ 101      372,500  
  274,313      Storable, Inc., 0.04%, 4/16/28, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      256,940  
     

 

 

 
        5,311,903  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (0.5%):       
  5,710,000      Mileage Plus Holdings LLC Initial Term Loan, 0.05% (LIBOR+525bps ), 6/25/27      5,630,060  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.3%):       
  1,422,395      PetVet Care Centers LLC 2018 First Lien Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+325bps ), 2/14/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      1,331,120  
  2,168,045      PetVet Care Centers LLC 2021 First Lien Replacement Term Ln, 0.04% (LIBOR+350bps ), 2/15/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      2,039,762  
  358,762      PetVet Care Centers LLC Initial First Lien Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+275bps ), 2/14/25, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      333,426  
     

 

 

 
        3,704,308  
     

 

 

 
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors (0.2%):       
  2,062,138      Entegris, Inc., 0.00%, 3/2/29      1,989,963  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.0%):       
  603,849      Eagle Broadband Investments LLC Initial Term Ln, 0.03% (LIBOR+300bps ), 11/12/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 100      567,618  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $178,897,476)

     168,629,812  
  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds (7.1%):       
Aerospace & Defense (0.1%):       
  515,000      Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 3.00%, 1/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100      426,163  
  250,000      TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 5/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.44      233,750  
  275,000      TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13(a)      264,687  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Aerospace & Defense, continued       
$ 160,000      TransDigm, Inc., 6.38%, 6/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.59    $ 150,400  
  275,000      TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/22 @ 102.75      232,719  
     

 

 

 
        1,307,719  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.4%):       
  1,807,375      Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP, Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(a)      1,755,368  
  1,150,000      Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP, Ltd., 4.75%, 10/20/28(a)      1,086,607  
  1,250,000      Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets, Ltd., 6.50%, 6/20/27, Callable 6/30/23 @ 103.25(a)      1,228,125  
  155,359      U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1A, 6.25%, 10/22/24      154,582  
     

 

 

 
        4,224,682  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.2%):       
  467,000      Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 5/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.38(a)      456,493  
  643,000      Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 6.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.13(a)      617,280  
  1,735,000      Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 5/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 104.25(a)      1,652,587  
     

 

 

 
        2,726,360  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.0%):       
  280,000      Lennox International, Inc., 3.00%, 11/15/23, Callable 9/15/23 @ 100      277,133  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.1%):       
  260,000      MSCI, Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/29, Callable 11/15/24 @ 102(a)      230,100  
  600,000      MSCI, Inc., 3.63%, 9/1/30, Callable 3/1/25 @ 101.81(a)      501,000  
  10,000      MSCI, Inc., 3.88%, 2/15/31, Callable 6/1/25 @ 101.94(a)      8,550  
  90,000      MSCI, Inc., 3.63%, 11/1/31, Callable 11/1/26 @ 101.81(a)      74,025  
  40,000      MSCI, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/33, Callable 8/15/27 @ 101.63(a)      31,800  
  452,000      State Street Corp., Series F, 5.43% (US0003M+360 bps), Callable 9/15/22 @ 100      440,700  
     

 

 

 
        1,286,175  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary Services (0.4%):       
  1,806,000      Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 5.38%, 4/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.69      1,684,095  
  920,000      Cedar Fair LP /Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 5.50%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.75(a)      892,400  
  1,635,000      Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 7.00%, 7/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 103.5(a)      1,651,350  
     

 

 

 
        4,227,845  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):       
  1,750,000      Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.75(a)      1,575,000  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Electric Utilities (0.1%):       
$ 650,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 103.38(a)    $ 572,000  
  385,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 4.25%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/23 @ 102.13(a)      333,025  
  562,000      Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 5.88%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 102.94^(a)      465,055  
     

 

 

 
        1,370,080  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.1%):       
  625,000      Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 102(a)      529,687  
  245,000      Sensata Technologies, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/31, Callable 2/15/26 @ 101.88(a)      196,000  
     

 

 

 
        725,687  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.0%):       
  100,000      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.88%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.22(a)      95,250  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%):       
  725,000      SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/23 @ 101.94      660,656  
  255,000      SBA Communications Corp., 3.13%, 2/1/29, Callable 2/1/24 @ 101.56      208,463  
     

 

 

 
        869,119  
     

 

 

 
Health Care (0.0%):       
  215,000      Avantor Funding, Inc., 3.88%, 11/1/29, Callable 11/1/24 @ 101.94(a)      187,588  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%):       
  220,000      Hologic, Inc., 3.25%, 2/15/29, Callable 9/28/23 @ 101.63(a)      188,100  
  745,000      Teleflex, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/22 @ 102.31      694,713  
  130,000      Teleflex, Inc., 4.25%, 6/1/28, Callable 6/1/23 @ 102.13(a)      117,000  
     

 

 

 
        999,813  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (0.3%):       
  1,775,000      Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 5/1/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.13(a)      1,664,062  
  1,156,000      Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 10.00%, 4/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 105(a)      1,122,765  
     

 

 

 
        2,786,827  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.8%):       
  1,758,000      Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.63^      1,551,435  
  1,430,000      Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 6.50%, 10/1/28, Callable 10/1/23 @ 103.25      1,362,075  
  100,000      Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 5.38%, 5/1/25, Callable 7/18/22 @ 102.69(a)      98,500  
  105,000      Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.00%, 5/1/31, Callable 5/1/26 @ 102(a)      86,625  
  205,000      Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.63%, 2/15/32, Callable 8/15/26 @ 101.81(a)      162,975  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

5


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued       
$ 50,000      Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.88%, 4/1/27, Callable 7/22/22 @ 102.44    $ 47,000  
  3,738,000      KFC Holding Co. /Pizza Hut Holdings LLC /Taco Bell of America LLC, 4.75%, 6/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.38(a)      3,593,152  
  1,273,000      Life Time, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.88(a)      1,142,518  
  304,000      Marriott International, Inc., 3.13%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      290,204  
  4,419,000      Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.88%, 7/31/24, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(a)      4,192,526  
  2,690,000      Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.50%, 4/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.75^(a)      2,407,550  
  656,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/1/23, Callable 8/1/23 @ 100      651,080  
  370,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100(a)      334,850  
  477,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.63%, 3/15/31, Callable 12/15/30 @ 100      401,873  
  664,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.63%, 1/31/32, Callable 10/1/26 @ 102.31      584,320  
  940,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 4/1/32, Callable 4/1/27 @ 102.69      864,800  
  1,042,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/37      1,068,050  
  1,889,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.35%, 11/1/43, Callable 5/1/43 @ 100      1,577,315  
     

 

 

 
        20,416,848  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%):       
  3,422,000      General Electric Co., Series D, 5.16% (US0003M+333 bps), Callable 9/15/22 @ 100      2,995,503  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.9%):       
  510,000      AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 6/30/29, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.44(a)      418,200  
  6,965,000      HUB International, Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/26, Callable 7/18/22 @ 101.75(a)      6,529,688  
  460,000      HUB International, Ltd., 5.63%, 12/1/29, Callable 12/1/24 @ 102.81^(a)      381,800  
  80,000      Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 4.38%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/25 @ 102.19(a)      69,500  
  3,025,000      USI, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 8/8/22 @ 100(a)      2,907,781  
     

 

 

 
        10,306,969  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.0%):       
  420,000      Twitter, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30, Callable 12/1/29 @ 100(a)      398,475  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.1%):       
  5,000      Arches Buyer, Inc., 4.25%, 6/1/28, Callable 12/1/23 @ 102.13(a)      4,038  
  265,000      Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 101.81(a)      229,225  
  200,000      Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 3.88%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/23 @ 101.94(a)      177,000  
  180,000      Gartner, Inc., 4.50%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/23 @ 102.25(a)      163,350  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
IT Services, continued       
$ 255,000      Gartner, Inc., 3.63%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 101.81(a)    $ 219,300  
  310,000      Gartner, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/30, Callable 10/1/25 @ 101.88(a)      263,887  
  35,000      Twilio, Inc., 3.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 3/15/24 @ 101.81      29,444  
     

 

 

 
        1,086,244  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Products (0.1%):       
  1,230,000      Photo Holdings Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 10/1/26, Callable 10/1/22 @ 104.25(a)      928,650  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.2%):       
  1,693,000      Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/28, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.31(a)      1,549,095  
  350,000      IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.5(a)      332,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,881,595  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.3%):       
  350,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.50%, 5/1/26, Callable 8/8/22 @ 101.83(a)      340,375  
  6,494,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.56(a)      6,128,712  
  6,136,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/28, Callable 8/1/22 @ 102.5(a)      5,645,120  
  700,000      Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 101.88      616,000  
  120,000      Lamar Media Corp., 3.63%, 1/15/31, Callable 1/15/26 @ 101.81      98,100  
  1,755,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.5(a)      1,623,375  
     

 

 

 
        14,451,682  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.1%):       
  1,705,000      NiSource, Inc., 5.65% (H15T5Y+284 bps), Callable 6/15/23 @ 100      1,539,852  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):       
  120,000      Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/27, Callable 8/8/22 @ 102.5(a)      112,950  
  601,000      Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.13%, 2/15/29, Callable 2/15/24 @ 101.56(a)      493,571  
  320,000      Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.50%, 4/1/30, Callable 4/1/25 @ 101.75(a)      262,400  
     

 

 

 
        868,921  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.1%):       
  275,000      CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/24 @ 102.25(a)      214,156  
  405,000      Korn Ferry, 4.63%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.31(a)      362,475  
     

 

 

 
        576,631  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):       
  275,000      TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/27, Callable 7/15/23 @ 102.63(a)      243,375  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.1%):       
  566,000      Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 3.88%, 7/1/28, Callable 6/30/24 @ 101.94(a)      473,318  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued       
Software, continued       
$ 220,000      Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 7/1/29, Callable 6/30/24 @ 102.44(a)    $ 178,750  
     

 

 

 
        652,068  
     

 

 

 
Software & Tech Services (0.0%):       
  367,400      Sophia, LP, 0.00%, 10/7/27, Callable 8/5/22 @ 101      356,378  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications (0.0%):       
  75,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.38%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 101.69(a)      65,469  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $85,934,104)

     79,427,938  
  

 

 

 
Yankee Debt Obligations (0.2%):       
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):       
  1,325,000      Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 5/15/27, Callable 7/18/22 @ 105.25(a)      1,109,688  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.1%):       
  260,000      Sensata Technologies BV, 5.63%, 11/1/24(a)      256,750  
  565,000      Sensata Technologies BV, 5.00%, 10/1/25(a)      540,281  
     

 

 

 
        797,031  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Debt Obligations (Cost $2,220,106)

     1,906,719  
  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations (8.1%):       
U.S. Treasury Notes (8.1%)  
  29,347,500      1.50%, 1/31/27      27,439,912  
Principal
Amount
           Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued       
U.S. Treasury Notes, continued  
$ 44,545,500      1.88%, 2/28/27    $ 42,353,026  
  21,473,200      2.50%, 3/31/27      20,983,343  
     

 

 

 
        90,776,281  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $93,675,584)

     90,776,281  
  

 

 

 
Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (0.2%):
      
  2,665,383      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class , 0.19%(c)(d)      2,665,383  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on
Loan (Cost $2,665,383)

     2,665,383  
  

 

 

 
Shares            Value  
Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.0%):       
Money Markets (1.0%):       
  10,626,003      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.97%(d)      10,626,003  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $10,626,003)

     10,626,003  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,122,669,194) — 99.9%

     1,114,147,901  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.1%

     1,313,618  
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,115,461,519  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2022.

H15T5Y—5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2022. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022 was $2,545,407.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

#

All or a portion of these investments are held as collateral for the written options. As of June 30, 2022, the total value of securities held as collateral for written options is $8,557,080.

 

(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)

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, 2022, these securities represent 0.14% 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, 2022.

 

(d)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2022.

At June 30, 2022, the Fund’s over-the-counter options written were as follows:     

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(a)
    

Fair

Value

 

Alphabet, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        3200.00  USD        1/20/23        3      $ 9,600      $ (5,494

Alphabet, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        3300.00  USD        1/20/23        3        9,900        (4,301

Alphabet, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        3400.00  USD        1/20/23        3        10,200        (3,357

Alphabet, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        3500.00  USD        1/20/23        4        14,000        (3,480

Amazon.com Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        175.00  USD        1/20/23        220        38,500        (16,796

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        180.00  USD        1/20/23        60        10,800        (3,662

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        185.00  USD        1/20/23        40        7,400        (1,949

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        190.00  USD        1/20/23        40        7,600        (1,555

Amazon.com Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        190.00   USD        1/20/23        80        15,200        (3,110

Amazon.com Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        195.00  USD        1/20/23        80        15,600        (2,480

Amazon.com Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        200.00  USD        1/20/23        80        16,000        (1,976

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        200.00  USD        1/20/23        40        8,000        (988

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(a)
    

Fair

Value

 

Amazon.com Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        205.00  USD        1/20/23        80        16,400        (1,575

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        205.00  USD        1/20/23        40      $ 8,200      $ (787

Amazon.com Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        210.00  USD        1/20/23        80        16,800        (1,254

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        210.00  USD        1/20/23        40        8,400        (627

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        215.00  USD        1/20/23        40        8,600        (499

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        220.00  USD        1/20/23        40        8,800        (398

Amazon.com Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        225.00  USD        1/20/23        40        9,000        (317

Amazon.com Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        225.00  USD        1/20/23        20        4,500        (158

Amazon.com Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        230.00  USD        1/20/23        40        9,200        (252

Amazon.com Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        235.00  USD        1/20/23        40        9,400        (201

Amazon.com Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        240.00  USD        1/20/23        40        9,600        (160

Amazon.com Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        245.00  USD        1/20/23        40        9,800        (128

Amazon.com Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        250.00  USD        1/20/23        40        10,000        (102

Amazon.com Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        255.00  USD        1/20/23        40        10,200        (82

Apple, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        170.00  USD        1/20/23        128        21,760        (44,822

Apple, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        175.00  USD        1/20/23        128        22,400        (35,076

Apple, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        180.00  USD        1/20/23        128        23,040        (27,343

Becton Dickinson And Co.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        260.00  USD        1/20/23        26        6,760        (36,947

Becton Dickinson And Co.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        280.00  USD        1/20/23        26        7,280        (20,105

Becton Dickinson And Co.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        290.00  USD        1/20/23        26        7,540        (14,610

Facebook, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        345.00  USD        9/16/22        19        6,555        (41

Facebook, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        360.00  USD        9/16/22        19        6,840        (24

General Electric Co.

   Wells Fargo      Call        85.00  USD        1/20/23        181        15,385        (27,259

General Electric Co.

   Wells Fargo      Call        90.00  USD        1/20/23        181        16,290        (17,662

General Electric Co.

   Wells Fargo      Call        95.00  USD        1/20/23        181        17,195        (11,444

General Electric Co.

   Wells Fargo      Call        110.00  USD        1/20/23        251        27,610        (4,152

Hologic, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        85.00  USD        1/20/23        84        7,140        (12,815

Hologic, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        90.00  USD        1/20/23        84        7,560        (8,303

Humana, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        520.00  USD        1/20/23        13        6,760        (28,947

Humana, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        530.00  USD        1/20/23        13        6,890        (24,995

Humana, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        540.00  USD        1/20/23        13        7,020        (21,592

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        40.00  USD        1/20/23        184        7,360        (14,406

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        42.00  USD        1/20/23        184        7,728        (7,868

Microsoft Corp.

   Susquehanna Ireland Limited      Call        320.00  USD        1/20/23        65        20,800        (31,499

Microsoft Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        320.00  USD        1/20/23        115        36,800        (55,729

Microsoft Corp.

   Susquehanna Ireland Limited      Call        330.00  USD        1/20/23        65        21,450        (23,149

Microsoft Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        330.00  USD        1/20/23        61        20,130        (21,725

Microsoft Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        330.00  USD        1/20/23        35        11,550        (12,465

Microsoft Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        335.00  USD        1/20/23        35        11,725        (10,656

Microsoft Corp.

   Susquehanna Ireland Limited      Call        340.00  USD        1/20/23        65        22,100        (16,894

Microsoft Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        340.00  USD        1/20/23        35        11,900        (9,097

Microsoft Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        340.00  USD        1/20/23        126        42,840        (32,748

Microsoft Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        345.00  USD        1/20/23        35        12,075        (7,760

Microsoft Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        350.00  USD        1/20/23        35        12,250        (6,620

Microsoft Corp.

   Susquehanna Ireland Limited      Call        350.00  USD        1/20/23        65        22,750        (12,294

Microsoft Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        350.00  USD        1/20/23        126        44,100        (23,832

Microsoft Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        350.00  USD        1/20/23        64        22,400        (12,105

Microsoft Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        355.00  USD        1/20/23        64        22,720        (10,332

Microsoft Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        360.00  USD        1/20/23        64        23,040        (8,824

Microsoft Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        360.00  USD        1/20/23        65        23,400        (8,961

Microsoft Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        365.00  USD        1/20/23        44        16,060        (5,183

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        190.00  USD        1/20/23        49        9,310        (17,513

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        195.00  USD        1/20/23        49        9,555        (14,055

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        200.00  USD        1/20/23        49        9,800        (11,306

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

   Citigroup      Call        220.00  USD        1/20/23        88        19,360        (8,954

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

   Citigroup      Call        230.00  USD        1/20/23        88        20,240        (6,195

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   Bank of America      Call        65.00  USD        7/15/22        71        4,615        (3,260

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   Bank of America      Call        70.00  USD        7/15/22        71        4,970        (101

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   Bank of America      Call        75.00  USD        7/15/22        71        5,325        (7

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(a)
    

Fair

Value

 

Starbucks Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        97.50  USD        1/20/23        144      $ 14,040      $ (21,577

Starbucks Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        100.00  USD        1/20/23        144        14,400        (17,445

Starbucks Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        105.00  USD        1/20/23        144        15,120        (11,462

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        640.00  USD        1/20/23        25        16,000        (41,208

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        540.00  USD        1/20/23        47        25,380        (153,703

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        560.00  USD        1/20/23        26        14,560        (64,213

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        580.00  USD        1/20/23        26        15,080        (47,544

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        145.00  USD        1/20/23        55        7,975        (8,181

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   Wells Fargo      Call        150.00  USD        1/20/23        55        8,250        (6,537
              

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $5,219,099)

 

               $ (1,157,233
              

 

 

 

 

(a)

Notional amount is expressed as the number of contracts multiplied by the strike price of the underlying asset.

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

 

      Value

Options Written

   $(1,157,233)

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 1,122,669,194
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value(a)

    $ 1,114,147,901

Cash

      539,829

Interest and dividends receivable

      6,666,316

Foreign currency, at value (cost $56,696)

      54,545

Receivable for capital shares issued

      24,676

Receivable for investments sold

      13,331,630

Reclaims receivable

      12,360

Prepaid expenses

      3,689
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,134,780,946
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for investments purchased

      14,050,743

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      346,067

Written Options (Premiums received $5,219,099)

      1,157,233

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      2,665,383

Manager fees payable

      661,592

Administration fees payable

      153,283

Distribution fees payable

      236,284

Custodian fees payable

      5,373

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      1,361

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,122

Trustee fees payable

      11,615

Other accrued liabilities

      29,371
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      19,319,427
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,115,461,519
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 839,278,704

Total distributable earnings

      276,182,815
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,115,461,519
   

 

 

 

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

      59,518,936

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 18.74
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $2,545,407.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 7,409,322

Dividends

      4,353,138

Income from securities lending

      13,242

Foreign withholding tax

      (26,525 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      11,749,177
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Management fees

      4,739,027

Administration fees

      115,988

Distribution fees

      1,579,675

Custodian fees

      20,805

Administrative and compliance services fees

      7,286

Transfer agent fees

      2,867

Trustee fees

      28,761

Professional fees

      23,246

Shareholder reports

      15,893

Other expenses

      12,242
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      6,545,790

Less Management fees contractually waived

      (315,944 )
   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

      6,229,846
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      5,519,331
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments:

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies

      107,373,322

Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts

      3,408,941

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies

      (334,349,934 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts

      18,666,287
   

 

 

 

Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments

      (204,901,384 )
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ (199,382,053 )
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 5,519,331     $ 9,835,075

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      110,782,263       168,205,277

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (315,683,647 )       54,954,011
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (199,382,053 )       232,994,363
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (169,653,015 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (169,653,015 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      4,606,565       15,884,100

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            169,653,015

Value of shares redeemed

      (113,516,514 )       (161,378,519 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (108,909,949 )       24,158,596
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (308,292,002 )       87,499,944

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,423,753,521       1,336,253,577
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,115,461,519     $ 1,423,753,521
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      223,452       710,118

Dividends reinvested

            8,097,996

Shares redeemed

      (5,597,630 )       (7,118,225 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (5,374,178 )       1,689,889
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. Does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2022
  Year Ended
December 31,
2021
  Year Ended
December 31,
2020
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 21.94     $ 21.14     $ 19.66     $ 16.93     $ 18.03     $ 16.48
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.09 (a)       0.16 (a)       0.19 (a)       0.26 (a)       0.41       0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      (3.29 )       3.54       3.10       3.79       (0.31 )       2.28
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      (3.20 )       3.70       3.29       4.05       0.10       2.45
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.23 )       (0.29 )       (0.42 )       (0.17 )       (0.24 )

Net Realized Gains

            (2.67 )       (1.52 )       (0.90 )       (1.03 )       (0.66 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (2.90 )       (1.81 )       (1.32 )       (1.20 )       (0.90 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 18.74     $ 21.94     $ 21.14     $ 19.66     $ 16.93     $ 18.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      (14.59 )%(c)       18.12 %       17.48 %       24.38 %       0.38 %       15.04 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 1,115,462     $ 1,423,754     $ 1,336,254     $ 1,271,510     $ 1,079,607     $ 1,146,974

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.87 %       0.70 %       0.97 %       1.36 %       2.25 %       0.97 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      1.04 %       1.05 %       1.06 %       1.05 %       1.05 %       1.05 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.99 %       1.00 %       1.01 %       1.00 %       1.00 %       1.00 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      47 %(c)       49 %       87 %       45 %       70 %       65 %

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (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 an 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 20 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 19 are presented in separate reports. The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

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

Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on its current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust,

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and AIM ETF Products Trust.

This report does not reflect fees or expenses associated with the separate accounts that invest in the Fund or in any variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policy for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle.

Bank Loans

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

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned on 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, 2022 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with 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 $1,254 during the period ended June 30, 2022. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $2,665,383 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

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 Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price.

During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund participated in the following cross-trade transactions:

 

     Purchases   Sales   Realized Gains/
(Losses)

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

    $ 560,402     $     $

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, 2022, 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 when purchasing options. 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

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

current value. As of June 30, 2022, securities valued at $8,557,080 have been segregated as collateral as reported on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. For the period ended June 30, 2020, the monthly average notional amount for written options contracts was $1.1 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2022:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

     
Options Contracts     $     Written Options contracts   $ 1,157,233  

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, 2022:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk

     
Options Contracts  

Net Realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts/

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts

   $ 3,408,941      $ 18,666,287  

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, 2022. 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, 2022.

As of June 30, 2022, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instruments:

             

Written option contracts

       $        $ 1,157,233
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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

                  1,157,233

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

                 
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $        $ 1,157,233
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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, 2022:

 

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

Bank of America

     $ 3,368      $      $ (3,368 )      $      $

Citigroup

       534,434                             534,434

Credit Suisse First Boston

       102,327                             102,327

Goldman Sachs

       149,401               (149,401 )              

JPMorgan Chase

       181,441                             181,441

Susquehanna

       83,836                             83,836

Wells Fargo

       102,426               (102,426 )              
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 1,157,233      $      $ (255,195 )      $      $ 902,038
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to an amended and restated subadvisory agreement, effective November 15, 2013, with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), T. Rowe Price provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Management fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2023. For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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 waived, prior to any application of expense limit, the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above (i.e., discontinue the waiver) at any time after April 30, 2023.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager with respect to the annual expense limit 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, 2022, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.    

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

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

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their 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.

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.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments 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. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

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

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 738,088,729        $ 9,234,582        $        $ 747,323,311

Preferred Stocks+

         7,362,332                            7,362,332

Asset Backed Securities

                  3,235,599                   3,235,599

Convertible Bonds+

                  2,194,523                   2,194,523

Bank Loans

                  168,629,812                   168,629,812

Corporate Bonds+

                  79,427,938                   79,427,938

Yankee Debt Obligations+

                  1,906,719                   1,906,719

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  90,776,281                   90,776,281

Short-Term Security Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

         2,665,383                            2,665,383

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         10,626,003                            10,626,003
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         758,742,447          355,405,454                   1,114,147,901
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Written Options

                  (1,157,233 )                   (1,157,233 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 758,742,447        $ 354,248,221        $        $ 1,112,990,668
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as written options.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2022, 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

       $ 565,970,150        $ 568,464,409

For the period ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

       $ 110,115,367        $ 15,615,309

6. Investment Risks

The risks below are presented in an order intended to facilitate readability. Their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur more frequently than another risk, nor does it imply that the realization of one risk is likely to have a greater adverse impact than another risk.

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.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Foreign Securities 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.

Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it will stop compelling banks to submit rates for many LIBOR settings after December 31, 2021, and for certain other commonly-used U.S. dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The transition away from LIBOR could result in increased volatility and uncertainty in markets tied to LIBOR. The elimination of LIBOR may adversely affect the market for, or value of, specific securities or payments linked to LIBOR rates, the availability or terms of borrowing or refinancing, or the effectiveness of hedging strategies. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2023, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor or SOFR) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.

Market Risk: The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment, as well as natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities 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, investments in mortgage-related securities may cause the fund to 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 the Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If the 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. The 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. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, defaults and other significant economic impacts, all of which have disrupted global economic activity across many industries and may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, locally or globally. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.

8. Recent Regulatory Pronouncements

The SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Rule 18f-4 governs the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, and Rule 2a-5 governs fair value determinations. The Fund, as applicable, will comply with both rules by their compliance dates of August 19, 2022 and September 8, 2022 for Rule 18f-4 and Rule 2a-5, respectively. Management believes these rules will not have a significant impact on the Fund’s operations and will not impact the Fund’s beginning net assets, current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

9. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2021 was $1,138,308,924. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 329,076,020

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (22,077,762
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 306,998,258  
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

       $ 157,670,065        $ 11,982,950        $ 169,653,015

 

(a)

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends were recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

At December 31, 2021, 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

       $ 156,731,925        $ 14,850,309        $        $ 306,998,258        $ 478,580,492

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, foreign currency gains or losses, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, return of capital from underlying investments, straddles and other miscellaneous differences.

10. 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, 2022, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 95% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.

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 Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be obtained by calling 800-624-0197.

 

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Statement Regarding the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

Each series (each such series a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, but not the AZL Government Money Market Fund, and of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (each a “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk (the “risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund”) and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule, including: (i) assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk; (ii) classification of portfolio holdings; (iii) establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”), as applicable; (iv) limitation of illiquid investments; and (v) redemptions in-kind.

The Board of Trustees of each Fund (together, the “Board”) approved the designation of the individual officers of the Trust who serve as the administrators of the Program (the “Program Administrators”). The Program Administrators oversee the implementation of the Program, including the monitoring of liquidity and liquidity risk for each Fund on an ongoing basis.

At a meeting of the Board held on February 22, 2022, the Program Administrators provided their annual written report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the annual period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). This Report included an overview of the operation of the Program, including liquidity events relevant to the Funds, if any, during the Reporting Period and conclusions with respect to the adequacy of the policies and procedures of the Program and the effectiveness of Program implementation. The Report also included a summary of the annual assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk, which took into account the following factors enumerated in the Liquidity Rule and identified in the Program, as applicable:

1) Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, including: (i) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund; (ii) the extent to which the Fund’s strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers; (iii) the Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes; and (iv) the Fund’s use of derivatives;

2) Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and

3) Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.

Based on the information considered, the Report concluded that each Fund continues to have an investment strategy that is appropriate for an open-end fund, and that each Fund is reasonably likely to be able to meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. There were no material liquidity matters impacting the Funds identified in the Report and the Report concluded that the Program operated effectively during the Reporting Period, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s portfolio investments were classified into one of four liquidity categories as provided in the Liquidity Rule as applicable during the Reporting Period. Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth in accordance with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule and as specified in the Program, and generally incorporate analysis from a third-party data vendor. The Report reviewed the classification methodology as provided in the Program and noted there were no material issues with respect to liquidity classifications during the Reporting Period.

Pursuant to the Liquidity Rule, no Fund may acquire any illiquid investment if, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets. The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments. During the Reporting Period, no Fund breached the 15% limit on illiquid investments.

During the Reporting Period, each Fund maintained a designated HLIM. The Report stated that the Program Administrators reviewed each Fund’s HLIM as provided in the Program and concluded that each Fund’s applicable HLIM operated as intended during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting Period, no Fund fell below its designated HLIM. The Report also noted that the Program Administrators determined that each Fund primarily holds assets which are highly liquid investments and that, therefore, none of the Funds are required to maintain an HLIM pursuant to the Liquidity Rule or the Program. Consequently, the Program Administrators determined to remove the HLIM for all Funds. This determination is subject to review by the Program Administrators at least annually.

The Funds that engage in or reserve the right to redeem in kind have adopted policies and procedures regarding in-kind redemptions as required by the Liquidity Rule.

On the basis of the review, the Report concluded that: (i) the Program remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; (ii) the Program was implemented and operated effectively to achieve the goal of assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period; and (iii) each Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors in the Fund during the Reporting Period. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period, and none were recommended by the Program Administrators in connection with the Report, other than the removal of the HLIM for each Fund as noted above.

 

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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0622 08/22


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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

   Not applicable __ only for annual reports.

(a)(2)

   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are furnished herewith.

(a)(3)

   Not applicable.

(a)(4)

   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 September 1, 2022                    

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 September 1, 2022                                     

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Bashir C. Asad

  Bashir C. Asad, Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer

Date September 1, 2022