N-CSR 1 d646300dncsr.htm N-CSR N-CSR

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 27, 2018

 

 

 

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 811-21597

 

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

177 East Colorado Boulevard, 11th Floor

Pasadena, CA 91105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Michael J. Ricks

PRIMECAP Management Company

177 East Colorado Boulevard, 11th Floor

Pasadena, CA 91105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (626) 304-9222

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2018

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

ANNUAL REPORT

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018

 

LOGO

PRIMECAP ODYSSEY STOCK    (POSKX)

PRIMECAP ODYSSEY GROWTH (POGRX)

PRIMECAP ODYSSEY AGGRESSIVE GROWTH  (POAGX)

 


LOGO  

Table of Contents

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

Letter to Shareholders

     2  

Performance Graphs

     9  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

     9  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

     10  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

     11  

Sector Breakdown

     12  

Schedule of Investments

     14  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

     14  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

     19  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

     24  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     30  

Statements of Operations

     31  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     32  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

     32  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

     33  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

     34  

Financial Highlights

     35  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

     35  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

     36  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

     37  

Notes to Financial Statements

     38  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     48  

Expense Example

     49  

Additional Information

     51  

Management

     56  

Privacy Notice

  

 

1


LOGO  

Letter to Shareholders

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, the PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund produced total returns of +4.70%, +9.48%, and +8.90%, respectively. The unmanaged S&P 500 Index produced a total return of +7.35% during the period. Favorable sector allocation broadly helped results relative to the S&P 500, while stock selection had a more mixed impact across the funds.

The fiscal year featured a robust United States economy. The American consumer remained upbeat given healthy gains in employment, real disposable personal income, and household net worth. Consumer confidence measures, in turn, climbed to historically elevated levels. On the corporate side, tax reform in late 2017 catalyzed the highest earnings growth since the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis, and a broad deregulatory agenda helped usher business sentiment to decade-high levels. Various gauges of business activity registered consistent expansion throughout the year, and forward-looking economic indicators remained encouraging.

However, the growth momentum visible in the U.S. economy translated only partially, and haltingly, into equity strength, as positive full-year returns masked intra-year whipsaws in market sentiment. The S&P 500 Index ascended rapidly through late January on tax reform enthusiasm and consequent upgrades to forward earnings. Market volatility then resurfaced in early 2018, hastening a 10% market decline, as combative trade rhetoric and the regulatory scrutiny of key technology companies escalated. During the summer months, the market again scaled to record highs, bolstered by potential trade resolutions and the undeniable fitness of the underlying economy. But the year ended with October’s precipitous 7% market descent, as rising interest rates and deteriorating U.S.-China relations elicited fears of an impending downturn.

October was an especially weak month for the funds. As mentioned, the market swoon itself was dramatic and represented the S&P 500 Index’s worst monthly performance in more than seven years. Within that context, the Growth and Aggressive Growth Funds experienced their worst month of relative performance since inception, while the Stock Fund also underperformed. This perfect storm of coincident absolute and relative weakness was clearly a substantial disappointment.

The Growth and Aggressive Growth Funds nonetheless registered respectable full-year performance overall. October’s underperformance was severe due to significant weakness in our sizeable biotech portfolios, but this only partially reversed strength earlier in the fiscal year. And on a long-term basis, these funds’ biotech portfolios were meaningful net contributors to fund outperformance. The performance of our relatively concentrated and unconventional portfolios, assembled via bottom-up research without regard for benchmark composition, will continue to deviate from index performance.

Each of the PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds continues to be overweight in the health care, information technology, consumer discretionary, and industrials sectors, and underweight in the financials, communication services, energy, consumer staples, materials, utilities, and real estate sectors.

 

2


Letter to Shareholders

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

continued

 

A more detailed discussion of the results of each PRIMECAP Odyssey Fund follows.

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, the Stock Fund’s total return of +4.70% trailed the S&P 500’s total return of +7.35%. Relative to the S&P 500, modestly favorable sector allocation was more than offset by unfavorable stock selection.

Only three sectors outperformed the S&P 500 during the year, and the fund was overweight each of them: information technology, consumer discretionary, and health care. The fund also benefited from its underweight position in several underperforming sectors, particularly laggard materials. But these modest tailwinds were partially offset by a large industrials overweight (20% of average assets versus 10% for the index), as the sector struggled into year-end in part due to U.S.-China geopolitical concerns.

Relative to its Odyssey Fund peers, the Stock Fund has notably larger industrials (20% of average assets) and financials (13% of average assets) ownership, while its health care overweight position (17% of average assets) is less pronounced than in the Growth and Aggressive Growth Funds.

Stock selection was unfavorable overall. Consumer discretionary and information technology were the areas of greatest relative weakness, as the fund owned neither Amazon (+45%) nor Apple (+31%). Elsewhere in consumer discretionary, Ross (+57%) and Sony (+25%) both helped relative results, but most fund positions underperformed, including Whirlpool (-31%) and Carnival (-13%). Information technology selection benefited from top 10 holding NetApp’s strong performance (+80%), but it was not enough to offset detractors Flex (-56%) and Micro Focus (-54%).

Selection was more favorable elsewhere in the portfolio. The fund’s two largest holdings, JPMorgan Chase (+11%) and Eli Lilly (+36%), helped relative results in financials and health care, respectively. Within industrials, avoiding General Electric (-48%) benefited results, while the performance of the fund’s large airlines ownership was mixed and detracted overall.

 

3


Letter to Shareholders

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

continued

 

The top 10 holdings, which collectively represented 28.2% of the portfolio at the period end, are listed below:

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund
Top 10 Holdings as of 10/31/18
   Ending % of
Total Portfolio*
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     3.7  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     3.4  

NetApp, Inc.

     3.2  

AstraZeneca Plc

     3.1  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

     2.7  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

     2.6  

HP Inc.

     2.5  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     2.4  

Sony Corporation

     2.3  

Wells Fargo & Company

     2.3  

Total % of Portfolio

     28.2  

 

  *

The percentage is calculated by using the ending market value of the security divided by the ending market value of the total investments of the Fund.

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, the Growth Fund returned +9.48%, ahead of the S&P 500’s +7.35% total return but behind the Russell 1000 Growth Index’s total return of +10.71%. Both sector allocation and stock selection added to outperformance relative to the S&P 500.

The Growth Fund’s health care portfolio was the primary driver of relative results, boosted by both the fund’s significant overweight position (32% of average assets versus 14% for the index) and the fund’s sector-level outperformance (+19% versus +11% for the index). ABIOMED (+77%) and Nektar Therapeutics (+61%) were the standout performers, while Insulet (+50%) and Eli Lilly (+36%) also added to results. Alkermes (-16%) and Seattle Genetics (-8%) provided a partial offset.

Sector allocation was favorable more broadly, despite a modest drag from the fund’s industrials overweight position (13% of average assets). Overweight positions in information technology and consumer discretionary and underweight positions in all other sectors each provided a modest boost to overall relative results.

 

4


Letter to Shareholders

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

continued

 

Stock selection was mixed outside of health care’s strong performance. Similar to the Stock Fund, the Growth Fund lacked exposure to large-cap outperformers Amazon (+45%) and Apple (+31%), driving unfavorable selection results in consumer discretionary and information technology, respectively. Both sectors featured some notable successes, including NetApp (+80%), Splunk (+48%), and Adobe (+40%) in information technology and iRobot (+31%) in consumer discretionary. But broad underperformance elsewhere in these sectors more than offset the gains.

The top 10 holdings, which collectively represented 26.2% of the portfolio at the period end, are listed below:

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund
Top 10 Holdings as of 10/31/18
   Ending % of
Total Portfolio*
 

ABIOMED, Inc.

     4.4  

United Continental Holdings Inc.

     3.3  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     2.9  

Seattle Genetics, Inc.

     2.6  

Alkermes Plc

     2.4  

Adobe Systems, Inc.

     2.3  

NetApp, Inc.

     2.2  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A & C)

     2.1  

Nektar Therapeutics

     2.0  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     2.0  

Total % of Portfolio

     26.2  

 

  *

The percentage is calculated by using the ending market value of the security divided by the ending market value of the total investments of the Fund.

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, the Aggressive Growth Fund’s total return of +8.90% exceeded both the S&P 500’s total return of +7.35% and the Russell Midcap Growth Index’s total return of +6.14%. Both sector allocation and stock selection added to outperformance relative to the S&P 500.

Similar to the Growth Fund, the Aggressive Growth Fund’s relative performance benefited primarily from its health care overweight position (34% of average assets) and health care portfolio performance (+24%). Positive stock selection was the dominant factor with several significant outperformers, even after large declines in our biotech holdings near year-end. ABIOMED (+77%), ABAXIS (+73%), Xencor (+65%), Nektar Therapeutics (+61%), and Insulet (+50%) all provided a material boost to relative results. These outsized moves were partially offset by several

 

5


Letter to Shareholders

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

continued

 

underperforming positions, such as Epizyme (-52%), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (-39%), Alkermes (-16%), and Seattle Genetics (-8%).

Favorable sector allocation elsewhere in the portfolio mirrored that of the other two Odyssey funds. The fund’s modest industrials overweight position (12% of average assets) provided a small headwind, but all other sector positions proved favorable, particularly overweight positions in information technology and consumer discretionary and underweight positions in financials and materials.

Excluding health care, overall stock selection detracted from results. Information technology and communications services were the two biggest headwinds at the sector level. Within information technology, our positions in Flex (-56%) and Ellie Mae (-26%), coupled with no exposure to heavyweights Apple (+31%) and Microsoft (+31%), negatively impacted results.

Communication services is a newly-created sector that combines the legacy telecommunication sector with certain technology (e.g., Alphabet and Facebook) and media (e.g., Netflix) companies. The sector represents roughly 10% of the S&P 500, though the Odyssey Funds are each underweight the sector, including the Aggressive Growth Fund (7% of average assets). Within the sector, our positions in comScore (-47%) and Lions Gate Entertainment (-34%) underperformed.

The top 10 holdings, which collectively represented 29.9% of the portfolio at the period end, are listed below:

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund
Top 10 Holdings as of 10/31/18
   Ending % of
Total Portfolio*
 

Nektar Therapeutics

     4.4  

ABIOMED, Inc.

     4.2  

Sony Corporation

     3.9  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

     3.0  

American Airlines Group Inc.

     2.8  

Alkermes Plc

     2.5  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     2.5  

Seattle Genetics, Inc.

     2.3  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     2.2  

BlackBerry Limited

     2.1  

Total % of Portfolio

     29.9  

 

  *

The percentage is calculated by using the ending market value of the security divided by the ending market value of the total investments of the Fund.

 

6


Letter to Shareholders

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

continued

 

Outlook

As we look beyond the reporting period, we remain cautiously optimistic. This calendar year’s above-trend GDP growth and exceptional corporate earnings growth will likely slow next year, but solid growth on both fronts should endure. Following the October sell-off, the S&P 500’s forward P/E valuation (15.5x) dropped below its 25-year historical average (16.1x), while financial conditions remain fairly accommodative despite rising Treasury yields and a strengthening U.S. Dollar. The market’s valuation is thus overall reasonable in our view. Our largest sector positions are in health care, information technology, industrials, and consumer discretionary, where we assess our holdings to enjoy a combination of strong secular growth, improved industry dynamics, and sensible valuations.

As the fiscal year progressed, domestic strength increasingly stood in contrast to signs of emerging weakness abroad, particularly in China, where deteriorating U.S.-China trade relations contributed to a slumping equity market and beleaguered yuan. October’s abrupt decline in the U.S. equity markets signaled, among other things, that this asynchronous performance was perhaps unsustainable. International ailments eventually infect even the healthiest economies.

Broader protectionism risks have fortunately diminished somewhat with preliminary trade agreements announced by the Trump administration. But China, the original and largest target of trade ire, is now receiving full attention. We are still hopeful that trade-inspired economic and geopolitical risks will continue to subside, even as we acknowledge few signs of progress in this specific dispute. We invest in many companies and industries, such as semiconductors and airlines, that maintain a cyclical bent. These companies rely heavily on international commerce and global growth more broadly, and some are especially dependent on constructive U.S.-China relations.

Two of our largest sector positions, health care and information technology, have been consistent sources of outperformance for the funds. Health care, particularly several biotech holdings in the Growth and Aggressive Growth Funds, led this fiscal year’s performance, the continuation of a multi-year record. And while stock selection in information technology was a headwind this fiscal year, our substantial holdings in that sector have contributed meaningfully to long-term outperformance as well. Such trends tend not to persist indefinitely, and October was a forceful example of how quickly trends can reverse. If fundamentals or sentiment were to shift more lastingly, we recognize the potential for additional performance reversion. That said, we continue to expect demand for health care and technology – and life-enhancing innovation more generally – to outpace demand for goods and services more broadly. And, importantly, our ownership is in individual companies, not sectors. As our assessments of company-level opportunities evolve, we resize positions accordingly.

As bottom-up stock pickers, we spend our time searching for opportunities to invest in stocks with long-term prospects we find to be materially better than market prices imply. This approach to stock selection, which drives portfolio composition and therefore sector allocation, often results in portfolios that bear little resemblance to market indices, creating the possibility for lengthy

 

7


Letter to Shareholders

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

continued

 

periods of relative outperformance or underperformance. We nonetheless believe that this approach can generate superior results for shareholders over the long term.

Sincerely,

PRIMECAP Management Company

November 9, 2018

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

The funds invest in smaller companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. All funds may invest in foreign securities, which involves greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. Mutual fund investing involves risk, and loss of principal is possible. Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales.

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details of fund holdings. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

The S&P 500 is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values (the Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe). The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by taking the total earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Price-to-earnings ratio is calculated by dividing the current share price of a stock by its earnings per share.

Earnings growth is not a prediction of a fund’s future performance.

The information provided herein represents the opinions of PRIMECAP Management Company and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice.

 

8


LOGO  

Performance Graphs

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

The following chart compares the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund from October 31, 2008 to October 31, 2018, compared to the S&P 500. This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made October 31, 2008 and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.

 

LOGO

 

     Total Return
Period Ended October 31, 2018
 
     1 Year      Annualized
5 Year
     Annualized
10 Year
     Annualized
Since Inception^
 

Stock Fund

     4.70%        11.58%        13.98%        10.05%  

S&P 500*

     7.35%        11.34%        13.24%        8.69%  

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-729-2307.

 

  *

The S&P 500 is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market.

  ^

November 1, 2004

 

9


LOGO  

Performance Graphs

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

The following chart compares the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund from October 31, 2008 to October 31, 2018, compared to the S&P 500. This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made October 31, 2008 and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.

 

LOGO

 

     Total Return
Period Ended October 31, 2018
 
     1 Year      Annualized
5 Year
     Annualized
10 Year
     Annualized
Since Inception^
 

Growth Fund

     9.48%        13.32%        15.90%        11.31%  

S&P 500*

     7.35%        11.34%        13.24%        8.69%  

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-729-2307.

 

  *

The S&P 500 is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market.

  ^

November 1, 2004

 

10


LOGO  

Performance Graphs

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

The following chart compares the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund from October 31, 2008 to October 31, 2018, compared to the S&P 500. This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made October 31, 2008 and is not intended to imply any future performance. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The chart assumes reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.

 

LOGO

 

     Total Return
Period Ended October 31, 2018
 
     1 Year      Annualized
5 Year
     Annualized
10 Year
     Annualized
Since Inception^
 

Aggressive Growth Fund

     8.90%        14.03%        19.95%        13.59%  

S&P 500*

     7.35%        11.34%        13.24%        8.69%  

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-729-2307.

 

  *

The S&P 500 is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market.

  ^

November 1, 2004

 

11


LOGO  

Sector Breakdown

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

Communication Services

     2.8%  

Consumer Discretionary

     12.1%  

Consumer Staples

     0.5%  

Energy

     0.8%  

Financials

     13.7%  

Health Care

     18.9%  

Industrials

     20.6%  

Information Technology

     26.4%  

Materials

     0.8%  

Utilities

     0.2%  

Closed-End Funds (Information Technology)

     1.3%  

Short-Term Investments, net of Other Liabilities

     1.9%  

Total

     100.0%  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

Communication Services

     3.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

     12.4%  

Consumer Staples

     0.1%  

Energy

     1.5%  

Financials

     7.9%  

Health Care

     29.8%  

Industrials

     14.8%  

Information Technology

     25.5%  

Materials

     0.3%  

Closed-End Funds (Information Technology)

     0.3%  

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets

     4.4%  

Total

     100.0%  

The tables above list sector allocations as a percentage of each fund’s total net assets as of October 31, 2018. The management report may make reference to average allocations during the period. As a result, the sector allocations above may differ from those discussed in the management report.

 

12


Sector Breakdown

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

continued

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

Communication Services

     6.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

     15.0%  

Consumer Staples

     0.1%  

Energy

     0.7%  

Financials

     4.3%  

Health Care

     30.6%  

Industrials

     13.9%  

Information Technology

     23.4%  

Materials

     0.1%  

Preferred Stocks (Financials)

     0.6%  

Closed-End Funds (Information Technology)

     0.1%  

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets

     4.7%  

Total

     100.0%  

The table above lists sector allocations as a percentage of the fund’s total net assets as of October 31, 2018. The management report may make reference to average allocations during the period. As a result, the sector allocations above may differ from those discussed in the management report.

 

13


LOGO  

Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Shares            Value  
  COMMON STOCKS – 96.8%   
Communication Services – 2.8%       
  1,040,000     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   $ 71,812,000  
  35,000     

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)

     38,170,300  
  35,000     

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)

     37,686,950  
  389,628     

CBS Corp. – Class B

     22,345,166  
  448,000     

Comcast Corp. – Class A

     17,086,720  
  708,909     

Entercom Communications Corp. – Class A

     4,600,819  
  1,227,600     

Tribune Media Co. – Class A

     46,661,076  
  1,371,600     

Tribune Publishing Co. (a)

     20,697,444  
  200,000     

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     22,966,000  
     

 

 

 
        282,026,475  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 12.1%       
  13,000     

Adient PLC

     395,460  
  4,100,000     

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (a)

     15,785,000  
  1,360,200     

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     92,371,182  
  2,903,600     

Carnival Corp.

     162,717,744  
  3,629,000     

eBay, Inc. (a)

     105,349,870  
  1,413,700     

L Brands, Inc.

     45,832,154  
  8,208,900     

Mattel, Inc. (a)

     111,476,862  
  10,000     

McDonald’s Corp.

     1,769,000  
  1,100,000     

MGM Resorts International

     29,348,000  
  20,000     

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,108,200  
  1,200,000     

Newell Brands, Inc.

     19,056,000  
  270,000     

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     14,787,900  
  1,245,000     

Ross Stores, Inc.

     123,255,000  
  380,000     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     39,797,400  
  4,429,052     

Sony Corp. – ADR

     239,744,585  
  420,000     

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (a)

     19,408,200  
  160,000     

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     17,580,800  
  315,000     

V.F. Corp.

     26,107,200  
  1,539,339     

Whirlpool Corp.

     168,957,849  
     

 

 

 
        1,234,848,406  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 0.5%       
  300,000     

Altria Group, Inc.

     19,512,000  
  150,000     

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     13,210,500  
  378,000     

Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A

     22,649,760  
     

 

 

 
        55,372,260  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

14


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Energy – 0.8%       
  20,000     

EOG Resources, Inc.

   $ 2,106,800  
  170,000     

Hess Corp.

     9,758,000  
  45,000     

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     1,656,000  
  118,000     

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     17,377,860  
  1,075,000     

Range Resources Corp.

     17,038,750  
  100,000     

Schlumberger Ltd.

     5,131,000  
  2,100,000     

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     11,214,000  
  1,340,900     

Transocean Ltd. (a)

     14,763,309  
     

 

 

 
        79,045,719  
     

 

 

 
Financials – 13.7%       
  3,223,300     

Bank of America Corp.

     88,640,750  
  2,446,200     

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     113,112,288  
  1,950,000     

Citigroup, Inc.

     127,647,000  
  387,963     

CME Group, Inc.

     71,090,340  
  3,290,000     

Discover Financial Services

     229,214,300  
  3,418,400     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     372,673,968  
  384,950     

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     32,624,512  
  281,600     

Mercury General Corp.

     16,701,696  
  955,800     

Northern Trust Corp.

     89,912,106  
  253,000     

Progressive Corp. (The)

     17,634,100  
  4,320,808     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     229,996,610  
     

 

 

 
        1,389,247,670  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – 18.9%       
  1,354,400     

Abbott Laboratories

     93,372,336  
  1,362,000     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     88,243,980  
  904,000     

Amgen, Inc.

     174,282,160  
  8,258,100     

AstraZeneca PLC – ADR

     320,249,118  
  329,400     

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     100,226,538  
  677,900     

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     24,499,306  
  2,570,000     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     129,887,800  
  481,300     

CVS Health Corp.

     34,841,307  
  69,900     

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)

     2,130,552  
  3,180,000     

Eli Lilly & Co.

     344,839,200  
  266,735     

GlaxoSmithKline PLC – ADR

     10,418,669  
  11,600     

Johnson & Johnson

     1,623,884  
  326,610     

Medtronic PLC

     29,336,110  
  1,100,000     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     80,971,000  
  1,373,650     

Novartis AG – ADR

     120,139,429  
  1,077,391     

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     93,172,774  

 

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

 

15


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Health Care (continued)       
  270,216     

Roche Holding AG – CHF

   $ 65,759,759  
  344,000     

Sanofi – ADR

     15,383,680  
  1,568,500     

Siemens Healthineers AG – EUR (a) (b)

     65,004,038  
  437,000     

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     102,105,050  
  210,000     

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     23,853,900  
     

 

 

 
        1,920,340,590  
     

 

 

 
Industrials – 20.6%       
  3,726,300     

AECOM (a)

     108,584,382  
  1,553,500     

Airbus Group SE – EUR

     171,926,837  
  95,200     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     5,847,184  
  6,010,700     

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     210,855,356  
  45,000     

Boeing Co. (The)

     15,968,700  
  1,150,000     

Caterpillar, Inc.

     139,518,000  
  160,000     

CSX Corp.

     11,017,600  
  269,000     

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     29,444,740  
  996,319     

Deere & Co.

     134,941,445  
  1,635,000     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     89,483,550  
  946,900     

FedEx Corp.

     208,639,946  
  23,000     

General Dynamics Corp.

     3,969,340  
  103,950     

Honeywell International, Inc.

     15,054,039  
  823,400     

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     61,829,106  
  180,000     

Maxar Technologies Ltd.

     2,683,800  
  275,000     

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     46,153,250  
  140,000     

nVent Electric PLC

     3,418,800  
  140,000     

Pentair PLC

     5,621,000  
  17,325     

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)

     364,691  
  581,500     

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

     19,544,215  
  30,000     

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     4,941,900  
  50,000     

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     6,401,000  
  125,000     

Safran S.A. – EUR

     16,147,255  
  1,826,891     

Siemens AG – EUR

     210,480,754  
  4,963,400     

Southwest Airlines Co.

     243,702,940  
  57,000     

Union Pacific Corp.

     8,334,540  
  3,186,900     

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     272,511,819  
  361,300     

United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B

     38,492,902  
  56,000     

United Technologies Corp.

     6,955,760  
     

 

 

 
        2,092,834,851  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

16


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Information Technology – 26.4%       
  499,600     

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

   $ 122,781,696  
  733,800     

Analog Devices, Inc.

     61,426,398  
  1,710,000     

Applied Materials, Inc.

     56,224,800  
  3,052,700     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     139,661,025  
  750,000     

Corning, Inc.

     23,962,500  
  188,554     

Dell Technologies Inc. – Class V (a)

     17,043,396  
  675,000     

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.

     2,632,500  
  547,626     

DXC Technology Co.

     39,883,602  
  10,984,199     

Flex Ltd. (a)

     86,335,804  
  17,607,900     

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     268,520,475  
  10,409,800     

HP, Inc.

     251,292,572  
  2,610,000     

Intel Corp.

     122,356,800  
  1,674,000     

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     95,551,920  
  1,229,500     

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     112,548,430  
  19,432,800     

L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. – ADR

     168,288,048  
  4,364,023     

Micro Focus International PLC – ADR

     66,944,113  
  1,943,100     

Microsoft Corp.

     207,542,511  
  4,100,300     

NetApp, Inc.

     321,832,547  
  261,750     

NVIDIA Corp.

     55,184,753  
  675,000     

Oracle Corp.

     32,967,000  
  1,470,000     

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     123,759,300  
  370,051     

Perspecta, Inc.

     9,062,549  
  1,737,105     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     109,246,533  
  685,000     

Teradyne, Inc.

     23,598,250  
  1,563,800     

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     145,167,554  
  136,800     

Visa, Inc. – Class A

     18,857,880  
     

 

 

 
        2,682,672,956  
     

 

 

 
Materials – 0.8%       
  226,600     

Albemarle Corp.

     22,483,252  
  1,046,000     

DowDuPont, Inc.

     56,400,320  
     

 

 

 
        78,883,572  
     

 

 

 
Utilities – 0.2%       
  372,379     

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     19,896,210  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $7,133,230,767)

   $ 9,835,168,709  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

17


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
  CLOSED-END FUNDS – 1.3%   
Information Technology – 1.3%       
  2,190,000     

Altaba, Inc. (a)

   $ 131,619,000  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
(Cost $84,648,585)

     131,619,000  
     

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0%   
  197,865,456     

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management
Fund – 2.02% (c)

   $ 197,865,456  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $197,865,456)

     197,865,456  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(Cost $7,415,744,808) – 100.1%

     10,164,653,165  
 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.1)%

     (7,582,327
  

 

 

 
 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

   $ 10,157,070,838  
     

 

 

 

 

ADR

American Depository Receipt

CHF

Swiss Francs

EUR

Euros

(a)

Non-Income Producing

(b)

A portion of the shares held are restricted.

(c)

Rate quoted is seven-day yield at period end.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and is the exclusive property of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by the fund’s administrator.

 

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

 

18


LOGO  

Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Shares            Value  
  COMMON STOCKS – 95.3%   
Communication Services – 3.0%       
  141,067     

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)

   $ 153,844,849  
  115,530     

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)

     124,399,238  
  285,000     

CBS Corp. – Class B

     16,344,750  
  1,670,000     

comScore, Inc. (a)

     26,636,500  
  225,000     

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     20,470,500  
  725,000     

Entercom Communications Corp. – Class A

     4,705,250  
  2,195,200     

IMAX Corp. (a)

     42,499,072  
     

 

 

 
        388,900,159  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 12.4%       
  1,643,000     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – ADR (a)

     233,766,040  
  2,145,000     

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (a)

     8,258,250  
  2,026,100     

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     137,592,451  
  2,710,146     

Carnival Corp.

     151,876,582  
  299,000     

eBay, Inc. (a)

     8,679,970  
  379,500     

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     11,350,845  
  125,000     

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     8,896,250  
  2,775,400     

iRobot Corp. (a) (b)

     244,707,018  
  2,099,598     

L Brands, Inc.

     68,068,967  
  100,000     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     5,103,000  
  80,000     

Marriott International, Inc. – Class A

     9,351,200  
  5,635,200     

Mattel, Inc. (a)

     76,526,016  
  1,650,000     

MGM Resorts International

     44,022,000  
  297,000     

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     16,456,770  
  1,850,000     

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     81,529,500  
  85,000     

Ross Stores, Inc.

     8,415,000  
  1,702,271     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     178,278,842  
  1,523,027     

Shutterfly, Inc. (a)

     76,151,350  
  4,090,000     

Sony Corp. – ADR

     221,391,700  
  59,000     

Tesla, Inc. (a)

     19,901,880  
  126,000     

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     13,844,880  
  40,000     

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

     10,980,800  
     

 

 

 
        1,635,149,311  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 0.1%       
  200,000     

Altria Group, Inc.

     13,008,000  
     

 

 

 
Energy – 1.5%  
  650,000     

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     15,749,500  
  15,000     

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,580,100  
  712,821     

Hess Corp.

     40,915,926  

 

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

 

19


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Energy (continued)  
  300,000     

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   $ 44,181,000  
  50,000     

Schlumberger Ltd.

     2,565,500  
  3,000,000     

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     16,020,000  
  6,556,704     

Transocean Ltd. (a)

     72,189,311  
     

 

 

 
        193,201,337  
     

 

 

 
Financials – 7.9%       
  100,000     

Bank of America Corp.

     2,750,000  
  380,000     

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     42,883,000  
  2,326,223     

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     107,564,552  
  1,040,000     

Citigroup, Inc.

     68,078,400  
  115,000     

CME Group, Inc.

     21,072,600  
  1,290,000     

Discover Financial Services

     89,874,300  
  5,080,000     

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

     251,053,600  
  1,535,000     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     167,345,700  
  390,350     

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     33,082,162  
  15,000     

Moody’s Corp.

     2,182,200  
  486,900     

Northern Trust Corp.

     45,802,683  
  163,000     

Progressive Corp. (The)

     11,361,100  
  3,758,500     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     200,064,955  
     

 

 

 
        1,043,115,252  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – 29.8%       
  852,018     

Abbott Laboratories

     58,738,121  
  1,706,100     

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

     582,121,320  
  2,785,000     

Accuray, Inc. (a)

     12,504,650  
  411,300     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     26,648,127  
  7,644,747     

Alkermes PLC (a)

     312,135,020  
  1,304,900     

Amgen, Inc.

     251,571,671  
  590,000     

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     21,039,400  
  3,240,700     

AstraZeneca PLC – ADR

     125,674,346  
  429,000     

BeiGene Ltd. – ADR (a)

     54,028,260  
  2,409,800     

BeiGene Ltd. – HKD (a)

     20,896,129  
  538,900     

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     163,971,103  
  1,730,296     

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     159,481,382  
  1,459,800     

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     52,757,172  
  2,864,000     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     144,746,560  
  175,700     

CVS Health Corp.

     12,718,923  
  995,300     

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)

     30,336,744  
  3,487,233     

Eli Lilly & Co.

     378,155,547  
  3,341,243     

Epizyme, Inc. (a)

     26,897,006  

 

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

 

20


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Health Care (continued)       
  289,300     

Illumina, Inc. (a)

   $ 90,015,695  
  2,400,000     

ImmunoGen, Inc. (a)

     13,032,000  
  2,614,521     

Insulet Corp. (a)

     230,626,897  
  350,900     

Medtronic PLC

     31,517,838  
  400,000     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     29,444,000  
  818,000     

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     10,233,180  
  6,884,656     

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

     266,298,494  
  1,120,636     

Novartis AG – ADR

     98,010,825  
  200,000     

NuVasive, Inc. (a)

     11,234,000  
  600,000     

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)

     8,340,000  
  411,000     

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     35,543,280  
  2,948,961     

QIAGEN N.V. (a)

     107,047,284  
  309,032     

Roche Holding AG – CHF

     75,206,020  
  6,133,066     

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)

     344,248,995  
  202,200     

Siemens Healthineers AG – EUR (a) (c)

     8,379,864  
  318,400     

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     74,394,160  
  48,500     

Waters Corp. (a)

     9,199,965  
  1,144,100     

Xencor, Inc. (a)

     37,434,952  
  80,000     

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     9,087,200  
     

 

 

 
        3,923,716,130  
     

 

 

 
Industrials – 14.8%       
  5,259,222     

AECOM (a)

     153,253,729  
  737,700     

Airbus Group SE – EUR

     81,641,730  
  7,438,601     

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     260,946,123  
  400,000     

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

     11,248,000  
  465,000     

Caterpillar, Inc.

     56,413,800  
  145,000     

CIRCOR International, Inc. (a)

     4,713,950  
  306,000     

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     33,494,760  
  2,150,000     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     117,669,500  
  200,000     

FedEx Corp.

     44,068,000  
  211,000     

General Dynamics Corp.

     36,414,380  
  175,500     

IDEX Corp.

     22,256,910  
  1,446,794     

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     108,639,761  
  3,827,550     

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

     64,034,912  
  352,200     

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

     11,837,442  
  1,856,145     

Siemens AG – EUR

     213,851,181  
  4,935,800     

Southwest Airlines Co.

     242,347,780  
  664,000     

Textron, Inc.

     35,610,320  
  5,079,200     

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     434,322,392  

 

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

 

21


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Industrials (continued)       
  86,000     

United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B

   $ 9,162,440  
     

 

 

 
        1,941,927,110  
     

 

 

 
Information Technology – 25.5%       
  1,227,353     

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     301,634,273  
  644,400     

Altair Engineering, Inc. – Class A (a)

     24,577,416  
  442,600     

Analog Devices, Inc.

     37,050,046  
  371,700     

Applied Materials, Inc.

     12,221,496  
  213,600     

ASML Holding N.V. – ADR

     36,816,096  
  16,953,750     

BlackBerry Ltd. (a)

     156,822,187  
  2,016,100     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     92,236,575  
  1,850,100     

Cree, Inc. (a)

     71,820,882  
  426,939     

Dell Technologies Inc. – Class V (a)

     38,591,016  
  310,893     

DXC Technology Co.

     22,642,337  
  658,595     

Ellie Mae, Inc. (a)

     43,651,677  
  13,021,629     

Flex Ltd. (a)

     102,350,004  
  524,718     

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

     6,422,548  
  9,189,700     

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     140,142,925  
  3,669,700     

HP, Inc.

     88,586,558  
  1,735,000     

Intel Corp.

     81,336,800  
  100,000     

Intuit, Inc.

     21,100,000  
  965,501     

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

     23,876,840  
  547,150     

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     31,231,322  
  698,300     

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     63,922,382  
  8,154,600     

L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. – ADR

     70,618,836  
  630,100     

MaxLinear, Inc. (a)

     12,230,241  
  2,031,065     

Micro Focus International PLC – ADR

     31,156,537  
  6,415,000     

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     241,973,800  
  2,267,100     

Microsoft Corp.

     242,148,951  
  3,567,354     

NetApp, Inc.

     280,001,615  
  1,639,000     

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

     28,502,210  
  517,750     

NVIDIA Corp.

     109,157,233  
  208,565     

Perspecta, Inc.

     5,107,757  
  1,976,900     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     124,327,241  
  112,249     

Rambus, Inc. (a)

     977,689  
  2,300,000     

Splunk, Inc. (a)

     229,632,000  
  4,914,300     

Stratasys Ltd. (a) (b)

     93,666,558  
  80,000     

Teradyne, Inc.

     2,756,000  
  1,621,395     

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     150,514,098  
  1,093,600     

Trimble, Inc. (a)

     40,878,768  

 

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

 

22


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Information Technology (continued)       
  1,225,000     

Universal Display Corp.

   $ 150,687,250  
  610,000     

Visa, Inc. – Class A

     84,088,500  
  410,000     

VMware, Inc. – Class A (a)

     57,969,900  
  74,900     

Western Digital Corp.

     3,225,943  
     

 

 

 
        3,356,654,507  
     

 

 

 
Materials – 0.3%       
  233,400     

Albemarle Corp.

     23,157,948  
  100,000     

Linde PLC

     16,547,000  
     

 

 

 
        39,704,948  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $8,134,979,317)

   $ 12,535,376,754  
     

 

 

 
  CLOSED-END FUNDS – 0.3%   
Information Technology – 0.3%       
  578,000     

Altaba, Inc. (a)

   $ 34,737,800  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
(Cost $21,332,574)

     34,737,800  
     

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.4%   
  572,327,239     

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management
Fund – 2.02% (d)

   $ 572,327,239  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $572,327,239)

     572,327,239  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(Cost $8,728,639,130) – 100.0%

     13,142,441,793  
 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.0%

     2,495,185  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

   $ 13,144,936,978  
     

 

 

 

 

ADR

American Depository Receipt

CHF

Swiss Francs

EUR

Euros

HKD

Hong Kong Dollars

(a)

Non-Income Producing

(b)

Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such company

(c)

Restricted security

(d)

Rate quoted is seven-day yield at period end.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and is the exclusive property of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by the fund’s administrator.

 

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

 

23


LOGO  

Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Shares            Value  
  COMMON STOCKS – 94.6%   
Communication Services – 6.5%       
  86,970     

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)

   $ 94,847,743  
  87,336     

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)

     94,040,785  
  5,759,160     

comScore, Inc. (a) (b)

     91,858,602  
  10,282,100     

DHX Media Ltd. – CAD

     19,213,769  
  125,000     

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     11,372,500  
  41,600     

Entercom Communications Corp. – Class A

     269,984  
  3,333,700     

IMAX Corp. (a) (b)

     64,540,432  
  1,848,186     

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. – Class A

     35,411,244  
  2,802,500     

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. – Class B

     49,856,475  
  7,900     

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     2,384,062  
  23,430,000     

Sprint Corp. (a)

     143,391,600  
  1,034,500     

Tribune Media Co. – Class A

     39,321,345  
  1,031,501     

Tribune Publishing Co. (a)

     15,565,350  
     

 

 

 
        662,073,891  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 15.0%       
  1,017,700     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – ADR (a)

     144,798,356  
  1,900     

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     3,036,219  
  2,248,000     

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (a)

     8,654,800  
  800,000     

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

     19,744,000  
  8,100     

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

     1,389,069  
  86,800     

Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Class A

     1,488,620  
  1,642,900     

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     111,569,339  
  7,799,800     

Chegg, Inc. (a) (b)

     212,778,544  
  907,400     

eBay, Inc. (a)

     26,341,822  
  7,300     

Five Below, Inc. (a)

     830,886  
  265,000     

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     7,926,150  
  96,000     

Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The) – Class A (a)

     1,219,200  
  1,320,200     

iRobot Corp. (a)

     116,402,034  
  1,400,200     

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     61,706,814  
  23,200     

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     1,270,664  
  3,500     

Roku, Inc. (a)

     194,600  
  1,662,000     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     174,061,260  
  2,739,700     

Shutterfly, Inc. (a) (b)

     136,985,000  
  7,395,000     

Sony Corp. – ADR

     400,291,350  
  264,490     

Tesla, Inc. (a)

     89,217,767  
  1,599,000     

Tuesday Morning Corp. (a)

     4,876,950  
  51,700     

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

     14,192,684  
     

 

 

 
        1,538,976,128  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

24


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Consumer Staples – 0.1%       
  117,500     

Calavo Growers, Inc.

   $ 11,397,500  
     

 

 

 
Energy – 0.7%       
  584,750     

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     14,168,492  
  40,000     

EOG Resources, Inc.

     4,213,600  
  85,000     

Rex Energy Corp. (a)

     4,250  
  5,218,382     

Transocean Ltd. (a)

     57,454,386  
     

 

 

 
        75,840,728  
     

 

 

 
Financials – 4.3%       
  119,400     

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     13,474,290  
  260,871     

CME Group, Inc.

     47,802,002  
  674,203     

Discover Financial Services

     46,971,723  
  2,359,866     

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

     116,624,578  
  755,820     

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     158,472,779  
  2,263,449     

NMI Holdings, Inc. – Class A (a)

     47,849,312  
  151,000     

Progressive Corp. (The)

     10,524,700  
     

 

 

 
        441,719,384  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – 30.6%       
  1,503,300     

Abbott Laboratories

     103,637,502  
  1,268,873     

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

     432,939,468  
  1,653,000     

Accuray, Inc. (a)

     7,421,970  
  852,100     

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (a)

     3,578,820  
  6,214,822     

Alkermes PLC (a)

     253,751,182  
  4,070,400     

Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (a) (b)

     17,258,496  
  517,000     

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     18,436,220  
  824,000     

Axovant Sciences Ltd. (a)

     1,540,880  
  332,747     

BeiGene Ltd. – ADR (a)

     41,906,157  
  1,476,800     

BeiGene Ltd. – HKD (a)

     12,805,795  
  284,500     

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     86,564,815  
  1,488,865     

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     137,228,687  
  321,000     

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     11,600,940  
  10,300,000     

Cerus Corp. (a) (b)

     69,010,000  
  17,000     

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

     2,070,940  
  530,650     

Dextera Surgical, Inc. (a)

     14,832  
  1,618,200     

Eli Lilly & Co.

     175,477,608  
  5,769,384     

Epizyme, Inc. (a) (b)

     46,443,541  
  3,067,900     

Exact Sciences Corp. (a)

     217,974,295  
  3,898,932     

Fluidigm Corp. (a) (b)

     28,072,310  
  202,000     

Glaukos Corp. (a)

     11,703,880  
  13,000     

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     4,044,950  

 

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

 

25


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Health Care (continued)       
  325,000     

ImmunoGen, Inc. (a)

   $ 1,764,750  
  1,964,956     

Insulet Corp. (a)

     173,328,769  
  1,792,583     

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     22,425,213  
  11,491,676     

Nektar Therapeutics (a) (b)

     444,498,028  
  490,000     

NuVasive, Inc. (a)

     27,523,300  
  3,843,700     

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     6,303,668  
  990,000     

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)

     13,761,000  
  22,600     

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

     3,073,600  
  3,141,400     

Pfenex, Inc. (a) (b)

     12,471,358  
  3,974,388     

QIAGEN N.V. (a)

     144,270,284  
  307,600     

Roche Holding AG – CHF

     74,857,529  
  4,215,300     

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)

     236,604,789  
  10,590,000     

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     126,021,000  
  5,095,582     

Xencor, Inc. (a) (b)

     166,727,443  
     

 

 

 
        3,137,114,019  
     

 

 

 
Industrials – 13.9%       
  1,939,500     

AECOM (a)

     56,517,030  
  774,000     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     47,539,080  
  9,100     

Allegiant Travel Co.

     1,038,674  
  8,215,000     

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     288,182,200  
  417,000     

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)

     25,737,240  
  191,000     

CIRCOR International, Inc. (a)

     6,209,410  
  41,000     

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. – ADR (a)

     252,150  
  223,000     

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     24,409,580  
  4,031,700     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     220,654,941  
  9,900     

Fedex Corp.

     2,181,366  
  206,300     

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

     7,352,532  
  774,200     

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     26,795,062  
  35,833     

Herc Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,148,806  
  101,417     

ICF International, Inc.

     7,468,348  
  1,203,600     

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     90,378,324  
  8,184,225     

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

     136,922,084  
  340,000     

NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a)

     4,165,000  
  4,050,000     

NN, Inc. (b)

     46,980,000  
  25,000     

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     3,260,500  
  403,672     

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

     13,567,416  
  15,800     

Ryanair Holdings PLC – ADR (a)

     1,308,240  
  1,466,900     

Southwest Airlines Co.

     72,024,790  

 

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

 

26


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Industrials (continued)       
  437,200     

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)

   $ 22,690,680  
  8,500     

TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

     2,807,125  
  3,626,450     

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     310,097,739  
  189,600     

WillScot Corp. (a)

     2,813,664  
     

 

 

 
        1,422,501,981  
     

 

 

 
Information Technology – 23.4%       
  780,900     

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     191,913,984  
  1,500     

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     345,525  
  1,076,600     

Arlo Technologies, Inc. (a)

     14,630,994  
  100,000     

ASML Holding N.V. – ADR

     17,236,000  
  17,600     

Avaya Holdings Corp. (a)

     288,992  
  2,525,000     

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

     43,581,500  
  23,603,918     

BlackBerry Ltd. (a)

     218,336,241  
  295,000     

Cray, Inc. (a)

     6,693,550  
  1,910,300     

Cree, Inc. (a)

     74,157,846  
  370,000     

Dell Technologies Inc. – Class V (a)

     33,444,300  
  415,000     

Digimarc Corp. (a)

     10,428,950  
  43,000     

DXC Technology Co.

     3,131,690  
  2,052,700     

Ellie Mae, Inc. (a) (b)

     136,052,956  
  1,413,934     

FARO Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

     71,460,224  
  10,321,200     

Flex Ltd. (a)

     81,124,632  
  1,132,800     

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

     13,865,472  
  17,600     

GTT Communications, Inc. (a)

     631,840  
  1,290,000     

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     19,672,500  
  535,000     

HP, Inc.

     12,914,900  
  470,250     

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     63,789,412  
  175,000     

Intuit, Inc.

     36,925,000  
  775,000     

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

     19,165,750  
  270,000     

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     15,411,600  
  764,400     

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     69,973,176  
  687,600     

Materialise NV – ADR (a)

     10,142,100  
  2,596,900     

MaxLinear, Inc. – Class A (a)

     50,405,829  
  389,400     

Micro Focus International PLC – ADR

     5,973,396  
  6,670,000     

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     251,592,400  
  268,077     

MINDBODY, Inc. – Class A (a)

     8,535,572  
  2,157,467     

NetApp, Inc.

     169,339,585  
  125,000     

nLIGHT, Inc. (a)

     2,230,000  
  1,999,000     

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

     34,762,610  
  125,150     

Nutanix, Inc. – Class A (a)

     5,194,977  

 

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

 

27


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
Information Technology (continued)       
  294,800     

NVIDIA Corp.

   $ 62,152,684  
  250,000     

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)

     17,290,000  
  20,616     

Perspecta, Inc.

     504,886  
  2,756,000     

PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     90,727,520  
  1,438,800     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     90,486,132  
  1,243,600     

Rubicon Project, Inc. (The) (a)

     4,240,676  
  9,057,000     

ServiceSource International, Inc. (a) (b)

     12,045,810  
  2,147,200     

Splunk, Inc. (a)

     214,376,448  
  2,318,500     

Stratasys Ltd. (a)

     44,190,610  
  830,000     

Trimble, Inc. (a)

     31,025,400  
  722,200     

Universal Display Corp.

     88,837,822  
  325,000     

VMware, Inc. – Class A (a)

     45,951,750  
  14,000     

Western Digital Corp.

     602,980  
     

 

 

 
        2,395,786,221  
     

 

 

 
Materials – 0.1%       
  8,300     

Albemarle Corp.

     823,526  
  5,400     

Ingevity Corp. (a)

     491,832  
  2,325,000     

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (a)

     3,487,500  
  200,300     

Syrah Resources Ltd. – AUD (a)

     226,948  
     

 

 

 
        5,029,806  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,913,039,975)

   $ 9,690,439,658  
     

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.6%   
Financials – 0.6%       
  4,559,200     

Fannie Mae Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Series S, Perpetual Maturity (a)

     27,264,016  
  5,252,100     

Freddie Mac Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Series Z, Perpetual Maturity (a)

     31,407,558  
     

 

 

 
        58,671,574  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $57,876,620)

     58,671,574  
     

 

 

 
  CLOSED-END FUNDS – 0.1%   
Information Technology – 0.1%       
  149,160     

Altaba, Inc. (a)

   $ 8,964,516  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
(Cost $5,618,276)

     8,964,516  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

28


Schedule of Investments

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Shares            Value  
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.4%   
  454,524,044     

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management
Fund – 2.02% (c)

   $ 454,524,044  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $454,524,044)

     454,524,044  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
(Cost $6,431,058,915) – 99.7%

     10,212,599,792  
 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.3%

     32,728,025  
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%

   $ 10,245,327,817  
     

 

 

 

 

ADR

American Depository Receipt

AUD

Australian Dollars

CAD

Canadian Dollars

CHF

Swiss Francs

HKD

Hong Kong Dollars

(a)

Non-Income Producing

(b)

Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such company.

(c)

Rate quoted is seven-day yield at period end.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and is the exclusive property of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by the fund’s administrator.

 

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

 

29


LOGO  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

October 31, 2018

 

    PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Stock Fund
    PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Growth Fund
    PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive
Growth Fund
 

ASSETS

     

Investments, at cost (unaffiliated)

  $ 7,415,744,808     $ 8,416,725,561     $ 5,017,083,078  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost (affiliated)

          311,913,569       1,413,975,837  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value (unaffiliated)

    10,164,653,165       12,804,068,217       8,388,783,360  

Investments, at value (affiliated)

          338,373,576       1,823,816,432  

Receivable for investment sold

    32,915,994       9,751       1,598,206  

Receivable for dividends and interest

    10,946,183       11,141,572       5,255,710  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    18,437,453       23,798,012       53,780,049  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    223,747       219,130       89,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    10,227,176,542       13,177,610,258       10,273,323,643  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES      

Payable for investments purchased

    1,943,109       310,387       3,139,493  

Payable for fund shares repurchased

    50,774,698       9,976,227       7,127,195  

Payable to the advisor (Note 6)

    15,144,206       19,613,346       15,825,744  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    2,243,691       2,773,320       1,903,394  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    70,105,704       32,673,280       27,995,826  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 10,157,070,838     $ 13,144,936,978     $ 10,245,327,817  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of shares issued and outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

    319,462,317       342,085,105       229,145,250  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE

  $ 31.79     $ 38.43     $ 44.71  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS      

Paid-in capital

  $ 7,158,313,594     $ 8,465,983,213     $ 5,796,956,339  

Total distributable earnings

    2,998,757,244       4,678,953,765       4,448,371,478  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 10,157,070,838     $ 13,144,936,978     $ 10,245,327,817  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

30


LOGO  

Statements of Operations

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018

 

    PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Stock Fund
    PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Growth Fund
    PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive
Growth Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends (unaffiliated)(1)

  $ 162,771,832     $ 103,224,265     $ 38,801,363  

Dividends (affiliated)

                1,534,119  

Interest income

    6,626,951       9,588,918       6,529,115  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    169,398,783       112,813,183       46,864,597  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

     

Advisory fees

    55,557,315       68,732,220       58,900,157  

Shareholder servicing

    6,678,141       8,853,040       6,865,302  

Custody

    312,091       291,040       223,241  

Trustee fees

    118,551       118,551       118,551  

Other

    2,235,870       2,329,962       1,606,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    64,901,968       80,324,813       67,713,751  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    104,496,815       32,488,370       (20,849,154
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investments (unaffiliated)

    206,473,557       267,857,974       491,543,152  

Investments (affiliated)

    (2,059,744           246,604,536  

Foreign currency transactions

    (18,144     (17,022     (25,260

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

     

Investments (unaffiliated)

    64,796,631       442,861,609       80,845,176  

Investments (affiliated)

    10,704,574       42,942,553       (68,489,366

Foreign currency translations

    (108,069     (84,778     (59,386
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency

    279,788,805       753,560,336       750,418,852  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 384,285,620     $ 786,048,706     $ 729,569,698  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1)

Net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,648,046, $1,616,566, and $948,209, respectively.

 

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

 

31


LOGO  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

    Year Ended
October 31, 2018
    Year Ended
October 31, 2017
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:

   
OPERATIONS    

Net investment income

  $ 104,496,815     $ 85,250,094  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

   

Investments

    204,413,813       122,367,808  

Foreign currency transactions

    (18,144     18,720  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

   

Investments

    75,501,205       1,555,631,684  

Foreign currency translations

    (108,069     (8,536
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    384,285,620       1,763,259,770  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS     (196,909,495     (175,190,831 )(1) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS    

Proceeds from shares sold

    3,456,847,979       2,546,194,117  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

    152,175,213       123,145,414  

Cost of shares repurchased

    (2,337,913,774     (1,213,094,664
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from capital share transactions

    1,271,109,418       1,456,244,867  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    1,458,485,543       3,044,313,806  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    

Beginning of year

    8,698,585,295       5,654,271,489  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 10,157,070,838     $ 8,698,585,295 (2)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
CHANGE IN CAPITAL SHARES    

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    280,436,108       227,626,425  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares sold

    105,750,521       91,501,127  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    4,748,056       4,718,215  

Shares repurchased

    (71,472,368     (43,409,659
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in capital shares

    39,026,209       52,809,683  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    319,462,317       280,436,108  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1)

Includes net investment income distribution of $70,477,502 and net realized gain distribution of $104,713,329.

  (2)

Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $70,575,882.

 

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

 

32


LOGO  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

    Year Ended
October 31, 2018
    Year Ended
October 31, 2017
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:

   
OPERATIONS    

Net investment income

  $ 32,488,370     $ 32,547,966  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

   

Investments

    267,857,974       148,020,080  

Foreign currency transactions

    (17,022     18,294  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

   

Investments

    485,804,162       2,063,079,096  

Foreign currency translations

    (84,778     (21,121
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    786,048,706       2,243,644,315  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS     (160,292,332     (239,259,296 )(1) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS    

Proceeds from shares sold

    4,654,487,440       2,756,401,466  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

    154,711,162       231,748,942  

Cost of shares repurchased

    (1,991,511,906     (1,895,506,240
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from capital share transactions

    2,817,686,696       1,092,644,168  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    3,443,443,070       3,097,029,187  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    

Beginning of year

    9,701,493,908       6,604,464,721  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 13,144,936,978     $ 9,701,493,908 (2)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
CHANGE IN CAPITAL SHARES    

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    272,228,484       236,736,118  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares sold

    115,258,917       87,030,442  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    4,125,631       7,947,494  

Shares repurchased

    (49,527,927     (59,485,570
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in capital shares

    69,856,621       35,492,366  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    342,085,105       272,228,484  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1)

Includes net investment income distribution of $32,875,526 and net realized gain on investments $206,383,770.

  (2)

Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $25,819,560.

 

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

 

33


LOGO  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

    Year Ended
October 31, 2018
    Year Ended
October 31, 2017
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:

   
OPERATIONS    

Net investment loss

  $ (20,849,154   $ (5,715,831

Net realized gain (loss) on:

   

Investments

    738,147,688       93,877,627  

Foreign currency transactions

    (25,260     52,988  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

   

Investments

    12,355,810       2,093,843,292  

Foreign currency translations

    (59,386     (15,294
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    729,569,698       2,182,042,782  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS     (81,924,081     (554,428,603 )(1) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS    

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,035,610,194       1,098,827,318  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

    77,951,618       527,670,101  

Cost of shares repurchased

    (1,395,356,499     (1,096,038,243
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from capital share transactions

    718,205,313       530,459,176  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    1,365,850,930       2,158,073,355  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    

Beginning of year

    8,879,476,887       6,721,403,532  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 10,245,327,817     $ 8,879,476,887 (2)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
CHANGE IN CAPITAL SHARES    

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    214,433,583       198,997,068  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares sold

    42,031,699       29,829,897  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    1,750,935       15,483,278  

Shares repurchased

    (29,070,967     (29,876,660
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in capital shares

    14,711,667       15,436,515  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    229,145,250       214,433,583  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1)

Includes net realized gain distribution of $554,428,603.

  (2)

Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of $85,734.

 

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

 

34


LOGO  

Financial Highlights

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

For a capital share outstanding throughout each year.

 

    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2018
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2017
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2016
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2015
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2014
 

Net asset value, beginning of the year

  $ 31.02     $ 24.84     $ 24.45     $ 23.59     $ 20.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.33       0.33       0.29       0.31       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency

    1.13       6.61       0.55       1.21       3.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.46       6.94       0.84       1.52       3.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.30     (0.31     (0.24     (0.31     (0.24

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.39     (0.45     (0.21     (0.35     (0.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.69     (0.76     (0.45     (0.66     (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 31.79     $ 31.02     $ 24.84     $ 24.45     $ 23.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    4.70     28.51     3.52     6.64     16.45

Ratios/supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of year (millions)

  $ 10,157.1     $ 8,698.6     $ 5,654.3     $ 5,126.0     $ 3,532.5  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.64     0.65     0.67     0.65     0.62

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.04     1.18     1.22     1.38     1.34

Portfolio turnover rate

    5     6     8     7     8

 

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

 

35


LOGO  

Financial Highlights

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

For a capital share outstanding throughout each year.

 

    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2018
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2017
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2016
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2015
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2014
 

Net asset value, beginning of the year

  $ 35.64     $ 27.90     $ 27.09     $ 26.14     $ 23.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.10       0.12       0.12       0.14       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency

    3.26       8.62       1.04       1.62       3.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    3.36       8.74       1.16       1.76       3.58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

         

Dividend from investment income

    (0.11     (0.14     (0.10     (0.16     (0.08

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.46     (0.86     (0.25     (0.65     (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.57     (1.00     (0.35     (0.81     (0.53
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 38.43     $ 35.64     $ 27.90     $ 27.09     $ 26.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    9.48     32.12     4.31     6.96     15.82

Ratios/supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of year (millions)

  $ 13,144.9     $ 9,701.5     $ 6,604.5     $ 6,254.6     $ 4,696.2  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.64     0.66     0.65     0.64     0.63

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.26     0.39     0.47     0.53     0.54

Portfolio turnover rate

    4     5     9     5     10

 

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

 

36


LOGO  

Financial Highlights

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

For a capital share outstanding throughout each year.

 

    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2018
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2017
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2016
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2015
    Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2014
 

Net asset value, beginning of the year

  $ 41.41     $ 33.78     $ 33.27     $ 33.21     $ 28.71  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.00 (1)       (0.03     (0.05     0.06       (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency

    3.68       10.44       2.59       1.54       5.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    3.68       10.41       2.54       1.60       5.01  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

         

Dividends from investment income

                (0.00 )(1)      (0.06      

Distributions from net realized gain

    (0.38     (2.78     (2.03     (1.48     (0.51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.38     (2.78     (2.03     (1.54     (0.51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 44.71     $ 41.41     $ 33.78     $ 33.27     $ 33.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    8.90     32.59     7.90     5.13     17.71

Ratios/supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of year (millions)

  $ 10,245.3     $ 8,879.5     $ 6,721.4     $ 6,502.8     $ 5,962.5  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.63     0.64     0.63     0.62     0.62

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.19 %)      (0.07 %)      (0.16 %)      0.17     (0.09 %) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12     9     15     15     13

 

  (1) 

Less than one cent per share

 

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

 

37


LOGO  

Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018

 

(1)  Organization

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on June 8, 2004 as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust is comprised of three series: PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund (the “Funds”), each of which is diversified within the meaning of the 1940 Act. PRIMECAP Management Company (the “Investment Advisor”) serves as investment advisor to the Funds. Each Fund commenced operations on November 1, 2004.

Each Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Each Fund is authorized to issue unlimited shares of beneficial interest. All shares of each Fund have equal rights with respect to voting. The PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund is closed to most new investors.

(2)  Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds consistently follow the accounting policies set forth below which are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Funds are considered investment companies under U.S. GAAP and follow the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Auditing Standards Codification Topic 946.

 

  A.

Security Valuation

Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price at the close of regular trading on each day the exchanges are open for trading. Securities traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. Non-U.S. traded stocks are valued at the last sale price or official closing price in the primary local market where the stock is traded. Securities traded on an exchange for which there have been no sales are valued at the mean between the bid and ask price. Because trading on most non-U.S. exchanges is normally completed before the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the value of securities traded on foreign exchanges can change by the time a Fund calculates its net asset value per share (“NAV”). To address these changes, the Funds may utilize adjustment factors provided by an independent pricing service to systematically value foreign securities at fair value. These adjustment factors are based on statistical analyses of subsequent movement in securities indices, specific security prices, and exchange rates in foreign markets.

Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by a valuation committee of the Investment Advisor in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In determining fair value, the Funds take into account all relevant factors and available information. Consequently, the price of a security used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Fair value pricing involves

 

38


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

subjective judgments, and there is no single standard for determining a security’s fair value. As a result, different mutual funds could reasonably arrive at a different fair value for the same security. It is possible that the fair value determined for a security is materially different from the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security or from the values that other mutual funds may determine.

Investments in other funds are valued at their respective net asset values as determined by those funds, in accordance with the 1940 Act.

 

  B.

Share Valuation

The NAV of a Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses), by the total number of outstanding shares of the Fund. The result is rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds’ shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading.

 

  C.

Foreign Currency

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates as of 4 p.m. Eastern time on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income are converted into U.S. dollars using the spot market rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such translations. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses may arise from 1) sales of foreign currencies; 2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; and 3) the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period. Foreign securities and currency transactions may involve risks not associated with U.S. securities and currency.

 

  D.

Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund has elected to be treated as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “IRC”). Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and any accumulated net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements.

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be reclaimed. The Funds will accrue such taxes and reclaims as applicable based upon their current interpretations of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which they invest.

Each Fund has adopted accounting standards regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax

 

39


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2018, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. As of October 31, 2018, open tax years include the tax years ended October 31, 2015 through October 31, 2018. No Fund is aware of any tax positions for which it is more likely than not that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits or loss will significantly change in the next 12 months.

 

  E.

Allocation of Expenses

Each Fund is charged for those expenses directly attributable to it. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated among the Funds by an appropriate method based on the nature of the expense.

 

  F.

Security Transactions, Investment Income, and Distributions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses are evaluated on the basis of identified costs. Premiums and discounts on the purchase of securities are amortized/accreted using the effective interest method. U.S. GAAP requires that permanent financial reporting and tax differences be reclassified in the capital accounts.

 

  G.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material.

 

  H.

Indemnification Obligations

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its current and former officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds would expect the risk of loss to be minimal.

 

  I.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which in part amends certain disclosure requirements of Regulation S-X that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded, in light of other SEC disclosure requirements, U.S. GAAP, or changes in the information environment. The amendments are intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and

 

40


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. The effective date for these disclosures is November 5, 2018. Management has adopted these amendments on the Funds’ financial statements.

In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management has adopted these amendments on the Funds’ financial statements.

(3)  Investment Transactions

The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Fund

  Purchases      Sales  

Stock Fund

  $ 1,915,372,278      $ 486,785,758  

Growth Fund

  $ 2,877,231,934      $ 451,294,481  

Aggressive Growth Fund

  $ 1,509,229,442      $ 1,199,212,652  

(4)  Valuation Measurements

The Funds have adopted fair valuation accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set forth a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosure about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used to value the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the significant assumptions that market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources. “Unobservable inputs” reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use to value the asset or liability.

 

41


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments, and the lowest level for any significant input determines leveling. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:

 

  Level 1 –

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities to which the Trust has access at the date of measurement.

 

 

  Level 2 –

Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar or related securities in both active and inactive markets, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and fair value estimates for foreign securities indices).

 

 

  Level 3 –

Significant unobservable inputs to the extent observable inputs are unavailable (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining fair value of investments based on the best available information).

 

The following table provides the fair value measurements of applicable Fund assets by level within the fair value hierarchy for each Fund as of October 31, 2018. These assets are measured on a recurring basis.

 

Fund

 

Description

  Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  
Stock Fund  

Common Stock(1)

  $ 9,835,168,709     $     $     $ 9,835,168,709  
 

Closed-End Funds(2)

    131,619,000                   131,619,000  
 

Short-Term Investments

    197,865,456                   197,865,456  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 10,164,653,165     $     $     $ 10,164,653,165  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Growth Fund  

Common Stock(1)

  $ 12,535,376,754     $     $     $ 12,535,376,754  
 

Closed-End Funds(2)

    34,737,800                   34,737,800  
 

Short-Term Investments

    572,327,239                   572,327,239  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 13,142,441,793     $     $     $ 13,142,441,793  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Aggressive  

Common Stock(1)

  $ 9,690,439,658     $     $     $ 9,690,439,658  
Growth Fund  

Preferred Stock(3)

    58,671,574                   58,671,574  
 

Closed-End Funds(2)

    8,964,516                   8,964,516  
 

Short-Term Investments

    454,524,044                   454,524,044  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 10,212,599,792     $     $     $ 10,212,599,792  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) 

Refer to each Fund’s respective Schedule of Investments for the breakdown of major categories.

  (2) 

Information Technology

  (3) 

Financials

 

42


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

Dyax Corp. Contingent Value Rights

 
    Growth Fund     Aggressive
Growth Fund
 

Balance at October 31, 2017

  $ 90,000     $ 22,919,160  

Purchase (Received)

           

Disposition

    (120,000     (30,558,880

Realized Gain (Loss)

    98,809       29,883,718  

Change in unrealized appreciation

    (68,809     (22,243,998

Transfer into (Transfer out of) Level 3

           
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at October 31, 2018

  $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Growth and Aggressive Growth Funds received Dyax Corp. Contingent Value Rights (“Dyax CVR”) when Dyax Corp. was acquired by Shire PLC in January 2016. Holders of Dyax CVR were entitled to receive $4 per right upon approval of lanadelumab by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “USFDA”). During the year ended October 31, 2018, lanadelumab was approved by USFDA, and the Growth and Aggressive Growth Funds each received $4 per Dyax CVR held.

 

43


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

(5)  Distribution to Shareholders

Net investment income and net realized gains differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatments of deferred wash sale losses.

As of October 31, 2018, the components of capital on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Stock Fund
    PRIMECAP
Odyssey
Growth Fund
    PRIMECAP
Odyssey Aggressive
Growth Fund
 

Cost of investments for tax purposes(1)

  $ 7,418,834,436     $ 8,735,333,836     $ 6,440,095,472  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross tax unrealized appreciation

    3,346,383,377       5,065,362,938       4,546,740,471  

Gross tax unrealized depreciation

    (600,761,747     (658,486,127     (774,401,922
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net tax unrealized appreciation

    2,745,621,630       4,406,876,811       3,772,338,549  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed ordinary income

    101,610,048       39,157,416       4,904,591  

Undistributed long-term capital gain

    151,525,566       232,919,538       671,128,338  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributable earnings

    253,135,614       272,076,954       676,032,929  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other accumulated gain (loss)

                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accumulated gain

  $ 2,998,757,244     $ 4,678,953,765     $ 4,448,371,478  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) 

At October 31, 2018 the differences in the basis for federal income tax purposes and financial reporting purposes are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

U.S. GAAP requires that permanent book-to-tax differences be reclassified among the components of net assets. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, the following reclassifications were made:

 

    Undistributed
Net Investment
Gain (Loss)
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Loss
    Paid In Capital  

Stock Fund

  $ 477,720     $ (40,072,972   $ 39,595,252  

Growth Fund

  $ (17,022   $ (22,880,148   $ 22,897,170  

Aggressive Growth Fund

  $ 20,849,154     $ (61,638,062   $ 40,788,908  

The Funds used a tax accounting practice to treat a portion of the price of capital shares redeemed during the year as distributions from net realized capital gains. The PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund reclassified $39,595,252, $22,897,170, and $40,788,908, respectively, from Accumulated Net Realized Gain to Paid In Capital. Other permanent book-to-tax differences that required reclassification among the Funds’ capital accounts related to foreign currency adjustments and net operating losses.

 

44


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

Tax components of dividends paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

    October 31, 2018     October 31, 2017  
    Ordinary
Income
Distributions
    Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
    Ordinary
Income
Distributions
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

Stock Fund

  $ 95,637,597     $ 101,271,898     $ 88,206,646      $ 86,984,185  

Growth Fund

  $ 33,749,309     $ 126,543,023     $ 78,879,108      $ 160,380,188  

Aggressive Growth Fund

  $ 3,605,900     $ 78,318,181     $ 1,220,270      $ 553,208,333  

The Funds designated as long-term capital gain dividends, pursuant to IRC Section 852 (b) (3), the amounts necessary to reduce the earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gains to zero for the tax year ended October 31, 2018.

(6)  Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an investment management agreement with the Investment Advisor on behalf of each Fund. For its services to the Funds, the Investment Advisor receives a fee paid quarterly at the annual rate of 0.60% of the first $100 million of each Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.55% of each Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $100 million. For the year ended October 31, 2018, each Fund paid the Investment Advisor at an effective annual rate of 0.55% of its respective average net assets.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”) serves as the administrator, fund accountant, and transfer agent to the Funds. Quasar Distributors, LLC, an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Funds’ distributor. U.S. Bank, N.A., an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian.

(7)  Other Affiliates

Certain of the Funds’ investments are in companies that are considered to be affiliated companies of a Fund because the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the company. With respect to each such investment, refer to each Fund’s respective Schedule of Investments for the information on the sector, the number of shares held, and the percentages of net assets held in each sector. Transactions during the period in securities of these companies were as follows:

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

          Current Period Transactions        

Common Stock

  Market
Value at
October 31,
2017
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Securities
Sold
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value at
October 31,
2018
 

tronc, Inc.(1)

  $ 26,858,431     $     $ 7,747,992     $     $ (2,059,744   $ 10,704,574       N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 26,858,431     $         —     $ 7,747,992     $         —     $ (2,059,744   $ 10,704,574     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) 

No longer an affiliate as of October 31, 2018.

 

45


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

          Current Period Transactions        

Common Stock

  Market
Value at
October 31,
2017
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Securities
Sold
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value at
October 31,
2018
 

iRobot Corp.(1)

    N/A     $ 184,879,082     $     $     $     $ 59,827,936     $ 244,707,018  

Stratasys Ltd.

  $ 107,629,836       2,922,105                         (16,885,383     93,666,558  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 107,629,836     $ 187,801,187     $         —     $         —     $         —     $ 42,942,553     $ 338,373,576  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

          Current Period Transactions        

Common Stock

  Market
Value at
October 31,
2017
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Securities
Sold
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Market
Value at
October 31,
2018
 

Abaxis, Inc.(2)

  $ 100,008,920     $     $ 29,607,486     $ 1,025,590     $ 88,391,249     $ (16,839,112     N/A  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.

    22,602,260       709,666                         (6,053,430     $    17,258,496  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

    95,064,550       297,575       10,531,617             6,844,848       (48,093,856     43,581,500  

Cerus Corp

    22,386,000       10,575,000                         36,049,000       69,010,000  

Chegg, Inc.

    127,562,429       515,276       7,053,739             3,350,261       88,404,317       212,778,544  

comScore, Inc.

    153,626,189       13,381,916                         (75,149,503     91,858,602  

Ellie Mae, Inc.

    223,621,007             41,586,349             28,910,677       (74,892,379     136,052,956  

Epizyme, Inc.

    72,920,283       24,413,280                         (50,890,022     46,443,541  

FARO Technologies, Inc.

    80,721,080             8,809,298             2,717,285       (3,168,843     71,460,224  

Flex Pharma, Inc.(2)

    3,730,292       258,795       893,266             (9,755,789     6,659,968       N/A  

Fluidigm Corp.

    22,330,186       311,629                         5,430,495       28,072,310  

IMAX Corp.

    80,842,225                               (16,301,793     64,540,432  

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.(2)

    2,324,767                               1,162,733       N/A  

Nektar Therapeutics

    324,705,015       14,302       157,172,847             123,922,361       153,029,197       444,498,028  

NN, Inc.

    42,847,500       46,118,719             508,529             (41,986,219     46,980,000  

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    15,162,069       194,214                         (9,052,615     6,303,668  

Pfenex, Inc.

    7,258,836       4,581,360                         631,162       12,471,358  

PROS Holdings, Inc.(1)

    N/A       87,031,160                         3,696,360       90,727,520  

ServiceSource International, Inc.

    30,700,560       740,835                         (19,395,585     12,045,810  

 

  (1)

As of October 31, 2017, the company was not an affiliate.

  (2)

No longer an affiliate as of October 31, 2018.

 

46


Notes to Financial Statements

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 – continued

 

          Current Period Transactions        

Common Stock

  Market
Value at
October 31,
2017
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Securities
Sold
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Market
Value at
October 31,
2018
 

Shutterfly, Inc.

  $ 121,797,480     $     $ 8,067,422     $     $ 2,223,644     $ 21,031,298     $ 136,985,000  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    N/A       136,583,029                         (84,100,930     126,021,000  

Xencor, Inc.

    92,803,448       12,583,604                         61,340,391       166,727,443  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,643,015,096     $ 338,310,360     $ 263,722,024     $ 1,534,119     $ 246,604,536     $ (68,489,366   $ 1,823,816,432  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) 

As of October 31, 2017, the company was not an affiliate.

(8) Restricted Securities

The following is a list of restricted securities that are fully or partially restricted for resale as of October 31, 2018.

 

    Common Stock     Cost     Value at
October 31, 2018
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Stock Fund

    Siemens Healthineers AG – EUR     $ 47,040,064     $ 56,611,741       0.56%  

Growth Fund

    Siemens Healthineers AG – EUR     $ 6,963,031     $ 8,379,864       0.06%  

(9)  Subsequent Events

The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

 

47


LOGO  

Report of Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds and shareholders of

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund and

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund (constituting PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of October 31, 2018, the related statements of operations for the year ended October 31, 2018, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2018, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2018 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2018 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 19, 2018

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds since 2004.

 

48


LOGO  

Expense Example

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs including management fees and other Fund expenses. This expense example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for a six-month period beginning May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses

The information in the table adjacent to the heading “Actual Performance” provides actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 column entitled “Expenses Paid during Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table adjacent to the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. 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 the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other mutual funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the information adjacent to the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

49


Expense Example

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

(Unaudited) – continued

 

    

Beginning

Account

Value

(5/1/18)

   

Ending

Account

Value

(10/31/18)

   

Expenses Paid

During Period(1)

(5/1/18 to

10/31/18)

   

Expense Ratio

During Period(1)

(5/1/18 to

10/31/18)

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund

 

Actual Performance

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.20     $ 3.24       0.64%  

Hypothetical Performance
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.98     $ 3.26       0.64%  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund

 

Actual Performance

  $ 1,000.00     $ 987.90     $ 3.21       0.64%  

Hypothetical Performance
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.98     $ 3.26       0.64%  

PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund

 

Actual Performance

  $ 1,000.00     $ 952.70     $ 3.10       0.63%  

Hypothetical Performance
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.03     $ 3.21       0.63%  

 

  (1) 

Expenses are equal to a Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year period (184), then divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365) to reflect the one-half year period.

 

50


LOGO  

Additional Information

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

(Unaudited)

 

Additional Tax Information

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund designate 100%, 100%, and 100%, respectively, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 as qualified dividend income.

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund designate 100%, 90.66%, and 100%, respectively, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 as dividends qualifying for the dividends received deduction available for corporate shareholders.

PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund designate 9.31%, 7.64%, and 100%, respectively, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 as short-term capital gain under Internal Revenue Code 871(k)(2)(C).

Proxy Voting Procedures

The Investment Advisor votes proxies relating to portfolio securities in accordance with procedures that have been approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. You may obtain a description of these procedures, free of charge, by calling toll-free 1-800-729-2307. This information is also available through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting Record

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to the portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, by calling toll-free 1-800-729-2307. This information is also available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Form N-Q Disclosure

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available, without charge, by calling toll-free 1-800-729-2307. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Board Approval of the Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds (the “Trust”) is comprised of five Trustees, four of whom are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”). In October 2018, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved a one-year renewal of the Trust’s investment advisory agreement with PRIMECAP Management Company (the “Advisor”) with respect to the series of the Trust (the “Funds”).

 

51


Additional Information

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

(Unaudited) – continued

 

General Information

As part of the annual contract review process, the Independent Trustees, through Trust counsel, requested and received extensive materials, including information related to the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor; the short- and long-term performance of each Fund relative to the performance of market indices and other funds in its category as selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions (“Broadridge”); the advisory fees paid to the Advisor and the total expense ratio of each Fund compared to the advisory fees and the total expense ratios of other funds in the Fund’s Morningstar category; financial information for the Advisor and information related to the profitability to the Advisor of the investment advisory agreement with the Trust; the extent to which the Advisor expects to achieve economies of scale in connection with the services it provides to each Fund; any ancillary or “fall out” benefits that the Advisor may derive from its relationship with the Funds; and the personnel of the Advisor providing services to the Funds. The Independent Trustees also requested and received information regarding the Advisor’s risk controls, risk evaluation processes, compliance program (including brokerage and trading processes), business continuity plans, and other matters.

The Trust engaged Broadridge to prepare an independent expense and performance analysis for each Fund. Broadridge used Morningstar data to compare the expenses and performance of each Fund to similar funds managed by other advisors identified by Broadridge. The Board reviewed the Broadridge materials, which included comparisons of the performance and risk profile of each Fund to those of relevant market indices and of other funds in the relevant Morningstar institutional and retail categories and in a smaller group of funds selected by Broadridge (each a “peer group”). The Broadridge materials also included for each Fund comparisons of advisory fees and total expenses to those of other funds in the relevant Morningstar category and peer group.

With respect to investment performance, the Trustees noted that the Advisor had made quarterly presentations to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio construction, investment strategies, and results. The Trustees also noted that in addition to meeting with the Funds’ portfolio managers on a quarterly basis, they also received presentations from different analysts throughout the year on specific investment sectors and each Fund’s investments in those sectors. In considering the renewal of the agreement, the Board also took into account other information it had received at past Board and committee meetings with respect to various matters.

The Independent Trustees reviewed information from Trust counsel regarding their responsibilities in considering whether to renew the investment advisory agreement for an additional one-year period. In connection with their deliberations, the Board considered such information and factors that they believed to be relevant. The Board considered renewal of the investment advisory agreement separately for each Fund, although the Board took into account the common interests of all the Funds in its review. In considering these matters, the Board discussed the renewal of the investment advisory agreement with management, and the Independent Trustees met in a private session with Trust counsel at which no employees of the Advisor were present.

In deciding to approve the renewal of the investment advisory agreement, the Board and the Independent Trustees did not identify a single factor that was controlling. The Board and the

 

52


Additional Information

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

(Unaudited) – continued

 

Independent Trustees concluded that each of the various factors referred to below favored such approval. The following summary describes the key factors considered by the Independent Trustees and their conclusions that formed the basis for approving the renewal of the investment advisory agreement in light of the legal advice furnished by counsel and their own business judgment. This summary is not inclusive of all of the factors considered, and each Board member did not necessarily attribute the same weight to each factor.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

The Board considered the services provided by the Advisor to the Funds under the investment advisory agreement, including the background, education, and experience of the Advisor’s key portfolio management, compliance, and operational personnel; its overall financial strength and stability; its resources and efforts to retain, attract, and motivate capable personnel to serve the Funds; and the overall general quality and depth of its organization. The Board also took into account the experience, capability, and integrity of the Advisor’s senior management, the time that senior management commits to the Funds, and the Advisor’s demonstrated commitment to the Funds; its investment philosophy and processes, including its brokerage and trading practices; its disaster recovery and contingency planning; its oversight of the Funds’ internal control environment with regard to compliance with applicable laws and regulations; and the significant investment by each portfolio manager in the Funds that he manages, which helps align his interests with those of Fund shareholders. The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided under the investment advisory agreement were of a high level and satisfactory.

Investment Performance

The Board assessed the performance of each Fund compared with the performance of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and other funds in the Fund’s Morningstar retail category and peer group for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended July 31, 2018. The Board made the following observations in reviewing the Funds’ performance:

 

   

The annualized total returns of the PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund were above the S&P 500 Index returns and the median of funds in the Morningstar Large Cap Blend category for all time periods ended July 31, 2018.

 

   

The annualized total returns of the PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund were above the returns of the S&P 500 Index and the median returns of the Morningstar Large Cap Growth category for all periods ended July 31, 2018.

 

   

The annualized total returns of the PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund were above the S&P 500 Index returns and the median returns of the Morningstar Mid Cap Growth category for all time periods ended July 31, 2018.

Based on the information provided to them and in consideration of the specific investment objectives and risk profiles of each Fund, the Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the performance of each Fund was satisfactory.

 

53


Additional Information

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

(Unaudited) – continued

 

Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board reviewed the advisory fees and expenses paid by each Fund compared to those of other funds in the same Morningstar retail category (for the Stock Fund – Large Blend funds; for the Growth Fund – Large Growth funds; and for the Aggressive Growth Fund – Mid-Cap Growth funds), and of other funds in the Fund’s expense peer group, which was selected by Broadridge and was comprised of funds comparable to the Fund with fee structures and characteristics similar to those of the Funds (e.g., no distribution or shareholder servicing fees, and excluding load funds, index and enhanced index funds, funds of funds, and multi-manager funds). The Independent Trustees observed that the advisory fee of each Fund was below the median fees of the funds in the relevant Morningstar retail category and the Fund’s peer group. With respect to the Funds’ total expense ratios, in each case the total expense ratio of the Fund was in the lowest quartile of funds in its selected peer group. The total expense ratios for the Growth and Aggressive Growth Funds were in the lowest quartile relative to their respective Morningstar retail categories, while the Stock Fund’s total expense ratio was in the second lowest quartile of its Morningstar retail category.

The Board also reviewed the fees charged by the Advisor to other clients, including other mutual funds for which it provides sub-advisory services. The Board considered that although those fees were lower than those charged by the Advisor to the Funds, the differences appropriately reflected the investment, operational, and regulatory differences between advising other clients and the Funds, noting that mutual funds are subject to certain requirements under the 1940 Act that do not apply to the Advisor’s separate account clients. The Board and the Independent Trustees determined that the advisory fees and expenses charged to the Funds were reasonable in consideration of the services provided.

Costs and Profits of the Advisor

The Board reviewed information regarding the Advisor’s financial position and concluded that the Advisor would be able to continue to provide advisory services to the Funds. The Board also reviewed information relating to the Advisor’s profitability. Recognizing the difficulty in evaluating an investment advisor’s profitability with respect to the funds it manages in the context of an advisor with multiple lines of business, and noting that other profitability methodologies might also be reasonable, the Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the profit of the Advisor from its relationship with each Fund was reasonable. The Board noted that the Advisor had closed the Aggressive Growth Fund in January 2014 to most new investors, limiting the growth of the Fund and consequently future profits to the Advisor as it relates to the Aggressive Growth Fund. In considering the Advisor’s profitability, the Independent Trustees recognized the importance of the profitability of the Advisor, not only in maintaining its own financial condition, but also in maintaining an environment in which it is able to attract and retain talented investment professionals.

Economies of Scale and Other Benefits to the Investment Advisor

The Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the investment advisory agreement provides for a fee breakpoint at $100 million in assets for each Fund and concluded that the Funds had benefitted from economies of scale achieved by the Advisor through the breakpoints and advisory

 

54


Additional Information

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

(Unaudited) – continued

 

fees that are generally low relative to other actively managed funds with similar investment objectives. The Board also considered the benefits received by the Advisor as a result of its relationship with the Funds other than investment advisory fees, including any research received by broker-dealers providing execution services to the Funds, and the intangible benefits of the Advisor’s association with the Funds generally and any favorable publicity arising in connection with the Funds’ performance.

Conclusions

Based on their review, including their consideration of each of the factors referred to above, the Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the compensation payable to the Advisor pursuant to the investment advisory agreement with respect to each Fund is fair and reasonable in light of the services being provided by the Advisor to the Fund and its shareholders, and that renewal of the investment advisory agreement with respect to each Fund was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

55


LOGO  

Management

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

(Unaudited)

 

Portfolio Managers

PRIMECAP Management Company has five portfolio managers who together have more than 130 years of investment experience. The portfolio managers primarily responsible for overseeing the Funds’ investments are:

 

Name   Years of Experience  

Theo A. Kolokotrones

    48  

Joel P. Fried

    33  

Alfred W. Mordecai

    21  

M. Mohsin Ansari

    18  

James Marchetti

    13  

Each of these five individuals manages a portion of the PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund, the PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund, and the PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund. A portion of each Fund’s assets may be managed by individuals in the Investment Advisor’s research department.

Officers and Trustees

The Trust’s officers, who oversee the Funds’ daily operations, are appointed by the Board of Trustees. The trustees are responsible for the overall management of the Trust, including establishing the Funds’ policies and general supervision and review of their investment activities. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-729-2307 or at the Funds’ website at www.odysseyfunds.com.

Executive Officers. The table below sets forth certain information about each of the Trust’s executive officers. The address for each officer is 177 East Colorado Boulevard, 11th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91105.

 

Name

Age

  Position(s)
Held
with Trust
  Term of Office;
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Theo A. Kolokotrones

Age: 72

  Co-Chief Executive Officer   Indefinite;
Since 09/04
 

Chairman, Director, and Portfolio Manager

PRIMECAP Management Company

Joel P. Fried

Age: 56

  Co-Chief Executive Officer and Trustee   Indefinite;
Since 09/04
 

President, Director, and Portfolio Manager

PRIMECAP Management Company

 

56


Management

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

(Unaudited) – continued

 

Name
Age
  Position(s)
Held
with Trust
  Term of Office;
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Alfred W. Mordecai

Age: 50

  Co-Chief Executive Officer   Indefinite;
Since 10/12
 

Vice Chairman, Director, and Portfolio Manager

PRIMECAP Management Company

Michael J. Ricks

Age: 40

  Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and Secretary   Indefinite;
Since 03/11
  Director of Fund Administration PRIMECAP Management Company

Karen Chen

Age: 45

  Vice President of Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, and AML Officer   Indefinite;
Since 10/04
  Chief Compliance Officer, Director of Compliance and Reporting
PRIMECAP Management Company

“Independent” Trustees. The table below sets forth certain information about each of the trustees of the Trust who is not an “interested person” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”). The address for each Independent Trustee is 177 East Colorado Boulevard, 11th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91105.

 

Name
Age
  Position(s)
Held
with Trust
  Term of
Office;
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen  by
Trustee(1)
  Other
Director-
ships Held
by  Trustee

Benjamin F. Hammon

Age: 83

  Chairman of the Board and Trustee   Indefinite;
Since 09/04
  Retired; Private investor   3   None

Wayne H. Smith

Age: 77

  Chairman of the Audit Committee and Trustee   Indefinite;
Since 09/04
  Retired; Private investor   3   None

Joseph G. Uzelac

Age: 75

  Trustee   Indefinite;
Since 10/07
  Retired; Private investor   3   None

Elizabeth D. Obershaw

Age: 58

  Trustee   Indefinite;
Since 06/08
  Managing Director, Horsley Bridge Partners, an investment advisor (2007-present)   3   None

 

  (1) 

Fund Complex includes any funds, series of funds, or trusts that share the same advisor or that hold themselves out to investors as related companies.

 

57


Management

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

(Unaudited) – continued

 

“Interested” Trustees. The table below sets forth certain information about each of the trustees of the Trust who is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act. The address for each interested trustee is 177 East Colorado Boulevard, 11th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91105.

 

Name
Age
  Position(s)
Held
with Trust
  Term of
Office;
Length of
Time Served
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen  by
Trustee(1)
  Other
Director-
ships Held
by  Trustee

Joel P. Fried(2)

Age: 56

  Co-Chief Executive Officer and Trustee   Indefinite;
Since 09/04
  President, Director, and Portfolio Manager
PRIMECAP Management Company
  3   None

 

  (1) 

Fund Complex includes any funds, series of funds, or trusts that share the same advisor or that hold themselves out to investors as related companies.

  (2) 

Mr. Fried is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act, because of his employ- ment with PRIMECAP Management Company, the investment advisor to the Trust.

 

58


LOGO  

Privacy Notice

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds

 

PRIMECAP Management Company

Maintaining the confidentiality of client personal financial information is very important to PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds (the “Trust”) and PRIMECAP Management Company (the “Advisor”). The Advisor and the Trust may collect several types of nonpublic personal information about investors, including:

 

   

Information from forms that investors may fill out and send to the Advisor or the Trust in connection with an account (such as name, address, and social security number).

 

   

Information an investor may give the Advisor or the Trust orally.

 

   

Information about the amount investors have invested in an account.

 

   

Information about any bank account investors may use for transfers between a bank account and a shareholder account.

The Advisor and the Trust will not sell or disclose client personal information to anyone except as permitted or required by law. For example, information collected may be shared with the independent auditors in the course of the annual audit of the Advisor or the Trust. The Advisor or the Trust may also share this information with the Advisor’s or the Trust’s legal counsel, as deemed appropriate, and with regulators. Finally, the Advisor or the Trust may disclose information about clients or investors at the client’s or investor’s request (for example, by sending duplicate account statements to someone designated by the client or investor), or as otherwise permitted or required by law.

Within the Advisor and the Trust, access to information about clients and investors is restricted to those employees or service providers who need to know the information to service client accounts. The Advisor’s employees are trained to follow its procedures to protect client privacy and are instructed to access information about clients only when they have a business reason to obtain it.

The Advisor and the Trust reserve the right to change this privacy policy in the future, but we will not disclose investor nonpublic personal information except as required or permitted by law without giving the investor an opportunity to instruct us not to do so.


Investment Advisor

PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT COMPANY

177 East Colorado Boulevard, 11th Floor

Pasadena, California 91105

 

Distributor

QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

777 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Custodian

U.S. BANK, N.A.

1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

 

Transfer Agent

U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC

615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Administrator

U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC

2020 East Financial Way, Suite 100

Glendora, California 91741

 

Legal Counsel

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

300 South Grand Avenue, Twenty-Second Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Three Embarcadero Center

San Francisco, California 94111

This report is intended for the shareholders of the PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.

PRIMECAP, PRIMECAP Odyssey, and the PRIMECAP Odyssey logo are trademarks of PRIMECAP Management Company.


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officers and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

The registrant undertakes to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of its code of ethics by mail when such person calls the registrant at 1-800-729-2307.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Wayne Smith is the registrant’s “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, to perform audit services, audit-related services, and tax services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically relate to the accountant’s review of the registrant’s federal and state tax returns. There were no other services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant during the past two fiscal years. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 

     FYE 10/31/2018      FYE 10/31/2017  

Audit Fees

   $ 124,600      $ 121,000  

Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees

   $ 15,915      $ 15,450  

All Other Fees

   $ 0      $ 0  

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.


The percentage of fees billed by PriceWaterHouse Coopers applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 

     FYE 10/31/2018     FYE 10/31/2017  

Audit-Related Fees

     100     100

Tax Fees

     100     100

All Other Fees

     100     100

All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser) for the last two years. The audit committee of the board of trustees/directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

 

Non-Audit Related Fees

   FYE 10/31/2018      FYE 10/31/2017  

Registrant

   $ 15,915      $ 15,450  

Registrant’s Investment Adviser

   $ 0      $ 0  

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Registrant’s Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)

(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed January 6, 2006.

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 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.

 

PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds
By  

/s/ Joel P. Fried

  Joel P. Fried, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Date  

December 21, 2018

By  

/s/ Theo A. Kolokotrones

  Theo A. Kolokotrones, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Date  

December 21, 2018

By  

/s/ Alfred W. Mordecai

  Alfred W. Mordecai, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Date  

December 21, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By  

/s/ Joel P. Fried

  Joel P. Fried, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Date  

December 21, 2018

By  

/s/ Theo A. Kolokotrones

  Theo A. Kolokotrones, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Date  

December 21, 2018

By  

/s/ Alfred W. Mordecai

  Alfred W. Mordecai, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Date  

December 21, 2018

By  

/s/ Michael J. Ricks

  Michael J. Ricks, Chief Financial Officer
Date  

December 21, 2018