N-CSRS 1 d76330dncsrs.htm ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND OF FUNDS TRUST SEMI ANNUAL REPORT ALLIANZ Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust Semi Annual Report

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21624

 

 

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2019

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

 


AZL® Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

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


AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,110.80     $ 0.42       0.08 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.40     $ 0.40       0.08 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Fixed Income Funds

      49.9 %

Domestic Equity Funds

      37.6

International Equity Funds

      12.6
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.1 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (100.1%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (37.6%):  
  1,350,328      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 30,193,329  
  6,052,552      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      104,588,097  
  1,154,454      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      15,943,006  
     

 

 

 
        150,724,432  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (49.9%):  
  17,809,112      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      199,818,232  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (12.6%):  
  3,099,390      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      50,334,091  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $301,368,408)

     400,876,755  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $301,368,408) — 100.1%(a)

     400,876,755  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.1)%

     (408,606
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 400,468,149  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 301,368,408
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 400,876,755

Interest and dividends receivable

      16

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      179,587

Prepaid expenses

      3,172
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      401,059,530
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      179,587

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      377,086

Manager fees payable

      16,304

Administration fees payable

      4,648

Custodian fees payable

      1,281

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      756

Transfer agent fees payable

      863

Trustee fees payable

      466

Other accrued liabilities

      10,390
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      591,381
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 400,468,149
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 276,947,716

Total distributable earnings

      123,520,433
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 400,468,149
   

 

 

 

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

      24,205,979

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 16.54
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from non-affiliates

    $ 222
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      222
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      99,077

Administration fees

      30,507

Custodian fees

      3,961

Administrative and compliance services fees

      3,446

Transfer agent fees

      2,780

Trustee fees

      10,899

Professional fees

      9,073

Shareholder reports

      5,317

Other expenses

      3,137
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      168,197
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (167,975 )
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      3,387,463

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities

      151

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      38,671,693
   

 

 

 

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

      42,059,307
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 41,891,332
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (167,975 )     $ 7,720,384

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      3,387,614       14,710,890

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      38,671,693       (40,203,778 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      41,891,332       (17,772,504 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (19,383,356 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (19,383,356 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      4,499,058       8,361,288

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            19,383,356

Value of shares redeemed

      (32,110,835 )       (52,781,680 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (27,611,777 )       (25,037,036 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      14,279,555       (62,192,896 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      386,188,594       448,381,490
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 400,468,149     $ 386,188,594
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      284,438       526,619

Dividends reinvested

            1,252,155

Shares redeemed

      (2,017,251 )       (3,282,281 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,732,813 )       (1,503,507 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 14.89     $ 16.34     $ 15.75     $ 15.44     $ 15.91     $ 15.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (0.01 )(a)       0.31       0.15       0.30       0.34       0.16

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.66       (0.99 )       1.62       0.73       (0.34 )       0.78
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.65       (0.68 )       1.77       1.03       (b)       0.94
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.16 )       (0.38 )       (0.43 )       (0.17 )       (0.23 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.61 )       (0.80 )       (0.29 )       (0.30 )       (0.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.77 )       (1.18 )       (0.72 )       (0.47 )       (0.43 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 16.54     $ 14.89     $ 16.34     $ 15.75     $ 15.44     $ 15.91
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      11.08 %(d)       (4.36 )%       11.50 %       6.75 %       0.01 %       6.11 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 400,468     $ 386,189     $ 448,381     $ 438,300     $ 432,536     $ 438,651

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      (0.08 )%       1.82 %       0.78 %       1.83 %       2.14 %       1.02 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %       0.08 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      1 %(d)       5 %       6 %       12 %       11 %       9 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

Represents less than $0.005.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

         0.05 %          0.20 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Net
Realized
Gains(Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2019
  Shares as of
6/30/2019
  Dividend
Income
  Net Realized
Gains Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 201,992,298     $ 1,794,802     $ (15,557,292 )     $ (32,610 )     $ 11,621,034     $ 199,818,232       17,809,112     $     $

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      47,746,626             (3,970,314 )       334,481       6,223,298       50,334,091       3,099,390            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      26,638,665       131,807       (1,283,561 )       29,915       4,676,503       30,193,329       1,350,328            

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      96,443,706       1,498,062       (10,689,788 )       3,053,309       14,282,808       104,588,097       6,052,552            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      13,778,376       490,981       (196,769 )       2,368       1,868,050       15,943,006       1,154,454            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 386,599,671     $ 3,915,652     $ (31,697,724 )     $ 3,387,463     $ 38,671,693     $ 400,876,755       29,465,836     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $2,744 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Companies

       $ 400,876,755        $        $ 400,876,755
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 400,876,755        $        $ 400,876,755
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 3,915,652        $ 31,697,724

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default. During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not directly invest in derivatives.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $302,718,794. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 98,157,961

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 98,157,961
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

    

Total

Distributions(a)

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 3,957,710        $ 15,425,646        $ 19,383,356

 

(a)

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

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 8,970,214        $ 13,325,504        $        $ 59,333,383        $ 81,629,101

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

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


AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,103.90     $ 0.42       0.08 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.40     $ 0.40       0.08 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

      48.2 %

Fixed Income Funds

      39.7

International Equity Funds

      12.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

        
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (48.2%):  
  28,833,603      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund    $ 383,775,255  
  8,662,913      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      100,749,679  
     

 

 

 
        484,524,934  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (39.7%):  
  38,543,699      AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund      398,541,846  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (12.1%):  
  11,720,530      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund      121,073,070  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $880,497,355)

     1,004,139,850  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $880,497,355) — 100.0%(a)

     1,004,139,850  
  

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (454,655
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,003,685,195  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 880,497,355
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 1,004,139,850

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      348,945

Prepaid expenses

      7,519
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,004,496,314
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      348,945

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      380,394

Manager fees payable

      40,849

Administration fees payable

      5,438

Custodian fees payable

      2,443

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      2,083

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,051

Trustee fees payable

      1,309

Other accrued liabilities

      28,607
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      811,119
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,003,685,195
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 823,342,223

Total distributable earnings

      180,342,972
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,003,685,195
   

 

 

 

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

      70,013,919

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 14.34
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from non-affiliates

    $ 33
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      33
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      250,647

Administration fees

      33,761

Custodian fees

      7,064

Administrative and compliance services fees

      8,966

Transfer agent fees

      3,109

Trustee fees

      28,366

Professional fees

      23,541

Shareholder reports

      13,087

Other expenses

      8,710
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      377,251
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (377,218 )
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      8,048,504

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities

      81

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      91,485,771
   

 

 

 

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

      99,534,356
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 99,157,138
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (377,218 )     $ 9,422,112

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      8,048,585       39,975,403

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      91,485,771       (109,331,866 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      99,157,138       (59,934,351 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (28,987,454 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (28,987,454 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      992,955       3,711,811

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            28,987,454

Value of shares redeemed

      (68,598,463 )       (175,840,406 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (67,605,508 )       (143,141,141 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      31,551,630       (232,062,946 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      972,133,565       1,204,196,511
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,003,685,195     $ 972,133,565
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      72,748       263,773

Dividends reinvested

            2,094,469

Shares redeemed

      (4,911,247 )       (12,361,568 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (4,838,499 )       (10,003,326 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 12.99     $ 14.19     $ 12.69     $ 18.08     $ 18.71     $ 17.86
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (0.01 )(a)       0.15       0.15       0.10       0.01       0.20

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.36       (0.97 )       1.46       1.32       (0.14 )       0.96
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.35       (0.82 )       1.61       1.42       (0.13 )       1.16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.17 )       (0.11 )             (0.24 )       (0.22 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.21 )             (6.81 )       (0.26 )       (0.09 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.38 )       (0.11 )       (6.81 )       (0.50 )       (0.31 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 14.34     $ 12.99     $ 14.19     $ 12.69     $ 18.08     $ 18.71
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      10.39 %(c)       (5.91 )%       12.69 %       9.32 %       (0.67 )%       6.53 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 1,003,685     $ 972,134     $ 1,204,197     $ 1,194,169     $ 1,257,794     $ 1,439,548

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      (0.08 )%       0.84 %       1.02 %       0.75 %       (0.07 )%       1.09 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

      0.08 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

      0.08 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %       0.07 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      (c)       7 %       2 %       2 %       114 %(f)       7 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Effective April 27, 2015, the investment strategy of the Fund changed. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in investment strategy contributed to higher portfolio turnover rate for the period ended December 31, 2015 as compared to prior years.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

         0.05 %          0.20 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Net
Realized
Gains(Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2019
  Shares as of
6/30/2019
  Dividend
Income
  Net Realized
Gains Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

    $ 412,833,477.00     $     $ (25,416,709 )     $ 482,448.00     $ 10,642,630.00     $ 398,541,846.00       38,543,699     $     $

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

      111,040,289       518,680       (4,139,813 )       28,242       13,625,672       121,073,070       11,720,530            

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

      357,414,103       254,161       (35,762,139 )       7,441,936       54,427,194       383,775,255       28,833,603            

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

      90,842,403       10,557       (2,989,434 )       95,878       12,790,275       100,749,679       8,662,913            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 972,130,272     $ 783,398     $ (68,308,095 )     $ 8,048,504     $ 91,485,771     $ 1,004,139,850       87,760,745     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $6,958 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Affiliated Investment Companies

       $ 1,004,139,850        $        $ 1,004,139,850
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 1,004,139,850        $        $ 1,004,139,850
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 783,398        $ 68,308,095

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $880,841,842. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 123,298,008  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 123,298,008  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

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

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 13,032,287        $ 15,955,167        $ 28,987,454

 

(a)

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

 

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AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 10,447,503        $ 38,926,094        $        $ 31,812,237        $ 81,185,834

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund, AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund, and AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund, which are affiliated with the Manager.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
 

Annualized Expense

Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,108.30     $ 0.73       0.14 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.10     $ 0.70       0.14 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Fixed Income Funds

      47.4 %

Domestic Equity Funds

      35.1

International Equity Funds

      12.5

Money Markets

        
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      5.0
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (35.1%):  
  1,111,326      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 24,849,243  
  4,432,693      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      76,596,942  
  968,212      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      13,371,007  
     

 

 

 
        114,817,192  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (47.4%):  
  13,801,877      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      154,857,058  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (12.5%):  
  2,523,354      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      40,979,270  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $270,321,396)

     310,653,520  
     

 

 

 
Money Markets (0.0%):  
  19,189      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.10%(a)      19,189  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Money Markets (Cost $19,189)

     19,189  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $270,340,585) — 95.0%(b)

     310,672,709  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     16,335,069  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 327,007,778  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2019.

 

(b)

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $16,320,870 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/20/19        55      $ 8,096,550      $ 159,753  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/19/19        63        8,062,034        169,845  
           

 

 

 
            $ 329,598  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

    $ 19,189

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      270,321,396
   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

    $ 19,189

Investments in affiliates, at value

      310,653,520

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      16,320,870

Interest and dividends receivable

      24,276

Receivable for capital shares issued

      58,252

Prepaid expenses

      2,442
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      327,078,549
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

      19,189

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      8,789

Manager fees payable

      26,461

Administration fees payable

      4,653

Custodian fees payable

      966

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      630

Transfer agent fees payable

      857

Trustee fees payable

      421

Other accrued liabilities

      8,805
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      70,771
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 327,007,778
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 275,753,918

Total distributable earnings

      51,253,860
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 327,007,778
   

 

 

 

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

      23,843,771

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.71
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 164,087

Dividends from non-affiliates

      752
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      164,839
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      157,646

Administration fees

      30,063

Custodian fees

      2,975

Administrative and compliance services fees

      2,754

Transfer agent fees

      2,734

Trustee fees

      8,661

Professional fees

      7,259

Shareholder reports

      4,653

Other expenses

      2,486
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      219,231
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (54,392 )
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      57,418

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      1,036,935

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      31,195,912

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      178,078
   

 

 

 

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

      32,468,343
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 32,413,951
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (54,392 )     $ 5,735,880

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      1,094,353       6,581,658

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      31,373,990       (26,340,799 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      32,413,951       (14,023,261 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (10,275,883 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (10,275,883 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      9,743,264       21,031,895

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            10,275,883

Value of shares redeemed

      (17,083,293 )       (27,305,408 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (7,340,029 )       4,002,370
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      25,073,922       (20,296,774 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      301,933,856       322,230,630
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 327,007,778     $ 301,933,856
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      734,669       1,574,251

Dividends reinvested

            798,437

Shares redeemed

      (1,294,490 )       (2,053,669 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (559,821 )       319,019
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 12.37     $ 13.38     $ 12.74     $ 12.30     $ 12.56     $ 12.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (a),(b)       0.24       0.11       0.17       0.22       0.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.34       (0.82 )       1.32       0.64       (0.25 )       0.65
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.34       (0.58 )       1.43       0.81       (0.03 )       0.73
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.11 )       (0.26 )       (0.28 )       (0.10 )       (0.12 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.32 )       (0.53 )       (0.09 )       (0.13 )       (0.08 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.43 )       (0.79 )       (0.37 )       (0.23 )       (0.20 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.71     $ 12.37     $ 13.38     $ 12.74     $ 12.30     $ 12.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      10.83 %(d)       (4.44 )%       11.40 %       6.61 %       (0.22 )%       6.09 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 327,008     $ 301,934     $ 322,231     $ 312,745     $ 255,129     $ 208,618

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      (0.03 )%       1.79 %       0.72 %       1.69 %       2.08 %       0.97 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.14 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.15 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.14 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.14 %       0.14 %       0.15 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      2 %(d)       7 %       9 %       11 %       5 %       6 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $15.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 159,753     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     169,845     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ 695,806      $ 182,786  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      341,129        (4,708

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.20 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Net
Realized
Gains(Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2019
  Shares as of
6/30/2019
  Dividend
Income
  Net Realized
Gains Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 152,834,757     $ 3,433,400     $ (10,255,007 )     $ (266,454 )     $ 9,110,362     $ 154,857,058       13,801,877     $     $

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      36,279,424       302,308       (681,615 )       (8,183 )       5,087,336       40,979,270       2,523,354            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      20,365,050       1,307,416       (458,321 )       11,848       3,623,250       24,849,243       1,111,326            

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      67,239,890       768,308       (3,670,883 )       317,864       11,941,763       76,596,942       4,432,693            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      10,431,439       1,668,711       (164,687 )       2,343       1,433,201       13,371,007       968,212            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 287,150,560     $ 7,480,143     $ (15,230,513 )     $ 57,418     $ 31,195,912     $ 310,653,520       22,837,462     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $2,170was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 310,653,520        $        $ 310,653,520

Money Markets

         19,189                   19,189
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         310,672,709                   310,672,709
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         329,598                   329,598
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 311,002,307        $        $ 311,002,307
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 7,480,143        $ 15,230,513

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $273,178,212. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 37,494,497  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 37,494,497  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 3,233,566        $ 7,042,317        $ 10,275,883

 

(a)

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

 

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AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    

Undistributed
Long-Term

Capital Gains

    

Accumulated

Capital and
Other Losses

     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund

       $ 6,684,897        $ 5,804,805        $        $ 6,382,015        $ 18,871,717

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Consolidated Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 20

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 20

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 21

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 22

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Page 23

Other Information

Page 35

 

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


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,102.40     $ 3.60       0.69 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.37     $ 3.46       0.69 %

 

*

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

 

Consolidated Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Common Stocks

      28.8 %

Fixed Income Funds

      27.4

International Equity Funds

      17.6

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      12.7

Foreign Bonds

      4.0

Corporate Bonds

      2.6

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.7

Yankee Dollars

      0.7

Preferred Stocks

      0.4

Money Markets

      0.2

Purchased Options

      0.1

Bank Loans

      0.1

Private Placements

      0.1

Convertible Bonds

        

Convertible Preferred Stocks

        

Purchased Interest Rate Cap

        

Purchased Currency Options

        

Purchased Swaptions

        
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.6
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%

Consolidated Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

United States

      77.7 %

Japan

      5.2

France

      2.1

Germany

      1.8

United Kingdom

      1.4

Canada

      0.9

Netherlands

      0.8

China

      0.7

Taiwan, Province Of China

      0.7

Switzerland

      0.6

All other countries

      3.7
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.6
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks (28.8%):  
Aerospace & Defense (1.0%):  
  186      Boeing Co. (The)(a)    $ 67,706  
  402      Dassault Aviation SA(a)      578,782  
  186      Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)      67,618  
  122      Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)      39,419  
  17,264      Raytheon Co.(a)      3,001,865  
  5,514      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc(a)      58,992  
  11,815      Safran SA(a)      1,730,817  
  16,221      United Technologies Corp.(a)      2,111,974  
     

 

 

 
        7,657,173  
     

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%):  
  2,390      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^(a)      201,596  
  340      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(a)      35,112  
  400      Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      8,150  
     

 

 

 
        244,858  
     

 

 

 
Airlines (0.4%):  
  38,394      Azul SA, ADR*^(a)      1,283,895  
  483      Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a)      27,410  
  53,800      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.(a)      1,721,363  
  551      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*(a)      48,240  
     

 

 

 
        3,080,908  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components (0.4%):  
  26,300      Denso Corp.(a)      1,108,773  
  2,500      Exedy Corp.(a)      52,502  
  20,200      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(a)      1,081,345  
  141      Lear Corp.(a)      19,637  
  724      Magna Internationl, Inc.(a)      36,029  
  2,300      Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.(a)      56,711  
  19,200      Toyota Industries Corp.(a)      1,059,479  
     

 

 

 
        3,414,476  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles (0.5%):  
  1,419      Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(a)      19,739  
  988      Ford Motor Co.(a)      10,107  
  62,200      Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.(a)      1,515,572  
  1,534      General Motors Co.(a)      59,105  
  3,928      Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.(a)      146,916  
  3,871      Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.(a)      366,497  
  2,300      Mitsubishi Motors Corp.(a)      11,052  
  686      Renault SA^(a)      43,233  
  37,900      Suzuki Motor Corp.(a)      1,784,166  
     

 

 

 
        3,956,387  
     

 

 

 
Banks (1.7%):  
  108,935      ABN AMRO Group NV(a)      2,330,343  
  23,000      Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class A(a)      9,613  
  220      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA(a)      1,230  
  872      Banco do Brasil SA(a)      12,251  
  573      Banco Santander Brasil SA(a)      6,785  
  3,282      Bank of America Corp.(a)      95,178  
  7,000      Bank of China, Ltd.(a)      2,951  
  326      Bank of Montreal(a)      24,628  
  149      BB&T Corp.(a)      7,320  
  29,000      China Citic Bank Co., Ltd.(a)      16,531  
  11,000      China Construction Bank(a)      9,453  
  14,743      Citigroup, Inc.(a)      1,032,452  
  6,656      Criteria Caixacorp SA(a)      19,056  
  1,416      Fifth Third Bancorp(a)      39,506  
Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Banks, continued  
  826      Hana Financial Holdings Group, Inc.(a)    $ 26,776  
  152,246      HSBC Holdings plc(a)      1,269,946  
  68,000      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd, Class H(a)      49,511  
  1,329      Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)(a)      16,185  
  38,541      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)      4,308,885  
  360      KB Financial Group, Inc.(a)      14,268  
  119      KeyCorp(a)      2,112  
  50      M&T Bank Corp.(a)      8,504  
  10,600      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.(a)      50,681  
  75,900      PT Bank Central Asia Tbk(a)      161,213  
  1,341      Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.(a)      52,163  
  485      Societe Generale(a)      12,269  
  100      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.(a)      3,541  
  23,495      SunTrust Banks, Inc.(a)      1,476,661  
  4,971      U.S. Bancorp(a)      260,480  
  1,803      Unicredit SpA(a)      22,190  
  8,100      United Overseas Bank, Ltd.(a)      156,537  
  43,200      Wells Fargo & Co.(a)      2,044,224  
     

 

 

 
        13,543,443  
     

 

 

 
Beverages (0.1%):  
  1,035      Ambev SA Com Npv(a)      4,823  
  506      Carlsberg A/S, Class B(a)      67,116  
  4,000      China Resources Enterprises, Ltd.(a)      18,933  
  3,297      Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA, ADR(a)      93,140  
  788      Diageo plc(a)      33,928  
  469      Monster Beverage Corp.*(a)      29,936  
  2,130      PepsiCo, Inc.(a)      279,307  
  65,100      Thai Beverage PCL(a)      39,970  
  500      Tsingtao Brewery Co, Ltd., Class A(a)      3,642  
  4,000      Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H(a)      25,366  
  300      Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A(a)      5,159  
     

 

 

 
        601,320  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.3%):  
  3,724      AbbVie, Inc.(a)      270,809  
  319      Amgen, Inc.(a)      58,785  
  2,641      Biogen Idec, Inc.*(a)      617,651  
  31      CSL, Ltd.(a)      4,689  
  22,445      Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)      1,516,384  
  3      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)      939  
  63      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)      11,553  
     

 

 

 
        2,480,810  
     

 

 

 
Building Products (0.2%):  
  100      Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.(a)      3,466  
  943      ASSA Abloy AB, Class B(a)      21,358  
  5,863      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA^(a)      229,115  
  5,200      Daikin Industries, Ltd.(a)      680,721  
  1,823      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.^(a)      104,148  
  4,887      Masco Corp.(a)      191,766  
  5,400      Nichias Corp.(a)      97,418  
     

 

 

 
        1,327,992  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.3%):  
  708      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(a)      102,773  
  100      B3 SA- Brasil Bolsa Balcao(a)      976  
  194      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(a)      8,565  
  24,066      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(a)      967,213  
  2,000      Citic Securities Co., Ltd., Class A(a)      4,176  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Capital Markets, continued  
  277      Deutsche Boerse AG(a)    $ 39,173  
  381      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)      77,953  
  1,600      Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd.*(a)      2,857  
  22,457      Morgan Stanley(a)      983,841  
     

 

 

 
        2,187,527  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.8%):  
  12,499      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(a)      2,829,398  
  290      Akzo Nobel NV(a)      27,251  
  12,600      Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.(a)      112,304  
  8,052      Dow, Inc.(a)      397,044  
  8,052      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)      604,464  
  554      Evonik Industries AG(a)      16,129  
  31,000      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.(a)      102,918  
  33,000      Formosa Plastics Corp.(a)      121,768  
  893      Huntsman Corp.(a)      18,253  
  5,400      Kuraray Co., Ltd.^(a)      64,669  
  483      LG Chem, Ltd.(a)      148,754  
  41,000      Nan Ya Plastics Corp.(a)      103,847  
  377      Nutrien, Ltd.(a)      20,169  
  67,900      PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd.(a)      141,770  
  16,400      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.(a)      1,531,457  
  60,000      Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class H(a)      23,838  
  3,100      Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.(a)      14,426  
  13,400      Toagosei Co., Ltd.(a)      141,237  
     

 

 

 
        6,419,696  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%):  
  3,229      Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      7,440  
  14,420      IAA, Inc.*(a)      559,207  
  14,420      KAR Auction Services, Inc.(a)      360,500  
  245      Waste Management, Inc.(a)      28,266  
     

 

 

 
        955,413  
     

 

 

 
Communications Equipment (0.0%):  
  4,500      BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd.(a)      6,450  
  2,286      Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)      125,113  
  6,428      Nokia OYJ(a)      31,935  
  1,110      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B(a)      10,539  
     

 

 

 
        174,037  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering (0.1%):  
  1,310      Eiffage SA(a)      129,480  
  13,600      Kinden Corp.(a)      209,535  
  1,900      Kyudenko Corp.(a)      57,463  
  3,500      Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd.(a)      73,821  
  3,200      Nippo Corp.(a)      63,180  
  4,100      Okumura Corp.(a)      125,570  
  6,500      Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd.(a)      5,517  
  17,700      Toda Corp.(a)      98,192  
     

 

 

 
        762,758  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials (0.0%):  
  1,600      Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class A(a)      9,692  
  4,500      Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H(a)      28,228  
  30,000      China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd.(a)      28,991  
  74      LafargeHolcim, Ltd., Registered Shares(a)      3,616  
  9,600      Siam Cement PCL(a)      147,765  
     

 

 

 
        218,292  
     

 

 

 
Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Consumer Finance (0.0%):  
  694      Ally Financial, Inc.(a)    $ 21,507  
  301      Capital One Financial Corp.(a)      27,313  
  490      Discover Financial Services(a)      38,018  
  53      Synchrony Financial(a)      1,838  
     

 

 

 
        88,676  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging (0.0%):  
  226      Packaging Corp. of America(a)      21,542  
     

 

 

 
Distributors (0.0%):  
  3,500      Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.(a)      76,589  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):  
  36      New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR*(a)      3,477  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):  
  1,898      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*(a)      404,597  
  114,000      Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      168,495  
     

 

 

 
        573,092  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%):  
  125      AT&T, Inc.(a)      4,189  
  52,873      Cellnex Telecom SAU(a)      1,956,762  
  223,000      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.(a)      811,608  
  528      France Telecom SA(a)      8,322  
  84,000      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.(a)      133,376  
  3,400      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.(a)      158,472  
  50,100      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.(a)      129,863  
  544,119      Telecom Italia SpA*(a)      297,030  
  31,510      Telecom Italia SpA^(a)      16,338  
  561      Telefonica SA(a)      4,606  
  45,330      Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)      2,589,703  
     

 

 

 
        6,110,269  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (0.6%):  
  5,334      CEZ(a)      128,906  
  20,000      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.(a)      162,946  
  13,000      CLP Holdings, Ltd.(a)      143,238  
  49      Electricite de France(a)      618  
  181,523      Enel SpA(a)      1,268,014  
  4,688      Exelon Corp.(a)      224,743  
  8,000      Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.(a)      57,521  
  11,633      NextEra Energy, Inc.(a)      2,383,137  
  358      Xcel Energy, Inc.(a)      21,297  
     

 

 

 
        4,390,420  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment (0.4%):  
  388      Eaton Corp. plc(a)      32,313  
  37,638      Emerson Electric Co.(a)      2,511,208  
  6,000      GS Yuasa Corp.(a)      116,641  
  3,400      Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.^(a)      116,648  
  140      Rockwell Automation, Inc.(a)      22,936  
     

 

 

 
        2,799,746  
     

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.3%):  
  2,108      ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.(a)      35,470  
  2,163      Corning, Inc.(a)      71,876  
  1,800      Hitachi, Ltd.(a)      66,163  
  63,320      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.(a)      158,028  
  6,200      Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.(a)      91,339  
  200      Keyence Corp.(a)      122,925  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued  
  39,300      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(a)    $ 1,772,619  
  17      Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Series L(a)      1,443  
     

 

 

 
        2,319,863  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):  
  239      Halliburton Co.(a)      5,435  
  492      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^(a)      24,905  
  3,984      Schlumberger, Ltd.(a)      158,324  
     

 

 

 
        188,664  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment (0.0%):  
  320      Ncsoft Corp.(a)      132,208  
  291      Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR*^(a)      4,362  
  1,029      Vivendi Universal SA(a)      28,354  
  373      Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)      52,086  
     

 

 

 
        217,010  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.5%):  
  977      American Tower Corp.(a)      199,748  
  115      Boston Properties, Inc.(a)      14,835  
  2,556      Equinix, Inc.(a)      1,288,966  
  14,344      Equity Residential Property Trust(a)      1,088,996  
  11,000      Link REIT (The)(a)      135,305  
  180      Macquarie Goodman Group(a)      1,902  
  5,789      Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield^(a)      867,069  
  4,229      Welltower, Inc.(a)      344,790  
  9,113      Weyerhaeuser Co.(a)      240,036  
     

 

 

 
        4,181,647  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):  
  600      AEON Co., Ltd.(a)      10,323  
  175      Costco Wholesale Corp.(a)      46,246  
  7,032      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA(a)      113,214  
  1,849      Kroger Co. (The)(a)      40,142  
  2,400      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      81,360  
  354      Sysco Corp.(a)      25,035  
  1,356      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(a)      149,824  
     

 

 

 
        466,144  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (1.1%):  
  77,200      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.(a)      1,340,816  
  41,358      Danone SA(a)      3,506,670  
  1,406      JBS SA(a)      7,771  
  100      Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      7,152  
  3,443      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(a)      185,578  
  6      Nestle India, Ltd.(a)      1,037  
  33,734      Nestle SA, Registered Shares(a)      3,493,870  
  8,000      Tingyi (Caymen Is) Holding Corp.(a)      13,350  
  67,000      Uni-President Enterprises Corp.(a)      178,396  
  183,000      Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.(a)      148,395  
  6,500      WH Group, Ltd.(a)      6,618  
     

 

 

 
        8,889,653  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities (0.2%):  
  3,500      Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.(a)      17,798  
  2,000      China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.(a)      9,915  
  49,100      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.(a)      1,155,395  
     

 

 

 
        1,183,108  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.7%):  
  2,337      Abbott Laboratories(a)      196,542  
Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued  
  202      Alcon, Inc.*(a)    $ 12,498  
  1,864      Baxter International, Inc.(a)      152,662  
  160      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*(a)      29,558  
  3,080      EssilorLuxottica SA(a)      402,507  
  17,900      HOYA Corp.(a)      1,375,144  
  56      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*(a)      29,375  
  61,540      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV(a)      2,672,362  
  866      Medtronic plc(a)      84,340  
  38,800      Olympus Co., Ltd.(a)      432,579  
  987      Stryker Corp.(a)      202,907  
     

 

 

 
        5,590,474  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (1.6%):  
  3,900      Alfresa Holdings Corp.(a)      96,516  
  11,717      Anthem, Inc.(a)      3,306,654  
  675      Cardinal Health, Inc.(a)      31,793  
  354      Centene Corp.*(a)      18,564  
  16,732      CVS Health Corp.(a)      911,727  
  19,877      DaVita, Inc.*(a)      1,118,280  
  27,525      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA(a)      1,490,819  
  7,647      HCA Healthcare, Inc.(a)      1,033,645  
  71      Humana, Inc.(a)      18,836  
  411      McKesson Corp.(a)      55,234  
  4,600      Medipal Holdings Corp.(a)      101,760  
  24,213      NMC Health plc^(a)      738,829  
  74,487      Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA(a)      782,256  
  1,800      Suzuken Co., Ltd.(a)      105,811  
  9,731      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)      2,374,461  
     

 

 

 
        12,185,185  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Technology (0.0%):  
  17      Cerner Corp.(a)      1,246  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.3%):  
  761      Carnival Corp., Class A^(a)      35,425  
  36,000      Genting Singapore, Ltd.(a)      24,498  
  249      McDonald’s Corp.(a)      51,707  
  408      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(a)      49,454  
  400      Sands China, Ltd.(a)      1,918  
  13,079      Sodexo SA(a)      1,528,566  
  985      Starbucks Corp.(a)      82,573  
  662      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.(a)      29,062  
  3,898      Yum China Holdings, Inc.(a)      180,087  
  642      Yum! Brands, Inc.(a)      71,050  
     

 

 

 
        2,054,340  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables (0.1%):  
  3,138      Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The)(a)      148,797  
  1,434      Coway Co., Ltd.(a)      96,169  
  831      LG Electronics, Inc.(a)      57,154  
  1,300      Sony Corp.(a)      67,933  
     

 

 

 
        370,053  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.4%):  
  37,730      Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)      2,704,109  
  1,386      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(a)      151,975  
     

 

 

 
        2,856,084  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):  
  1,736      AES Corp. (The)(a)      29,095  
  27,000      Cgn Power Co., Ltd., Class H(a)      7,435  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

4


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers, continued  
  6,000      China Longyuan Power Group Corp.(a)    $ 3,855  
  4,000      China Resources Power Holdings Co.(a)      5,835  
  100      Engie Brasil Energia SA(a)      1,132  
  330      NRG Energy, Inc.(a)      11,590  
  7,853      Vistra Energy Corp.*(a)      177,792  
     

 

 

 
        236,734  
     

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%):  
  11,000      Citic, Ltd.(a)      15,826  
  39,500      Fosun International, Ltd.(a)      52,541  
  2,256      General Electric Co.(a)      23,688  
  455      Honeywell International, Inc.(a)      79,438  
  3,700      Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.(a)      233,199  
  16,177      Siemens AG, Registered Shares(a)      1,922,371  
  500      Toshiba Corp.(a)      15,579  
     

 

 

 
        2,342,642  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.6%):  
  199      AEGON NV(a)      991  
  79      Allstate Corp. (The)(a)      8,034  
  94,000      Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.(a)      129,740  
  6,959      Chubb, Ltd.(a)      1,024,991  
  15      Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.(a)      7,363  
  3,806      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(a)      212,070  
  24,505      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.(a)      2,444,373  
  1,394      MetLife, Inc.(a)      69,240  
  15      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG(a)      3,764  
  600      NKSJ Holdings, Inc.(a)      23,224  
  12,631      Old Mutual, Ltd.(a)      19,045  
  599      Progressive Corp. (The)(a)      47,878  
  315      Prudential Financial, Inc.(a)      31,815  
  286      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.(a)      44,625  
  128      Swiss Re AG(a)      13,019  
  1,600      T&D Holdings, Inc.(a)      17,453  
  1,336      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      199,759  
     

 

 

 
        4,297,384  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (1.3%):  
  70      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*(a)      75,796  
  5,886      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*(a)      6,362,236  
  171      Baidu, Inc., ADR*(a)      20,068  
  6,820      Facebook, Inc., Class A*(a)      1,316,260  
  53,200      Tencent Holdings, Ltd.(a)      2,406,887  
  74      Twitter, Inc.*(a)      2,583  
  8,800      Yahoo! Japan Corp.(a)      25,870  
     

 

 

 
        10,209,700  
     

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.9%):  
  13,473      Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR*(a)      2,282,999  
  1,827      Amazon.com, Inc.*(a)      3,459,662  
  15      Booking Holdings, Inc.*(a)      28,121  
  1,350      eBay, Inc.(a)      53,325  
  634      Expedia, Inc.(a)      84,341  
  842      JD.com, Inc., ADR*(a)      25,504  
  49,600      Start Today Co., Ltd.(a)      930,966  
     

 

 

 
        6,864,918  
     

 

 

 
IT Services (0.4%):  
  416      Accenture plc, Class C(a)      76,864  
  27      Adyen NV*(a)      20,843  
Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
IT Services, continued  
  1,279      DXC Technology Co.(a)    $ 70,537  
  544      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.(a)      66,738  
  8,035      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*(a)      2,256,629  
  1,200      Global Payments, Inc.(a)      192,156  
  1,660      HCL Technologies, Ltd.(a)      25,609  
  1,482      Infosys, Ltd.(a)      15,772  
  574      International Business Machines Corp.(a)      79,155  
  919      MasterCard, Inc., Class A(a)      243,103  
  416      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*(a)      47,615  
  53      Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.(a)      9,867  
  21      Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.(a)      678  
  287      VeriSign, Inc.*(a)      60,029  
  1,509      Visa, Inc., Class A(a)      261,887  
  514      Wipro, Ltd.(a)      2,091  
     

 

 

 
        3,429,573  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.2%):  
  13,752      Agilent Technologies, Inc.(a)      1,026,862  
  77      Illumina, Inc.*(a)      28,348  
  518      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)      152,126  
     

 

 

 
        1,207,336  
     

 

 

 
Machinery (0.4%):  
  560      Atlas Copco AB(a)      16,074  
  561      Atlas Copco AB, Class A(a)      17,941  
  412      Caterpillar, Inc.(a)      56,151  
  177      Cummins, Inc.(a)      30,327  
  14,016      Dover Corp.(a)      1,404,404  
  6,400      Hino Motors, Ltd.(a)      53,978  
  12,143      Knorr-Bremse AG(a)      1,352,009  
  600      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.(a)      26,159  
  1,815      Sandvik AB(a)      33,363  
  5,300      Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.(a)      10,112  
  76      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a)      10,990  
  1,000      Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H(a)      1,693  
     

 

 

 
        3,013,201  
     

 

 

 
Marine (0.0%):  
  1      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A(a)      1,162  
     

 

 

 
Media (1.3%):  
  6,326      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(a)      2,499,909  
  18,306      Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*(a)      86,404  
  85,076      Comcast Corp., Class A(a)(b)      3,597,013  
  2,820      Grupo Televisa SAB(a)      4,769  
  15,329      I-Cable Communications, Ltd.*(a)      194  
  914      iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*(a)      13,756  
  2,332      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*(a)      239,823  
  10,433      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*(a)      1,087,327  
  55      Liberty Global plc, Series C*(a)      1,459  
  29,840      Liberty Global plc, Class A*(a)      805,382  
  8,362      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A*(a)      316,167  
  14,011      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C*(a)      532,138  
  9      MultiChoice Group, Ltd.*(a)      86  
  7,800      Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.(a)      115,770  
  1,359      Omnicom Group, Inc.^(a)      111,370  
  978      Publicis Groupe SA(a)      51,626  
  75,025      RAI Way SpA(a)      448,618  
  5,600      TV Asahi Holdings Corp.(a)      90,557  
     

 

 

 
        10,002,368  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

5


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Metals & Mining (0.5%):  
  8,263      Barrick Gold Corp.(a)    $ 130,439  
  19,500      China Hongqiao Group, Ltd.(a)      13,713  
  2,100      DOWA Mining Co.(a)      67,631  
  3,504      Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S.(a)      4,772  
  19,110      Glencore International plc(a)      66,484  
  400      JFE Holdings, Inc.(a)      5,889  
  27      Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.(a)      960  
  36,027      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.(a)      809,556  
  33,298      Newmont Mining Corp.(a)      1,280,974  
  689      POSCO(a)      145,882  
  168      Rio Tinto, Ltd.(a)      12,256  
  4,090      South32, Ltd.(a)      9,139  
  714      Southern Copper Corp.(a)      27,739  
  248      Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B(a)      5,724  
  18,200      Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(a)      137,847  
  249      Vedanta, Ltd.(a)      629  
  30,254      Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.(a)      731,742  
  2,700      Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.(a)      78,916  
  42,000      Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.(a)      17,073  
     

 

 

 
        3,547,365  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail (0.3%):  
  18,286      Dollar Tree, Inc.*(a)      1,963,733  
  4,229      Target Corp.(a)      366,274  
     

 

 

 
        2,330,007  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities (0.1%):  
  4,600      AGL Energy, Ltd.(a)      64,650  
  707      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(a)      20,241  
  538      Engie Group(a)      8,168  
  6,765      Sempra Energy^(a)      929,782  
     

 

 

 
        1,022,841  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.8%):  
  1,047      Chevron Corp.(a)      130,289  
  17,500      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A(a)      13,982  
  78,000      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H(a)      53,119  
  11,500      China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.(a)      24,031  
  23,000      CNOOC, Ltd.(a)      39,572  
  46,285      Coal India, Ltd.(a)      170,403  
  565      ConocoPhillips Co.(a)      34,465  
  1,728      Devon Energy Corp.(a)      49,283  
  50,679      Enbridge, Inc.(a)      1,830,699  
  1,874      ENI SpA(a)      31,034  
  26,035      Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)      1,995,062  
  941      Fieldwood Energy LLC*(a)(c)      28,230  
  3,485      Fieldwood Energy LLC*(a)(c)      104,550  
  24,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp.(a)      85,527  
  2,775      Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.(a)      11,637  
  898      Imperial Oil, Ltd.(a)      24,867  
  9,201      Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)      514,152  
  301      Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)      15,134  
  43,210      Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.(a)      105,020  
  35,636      ONEOK, Inc.(a)      2,452,113  
  10,000      PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H(a)      5,502  
  566      Phillips 66(a)      52,944  
  91,747      Reliance Industries, Ltd.*(a)      1,665,721  
  19,707      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A, ADR(a)      1,282,334  
  75,871      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A(a)      2,469,965  
Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued  
  1,479      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A(a)    $ 48,420  
  1,163      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B(a)      37,928  
  20,651      Snam SpA(a)      102,714  
  1,104      S-Oil Corp.(a)      80,022  
  138      Statoil ASA(a)      2,735  
  49,044      Suncor Energy, Inc.(a)      1,530,050  
  38,975      TC Energy Corp.(a)      1,932,378  
  47,500      Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.(a)      103,081  
  554      Total SA, ADR(a)      30,908  
  21,095      Total SA(a)      1,179,980  
  434      Valero Energy Corp.(a)      37,155  
  115,630      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      3,242,264  
  14,000      Yanzhou Coal Mining Co.(a)      13,100  
  769      YPF Sociedad Anonima, ADR(a)      14,003  
     

 

 

 
        21,544,373  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):  
  386,370      Quintis Pty, Ltd.*(a)(c)(d)      301,025  
     

 

 

 
Personal Products (0.0%):  
  10      Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A(a)      1,831  
  100      Shiseido Co., Ltd.(a)      7,554  
     

 

 

 
        9,385  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (1.4%):  
  397      Allergan plc(a)      66,470  
  1,071      Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.(a)      7,643  
  86,100      Astellas Pharma, Inc.(a)      1,229,519  
  73      AstraZeneca plc(a)      5,958  
  12,692      Bayer AG, Registered Shares(a)      881,347  
  1,608      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)      72,923  
  500      China Resources Pharmaceutical(a)      565  
  57      Eli Lilly & Co.(a)      6,315  
  1,824      GlaxoSmithKline plc(a)      36,505  
  1,117      Gw Pharmaceuticals, ADR*(a)      192,560  
  23,086      Johnson & Johnson Co.(a)      3,215,418  
  400      Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.(a)      7,210  
  16,193      Merck & Co., Inc.(a)      1,357,783  
  677      Mylan NV*(a)      12,890  
  7,237      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B(a)      369,267  
  1,700      Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.(a)      30,533  
  900      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      29,418  
  59,984      Pfizer, Inc.(a)      2,598,507  
  13      Roche Holding AG(a)      3,659  
  4,276      Sanofi-Aventis SA(a)      369,815  
  200      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.(a)      11,550  
  327      Zoetis, Inc.(a)      37,111  
     

 

 

 
        10,542,966  
     

 

 

 
Professional Services (0.0%):  
  88      Reed Elsevier plc(a)      2,138  
  7      SGS SA, Registered Shares(a)      17,843  
  968      Thomson Reuters Corp.(a)      62,454  
     

 

 

 
        82,435  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.6%):  
  12,000      Agile Property Holdings, Ltd.(a)      16,091  
  581,600      CapitaLand, Ltd.(a)      1,518,247  
  500      CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.(a)      3,903  
  5,000      Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      7,574  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

6


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Real Estate Management & Development, continued  
  600      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.(a)    $ 17,525  
  81,000      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.(a)      192,865  
  7,100      Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.(a)      45,798  
  11,000      Hysan Development Co., Ltd.(a)      56,856  
  2,000      Logan Property Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      3,244  
  10,900      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.(a)      203,366  
  24,000      Sino Land Co., Ltd.(a)      40,137  
  106,166      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.(a)      1,803,021  
  10,000      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A(a)      123,047  
  3,236      Vonovia SE(a)      154,505  
  15,000      Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.(a)      105,381  
     

 

 

 
        4,291,560  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.3%):  
  547      Canadian National Railway Co.(a)      50,631  
  153      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd., Class 1(a)      36,039  
  70,800      ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.(a)      139,254  
  1,558      CSX Corp.(a)      120,542  
  800      Daqin Railway Co., Ltd., Class A(a)      943  
  21,100      East Japan Railway Co.(a)      1,976,298  
  291      Norfolk Southern Corp.(a)      58,005  
  4,700      Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      62,730  
  445      Union Pacific Corp.(a)      75,254  
     

 

 

 
        2,519,696  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.6%):  
  185      ASML Holding NV(a)      38,667  
  1,000      Globalwafers Co., Ltd.(a)      10,169  
  2,108      Intel Corp.(a)      100,910  
  355      KLA-Tencor Corp.(a)      41,961  
  45      Lam Research Corp.(a)      8,453  
  1,000      MediaTek, Inc.(a)      10,141  
  542      Micron Technology, Inc.*(a)      20,916  
  695      NXP Semiconductors NV(a)      67,839  
  15,460      QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)      1,176,042  
  7,400      ROHM Co., Ltd.(a)      499,665  
  313,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(a)      2,387,999  
  586      Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)      67,249  
  352      Xilinx, Inc.(a)      41,508  
     

 

 

 
        4,471,519  
     

 

 

 
Software (1.5%):  
  367      Adobe Systems, Inc.*(a)      108,137  
  290      Autodesk, Inc.*(a)      47,241  
  37,812      Cloudera, Inc.*(a)      198,891  
  50,269      Dropbox, Inc., Class A*(a)      1,259,238  
  508      Intuit, Inc.(a)      132,756  
  44,215      Microsoft Corp.(a)      5,923,041  
  14,944      Oracle Corp.(a)      851,360  
  204      SAP AG(a)      28,035  
  55      ServiceNow, Inc.*(a)      15,101  
  68,532      Uber Technologies 6mo Lock Up*(a)(c)      3,062,852  
  513      VMware, Inc., Class A(a)      85,779  
     

 

 

 
        11,712,431  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.4%):  
  7      AutoZone, Inc.*(a)      7,696  
  286      Home Depot, Inc. (The)(a)      59,479  
  301,236      Kingfisher plc(a)      822,772  
  11,705      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(a)      1,181,152  
Shares            Fair Value  
Common Stocks, continued  
Specialty Retail, continued  
  5,107      Petrobras Distribuidora SA(a)    $ 33,255  
  417      Ross Stores, Inc.(a)      41,333  
  700      Shimamura Co., Ltd.(a)      52,390  
  12,325      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      651,746  
     

 

 

 
        2,849,823  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%):  
  24,324      Apple, Inc.(a)      4,814,207  
  3,395      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(a)      50,755  
  224      HP, Inc.(a)      4,657  
  10,000      Lenovo Group, Ltd.(a)      7,755  
  200      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.(a)      8,156  
  426      Western Digital Corp.^(a)      20,256  
     

 

 

 
        4,905,786  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%):  
  171      Adidas AG(a)      52,778  
  1,021      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA(a)      86,692  
  112      Kering(a)      66,236  
  920      Nike, Inc., Class B(a)      77,234  
     

 

 

 
        282,940  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%):  
  40,140      Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.(a)      1,274,861  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.4%):  
  37,253      Altria Group, Inc.(a)      1,763,929  
  10,188      KT&G Corp.(a)      869,690  
  8,252      Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)      648,030  
     

 

 

 
        3,281,649  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):  
  14,818      Ferguson plc(a)      1,056,001  
  700      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(a)      11,419  
     

 

 

 
        1,067,420  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%):  
  10,000      Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.(a)      8,757  
  3,400      Kamigumi Co., Ltd.(a)      80,614  
  28,200      Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad(a)      58,348  
  14,000      Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd.(a)      14,756  
     

 

 

 
        162,475  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%):  
  25,800      Advanced Information Service plc(a)      183,413  
  56,785      America Movil SAB de C.V., Series L(a)      41,339  
  4,500      China Mobile, Ltd.(a)      40,962  
  137,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.(a)      345,429  
  77,500      Intouch Holdings Public Co., Ltd.(a)      158,589  
  6,300      KDDI Corp.(a)      160,524  
  300      NTT DoCoMo, Inc.(a)      7,003  
  294      Rogers Communications, Inc.(a)      15,740  
  542      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.(a)      121,624  
  104,000      Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.(a)      409,936  
  563      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS(a)      1,246  
  1,261,716      Vodafone Group plc(a)      2,069,199  
     

 

 

 
        3,555,004  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $193,159,698)

     222,952,951  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

7


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
Preferred Stocks (0.4%):  
Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):  
  176,080      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, 7/1/19(a)    $ 224  
     

 

 

 
Banks (0.1%):  
  12,486      Citigroup Capital XIII, Series A, 8.14%, 7/26/19^(a)      344,488  
  25,470      Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Series S, 3.97%, 1/3/20(a)      240,550  
  75,000      USB Capital IX, 3.62%, 10/29/49(US0003M+102bps), Callable 8/5/19 @ 100(a)      61,500  
     

 

 

 
        646,538  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals (0.0%):  
  979      Braskem SA, Class A, 3.98%, 5/2/18*(a)      8,932  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.0%):  
  13,543      GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.02%, 8/13/19(a)      353,879  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (0.0%):  
  143,925      Grand Rounds, Inc., Series C*(a)(c)(d)      368,448  
     

 

 

 
Household Products (0.2%):  
  11,619      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 1.89%, 4/3/20(a)      1,136,884  
     

 

 

 
Software (0.1%):  
  116,157      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I*(a)(c)(d)      756,181  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.0%):  
  258      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 2.78%, 9/27/19(a)      8,545  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $3,170,552)

     3,279,631  
     

 

 

 
Convertible Preferred Stock (0.0%):  
Banks (0.0%):  
  116      Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 5.50%, 5/30/19(a)      158,247  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Preferred Stock (Cost $126,440)

     158,247  
     

 

 

 
Private Placements (0.1%):  
Household Durables (0.0%):  
  23,389      Jawbone, 0.00%*(a)(c)(d)       
     

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services (0.1%):  
  5,547      Lookout, Inc., 0.00%*(a)(c)(d)      3,550  
  63,925      Lookout, Inc. Preferred Shares, Series F, 0.00%*(a)(c)(d)      453,868  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Private Placements (Cost $793,586)

     457,418  
     

 

 

 
Convertible Bonds (0.0%):  
Food Products (0.0%):  
$ 400,000      REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, 11/13/14(a)(c)(e)       
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):  
  250,000      CapitaLand, Ltd., 1.95%, 10/17/23+(a)(f)      184,816  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $575,688)

     184,816  
     

 

 

 
Bank Loans (0.1%):  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):  
  350,314      Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 3.33% (US LIBOR+175 bps), 10/25/23(a)      350,314  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):  
  111,961      Fieldwood Energy LLC, 0.00% (US LIBOR+525 bps), 4/11/22(a)      103,459  
  151,147      Fieldwood Energy LLC, 0.00% (US LIBOR+725 bps), 4/11/23(a)      125,452  
     

 

 

 
        228,911  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $605,365)

     579,225  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
Corporate Bonds (2.6%):  
Aerospace & Defense (0.1%):  
$ 681,000      TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/22 @ 103.13(a)(f)    $ 714,199  
     

 

 

 
Banks (0.7%):  
  265,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.30%, 1/11/23, MTN(a)      273,173  
  586,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.13%, 1/22/24, MTN(a)      625,756  
  141,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.00%, 1/22/25, MTN(a)      148,160  
  455,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.35% (US0003M+90 bps), 4/24/25, Callable 4/24/24 @ 100^(a)      467,252  
  241,000      Citigroup, Inc., Series Q, 5.95% (US0003M+410 bps), Callable 8/15/20 @ 100(a)      246,724  
  595,000      Citigroup, Inc., Series O, 5.87% (US0003M+406 bps), Callable 3/27/20 @ 100(a)      600,206  
  353,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.02% (US0003M+100 bps), 12/5/24, Callable 12/5/23 @ 100(a)      374,431  
  108,000      SunTrust Banks, Inc., 4.00%, 5/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100(a)      115,339  
  53,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.07%, 1/24/23, Callable 1/24/22 @ 100(a)      53,797  
  170,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.75%, 1/24/24, Callable 12/24/23 @ 100, MTN(a)      178,614  
  898,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.20% (US0003M+117 bps), 6/17/27, Callable 6/17/26 @ 100, MTN(a)      908,745  
  370,000      Wells Fargo Bank NA, 3.55%, 8/14/23, Callable 7/14/23 @ 100(a)      385,718  
     

 

 

 
        4,377,915  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology (0.1%):  
  265,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.25%, 9/1/22, Callable 7/1/22 @ 100(a)      272,237  
  293,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.70%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100(a)      309,473  
     

 

 

 
        581,710  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.2%):  
  265,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.91% (US0003M+105 bps), 6/5/23, Callable 6/5/22 @ 100(a)      267,820  
  281,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series M, 5.38% (US0003M+392 bps), Callable 5/10/20 @ 100(a)      281,351  
  360,000      Morgan Stanley, Series F, 3.88%, 4/29/24(a)      381,461  
  198,000      Morgan Stanley, Series H, 5.45% (US0003M+361 bps), Callable 10/15/19 @ 100(a)      197,010  
  309,000      The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.63%, 2/20/24, Callable 1/20/24 @ 100(a)      322,067  
     

 

 

 
        1,449,709  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Finance (0.1%):  
  567,000      American Express Co., 3.70%, 8/3/23, Callable 7/3/23 @ 100(a)      595,557  
  177,000      American Express Co., Series C, 4.90% (US0003M+329 bps), Callable 3/15/20 @ 100(a)      174,826  
  135,000      Capital One Finance Corp., 3.30%, 10/30/24, Callable 9/30/24 @ 100(a)      138,492  
  190,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.20%, 1/30/23, Callable 12/30/22 @ 100(a)      194,817  
     

 

 

 
        1,103,692  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

8


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Diversified Financial Services (0.0%):  
$ 220,000      BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.79%, 2/6/24, Callable 1/6/24 @ 100(a)    $ 232,581  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication (0.0%):  
  294,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.50%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100(a)      309,082  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%):  
  48,000      Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/21(a)      51,480  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities (0.1%):  
  245,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.90%, 4/1/22(a)      248,853  
  236,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.63%, 2/15/27, Callable 2/15/22 @ 102.81^(a)(f)      250,160  
     

 

 

 
        499,013  
     

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):  
  54,000      AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.50%, 11/15/24, Callable 8/15/24 @ 100(a)      56,623  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%):  
  270,000      Walgreen Co., 3.10%, 9/15/22(a)      274,542  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%):  
  364,000      Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.89%, 6/6/22, Callable 5/6/22 @ 100(a)      369,072  
  120,000      Becton Dickinson & Co., 3.36%, 6/6/24, Callable 4/6/24 @ 100(a)      123,930  
  257,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 3.13%, 11/8/21(a)      260,634  
     

 

 

 
        753,636  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services (0.2%):  
  813,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.70%, 3/9/23, Callable 2/9/23 @ 100(a)      839,319  
  359,000      Halfmoon Parent, Inc., 3.40%, 9/17/21(a)(f)      365,937  
  306,000      Halfmoon Parent, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/23, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100(a)(f)      318,397  
  62,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.70%, 12/15/25(a)      66,078  
     

 

 

 
        1,589,731  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):  
  164,000      McDonald’s Corp., 3.35%, 4/1/23, Callable 3/1/23 @ 100, MTN^(a)      170,191  
  265,000      Starbucks Corp., 3.10%, 3/1/23, Callable 2/1/23 @ 100(a)      271,420  
     

 

 

 
        441,611  
     

 

 

 
Insurance (0.1%):  
  63,000      Aon Corp., 4.50%, 12/15/28, Callable 9/15/28 @ 100(a)      69,317  
  152,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.88%, 3/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100(a)      161,109  
  63,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100(a)      69,297  
  151,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.87% (US0003M+418 bps), 9/15/42, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100(a)      160,892  
  100,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.62% (US0003M+392 bps), 6/15/43, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100(a)      105,625  
     

 

 

 
        566,240  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
IT Services (0.2%):  
$ 933,000      Fiserv, Inc., 2.75%, 7/1/24, Callable 6/1/24 @ 100(a)    $ 940,496  
  573,000      International Business Machines Corp., 3.00%, 5/15/24^(a)      588,631  
     

 

 

 
        1,529,127  
     

 

 

 
Media (0.2%):  
  258,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC/Capital, 4.46%, 7/23/22, Callable 5/23/22 @ 100(a)      270,931  
  524,000      Comcast Corp., 3.70%, 4/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100(a)      556,244  
  224,798      iHeartCommunications, Inc., 6.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/22 @ 103.19^(a)      238,567  
  79,777      iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.38%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/22 @ 104.19^(a)      83,566  
  200,000      NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%, Callable 3/19/21 @ 100(a)(f)      205,179  
     

 

 

 
        1,354,487  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):  
  66,000      El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 4.30%, 5/1/24, Callable 2/1/24 @ 100(a)      70,133  
  84,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.05%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(a)      87,392  
  363,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.35%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100(a)      373,104  
  85,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.90%, 2/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100^(a)      89,910  
  83,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.75%, 2/15/25, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100(a)      87,573  
  69,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.15%, 2/1/24, Callable 11/1/23 @ 100(a)      72,713  
  217,000      Williams Companies, Inc., 3.70%, 1/15/23, Callable 10/15/22 @ 100(a)      223,863  
  126,000      Williams Companies, Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/24, Callable 3/24/24 @ 100^(a)      135,548  
     

 

 

 
        1,140,236  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):  
  133,000      Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21, Callable 9/16/21 @ 100(a)(f)      139,554  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%):  
  448,000      Broadcom, Inc., 3.13%, 4/15/21(a)(f)      450,822  
  133,000      Qualcomm, Inc., 2.60%, 1/30/23, Callable 12/30/22 @ 100(a)      133,421  
  345,000      Qualcomm, Inc., 2.90%, 5/20/24, Callable 3/20/24 @ 100(a)      349,773  
     

 

 

 
        934,016  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail (0.0%):  
  202,000      Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.95%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100(a)      206,503  
     

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%):  
  462,000      Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/9/27, Callable 11/9/26 @ 100(a)      485,377  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

9


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
Corporate Bonds, continued  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals, continued  
$ 450,000      Apple, Inc., 3.20%, 5/11/27, Callable 2/11/27 @ 100(a)    $ 469,382  
     

 

 

 
        954,759  
     

 

 

 
Tobacco (0.1%):  
  75,000      Altria Group, Inc., 3.49%, 2/14/22, Callable 1/14/22 @ 100^(a)      76,995  
  151,000      Altria Group, Inc., 3.80%, 2/14/24, Callable 1/14/24 @ 100^(a)      157,333  
  593,000      Altria Group, Inc., 4.40%, 2/14/26, Callable 12/14/25 @ 100(a)      633,760  
  109,000      Philip Morris International, Inc., 3.60%, 11/15/23(a)      113,707  
     

 

 

 
        981,795  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $19,663,854)

     20,242,241  
     

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds (4.0%):  
Banks (0.1%):  
  230,000      Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Series E, 13.00% (GUKG5+1,340bps), Callable 1/22/29 @ 126+(a)      503,752  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (3.9%):  
  1,129,000      Australian Government, 3.00%, 3/21/47+(a)(f)      975,249  
  5,592,893      Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe, 0.25%, 2/15/29+(a)(f)      6,715,782  
  887,000      Canadian Government, 0.75%, 3/1/21+(a)      668,935  
  2,983,323      French Republic Government Bond OAT, 0.50%, 5/25/29+(a)(f)      3,560,683  
  1,104,326      French Republic Government Bond OAT, 1.25%, 5/25/34+(a)(f)      1,415,465  
  1,989,000      Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 3.00%, 8/1/29+(a)(f)      2,451,739  
  207,050,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 822, 0.00%, 7/1/19+(a)(g)      1,920,692  
  385,100,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 829, 0.00%, 8/5/19+(a)(g)      3,572,864  
  642,400,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 831, 0.00%, 8/13/19+(a)(g)      5,960,061  
  259,350,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 834, 0.00%, 8/26/19+(a)(g)      2,406,284  
  210,000      Republic of Argentina, 3.38%, 1/15/23+(a)      185,301  
  100,000      Republic of Argentina, 5.25%, 1/15/28+(a)      81,855  
  235,890      Republic of Argentina, 7.82%, 12/31/33+(a)      223,588  
     

 

 

 
        30,138,498  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $30,168,347)

     30,642,250  
     

 

 

 
Yankee Dollars (0.7%):  
Banks (0.4%):  
  282,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 3.26% (US0003M+106 bps), 3/13/23, Callable 3/13/22 @ 100(a)      286,793  
  414,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 6.38% (USISDA05+371 bps), Callable 9/17/24 @ 100^(a)      429,007  
  200,000      HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.80% (US0003M+121 bps), 3/11/25, Callable 3/11/24 @ 100(a)      207,537  
  410,000      ING Groep NV, 4.10%, 10/2/23(a)      433,115  
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
Yankee Dollars, continued  
Banks, continued  
$ 200,000      ING Groep NV, 6.00% (USSW5+445 bps), Callable 4/16/20 @ 100(a)    $ 202,000  
  112,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 3.78%, 3/2/25(a)      118,188  
  737,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.94%, 10/16/23(a)      778,643  
     

 

 

 
        2,455,283  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets (0.0%):  
  207,000      UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(a)(f)      220,779  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services (0.0%):  
  80,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 2/15/24, Callable 8/5/19 @ 104(a)(f)      83,400  
     

 

 

 
Food Products (0.0%):  
  208,000      Danone SA, 2.59%, 11/2/23, Callable 9/2/23 @ 100(a)(f)      209,004  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (0.0%):  
  220,000      Baidu, Inc., 4.38%, 5/14/24, Callable 4/14/24 @ 100(a)      233,022  
     

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):  
  41,361      Quintis Pty, Ltd., 7.50%, 10/1/26, Callable 10/1/21 @ 105.63(a)(c)(d)      41,361  
  730,672      Quintis Pty, Ltd., 0.00%, 10/1/28, Callable 8/5/19 @ 90(a)(c)(d)      730,672  
     

 

 

 
        772,033  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):  
  258,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(a)      263,230  
  205,000      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3.80%, 11/26/20(a)(f)      208,598  
     

 

 

 
        471,828  
     

 

 

 
Road & Rail (0.0%):  
  517,099      Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18(a)(c)(e)      12,927  
     

 

 

 
Sovereign Bond (0.2%):  
  635,000      Republic of Argentina, 6.88%, 1/26/27(a)      503,238  
  626,000      Republic of Argentina, 5.88%, 1/11/28(a)      471,848  
     

 

 

 
        975,086  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $5,751,295)

     5,433,362  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations (12.7%):  
U.S. Treasury Bills (0.7%)  
  1,000,000      1.93%, 7/18/19(a)(g)      999,037  
  4,000,000      1.96%, 8/1/19(a)(g)      3,993,042  
  1,000,000      2.07%, 8/29/19(a)(g)      996,567  
     

 

 

 
        5,988,646  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (1.1%)  
  1,689,600      0.63%, 4/15/23(a)      1,758,376  
  7,103,600      0.50%, 4/15/24(a)      7,285,373  
     

 

 

 
        9,043,749  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Notes (10.9%)  
  3,680,000      1.50%, 11/30/19(h)      3,670,800  
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued  
U.S. Treasury Notes, continued  
$ 2,080,700      2.25%, 4/30/24(a)    $ 2,127,841  
  26,361,800      2.00%, 5/31/24(a)      26,674,846  
  5,901,400      3.00%, 10/31/25(a)(b)      6,307,121  
  1,862,600      2.88%, 11/30/25(a)      1,978,139  
  11,628,700      2.63%, 1/31/26(a)(b)      12,181,063  
  29,163,700      2.38%, 5/15/29(b)(h)      30,138,862  
     

 

 

 
        83,078,672  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $96,362,677)

     98,111,067  
     

 

 

 
Purchased Options (0.1%):  
 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,965,663)

     1,621,656  
     

 

 

 
Purchased Currency Options (0.0%):  
 

Total Purchased Currency Options (Cost $208,190)

     82,187  
     

 

 

 
Purchased Swaptions (0.0%):  
 

Total Purchased Swaptions (Cost $87,311)

     85,872  
     

 

 

 
Purchased Interest Rate Cap (0.0%):  
 

Total Purchased Interest Rate Cap (Cost $120,131)

     139,929  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.7%):  
$ 5,624,955      BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Shares (i)    $ 5,624,955  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $5,624,955)

     5,624,955  
     

 

 

 
Affiliated Investment Companies (45.0%):  
Fixed Income Funds (27.4%):  
  18,868,694      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      211,706,744  
International Equity Funds (17.6%):  
  11,638,115      AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund      136,398,711  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $309,833,068)

     348,105,455  
     

 

 

 
Money Markets (0.2%):  
  1,784,007      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.10%(g)      1,784,007  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Money Markets (Cost $1,784,007)

     1,784,007  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $670,000,827) — 95.4%(j)

     739,485,269  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.6%

     34,833,570  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 774,318,839  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GUKG5—UK Govt Bonds 5 Year Note Generic Bid Yield

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN—Medium Term Note

US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR

USISDA05—5 Year ICE Swap Rate

USSW5—USD 5 Year Swap Rate

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2019 was $5,462,274.

 

+

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

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

These securities are held by the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “VIP Subsidiary”).

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2019, these securities represent 0.76% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(d)

Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.34% of the net assets of the fund.

(e)

Defaulted bond.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2019.

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2019.

 

(j)

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

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

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2019:

 

Country   Percentage  

Argentina

    0.3

Australia

    0.4

Bermuda

     % 

Brazil

    0.3

Canada

    1.0

Cayman Islands

     % 

Chile

     % 

China

    0.7

Czech Republic

     % 

Denmark

    0.1

European Community

     % 

Finland

     % 

France

    2.2

Germany

    1.9

Hong Kong

    0.4

India

    0.5

Indonesia

     % 

Ireland (Republic of)

     % 

Italy

    0.6

Japan

    5.4

Jersey

     % 
Country   Percentage  

Liberia

     % 

Luxembourg

     % 

Malaysia

     % 

Mexico

     % 

Netherlands

    0.8

Norway

     % 

Panama

     % 

Portugal

     % 

Republic of Korea (South)

    0.2

Singapore

    0.3

South Africa

     % 

Spain

    0.3

Sweden

     % 

Switzerland

    0.6

Taiwan, Province Of China

    0.7

Thailand

    0.1

Turkey

     % 

United Arab Emirates

    0.1

United Kingdom

    1.5

United States

    81.6
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

Securities Sold Short (0.0%):(a)

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s securities sold short were as follows:

 

Security Description    Shares      Proceeds
Received
     Fair
Value
 

Common Stocks

        

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

        

SUMCO Corp.

     (20,000    $ (309,987    $ (239,491

Futures Contracts

Cash of $38,683,896 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open exchange traded futures contracts as June 30, 2019:

Short Futures

 

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

DJ EURO STOXX 50 September Futures (Euro)(a)

     9/20/19        3      $ (118,205    $ (854

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

     9/20/19        11        (1,692,625      (4,621

Nikkei 225 Index September Futures (Japanese Yen)(a)

     9/12/19        69        (6,818,391      (13,923

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

     9/20/19        12        (1,766,520      (11,217
           

 

 

 
            $ (30,615
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Long Futures

 

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

Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index September Futures (U.S. Dollar)(a)

     9/20/19        48      $ 2,528,160      $ 26,060  

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

     9/20/19        131        19,284,510        384,614  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/19/19        150        19,195,320        407,192  
           

 

 

 
            $ 817,866  
           

 

 

 

Total Net Futures Contracts

            $ 787,251  
           

 

 

 

Contracts for Differences

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s open over-the-counter equity contracts for differences were as follows:(a)

 

Reference Entity    Counterparty    Long/
Short
     Currency      Financing
Rate
    Expiration
Date
     Trade
Notional
     Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        3,500      $ (30,817    $ 10,917  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        352        (15,795      (820

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        1,785        (51,266      (2,945

Advantech Co., Ltd.

   Citigroup      Short        TWD        (1.75 )%      12/30/39        3,000        (20,268      (5,244

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        16        (1,288      (77

Aptiv plc

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        531        (41,535      (1,386

Autohome, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        1.75     12/30/39        248        (20,025      (1,208

Baker Hughes

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        253        (5,523      (708

Bollore SA

   Citigroup      Short        EUR        (0.25 )%      12/30/39        469        (2,005      (65

Bollore SA

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        EUR        2.12     12/30/39        906        (3,861      (140

Boston Scientific Corp.

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        933        (35,774      (4,326

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        26,000        (31,277      2,530  

Brown Forman Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        33        (1,625      (204

BT Group plc

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        GBP        2.15     12/30/39        4,954        (15,830      3,520  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        CAD        2.20     12/30/39        5,250        (48,766      2,250  

China Everbright International, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        10,000        (8,279      (949

China Everbright International, Ltd.

   Citigroup      Short        HKD        (0.31 )%      12/30/39        17,000        (15,176      (514

China Gas Holdings, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        1,200        (3,936      (526

China International Capital Corp., Ltd.

   Citigroup      Short        HKD        (1.27 )%      12/30/39        11,200        (19,987      (2,603

China Molybdenum, Ltd. H

   Citigroup      Short        HKD        (0.88 )%      12/30/39        12,000        (3,969      175  

China Southern Airlines, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        28,000        (20,160      654  

China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        40,000        (38,889      (2,167

Clorox

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        36        (5,382      (130

Coles Group, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        AUD        2.10     12/30/39        112        (979      (70

ConAgra Brands, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        1,316        (38,124      3,223  

Concho Resources, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        249        (29,397      3,705  

Constellation Brands, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        91        (18,608      687  

Continental AG

   Citigroup      Short        EUR        (0.25 )%      12/30/39        168        (23,577      (901

Daiichi Sankyo, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        JPY        2.12     12/30/39        200        (8,060      (2,337

Daimler AG

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        EUR        2.12     12/30/39        871        (53,390      4,884  

Daimler AG

   Citigroup      Short        EUR        (0.25 )%      12/30/39        118        (6,940      376  

Deere

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        155        (22,186      (3,499

Digital Realty Trust REIT, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        109        (13,176      337  

Digital Realty Trust REIT, Inc.

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        136        (16,720      700  

Dish Network Corp.

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        399        (13,142      (2,183

Dominion Energy, Inc.

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        286        (21,690      (423

Evergrande Group

   Citigroup      Short        HKD        (1.50 )%      12/30/39        1,000        (3,172      368  

Familymart UNY Holdings, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        JPY        2.12     12/30/39        800        (28,864      9,585  

Fast Retailing, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        JPY        2.12     12/30/39        100        (46,674      (13,215

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase      Short        AUD        2.10     12/30/39        278        (1,623      (135

Fortive Corp.

   Citigroup      Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        107        (8,011      (712

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

13


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Reference Entity    Counterparty      Long/
Short
     Currency      Financing
Rate
    Expiration
Date
     Trade
Notional
     Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Freeport McMoRan, Inc.

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        3,945      $ (44,253    $ (1,548

Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        HKD        (0.30 )%      12/30/39        3,000        (18,838      (1,381

Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        1,000        (1,957      246  

Great Wall Motor, Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        HKD        (2.00 )%      12/30/39        16,000        (9,732      (1,708

Hess Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        55        (3,224      (272

Hormel Foods Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        1,444        (59,137      597  

Hotai Motor, Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        TWD        (1.00 )%      12/30/39        1,000        (8,248      (8,122

Huazhu Group, Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        1,310        (41,994      (5,494

Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        KRW        (0.54 )%      12/30/39        100        (11,307      1,044  

Hyundai Steel

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        KRW        2.05     12/30/39        27        (1,039      60  

Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V.

     Citigroup        Short        MXN        (0.50 )%      12/30/39        328        (5,623      1,308  

Iqiyi Ads Representing, Inc.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        USD        1.42     12/30/39        2,439        (58,083      7,717  

LG Display, Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        KRW        (0.40 )%      12/30/39        1,158        (19,173      1,155  

LG Display, Ltd.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        KRW        2.05     12/30/39        804        (12,478      27  

Linde plc

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        240        (40,769      (7,423

Line Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        JPY        (1.38 )%      12/30/39        400        (14,290      3,046  

Line Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        JPY        1.03     12/30/39        600        (20,936      4,064  

Lojas Americanas

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        BRL        1.86     12/30/39        2,065        (9,839      980  

Lotte Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        KRW        (1.00 )%      12/30/39        354        (15,805      2,268  

Lotte Corp.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        KRW        1.45     12/30/39        78        (3,098      116  

Lotte Shopping, Ltd.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        KRW        2.05     12/30/39        28        (4,926      1,035  

Makita Corp.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        JPY        2.12     12/30/39        100        (5,145      1,687  

Mbank SA

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        PLN        1.90     12/30/39        6        (680      (12

Meituan Dianping

     Citigroup        Short        HKD        (0.68 )%      12/30/39        1,900        (14,603      (2,057

Neste

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        EUR        2.15     12/30/39        47        (1,589      (6

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        JPY        (0.40 )%      12/30/39        200        (7,976      214  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        JPY        2.12     12/30/39        800        (29,976      (988

NVIDIA Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        108        (17,039      (697

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        CAD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        459        (16,845      (247

Petrobras

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        BRL        2.30     12/30/39        108        (857      12  

Pge Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        PLN        1.90     12/30/39        263        (643      (33

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

     Citigroup        Short        GBP        (0.25 )%      12/30/39        26        (2,139      87  

Santander Bank Polska SA

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        PLN        1.90     12/30/39        56        (5,573       

Saputo, Inc.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        CAD        2.20     12/30/39        253        (7,965      374  

Shenzhou International Group, Ltd.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        1,000        (11,388      (2,356

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        49        (22,556      99  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     Citigroup        Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        54        (24,173      (574

Shopify Subordinate Voting, Inc. Cla

     Citigroup        Short        CAD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        131        (38,401      (925

Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.

     Citigroup        Short        HKD        (0.30 )%      12/30/39        10,000        (9,589      (640

SMC Corp.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        JPY        2.12     12/30/39        100        (33,555      (3,608

Square, Inc.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        202        (13,240      (1,411

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        HKD        2.10     12/30/39        2,900        (35,000      5,035  

Suzano SA

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        BRL        1.90     12/30/39        3,144        (28,293      1,317  

Swisscom AG

     Citigroup        Short        CHF        (0.25 )%      12/30/39        39        (18,682      (876

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        98        (10,787      35  

Tesla, Inc.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        USD        1.25     12/30/39        178        (49,675      9,899  

Ultrapar Participoes SA

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        BRL        1.83     12/30/39        1,262        (7,108      470  

Vipshop Holdings, Ltd.

     JPMorgan Chase        Short        USD        2.20     12/30/39        631        (4,545      (900

Volkswagen AG

     Citigroup        Short        EUR        (0.26 )%      12/30/39        331        (56,119      (803

Volkswagen AG

     Citigroup        Short        EUR        (0.25 )%      12/30/39        258        (42,726      (764

Worldpay, Inc.

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        177        (14,917      (6,774

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.

     Citigroup        Short        HKD        (0.30 )%      12/30/39        2,000        (19,687      1,731  

Xiaomi Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        HKD        (1.13 )%      12/30/39        50,200        (71,756      7,451  

ZTE Corp.

     Citigroup        Short        HKD        (1.46 )%      12/30/39        2,400        (7,960      1,025  

Zto Express Cayman ADR Representin

     Citigroup        Short        USD        (0.18 )%      12/30/39        2,953        (56,732      271  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    $ (1,888,434    $ 175  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Option Contracts(a)

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s over-the-counter options purchased were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(b)
     Fair
Value
 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   Nomura      Call        71.00 USD        1/17/20        5,449      $ 386,879      $ 41,347  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

   Citigroup      Call        167.00 USD        11/22/19        2,785        465,095        43,968  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

   Bank of America      Call        162.50 USD        1/17/20        2,397        389,513        50,030  

Alphabet, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        1225.00 USD        1/17/20        669        819,525        17,761  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        67.50 USD        1/17/20        7,067        477,023        38,139  

Apple, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        185.00 USD        9/20/19        2,143        396,455        38,814  

Apple, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        180.00 USD        12/20/19        5,096        917,280        128,091  

BP plc

   Nomura      Call        45.00 USD        1/17/20        33,538        1,509,210        27,536  

CVS Health Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        78.50 USD        1/17/20        4,950        388,575        907  

Emerson Electric Co.

   Bank of America      Call        65.00 USD        12/20/19        12,814        832,910        60,951  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        3500.00 EUR        7/19/19        276        966,000        6,893  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        3500.00 EUR        7/19/19        192        672,000        4,795  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   BNP Paribas      Call        3525.00 EUR        7/19/19        325        1,145,625        5,024  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        3475.00 EUR        7/26/19        344        1,195,400        15,220  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        3450.00 EUR        8/16/19        331        1,141,950        25,223  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        3600.00 EUR        10/18/19        271        975,600        10,643  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        3600.00 EUR        3/20/20        108        388,800        9,767  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   Barclays Bank      Call        110.00 EUR        3/19/21        4,979        547,690        10,878  

EURO STOXX 70 Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        110.00 EUR        6/18/21        6,330        696,300        12,591  

Facebook, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Call        185.00 USD        9/20/19        3,209        593,665        52,738  

Facebook, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Call        195.00 USD        12/20/19        6,440        1,255,800        106,041  

FedEx Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        170.00 USD        10/18/19        2,567        436,390        19,806  

FedEx Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        162.00 USD        1/17/20        5,587        905,094        86,514  

Halliburton Co.

   Citigroup      Call        50.00 USD        1/17/20        13,346        667,300        40  

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

   Citigroup      Call        114.50 USD        1/17/20        4,968        568,836        24,268  

Johnson & Johnson

   Bank of America      Call        155.00 USD        1/17/20        5,018        777,790        8,110  

Kroger Co. (The)

   Nomura      Call        25.00 USD        1/17/20        12,802        320,050        10,013  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Nomura      Call        97.50 USD        10/18/19        4,304        419,640        33,494  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Nomura      Call        98.00 USD        1/17/20        4,470        438,060        42,087  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        55.00 USD        12/20/19        11,372        625,460        60,146  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        64.00 USD        1/17/20        15,702        1,004,928        38,418  

Nasdaq 100 Stock Index

   Morgan Stanley      Call        7800.00 USD        7/12/19        442        3,447,600        23,012  

Nasdaq 100 Stock Index

   Citigroup      Call        7825.00 USD        7/19/19        164        1,283,300        10,588  

Nasdaq 100 Stock Index

   Barclays Bank      Call        7950.00 USD        7/19/19        112        890,400        3,057  

Qualcomm, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        70.00 USD        10/18/19        6,695        468,650        58,871  

Qualcomm, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        71.00 USD        1/17/20        7,025        498,775        67,085  

S&P 500 Index

   Goldman Sachs      Call        2970.00 USD        7/05/19        3,466        10,294,020        33,347  

S&P 500 Index

   Goldman Sachs      Call        2975.00 USD        7/19/19        499        1,484,525        10,886  

S&P 500 Index

   Bank of America      Call        2985.00 USD        7/19/19        521        1,555,185        9,348  

S&P 500 Index

   Bank of America      Call        2995.00 USD        7/19/19        3,495        10,467,525        51,001  

S&P 500 Index

   Nomura      Call        2975.00 USD        8/30/19        589        1,752,275        29,034  

S&P 500 Index

   Societe Generale      Call        2975.00 USD        9/20/19        785        2,335,375        47,016  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        45.00 USD        1/17/20        9,370        421,650        13,957  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   UBS Warburg      Call        70.00 USD        1/17/20        11,244        787,080        245  

SPDR Gold Shares(c)

   Morgan Stanley      Call        128.00 USD        7/19/19        6,191        792,448        34,764  

SPDR Gold Shares(c)

   JPMorgan Chase      Call        136.00 USD        8/16/19        13,149        1,788,264        25,608  

SPDR Gold Shares(c)

   Societe Generale      Call        126.00 USD        9/20/19        16,215        2,043,090        135,685  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        4756.33 JPY        3/13/20        14,063        66,888,269        2,862  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        4816.24 JPY        9/11/20        11,381        54,813,627        4,401  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        4894.87 JPY        12/11/20        11,358        55,595,933        4,386  

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        40.00 USD        1/17/20        8,941        357,640        24,485  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Bank of America      Call        191.28 JPY        12/13/19        269,219        51,496,210        112  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Morgan Stanley      Call        191.28 JPY        12/13/19        509,036        97,368,406        212  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   BNP Paribas      Call        194.04 JPY        3/13/20        363,317        70,498,031        526  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Morgan Stanley      Call        192.04 JPY        4/10/20        323,621        62,148,177        560  

Total SA

   UBS Warburg      Call        70.00 USD        9/20/19        24,693        1,728,510        355  
                    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $1,965,663)

 

            $ 1,621,656  
                    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

15


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s over-the-counter options written were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(b)
     Fair Value  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   Nomura      Call        81.00 USD        1/17/20        5,449      $ 441,369      $ (14,805

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

   Citigroup      Call        195.00 USD        11/22/19        2,785        543,075        (14,870

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

   Bank of America      Call        202.50 USD        1/17/20        2,397        485,393        (13,860

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        76.00 USD        1/17/20        7,067        537,092        (2,638

Apple, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        215.00 USD        9/20/19        2,143        460,745        (7,726

Apple, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        200.00 USD        12/20/19        5,096        1,019,200        (66,509

Comcast Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        37.50 USD        1/17/20        12,216        458,100        (70,918

Emerson Electric Co.

   Bank of America      Call        75.00 USD        12/20/19        12,814        961,050        (12,107

EURO STOXX 70 Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        135.00 EUR        6/18/21        6,330        854,550        (2,825

Facebook, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Call        225.00 USD        12/20/19        6,440        1,449,000        (38,166

FedEx Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        195.00 USD        10/18/19        2,567        500,565        (3,869

FedEx Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Call        190.00 USD        1/17/20        5,587        1,061,530        (27,560

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

   Citigroup      Call        125.50 USD        1/17/20        4,968        623,484        (7,493

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Nomura      Call        115.00 USD        10/18/19        4,304        494,960        (5,256

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Nomura      Call        115.00 USD        1/17/20        4,470        514,050        (12,027

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        65.00 USD        12/20/19        11,372        739,180        (20,466

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Citigroup      Call        73.00 USD        1/17/20        15,702        1,146,246        (14,746

Qualcomm, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        85.00 USD        10/18/19        6,695        569,075        (13,633

Qualcomm, Inc.

   Citigroup      Call        86.00 USD        1/17/20        7,025        604,150        (22,593

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Call        5679.90 JPY        3/13/20        14,063        79,876,434        (197

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Bank of America      Call        221.29 JPY        12/13/19        269,219        59,575,473        (14

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Morgan Stanley      Call        221.29 JPY        12/13/19        509,036        112,644,576        (26

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   BNP Paribas      Call        237.47 JPY        3/13/20        363,317        86,276,888        (24

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Morgan Stanley      Call        233.87 JPY        4/10/20        323,621        75,685,243        (34

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   Nomura      Put        61.00 USD        1/17/20        4,744        289,384        (5,851

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

   Citigroup      Put        140.00 USD        11/22/19        1,810        253,400        (5,964

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

   Bank of America      Put        135.00 USD        1/17/20        1,598        215,730        (5,915

Alphabet, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase      Put        860.00 USD        1/17/20        669        575,340        (8,238

BP plc

   Nomura      Put        36.00 USD        1/17/20        33,538        1,207,368        (27,856

CVS Health Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase      Put        56.00 USD        1/17/20        4,950        277,200        (26,743

Emerson Electric Co.

   Bank of America      Put        55.00 USD        12/20/19        6,408        352,440        (6,396

EURO STOXX 50 Index

   UBS Warburg      Put        106.38 EUR        6/18/21        4,268        454,030        (147,978

EURO STOXX Bank Index

   Barclays Bank      Put        110.23 EUR        3/19/21        4,201        463,076        (145,328

FedEx Corp.

   Citigroup      Put        140.00 USD        10/18/19        1,283        179,620        (3,359

FedEx Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Put        130.00 USD        1/17/20        3,156        410,280        (10,328

Johnson & Johnson

   Bank of America      Put        109.00 USD        1/17/20        5,018        546,962        (6,079

Kroger Co. (The)

   Nomura      Put        21.00 USD        1/17/20        6,401        134,421        (10,458

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Nomura      Put        82.50 USD        10/18/19        3,188        263,010        (2,981

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Nomura      Put        80.00 USD        1/17/20        3,193        255,440        (5,542

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley      Put        46.00 USD        12/20/19        8,099        372,554        (15,299

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Citigroup      Put        49.00 USD        1/17/20        15,702        769,398        (46,926

Qualcomm, Inc.

   Citigroup      Put        57.00 USD        1/17/20        3,513        200,241        (4,628

S&P 500 Index

   Nomura      Put        2725.00 USD        8/30/19        290        790,250        (5,544

S&P 500 Index

   Societe Generale      Put        2645.00 USD        9/20/19        389        1,028,905        (7,297

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Put        33.00 USD        1/17/20        9,370        309,210        (13,004

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Put        3832.77 JPY        3/13/20        14,063        53,900,245        (41,084

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Put        3820.96 JPY        9/11/20        7,587        28,989,624        (29,902

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley      Put        3786.60 JPY        12/11/20        7,573        28,675,922        (33,412

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

   Credit Suisse First Boston      Put        35.50 USD        1/17/20        4,471        158,721        (7,044

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Bank of America      Put        156.59 JPY        12/13/19        269,219        42,157,003        (52,562

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Morgan Stanley      Put        156.59 JPY        12/13/19        509,036        79,709,947        (99,373

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   BNP Paribas      Put        155.80 JPY        3/13/20        363,317        56,604,789        (73,765

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Morgan Stanley      Put        157.82 JPY        4/10/20        323,621        51,073,866        (77,623
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $1,032,871)

 

            $ (1,298,841
                    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

16


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s exchange traded options written were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount(b)
     Fair
Value
 

SPDR Gold Shares(c)

     Put        118.00     USD        9/20/19        112      $ 13,216      $ (784
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $10,389)

 

            $ (784
                 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s over-the-counter currency options purchased were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Fair
Value
 

Australian Dollar Call Currency Option (AUD/USD)

   Morgan Stanley      Call        0.71     AUD        7/11/19        55,360      $ 10,042  

British Pound Call Currency Option (GBP/USD)

   UBS Warburg      Call        1.34     GBP        10/08/19        63,230        16,828  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (EUR/USD)

   Bank of America      Call        1.14     EUR        7/12/19        77,490        46,283  

Japanese Yen Call Currency Option (JPY/USD)

   BNP Paribas      Call        108.50    USD        7/11/19        38,750        9,034  
                 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $208,190)

 

            $ 82,187  
                 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s over-the-counter currency options written were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Fair
Value
 

United States Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/ZAR)

   Bank of America      Call        15.25    USD        9/25/19        (11,470    $ (11,438

United States Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/GBP)

   UBS Warburg      Put        1.25    GBP        10/08/19        (63,230      (68,753
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $96,287)

 

            $ (80,191
                 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s open over-the-counter interest rate swaptions purchased were as follows:(a)

 

Paid by the Fund        Received by the Fund    Expiration
Date
     Counterparty    Notional Amount
(Local)
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Rate    Frequency         Rate      Frequency

3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

   Quarterly      2.15%      Semi- annually      9/20/19      Nomura      1,964         USD      $ 85,872      $ (1,439
                          

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $87,311)

                   $ 85,872      $ (1,439
                          

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s open over-the-counter interest rate swaptions written were as follows:(a)

 

Paid by the Fund

   Received by the Fund      Expiration
Date
     Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Rate    Frequency    Rate      Frequency  

1.55%

   Semi-annually      3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR        Quarterly        7/25/19        Goldman Sachs        (491)        USD      $ (5,435   $ 4,615  

1.90%

   Semi-annually      3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR        Quarterly        9/20/19        Nomura        (1,964)        USD        (30,653     (4,056

1.55%

   Semi-annually      3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR        Quarterly        9/25/19        Goldman Sachs        (491)        USD        (18,871     5,519  

1.55%

   Semi-annually      3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR        Quarterly        12/27/19        Goldman Sachs        (328)        USD        (20,893     3,637  
                       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $85,567)

                        $ (75,852   $ 9,715  
                       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

17


AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s open interest rate cap contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Description    Exercise
Rate
    Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

2Yr-10Yr Constant Maturity Swap Capital

     0.50     Goldman Sachs        2/27/20      $ 30,932,000      $ 40,212      $ 50,098      $ 9,886  

2Yr-10Yr Constant Maturity Swap Capital

     0.50     Goldman Sachs        8/27/20      $ 31,341,000        79,919        89,831        9,912  
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 120,131      $ 139,929      $ 19,798  
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts(a)

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

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

Japanese Yen

     108,100,000      U.S. Dollar      976,190      JPMorgan Chase      7/1/19      $ 26,593  

South African Rand

     8,337,060      U.S. Dollar      581,000      Bank of America      7/25/19        9,368  

U.S. Dollar

     614,967      Australian Dollar      873,000      Bank of America      7/25/19        1,654  

Japanese Yen

     205,940,000      U.S. Dollar      1,855,167      Goldman Sachs      7/25/19        59,074  

Japanese Yen

     671,000      U.S. Dollar      6,044      Goldman Sachs      7/25/19        193  

Japanese Yen

     202,806,000      U.S. Dollar      1,826,145      Goldman Sachs      7/25/19        58,966  

European Euro

     806,000      U.S. Dollar      910,369      JPMorgan Chase      7/25/19        7,843  

Norwegian Krone

     5,981,000      U.S. Dollar      693,641      UBS Warburg      8/1/19        8,573  

Japanese Yen

     311,921,000      U.S. Dollar      2,868,785      BNP Paribas      8/16/19        35,313  

European Euro

     1,677,000      U.S. Dollar      1,897,623      Bank of America      9/12/19        20,203  

European Euro

     1,693,147      U.S. Dollar      1,911,094      Citigroup      9/13/19        25,339  

South African Rand

     15,773,000      U.S. Dollar      1,051,043      Citigroup      9/19/19        57,922  

South African Rand

     315,000      U.S. Dollar      21,005      JPMorgan Chase      9/19/19        1,142  

European Euro

     14,000      U.S. Dollar      15,965      Goldman Sachs      9/20/19        55  

European Euro

     1,673,000      U.S. Dollar      1,907,848      Goldman Sachs      9/20/19        6,518  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 318,756  
                 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollar

     2,850,231      Japanese Yen      315,150,000      Morgan Stanley      7/1/19      $ (73,239

Japanese Yen

     207,050,000      U.S. Dollar      1,925,097      Morgan Stanley      7/1/19        (4,411

British Pound

     1,255,000      U.S. Dollar      1,652,775      JPMorgan Chase      7/19/19        (57,740

British Pound

     1,418,000      U.S. Dollar      1,840,023      Citigroup      8/16/19        (35,473

British Pound

     753,000      U.S. Dollar      962,357      Bank of America      8/23/19        (3,797

British Pound

     4,000      U.S. Dollar      5,112      UBS Warburg      8/23/19        (20

U.S. Dollar

     953,666      Indian Rupee      67,294,000      Citigroup      8/30/19        (13,811

U.S. Dollar

     3,916,827      European Euro      3,428,053      JPMorgan Chase      9/13/19        (3,798

U.S. Dollar

     2,844,348      European Euro      2,508,000      Bank of America      9/19/19        (25,276
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (217,565
                 

 

 

 

Total Net Forward Currency Contracts

      $ 101,191  
                 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements(a)

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s open centrally cleared credit default swap agreements (sell protection) were as follows:

 

Description    Payment
Frequency
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
June 30,
2019(d)
   Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount(e)

     Fixed
Rate
    Value      Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

CDX North America High Yield Index Swap Agreement with Series 32

   Quarterly    0.54%      6/20/24      $ 914,938        5.00   $ 69,471      $ 59,361      $ 10,110  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund’s open over-the-counter total return swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/Receive    Financing
Rate
    Description    Expiration
Date
     Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

     0.00   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures      12/18/20        Goldman Sachs        83,956    USD      $ 19,469  

Pay

     0.00   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures      12/17/21        BNP Paribas SA        109,238    USD        26,325  
                

 

 

 
                 $ 45,794  
                

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%

 

(a)

These securities are held by the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “VIP Subsidiary”).

 

(b)

Notional amount is expressed as the number of contracts multiplied by the strike price of the underlying asset.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

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

 

Amounts

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

Balances Reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written, Forward Currency Contracts and Swap Agreements

 

      Premiums
Paid
     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Value  

Written options and swaptions

   $      $ 1,225,114      $ 304,493      $ (535,047    $ (1,455,668

Forward currency contracts

                   318,756        (217,565      101,191  

Centrally cleared swap agreements(a)

     59,361               10,110               69,471  

Over-the-counter swap agreements

                   45,794               45,794  

 

(a)

Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on these swap agreements as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin for centrally cleared swap agreements is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

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

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

 

Assets:

   

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

    $ 360,167,759

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      309,833,068
   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value*

    $ 391,379,814

Investments in affiliates, at value

      348,105,455

Segregated cash for collateral on futures contracts

      38,683,896

Segregated cash for collateral on swap agreements

      657,430

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

      550,768

Interest and dividends receivable

      1,120,801

Foreign currency, at value (cost $108,348)

      109,513

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

      318,756

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

      45,794

Receivable for investments sold

      4,001,408

Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements

      1,908

Reclaims receivable

      389,220

Prepaid expenses

      2,952
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      785,367,715
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      463,337

Cash received as collateral on open option contracts

      40,000

Cash received as collateral on swap agreements

      540,000

Written options (Proceeds received $1,225,114)

      1,455,668

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

      217,565

Payable for investments purchased

      1,059,220

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

      5,624,955

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      723,471

Securities sold short (cost $309,988)

      239,491

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

      78,707

Payable for variation margin on contracts for differences

      22,095

Interest payable on securities sold short

      4,638

Accrued foreign taxes

      63,957

Manager fees payable

      299,912

Administration fees payable

      8,938

Distribution fees payable

      78,970

Custodian fees payable

      23,015

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      8,735

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,647

Trustee fees payable

      1,302

Other accrued liabilities

      93,253
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      11,048,876
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 774,318,839
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in Capital

    $ 635,974,939

Total distributable earnings

      138,343,900
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 774,318,839
   

 

 

 

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

      60,432,536

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 12.81
   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes securities on loan of $5,462,274.

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2019

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from non-affiliates

    $ 3,049,034

Interest

      2,377,062

Income from securities lending

      16,840

Foreign withholding tax

      (193,619 )
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      5,249,317
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      1,801,252

Administration fees

      103,048

Distribution fees

      474,292

Custodian fees

      99,880

Administrative and compliance services fees

      10,177

Transfer agent fees

      6,033

Trustee fees

      32,101

Professional fees

      27,766

Shareholder reports

      14,656

Dividends on securities sold short

      7,406

Other expenses

      40,580
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      2,617,191
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      2,632,126
   

 

 

 

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

   

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

      6,539,757

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated securities

      (1,075,475 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      1,080,455

Net realized gains/(losses) on contracts for differences

      (64,141 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts

      314,654

Net realized gains (losses) on securities held short

      33,880

Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements

      426,321

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

      (107,536 )

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

      31,579,144

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated securities

      31,369,476

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      1,139,979

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on contracts for differences

      (174,341 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts

      746,109

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities held short

      (144,524 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap agreements

      (458,974 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts

      122,851

Change in accrued foreign tax liability

      (26,032 )
   

 

 

 

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

      71,301,603
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 73,933,729
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Period Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,632,126     $ 11,465,490

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      7,147,915       14,116,924

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      64,153,688       (70,873,458 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      73,933,729       (45,291,044 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (15,884,365 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (15,884,365 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,761,706       7,902,972

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            15,884,365

Value of shares redeemed

      (36,865,766 )       (61,287,105 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (35,104,060 )       (37,499,768 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      38,829,669       (98,675,177 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      735,489,170       834,164,347
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 774,318,839     $ 735,489,170
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      133,788       631,927

Dividends reinvested

            1,320,396

Shares redeemed

      (2,989,595 )       (4,935,276 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (2,855,807 )       (2,982,953 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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

 

    Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2019
  Year Ended December 31,
     2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 11.62     $ 12.59     $ 11.33     $ 11.69     $ 12.22     $ 12.02
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.04 (a)       0.18       0.11       0.10       0.07       0.10

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.40       (0.90 )       1.20       0.27       (0.26 )       0.16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.44       0.72       1.31       0.37       (0.19 )       0.26
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

      (0.18 )       (0.18 )       (0.05 )       (0.31 )       (0.14 )       (b)

Net Realized Gains

      (0.07 )       (0.07 )             (0.42 )       (0.20 )       (0.06 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

      (0.25 )       (0.25 )       (0.05 )       (0.73 )       (0.34 )       (0.06 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 12.81     $ 11.62     $ 12.59     $ 11.33     $ 11.69     $ 12.22
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      10.24 %(d)       (5.77 )%       11.54 %       3.34 %       (1.57 )%       2.18 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 774,319     $ 735,489     $ 834,164     $ 814,519     $ 830,363     $ 818,435

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      0.70 %       1.43 %       0.97 %       0.85 %       0.67 %       0.96 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.69 %       0.69 %       0.71 %       1.11 %       1.18 %       1.18 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.69 %       0.69 %       0.71 %       1.11 %       1.18 %       1.18 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly*(e)

      0.69 %       0.69 %       0.71 %       1.11 %       1.18 %       1.18 %(g)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      25 %(d)       39 %       40 %       91 %       64 %       61 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

Represents less than $0.005.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remitted a portion of the brokerage commission which were used to pay certain Fund expenses. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund primarily invested in shares of another mutual fund managed by the Manager, the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “VIP Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the VIP Subsidiary was $387,933,846, representing 50.10% of the Fund’s net assets.

The VIP Subsidiary’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to the commodities markets is through investment in the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Cayman Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the VIP Subsidiary formed in the Cayman Islands, which invests primarily in commodity-related instruments. The Subsidiaries’ financial statements, including its investments, and its operating results have been consolidated with those of the Fund which includes the consolidation of the Cayman Subsidiary. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

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

Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Floating Rate Loans

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

Short Sales

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Bank Loans

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

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $1,727 during the period ended June 30, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $5,462,274 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of June 30, 2019. At June 30, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.

TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The Fund may enter into to-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

“good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of June 30, 2019, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

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

Forward Currency Contracts 

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the period ended June 30, 2019, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $25.1 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $14.1 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against changes in the value of equity securities. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $38.6 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $8.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Contracts for Difference

The Fund may invest in Contracts for Difference (“CFD”). A CFD is a privately negotiated contract between two parties, buyer and seller, stipulating that the seller will pay to or receive from the buyer the difference between the nominal value of the underlying instrument at the opening of the contract and that instrument’s value at the end of the contract. The underlying instrument may be a single security, stock basket or index. A CFD can be set up to take either a short or long position on the underlying instrument. The buyer and seller are both required to post margin, which is adjusted daily. The buyer will also pay to the seller a financing rate on the notional amount of the capital employed by the seller less the margin deposit. A CFD is usually terminated at the buyer’s initiative. The seller of the CFD will simply match the exposure of the underlying instrument in the open market and the parties will exchange whatever payment is due.

As is the case with owning any financial instrument, there is the risk of loss associated with buying a CFD. For example, if the Fund buys a long CFD and the underlying security is worth less at the end of the contract, the Fund would be required to make a payment to the seller and would suffer a loss. Also, there may be liquidity risk if the underlying instrument is illiquid because the liquidity of a CFD is based on the liquidity of the underlying instrument. CFDs also carry counterparty risk, i.e., the risk that the counterparty to the CFD transaction may be unable or unwilling to make payments or to otherwise honor its financial obligations under the terms of the contract. If the counterparty were to do so, the value of the contract, and of the Fund’s shares, may be reduced. The Fund will not enter into a CFD transaction that is inconsistent with its investment objective, policies and strategies. For the period ended June 30, 2019, the monthly average notional amount on contracts for differences was $1.8 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on contracts for differences” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Options Contracts

The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund purchased and wrote call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

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

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

A swaption is an option to enter into a pre-defined swap agreement by some specified date in the future. The writer of the swaption becomes the counterparty to the swap if the buyer exercises their option. The interest rate swaption agreement will specify whether the buyer of the swaption will be a fixed rate receiver or a fixed rate buyer. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in interest rates.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the monthly average notional amount for written options contracts was $1.5 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Swap Agreements

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

Swaps are marked to market daily using pricing sources approved by the Trustees and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized gain or loss. For OTC swaps, payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss upon termination or maturity of the OTC swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the OTC swap is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gains (losses). Upon entering a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or assets determined to be liquid (the amount is subject to the clearing organization that clears the trade). Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported as “Payable/Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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

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

Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional amount and are subject to interest rate risk exposure. Interest rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to interest rate swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an interest rate swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund entered into centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). The monthly average gross notional amount for interest rate swaps was $23.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2019.

Currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Currency swaps may also involve an exchange of notional amounts at the start, during and/or at expiration of the contract, either at the current spot rate or another specified rate. The Fund did not have any currency swap activity for the period ended June 30, 2019.

Total return swap agreements involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return, both based on notional amounts. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. The monthly average gross notional amount for total return swaps was $0.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2019.

Credit default swap agreements may have as reference obligations one or more securities that are not currently held by the Fund. The protection “buyer” in a credit default contract is generally obligated to pay the protection “seller” an upfront, periodic, or daily stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event, such as a default, on a reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, the seller generally must pay the buyer the “par value” (full notional value) of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity described in the swap, or the seller may be required to deliver the related net cash amount, if the swap is cash settled. A Fund may be either the buyer or seller in the transaction. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is held through its

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the buyer generally may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity whose value may have significantly decreased. As a seller, a Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

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

As of June 30, 2019, the Fund entered into centrally cleared credit default swaps to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The monthly average gross notional amount for credit default swaps was $0.7 million for the period ended June 30, 2019.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 410,674     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts *   $ 30,615  
Contracts for differences   Receivable for variation margin on contracts for differences*     97,279     Payable for variation margin on contracts for differences*     97,104  
Options Contracts       Written options contracts     1,299,625  

Total Return Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     45,794     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements      

Credit Risk

       

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements*     10,110     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements*      

Interest Rate Risk

       
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*     407,192     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*      
Swaptions Contracts       Written options contracts     75,852  

Foreign Exchange Risk

       
Forward Currency Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts     318,756     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts     217,565  
Option Contracts       Written options contracts     80,191  

 

*

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

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

    

Net Realized Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives Recognized as a Result from Operations

      Net Realized
Gains/(Losses) on
Futures Contracts
   Net Realized
Gains/(Losses) on
Contracts for
Differences
   Net Realized
Gains/(Losses) on
Swap Agreements
   Net Realized
Gains/(Losses) on
Written Options
Contracts
   Net Realized
Gains/(Losses) on
Forward Currency Contracts

Equity Risk

     $ 317,548      $ (64,141 )      $ 58,092      $ 430,947      $

Credit Risk

                     2,855              

Interest Rate Risk

       762,907               365,374        (188,339 )       

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

                            72,046        (107,536 )
    

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation

on Derivatives Recognized as a Result from Operations

     

Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Futures

Contracts

   Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Contracts for
Differences
   Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Swap Agreements
   Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Written Options
Contracts
   Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/ Depreciation
on Forward Currency
Contracts

Equity Risk

     $ 1,117,658      $ (174,341 )      $ (113,718 )      $ 634,082      $

Credit Risk

                     27,918              

Interest Rate Risk

       22,321               (373,174 )        95,931       

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

                            16,096        122,851

The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at June 30, 2019. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019.

As of June 30, 2019, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instruments:

             

Futures contracts

       $        $ 78,707

Contracts for differences

                  22,095

Written options contracts

                  1,455,668

Forward currency contracts

         318,756          217,565

Swap agreements

         47,702         
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

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

         366,458          1,774,035

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

         (1,908 )          (101,586 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $ 364,550        $ 1,672,449
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of June 30, 2019:

 

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

Bank of America

     $ 31,225      $ (31,225 )      $      $      $

BNP Paribas SA

       61,638        (61,638 )                     

Citigroup

       83,261        (83,261 )                     

Goldman Sachs

       144,275        (45,199 )                      99,076

JPMorgan Chase

       35,578        (35,578 )                     

UBS Warburg

       8,573        (8,573 )                     
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 364,550      $ (265,474 )      $      $      $ 99,076
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund as of June 30, 2019:

 

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

Bank of America

     $ 137,444      $ (31,225 )      $      $ (50,000 )      $ 56,219

Barclays Bank

       145,328                             145,328

BNP Paribas SA

       73,789        (61,638 )                      12,151

Citigroup

       244,650        (83,261 )                      161,389

Credit Suisse First Boston

       60,574                             60,574

Goldman Sachs

       45,199        (45,199 )                     

JPMorgan Chase

       96,519        (35,578 )                      60,941

Morgan Stanley

       482,934                      (40,000 )        442,934

Nomura

       120,973                      (120,973 )       

Societe Generale

       7,297                      (7,297 )       

UBS Warburg

       257,742        (8,573 )                      249,169
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 1,672,449      $ (265,474 )      $      $ (218,270 )      $ 1,188,705
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08 (“ASU 2017-08”), “Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” ASU 2017-08 changed the amortization period for non-contingently callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, it required the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continues to accrete to maturity. The Fund has adopted ASU 2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 did not have a significant impact on the amortized cost of investments as of January 1, 2019, and had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

         0.75 %          1.19 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     

Fair Value

12/31/2018

  

Purchases

at Cost

  

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Net

Realized
Gains(Losses)

 

Change in Net 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

  

Fair Value

6/30/2019

  

Shares as of

6/30/2019

  

Dividend

Income

  

Net Realized

Gains Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

     $ 210,006,372      $ 152,907      $ (10,617,534 )     $ (42,584 )     $ 12,207,583      $ 211,706,744        18,868,694      $      $

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

     $ 120,964,934      $ 266,024      $ (5,112,199 )     $ 1,118,059     $ 19,161,893      $ 136,398,711        11,638,115      $      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 330,971,306      $ 418,931      $ (15,729,733 )     $ 1,075,475     $ 31,369,476      $ 348,105,455        30,506,809      $      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

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

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $5,222 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

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

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

Non exchange-traded derivatives, such as swaps and certain options, are generally valued by approved independent pricing services utilizing techniques which take into account factors such as yield, quality, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

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

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

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Other^      Total
                                    
         

Common Stocks+

       $ 134,181,897        $ 88,470,029        $ 301,025        $        $ 222,952,951

Preferred Stocks+

         947,849          1,207,153          1,124,629                   3,279,631

Convertible Preferred Stocks+

                  158,247                            158,247

Private Placements+

                           457,418                   457,418

Convertible Bonds+

                  184,816                            184,816

Bank Loans+

                  579,225                            579,225

Corporate Bonds+

                  20,242,241                            20,242,241

Foreign Bonds+

                  30,642,250                            30,642,250

Yankee Dollars+

                  4,661,329          772,033                   5,433,362

U.S. Treasury Obligations+

                  98,111,067                            98,111,067

Purchased Options

                  1,621,656                            1,621,656

Purchased Currency Options

                  82,187                            82,187

Purchased Swaptions

                  85,872                            85,872

Purchased Interest Rate Cap

                  139,929                            139,929

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                                    5,624,955          5,624,955

Affiliated Investment Companies

         348,105,455                                     348,105,455

Money Markets

         1,784,007                                     1,784,007
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         485,019,208          246,186,001          2,655,105          5,624,955          739,485,269
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

                  (239,491 )                            (239,491 )

Other Financial Instruments: *

                                  

Written Options

         (784 )          (1,298,841 )                            (1,299,625 )

Written Currency Options

                  (80,191 )                            (80,191 )

Written Swaptions

                  (75,852 )                            (75,852 )

Futures Contracts

         787,251                                     787,251

Contracts for Differences

                  175                            175

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap

                  10,110                            10,110

Forward Currency Contracts

                  101,191                            101,191

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

                  45,794                            45,794
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 485,805,675        $ 244,648,896        $ 2,655,105        $ 5,624,955        $ 738,734,631
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+

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

 

^

Investments categorized as Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan in the Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments, are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient. These investments are not classified within the fair value hierarchy, and are reflected as “Other” in the above table. Although there can be no assurance, in general, the fair value of investments measured using the NAV per share practical expedient represents the amount the owner of such investments might reasonably expect to receive in an orderly sale.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

*

Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, contracts for differences, written options, forward currency contracts and swaps. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment except futures contracts, contracts for differences and centrally cleared interest rate swaps which are presented at variation margin.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 264,224,247        $ 309,203,174

For the period ended June 30, 2019, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 175,109,704        $ 173,802,648

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2019 are identified below.

 

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

Fieldwood Energy LLC

         4/25/18        $ 247,017        $ 941        $ 28,230          0.00 %

Fieldwood Energy LLC

         3/13/18          81,305          3,485          104,550          0.01 %

Grand Rounds, Inc., Series C

         3/31/15          399,608          143,925          368,448          0.05 %

Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18

         12/22/14          420,057          517,099          12,927          0.00 %

Jawbone

         1/24/17                   23,389                   0.00 %

Lookout, Inc.

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

Lookout, Inc. Preferred Shares, Series F

         9/19/14          730,222          63,925          453,868          0.06 %

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I

         3/27/14          712,042          116,157          756,181          0.10 %

Quintis Pty, Ltd.

         10/25/18          316,328          386,370          301,025          0.04 %

Quintis Pty, Ltd., 7.50%, 10/1/26, Callable 10/1/21 @ 105.63

         10/25/18          42,158          41,361          41,361          0.01 %

Quintis Pty, Ltd., 10/1/28, Callable 8/5/19 @ 90.00

         10/25/18          753,320          730,672          730,672          0.10 %

REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, 11/13/14

         2/7/12          300,000          400,000                   0.00 %

Uber Technologies 6mo Lock Up

         3/21/14          1,063,120          68,532          3,062,852          0.39 %

 

(a)

Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

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

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

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

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

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

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

Short Sale Risk: The Fund may engage in short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells securities borrowed from others with the expectation that the price of the security will fall before the Fund must purchase the security to return it to the lender. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold. The Fund may also pay transaction costs and borrowing fees in connection with short sales.

8. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $670,776,270. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 75,810,962  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (10,570,116
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 65,240,846  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 15,782,716        $ 101,649        $ 15,884,365

 

(a)

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

At December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

       

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

    

Undistributed

Long-Term

Capital Gains

    

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

    

Total

Accumulated

Earnings/

(Deficit)

AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

       $ 19,848,933        $ 41,301,818        $        $ 3,425,896        $ 64,576,647

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on foreign currency gains or losses, wash sales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies and straddles.

 

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AZL MVP BlackRock Global Strategy Plus Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

9. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, which is affiliated with the Manager .

10. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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AZL® MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,098.60     $ 0.78       0.15 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.05     $ 0.75       0.15 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

      45.2 %

Fixed Income Funds

      37.8

International Equity Funds

      12.0
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      5.0
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (45.2%):  
  2,487,298      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund    $ 33,105,940  
  820,210      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      9,539,048  
     

 

 

 
        42,644,988  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (37.8%):  
  3,444,012      AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund      35,611,085  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (12.0%):  
  1,097,892      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund      11,341,223  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $80,742,917)

     89,597,296  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $80,742,917) — 95.0%(a)

     89,597,296  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     4,677,697  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 94,274,993  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $4,699,575 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

           9/20/19        19      $ 2,796,990      $ 56,216  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

           9/19/19        14        1,791,563        38,483  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 94,699  
                 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 80,742,917
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 89,597,296

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      4,699,575

Interest and dividends receivable

      7,067

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      265,709

Prepaid expenses

      655
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      94,570,302
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      265,709

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      11,954

Manager fees payable

      8,171

Administration fees payable

      5,024

Custodian fees payable

      440

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      201

Transfer agent fees payable

      912

Trustee fees payable

      141

Other accrued liabilities

      2,757
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      295,309
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 94,274,993
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 83,512,795

Total distributable earnings

      10,762,198
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 94,274,993
   

 

 

 

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

      8,062,087

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 11.69
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 47,446

Dividends non-affiliates

      318
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      47,764
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      92,140

Administration fees

      28,576

Custodian fees

      1,222

Administrative and compliance services fees

      787

Transfer agent fees

      2,589

Trustee fees

      2,466

Professional fees

      2,073

Shareholder reports

      1,266

Other expenses

      660
   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

      131,779

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

      (46,069 )

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

      (15,427 )
   

 

 

 

Net expenses

      70,283
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (22,519 )
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      (58,723 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (203,406 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      8,626,798

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      184,263
   

 

 

 

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

      8,548,932
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 8,526,413
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (22,519 )     $ 789,640

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (262,129 )       1,592,880

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      8,811,061       (8,305,060 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      8,526,413       (5,922,540 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (1,931,934 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (1,931,934 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      4,231,062       25,192,387

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            1,931,934

Value of shares redeemed

      (5,083,065 )       (10,425,833 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (852,003 )       16,698,488
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      7,674,410       8,844,014

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      86,600,583       77,756,569
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 94,274,993     $ 86,600,583
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      374,380       2,154,661

Dividends reinvested

            169,766

Shares redeemed

      (443,848 )       (897,570 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (69,468 )       1,426,857
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
 

April 27, 2015

to December 31,
2015(a)

    (Unaudited)                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.65     $ 11.60     $ 10.36     $ 9.50     $ 10.00
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (b),(c)       0.08       0.09       0.05       (0.01 )

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.04       (0.79 )       1.21       0.81       (0.49 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.04       (0.71 )       1.30       0.86       (0.50 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                   

Net Investment Income

            (0.08 )       (0.05 )            

Net Realized Gains

            (0.16 )       (0.01 )            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.24 )       (0.06 )            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 11.69     $ 10.65     $ 11.60     $ 10.36     $ 9.50
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

      9.86 %(e)       (6.22 )%       12.55 %       9.05 %       (5.00 )%(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                   

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 94,275     $ 86,601     $ 77,757     $ 53,326     $ 26,087

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(f)

      (0.05 )%       0.91 %       0.96 %       0.71 %       (0.14 )%

Expenses Before Reductions*(f)(g)

      0.29 %       0.29 %       0.30 %       0.36 %       0.52 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(f)

      0.15 %       0.15 %       0.15 %       0.15 %       0.14 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      3 %(e)       16 %       15 %       15 %       2 %(e)

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of share class) to December 31, 2015.

 

(b)

Represents less than $0.005.

 

(c)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(g)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $4.5 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 56,216     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     38,483     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized

 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (279,596    $ 183,443  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      76,190        820  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

         0.20 %          0.15 %

 

*

The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.10% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

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

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2019
    

Expires

12/31/2020

    

Expires

12/31/2021

     Expires
12/31/2022
     Total

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 31,356        $ 30,855        $ 32,488        $ 15,427        $ 110,126

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

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
 

Net

Realized
Gains(Losses)

 

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

 

Fair Value

6/30/2019

 

Shares as of

6/30/2019

 

Dividend

Income

 

Net Realized

Gains Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

    $ 34,590,662     $ 1,398,075     $ (1,347,818 )     $ 18,185     $ 951,981     $ 35,611,085       3,444,012     $     $

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

      10,265,090       389,262       (578,871 )       (72,384 )       1,338,126       11,341,223       1,097,892            

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

      29,427,162       747,124       (2,233,976 )       20,357       5,145,273       33,105,940       2,487,298            

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

      8,139,889       459,080       (226,458 )       (24,881 )       1,191,418       9,539,048       820,210            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 82,422,803     $ 2,993,541     $ (4,387,123 )     $ (58,723 )     $ 8,626,798     $ 89,597,296       7,849,412     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $636 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 89,597,296        $        $ 89,597,296
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         89,597,296                   89,597,296
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         94,699                   94,699
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 89,691,995        $        $ 89,691,995
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 2,993,541        $ 4,387,123

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $81,080,197. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 8,517,099  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 8,517,099  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 817,569        $ 1,114,365        $ 1,931,934

 

(a)

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

 

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AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
   Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

  

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

  

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund

     $ 874,736      $ 1,396,981      $      $ (35,932 )      $ 2,235,785

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership of 90% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,098.50     $ 0.73       0.14 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.10     $ 0.70       0.14 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Balanced Funds

      95.1 %
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Company (95.1%):  
Balanced Funds (95.1%):  
  18,385,846      AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund    $ 249,495,931  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Company (Cost $231,149,893)

     249,495,931  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $231,149,893) — 95.1%(a)

     249,495,931  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     12,991,857  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 262,487,788  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $13,020,998 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/20/19        35      $ 5,152,350      $ 98,028  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/19/19        61        7,806,097        154,629  
           

 

 

 
            $ 252,657  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 231,149,893
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 249,495,931

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      13,020,998

Interest and dividends receivable

      18,688

Receivable for capital shares issued

      2,064

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      38,075

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      218
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      262,575,974
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      38,075

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      15,343

Manager fees payable

      19,435

Administration fees payable

      4,465

Custodian fees payable

      516

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      490

Transfer agent fees payable

      819

Trustee fees payable

      307

Other accrued liabilities

      8,736
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      88,186
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 262,487,788
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 250,846,484

Total distributable earnings

      11,641,304
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 262,487,788
   

 

 

 

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

      21,393,811

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 12.27
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 116,962

Other income

      217
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      117,179
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      127,165

Administration fees

      29,580

Custodian fees

      1,692

Administrative and compliance services fees

      2,199

Transfer agent fees

      2,687

Trustee fees

      6,938

Professional fees

      5,799

Shareholder reports

      4,560

Other expenses

      441
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      181,061
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (63,882 )
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities

      (389,312 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (1,299,133 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions

      25,076,886

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      636,695
   

 

 

 

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

      24,025,136
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 23,961,254
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (63,882 )     $ 5,579,060

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (1,688,445 )       8,804,731

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      25,713,581       (19,711,412 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      23,961,254       (5,327,621 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (8,614,102 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (8,614,102 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      3,087,949       5,246,612

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            8,614,102

Value of shares redeemed

      (10,497,815 )       (28,825,642 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (7,409,866 )       (14,964,928 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      16,551,388       (28,906,651 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      245,936,400       274,843,051
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 262,487,788     $ 245,936,400
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      260,299       448,193

Dividends reinvested

            749,704

Shares redeemed

      (888,256 )       (2,447,578 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (627,957 )       (1,249,681 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 11.17     $ 11.81     $ 10.79     $ 11.33     $ 12.49     $ 12.39
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (a),(b)       0.28       (a)       0.15       0.43       0.12

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.10       (0.52 )       1.17       (0.07 )       (1.20 )       0.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.10       (0.24 )       1.17       0.08       (0.77 )       0.29
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.40 )       (0.15 )       (0.45 )       (0.18 )       (0.11 )

Net Realized Gains

                        (0.17 )       (0.21 )       (0.08 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.40 )       (0.15 )       (0.62 )       (0.39 )       (0.19 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 12.27     $ 11.17     $ 11.81     $ 10.79     $ 11.33     $ 12.49
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      9.85 %(d)       (2.14 )%       10.93 %       0.82 %       (6.21 )%       2.33 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 262,488     $ 245,936     $ 274,843     $ 287,156     $ 307,668     $ 297,191

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      (0.05 )%       2.12 %       (0.09 )%       1.25 %       3.85 %       1.42 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.14 %       0.14 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.15 %       0.15 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.14 %       0.14 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.15 %       0.15 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      (d)       7 %       4 %       4 %       4 %       4 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $10.8 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $1.9 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 98,028     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     154,629     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives

Recognized

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

Equity Risk

         
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      $ (1,607,318 )      $ 647,203

Interest Rate Risk

           
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts        308,185        (10,508 )

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
 

Purchases

at Cost

  Proceeds
from Sales
 

Net

Realized
Gains(Losses)

 

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

  Fair Value
6/30/2019
  Shares as of
6/30/2019
 

Dividend

Income

  Net Realized
Gains Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 234,683,127     $     $ (9,874,770 )     $ (389,312 )     $ 25,076,886     $ 249,495,931       18,385,846     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 234,683,127     $     $ (9,874,770 )     $ (389,312 )     $ 25,076,886     $ 249,495,931       18,385,846     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $1,752 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 249,495,931        $        $ 249,495,931
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         249,495,931                   249,495,931
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         252,657                   252,657
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 249,748,588        $        $ 249,748,588
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

       $        $ 9,874,770

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $234,128,425. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 18,355,488

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (2,987,982
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 15,367,506  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Fund utilized $3,914,190 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short-Term
Amount
     Long-Term
Amount
     Total
Amount

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 5,880,163        $ 6,972,889        $ 12,853,052

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

       

Ordinary

Income

    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 8,614,102        $        $ 8,614,102

 

(a)

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

 

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AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MVP FIAM Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 10,251,932        $        $ (12,853,052 )        $ (9,718,830 )        $ (12,319,950 )

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

10


Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,101.50     $ 1.20       0.23 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.65     $ 1.15       0.23 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Fixed Income Funds

      47.6 %

Domestic Equity Funds

      30.0

International Equity Funds

      17.5
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (30.0%):  
  2,166,957      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund    $ 28,842,193  
  1,213,505      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      14,113,057  
  1,448,473      AZL Gateway Fund      19,235,721  
  2,382,112      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      53,264,032  
  3,647,468      AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2      59,781,993  
  6,847,681      AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2      89,088,325  
  1,694,442      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      23,400,238  
     

 

 

 
        287,725,559  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (47.6%):  
  6,391,201      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      71,709,273  
  9,085,414      AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2      95,487,699  
  9,050,972      AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund      95,578,259  
  4,438,511      PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio      48,024,689  
Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies, continued  
Fixed Income Funds, continued  
  4,694,651      PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio    $ 47,932,388  
  8,743,541      PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio      95,741,770  
     

 

 

 
        454,474,078  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (17.5%):  
  3,244,845      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund      33,519,250  
  5,761,391      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      93,564,998  
  5,283,535      AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2      40,683,223  
     

 

 

 
        167,767,471  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $846,652,663)

     909,967,108  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $846,652,663) — 95.1%(a)

     909,967,108  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     47,302,082  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 957,269,190  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $47,688,862 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

           9/20/19        161      $ 23,700,810      $ 473,376  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

           9/19/19        186        23,802,197        503,773  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 977,149  
                 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 846,652,663
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 909,967,108

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      47,688,862

Interest and dividends receivable

      604,895

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      784,164

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      218

Prepaid expenses

      7,073
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      959,052,320
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      784,164

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

      533,610

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      269,333

Manager fees payable

      155,683

Administration fees payable

      5,539

Custodian fees payable

      2,305

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      2,082

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,065

Trustee fees payable

      1,280

Other accrued liabilities

      28,069
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      1,783,130
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 957,269,190
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 827,344,148

Total distributable earnings

      129,925,042
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 957,269,190
   

 

 

 

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

      83,207,038

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 11.50
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from affiliates

    $ 3,483,516

Interest

      489,832

Dividends from non-affiliates

      273
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      3,973,621
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      942,368

Administration fees

      33,729

Custodian fees

      6,663

Administrative and compliance services fees

      8,522

Transfer agent fees

      3,099

Trustee fees

      26,953

Professional fees

      22,436

Shareholder reports

      12,743

Other expenses

      8,065
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,064,578
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      2,909,043
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      (1,938,167 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      3,029,254

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      86,739,475

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      1,147,185
   

 

 

 

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

      88,977,747
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 91,886,790
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,909,043     $ 17,911,628

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      1,091,087       46,615,686

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      87,886,660       (117,516,408 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      91,886,790       (52,989,094 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (72,295,259 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (72,295,259 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      7,508,459       4,808,540

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            72,295,258

Value of shares redeemed

      (61,331,736 )       (132,108,153 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (53,823,277 )       (55,004,355 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      38,063,513       (180,288,708 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      919,205,677       1,099,494,385
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 957,269,190     $ 919,205,677
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      670,886       414,118

Dividends reinvested

            6,650,898

Shares redeemed

      (5,512,107 )       (11,356,593 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (4,841,221 )       (4,291,577 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.44     $ 11.91     $ 11.88     $ 12.15     $ 13.03     $ 12.62
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.03 (a)       0.22       0.14       0.20       0.24       0.15

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.03       (0.83 )       1.27       0.44       (0.42 )       0.44
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.06       (0.61 )       1.41       0.64       (0.18 )       0.59
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.15 )       (0.22 )       (0.29 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.71 )       (1.16 )       (0.62 )       (0.53 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.86 )       (1.38 )       (0.91 )       (0.70 )       (0.18 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 11.50     $ 10.44     $ 11.91     $ 11.88     $ 12.15     $ 13.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      10.15 %(c)       (5.40 )%       12.23 %       5.40 %       (1.27 )%       4.59 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 957,269     $ 919,206     $ 1,099,494     $ 1,102,124     $ 1,171,370     $ 1,280,573

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.62 %       1.74 %       1.00 %       1.48 %       1.80 %       1.13 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

      0.23 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

      0.23 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      7 %(c)       15 %       17 %       52 %       11 %       23 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $47.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  

Total Fair

Value*

    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  

Total Fair

Value*

 

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 473,376     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     503,773     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ 1,999,477      $ 1,175,460  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      1,029,777        (28,275

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

         0.20 %          0.30 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

    

Fair Value

12/31/2018

 

Purchases

at Cost

 

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Net

Realized

Gains(Losses)

 

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

 

Fair Value

6/30/2019

 

Shares as of

6/30/2019

 

Dividend

Income

  Net Realized
Gains Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 31,074,885     $ 116,699     $ (1,482,750 )     $ 63,364     $ 3,747,052     $ 33,519,250       3,244,845     $     $

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

      26,082,825       79,183       (1,873,167 )       374,462       4,178,890       28,842,193       2,166,957            

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

      12,576,387       4,491       (249,165 )       2,776       1,778,568       14,113,057       1,213,505            

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

      24,998,381       47,619,668       (3,812,873 )       (18,230 )       2,922,327       71,709,273       6,391,201            

AZL FIAM Total Bond Fund

      94,748,453       103,359       (5,935,945 )       119,330       6,452,502       95,487,699       9,085,414            

AZL Gateway Fund

      18,826,965             (694,679 )       22,575       1,080,860       19,235,721       1,448,473            

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      79,541,619       9,519,442       (6,430,210 )       (423,122 )       11,357,269       93,564,998       5,761,391            

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

      94,819,701       359,718       (5,084,515 )       138,271       5,345,084       95,578,259       9,050,972            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      47,424,477       1,378,512       (3,920,214 )       (425,437 )       8,806,694       53,264,032       2,382,112            

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

      48,923,903       781,228       (14,223,536 )       19,305       5,182,323       40,683,223       5,283,535            

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

      55,153,230       733,546       (7,481,507 )       771,268       10,605,456       59,781,993       3,647,468            

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

      81,029,766       1,366,555       (6,152,367 )       (727,744 )       13,572,115       89,088,325       6,847,681            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      20,551,930       418,115       (356,519 )       (5,459 )       2,792,171       23,400,238       1,694,442            

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

      48,819,022       819,098       (3,653,088 )       72,432       1,967,225       48,024,689       4,438,511       819,098      

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

      94,757,327       1,148,157       (48,818,375 )       (2,003,520 )       2,848,799       47,932,388       4,694,651       1,148,157      

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

      94,968,410       1,699,819       (5,110,161 )       81,562       4,102,140       95,741,770       8,743,541       1,516,261      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 874,297,281     $ 66,147,590     $ (115,279,071 )     $ (1,938,167 )     $ 86,739,475     $ 909,967,108       76,094,699     $ 3,483,516     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $6,519 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      
     

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 909,967,108        $        $ 909,967,108
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         909,967,108                   909,967,108
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         977,149                   977,149
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 910,944,257        $        $ 910,944,257
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

       $ 66,147,590        $ 115,279,071

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $849,730,507. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 63,636,020

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (3,399,419
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 60,236,601  
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

       $ 21,121,964        $ 51,173,295        $ 72,295,259

 

(a)

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

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Balanced Fund

       $ 23,671,642        $ 41,128,020        $        $ (26,761,410 )        $ 38,038,252

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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

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AZL® MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,089.60     $ 1.30       0.25 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.56     $ 1.25       0.25 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Fixed Income Funds

      61.6 %

Domestic Equity Funds

      22.4

International Equity Funds

      11.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (22.4%):  
  289,622      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund    $ 3,854,874  
  221,578      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      2,576,954  
  284,112      AZL Gateway Fund      3,773,012  
  457,268      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      10,224,510  
  789,241      AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2      12,935,658  
  1,389,271      AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2      18,074,411  
  372,906      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      5,149,834  
     

 

 

 
        56,589,253  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (61.6%):  
  2,172,592      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      24,376,481  
  3,098,304      AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2      32,563,178  
  3,080,530      AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund      32,530,393  
  1,389,257      PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio      15,031,762  
Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies, continued  
Fixed Income Funds, continued  
  1,706,031      PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio    $ 17,418,575  
  2,973,652      PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio      32,561,489  
     

 

 

 
        154,481,878  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (11.1%):  
  616,559      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund      6,369,059  
  972,914      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      15,800,121  
  741,940      AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2      5,712,941  
     

 

 

 
        27,882,121  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $226,620,862)

     238,953,252  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $226,620,862) — 95.1%(a)

     238,953,252  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     12,365,634  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 251,318,886  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $12,533,390 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/20/19        29      $ 4,269,090      $ 85,802  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/19/19        63        8,062,034        169,267  
           

 

 

 
            $ 255,069  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 226,620,862
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 238,953,252

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      12,533,390

Interest and dividends receivable

      199,107

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      58,394

Prepaid expenses

      1,978
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      251,746,121
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      58,394

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

      180,170

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      134,047

Manager fees payable

      40,838

Administration fees payable

      4,644

Custodian fees payable

      1,013

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      494

Transfer agent fees payable

      851

Trustee fees payable

      333

Other accrued liabilities

      6,451
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      427,235
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 251,318,886
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 225,480,863

Total distributable earnings

      25,838,023
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 251,318,886
   

 

 

 

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

      20,664,252

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 12.16
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Dividends from affiliates

    $ 1,126,621

Interest

      127,181

Dividends from non-affiliates

      1,057
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      1,254,859
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      242,445

Administration fees

      30,939

Custodian fees

      3,332

Administrative and compliance services fees

      2,198

Transfer agent fees

      2,810

Trustee fees

      6,928

Professional fees

      5,812

Shareholder reports

      3,329

Other expenses

      1,991
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      299,784
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      955,075
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      (337,655 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      724,222

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      19,323,144

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      287,143
   

 

 

 

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

      19,996,854
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 20,951,929
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 955,075     $ 4,695,898

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      386,567       8,758,509

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      19,610,287       (22,726,403 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      20,951,929       (9,271,996 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (12,826,949 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (12,826,949 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      14,318,788       18,300,210

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            12,826,949

Value of shares redeemed

      (19,081,145 )       (42,470,441 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (4,762,357 )       (11,343,282 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      16,189,572       (33,442,227 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      235,129,314       268,571,541
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 251,318,886     $ 235,129,314
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      1,223,641       1,523,988

Dividends reinvested

            1,122,218

Shares redeemed

      (1,624,263 )       (3,537,200 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (400,622 )       (890,994 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 11.16     $ 12.23     $ 11.89     $ 11.93     $ 12.63     $ 12.53
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.05 (a)       0.23       0.16       0.19       0.25       0.16

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      0.95       (0.67 )       0.93       0.44       (0.35 )       0.44
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.00       (0.44 )       1.09       0.63       (0.10 )       0.60
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.17 )       (0.23 )       (0.28 )       (0.17 )       (0.19 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.46 )       (0.52 )       (0.39 )       (0.43 )       (0.31 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.63 )       (0.75 )       (0.67 )       (0.60 )       (0.50 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 12.16     $ 11.16     $ 12.23     $ 11.89     $ 11.93     $ 12.63
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      8.96 %(c)       (3.75 )%       9.31 %       5.32 %       (0.77 )%       4.81 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 251,319     $ 235,129     $ 268,572     $ 277,889     $ 268,335     $ 271,443

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.79 %       1.83 %       1.14 %       1.63 %       2.09 %       1.25 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

      0.25 %       0.24 %       0.23 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

      0.25 %       0.24 %       0.23 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      12 %(c)       16 %       18 %       62 %       16 %       36 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $12.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 85,802     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     169,267     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

  

Realized Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ 383,026      $ 295,225  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      341,196        (8,082

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

         0.20 %          0.35 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Net
Realized
Gains(Losses)
 

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

  Fair Value
6/30/2019
  Shares as of
6/30/2019
  Dividend
Income
 

Net Realized

Gains Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 5,548,312     $ 601,412     $ (484,316 )     $ 52,147     $ 651,504     $ 6,369,059       616,559     $     $

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

      3,205,689       416,378       (356,561 )       73,639       515,729       3,854,874       289,622            

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

      2,070,432       409,668       (220,769 )       35,235       282,388       2,576,954       221,578            

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

      11,735,762       12,620,198       (1,044,802 )       (19,559 )       1,084,882       24,376,481       2,172,592            

AZL FIAM Total Bond Fund

      31,216,994       949,404       (1,796,739 )       (11,070 )       2,204,589       32,563,178       3,098,304            

AZL Gateway Fund

      3,513,164       102,339       (51,244 )       778       207,975       3,773,012       284,112            

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      12,589,403       3,024,335       (1,594,761 )       (88,131 )       1,869,275       15,800,121       972,914            

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

      31,309,316       1,167,383       (1,779,833 )       26,687       1,806,840       32,530,393       3,080,530            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      8,681,007       1,168,263       (1,210,363 )       (40,380 )       1,625,983       10,224,510       457,268            

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

      6,994,738       660,531       (2,725,896 )       145,201       638,367       5,712,941       741,940            

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

      11,411,247       1,363,204       (2,263,103 )       180,723       2,243,587       12,935,658       789,241            

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

      16,147,050       1,252,530       (1,908,685 )       (227,623 )       2,811,139       18,074,411       1,389,271            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      4,200,982       825,505       (490,453 )       (9,688 )       623,488       5,149,834       372,906            

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

      14,700,292       537,280       (830,869 )       (17,514 )       642,573       15,031,762       1,389,257       251,373      

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

      28,942,719       1,117,889       (12,920,966 )       (381,500 )       660,433       17,418,575       1,706,031       368,841      

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

      31,355,612       1,531,006       (1,722,921 )       (56,600 )       1,454,392       32,561,489       2,973,652       506,407      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 223,622,719     $ 27,747,325     $ (31,402,281 )     $ (337,655 )     $ 19,323,144     $ 238,953,252       20,555,777     $ 1,126,621     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $1,671 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 238,953,252        $        $ 238,953,252
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         238,953,252                   238,953,252
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         255,069                   255,069
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 239,208,321        $        $ 239,208,321
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

       $ 27,747,325        $ 31,402,281

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $228,611,495. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 11,610,538

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (1,268,781
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 10,341,757  
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    

Total

Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

       $ 5,442,607        $ 7,384,342        $ 12,826,949

 

(a)

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

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

       

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

    

Undistributed

Long-Term

Capital Gains

    

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

    

Total

Accumulated

Earnings/

(Deficit)

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Conservative Fund

       $ 5,970,156        $ 7,696,006        $        $ (8,780,068 )        $ 4,886,094

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

10


Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,110.60     $ 1.15       0.22 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.70     $ 1.10       0.22 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Fixed Income Funds

      38.0 %

Domestic Equity Funds

      35.6

International Equity Funds

      21.5
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (35.6%):  
  3,888,538      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund    $ 51,756,442  
  3,489,668      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund      40,584,841  
  3,876,720      AZL Gateway Fund      51,482,841  
  6,403,878      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2      143,190,707  
  9,334,557      AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2      152,993,383  
  17,375,485      AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2      226,055,058  
  4,372,269      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      60,381,039  
     

 

 

 
        726,444,311  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (38.0%):  
  11,394,414      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      127,845,324  
  16,028,496      AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2      168,459,492  
  15,957,043      AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund      168,506,375  
  7,605,571      PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio      82,292,277  
Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies, continued  
Fixed Income Funds, continued  
  6,044,600      PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio    $ 61,715,367  
  15,425,380      PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio      168,907,915  
     

 

 

 
        777,726,750  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (21.5%):  
  9,946,605      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund      102,748,435  
  13,889,445      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      225,564,580  
  14,490,396      AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2      111,576,050  
     

 

 

 
        439,889,065  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $1,796,658,197)

     1,944,060,126  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $1,796,658,197) — 95.1%(a)

     1,944,060,126  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     100,833,070  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,044,893,196  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $101,794,343 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/20/19        414      $ 60,944,940      $ 1,218,414  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/19/19        317        40,566,110        860,769  
           

 

 

 
            $ 2,079,183  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 1,796,658,197
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 1,944,060,126

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      101,794,343

Interest and dividends receivable

      1,023,445

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      623,993

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      218

Prepaid expenses

      12,859
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      2,047,514,984
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      623,993

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

      871,698

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      727,290

Manager fees payable

      332,336

Administration fees payable

      5,567

Custodian fees payable

      3,966

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      4,133

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,138

Trustee fees payable

      2,564

Other accrued liabilities

      49,103
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      2,621,788
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,044,893,196
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,739,606,482

Total distributable earnings

      305,286,714
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,044,893,196
   

 

 

 

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

      178,593,429

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 11.45
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends from affiliates

     $ 5,925,947

Interest

       1,038,868

Dividends from non-affiliates

       61
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       6,964,876
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       2,020,883

Administration fees

       38,412

Custodian fees

       12,085

Administrative and compliance services fees

       18,520

Transfer agent fees

       3,583

Trustee fees

       58,506

Professional fees

       48,695

Shareholder reports

       20,069

Other expenses

       17,848
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       2,238,601
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       4,726,275
    

 

 

 

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

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

       (1,922,959 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       6,479,532

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

       200,522,179

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

       2,335,268
    

 

 

 

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

       207,414,020
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 212,140,295
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 4,726,275     $ 36,841,125

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      4,556,573       114,156,791

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      202,857,447       (287,587,078 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      212,140,295       (136,589,162 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (167,837,097 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (167,837,097 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,740,091       12,607,258

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            167,837,097

Value of shares redeemed

      (122,717,662 )       (283,774,000 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (120,977,571 )       (103,329,645 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      91,162,724       (407,755,904 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,953,730,472       2,361,486,376
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,044,893,196     $ 1,953,730,472
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      158,610       1,082,105

Dividends reinvested

            15,468,857

Shares redeemed

      (11,064,939 )       (24,299,498 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (10,906,329 )       (7,748,536 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.31     $ 11.97     $ 11.60     $ 12.15     $ 13.05     $ 12.68
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.03 (a)       0.21       0.12       0.18       0.22       0.14

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.11       (0.93 )       1.46       0.32       (0.45 )       0.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.14       (0.72 )       1.58       0.50       (0.23 )       0.54
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.14 )       (0.20 )       (0.27 )       (0.17 )       (0.17 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.80 )       (1.01 )       (0.78 )       (0.50 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.94 )       (1.21 )       (1.05 )       (0.67 )       (0.17 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 11.45     $ 10.31     $ 11.97     $ 11.60     $ 12.15     $ 13.05
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      11.06 %(c)       (6.46 )%       13.98 %       4.29 %       (1.71 )%       4.24 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 2,044,893     $ 1,953,730     $ 2,361,486     $ 2,336,333     $ 2,466,434     $ 2,724,412

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      0.47 %       1.66 %       0.90 %       1.38 %       1.61 %       1.04 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(d)(e)

      0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(d)

      0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %       0.22 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      7 %(c)       18 %       17 %       58 %       13 %       20 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e)

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

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $100.9 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 1,218,414     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     860,769     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ 4,736,186      $ 2,369,012  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      1,743,346        (33,744

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

         0.20 %          0.30 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
  Purchases
at Cost
 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Net
Realized
Gains(Losses)
  Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Fair Value
6/30/2019
  Shares as of
6/30/2019
  Dividend
Income
  Net Realized
Gains Distributions
from Affiliated
Underlying Funds

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 95,042,994     $     $ (3,965,972 )     $ (4,053 )     $ 11,675,466     $ 102,748,435       9,946,605     $     $

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

      47,367,099             (3,860,574 )       777,609       7,472,308       51,756,442       3,888,538            

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

      36,216,741             (766,456 )       12,072       5,122,484       40,584,841       3,489,668            

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

      26,340,228       102,324,100       (5,568,225 )       29,298       4,719,923       127,845,324       11,394,414            

AZL FIAM Total Bond Fund

      166,767,373             (9,930,109 )       70,754       11,551,474       168,459,492       16,028,496            

AZL Gateway Fund

      50,125,373             (1,588,925 )       57,132       2,889,261       51,482,841       3,876,720            

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      189,851,166       25,219,300       (15,682,287 )       (12,589 )       26,188,990       225,564,580       13,889,445            

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

      166,758,959       18,935       (7,959,004 )       250,220       9,437,265       168,506,375       15,957,043            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      129,596,650             (9,127,920 )       (1,004,772 )       23,726,749       143,190,707       6,403,878            

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class 2

      135,041,675             (37,698,170 )       485,301       13,747,244       111,576,050       14,490,396            

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

      142,143,098             (18,433,155 )       1,839,245       27,444,195       152,993,383       9,334,557            

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

      207,263,151             (13,945,786 )       (1,666,897 )       34,404,590       226,055,058       17,375,485            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      53,442,444             (266,672 )       (7,180 )       7,212,447       60,381,039       4,372,269            

PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio

      83,100,476       1,408,883       (5,718,720 )       210,241       3,291,397       82,292,277       7,605,571       1,408,883      

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

      161,979,164       1,836,746       (103,388,012 )       (2,794,382 )       4,081,851       61,715,367       6,044,600       1,836,746      

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio

      167,171,929       2,680,318       (8,335,909 )       (164,958 )       7,556,535       168,907,915       15,425,380       2,680,317      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 1,858,208,520     $ 133,488,282     $ (246,235,896 )     $ (1,922,959 )     $ 200,522,179     $ 1,944,060,126       159,523,065     $ 5,925,946     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $13,995 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 1,944,060,126        $        $ 1,944,060,126
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         1,944,060,126                   1,944,060,126
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         2,079,183                   2,079,183
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 1,946,139,309        $        $ 1,946,139,309
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

       $ 133,488,282        $ 246,235,896

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

 

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AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $1,802,105,680. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 149,537,650  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (7,583,204
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 141,954,446  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

       $ 47,347,962        $ 120,489,135        $ 167,837,097

 

(a)

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

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

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

AZL MVP Fusion Dynamic Moderate Fund

       $ 50,733,557        $ 101,174,014        $        $ (58,761,152 )        $ 93,146,419

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, which is affiliated with the Manager.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,125.10     $ 0.63       0.12 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.20     $ 0.60       0.12 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

      52.9 %

Fixed Income Funds

      23.4

International Equity Funds

      19.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.5
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.5%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (52.9%):  
  13,265,458      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 296,615,640  
  55,533,672      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      959,621,845  
  10,278,241      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      141,942,515  
     

 

 

 
        1,398,180,000  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (23.4%):       
  55,310,778      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      620,586,932  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (19.2%):       
  31,376,932      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      509,561,382  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $2,152,391,340)

     2,528,328,314  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $2,152,391,340) — 95.5%(a)

     2,528,328,314  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.5%

     119,814,144  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,648,142,458  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

 

Futures Contracts    

Cash of $120,263,709 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:    

Long Futures    

 

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

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

        9/20/19        611      $ 89,945,310      $ 1,765,885  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

        9/19/19        234        29,944,699        611,058  
              

 

 

 
               $ 2,376,943  
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 2,152,391,340
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 2,528,328,314

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      120,263,709

Interest and dividends receivable

      175,013

Receivable for capital shares issued

      5,805

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      488,688

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      218

Prepaid expenses

      14,644
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      2,649,276,391
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      488,688

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      351,488

Manager fees payable

      213,934

Administration fees payable

      5,771

Custodian fees payable

      2,669

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      5,356

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,198

Trustee fees payable

      3,284

Other accrued liabilities

      61,545
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      1,133,933
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,648,142,458
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 2,187,159,443

Total distributable earnings

      460,983,015
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 2,648,142,458
   

 

 

 

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

      168,186,796

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 15.75
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 1,063,481

Dividends from non-affiliates

       1,617
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       1,065,098
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,282,642

Administration fees

       40,204

Custodian fees

       8,156

Administrative and compliance services fees

       23,408

Transfer agent fees

       3,768

Trustee fees

       73,770

Professional fees

       61,630

Shareholder reports

       24,442

Other expenses

       21,871
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       1,539,891
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (474,793 )
    

 

 

 

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

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

       4,122,745

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       (23,184,878 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

       311,467,862

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

       9,320,616
    

 

 

 

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

       301,726,345
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 301,251,552
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (474,793 )     $ 45,144,198

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (19,062,133 )       80,098,385

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      320,788,478       (294,210,342 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      301,251,552       (168,967,759 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (102,284,487 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (102,284,487 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      34,860,386       104,828,201

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            102,284,487

Value of shares redeemed

      (111,134,791 )       (147,250,114 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (76,274,405 )       59,862,574
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      224,977,147       (211,389,672 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      2,423,165,311       2,634,554,983
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,648,142,458     $ 2,423,165,311
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      2,307,446       6,733,674

Dividends reinvested

            6,814,423

Shares redeemed

      (7,341,915 )       (9,619,518 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (5,034,469 )       3,928,579
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 13.99     $ 15.56     $ 14.08     $ 13.55     $ 13.90     $ 13.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (a),(b)       0.26       0.11       0.14       0.25       0.10

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.76       (1.22 )       2.10       0.77       (0.36 )       0.75
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.76       (0.96 )       2.21       0.91       (0.11 )       0.85
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.13 )       (0.18 )       (0.30 )       (0.12 )       (0.10 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.48 )       (0.55 )       (0.08 )       (0.12 )       (0.08 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.61 )       (0.73 )       (0.38 )       (0.24 )       (0.18 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 15.75     $ 13.99     $ 15.56     $ 14.08     $ 13.55     $ 13.90
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      12.51 %(d)       (6.45 )%       15.96 %       6.80 %       (0.80 )%       6.47 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 2,648,142     $ 2,423,165     $ 2,634,555     $ 2,243,373     $ 1,392,460     $ 1,118,257

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      (0.04 )%       1.71 %       0.74 %       1.55 %       2.17 %       1.05 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.12 %       0.12 %       0.11 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.12 %       0.12 %       0.11 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      (d),(g)       4 %       4 %       4 %(h)       1 %       1 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

(a)

Represents less than $0.005.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

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

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(f)

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

(g)

Represents less than 0.5%.

(h)

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 4%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $95.1 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $31.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 1,765,885     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     611,058     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

  

Realized Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (24,399,923    $ 9,370,106  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      1,215,045        (49,490

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2020. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.20 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
 

Purchases

at Cost

 

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Net

Realized

Gains(Losses)

 

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

 

Fair Value

6/30/2019

 

Shares as of

6/30/2019

 

Dividend

Income

 

Net Realized

Gains Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 628,734,103     $     $ (44,243,949 )     $ (1,098,411 )     $ 37,195,189     $ 620,586,932       55,310,778     $     $

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      447,213,308             (101,708 )       (10,268 )       62,460,050       509,561,382       31,376,932            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      254,024,169             (2,153,936 )       (107,797 )       44,853,204       296,615,640       13,265,458            

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      859,151,295             (54,969,111 )       5,343,028       150,096,633       959,621,845       55,533,672            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      125,112,978             (29,442 )       (3,807 )       16,862,786       141,942,515       10,278,241            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 2,314,235,853     $     $ (101,498,146 )     $ 4,122,745     $ 311,467,862     $ 2,528,328,314       165,765,081     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $17,703 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

 

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 2,528,328,314        $        $ 2,528,328,314
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         2,528,328,314                   2,528,328,314
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         2,376,943                   2,376,943
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 2,530,705,257        $        $ 2,530,705,257
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

       $        $ 101,498,146

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $2,186,075,203. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 342,253,111  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 342,253,111  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

    

Total

Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

       $ 28,652,893        $ 73,631,594        $ 102,284,487

 

(a)

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

 

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AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

    

Total

Accumulated

Earnings/

(Deficit)

AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund

       $ 65,147,887        $ 63,836,044        $        $ 58,086,724        $ 187,070,655

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,117.50     $ 0.68       0.13 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.15     $ 0.65       0.13 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

      42.0 %

Fixed Income Funds

      38.0

International Equity Funds

      15.1

Money Markets

        
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      4.9
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.1%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (42.0%):  
  2,108,960      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 47,156,350  
  8,752,388      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      151,241,258  
  1,680,703      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      23,210,505  
     

 

 

 
        221,608,113  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (38.0%):       
  17,844,686      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      200,217,382  
     

 

 

 
International Equity Funds (15.1%):       
  4,921,323      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      79,922,280  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $444,344,567)

     501,747,775  
     

 

 

 
Money Markets (0.0%):       
  212,970      Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 2.10%(a)      212,970  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Money Markets (Cost $212,970)

     212,970  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $444,557,537) — 95.1%(b)

     501,960,745  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 4.9%

     26,054,710  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 528,015,455  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

Represents less than 0.05%.

 

(a)

The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2019.

 

(b)

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

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $26,356,393 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

        9/20/19        107      $ 15,751,470      $ 313,606  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

        9/19/19        82        10,493,442        219,728  
              

 

 

 
               $ 533,334  
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investment securities, at cost

    $ 212,970

Investments in affiliates, at cost

      444,344,567
   

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

    $ 212,970

Investments in affiliates, at value

      501,747,775

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      26,356,393

Interest and dividends receivable

      39,143

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      218
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      528,356,499
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Payable for affiliated investments purchased

      212,970

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      61,272

Manager fees payable

      42,758

Administration fees payable

      4,405

Custodian fees payable

      991

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      943

Transfer agent fees payable

      822

Trustee fees payable

      611

Other accrued liabilities

      16,272
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      341,044
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 528,015,455
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 442,488,615

Total distributable earnings

      85,526,840
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 528,015,455
   

 

 

 

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

      35,566,883

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 14.85
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 265,938

Dividends from non-affiliates

      224
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      266,162
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      256,464

Administration fees

      29,916

Custodian fees

      3,145

Administrative and compliance services fees

      4,344

Transfer agent fees

      2,730

Trustee fees

      13,657

Professional fees

      11,442

Shareholder reports

      7,876

Other expenses

      834
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      330,408
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (64,246 )
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      827,877

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      1,380,874

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      54,672,688

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      309,338
   

 

 

 

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

      57,190,777
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 57,126,531
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (64,246 )     $ 9,237,594

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      2,208,751       16,417,447

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      54,982,026       (52,545,577 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      57,126,531       (26,890,536 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (23,512,014 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (23,512,014 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      4,888,597       10,442,882

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            23,512,014

Value of shares redeemed

      (23,071,859 )       (46,347,799 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (18,183,262 )       (12,392,903 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      38,943,269       (62,795,453 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      489,072,186       551,867,639
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 528,015,455     $ 489,072,186
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      347,755       718,590

Dividends reinvested

            1,679,430

Shares redeemed

      (1,609,345 )       (3,157,169 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,261,590 )       (759,149 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 13.28     $ 14.68     $ 13.50     $ 13.49     $ 14.37     $ 13.34
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (a),(b)       0.26       0.12       0.23       0.25       0.06

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.57       (1.00 )       1.64       0.48       (0.71 )       1.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.57       (0.74 )       1.76       0.71       (0.46 )       1.12
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.13 )       (0.24 )       (0.30 )       (0.07 )       (0.05 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.53 )       (0.34 )       (0.40 )       (0.35 )       (0.04 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.66 )       (0.58 )       (0.70 )       (0.42 )       (0.09 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 14.85     $ 13.28     $ 14.68     $ 13.50     $ 13.49     $ 14.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

      11.75 %(d)       (5.26 )%       13.21 %       5.43 %       (3.21 )%       8.42 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 528,015     $ 489,072     $ 551,868     $ 520,112     $ 520,844     $ 467,457

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

      (0.03 )%       1.73 %       0.73 %       1.71 %       1.97 %       0.65 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(e)(f)

      0.13 %       0.13 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.14 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(e)

      0.13 %       0.13 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.13 %       0.14 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      1 %(d)       5 %       5 %       108 %(g)       2 %       1 %

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

(a)

Represents less than $0.005.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

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

(d)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(f)

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

(g)

Effective October 14, 2016, the investment strategy of the Fund changed. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in investment strategy contributed to higher portfolio turnover rate for the period ended December 31, 2016 as compared to prior years.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $25.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 313,606     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     219,728     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

  

Realized Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized

 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ 939,401      $ 313,314  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      441,473        (3,976

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
 

Purchases

at Cost

 

Proceeds

from Sales

 

Net

Realized

Gains(Losses)

 

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

 

Fair Value

6/30/2019

  Shares as of
6/30/2019
  Dividend
Income
 

Net Realized

Gains Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 201,227,371     $ 233,076     $ (12,803,822 )     $ (51,407 )     $ 11,612,164     $ 200,217,382       17,844,686     $     $

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

      70,025,179       440,108       (337,595 )       (9,147 )       9,803,735       79,922,280       4,921,323            

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

      40,899,214       153,825       (1,110,484 )       31,060       7,182,735       47,156,350       2,108,960            

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      132,737,984       1,282,981       (7,019,012 )       857,592       23,381,713       151,241,258       8,752,388            

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

      19,885,973       637,420       (5,008 )       (221 )       2,692,341       23,210,505       1,680,703            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 464,775,721     $ 2,747,410     $ (21,275,921 )     $ 827,877     $ 54,672,688     $ 501,747,775       35,308,060     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $3,539 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 501,747,775        $        $ 501,747,775

Money Markets

         212,970                   212,970
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         501,960,745                   501,960,745
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         533,334                   533,334
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 502,494,079        $        $ 502,494,079
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 2,747,410        $ 21,275,921

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $444,893,426. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 57,067,319  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 57,067,319  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

    

Total

Distributions(a)

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 9,436,246        $ 14,075,768        $ 23,512,014

 

(a)

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

 

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AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 11,104,558        $ 14,900,672        $        $ 2,537,696        $ 28,542,926

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


AZL® MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 11

 

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


AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,138.00     $ 0.64       0.12 %

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/19
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/19
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/19 - 6/30/19

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.20     $ 0.60       0.12 %

 

*

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

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Domestic Equity Funds

      77.2 %

Fixed Income Funds

      17.8
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      95.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      5.0
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
Affiliated Investment Companies (95.0%):  
Domestic Equity Funds (77.2%):  
  19,513,490      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2    $ 337,193,110  
  31,345,999      AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund      622,218,075  
     

 

 

 
        959,411,185  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds (17.8%):       
  19,692,245      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      220,946,994  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $989,167,003)

     1,180,358,179  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $989,167,003) — 95.0%(a)

     1,180,358,179  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 5.0%

     61,932,824  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,242,291,003  
     

 

 

 

    

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2019.

 

(a)

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

Futures Contracts

Cash of $62,016,478 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2019:

Long Futures

 

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

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

     9/20/19        252      $ 37,096,920      $ 739,104  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     9/19/19        193        24,697,978        519,296  
           

 

 

 
            $ 1,258,400  
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

   

Investments in affiliates, at cost

    $ 989,167,003
   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

    $ 1,180,358,179

Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts

      62,016,479

Interest and dividends receivable

      91,974

Receivable for capital shares issued

      60,233

Receivable for affiliated investments sold

      312,664

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

      218

Prepaid expenses

      7,543
   

 

 

 

Total Assets

      1,242,847,290
   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

   

Cash overdraft

      312,664

Payable for capital shares redeemed

      96,398

Manager fees payable

      100,546

Administration fees payable

      5,757

Custodian fees payable

      1,223

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

      2,858

Transfer agent fees payable

      1,096

Trustee fees payable

      2,406

Other accrued liabilities

      33,339
   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      556,287
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,242,291,003
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

    $ 1,004,975,047

Total distributable earnings

      237,315,956
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 1,242,291,003
   

 

 

 

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

      91,237,544

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

    $ 13.62
   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

    $ 561,596

Dividends non-affiliates

      2,313
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

      563,909
   

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Manager fees

      583,784

Administration fees

      33,486

Custodian fees

      3,315

Administrative and compliance services fees

      10,411

Transfer agent fees

      3,076

Trustee fees

      32,553

Professional fees

      27,535

Shareholder reports

      13,058

Other expenses

      9,705
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      716,923
   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (153,014 )
   

 

 

 

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

   

Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds

      998,945

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

      (11,601,152 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated underlying funds

      156,238,601

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

      4,951,099
   

 

 

 

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

      150,587,493
   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    $ 150,434,479
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    (Unaudited)    

Change In Net Assets:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (153,014 )     $ 14,159,631

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

      (10,602,207 )       42,681,468

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      161,189,700       (76,276,696 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      150,434,479       (19,435,597 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Distributions

            (48,843,888 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

            (48,843,888 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares issued

      41,459,670       73,125,433

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

            48,843,888

Value of shares redeemed

      (32,978,184 )       (66,407,984 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      8,481,486       55,561,337
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      158,915,965       (12,718,148 )

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      1,083,375,038       1,096,093,186
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,242,291,003     $ 1,083,375,038
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares issued

      3,223,503       5,649,568

Dividends reinvested

            3,904,388

Shares redeemed

      (2,550,493 )       (5,211,798 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares

      673,010       4,342,158
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Financial Highlights

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

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  January 10, 2014
to December 31,
2014(a)
    (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 11.96     $ 12.71     $ 11.47     $ 10.88     $ 10.45     $ 10.00
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      (b),(c)       0.16       0.11       0.03       0.04       0.01

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      1.66       (0.34 )       1.50       0.79       0.39       1.11
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      1.66       (0.18 )       1.61       0.82       0.43       1.12
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.13 )       (0.15 )       (0.17 )             (0.01 )

Net Realized Gains

            (0.44 )       (0.22 )       (0.06 )       (b)       (0.66 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.57 )       (0.37 )       (0.23 )       (b)       (0.67 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 13.62     $ 11.96     $ 12.71     $ 11.47     $ 10.88     $ 10.45
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

      13.80 %(e)       (1.67 )%       14.21 %       7.62 %       4.15 %       11.19 %(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 1,242,291     $ 1,083,375     $ 1,096,093     $ 899,716     $ 664,399     $ 288,843

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(f)

      (0.03 )%       1.27 %       1.03 %       0.61 %       0.49 %       0.26 %

Expenses Before Reductions*(f)(g)

      0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.14 %

Expenses Net of Reductions*(f)

      0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.12 %       0.13 %       0.14 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      2 %(e)       5 %       3 %       52 %(h)       1 %       1 %(e)

 

*

The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund.

 

(a)

For the period January 10, 2014 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2014.

 

(b)

Represents less than $0.005.

 

(c)

Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

Effective October 14, 2016, the investment strategy of the Fund changed. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in investment strategy contributed to higher portfolio turnover rate for the period ended December 31, 2016 as compared to prior years.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 16, 2004. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”. The Trust consists of 12 separate investment portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund (the “Fund”), and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

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

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

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

Distributions to Shareholders

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

Expense Allocation

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

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the Rule.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type. The Fund’s allocation to the MVP (Managed Volatility Portfolio) risk management process may include (a) derivatives such as index futures, other futures contracts, options, and other similar securities and (b) cash, money market equivalents, short-term debt instruments, money market funds, and short-term debt funds to satisfy all applicable margin requirements and to provide additional portfolio liquidity to satisfy large redemptions and any margin calls. Due to the leverage provided by derivatives, the notional value of the Fund’s derivative positions could exceed 20% of the Fund’s value. The Fund may also use futures to gain equity exposure and may hold cash as a buffer in the event of market shocks.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $52.1 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $18.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2019:

 

   

Asset Derivative

   

Liability Derivative

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

Equity Risk

 

   
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 739,104     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts     519,296     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts      

 

*

For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2019:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives  Recognized
 

Equity Risk

 

  
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts    $ (12,547,452    $ 4,901,241  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change net in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts      946,300        49,858  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2019. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

         0.10 %          0.15 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
12/31/2018
 

Purchases

at Cost

 

Proceeds

from Sales

  Net
Realized
Gains(Losses)
 

Change in Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

  Fair Value
6/30/2019
 

Shares as of

6/30/2019

 

Dividend

Income

 

Net Realized

Gains Distributions

from Affiliated

Underlying Funds

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 205,728,223     $ 7,111,936     $ (4,174,077 )     $ (22,831 )     $ 12,303,743     $ 220,946,994       19,692,245     $     $

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

      280,475,858       8,371,901       (3,272,124 )       137,372       51,480,103       337,193,110       19,513,490            

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

      547,877,821             (18,998,905 )       884,404       92,454,755       622,218,075       31,345,999            
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 1,034,081,902     $ 15,483,837     $ (26,445,106 )     $ 998,945     $ 156,238,601     $ 1,180,358,179       70,551,734     $     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair values services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

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

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

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual a Trust-wide annual fee of $7,500, paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2019, $7,993 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $671,563 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

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

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

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

   

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

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

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 1,180,358,179        $        $ 1,180,358,179
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         1,180,358,179                   1,180,358,179
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         1,258,400                   1,258,400
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 1,181,616,579        $        $ 1,181,616,579
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

*

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

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

       $ 15,483,837        $ 26,445,106

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest directly or through affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds or unregistered investment pools in derivative instruments such as futures, options, and options on futures. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The other party to a derivatives contract could default.

Fund of Fund Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.

7. Federal Tax Information

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

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

Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2019 is $990,387,847. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 189,970,332

Unrealized (depreciation)

     
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 189,970,332  
 

 

 

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the tax character of dividends paid to shareholders was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

       $ 13,580,212        $ 35,263,676        $ 48,843,888

 

(a)

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

 

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AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end, December 31, 2018, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized
Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund

       $ 25,425,167        $ 32,396,701        $        $ 33,731,733        $ 91,553,601

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund had a controlling interest (in excess of 50%) in the AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund, which is affiliated with the Manager.

9. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

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

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

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

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0619 08/19


Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

Not applicable __ only for annual reports.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable __ only for annual reports.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable __ only for annual reports.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

 

(a)

The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

   Not applicable __ only for annual reports.

(a)(2)

   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

(a)(3)

   Not applicable.

(a)(4)

   Not applicable.

(b)

   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant

has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)   

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust

  

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Brian Muench

  
   Brian Muench, Principal Executive Officer   

Date August 27, 2019

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

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Brian Muench

  
   Brian Muench, Principal Executive Officer   

Date August 27, 2019

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Bashir C. Asad

  
   Bashir C. Asad, Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer   

Date August 27, 2019

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