N-CSR 1 d193899dncsr.htm ALLIANZ FUNDS MULTI-STRATEGY TRUST Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust
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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 811-22167

 

 

Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Scott Whisten

1633 Broadway

New York, New York 10019

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-739-3367

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2020

 

 

 


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Item 1. Report to Shareholders

 

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Allianz Funds

Multi-Strategy Trust

 

SHARE CLASSES A, C, R, P, INSTITUTIONAL, R6, ADMINISTRATIVE

Annual Report

September 30, 2020

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund

AllianzGI Convertible Fund

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund (formerly AllianzGI NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund)

AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund

AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund

AllianzGI Green Bond Fund

AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund

AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund

AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund

AllianzGI Water Fund (formerly AllianzGI Global Water Fund)

 

 

This material is authorized for use only when preceded or accompanied by the current Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust prospectus. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of each Fund carefully before investing. This and other information is contained in the Funds’ prospectuses and summary prospectuses. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website (us.allianzgi.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from a Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by enrolling at us.allianzgi.com/edelivery.

If you prefer to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports after January 1, 2021, direct investors may inform a Fund at any time. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you should contact your financial intermediary directly. Paper copies are provided free of charge and your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with a Fund or all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary.

 

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  2–3      Letter from the President
  4–62      Fund Summaries
  63–64      Important Information
  65–67      Benchmark Descriptions
  68–125      Schedules of Investments
  126–133      Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  134–141      Statements of Operations
  142–149      Statements of Changes in Net Assets
  150–181      Financial Highlights
  182–233      Notes to Financial Statements
  234      Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
  235–236      Tax Information
  237      Changes to the Board of Trustees/Liquidity Risk Management Program
  238–245      Matters Relating to the Trustees’ Consideration of the Investment Management Agreements
  246–247      Privacy Policy
  248–250      Board of Trustees and Officers

 

A Word About Risk: A fund may be subject to various risks as described in its prospectus. Some of those risks may include, but are not limited to, the following: derivatives risk, smaller company risk, non-US investment risk, focused investment risk and specific sector investment risks. Use of derivative instruments may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, management risk and the risk that a fund is unable to close out a position when it is most advantageous to do so. Portfolios investing in derivatives could lose more than the principal amount invested in those instruments. Investing in foreign securities may entail risk due to foreign economic and political developments; this risk may be enhanced when investing in emerging markets. Smaller companies may be more volatile than larger companies and may entail more risk. Concentrating investments in individual sectors may add additional risk and additional volatility compared to a diversified equity portfolio. AllianzGI target-date funds seek to manage risk and return by blending two separately-managed portfolios: a return-generating portfolio for growth potential, and a defensive portfolio for principal protection. The balance grows increasingly defensive over time until the target date is reached, after which the Fund’s assets roll into a retirement income strategy. The principal values of the Funds are not guaranteed at any time, including the target date. Please refer to each Fund’s applicable current prospectus for complete details.

 


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Letter from the President

 

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Thomas J. Fuccillo

President & CEO

Dear Shareholder,

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic severely impacted the global economy during the 12-month fiscal reporting period ended September 30, 2020. Economic growth in the US and overseas contracted as countries instituted lockdown orders in an attempt to contain COVID-19. Over this period, global equities generated mixed results. Elsewhere, the overall US bond market posted positive returns.

12 Months in Review

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2020, US stocks, as measured by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, returned 15.15%. Two measures of stock performance in developed international and global markets, the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia and Far East) Index (net) and the MSCI World Index (net), returned 0.49% and 10.41%, respectively, in dollar-denominated terms. Elsewhere, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) returned 10.54%. With respect to bonds, the Bloomberg Barclays US Credit Index returned 7.50%, whereas the Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Constrained Index returned 2.85%. The Bloomberg Barclays US Government Bond Index returned 10.56%, while the broader bond market index, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, gained 6.98%. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index returned 6.24%.

Turning to the US economy, gross domestic product (“GDP”), the value of goods and services produced in the country, the broadest measure of economic activity and the principal indicator of economic performance, expanded at a 2.4% annual pace during the fourth quarter of 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic then started to take its toll on the economy, as GDP growth in the first quarter of 2020 was -5.0%. The Commerce Department then reported that second quarter annualized GDP growth was -31.4%, the steepest decline on record. Finally, the initial estimate for third quarter annualized GDP growth was 33.1%.

The US Federal Reserve (“Fed”) took a number of aggressive actions in an attempt to support the economy and keep the market functioning properly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 3, 2020, the Fed lowered the federal funds rate to a range between 1.00% and 1.25%, and on March 15, the federal funds rate was further reduced to a range between 0.00% and 0.25%. Then, on March 23, the Fed said it was “…committed to use its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time and thereby promote its maximum employment and price stability goals.” Among its actions, the Fed announced that it would make unlimited purchases of Treasury and mortgage securities. On June 15, 2020, the Fed announced it would purchase existing corporate bonds on the open market. In August 2020, the Fed updated its

 

 

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“Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy.” In summary, it is anticipated that the Fed’s new approach to setting U.S. monetary policy will include letting inflation and employment run higher, which could mean interest rates remain low for longer than previously anticipated. Finally, in September 2020, most members of the Federal Open Market Committee projected that the federal funds rate may stay anchored near zero through 2023.

Outlook

Since the market low on March 23, 2020, risk assets have rebounded impressively. While this year’s US equity rally was mostly dominated by the sectors well-positioned to capitalize on or be bolstered by certain of the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., technology and healthcare), we have seen a broadening of leadership since mid-May: cyclical sectors such as industrials, financials and energy have performed well. In our view, investors should expect natural periods of consolidation in the coming months and be mindful of looming risks — from what is a second wave of rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections to the current state of controversy over the outcome of the US presidential election. Finally, as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, we believe it remains critical to make active bets and reposition for a post-COVID-19 world.

As announced on July 7, 2020, Allianz Global Investors plans to enter into a strategic alliance with Virtus Investment Partners (“Virtus”). If approved by shareholders of the Funds, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Virtus will become the investment adviser and administrator for the Funds and Virtus or an affiliate of Virtus will become the distributor for the Funds. With respect to all Funds other than the suite of value equity Funds, Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AllianzGI U.S.”) portfolio management teams will continue to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, through AllianzGI U.S. serving as sub-adviser to such Funds. With respect to the suite of value equity Funds managed by AllianzGI U.S.’s Dallas-based Value Equity US team, members of the Value Equity US team are expected to become employees of an affiliate of Virtus, NFJ Investment Group, LLC, and continue their day-to-day management of those Funds. On behalf of Allianz Global Investors, it was our honor to have served your Funds and look forward to continuing to do so in a sub-advisory capacity for applicable Funds.

On behalf of AllianzGI U.S., the Funds’ investment manager, thank you for investing with us. We encourage you to consult with your financial advisor and to visit our website, us.allianzgi.com, for additional information. We remain dedicated to serving your investment needs.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Thomas J. Fuccillo

Trustee, President & Chief Executive Officer

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Christian McCormick, Senior Product Specialist.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund (the “Fund”) returned 7.50%, underperforming the MSCI ACWI (the “benchmark”), which returned 10.44%.

Market Overview

Global equities rallied over the third quarter of 2020, buoyed by positive trial results for potential COVID-19 vaccines, further stimulus measures and hopes that the global economy may be over the worst of its pandemic-induced recession. However, after recording their strongest August returns since 1986, stock markets weakened throughout September, undermined by political wrangling in the US over the size of further fiscal stimulus and concerns over a potentially destabilizing US presidential election. A surge in new COVID-19 infections in Europe further weighed on sentiment. In general, emerging markets outperformed developed markets, helped by a weaker tone to the US dollar.

Portfolio Review

The Best Styles strategies implement a well-diversified blend of the five long-term successful investment styles value, momentum, earnings revisions, growth and quality. Over the trailing twelve months, the style Value underperformed globally. It was one of the worst periods for Value versus the broad market and other investment styles in history. The trend-following styles of Momentum and Revisions did outperform, along with Growth, which had the strongest performance of the trend-following styles. Quality also performed well. From a capitalization perspective, small cap stocks underperformed mega cap and large cap stocks, which was an overall head wind to the strategy

The Fund has only moderate leeway for sector and regional allocation with a maximum deviation of 3% versus. the benchmark for active weightings. The overall contribution from active country/sector allocation was benign, as would be expected with our tight active collars.

The Fund holds a broad number of stocks to implement a well-diversified mix of investment styles and assigns a maximum active weighting of 1% to individual stocks. Therefore, we expect stock selection to be the biggest driver of relative returns and this was the case over the past twelve months. It was an unusually difficult period in terms of stock selection, for which the strategy posted a negative result in 9 of 11 sectors.

Outlook

COVID-19 has caused a global demand and supply shock. The recession started in the first quarter of 2020 and gross domestic product collapsed in the second quarter of 2020. In response to this crisis, governments and central banks all over the world have enacted fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to counteract the disruption caused by COVID-19. We anticipate that the third quarter of 2020 will probably see a V-shaped recovery. Due to the continued spread of COVID-19, however, the outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020 and 2021 is getting cloudier. The back-to-normal process will take some time.

* Effective on or about December 14, 2020, the AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund will be liquidated and dissolved, and any outstanding shares redeemed. As of December 7, 2020, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange.

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund Class A      7.50%          7.74%          5.96%  

 

  AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund Class A (adjusted)      1.59%          6.52%          5.09%  
    AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund Class C      6.71%          7.01%          5.23%  

 

  AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund Class C (adjusted)      5.80%          7.01%          5.23%  

 

  AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund Class P      7.73%          7.98%          6.19%  

 

  AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund Institutional Class      7.84%          8.09%          6.29%  

 

  AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund Class R6      7.85%          8.12%          6.34%  

 

  MSCI ACWI      10.44%          10.30%          7.27%  
    Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Average      8.18%          8.82%          6.52%  

† The Fund began operations on December 2, 2013. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on November 30, 2013.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 0.77% for Class A shares, 1.47% for Class C shares, 0.53% for Class P shares, 0.52% for Institutional Class shares and 0.40% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Funds expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.70% for Class A shares, 1.40% for Class C shares, 0.50% for Class P shares, 0.40% for Institutional Class shares and 0.40% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

 

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AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund (cont’d)

 

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

United States     52.6%  
Japan     6.3%  
China     5.4%  
France     3.6%  
Canada     3.0%  
United Kingdom     2.9%  
Taiwan     2.8%  
Korea (Republic of)     2.6%  
Other     19.5%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     1.3%  

 

 
Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,272.00    $1,266.50    $1,272.70    $1,273.60    $1,274.50
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.98    $7.93    $2.84    $2.27    $2.27
                          
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,021.50    $1,018.00    $1,022.50    $1,023.00    $1,023.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.54    $7.06    $2.53    $2.02    $2.02

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.70% for Class A, 1.40% for Class C, 0.50% for Class P, 0.40% for Institutional Class and 0.40% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366. These expenses do not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests, which are indirectly borne by Fund shareholders.

 

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AllianzGI Convertible Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Douglas C. Forsyth, CFA, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Convertible Fund (the “Fund”) returned 38.44%, outperforming the ICE BofA US Convertibles Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 31.20%.

Market Overview

Despite historic equity and credit volatility, convertible securities produced a materially positive twelve-month return. Strong underlying equity performance and credit spread tightening over the latter half of the reporting period benefited the asset class.

Convertible securities gained over the fourth quarter of 2019 and into early 2020 before selling off aggressively in late February and much of March as the COVID-19 outbreak intensified. In connection with unprecedented monetary and fiscal policy responses, the convertible market rebounded from the March low and advanced over the remainder of period. Stabilizing investor confidence, accommodative US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) commentary, positive economic surprise momentum, better-than-feared corporate earnings, US COVID-19 case trends and vaccine/treatment progress were all market supportive.

The Fed’s response was designed to ensure the normal functioning and stabilization of US credit markets and was also extraordinary in terms of its swiftness, scope, and willingness to take action. The Fed remained highly accommodative throughout the reporting period, pledging to keep interest rates near zero until at least the end of 2023. In addition, the Fed officially set a new inflation target of moderately above 2.0%, noting it would maintain an accommodative stance until inflation hits this level.

The fiscal response was also immediate with President Trump signing into law several bills including the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Security Act.

As anticipated, the economy decelerated, and the unemployment rate surged. Although, economic data released later in the period improved and, in many cases, surprised to the upside as lockdowns, travel restrictions and social-distancing measures eased.

The first-quarter earnings season was weak, but second-quarter financial results exceeded estimates amid better-than-feared earnings. Management outlooks were also constructive, but fewer companies provided guidance.

Non-investment grade issuers outperformed investment grade issuers. Equity-sensitive structures outperformed total return (balanced) and yield alternative (busted).

Primary market activity was robust through September with $88.2 billion in proceeds year-to date—the highest annual level since 2007.

Portfolio Review

Sector allocations that helped relative performance in the period included technology, financials and utilities. Positive credit selection was the primary driver of relative performance in the technology sector whereas portfolio underweights were the main sources of strength in financials and utilities.

Consumer discretionary was the only sector that notably detracted from performance during the period. Security selection and a portfolio underweight adversely impacted the relative return.

Outlook

While uncertainty remains elevated, visibility around the macro outlook and corporate profitability path has improved.

Extraordinary monetary and fiscal policy measures have stabilized financial markets and the US economy. Furthermore, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin have pledged additional support if needed to accelerate the recovery.

With economic progress, we believe that corporate profits should begin to trough and then start recovering over the second half of the year and into 2021. US companies are not only positioned to directly benefit from Fed programs and US government fiscal support but also from a potentially significant boost in operating leverage as strengthening demand is met with lower input costs and productivity gains.

Against this backdrop, several risks could surface triggering market volatility including geopolitical tensions, fiscal stimulus uncertainty, US elections and localized shutdowns due to increasing COVID-19 cases.

We expect continued growth of the US convertible bond market as scheduled maturities slow and the new issuance calendar remains strong. This environment could provide balanced convertible opportunities and help to broaden sectors and diversify the overall market. Going forward, we believe that the convertible market remains well positioned to participate in the upside and provide downside protection.

 

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AllianzGI Convertible Fund (cont’d)

 

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI Convertible Fund Class A      38.44%          15.44%          12.31%          10.94%  

 

  AllianzGI Convertible Fund Class A (adjusted)      30.83%          14.15%          11.68%          10.71%  
    AllianzGI Convertible Fund Class C      37.40%          14.60%          11.49%          10.12%  

 

  AllianzGI Convertible Fund Class C (adjusted)      36.40%          14.60%          11.49%          10.12%  

 

  AllianzGI Convertible Fund Class R      38.17%          15.14%          11.97%          10.64%  

 

  AllianzGI Convertible Fund Class P      38.78%          15.74%          12.58%          11.18%  

 

  AllianzGI Convertible Fund Institutional Class      38.80%          15.79%          12.65%          11.28%  
    AllianzGI Convertible Fund Administrative Class      38.53%          15.52%          12.38%          10.96%  

 

  ICE BofA US Convertibles Index      31.20%          13.80%          11.38%          9.06%  
    Lipper Convertible Securities Funds Average      30.13%          12.97%          10.11%          6.44%  

† The Fund began operations on April 19, 1993. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on April 30, 1993.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.02% for Class A shares, 1.75% for Class C shares, 1.17% for Class R shares, 0.75% for Class P shares, 0.72% for Institutional Class shares and 0.97% for Administrative Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.96% for Class A shares, 1.73% for Class C shares, 1.17% for Class R shares, 0.74% for Class P shares, 0.71% for Institutional Class shares and 0.93% for Administrative Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Industry Allocation (as of 
September 30, 2020)

 

Software     18.2%  
Internet     12.7%  
Healthcare-Products     9.8%  
Semiconductors     8.1%  
Auto Manufacturers     4.9%  
Banks     3.9%  
Diversified Financial Services     3.3%  
Commercial Services     3.2%  
Other     34.5%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     1.4%  
 

Credit Ratings* (as of September 30, 2020)

 

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* As a percentage of total investments. Credit ratings refer to the underlying holdings of the Fund and are categorized from highest to lowest credit quality using ratings provided by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). S&P’s ratings have been selected for several reasons, including the portfolio managers’ usage of S&P ratings methodology among other credit quality information in managing the Fund, access to background information and other materials provided by S&P, as well as the Funds’ considerations of industry practice. The Fund also displays S&P credit ratings information in materials provided in client presentations. See “Important Information” for more detail on the selection of S&P for the Fund’s ratings presentation. Securities not rated by S&P and bonds that do not currently have a rating available are designated in the chart above as “NR” and “NA”, respectively.

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,454.30    $1,448.70    $1,453.30    $1,456.20    $1,456.20    $1,454.50
Expenses Paid During Period    $5.89    $10.65    $6.69    $4.42    $4.42    $5.77
                               
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,020.20    $1,016.30    $1,019.55    $1,021.40    $1,021.40    $1,020.30
Expenses Paid During Period    $4.85    $8.77    $5.50    $3.64    $3.64    $4.75

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.96% for Class A, 1.74% for Class C, 1.09% for Class R, 0.72% for Class P, 0.72% for Institutional Class and 0.94% for Administrative Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Carl W. Pappo, Jr., CFA, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”) returned 9.25%, outperforming the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 6.98%.

Market Overview

Despite a strong performance during the first half of the twelve-month period, the economy beginning in March 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As businesses closed and the US economy shut down in response to COVID-19, fixed income market liquidity dried up and forced-selling quickly drove valuations on risk assets to levels not seen since the global financial crisis in 2007-2008. Price dislocations, however, did present investment opportunities for the Fund. The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) participation in the fixed income markets through various purchase and lending programs, especially in the investment grade (“IG”) and high yield (“HY”) credit markets, as well as the massive fiscal response by the US Government helped drive spreads and valuations tighter. Uncertainty remains regarding further economic recovery, but robust monetary stimulus remains in place. Demand technicals for risk assets driven by Fed purchases should therefore continue to exert pressure on asset prices, overwhelm economic factors, and drive spreads tighter.

Portfolio Review

Fund performance for the twelve-month period was primarily driven by an underweight to treasuries and over-exposure to risk assets including IG and HY corporates, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”), and preferred bonds. The Fund came into March 2020 overweight 0.20 years corporate credit and added substantially to the sector as spreads widened versus reducing exposure to mortgage-backed securities. The Fund’s initial overweight to agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) before the pandemic was very supportive as the government announced their intention early on to purchase MBS to lower market volatility and provide liquidity for customer outflows. The Fund reduced Agency MBS exposure to 10% underweight to move into higher beta sectors such as corporate credit when spreads widened following the market disruption as government buying to bolster market liquidity was heavily concentrated in that sector. Ultimately, IG corporate bond spreads widened over 200 basis points due to the pandemic reaching levels not seen since the global financial crisis in 2007-2008, over three standard deviations cheap relative to historical measures. Moreover, the Fund which was underweight high-yield exposure entering the period increased high-yield positioning as high as 14% when spreads widened, ending the period at 11% overweight.

The Fund also began the period with significant overweights to high quality ABS including consumer auto loans and credit cards, mezzanine tranches of ABS backed by consumer loans, equipment leases and timeshares, and small business administration loans. Despite high fundamental credit quality—and in the case of small business administration loans, a full government guarantee—these assets were not sheltered from the extreme liquidity-driven selloff as secondary supply for the period grew 50% year-over-year, most notably in March 2020, as investment managers were forced to sell what they could to fund redemptions while dealer support dissipated. As technical forces began to normalize at the end of March 2020, fundamental considerations re-emerged, and the highest quality asset classes enjoyed an outsized share of the improvement. At the end of the period, ABS exposure was increased versus taking gains in corporates purchased throughout the pandemic, including the addition of collateralized loan obligations.

Outlook

Overweight exposure to corporate bonds was maintained, reflecting what we believe remains a strong risk/reward profile offered by credit spreads. The belief is supported by a second straight quarter of positive economic surprises across several readings, continued support for the asset class from the Fed, and a strong yield relative to the global opportunity set. The Fund remains focused in quality companies with great assets that will see limited impacts from COVID-19 shutdowns, including regulated utilities, telecommunications & cable, defense, food & beverage retailers, and diversified media. While we continue to mostly avoid companies who are generating significantly less revenue in this environment, the Fund has participated in some opportunities in the travel and leisure sector that offer high relative yields with strong downside protection, typically in the form of structural seniority. Now that imminent fear of liquidity shock has been calmed and the global recovery enters its next phases, we remain focused on what each business is likely to look like in 2021 and beyond—while many look to regain 2019 run-rate revenue in the near future, others can only hope 2022 brings normalcy. We believe strongly that bottom up research is more important than ever as the coming months and years will impact industries in very diverse ways and owning the right companies will be a big differentiator for total returns. Similarly, the 18% overweight ABS at the short end of the maturity spectrum continues to emphasize ABS structures which provide significant support even in the current uncertain economic environment. The overweight in collateralized CLO bonds features superior structural profiles where call risk is low, and payments get accelerated at par if economic conditions deteriorate. CLOs offer attractive spreads for assets with substantial credit enhancement. We intend to remain underweight MBS as mortgage originations driven by explosive sales in the housing market have caused considerable supply dislocations despite Fed purchases.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

             1 Year        Since Inception†  

 

 

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund Class P

       9.18%          8.40%  

 

 

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund Institutional Class

       9.25%          8.47%  

 

 

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund Class R6

       9.35%          8.53%  

 

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

       6.98%          7.33%  
   

Lipper Core Plus Bond Funds Average

       7.32%          7.23%  

† The Fund began operations on May 30, 2018. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on May 31, 2018.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on funds distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 0.83% for Class P shares, 20.93% for Institutional Class shares and 0.84% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2022. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.35% for Class P shares, 0.30% for Institutional Class shares and 0.25% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Asset Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes     52.1%  
Asset-Backed Securities     21.8%  
U.S. Government Agency Securities     16.4%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations     10.5%  
Preferred Stock     1.8%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     –2.6%  
 

Credit Ratings* (as of September 30, 2020)

 

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* As a percentage of total investments. Credit ratings apply to the credit worthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Ratings are subject to change. Ratings are based off of the highest available rating from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s and Fitch. Bonds not rated by the aforementioned agencies are “unrated”. Ratings are shown based on the S&P rating scale, which ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Where applicable, securities ratings of an agency other than S&P have been converted to the S&P equivalent. “NR” denotes securities that are not rated. Not rated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Ratings are relative, subjective and not absolute standards of quality, and represent the opinions of the independent Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSRO). The security’s credit rating does not eliminate risk. The Fund is not rated by an independent rating agency.

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class P    Institutional
Class
  Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00   $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,080.50    $1,080.90   $1,081.70
Expenses Paid During Period    $1.82    $1.56   $1.30
               
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class P    Institutional
Class
  Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00   $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,023.25    $1,023.50   $1,023.75
Expenses Paid During Period    $1.77    $1.52   $1.26

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.35% for Class P, 0.30% for Institutional Class and 0.25% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Lu Yu, CFA, CIPM, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund (the “Fund”) returned 18.34%, outperforming the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 10.54%.

Market Overview

Emerging market equities were influenced by rapidly shifting macroeconomic conditions during the twelve-month period in light of moderating global growth expectations and impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emerging markets equities initially advanced in October 2019 amid signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China as well as via interest rate cuts from central banks in both developed and developing economies. After a flat performance in November 2019, the positive asset class performance accelerated in December 2019 thanks in part to the agreement of a “phase one” trade deal between the US and China coupled with a rebound in global growth expectations. The economic outlook then shifted suddenly as emerging market equities declined meaningfully in the January to March 2020 period, crippled by the spread of the COVID-19 and global economic growth ground to a standstill. The market decline reversed in April 2020 as the prior draconian measures which were employed to curtail COVID-19 were gradually lifted. The resilient performance continued with positive gains in each month from the May to August 2020 period as equities were lifted amid optimism that the COVID-19 concerns which plagued the asset class were subsiding thanks to unprecedented government and central bank support buoyed stocks, helping investors overcome fears of a second wave of infections. The asset class declined modestly in September 2020 as COVID-19 cases spiked, particularly in Europe, and uncertainty over the US Presidential election began to weigh on sentiment.

Asian equities were the top performers with a 21.5% advance. Taiwan was the standout country in the region with a 35.0% gain thanks primarily to strength in the technology sector, led by semiconductor demand. Chinese equities were higher by 33.6% as the country was the first to be hit by the COVID-19 slowdown and subsequently the first to rebound once concerns were lessened. Meanwhile, Thailand and Indonesia were each down more than 25%. Emerging European stocks were collectively down 19.2% as all stocks in the region declined. Regional heavyweight Russia was lower by 16.0% due in part to lackluster energy demand. Latin American shares broadly declined, posting a 29.4% loss. Brazil, which is by far the largest benchmark weight in the region, declined 32.5% as falling commodity prices, slower global trade and the impact from COVID-19 depressed the country’s economic outlook.

Sector performance for the benchmark was divergent, with 5 out of 11 sectors advancing. Consumer discretionary gained 48.4% thanks to improving work from home demand trends while health care advanced 47.1% due to increased attention related to the search for tests, treatments and vaccines to tackle COVID-19. Information technology was up 42.5% due to resilient demand, followed by a 25.6% gain in communication services. Alternatively, cyclically-oriented sectors were the hardest hit, including financials, energy and utilities which were each down more than 18% during the annual reporting period.

Portfolio Review

The Fund seeks to capitalize on the long-term growth of the local emerging markets consumer, while limiting other risks including country and market capitalization. The Fund significantly outperformed the benchmark thanks to positive stock selection and allocation decisions.

During the reporting period, a focus on health care-related investments aided performance as the sector was the second-best benchmark performer. The avoidance of energy companies also positively impacted results given headwinds in the sector, as did bottom-up stock selection in communication services. Meanwhile, the inability to own key non-consumer-related segments of information technology, primarily semiconductors, offset results as did more conservative stock selection in consumer discretionary. From a country perspective, bottom-up stock selection in China and Malaysia led results to the upside and emerging markets consumer-related companies traded in the United States also contributed to the investment performance. Meanwhile, stock selection in Taiwan detracted from results, due primarily to the inability to own key non-consumer-related segments in the country. Short-term stockpicking in India offset results more modestly during the annual reporting period.

Outlook

Emerging market equities may continue to benefit from encouraging investor sentiment coupled against the backdrop of favorable fiscal and monetary policies. COVID-19 impacts remain a key determinant for market direction. While the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise globally, investors appear to look past these near-term uncertainties and instead focus on earnings growth potential over the coming years. Market volatility may persist and be data-driven based on COVID-19 and US presidential election news. Over the last six months since the pandemic-led decline bottomed, emerging markets equities have outperformed their developed market counterparts, thanks in part to a more attractive growth vs. valuation mix. It is interesting to note that emerging and developed markets have alternated performance results over each of the prior four decades. Emerging markets outpaced developed markets in the 1980s and 2000s, while the opposite was true in the 1990s and 2010s. If history is any guide, it is our belief that this leadership position could again change hands and point to outperformance potential for emerging markets equities. The consumer-related focus may help to further capture opportunities thanks to a greater focus on drivers related to favorable demographic and consumption trends.

We continue to construct the Fund on a bottom-up basis with conviction at the stock level. In addition, we apply a dual risk-budget, targeting a tracking error of 5-10% and lower forecast risk than the benchmark, which may help protect capital during inevitable down-market periods and provide our clients with a greater level of return consistency. We believe investment results will be supported by earnings growth in consumer-related stocks and that our behavioral finance-focused investment process and focus on higher quality securities with attractive company fundamentals will be a driver of returns for the coming quarters.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

             1 Year        5 Year        Since Inception†  
   

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund Class A

       18.34%          7.01%          2.35%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund Class A (adjusted)

       11.83%          5.81%          1.36%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund Institutional Class

       18.84%          7.40%          2.72%  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

       10.54%          8.97%          4.09%  
   

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average

       10.80%          8.39%          3.41%  

† The Fund began operations on December 1, 2014. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on November 30, 2014.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.71% for Class A shares and 1.39% for Institutional Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 1.39% for Class A shares and 1.05% for Institutional Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

China     49.7%  
Korea (Republic of)     12.9%  
United States     8.8%  
Taiwan     8.6%  
India     4.8%  
Switzerland     2.4%  
Malaysia     1.9%  
Hong Kong     1.6%  
Other     7.9%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     1.4%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A   Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00   $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,364.30   $1,366.30
Expenses Paid During Period    $8.22   $6.21
          
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A   Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00   $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,018.05   $1,019.75
Expenses Paid During Period    $7.01   $5.30

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.39% for Class A and 1.05% for Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Kunal Ghosh, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund (the “Fund”) returned 7.64%, outperforming the MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 6.89%.

Market Overview

Emerging markets small cap equities were influenced by rapidly shifting macroeconomic conditions during the twelve-month period in light of moderating global growth expectations and impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emerging markets small cap equities initially advanced in October 2019 amid signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China as well as via interest rate cuts from central banks in both developed and developing economies. After a flat performance in November 2019, the positive asset class performance accelerated in December 2019 thanks in part to the agreement of a “phase one” trade deal between the US and China coupled with a rebound in global growth expectations. The economic outlook then shifted suddenly as emerging market equities declined meaningfully in the January to March 2020 period, crippled by the spread COVID-19 and global economic growth ground to a standstill. The market decline reversed in April 2020 as the prior draconian measures which were employed to curtail COVID-19 were gradually lifted. The resilient performance continued with positive gains in each month from the May to August 2020 period as equities were lifted amid optimism that the COVID-19 concerns which plagued the asset class were subsiding thanks to unprecedented government and central bank support buoyed stocks, helping investors overcome fears of a second wave of infections. The asset class declined modestly in September 2020 as COVID-19 cases spiked, particularly in Europe, and uncertainty over the US Presidential election began to weigh on sentiment.

Asian small cap equities were the top performers with a 14.6% advance. South Korea was the best performer with a 36.6% gain thanks to strong performance in health care-oriented companies, followed by a 23.0% gain in Taiwan due to higher technology-related demand. Alternatively, Indonesian small cap equities were down 45.8% followed by a 31.5% loss in the Philippines. Emerging European stocks were collectively down 6.2% as returns were mixed with three out of six countries posting gains. Poland was higher by 6.8%, Russia gained 5.9% while the Czech Republic was notched a mere 0.8% advance. Hungary led results to the downside with a 20.7% decline. Latin American shares were broadly lower, posting a 25.2% loss. Brazil, which is by far the largest benchmark weight in the region, declined 24.5% as falling commodity prices, slower global trade and the impact from COVID-19 depressed the country’s economic outlook.

Sector performance for the benchmark was divergent, with 5 out of 11 sectors advancing. Health care gained 67.7% thanks to increased attention related to the search for tests, treatments and vaccines to tackle COVID-19, while information technology was higher by 32.7% due to resilient demand. Materials and communication services sectors were each up low double-digits for the period. Meanwhile, cyclically-oriented sectors were the hardest hit, including financials, energy and real estate which were each down more than 17% during the annual reporting period.

Portfolio Review

Our goal is to provide clients with a portfolio capitalizing on conviction at the stock level, while limiting other risks including country, industry and market capitalization. The Fund modestly topped the benchmark during the reporting period due to a combination of stock selection and allocation decisions.

During the twelve-month period, strong bottom-up stock selection in the materials sector led results to the upside. Allocation decisions, including an underweight to real estate and consumer discretionary, contributed to results as did stock selection in consumer staples. Conversely, more conservative stock selection in the health care sector, by far the benchmark’s top performer, and communication services offset results. From a country standpoint, bottom-up stockpicking in India, South Africa and Malaysia was a driver of investment performance. This was counterbalanced via stockpicking in South Korea, China and Mexico which trailed the benchmark during the twelve-month period.

Outlook

Emerging markets small cap equities may continue to benefit from encouraging investor sentiment coupled against the backdrop of favorable fiscal and monetary policies. COVID-19 impacts remain a key determinant for market direction. While the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise globally, investors appear to look past these near-term uncertainties and instead focus on earnings growth potential over the coming years. Market volatility may persist and be data-driven based on COVID-19 and US presidential election news. Over the last six months since the pandemic-led decline bottomed, emerging markets equities have outperformed their developed market counterparts, thanks in part to a more attractive growth vs. valuation mix. It is interesting to note that emerging and developed markets have alternated performance results over each of the prior four decades. Emerging markets outpaced developed markets in the 1980s and 2000s, while the opposite was true in the 1990s and 2010s. If history is any guide, it is our belief that this leadership position could again change hands and point to outperformance potential for emerging markets equities. Additionally, the potential for higher outperformance due to greater inefficiencies in emerging markets small cap equities may further benefit investors.

We continue to construct the Strategy on a bottom-up basis with conviction at the stock level. In addition, we apply a dual risk-budget, targeting a tracking error of 4-6% and lower forecast risk than the benchmark, which may help protect capital during inevitable down market periods and provide our clients with a greater level of return consistency. We believe investment results will be supported by earnings growth and our behavioral finance-focused investment process and focus on higher quality securities with attractive company fundamentals will be a driver of returns for the coming quarters.

* On November 18, 2020, the AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund liquidated. Please see the supplement to the Fund’s statutory prospectus for more information.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        Since Inception†  
   

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund Class A

     7.64%          7.26%          5.00%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund Class A (adjusted)

     1.72%          6.05%          3.99%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund Institutional Class

     7.97%          7.62%          5.36%  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Index

     6.89%          4.60%          1.86%  
   

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average

     10.80%          8.39%          3.41%  

† The Fund began operations on December 1, 2014. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on November 30, 2014.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 3.00% for Class A shares and 2.84% for Institutional Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 1.80% for Class A shares and 1.50% for Institutional Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation 
(as of September 30, 2020)

 

Taiwan     28.3%  
Korea (Republic of)     19.3%  
India     17.4%  
China     12.0%  
South Africa     5.2%  
Brazil     3.3%  
Turkey     2.7%  
Russian Federation     2.5%  
Other     8.7%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     0.6%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,395.00    $1,397.30
Expenses Paid During Period    $10.78    $8.99
           
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,016.00    $1,017.50
Expenses Paid During Period    $9.07    $7.57

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.80% for Class A and 1.50% for Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund (formerly AllianzGI NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund)*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by the Value Equity, US team.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund (the “Fund”) returned 17.63%, outperforming the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 10.54%.

Market overview

Emerging market equities largely outpaced their developed market counterparts, closing out a volatile twelve-month period with double-digit gains. In the face of a global pandemic, emerging market shares were buoyed by a weaker tone to the US dollar, signs of ongoing economic recovery in China and expectations that monetary policy would remain loose for an extended period. Several countries across the Aisa/Pacific region posted robust gains over the reporting period, led by China, which was the first major economy to report positive economic growth after being hit by COVID-19. Taiwan and South Korea also delivered particularly strong results, aided by better-than-expected returns from key technology firms. In contrast, Brazil was one of the worst affected countries by COVID-19; that, in conjuncture with a generally weak oil pricing environment precipitated a selloff in Brazilian equity prices. Similarly, Russian equities were also negatively impacted in part by lower oil prices. At the sector level, returns were led by strength across consumer discretionary, health care and technology companies. Conversely, financials, energy and utilities names were down more than 18% in the benchmark over the reporting period.

Portfolio review

Positive relative performance results over the trailing twelve months were due to robust stock selection and country allocations, while sector allocations detracted only modestly from performance. Strong selection across the consumer staples, real estate investment trusts, communication services and financials sectors boosted returns, and selection was negative across just two economic sectors during the reporting period—consumer discretionary and health care. The Fund’s underweight in communication services detracted from results while an overweight in technology contributed to relative returns. Selection by country was positive due to strength from the Fund’s China, Taiwan and Brazil-based holdings. These gains were only somewhat offset by South Korea and Russia-based stocks that failed to keep pace with benchmark shares. Country allocations were positive and driven by an overweight in Hong Kong and underweight in Thailand. This was only partially offset by an underweight in China and overweight in the UK, which detracted from relative results.

Outlook

Emerging markets have performed well over the period, boosted in part by strength from China, where notably, growth has rebounded sharply following the first-quarter downturn prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe the successful containment of the outbreak in China, in addition to the Chinese government’s swift and targeted stimulus measures, are significant contributing factors in sustaining a functioning economy. Importantly, China’s ongoing recovery should bode well for several other emerging economies—primarily those that are most closely linked to China and have had similar success in containing COVID-19. Furthermore, technological advances have become critical as the world increasingly relies on technology during the global pandemic. Economies with a focus on technology exports—such as South Korea and Taiwan—have experienced faster-than-anticipated export growth as the work/learn from home dynamic continues to drive demand for their technological products.

In contrast, more domestically oriented economies, countries where the pandemic hasn’t yet abated or that rely heavily on tourism may continue to face headwinds. Undoubtedly, there is volatility attached to trading in today’s markets. However, we believe a focus on quality and valuations can uncover buying opportunities. To this end, our team is focused on companies with strong fundamentals and industry leaders with clean balance sheets that are effectively “on sale,” trading at discounts to where we could have bought them before the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, with interest rates likely to remain low for an extended period, dividend payers and companies that can grow their dividends could offer additional strength.

 

* Effective April 30, 2020, the Fund changed its name from “AllianzGI NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund” to “AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund”.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        Since Inception†  
   

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund Class A

     17.63%          10.23%          5.18%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund Class A (adjusted)

     11.16%          8.99%          4.42%  
   

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund Class C

     16.83%          9.42%          4.40%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund Class C (adjusted)

     15.83%          9.42%          4.40%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund Class P

     17.85%          10.40%          5.35%  

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund Institutional Class

     17.95%          10.52%          5.45%  

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     10.54%          8.97%          2.89%  
   

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average

     10.80%          8.39%          2.89%  

† The Fund began operations on December 18, 2012. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on December 31, 2012.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.65% for Class A shares, 2.40% for Class C shares, 1.32% for Class P shares and 1.37% for Institutional Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 1.14% for Class A shares, 1.89% for Class C shares, 0.98% for Class P shares and 0.89% for Institutional Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation 
(as of September 30, 2020) 

 

China     40.9%  
Korea (Republic of)     8.6%  
Taiwan     8.6%  
India     8.4%  
United States     6.4%  
Hong Kong     4.8%  
Brazil     3.3%  
South Africa     2.6%  
Other     10.6%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     5.8%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,350.10    $1,345.20    $1,351.40    $1,352.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $6.76    $11.08    $5.76    $5.23
                     
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,019.25    $1,015.55    $1,020.10    $1,020.55
Expenses Paid During Period    $5.81    $9.52    $4.95    $4.50

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.15% for Class A, 1.89% for Class C, 0.98% for Class P and 0.89% for Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by the Multi-Asset US Group.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) returned 10.21%, outperforming the 60% MSCI ACWI, 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 9.69%.

Market Overview

It was a volatile twelve-month period for global equities. After a steady start to 2020, global stocks changed direction in mid-February 2020 as the COVID-19 outbreak started to spread beyond China. The sell-off gathered pace in March 2020 as the draconian measures employed to curtail COVID-19 caused the global economy to grind to a standstill, triggering fears of a severe global recession. After suffering their worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis, global stocks rebounded in the second and third quarters, supported by unprecedented government stimulus and positive trial results for potential COVID-19 vaccines. By the end of the third quarter of 2020 global equities recovered the loses suffered from the first quarter of 2020 and posted a positive return for the twelve-month period.

Global government bond yields trended higher in the fourth quarter of 2019 amid growing optimism over the outlook for global growth but tumbled in 2020 on growing speculation that the COVID-19 pandemic would force central banks to slash interest rates and reinstate asset-purchase programs. In the US, the 10-year Treasury yield closed the period around 100 basis points lower, falling abruptly in the first quarter and remaining relatively stable thereafter. The US yield curve steepened in the aftermath, as yields on bonds with maturities of less than 10 years moved slightly lower, while longer dated yields rose modestly. Corporate bonds fell sharply over the first quarter of 2020, with credit spreads increasing to levels last seen following the 2008 financial crisis, before rallying in the second and third quarters of 2020 and ultimately closing with a positive return over the complete twelve-month period.

The COVID-19 pandemic looked almost certain to push the global economy into a severe recession. As the epicenter of the pandemic spread from China to the Pacific Basin, and then on to Europe and North America, purchasing managers’ indices of economic activity dropped to even lower levels than those seen during the 2008 financial crisis. In response, central banks slashed interest rates, provided liquidity and reinstated quantitative easing programs, while budget deficits ballooned as governments committed unprecedented amounts to support companies and individuals affected by COVID-19. While China’s recovery appeared to be picking up speed in the third quarter, elsewhere hopes of a robust rebound in second half of the year were jeopardized by surging COVID-19 infections, particularly in Europe where many countries saw the start of a second wave.

In the currency markets, the US dollar strengthened in the first quarter, before weakening in the COVID-19 aftermath. As the US Federal Reserve raised its inflation target and signaled it needed to maintain near-zero interest rates for an extended period, the euro, British pound and Japanese yen all strengthened relative to the US dollar.

Portfolio Review

In terms of relative performance, selection effects contributed to overall performance while allocation detracted. The Fund benefitted from positive selection across equity categories, with the most pronounced effect in US equities. In particular, the Fund benefited from the relative outperformance of the AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund, which was added during the period as part of the broader transition of the Fund to a sustainable focus. Also, within equities, the Fund benefitted from growth-oriented exposures and clean energy positions, which were added in the third quarter. In fixed income the US Credit ESG strategy, which was launched in the fourth quarter of 2019 as part of the sustainable transition, was the primary driver of outperformance. Also, within fixed income, an underweight to long-dated treasuries in the second and third quarter benefited relative results as rates ended higher. During the equity market sell-off in the first quarter of 2020, a modest underweight to global equities combined with an overweight to US duration and a long exposure to the Japanese yen versus the US dollar helped offset losses related to corporate credit and emerging market debt exposure.

The largest detractors during the period were opportunistic exposures, such as managed futures, emerging market debt and emerging market equities. Within opportunistic, the primary driver of underperformance was the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund, which suffered in the first quarter of 2020 due to pro-cyclical positions, such as long global equities and credit exposure within fixed income. An additional detractor within equities was exposure to minimum volatility global equities, which lagged the broader equity market during the recovery in the second and third quarters.

Outlook

On one hand, monetary policy of major central banks continues to support equities, and the ratio between positive and negative corporate earnings revisions has also recently improved. On the other hand, fears of second pandemic wave, the US presidential election outcome and EU/UK trade negotiations pose significant uncertainties to markets. In view of the downside risks we expect key rates to remain low for longer and real interest rates to stay negative. Government bond yields look set to remain very low or even negative for some time to come. We believe that corporate bonds should continue to benefit from central bank support. However, companies’ high debt levels suggest that default rates may rise if the crisis returns. Overall, we believe that we are likely to see elevated volatility, posing opportunities for active managers to navigate across and within asset classes.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Class A      10.21%          6.80%          5.80%          5.70%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Class A (adjusted)      4.15%          5.60%          5.20%          5.43%  
    AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Class C      9.28%          5.99%          5.02%          4.92%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Class C (adjusted)      8.28%          5.99%          5.02%          4.92%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Class R      9.96%          6.58%          5.60%          5.47%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Class P      10.39%          7.09%          6.06%          5.94%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Institutional Class      10.40%          7.03%          6.05%          6.11%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Class R6      10.57%          7.15%          6.16%          6.21%  
    AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund Administrative Class      10.24%          6.88%          5.85%          5.76%  

 

  60% MSCI ACWI, 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      9.69%          8.10%          6.82%          6.00%  

 

  MSCI ACWI      10.44%          10.30%          8.55%          6.21%  

 

  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      6.98%          4.18%          3.64%          4.85%  
    Lipper Alternative Global Macro Funds Average      2.57%          3.87%          3.32%          5.01%  

† The Fund began operations on September 30, 1998. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on September 30, 1998.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.54% for Class A shares, 2.31% for Class C shares, 1.86% for Class R shares, 1.31% for Class P shares, 1.29% for Institutional Class shares, 1.22% for Class R6 shares and 1.47% for Administrative Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.01% for Class A shares, 1.76% for Class C shares, 1.21% for Class R shares, 0.81% for Class P shares, 0.74% for Institutional Class shares, 0.71% for Class R6 shares and 0.96% for Administrative Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Fund Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

AllianzGI Global Sustainability     40.9%  
AllianzGI Best Styles Global Managed Volatility     10.1%  
AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy     9.6%  
AllianzGI Green Bond     9.5%  
Other     21.0%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     8.9%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6    Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,196.90    $1,192.30    $1,196.60    $1,198.30    $1,198.80    $1,199.50    $1,197.30
Expenses Paid During Period    $2.97    $7.12    $4.06    $1.92    $1.43    $1.32    $2.69
                                    
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6    Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,022.30    $1,018.50    $1,021.30    $1,023.25    $1,023.70    $1,023.80    $1,022.55
Expenses Paid During Period    $2.73    $6.56    $3.74    $1.77    $1.32    $1.21    $2.48

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.54% for Class A, 1.30% for Class C, 0.74% for Class R, 0.35% for Class P, 0.26% for Institutional Class, 0.24% for Class R6 and 0.49% for Administrative Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366. These expenses do not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests, which are indirectly borne by Fund shareholders.

 

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AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by the Multi-Asset US Group.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) returned 8.20%, underperforming the MSCI ACWI (the “benchmark”), which returned 10.44%.

Market Overview

It was a volatile twelve-month period for global equities. After a steady start to 2020, global stocks changed direction in mid-February 2020 as the COVID-19 outbreak started to spread beyond China. The sell-off gathered pace in March 2020 as the draconian measures employed to curtail COVID-19 caused the global economy to grind to a standstill, triggering fears of a severe global recession. After suffering their worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis, global stocks rebounded in the second and third quarters, supported by unprecedented government stimulus and positive trial results for potential COVID-19 vaccines. By the end of the third quarter of 2020 global equities recovered the loses suffered from the first quarter of 2020 and posted a positive return for the twelve-month period.

Global government bond yields trended higher in the fourth quarter of 2019 amid growing optimism over the outlook for global growth but tumbled in 2020 on growing speculation that the COVID-19 pandemic would force central banks to slash interest rates and reinstate asset-purchase programs. In the US, the 10-year Treasury yield closed the period around 100 basis points lower, falling abruptly in the first quarter and remaining relatively stable thereafter. The US yield curve steepened in the aftermath, as yields on bonds with maturities of less than 10 years moved slightly lower, while longer dated yields rose modestly. Corporate bonds fell sharply over the first quarter of 2020, with credit spreads increasing to levels last seen following the 2008 financial crisis, before rallying in the second and third quarters of 2020 and ultimately closing with a positive return over the complete twelve-month period.

The COVID-19 pandemic looked almost certain to push the global economy into a severe recession. As the epicenter of the pandemic spread from China to the Pacific Basin, and then on to Europe and North America, purchasing managers’ indices of economic activity dropped to even lower levels than those seen during the 2008 financial crisis. In response, central banks slashed interest rates, provided liquidity and reinstated quantitative easing programs, while budget deficits ballooned as governments committed unprecedented amounts to support companies and individuals affected by COVID-19. While China’s recovery appeared to be picking up speed in the third quarter, elsewhere hopes of a robust rebound in second half of the year were jeopardized by surging COVID-19 infections, particularly in Europe where many countries saw the start of a second wave.

In the currency markets, the US dollar strengthened in the first quarter, before weakening in the COVID-19 aftermath. As the US Federal Reserve raised its inflation target and signaled it needed to maintain near-zero interest rates for an extended period, the euro, British pound and Japanese yen all strengthened relative to the US dollar.

Portfolio Review

At the start of the period, the Fund had an overweight to global equities and US corporate bonds through which it benefitted against the backdrop of easing trade tensions which supported risk assets into 2020. As the financial markets abruptly switched direction in late February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, overweights to global equities and US corporate bonds caused the Fund to underperform its benchmark. As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed global economies into recession, the Fund de-risked in equities and went overweight duration to take on a more defensive posture. As equity markets rebounded, the Fund has gradually rebuilt equity exposures and ended the period overweight to equities. Since de-risking in the first quarter of 2020, the Fund has remained overweight for the duration, while favoring investment grade corporate debt.

During the period, the primary driver of underperformance was an overweight to global equities during the COVID-19 sell-off in the first quarter of 2020 and an underweight to global equities as markets rebounded on hopes of an economic recovery and unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus in the second and third quarters. An additional driver of underperformance was the Fund’s strategy, which trailed the broader market, partly attributed to its tilt toward the Value investment style that underperformed Growth. The main contributors during the period were growth-oriented strategies, such as AllianzGI International Growth and AllianzGI Focused Growth, which both outperformed. In the fixed income portion of the portfolio, the Fund benefited from an overweight to credits during the rebound. Lastly, positions in precious metals, short duration high yield and currencies also contributed positively to performance.

Outlook

On one hand, monetary policy of major central banks continues to support equities, and the ratio between positive and negative corporate earnings revisions has also recently improved. On the other hand, fears of second pandemic wave, the US presidential election outcome and EU/UK trade negotiations pose significant uncertainties to markets. In view of the downside risks we expect key rates to remain low for longer and real interest rates to stay negative. Government bond yields look set to remain very low or even negative for some time to come. We believe that corporate bonds should continue to benefit from central bank support. However, companies’ high debt levels suggest that default rates may rise if the crisis returns. Overall, we believe that we are likely to see elevated volatility, posing opportunities for active managers to navigate across and within asset classes.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Class A      8.20%          5.43%          5.50%          8.30%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Class A (adjusted)      2.25%          4.24%          4.91%          7.77%  
    AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Class C      7.37%          4.62%          4.70%          7.49%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Class C (adjusted)      6.40%          4.62%          4.70%          7.49%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Class R      7.86%          5.08%          5.20%          8.01%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Class P      9.73%          5.87%          5.81%          8.62%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Institutional Class      8.52%          5.71%          5.78%          8.61%  

 

  AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Class R6      8.54%          5.75%          5.85%          8.69%  
    AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund Administrative Class      8.24%          5.44%          5.52%          8.33%  

 

  MSCI ACWI      10.44%          10.30%          8.55%          10.85%  

 

  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      6.98%          4.18%          3.64%          4.32%  

 

  60% MSCI ACWI, 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      9.69%          8.10%          6.82%          8.49%  
    Lipper Alternative Global Macro Funds Average      2.57%          3.87%          3.32%          4.81%  

† The Fund began operations on April 27, 2009. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on April 30, 2009.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.11% for Class C shares, 1.68% for Class R shares, 1.13% for Class P shares, 1.04% for Institutional Class shares, 1.01% for Class R6 shares and 1.27% for Administrative Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.01% for Class A shares, 1.78% for Class C shares, 1.38% for Class R shares, 0.84% for Class P shares, 0.74% for Institutional Class shares, 0.74% for Class R6 shares and 0.99% for Administrative Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation
(as of September 30, 2020)

 

United States     53.9%  
Japan     2.8%  
Taiwan     1.5%  
China     1.4%  
Switzerland     1.3%  
United Kingdom     1.0%  
Australia     1.0%  
Canada     0.9%  
Other     14.2%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     22.0%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6    Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,191.40    $1,186.50    $1,189.70    $1,189.90    $1,192.90    $1,193.50    $1,191.40
Expenses Paid During Period    $4.49    $8.64    $6.51    $5.58    $2.96    $3.02    $4.33
                                    
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6    Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,020.90    $1,017.10    $1,019.05    $1,019.90    $1,022.30    $1,022.25    $1,021.05
Expenses Paid During Period    $4.14    $7.97    $6.01    $5.15    $2.73    $2.78    $3.99

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.82% for Class A, 1.58% for Class C, 1.19% for Class R, 1.02% for Class P, 0.54% for Institutional Class, 0.55% for Class R6 and 0.79% for Administrative Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366. These expenses do not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests, which are indirectly borne by Fund shareholders.

 

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AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by the Global Equity Team.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund (the “Fund”) returned 17.35%, outperforming the MSCI ACWI (the “benchmark”), which returned 10.44%.

Market Review

COVID-19 has made this year unlike any other in living memory. International lockdowns have halted large sections of the global economy, resulting in year-on-year hits to gross domestic product of 7% in China, 9.1% in the United States and 15% in the eurozone. At the same time, fiscal stimulus from governments and accommodative monetary policy from central banks, has kept most large listed companies afloat. As a result, global equity markets are up over 10% from this time last year. Entering autumn with a second COVID-19 wave and further lockdowns on the horizon, this uneven state of affairs feels increasingly precarious.

At a sector level, energy stocks have fared the worst. Reduced economic activity and travel has stifled oil prices, with West Texas Intermediate oil prices entering negative territory for the first time this year. Financials and real estate names have also lagged, with interest rates and demand for commercial property both slashed. By contrast, information technology stocks—largely uninterrupted by the pandemic, and in many cases, beneficiaries—have soared.

Portfolio Review

Performance has been consistently strong. In the market downturn, the Fund proved more resilient than its benchmark. Similarly, the stock market recovery has seen the Fund capture greater upside. In terms of stock selection, picks in financials, industrials and health care have made some of the largest positive contributions. This has been slightly offset by selection in the consumer discretionary sector.

As we have discussed in previous reports, sector allocation in the portfolio is largely dictated by stock selection. This is because we are led by our search for quality companies delivering sustainable growth, at reasonable valuations, rather than benchmark allocations. However, the Fund’s overweight position in information technology stocks, combined with its underweights in real estate and energy, have also made strong positive contributions to performance.

Apple made one of the largest positive contributions to performance. Like the other large US technology stocks making up the FAANG group (FAANG is an acronym that refers to the stocks of five prominent American technology companies: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix; and Alphabet (formerly known as Google)), it has found COVID-19 accelerating the rate at which consumers have adopted its products. Revenues for Apple’s June quarter rose 11%, defying expectations that store closures would hamper growth. Higher iPhone sales were matched by growth in the company’s wearable and services divisions, the latter of which includes TV, gaming and music. Since then, the shares have appreciated considerably, with its market capitalisation reaching over $2 trillion. Apple’s ability to maintain this success will rely on shifting consumers from cyclical product launches to subscription-based service consumption. However, with the iPhone 12 set to launch in the fourth quarter this year, and appetite seemingly undimmed, the transition feels manageable and we are comfortable with our position.

In the same vein, Microsoft has also boosted returns. The IT giant has demonstrated its resilience to macroeconomic headwinds, with consistently strong results. Microsoft’s Productivity and Business Processes and Intelligent Cloud segments, have both seen cloud usage and demand increase as customers work and learn from home. Likewise, the company’s More Personal Computing segment, including gaming, has also benefited from the pandemic. Microsoft is not entirely immune, with transactional license purchasing slowing, particularly in small and medium businesses. LinkedIn has also been negatively impacted by the weak job market and reductions in advertising spend. Despite this, the overall trends and our investment case remain intact. Overall, the company continues to be one of the best positioned companies poised to benefit from the adoption of cloud architectures.

Shell made the largest negative impact on performance. The integrated energy company continues to suffer as a result of an oil price which, despite some economic resurgence, remains stagnant: Brent crude has hovered around the $45 a barrel mark for six months. As a business, Shell is cash-flow breakeven at $30 and as such, the shares are cheaply valued. However, COVID-19 and Shell’s management decision to cut the dividend appears to have shifted investor focus on to the short-term. To counter this, Shell’s management has announced a strategy day for February, with the expectation that renewables will be a focus given recent announcements about a ‘North Sea Transition Deal’. Until then, the company has announced a redundancy package which is expected to save between $2-2.5 billion. Given that our position in the Fund is relatively small, we are comfortable holding at these levels.

Amadeus has also detracted from returns. The provider of global distribution software for the travel and hospitality industries has been a long-term contributor to the portfolio, harnessing both the growth in leisure travel and the digitalisation of its operations. Operating as an effective duopoly in most markets alongside US peer Sabre, Amadeus has grown through the technological expansion of its services and gradual price rises. However, COVID-19 is an unprecedented blow to the operations of its key clients. With data already indicating slower growth rates before the pandemic, and no clear timeline as to when “normal” travel volumes may resume, there is almost no visibility with regard to Amadeus’ medium-term operations. Thus, we took advantage of the share price recovery from its lowest point in May 2020 to exit the position.

We have also sold our holding in Covestro, a manufacturer of specialty plastics. Like its counterpart in software, current valuations are attractive, and the longer-term nature of the business remains intact. However, other names are at similar levels and offer clearer immediate visibility on growth.

We exited our position in EOG Resources. The shale exploration and production company continues to be one of the best capitalised firms within the sector, generating strong free cash flow. Likewise, following regular engagement, EOG has one of the industry’s most advanced approaches to ESG, with clear policies on disclosure and resource use. However, the quality of EOG’s business appears consistently under-appreciated by the market and subject to excessive volatility from external factors. As a result, we have taken advantage of the recent share price strength to exit our position.

 

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We received and immediately sold our shares in M&G PLC following its spin out from Prudential. Although the investment manager has an estimated yield of over 6 per cent, there is no clear path to growth. New business flows are heavily dependent on one product, whilst more profitable legacy funds are seeing outflows, suggesting M&G is vulnerable to the same back-book versus front-book margin pressure that peers have faced.

Outlook

During the first phase of the pandemic, stock markets were grappling with the effects of containment policies that caused a major economic contraction, offset to some degree by a huge monetary and fiscal stimulus. This period saw a major outperformance of the “stay at home” stocks, in sectors such as technology, healthcare and other non-cyclical industries. As we head into the autumn and winter months, the big question is will this trend continue or could there be a major reversal.

One significant change is that most economies are no longer contracting. For sure, gross domestic product is still way down on 2019, but in most countries the recovery has begun, as economies have opened up again. At the same time, a second wave of infections has taken hold across Europe and parts of the US, although hospitalisations and deaths remain below the peak levels earlier in the year. Debate rages as to the reasons behind this.

Most Governments appear to be treading cautiously for now, bringing back restrictions where they think it is necessary to do so. In the short term, this is likely to put the brakes on the nascent recovery in business and economic activity. That said, we now know a lot more about COVID-19 and how it spreads. Treatments have improved and there are several vaccines in advanced trials. There are also signs that consumers and businesses are learning to adapt and live with COVID-19.

Just as this downturn was unlike any other, the recovery is also likely to be unusual. Certain cyclical industries, such as those related to housing, are already recovering quite rapidly, driven by pent up demand, shifts in consumer preferences and switching of spending from other areas like travel and leisure.

Several management meetings in recent weeks have confirmed to us that this is happening. On the other hand, other industries such as travel and leisure remain deeply depressed and we expect that they will continue to struggle as long as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place. Permanent behavioural change may also supress the recovery in some areas, such as business travel and certain parts of leisure.

We plan to remain true to style and approach, and await third quarter earnings results for further clarity on the strength of our holdings and broader market. We remain focussed on high quality companies, exposed to structural growth across a broadly diversified range of industries. In the face of more potential volatility, our diversified portfolios of resilient companies should ensure that stock picking remains the primary driver of returns.

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

             1 Year        5 Year        Since Inception†  
   

AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund Class A

       17.35%          11.98%          9.06%  

 

 

AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund Class A (adjusted)

       10.90%          10.72%          8.01%  

 

 

AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund Class P

       17.52%          12.14%          9.22%  

 

 

AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund Institutional Class

       17.59%          12.23%          9.31%  

 

 

MSCI ACWI

       10.44%          10.30%          7.32%  

 

 

Dow Jones Sustainability World Total Return Composite Net Index

       12.24%          11.17%          7.53%  
   

Lipper Global Large-Cap Growth Funds Average

       23.60%          13.49%          10.08%  

† The Fund began operations on December 9, 2014. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on November 30, 2014.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.84% for Class A shares, 1.65% for Class P shares and 1.66% for Institutional Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.94% for Class A shares, 0.79% for Class P shares and 0.69% for Institutional Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

 

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Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

United States     53.9%  
United Kingdom     8.3%  
Germany     6.6%  
Japan     5.4%  
Sweden     3.8%  
Switzerland     3.3%  
France     2.8%  
Australia     1.5%  
Other     6.2%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     8.2%  
 
Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,300.80    $1,301.80    $1,302.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $5.41    $4.55    $3.97
                
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,020.30    $1,021.05    $1,021.55
Expenses Paid During Period    $4.75    $3.99    $3.49

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.94% for Class A, 0.79% for Class P and 0.69% for Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Green Bond Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Julien Bras, CFA, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Green Bond Fund (the “Fund”) returned 3.55%, underperforming the ICE BofA Green Bond Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 3.80%.

Market Overview

Global green bonds delivered a positive performance over the last twelve months, in a context marked by the COVID-19 pandemic which impacted the global economy and financial markets, especially in March 2020. While corporate bonds led the advance for much of the third quarter of 2020, they underperformed in September 2020 as equity markets retreated. Government bonds were mixed. Euro-zone bonds performed the best as yields fell following the agreement of 750bn Recovery Fund for countries worst hit by COVID-19. Meanwhile, the US yield curve steepened as yields on bonds with maturities of less than 10 years moved slightly lower, while longer dated yields rose modestly.

Second-quarter gross domestic product data confirmed that the COVID pandemic had plunged the global economy into a sharp contraction. The US economy shrank by an annualized 31.7%, while economic activity fell 11.8% and 7.9% in the euro zone and Japan respectively, on a quarterly basis. China stood out as a rare bright spot, with its economy expanding 3.2% between April and June 2020. While China’s recovery appeared to be picking up speed in the third quarter of 2020, elsewhere hopes of a robust rebound in second half of 2020 were jeopardized by surging COVID-19 infections, particularly in Europe where many countries saw the start of a second wave.

In this somehow difficult context, $32.2bn of new green bonds were issued in September 2020, the highest monthly volume since market inception, bringing the total for 2020 to $165bn according to the Climate Bonds Initiative database. After the month-end rebalancing, the benchmark is now composed of 654 securities from 280 issuers for a market value of 465bn equivalent.

Portfolio Review

The Fund slightly underperformed its benchmark over the twelve-month period. Most of this underperformance was due to March 2020 extreme conditions in which the Fund was penalized by its structural overweight on corporate issuers in a context of massive spreads widening. Over this month, spreads on the benchmark nearly doubled from 75 basis points to 143 basis points, negatively impacting performance. Over the reporting period and by sector, the positive contributors to the relative performance were mainly the overweight on electric companies, the selection on capital goods and the overweight on other financials. The main detractors were the respective underweights on treasuries and supranationals, those underweights being structural and based on the Fund’s investment philosophy to favor corporates. By country, the overweights in US and UK names were beneficial to the relative performance while the underweights in France and Supranationals cost in relative terms.

Outlook

We are maintaining our selective strategy on sectors strongly affected by the health crisis, while remaining attentive to the evolution of restrictions, the American elections and Brexit. However, we continue to benefit from a market supported by powerful technical factors, thanks to the increase in asset purchases by the European Central Bank. We expect the trend seen in September 2020 to continue, with a positive momentum of new issues notably from corporates non-financials and sovereigns. On the former, the auto sector played an important part with Volkswagen and Daimler both issuing sizeable green bonds with respective volumes of 2bn and 1bn. The Swedish carmaker Volvo is also expected to issue a green bond in October 2020, witnessing an increasing appetite for green bonds financing from those issuers, and more generally for corporate non-financials. On the latter, after Germany and Sweden, it is Egypt who became the first sovereign green bond in the Middle East and North Africa with a $750 million, 5 year maturity and 5.25% coupon green bond to finance projects that reflect Egypt’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

 

 

* Effective on or about December 14, 2020, the AllianzGI Green Bond Fund will be liquidated and dissolved, and any outstanding shares redeemed. As of December 7, 2020, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

             1 Year        Since Inception†  
   

AllianzGI Green Bond Fund Class A

       3.55%          8.00%  

 

 

AllianzGI Green Bond Fund Class A (adjusted)

       –0.33%          5.80%  

 

 

AllianzGI Green Bond Fund Class P

       3.74%          8.18%  

 

 

AllianzGI Green Bond Fund Institutional Class

       3.78%          8.25%  

 

 

ICE BofA Green Bond Index

       3.80%          8.88%  
   

Lipper Core Bond Funds Average

       6.90%          9.30%  

† The Fund began operations on November 19, 2018. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on November 30, 2018.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 3.75% on Class A Shares. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on funds distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 4.16% for Class A shares, 4.24% for Class P shares and 3.54% for Institutional Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2022. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.75% for Class A shares, 0.55% for Class P shares and 0.50% for Institutional Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

United States     27.3%  
Netherlands     10.7%  
France     7.9%  
Korea (Republic of)     6.0%  
Spain     5.8%  
Hong Kong     5.6%  
Supranational     5.0%  
Denmark     4.2%  
Other     29.1%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     –1.6%  
 

Credit Ratings* (as of September 30, 2020)

 

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* As a percentage of total investments. Credit ratings apply to the credit worthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Ratings are subject to change. Ratings are based off of the highest available rating from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s and Fitch. Bonds not rated by the aforementioned agencies are “unrated”. Ratings are shown based on the S&P rating scale, which ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Where applicable, securities ratings of an agency other than S&P have been converted to the S&P equivalent. “NR” denotes securities that are not rated. Not rated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Ratings are relative, subjective and not absolute standards of quality, and represent the opinions of the independent Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSRO). The security’s credit rating does not eliminate risk. The Fund is not rated by an independent rating agency.

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,092.80    $1,093.30    $1,094.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.98    $2.93    $2.67
                
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,021.20    $1,022.20    $1,022.45
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.84    $2.83    $2.58

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.76% for Class A, 0.56% for Class P and 0.51% for Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Douglas C. Forsyth, CFA, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund (the “Fund”) returned -0.82%, underperforming the ICE BofA High Yield Master II Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 2.30%.

Market Overview

Despite historic equity and credit volatility, high yield produced a positive twelve-month return. A favorable technical backdrop benefited the asset class over the back half of the reporting period.

High-yield bonds gained over the fourth quarter of 2019 and into early 2020 before selling off aggressively in late February 2020 and much of March 2020 as COVID-19 outbreak intensified. In connection with unprecedented monetary and fiscal policy responses, the high-yield bond market rebounded from the March 2020 low and advanced over the remainder of period. Stabilizing investor confidence, accommodative US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) commentary, positive economic surprise momentum, better-than-feared corporate earnings, US COVID-19 case trends and vaccine/treatment progress were all market supportive.

The Fed’s response was designed to ensure the normal functioning and stabilization of US credit markets and was also extraordinary in terms of its swiftness, scope, and willingness to take action. The Fed remained highly accommodative throughout the reporting period, pledging to keep interest rates near zero until at least the end of 2023. In addition, the Fed officially set a new inflation target of moderately above 2.0%, noting it would maintain an accommodative stance until inflation hits this level.

The fiscal response was also immediate with President Trump signing into law several bills including the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Security Act.

As anticipated, the economy decelerated, and the unemployment rate surged. Although, economic data released later in the period improved and, in many cases, surprised to the upside as lockdowns, travel restrictions and social-distancing measures eased.

The first-quarter earnings season was weak, but second-quarter financial results exceeded estimates amid better-than-feared earnings. Management outlooks were also constructive, but fewer companies provided guidance.

Performance dispersion among credit ratings was notable as the highest-quality issues held up far better than the lowest-quality issues during the market selloff. The performance gap narrowed into period-end, however.

Despite a dormant March, high-yield new issuance has been heavy, supported by robust fund flows. Default rates increased before steadying late in the reporting period.

Portfolio Review

Most industries and issues in the portfolio finished higher. The portfolio’s underweight allocation to CCC rated bonds, which underperformed higher-quality credits, had a positive impact on relative performance.

Industry allocations that helped relative performance during the period included recreation & travel, technology & electronics and telecommunications. In recreation & travel, positive security selection and a portfolio underweight were beneficial. Security selection was the primary driver of relative outperformance in technology & electronics and telecommunications.

Industry allocations that hurt relative performance during the period included theaters & entertainment, financial services and support-services. In theaters & entertainment, a portfolio overweight was the primary detractor. Security selection weighed on relative performance in financial services and support-services.

Outlook

While uncertainty remains elevated, visibility around the macro outlook and corporate profitability path has improved.

Extraordinary monetary and fiscal policy measures have stabilized financial markets and the US economy. Furthermore, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin have pledged additional support if needed to accelerate the recovery.

With economic progress, we believe corporate profits should begin to trough and then start recovering over the second half of the year and into 2021. US companies are not only positioned to directly benefit from Fed programs and US government fiscal support but also from a potentially significant boost in operating leverage as strengthening demand is met with lower input costs and productivity gains.

Against this backdrop, several risks could surface triggering market volatility including geopolitical tensions, fiscal stimulus uncertainty, US elections and localized shutdowns due to increasing COVID-19 cases.

Many data points indicate that the high-yield market has normalized and is functioning properly. Our constructive outlook for high yield and the opportunity to generate high income from the asset class remains unchanged. In our opinion, it is difficult to identify a better risk/reward option in fixed income. We believe that US high-yield bonds should contribute from both a diversification and a relative-performance perspective, offering a very compelling yield opportunity compared to negative and depressed yields globally with lower interest-rate sensitivity.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class A      –0.82%          4.24%          4.72%          6.59%  

 

  AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class A (adjusted)      –4.53%          3.44%          4.32%          6.42%  
    AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class C      –1.41%          3.56%          4.00%          5.82%  

 

  AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class C (adjusted)      –2.35%          3.56%          4.00%          5.82%  

 

  AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class R      –1.28%          3.82%          4.32%          6.27%  

 

  AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class P      –0.46%          4.61%          5.04%          6.82%  

 

  AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Institutional Class      –0.50%          4.60%          5.07%          7.03%  
    AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Administrative Class      –0.63%          4.43%          4.76%          6.61%  

 

  ICE BofA High Yield Master II Index      2.30%          6.61%          6.28%          6.85%  
    Lipper High Yield Funds Average      1.70%          5.42%          5.37%          5.26%  

† The Fund began operations on July 31, 1996. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on July 31, 1996.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 3.75% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s expense ratios are 1.07% for Class A shares, 1.76% for Class C shares, 1.48% for Class R shares, 0.73% for Class P shares, 0.79% for Institutional Class shares and 0.94% for Administrative Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Industry Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

Media     13.1%  
Entertainment     6.9%  
Telecommunications     6.6%  
Diversified Financial Services     5.8%  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     5.5%  
Auto Manufactures     4.2%  
Healthcare-Services     4.1%  
Pipelines     4.1%  
Other     46.5%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     3.2%  
 

 

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Credit Ratings* (as of September 30, 2020)

 

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* As a percentage of total investments. Securities ratings refer to the underlying holdings of the Fund and are categorized from highest to lowest credit quality using ratings provided by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). S&P’s ratings have been selected for several reasons, including the portfolio managers’ usage of S&P ratings methodology among other credit quality information in managing the Fund, access to background information and other materials provided by S&P, as well as the Funds’ considerations of industry practice. The Fund also displays S&P credit ratings information in materials provided in client presentations. See “Important Information” for more detail on the selection of S&P for the Fund’s ratings presentation. Securities not rated by S&P and bonds that do not currently have a rating available are designated in the chart above as “NR” and “NA”, respectively.

 

 
Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,097.50    $1,094.10    $1,093.70    $1,098.80    $1,099.60    $1,097.70
Expenses Paid During Period    $5.61    $9.32    $7.90    $4.09    $4.15    $5.24
                               
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,019.65    $1,016.10    $1,017.45    $1,021.10    $1,021.05    $1,020.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $5.40    $8.97    $7.62    $3.94    $3.99    $5.05

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.07% for Class A, 1.78% for Class C, 1.51% for Class R, 0.78% for Class P, 0.79% for Institutional Class and 1.00% for Administrative Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Andrew Neville, Portfolio Manager

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund (the “Fund”) returned 8.37%, outperforming the MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 6.88%.

Market Overview

It was a volatile twelve-month period for international equities. Steady gains over the final quarter of 2019 ended abruptly in early 2020 when COVID-19 swept around the world. International stocks plummeted over February and March 2020 as the extraordinary measures implemented to stem the pandemic plunged the global economy into a recession. However, stock markets subsequently recovered strongly over the second and third quarters as swift action from governments and central banks delivered unprecedented levels of fiscal and monetary support.

Portfolio Review

The Fund represents the highest conviction names from three underlying regional small cap strategies: Europe, Japan, and Asia ex-Japan. Stock selection is the key driver of relative returns as the regional allocation of the Fund is neutral to the benchmark and there are risk controls to ensure sector deviations do not become too large.

In absolute terms, all three small cap markets showed gains. European small caps registered the strongest gains followed by small caps from Japan and finally Asia ex Japan. In relative terms, the European and the Asia ex Japan sleeve portfolios were able to outperform their local markets, the Japanese sleeve portfolio closed nearly in-line with its index.

Our small cap portfolio of quality companies, exposed to structural growth trends has been better positioned than broader equity markets.

During the period, the Fund saw a negative contribution from the stock selection. Sector allocation contributed strong positive. The underweight in materials, utilities, and consumer staples weighed on the Fund’s relative performance. Nevertheless, our overweight in health care and information technology (“IT”) and the underweight in energy companies were favorable. Stock selection was most successful within communication services, health care and industrials. Stock selection detracted most within financials, consumer discretionary, and real estate.

The Fund’s largest contributors to performance came from the consumer discretionary and the IT industry. ASOS (UK) and Bechtle (Germany) particularly positively impacted performance. ASOS is a leader in the structurally growing online fashion market. ASOS looks to be one of the long-term beneficiaries of the crisis, which is accelerating the retail channel’s shift to online. The stock increased more than 100% over the year. As the market-leading IT system house in Germany and with its market leading position in the DACH region and France, Bechtle has been instrumental in supporting millions of people on their digital journey toward a proper work-from-home environment; the firm is one of the structural winners during and after the crisis. The largest detractor to performance was Tullow Oil, a leading UK-listed exploration company. At the end of last year, the company reported that production from flagship projects had disappointed. The departures of both the CEO and the Exploration Director was also not helpful. We sold the holding in the fourth quarter of 2019. Another detractor was Dalata Hotel Group, which was also sold during the twelve-month period. The UK-based hotel operator has clearly been affected by travel restrictions.

Portfolio companies have weathered the turbulences of February and March better than many other companies in the International small cap universe. In cases where portfolio companies were directly affected, we sold them immediately. We used the market weakness to pick up or increased long-term winners, even though their near-term earnings outlook might be depressed. We are willing to support those companies where they seek to raise additional equity capital to give them more comfort.

Outlook

While the economic rebound seems to be continuing, fears of a second wave of the pandemic might dampen the propensity to consume and to invest. In fact, some economic indicators are already suggesting that the momentum is slowing. Equity valuations appear mixed. They are highest in the US, but appear moderate in Europe, Japan and the emerging markets. The ratio between positive and negative corporate earnings revisions has recently improved. This is usually a good sign for the equity markets. Moreover, the very generous monetary policy stance of the major central banks should continue to support equities. Overall, we are likely to see elevated volatility.

We will keep our core focus on quality growth companies as we expect them to continue to outperform mid-term due to their sustainable business models in a low interest rate environment. Stock picking is key. We saw sharp dispersion between the winners of the crisis, the underappreciated long-term winners, and the laggards. Strong balance sheets and cash flows are required to survive the demand shock.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Class A      8.37%          5.19%          6.63%          10.47%  

 

  AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Class A (adjusted)      2.41%          4.01%          6.03%          10.20%  
    AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Class C      7.56%          4.38%          5.82%          9.64%  

 

  AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Class C (adjusted)      6.56%          4.38%          5.82%          9.64%  

 

  AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Class R      8.01%          4.86%          6.33%          10.18%  

 

  AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Class P      8.55%          5.36%          6.82%          10.76%  

 

  AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Institutional Class      8.61%          5.41%          6.90%          10.85%  

 

  AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund Class R6      8.63%          5.48%          6.99%          10.95%  

 

  MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index      6.88%          7.35%          6.55%          7.24%  

 

  MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index      6.84%          7.37%          7.33%          7.37%  
    Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average      13.06%          8.21%          7.43%          8.22%  

† The Fund began operations on December 31, 1997. Benchmark return and Lipper performance comparisons began on the fund inception date.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.94% for Class A shares, 2.59% for Class C shares, 2.30% for Class R shares, 1.58% for Class P shares, 1.61% for Institutional Class shares and 1.49% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include expense reductions, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 1.25% for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class C shares, 1.59% for Class R shares, 1.10% for Class P shares, 1.04% for Institutional Class shares and 1.00% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Country/Location Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

Japan     30.7%  
United Kingdom     14.4%  
Germany     12.7%  
Australia     5.8%  
Switzerland     5.6%  
France     5.4%  
Sweden     3.0%  
Italy     3.0%  
Other     18.0%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     1.4%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,310.50    $1,305.90    $1,308.00    $1,311.80    $1,312.00    $1,312.30
Expenses Paid During Period    $7.22    $11.53    $9.17    $6.36    $6.01    $5.78
                               
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,018.75    $1,015.00    $1,017.05    $1,019.50    $1,019.80    $1,020.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $6.31    $10.08    $8.02    $5.55    $5.25    $5.05

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.25% for Class A, 2.00% for Class C, 1.59% for Class R, 1.10% for Class P, 1.04% for Institutional Class and 1.00% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by the Multi-Asset US Group.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund (the “Fund”) returned -4.02%, underperforming the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 6.68%.

Market Overview

It was a volatile twelve-month period for global equities. After a steady start to 2020, global stocks changed direction in mid-February 2020 as the COVID-19 outbreak started to spread beyond China. The sell-off gathered pace in March 2020 as the draconian measures employed to curtail COVID-19 caused the global economy to grind to a standstill, triggering fears of a severe global recession. After suffering their worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis, global stocks rebounded in the second and third quarter, supported by unprecedented government stimulus and positive trial results for potential COVID-19 vaccines. By the end of the third quarter of 2020 global equities recovered the loses suffered from the first quarter of 2020 and posted a positive return for the twelve-month period.

Global government bond yields trended higher in the fourth quarter of 2019 amid growing optimism over the outlook for global growth but tumbled in 2020 on growing speculation that the COVID-19 pandemic would force central banks to slash interest rates and reinstate asset-purchase programs. In the US, the 10-year Treasury yield closed the period around 100 basis points lower, falling abruptly in the first quarter and remaining relatively stable thereafter. The US yield curve steepened in the aftermath, as yields on bonds with maturities of less than 10 years moved slightly lower, while longer dated yields rose modestly. Corporate bonds fell sharply over the first quarter of 2020, with credit spreads increasing to levels last seen following the 2008 financial crisis, before rallying in the second and third quarters of 2020 and ultimately closing with a positive return over the complete twelve-month period.

The COVID-19 pandemic looked almost certain to push the global economy into a severe recession. As the epicenter of the pandemic spread from China to the Pacific Basin, and then onto Europe and North America, purchasing managers’ indices of economic activity dropped to even lower levels than those seen during the 2008 financial crisis. In response, central banks slashed interest rates, provided liquidity and reinstated quantitative easing programs, while budget deficits ballooned as governments committed unprecedented amounts to support companies and individuals affected by COVID-19. While China’s recovery appeared to be picking up speed in the third quarter, elsewhere hopes of a robust rebound in second half of the year were jeopardized by surging COVID-19 infections, particularly in Europe where many countries saw the start of a second wave.

In the currency markets, the US dollar strengthened in the first quarter, before weakening in the COVID-19 aftermath. As the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised its inflation target and signaled it needed to maintain near-zero interest rates for an extended period, the euro, British pound and Japanese yen all strengthened relative to the US dollar.

Portfolio Review

As markets reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic in late February 2020, and then to plummeting oil prices, credit market liquidity vanished around the globe, spreads widened to levels not seen since 2009 and corporate bonds and emerging market debt suffered significant losses. Asset classes that ordinarily offer some relative downside protection such as short-term high yield and real estate investment trusts suffered outsized losses as well. This led the Fund underperforming its benchmark significantly.

However, as credit spreads widened and the Fed stepped into the bond market to shore up liquidity at the end of the first quarter. Following the Fed intervention, many of the asset classes most adversely impacted in the first quarter rebounded. During the second and third quarters of 2020, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, driven by exposures to short-term high yield, high yield, preferreds and emerging market debt.

Outlook

On one hand, monetary policy of major central banks continues to support equities, and the ratio between positive and negative corporate earnings revisions has also recently improved. On the other hand, fears of second pandemic wave, US political landscape and EU/UK trade negotiations pose significant uncertainties to markets. In view of the downside risks we expect key rates to remain low for longer and real interest rates to stay negative. In our opinion, government bond yields look set to remain very low or even negative for some time to come. We believe that corporate bonds should continue to benefit from central bank support. However, companies’ high debt levels suggest that default rates may rise if the crisis returns. Overall, we believe that we are likely to see elevated volatility, posing opportunities for active managers to navigate across and within asset classes.

* Effective on or about December 14, 2020, the AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund will be liquidated and dissolved, and any outstanding shares redeemed. As of December 7, 2020, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

             1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        Since Inception†  
   

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Class A

       –4.02%          4.08%          3.63%          5.50%  

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Class A (adjusted)

       –9.30%          2.90%          3.04%          4.99%  
   

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Class C

       –4.77%          3.29%          2.84%          4.71%  

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Class C (adjusted)

       –5.69%          3.29%          2.84%          4.71%  

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Class R

       –4.42%          3.70%          3.27%          5.15%  

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Class P

       –3.71%          4.38%          3.93%          5.80%  

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Institutional Class

       –3.69%          4.43%          3.98%          5.85%  

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Class R6

       –3.64%          4.50%          4.03%          5.90%  
   

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund Administrative Class

       –4.04%          3.65%          3.44%          5.35%  

 

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index

       6.68%          4.49%          3.92%          4.76%  

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Strategic Benchmark

       9.61%          6.42%          4.89%          5.87%  

 

 

MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index

       –4.09%          6.61%          6.85%          8.68%  
   

Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds Average

       5.26%          5.21%          4.56%          5.95%  

† The Fund began operations on December 29, 2008. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on December 31, 2008.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.13% for Class A shares, 1.88% for Class C shares, 1.38% for Class R shares, 0.73% for Class P shares, 0.68% for Institutional Class, 0.63% for Class R6 shares and 0.98% for Administrative Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 0.95% for Class A shares, 1.70% for Class C shares, 1.30% for Class R shares, 0.65% for Class P shares, 0.60% for Institutional Class, 0.55% for Class R6 shares and 0.90% for Administrative Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Fund Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income     13.6%  
AllianzGI Preferred Securities & Income     10.1%  
AllianzGI High Yield Bond     9.8%  
AllianzGI Short Term Bond     8.7%  
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond     7.5%  
iShares Emerging Markets Dividend     5.1%  
VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond     5.0%  
Invesco DB Gold     4.9%  
Other     20.9%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     14.4%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6    Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,144.50    $1,139.20    $1,141.20    $1,145.40    $1,146.20    $1,146.40    $1,144.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $2.47    $6.47    $4.50    $0.64    $0.80    $0.48    $2.20
                                    
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class R    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6    Administrative
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,022.70    $1,018.95    $1,020.80    $1,024.40    $1,024.25    $1,024.55    $1,022.95
Expenses Paid During Period    $2.33    $6.11    $4.24    $0.61    $0.76    $0.46    $2.07

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.46% for Class A, 1.21% for Class C, 0.84% for Class R, 0.12% for Class P, 0.15% for Institutional Class, 0.09% for Class R6 and 0.41% for Administrative Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366. These expenses do not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests, which are indirectly borne by Fund shareholders.

 

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AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by the Multi-Asset US Group.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) returned -12.44%, underperforming the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 1.10%.

Market Overview

It was a volatile twelve-month period for global equities. After a steady start to 2020, global stocks changed direction in mid-February 2020 as the COVID-19 outbreak started to spread beyond China. The sell-off gathered pace in March 2020 as the draconian measures employed to curtail COVID-19 caused the global economy to grind to a standstill, triggering fears of a severe global recession. After suffering their worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis, global stocks rebounded in the second and third quarters, supported by unprecedented government stimulus and positive trial results for potential COVID-19 vaccines. By the end of the third quarter of 2020 global equities recovered the loses suffered from the first quarter of 2020 and posted a positive return for the twelve-month period.

Global government bond yields trended higher in the fourth quarter of 2019 amid growing optimism over the outlook for global growth, but tumbled in 2020 on growing speculation that the COVID-19 pandemic would force central banks to slash interest rates and reinstate asset-purchase programs. In the US, the 10-year Treasury yield closed the period around 100 basis points lower, falling abruptly in the first quarter and remaining relatively stable thereafter. The US yield curve steepened in the aftermath, as yields on bonds with maturities of less than 10 years moved slightly lower, while longer dated yields rose modestly. Corporate bonds fell sharply over the first quarter of 2020, with credit spreads increasing to levels last seen following the 2008 financial crisis, before rallying in the second and third quarters of 2020 and ultimately closing with a positive return over the complete twelve-month period.

The COVID-19 pandemic looked almost certain to push the global economy into a severe recession. As the epicenter of the pandemic spread from China to the Pacific Basin, and then on to Europe and North America, purchasing managers’ indices of economic activity dropped to even lower levels than those seen during the 2008 financial crisis. In response, central banks slashed interest rates, provided liquidity and reinstated quantitative easing programs, while budget deficits ballooned as governments committed unprecedented amounts to support companies and individuals affected by COVID-19. While China’s recovery appeared to be picking up speed in the third quarter, elsewhere hopes of a robust rebound in second half of the year were jeopardized by surging COVID-19 infections, particularly in Europe where many countries saw the start of a second wave.

In the currency markets, the US dollar strengthened in the first quarter, before weakening in the COVID-19 aftermath. As the US Federal Reserve raised its inflation target and signaled it needed to maintain near-zero interest rates for an extended period, the euro, British pound and Japanese yen all strengthened relative to the US dollar.

Portfolio Review

The primary positive contributors to the Fund over the twelve-month period were short commodity exposures, long US Government bonds, long volatility and short commodity related currencies such as the Australian Dollar as financial markets were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversely, long equity positions and credit exposure going into sell-off, along with currency positions, particularly in the Japanese Yen were the most notable detractors during this period of heightened volatility.

The Fund traded relatively flat following the turmoil during the first quarter of 2020, first underperforming due to short positions in risk assets at the beginning stages of the recovery and later benefiting from long exposure to US equities in the third quarter of 2020. Long exposure to global duration benefitted the Fund, as did long positions in silver and gold during the second and third quarters of 2020. The primary detractor for the post COVID-19 pandemic period was positioning within commodities besides gold and silver, which was net short.

Outlook

On one hand, monetary policy of major central banks continues to support equities, and the ratio between positive and negative corporate earnings revisions has also recently improved. In view of the downside risks we expect key rates to remain low for longer and real interest rates to stay negative. In our opinion, government bond yields look set to remain very low or even negative for some time to come. We believe that corporate bonds should continue to benefit from central bank support. However, companies’ high debt levels suggest that default rates may rise if the crisis returns. Overall, we believe that we are likely to see elevated volatility, posing opportunities for active managers to navigate across and within asset classes.

* Effective on or about December 14, 2020, the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund will be liquidated and dissolved, and any outstanding shares redeemed. As of December 7, 2020, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        Since Inception†  

 

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class P

     –12.43%          –4.95%  

 

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund Institutional Class

     –12.44%          –4.97%  

 

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class R6

     –12.33%          –4.87%  

 

 

ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

     1.10%          1.74%  
   

Lipper Alternative Managed Futures Funds Average

     –6.85%          –2.80%  

† The Fund began operations on December 18, 2017. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on December 31, 2017.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on funds distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.17% for Class P shares, 1.30% for Institutional Class shares and 1.15% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 0.26% for Institutional Class shares, 0.31% for Class P shares and 0.21% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Asset Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations     67.0%  
Mutual Fund     4.8%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     28.2%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $973.30    $972.10    $973.30
Expenses Paid During Period    $0.49    $0.25    $—
                
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,024.95    $1,024.75    $1,025.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $0.51    $0.25    $—

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.10% for Class P, 0.05% for Institutional Class and 0.00% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366. These expenses do not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests, which are indirectly borne by Fund shareholders.

 

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AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Greg Tournant and Stephen Bond-Nelson, Co-Portfolio Managers.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund (the “Fund”) returned -13.39%, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 15.15%.

Market Overview

The Fund underperformed for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, as a result of extremely challenging market conditions. The equity declines and implied volatility increases during this period were more extreme than many historical precedents, which had a significant impact on the performance of the Fund’s option portfolio. The Fund outperformed in the third quarter but was unable to recover underperformance incurred earlier in the year.

Portfolio Review

This year’s 30% drop in the S&P 500 Index happened in just 22 trading days, instead of the many months a similar decline took in 2008. This combination of extremely high market volatility coupled with significant drops in market valuations had a particularly large impact on the option positions held by the Fund. Throughout the market turmoil, we took significant steps to de-risk the option portfolio, primarily through closing out many short put positions.

Heading into the market decline, the Fund’s option portfolio had in place a ladder of hedging positions that was very much in line with what was in place during prior market events. A key feature of the Fund’s option portfolio is that it is a net buyer of long puts. That is consistent with our historical approach and was true as well for this period. The Fund’s option portfolio held approximately 1.8 times more long puts than short puts. We also had structured a layer of long puts slightly out of the money that were paired with an equal number of short puts as part of the strategy’s low-VIX (the CBOE Volatility Index (“VIX Index”)) configuration spreads.

The market decline was a multi-week move which, as compared with a one-day shock scenario, has real implications on the price appreciation that the deep-out-of-the-money long puts were able to provide. The Fund’s option portfolio is designed to navigate a multi-week move via its restructuring process, under which, in more typical circumstances, we address the existing short option positions while often relying on cost offsets from the existing long puts. Unfortunately, under the recent circumstances, a historic level of steepness of the inversion in the volatility term structure prevented many of the strategy’s existing long puts from providing as much benefit as expected. This steepness reduced the price appreciation of the existing layer of long puts, reducing the Fund’s ability to harvest gains on the long puts that it could in turn use to cover short put exposure, as it often has done in severe market corrections.

In addition, in late February 2020 we shifted certain out-of-the-money puts deeper out of the money in order to widen some of the short puts, a strategy that had worked well in prior market deteriorations. However, in this instance the market unpredictably continued to decline beyond the shifted positioning.

In light of these unprecedented market dynamics, we began restructuring the various put positions, and did so in advance of the index reaching their strikes and with wider extensions than in past market dislocations. Soon after, we began de-risking, i.e., covering short puts without relayering any new positions. But the daily market moves, many of which ranged between -7% and -12%, made it extremely difficult to implement all of these trades and to mitigate realized costs. Unlike in prior dislocations, in this particular case, the speed of the market moves was too severe.

As a result of these experiences, we instituted an important enhancement to the way we express our option portfolio hedging positions. To improve the option strategy’s downside risk profile and mitigate various risk factors, all downside positions on the S&P 500 Index are now sealed at inception with an accompanying nearby hedge, in a 1-to-1 ratio of short puts vs. long puts. This is expected to give each sealed position a maximum loss potential that is capped, and therefore not dependent on restructuring to limit risk exposure. At the same time, we do not expect this new hedging configuration to have a material impact on the Fund’s expected return potential over the longer term.

In the third quarter, the option portfolio delivered positive returns, as equity indexes shook off economic and public-health headwinds to continue their extraordinary rise. Volatility levels remained high, despite the market’s strength. Range-bound positions on the S&P 500 Index accounted for approximately half the performance during the quarter. More than a third came from range-bound call spreads on the VIX Index, and the remainder was attributable to S&P 500 Index directional positions to both the up and downside.

Our 1x1 positions fared well during the rising market of July and August, and positive relative performance continued during downside moves in September 2020. As part of the new enhancement, we did not restructure range-bound spreads when the S&P 500 Index, after reaching a record high of 3581 on September 2, 2020, fell to 3237 over the next 15 trading days. During the 9.6% peak-to-trough decline, the Fund’s option positions generated positive excess returns.

Outlook

While markets may remain challenging, we believe that a high-volatility environment is a favorable one for the Fund’s option portfolio when constructing new positions. As we saw in the third quarter, the option portfolio can perform in a rising market like July and August 2020, while September 2020 provided a brief example of relative outperformance during broader market downside moves.

* Effective on or about December 14, 2020, the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund will be liquidated and dissolved, and any outstanding shares redeemed. As of December 7, 2020, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange.

 

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On the volatility front, if there is a clear election outcome in November 2020, the resolution of at least some uncertainty could cause the volatility curve to normalize downward. But with the pandemic and its economic impact still front and center, there could just as well be a continuation of the volatility conditions we have been experiencing.

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        Since Inception†  

 

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund Class P

     –13.43%          0.23%  

 

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund Institutional Class

     –13.39%          0.23%  

 

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund Class R6

     –13.26%          0.37%  

 

 

S&P 500 Index

     15.15%          10.48%  
   

Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average

     12.76%          9.04%  

† The Fund began operations on December 18, 2017. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on December 31, 2017.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 0.84% for Class P shares, 0.89% for Institutional Class shares and 0.80% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 0.37% for Institutional Class shares, 0.37% for Class P shares and 0.37% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Asset Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

Exchange-Traded Funds     99.6%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     0.4%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,309.70    $1,309.30    $1,310.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $—    $—    $—
                
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,025.00    $1,025.00    $1,025.00
Expenses Paid During Period    $—    $—    $—

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.00% for Class P , 0.00% for Institutional Class and 0.00% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366. These expenses do not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests, which are indirectly borne by Fund shareholders.

 

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AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Carl W. Pappo Jr., CFA, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund (the “Fund”) returned 1.19%, underperforming the ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index USD Hedged (the “benchmark”), which returned 4.34%.

Market Overview

While strong economic performance characterized the first half of the twelve-month period, after March 2020 the environment was dominated by the pandemic response. As businesses closed and the US economy shut down to contain COVID-19, fixed income market liquidity dried up and forced-selling quickly drove valuations on risk assets to levels not seen since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. Price dislocations, however, did present investment opportunities for investors. The US Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) participation in the fixed income markets through various purchase and lending programs, as well as the massive fiscal response by the US Government helped drive spreads and valuations tighter. While uncertainty remains regarding the path of the economic recovery, robust monetary stimulus programs persist. Demand technicals for risk assets driven by Fed purchases should continue to exert pressure on asset prices, overwhelming economic factors, driving spreads tighter.

Negative and zero bound global risk-free rates have reignited demand for higher income securities. Year-to date inflows into US preferred sector ETFs and mutual funds ended September 2020 up nearly $2 billion, despite significant March 2020 outflows of more than $2 billion. A strong rebound in risk assets after March’s decline, drove returns in the preferred market, for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020 to 4.34%, when measured by the ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index. Preferreds underperformed the equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, which returned 15.15%, but outperformed the S&P 500 Financials Sector Index, which returned -11.9%. The preferred market is heavily weighted toward financials, where banks and insurance companies represent 70% of market value. Preferreds also outperformed US high yield bonds, as measured by the ICE BofA US High Yield Index, which returned 2.3%, but underperformed the US investment grade corporate bond market, as measured by the ICE BofA US Corporate Index, which returned 7.84%. High quality, long duration assets benefited from the decline in yields. Within the preferred market, the $1000 over-the-counter market, represented by the ICE BofA US Investment Grade Institutional Capital Securities Index modestly outperformed the $25 listed market, represented by the ICE BofA US Listed Preferred Securities Index, returning 6.45% versus 5.20%, respectively. Post-March 2020, new issues structured using the 5-year Treasury as the base rate for future floating periods gained in popularity, attempting to remove investor uncertainty surrounding the elimination of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) after 2021.

Portfolio Review

The underperformance of the Fund during the period was primarily driven by three factors: 1) the Fund’s exposure to floating rate bonds, whose prices were negatively impacted by the Fed’s move to cut rates to zero; 2) the Fund’s overweight position in the Pipeline sector, where prices declined in sympathy with its oil and gas producing clients; and 3) an out of benchmark exposure to below investment grade preferreds, which lagged investment grade preferreds during the period. This was modestly offset by positive security selection in the insurance sector, and an overweight allocation to senior unsecured bonds in the first half of the period, which outperformed in March 2020, and provided liquidity when new issuance restarted in April 2020.

Outlook

The last six months have been a positive environment for preferreds and much of the stress that was built into the COVID-19 sell-off was unwarranted as liquidity dried up across all asset classes. While new issuance activity had been a source of opportunity to buy securities from high quality issuers with superior structures relative to the existing securities in the market, as we enter the fall, new issuance concessions in the market have compressed, leading us to become more selective. We believe that preferreds should continue to benefit from the recovery in the economy as valuations still have room to improve, spreads remain wide to their pre-COVID 19 levels and senior spreads for like credits have rallied even further, providing room for subordination spreads to come down. We continue to like financials in this environment, as they appear to have built significant reserves in the first half of 2020 to offset potential loan losses from the economic slowdown, and regulators continue to act like bank issuers are part of the solution to the present economic challenges. The Fed’s move at the end of September to extend their share repurchase restrictions and the common dividend net income test on US banks, capping distributions to common shareholders, is a credit positive that we believe will further preserve capital in the system.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        Since Inception†  

 

  AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund Class P      1.01%          5.03%  

 

  AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund Institutional Class      1.19%          5.13%  

 

  AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund Class R6      1.17%          5.14%  

 

  ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index USD Hedged      4.34%          6.66%  

 

  S&P 500 Financials Sector Index Total Return in USD      –11.87%          –3.08%  
    Lipper Flexible Income Funds Average      3.47%          4.80%  

† The Fund began operations on May 30, 2018. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on May 31, 2018.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on funds distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.69% for Class P shares, 1.91% for Institutional Class shares and 1.70% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2022. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.60% for Class P shares, 0.55% for Institutional Class shares and 0.50% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Industry Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

Banks     44.1%  
Insurance     20.1%  
Pipelines     7.4%  
Electric Utilities     5.9%  
Telecommunications     5.0%  
Diversified Financial Services     3.7%  
Consumer Finance     2.3%  
Miscellaneous Manufacturing     2.2%  
Other     7.1%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     2.2%  
 

Credit Ratings* (as of September 30, 2020)

 

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* As a percentage of total investments. Credit ratings apply to the credit worthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Ratings are subject to change. Ratings are based off of the highest available rating from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s and Fitch. Bonds not rated by the aforementioned agencies are “unrated”. Ratings are shown based on the S&P rating scale, which ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Where applicable, securities ratings of an agency other than S&P have been converted to the S&P equivalent. “NR” denotes securities that are not rated. Not rated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Ratings are relative, subjective and not absolute standards of quality, and represent the opinions of the independent Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSRO). The security’s credit rating does not eliminate risk. The Fund is not rated by an independent rating agency.

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,171.50    $1,171.80    $1,172.10
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.26    $2.99    $2.72
                
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,022.00    $1,022.25    $1,022.50
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.03    $2.78    $2.53

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.60% for Class P, 0.55% for Institutional Class and 0.50% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Douglas C. Forsyth, CFA, Portfolio Manager

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Fund”) returned 0.37%, underperforming the ICE BofA 1-3 Year BB U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 3.29%.

Market Overview

Despite historic equity and credit volatility, high yield produced a positive twelve-month return. A favorable technical backdrop benefited the asset class over the back half of the reporting period.

High-yield bonds gained over the fourth quarter of 2019 and into early 2020 before selling off aggressively in late February and much of March as COVID-19 outbreak intensified. In connection with unprecedented monetary and fiscal policy responses, the high-yield bond market rebounded from the March low and advanced over the remainder of period. Stabilizing investor confidence, accommodative US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) commentary, positive economic surprise momentum, better-than-feared corporate earnings, US COVID-19 case trends and vaccine/treatment progress were all market supportive.

The Fed’s response was designed to ensure the normal functioning and stabilization of US credit markets and was also extraordinary in terms of its swiftness, scope, and willingness to take action. The Fed remained highly accommodative throughout the reporting period, pledging to keep interest rates near zero until at least the end of 2023. In addition, the Fed officially set a new inflation target of moderately above 2.0%, noting it would maintain an accommodative stance until inflation hits this level.

The fiscal response was also immediate with President Trump signing into law several bills including the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Security Act.

As anticipated, the economy decelerated, and the unemployment rate surged. Although, economic data released later in the period improved and, in many cases, surprised to the upside as lockdowns, travel restrictions and social-distancing measures eased.

The first-quarter earnings season was weak, but second-quarter financial results exceeded estimates amid better-than-feared earnings. Management outlooks were also constructive, but fewer companies provided guidance.

Performance dispersion among credit ratings was notable as the highest-quality issues held up far better than the lowest-quality issues during the market selloff. The performance gap narrowed into period-end, however.

Despite a dormant March, high-yield new issuance has been heavy, supported by robust fund flows. Default rates increased before steadying late in the reporting period.

Portfolio Review

The Fund gained with the broad high-yield bond market but trailed the benchmark return for the twelve-month reporting period.

Performance in the reporting period benefited from industry weightings and active credit selection. Industry exposures that had the greatest positive impact on performance were energy, support-services and automotive. Industry exposure that detracted the most from performance in the period were retail, financial services and aerospace/defense.

Emphasis remained on credit quality, liquidity and minimizing premiums paid. Average duration in the portfolio continued to remain low and well below the average yield and coupon.

Outlook

While uncertainty remains elevated, visibility around the macro outlook and corporate profitability path improved.

Extraordinary monetary and fiscal policy measures have stabilized financial markets and the US economy. Furthermore, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin have pledged additional support if needed to accelerate the recovery.

With economic progress, corporate profits should begin to trough and then start recovering over the second half of the year and into 2021. We believe that US companies are not only positioned to directly benefit from Fed programs and US government fiscal support but also from a potentially significant boost in operating leverage as strengthening demand is met with lower input costs and productivity gains.

Against this backdrop, several risks could surface triggering market volatility including geopolitical tensions, fiscal stimulus uncertainty, US elections, tax policy and localized shutdowns due to increasing COVID-19 cases.

Many data points indicate that the high-yield market has normalized and is functioning properly.

Our constructive outlook for high yield remains unchanged. It is difficult to identify a better risk/reward option in fixed income. US high-yield bonds should contribute from both a diversification and a relative-performance perspective, offering a very compelling yield opportunity compared to negative and depressed yields globally with lower interest-rate sensitivity. Furthermore, we believe that the Short Duration High Income strategy remains an attractive solution as investors adjust to the significant change in the new Fed framework without taking excess credit risk or price volatility.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

             1 Year        5 Year        Since Inception†  
   

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund Class A

       0.37%          3.59%          4.11%  

 

 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund Class A (adjusted)

       –1.89%          3.12%          3.85%  
   

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund Class C

       0.12%          3.34%          3.80%  

 

 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund Class C (adjusted)

       –0.83%          3.34%          3.80%  

 

 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund Class P

       0.69%          3.84%          4.33%  

 

 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund Institutional Class

       0.63%          3.87%          4.39%  

 

 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund Class R6

       0.70%          3.92%          4.43%  

 

 

ICE BofA 1-3 Year BB U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index

       3.29%          4.76%          5.17%  
   

Lipper Short High Yield Funds Average

       1.53%          3.82%          3.70%  

† The Fund began operations on October 3, 2011. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on September 30, 2011.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 2.25% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 0.88% for Class A shares, 1.14% for Class C shares, 0.65% for Class P shares, 0.63% for Institutional Class shares and 0.57% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.86% for Class A shares, 1.11% for Class C shares, 0.65% for Class P shares, 0.60% for Institutional Class shares and 0.55% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Industry Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

Pipelines     11.9%  
Diversified Financial Services     8.9%  
Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels     8.9%  
Retail     7.9%  
Commercial Services & Supplies     7.7%  
Distribution/Wholesale     5.3%  
Telecommunications     4.6%  
Transportation     3.8%  
Other     36.5%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     4.5%  
 

 

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Credit Ratings* (as of September 30, 2020)

 

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* As a percentage of total investments. Bond ratings refer to the underlying holdings of the Fund and are categorized from highest to lowest credit quality using ratings provided by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). S&P’s ratings have been selected for several reasons, including the portfolio managers’ usage of S&P ratings methodology among other credit quality information in managing the Fund, access to background information and other materials provided by S&P, as well as the Funds’ considerations of industry practice. The Fund also displays S&P credit ratings information in materials provided in client presentations. See “Important Information” for more detail on the selection of S&P for the Fund’s ratings presentation. Bonds not rated by S&P and bonds that do not currently have a rating available are designated in the chart above as “NR” and “NA”, respectively.

 
Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,126.50    $1,125.20    $1,127.70    $1,127.10    $1,127.50
Expenses Paid During Period    $4.57    $5.90    $3.62    $3.19    $2.93
      
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,020.70    $1,019.45    $1,021.60    $1,022.00    $1,022.25
Expenses Paid During Period    $4.34    $5.60    $3.44    $3.03    $2.78

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.86% for Class A, 1.11% for Class C, 0.68% for Class P, 0.60% for Institutional Class and 0.55% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Douglas C. Forsyth, CFA, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund (the “Fund”) returned 7.61%, outperforming the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 3.73%.

Market Overview

Short-maturity US Treasuries and investment grade corporates produced a positive return over the trailing twelve months.

Treasuries strengthened the first quarter of 2020 with falling interest rates and increasing demand for “safe haven” investments then steadied over the remainder of the reporting period. Short-maturity investment grade corporates were more volatile, declining in the first quarter but holding up much better than longer dated credit. Corporates then rebounded on unprecedented monetary and fiscal policy responses. Stabilizing investor confidence, accommodative US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) commentary, positive economic surprise momentum, better-than-feared corporate earnings, US COVID-19 case trends and vaccine/treatment progress were all credit market supportive.

The Fed’s response was designed to ensure the normal functioning and stabilization of US credit markets and was also extraordinary in terms of its swiftness, scope, and willingness to take action. The Fed remained highly accommodative throughout the reporting period, pledging to keep interest rates near zero until at least the end of 2023. In addition, the Fed officially set a new inflation target of moderately above 2.0%, noting it would maintain an accommodative stance until inflation hits this level.

The fiscal response was also immediate with President Trump signing into law several bills including the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Security Act.

As anticipated, the economy decelerated, and the unemployment rate surged. Although, economic data released later in the period improved and, in many cases, surprised to the upside as lockdowns, travel restrictions and social-distancing measures eased.

The first-quarter earnings season was weak, but second-quarter financial results exceeded estimates amid better-than-feared earnings. Management outlooks were also constructive, but fewer companies provided guidance.

Aggressive rate cuts, the reinstatement of bond-buying programs and “safe haven” demand caused the US Treasury yield curve to compress and steepen sharply.

Portfolio Review

The strongest-performing positions within the portfolio were corporate credit, including select high yield positions, followed by treasuries and government-sponsored enterprise holdings.

Within corporate credit, industries that contributed the most to portfolio performance were energy, financial services and automotive. Only one industry—media—detracted from performance in the period.

Outlook

While uncertainty remains elevated, visibility around the macro outlook and corporate profitability path improved.

Extraordinary monetary and fiscal policy measures have stabilized financial markets and the US economy. Furthermore, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin have pledged additional support if needed to accelerate the recovery.

With economic progress, corporate profits should begin to trough and then start recovering over the second half of the year and into 2021. We believe that US companies are not only positioned to directly benefit from Fed programs and US government fiscal support but also from a potentially significant boost in operating leverage as strengthening demand is met with lower input costs and productivity gains.

Against this backdrop, several risks could surface triggering market volatility including geopolitical tensions, fiscal stimulus uncertainty, US elections, tax policy and localized shutdowns due to increasing COVID-19 cases.

The Fed and fiscal response to support the orderly flow and stabilization of credit continues to work with many data points indicating, in our view, that the investment grade and high-yield bond markets have normalized and are functioning properly.

 

* Effective on or about December 14, 2020, the AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund will be liquidated and dissolved, and any outstanding shares redeemed. As of December 7, 2020, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund Class A      7.61%          6.32%  

 

  AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund Class A (adjusted)      5.19%          5.18%  

 

  AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund Class P      7.79%          6.50%  

 

  AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund Institutional Class      7.92%          6.61%  

 

  Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index      3.73%          3.95%  
    Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Average      3.04%          3.51%  

† The Fund began operations on August 23, 2018. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on August 31, 2018.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 2.25% on Class A shares. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on funds distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 2.81% for Class A shares, 22.10% for Class P shares and 2.38% for Institutional Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2022. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 0.64% for Class A shares, 0.49% for Class P shares, 0.39% for Institutional Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Asset Allocation (as of September 30,
 2020)

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes     91.7%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations     2.9%  
U.S. Government Agency Securities     1.2%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     4.2%  
 

Credit Ratings* (as of September 30, 2020)

 

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* As a percentage of total investments. Bond ratings refer to the underlying holdings of the Fund and are categorized from highest to lowest credit quality using ratings provided by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). S&P’s ratings have been selected for several reasons, including the portfolio managers’ usage of S&P ratings methodology among other credit quality information in managing the Fund, access to background information and other materials provided by S&P, as well as the Funds’ considerations of industry practice. The Fund also displays S&P credit ratings information in materials provided in client presentations. See “Important Information” for more detail on the selection of S&P for the Fund’s ratings presentation. Bonds not rated by S&P and bonds that do not currently have a rating available are designated in the chart above as “NR” and “NA”, respectively.

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,100.80    $1,101.50    $1,101.70
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.36    $2.57    $2.05
                
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,021.80    $1,022.55    $1,023.05
Expenses Paid During Period    $3.23    $2.48    $1.97

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.64% for Class A , 0.49% for Class P and 0.39% for Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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AllianzGI Structured Return Fund*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Greg Tournant and Stephen Bond-Nelson, Co-Portfolio Managers.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Structured Return Fund (the “Fund”) returned -32.77%, underperforming the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 1.10%

Market Overview

The Fund underperformed its benchmark for the twelve-month period as a result of extremely challenging market conditions in the first quarter of 2020. The equity declines and implied volatility increases during this period were more extreme than many historical precedents, which had a significant impact on the performance of the Fund’s option portfolio. The Fund delivered positive returns in the third quarter of 2020 but was unable to recover underperformance incurred earlier in the year.

Portfolio Review

This year’s 30% drop in the S&P 500 Index happened in just 22 trading days, instead of the many months a similar decline took in 2008. This combination of extremely high market volatility coupled with significant drops in market valuations had a particularly large impact on the option positions held by the Fund. Throughout the market turmoil, we took significant steps to de-risk the portfolio, primarily through closing out many short put positions.

Heading into the market decline, the Fund had in place a ladder of hedging positions that was very much in line with what was in place during prior market events, including 2015 and 2018. A key feature of the Fund is that it is a net buyer of long puts. That is consistent with our historical approach and was true as well for this period. The Fund held approximately 1.8 times more long puts than short puts heading into the market decline and maintained a similar ratio throughout. We also had structured a layer of long puts slightly out of the money that were paired with an equal number of short puts as part of the strategy’s low-VIX (the CBOE Volatility Index (“VIX Index”)) configuration spreads.

The market decline was a multi-week move which, as compared with a one-day shock scenario, has real implications on the price appreciation that the deep-out-of-the-money long puts were able to provide. The Fund is designed to navigate a multi-week move via its restructuring process, under which, in more typical circumstances, we address the existing short option positions while often relying on cost offsets from the existing long puts. Unfortunately, under the recent circumstances, a historic level of steepness of the inversion in the volatility term structure prevented many of the strategy’s existing long puts from providing as much benefit as expected. This steepness reduced the price appreciation of the existing layer of long puts, reducing the Fund’s ability to harvest gains on the long puts that it could in turn use to cover short put exposure, as it often has done in severe market corrections.

In addition, in late February 2020 we shifted certain out-of-the-money puts deeper out of the money in order to widen the short put end of our range-bound spreads, a strategy that had worked well in prior market deteriorations. However, in this instance the market unpredictably continued to decline beyond the shifted positioning. Considering these unprecedented market dynamics, we began restructuring the various put positions, and did so in advance of the index reaching their strikes and with wider extensions than in past market dislocations. Soon after, we began de-risking, i.e., covering short puts without relayering any new positions. But the daily market moves, many of which ranged between -7% and -12%, made it extremely difficult to implement all of these trades and to mitigate realized costs. Unlike in prior dislocations, in this particular case the speed of the market moves was too severe.

As a result of these experiences, we instituted an important enhancement to the way we express our hedging positions. To improve the strategy’s downside risk profile and mitigate various risk factors, all downside positions on the S&P 500 Index are now sealed at inception with an accompanying nearby hedge, in a 1-to-1 ratio of short puts vs. long puts. This is expected to give each sealed position a maximum loss potential that is capped, and therefore not dependent on restructuring to limit risk exposure. At the same time, we do not expect this new hedging configuration to have a material impact on the portfolio’s expected return potential over the longer term.

In the third quarter, the portfolio delivered positive returns, as equity indexes shook off economic and public-health headwinds to continue their extraordinary rise. Volatility levels remained high, despite the market’s strength. Range-bound positions on the S&P 500 Index accounted for approximately half the performance during the quarter. More than a third came from range-bound call spreads on the VIX Index, and the remainder was attributable to S&P 500 Index directional positions to both the up and downside.

Our 1x1 positions fared well during the rising market of July and August, and positive relative performance continued during downside moves in September 2020. As part of the new enhancement, we did not restructure range-bound spreads when the S&P 500 Index, after reaching a record high of 3581 on September 2, 2020, fell to 3237 over the next 15 trading days. During the 9.6% peak-to-trough decline, the Fund’s option positions generated positive excess returns.

Outlook

While markets may remain challenging, we believe that a high-volatility environment is a favorable one for the Fund’s option portfolio when constructing new positions. As we saw in the third quarter of 2020, the portfolio can perform in a rising market like July and August 2020, while September 2020 provided a brief example of relative outperformance during broader market downside moves.

On the volatility front, the potential resolution of at least some uncertainty in respect of the outcome of the US Presidential election could cause the volatility curve to normalize downward. But with pandemic and its economic impact still front and center, there could just as well be a continuation of the volatility conditions we have been experiencing.

* On December 14, 2020, the AllianzGI Structured Return Fund will be liquidated. Please see the supplement to the Fund’s statutory prospectus for more information.

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

            

1 Year

      

5 Year

      

Since Inception†

 
   

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund Class A

       –32.77%          –4.80%          –1.60%  

 

 

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund Class A (adjusted)

       –36.47%          –5.87%          –2.31%  
   

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund Class C

       –33.29%          –5.52%          –2.34%  

 

 

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund Class C (adjusted)

       –33.93%          –5.52%          –2.34%  

 

 

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund Class P

       –32.59%          –4.57%          –1.40%  

 

 

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund Institutional Class

       –32.58%          –4.52%          –1.33%  

 

 

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund Class R6

       –32.65%          –4.50%          –1.28%  

 

 

ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

       1.10%          1.20%          0.78%  
   

Lipper Absolute Return Funds Average

       0.54%          2.23%          2.70%  

† The Fund began operations on December 3, 2012. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on November 30, 2012.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.10% for Class A shares, 1.88% for Class C shares, 0.88% for Class P shares, 0.82% for Institutional Class shares and 0.75% for Class R6 shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction, contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction, which include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, are 1.05% for Class A shares, 1.81% for Class C shares, 0.82% for Class P shares, 0.77% for Institutional Class shares and 0.74% for Class R6 shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

Cumulative Returns Through September 30, 2020

 

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Asset Allocation (as of September 30, 2020)

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations     98.5%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     1.5%  
 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,002.90    $999.00    $1,004.80    $1,003.80    $1,003.90
Expenses Paid During Period    $5.06    $8.85    $3.91    $3.66    $3.51
      
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
   Class R6
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,019.95    $1,016.15    $1,021.10    $1,021.35    $1,021.50
Expenses Paid During Period    $5.10    $8.92    $3.94    $3.69    $3.54

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.01% for Class A, 1.77% for Class C, 0.78% for Class P, 0.73% for Institutional Class and 0.70% for Class R6), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366. These expenses do not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests, which are indirectly borne by Fund shareholders.

 

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AllianzGI Water Fund (formerly AllianzGI Global Water Fund)*

For the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, as provided by Andreas Fruschki, CFA, Portfolio Manager.

 

Fund Insights

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020, Class A shares at net asset value (“NAV”) of the AllianzGI Water Fund (the “Fund”) returned 11.35%, outperforming the S&P Global Water Index (the “benchmark”), which returned 10.60%.

Market Overview

In the fourth quarter of 2019, global equities surged, with many markets closing the year at or near fresh/multi-month highs. The rally meant many equity markets recorded their strongest annual gains in several years. Sentiment was lifted by the agreement of a “phase one” trade deal between the US and China, better-than-expected third-quarter corporate earnings, further central bank easing and signs that the worst of the slowdown in the global economy may be over. A pick-up in corporate activity also lifted stocks. In addition, the Conservative Party’s decisive victory in the UK general election provided some clarity on Brexit. The “risk on” environment favored emerging markets over developed ones. At a sector level, health care and technology stocks led the advance, while the consumer staples, real estate and utilities sectors underperformed amid a rotation out of higher yielding, defensive assets.

After a steady start to 2020, global equities changed direction in mid-February amid growing evidence that the COVID-19 outbreak was spreading beyond China. The extended factory shutdowns in China also started to impact the global supply chain. The sell-off gathered pace as the quarter progressed, with a growing number of countries employing travel restrictions and draconian quarantine measures to try to control the spread of COVID-19 and avoid overloading health care systems. As fears increased that the global economy was heading for a severe recession, most markets entered an official bear market, defined as a retreat of at least 20% from a recent peak. The steep decline meant that global equities suffered their worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis.

Global equities rallied over the second and third quarters of 2020, buoyed by positive trial results for potential COVID-19 vaccines, further stimulus measures and hopes that the global economy may be over the worst of its pandemic-induced recession. However, after recording their strongest August returns since 1986, stock markets weakened throughout September, undermined by political wrangling in the US over the size of further fiscal stimulus and concerns over a potentially destabilizing US presidential election. A surge in new COVID-19 infections in Europe further weighed on sentiment. In general, emerging markets outperformed developed markets, helped by a weaker tone to the US dollar.

Portfolio Review

Over the twelve-month period, water related investments delivered strong returns despite market turmoil. Water utilities have once again demonstrated the resilience of the water theme, outperforming their sector peers even during the COVID-19 market pull back.

The concentration of opportunities within the utility sector was particularly supportive as investors sought safety in more defensively oriented sectors. Conversely, during the recovery trade, the more growth-oriented water industrial and health care companies provided exposure to the rebound. The market has continued to recognize the secular support of the theme and the long-term drivers, which remain in place despite short to medium demand shifts resulting from COVID-19.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark, over the twelve-month period. Outperformance was largely driven by sector allocation, particularly the overweight in health care and our underweight to the utility sector. Stock selection was negative, with picks in information technology and industrials sectors detracting the most.

Due to the current market pullback, our focus on pure play companies with significant revenue exposure to water investments helped. Our portfolio holding Aalberts NV, a technology company that helps to enhance building and project efficiencies was positive for relative performance. Additionally, our active positions in Thermo Fisher Scientific, and PerkinElmer, Inc. added boosted relative results. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a health care company that manufactures scientific instruments, consumables and chemicals. They also develop environmental control measurement technology that is used for water, soil and air. In this market pullback, Thermo Fisher is rather insulated as pharma has held up well during the pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Thermo has mobilized support through their products that help analyze, diagnose and protect people from COVID-19. PerkinElmer, Inc., a leader provider of diagnostics and lifesceinces research was also beneficial largely due to its COVID-19 testing solutions.

In contrast, our Fund holding Itron, Inc. and Landis+Gyr and not holding Advanced Drainage were the largest relative detractors from results. Itron, Inc. provides solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and water usage. While year-to-date, the security is down, we believe that it continues to be a solid long-term investment. Recently it announced a partnership with Panasonic to deliver smart metering solutions in Japan. Like many other countries, Japan has mandated the adoption of smart meters over the next 10 years to help manage utility supply and demand, and Itron is well positioned to capitalize on this trend. Landis+Gyr, also a leader in the metering business, experienced difficult performance during the COVID-19 environment however remains well positioned to benefit from the increased focus on improving water efficiency. Lastly, our decision not to hold Advanced Drainage was negative. The company is not considered a key water solutions provider despite delivering strong results during the period.

* Effective February 1, 2020, the Fund changed its name from “AllianzGI Global Water Fund” to “AllianzGI Water Fund”.

 

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Outlook

We believe that the Global Water strategy remains an attractive asset despite uncertainty due to the global economic impacts of COVID-19. The markets continue to be driven by investor sentiment and attempts to price the economic implications of COVID-19 outbreaks as well as the timeline for an effective vaccine. While there may be shorter-term slowdowns in certain end markets, the water theme remains unchanged as the investment needs continue to be supported by significant secular drivers, supporting the outlook for sustainable growth with lower correlation to the broad market. We have seen the strategy hold up during this time of uncertainty. The defensive nature of some of the investments may offer protection during risk off environments, while the portfolio also remains positioned to capture growth opportunities stemming from increased spending and innovation needs in the water space. In addition, the high-quality nature of the investments has allowed the companies to effectively manage through the difficult situation and effectively operate in an increasingly digital world. We will continue to monitor the effect of the human and economic activity in months to come, assessing the economic impact and the market moves. However, we remain convinced that the water theme offers an attractive diversification opportunity providing opportunity during this transient volatile time, but also offering attractive growth over the market cycle.

Adequate water infrastructure in the developed countries continues to be an issue with population growth, industrial evolution and climate change further increasing the need for investments, with current crisis only further emphasizing the need for clean water. We have begun to see developed nations like the United States make the very necessary investments. In developing regions, the attractive investment opportunity is anchored in the lack of adequate water infrastructure combined with rising living standards and growing income levels. For these nations to continue to progress, we believe that significant infrastructure investments are required. Given economic slowdown and low to negative interest rates globally, the prospects for infrastructure stimulus are increasingly attractive, with the US already proposing a $2tn bill. In Europe, we have seen environmental action a focus of its recovery plan, with water an area of focus. Water quality is also under growing scrutiny, with emerging contaminants on the rise. The negative health consequences and moral and legal responsibility to deliver water of sufficient quality is driving up the demand for enhanced water monitoring and treatment solutions. The global pandemic emphasizes this need given the need for clean water to combat the spread of COVID-19.

In order to capitalize on these opportunities, we invest in companies that offer solutions to growing water scarcity issues. These companies stand to benefit from the required investments in water infrastructure and resource management solutions. We seek to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets in equities that are substantially engaged in water-related activities. We target investments with the most attractive combination of alignment to the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) related to water resource management and clean water access, and high-quality companies with significant exposure to the water end markets. We believe this combination offers investors the most attractive and effective long-term exposure to the water theme.

Effective February 1, 2020, the Fund changed its name from “AllianzGI Global Water Fund” to “AllianzGI Water Fund”.

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended September 30, 2020

 

           1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        Since Inception†  
    AllianzGI Water Fund Class A      11.35%          10.35%          9.26%          5.98%  

 

  AllianzGI Water Fund Class A (adjusted)      5.22%          9.11%          8.65%          5.50%  
    AllianzGI Water Fund Class C      10.48%          9.51%          8.43%          5.17%  

 

  AllianzGI Water Fund Class C (adjusted)      9.48%          9.51%          8.43%          5.17%  

 

  AllianzGI Water Fund Class P      11.67%          10.64%          9.53%          6.24%  

 

  AllianzGI Water Fund Institutional Class      11.71%          10.65%          9.58%          6.30%  

 

  S&P Global Water Index      10.60%          12.15%          11.11%          7.90%  

 

  MSCI ACWI      10.44%          10.30%          8.55%          5.78%  
    Lipper Specialty/Miscellaneous Funds Average      12.17%          2.96%          8.14%          7.40%  

† The Fund began operations on March 31, 2008. Benchmark return comparisons began on the fund inception date. Lipper performance comparisons began on March 31, 2008.

Performance quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at us.allianzgi.com. Investment return and the principal value will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% on Class C shares, which may apply to shares redeemed during the first year of ownership. Returns do not reflect deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. See pages 63 and 64 for more information. The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.40% for Class A shares, 2.15% for Class C shares, 1.17% for Class P shares and 1.18% for Institutional Class shares. These ratios do not include an expense reduction contractually guaranteed through at least January 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratios net of this reduction are 1.22% for Class A shares, 1.97% for Class C shares, 0.94% for Class P shares and 0.93% for Institutional Class shares. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund’s current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, as further revised or supplemented from time to time.

 

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Country /Location Allocation (as of
 September 30, 2020)

 

United States     54.6%  
United Kingdom     12.6%  
Switzerland     7.5%  
France     6.6%  
Netherlands     3.5%  
Ireland     2.7%  
Sweden     2.4%  
Canada     2.1%  
Other     3.0%  
Cash & Equivalents — Net     5.0%  
 
Shareholder Expense Example    Actual Performance
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,249.50    $1,243.90    $1,251.20    $1,251.30
Expenses Paid During Period    $6.86    $11.05    $5.29    $5.23
                     
     Hypothetical Performance
     (5% return before expenses)
      Class A    Class C    Class P    Institutional
Class
Beginning Account Value (4/1/20)    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00    $1,000.00
Ending Account Value (9/30/20)    $1,018.90    $1,015.15    $1,020.30    $1,020.35
Expenses Paid During Period    $6.16    $9.92    $4.75    $4.70

For each class of the Fund, expenses (net of fee waiver and reimbursement, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (1.22% for Class A, 1.97% for Class C, 0.94% for Class P and 0.93% for Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

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Important Information

 

The inception date on each Fund Summary page is the inception date of the Fund’s oldest share class or classes. The AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund reorganized on May 4, 2009 when its predecessor merged into the Trust. The Global Allocation Fund’s shares were first offered in 9/98. On April 12, 2010, the following funds reorganized when their predecessors merged into series of the Trust (including fund’s inception date): AllianzGI Convertible Fund (4/93), AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund (7/96), AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund (12/97). For each of the reorganized funds, Institutional Class is the oldest share class, except that for AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund, the oldest share class of the predecessor fund merged into Class P.

Returns measure performance from the inception of the oldest share class to the present, so some returns predate the inception of the actual share class. Those returns are calculated by adjusting the returns of the oldest share class to reflect the indicated share class’s different operating expenses. Total return performance assumes that all dividend and capital gain distributions were reinvested on the payable date.

Class A shares are subject to an initial sales charge. Class C shares are subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for shares redeemed in the first year. Class R shares are generally available only to 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans and healthcare benefit funding plans. Class P shares are offered primarily through certain asset allocation, wrap fee and other similar programs offered by broker-dealers and other intermediaries. Class P shares may also be offered for direct investment by other investors such as pension and profit sharing plans, employee benefit trusts and plan alliances, endowments, foundations and corporations. Institutional Class shares are offered primarily for direct investment by investors such as pension and profit sharing plans, employee benefit trusts, endowments, foundations, corporations and high net worth individuals. Administrative Class shares are offered primarily through employee benefit plan alliances, broker-dealers and other intermediaries. Class R6 shares are offered primarily for 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, healthcare benefit funding plans and other specified benefit plans and accounts whereby the plan or the plan’s broker, dealer or other financial Intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor or the Investment Manager to utilize Class R6 shares In certain Investment products or programs.

Class D and Class B shares were converted into Class A shares on November 13, 2015 and December 4, 2015, respectively.

The Lipper Averages are calculated by Lipper, Inc. They are based on the total return performance, with distributions reinvested and operating expenses deducted, of funds included by Lipper in the stated category. Lipper does not take into account sales charges.

The Cumulative Returns charts for each Fund assume the initial investment was made on the first day of the Fund’s initial fiscal year. The charts reflect any sales load that would have applied at the time of purchase or any CDSC that would have applied if a full redemption occurred on the last business day of the most recent fiscal year. Results assume that all dividends and capital gain distributions were reinvested. They do not take into account the effect of taxes. The

benchmark cumulative return began on the last day of the month of the respective Fund’s inception date.

“Cash & Equivalents—Net” in the Allocation Summaries may be comprised of cash, repurchase agreements, U.S. Treasury Bills, options purchased, options written and other assets net of other liabilities including net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements, as applicable.

Proxy Voting

The Funds’ Investment Manager has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Proxy Policy”) as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Proxy Policy has been adopted by Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust (the “Trust”) as the policies and procedures that the Investment Manager will use when voting proxies on behalf of the Funds. Copies of the written Proxy Policy and the factors that the Investment Manager may consider in determining how to vote proxies for each Fund, and information about how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-988-8380 (retail classes: A, C & R) or 1-800-498-5413 (Class P, R6, Institutional & Administrative classes), on the Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC’s website at us.allianzgi.com, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Form N-PORT

The Trust files complete schedules of each Fund’s portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-PORT for the first and third quarters of the fiscal year; such filings are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. A copy of the Trust’s Form N-PORT, when available, will be provided without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-988-8380 (Class A, Class C and Class R) or 1-800-498-5413 (Class P, Class R6, Institutional and Administrative classes). A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information. The Investment Manager will post each Fund’s holdings information on the Fund’s website at us.allianzgi.com. Each Fund’s website will contain a complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of the relevant month end. The information will be posted on the website approximately thirty (30) calendar days after the relevant month’s end. Portfolio holdings information for each Fund will remain accessible on its website until the Trust files its Form N-CSR, or Form N-PORT (for the last month of the Fund’s first or third fiscal quarters), with the SEC for the period that includes the date as of which the website information is current. The Trust’s policies with respect to the disclosure of the portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Shareholder Expense Example, which appears on each Fund Summary page in this Annual Report. Please refer to this information when reviewing the Shareholder Expense Example for a Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

Shareholders of a Fund incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including investment management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. The

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example is intended to help shareholders understand ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Shareholder Expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period, as indicated, and held for the entire period through September 30, 2020.

Actual Expenses

The information in the table under the heading “Actual Performance” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the appropriate column for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Paid During Period”, to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a 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 the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

Shareholders may be subject to an annual fee of $15 for any accounts, including fiduciary accounts, with balances that fall below $1,000. This fee is not included in the shareholder expense example. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and when comparing the expenses of these Funds with other funds.

Credit Ratings

Credit ratings apply to the underlying holdings of a Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality.

With respect to AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund, AllianzGI Green Bond Fund and AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund, the presentation of credit ratings information in this report use the highest available rating provided by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch to ensure the quality of the portfolios.

With respect to AllianzGI Convertible Fund, AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund, AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund and AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund, presentations of credit ratings information in this report use ratings provided by S&P because of, among other reasons, the applicable portfolio managers’ usage of S&P ratings methodology among other credit quality information in managing the respective portfolios, access to background information and other materials provided by S&P, as well as the Funds’ considerations of industry practice. The Funds also display S&P credit ratings information in materials provided in client presentations.

Except for the methodologies described above for AllianzGI Green Bond Fund, securities not rated by Moody’s or S&P, or securities that do not have a rating available from Moody’s or S&P are designated as “NR” and “NA”, respectively. Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change periodically, even as frequently as daily. Ratings assigned by Moody’s, S&P or another rating agency are not absolute standards of credit quality and do not evaluate market risk. Rating agencies may fail to make timely changes in credit ratings, and an issuer’s current financial condition may be better or worse than a rating indicates. In formulating investment decisions for the applicable Funds, Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC develops its own analysis of the credit quality and risks associated with individual debt instruments, rather than relying exclusively on rating agencies or third-party research.

All the information on the Fund Summary pages, including Fund Insights, Average Annual Total Return tables and Cumulative Returns charts, Shareholder Expense Examples and Allocation/Credit Rating Summaries is unaudited.

Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019, us.allianzgi.com, 1-800-988-8380 (retail classes: A, C & R) or 1-800-498-5413 (Class P, R6, Institutional & Administrative classes).

 

 

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Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Prior to November 1, 2006, performance data for the MSCI Indices was calculated gross of dividend tax withholding. Performance data presently shown for the Indices is net of dividend tax withholding. This recalculation results in lower performance for the Indices.

 

Index    Description
AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Strategic Benchmark    The AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Strategic Benchmark represents the performance of a custom blended index developed by the Manager, it is comprised of three underlying indices: 20% MSCI USA Index, 10% MSCI ACWI ex USA Index and 70% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index.
Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index    The Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index is a multi-currency flagship measure of the global high yield debt market. The index represents the union of the U.S. High Yield, the Pan-European High Yield, and Emerging Markets (EM) Hard Currency High Yield Indices.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and U.S. dollar denominated. The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index is the credit component of the U.S. Government/Credit Index. It includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements. To qualify, bonds must be SEC-registered.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Bond Index is a market capitalization-weighted index, meaning the securities in the index are weighted according to the market size of each bond type. Most U.S. traded investment grade bonds are represented.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index is the 1-3 Year component of the U.S. Government/Credit Index. The Government Index includes treasuries and agencies. The Credit Index includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.
Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury US TIPS Index    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury U.S. TIPS Index consists of Inflation-Protection securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index represents the union of the U.S. Aggregate Index, the U.S. High-Yield Corporate Index, the 144A Index, the Eurodollar Index, the Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA portion of the CMBS Index. Municipal debt, private placements, and non-dollar-denominated issues are excluded from the Universal Index. The only constituent of the index that includes floating-rate debt is the Emerging Markets Index.
Dow Jones Sustainability World Total Return Composite Net Index    The Dow Jones Sustainability World Total Return Index tracks the performance of the top 10% of the 2500 largest companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index that are the world’s sustainability leaders based on economic, environmental and social criteria.
ICE BofA 1-3 Year BB U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index    The ICE BofA 1-3 Year BB U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index is a subset of the ICE BofA U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index, including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 3 years and rated BB1 through BB3, inclusive. The ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period, that is publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index    The ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index tracks the performance of the 3-month U.S. Treasury markets.
ICE BofA US Convertibles Index    The ICE BofA US Convertible Index is a widely used, unmanaged index that measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated convertible securities not currently in bankruptcy with a total market value greater than $50 million at issuance.

 

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Index    Description
ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index    The ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index tracks the performance of fixed rate US dollar denominated preferred securities issued in the US domestic market.
ICE BofA Green Bond Index    The ICE BofA Green Bond Index tracks the performance of securities issued for qualified “green” purposes. Qualifying bonds must have a clearly designated use of proceeds that is solely applied toward projects or activities that promote climate change mitigation or adaptation or other environmental sustainability purposes.
ICE BofA High Yield Master II Index    The ICE BofA High Yield Master II Index is an unmanaged index consisting of US dollar-denominated bonds that are issued in countries having a BBB3 or higher debt rating with at least one year remaining until maturity. All bonds must have a credit rating below investment grade but not in default.
ICE BofA US Treasury Bill Index    The ICE BofA US Treasury Bill Index tracks the performance of US dollar denominated US Treasury Bills publicly issued in the US domestic market.
MSCI ACWI ex USA Growth Index    The MSCI ACWI ex USA Growth Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics across developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index    The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index captures large and mid cap representation across Developed Markets countries (excluding the U.S.) and Emerging Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the global equity opportunity set outside the US.
MSCI All Country World Index
(Also known as: MSCI AC World Index and MSCI ACWI)
   The MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) captures large and mid-cap representation across the Developed Markets and Emerging Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the global investable equity opportunity set.
MSCI EAFE Index    The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada.
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index    The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index is an equity index which captures small cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index    The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large and mid-cap representation across Emerging Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Index    The MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Index includes small cap representation across Emerging Markets countries. The index covers approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The small cap segment tends to capture more local economic and sector characteristics relative to larger Emerging Markets capitalization segments.
MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index    The MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index captures small cap representation across Developed Markets countries (excluding the United States). The index covers approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index    The MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index is based on the MSCI World Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid cap stocks across Developed Markets countries. The index is designed to reflect the performance of equities in the parent index (excluding real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)) with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent. The index also applies quality screens and reviews 12-month past performance to omit stocks with potentially deteriorating fundamentals that could force them to cut or reduce dividends.
MSCI World Index    The MSCI World Index captures large and mid cap representation across Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

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Index    Description
Russell 2000 Index    The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index representing approximately 10% of total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.
Russell Microcap Index    The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the microcap segment of the U.S. equity market. It makes up less than 3% of the U.S. equity market.
S&P 500 Financials Index    The S&P 500 Financials Index comprises those companies included in the S&P 500 that are classified as members of the GICS® financials sector.
S&P 500 Index    The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large capitalization common stocks.
S&P Global Water Index    The S&P Global Water Index is comprised of 50 of the largest publicly traded companies in water-related businesses that meet specific investability requirements. This index is designed to provide liquid exposure to the leading publicly-listed companies in the global water industry, from both developed markets and emerging markets.
USD Overnight LIBOR    USD Overnight LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) Index is the average interest rate at which leading banks in London borrow U.S. dollar funds from one another with a maturity of one day (overnight).

 

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AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—97.8%

 

Argentina—0.2%

 

 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (e)

    107       $115,825  
   

 

 

 
Australia—1.3%

 

 

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A (e)

    821       149,249  

Austal Ltd.

    34,365       81,164  

BHP Group Ltd.

    7,603       196,413  

CSL Ltd.

    1,004       207,393  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    12,426       145,981  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    2,068       141,247  
   

 

 

 
      921,447  
   

 

 

 
Austria—0.5%

 

 

ams AG (e)

    4,890       110,550  

BAWAG Group AG (a)(e)

    1,747       63,162  

EVN AG

    2,503       41,763  

OMV AG (e)

    1,285       35,159  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (e)

    4,081       62,464  

Wienerberger AG (e)

    2,885       76,242  
   

 

 

 
      389,340  
   

 

 

 
Belgium—0.4%

 

 

Ageas S.A.

    2,604       106,554  

Bekaert S.A. (e)

    2,423       50,478  

Euronav NV

    3,400       30,105  

UCB S.A.

    1,076       122,205  
   

 

 

 
      309,342  
   

 

 

 
Brazil—0.5%

 

 

Banco do Brasil S.A.

    11,900       62,764  

Engie Brasil Energia S.A.

    6,400       45,984  

Iochpe Maxion S.A.

    23,400       57,084  

Vale S.A.

    10,300       108,413  

WEG S.A.

    7,400       86,572  
   

 

 

 
      360,817  
   

 

 

 
Canada—3.0%

 

 

B2Gold Corp.

    21,868       142,387  

Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd., Class A

    1,248       125,705  

Cascades, Inc.

    6,353       80,346  

Cogeco Communications, Inc.

    1,522       124,807  

DREAM Unlimited Corp.

    5,331       77,870  

Exchange Income Corp.

    3,720       84,846  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    798       111,512  

Genworth MI Canada, Inc.

    1,532       39,728  

George Weston Ltd.

    2,213       162,724  

IA Financial Corp., Inc.

    2,386       83,054  

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

    2,120       111,019  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    19,374       108,106  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    11,060       153,829  

Mullen Group Ltd.

    13,852       93,730  

Open Text Corp.

    2,495       105,455  

Power Corp. of Canada

    8,017       157,083  

Shopify, Inc., Class A (e)

    283       289,406  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    3,040       123,879  
   

 

 

 
      2,175,486  
   

 

 

 
Chile—0.1%

 

 

Engie Energia Chile S.A.

    41,267       51,330  
   

 

 

 
China—5.4%

 

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (e)

    3,004       883,116  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    384,000       119,432  

BOC Aviation Ltd. (a)

    13,700       93,874  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    23,500       109,324  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    312,188       202,851  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    39,000       88,412  

 

     Shares     Value  

China Lumena New Materials Corp. (c)(d)(e)

    1,505     $ † 

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class H

    97,500       51,231  

China Mobile Ltd.

    29,000       186,159  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    210,000       63,094  

CITIC Ltd.

    75,000       55,611  

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

    62,000       76,770  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.

    26,597       172,733  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    67,200       131,178  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    276,000       143,767  

JD.com, Inc. ADR (e)

    3,057       237,254  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    94,000       68,396  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    150,000       99,174  

NetEase, Inc. ADR

    434       197,327  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    121,000       50,973  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    33,000       52,650  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    11,219       757,769  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    82,000       47,812  
   

 

 

 
      3,888,907  
   

 

 

 
Colombia—0.2%

 

 

Bancolombia S.A.

    6,990       44,348  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana S.A. (e)

    10,343       71,890  
   

 

 

 
      116,238  
   

 

 

 
Denmark—0.3%

 

 

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    1,238       166,786  

D/S Norden A/S

    3,474       56,460  
   

 

 

 
      223,246  
   

 

 

 
Finland—0.2%

 

 

Elisa Oyj

    1,668       98,064  

TietoEVRY Oyj (e)

    1,390       38,430  
   

 

 

 
      136,494  
   

 

 

 
France—3.6%

 

 

Amundi S.A. (a)

    1,408       99,242  

AXA S.A.

    10,130       187,486  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2,969       107,402  

Bouygues S.A.

    5,057       174,751  

CNP Assurances

    8,712       109,259  

Coface S.A. (e)

    7,975       55,783  

Credit Agricole S.A. (e)

    7,123       62,147  

Klepierre S.A. REIT

    4,999       69,976  

L’Oreal S.A.

    612       199,162  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    602       281,676  

Orange S.A.

    10,755       112,019  

Peugeot S.A.

    4,631       83,981  

Publicis Groupe S.A.

    1,899       61,205  

Sanofi

    2,579       258,446  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,605       199,500  

Teleperformance

    529       163,092  

TOTAL SE

    5,199       178,547  

Vinci S.A.

    2,204       184,159  
   

 

 

 
      2,587,833  
   

 

 

 
Germany—2.0%

 

 

Bayer AG

    3,524       217,409  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    2,051       148,856  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA

    483       52,948  

Daimler AG

    2,982       160,864  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    816       143,061  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (e)

    6,030       52,230  

 

     Shares     Value  

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (a)(e)

    1,912     $ 65,895  

HeidelbergCement AG

    2,048       125,145  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    745       86,998  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    668       169,817  

Nordex SE (e)

    3,589       46,356  

TeamViewer AG (a)(e)

    1,171       57,754  

United Internet AG

    1,704       65,166  

Varta AG (e)

    461       64,330  
   

 

 

 
      1,456,829  
   

 

 

 
Greece—0.2%

 

 

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.

    6,887       99,188  

National Bank of Greece S.A. (e)

    38,607       48,379  
   

 

 

 
      147,567  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong—0.7%

 

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    18,500       112,105  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    18,257       46,954  

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

    42,000       49,170  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    6,500       83,762  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd.

    52,000       53,780  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    18,000       59,303  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    43,000       86,240  
   

 

 

 
      491,314  
   

 

 

 
Hungary—0.2%

 

 

OTP Bank Nyrt (e)

    2,846       85,661  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    3,577       75,504  
   

 

 

 
      161,165  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia—0.1%

 

 

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    79,700       54,022  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT (e)

    1,061,100       51,592  
   

 

 

 
      105,614  
   

 

 

 
Ireland—0.7%

 

 

Horizon Therapeutics PLC (e)

    1,363       105,878  

Medtronic PLC

    2,578       267,905  

STERIS PLC

    810       142,714  
   

 

 

 
      516,497  
   

 

 

 
Israel—0.2%

 

 

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    4,514       44,362  

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    859       72,751  
   

 

 

 
      117,113  
   

 

 

 
Italy—1.0%

 

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    9,323       131,402  

Enel SpA

    24,680       214,121  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (e)

    98,412       185,154  

Telecom Italia SpA

    275,478       110,808  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    10,703       46,772  
   

 

 

 
      688,257  
   

 

 

 
Japan—6.3%

 

 

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    7,000       85,144  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,700       121,164  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    28,500       101,684  

Hitachi Ltd.

    4,400       148,982  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    6,800       161,481  

ITOCHU Corp.

    5,723       146,542  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

    15,200     $ 103,650  

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.

    7,200       113,366  

Kajima Corp.

    6,700       80,723  

KDDI Corp.

    5,700       143,364  

Keyence Corp.

    400       186,992  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    21,400       60,697  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    9,500       227,386  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    39,900       159,236  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.

    15,100       70,160  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    6,000       103,097  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    2,300       149,562  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

    300       170,007  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    5,796       118,335  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    5,000       183,731  

Obayashi Corp.

    12,400       113,203  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

    13,800       93,153  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    4,300       133,601  

Softbank Corp.

    9,800       109,508  

Sony Corp.

    2,900       222,262  

Sumitomo Corp.

    11,900       143,448  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    7,500       209,706  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    8,100       75,242  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    5,800       207,309  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    700       182,878  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    4,249       282,006  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    800       113,414  
   

 

 

 
      4,521,033  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—2.6%

 

 

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    148       49,955  

CJ Corp.

    733       50,899  

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

    1,493       98,677  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    2,470       57,017  

GS Holdings Corp.

    2,924       77,416  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    2,341       56,238  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,935       94,507  

Kia Motors Corp.

    2,740       109,879  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

    287       37,875  

NCSoft Corp.

    191       131,624  

POSCO

    563       94,254  

Posco International Corp.

    4,260       48,645  

Samsung Card Co., Ltd.

    3,356       81,026  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    8,787       436,223  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

    4,322       101,397  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    2,283       163,652  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

    496       100,827  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    14,476       105,850  
   

 

 

 
      1,895,961  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia—0.1%

 

 

MBM Resources BHD

    58,300       44,658  

TIME dotCom Bhd.

    20,300       58,667  
   

 

 

 
      103,325  
   

 

 

 
Mexico—0.4%

 

 

Alfa S.A.B de C.V., Class A

    102,800       63,740  

Alpek S.A.B de C.V.

    71,100       49,519  

Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B de C.V., Class O (e)

    23,500       81,432  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management S.A. de C.V. REIT (a)

    48,600       59,696  
   

 

 

 
      254,387  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands—1.9%

 

 

Aegon NV

    24,193       62,619  

AerCap Holdings NV (e)

    1,600       40,304  

Airbus SE (e)

    1,714       124,309  

ASM International NV

    878       125,855  

ASML Holding NV

    799       295,129  
     Shares     Value  

ASR Nederland NV

    2,124       $71,437  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    7,939       234,660  

NN Group NV

    2,951       110,615  

Signify NV (a)(e)

    2,144       79,300  

VEON Ltd. ADR

    34,805       43,854  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,958       167,022  
   

 

 

 
      1,355,104  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand—0.5%

 

 

a2 Milk Co., Ltd. (e)

    10,023       102,009  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    5,850       129,112  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    50,073       164,684  
   

 

 

 
      395,805  
   

 

 

 
Norway—0.6%

 

 

Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (a)

    24,696       66,606  

Frontline Ltd.

    5,471       36,025  

Orkla ASA

    11,148       112,511  

Sparebanken Vest

    9,012       60,693  

TGS NOPEC Geophysical Co ASA

    4,285       52,294  

Yara International ASA

    2,948       113,438  
   

 

 

 
      441,567  
   

 

 

 
Poland—0.1%

 

 

TEN Square Games S.A.

    708       105,334  
   

 

 

 
Portugal—0.1%

 

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.

    5,630       90,532  
   

 

 

 
Singapore—0.1%

 

 

China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp. Ltd.

    65,800       45,119  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    76,100       55,590  
   

 

 

 
      100,709  
   

 

 

 
South Africa—0.9%

 

 

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    1,521       105,306  

Astral Foods Ltd.

    5,607       43,976  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    10,899       133,334  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    11,402       99,069  

MTN Group Ltd.

    24,220       81,261  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    9,694       58,009  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    107,534       66,283  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    26,311       73,023  
   

 

 

 
      660,261  
   

 

 

 
Spain—1.1%

 

 

Banco Santander S.A.

    58,213       108,582  

Iberdrola S.A.

    18,196       223,967  

Mapfre S.A.

    66,157       103,791  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion S.A. (e)

    11,704       43,346  

Neinor Homes S.A. (a)(e)

    5,167       66,057  

Repsol S.A.

    11,067       74,764  

Telefonica S.A.

    41,004       140,462  
   

 

 

 
      760,969  
   

 

 

 
Sweden—1.0%

 

 

Arjo AB, Class B

    7,081       43,842  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,167       150,998  

Essity AB, Class B (e)

    3,796       128,158  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (e)

    2,961       146,300  

Saab AB, Class B (e)

    4,139       121,697  

Skanska AB, Class B (e)

    5,833       123,185  
   

 

 

 
      714,180  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland—2.5%

 

 

Allreal Holding AG (e)

    206       44,383  

LafargeHolcim Ltd. (e)

    2,512       114,345  

Nestle S.A.

    2,266       269,681  

Novartis AG

    3,790       329,064  

Roche Holding AG

    1,332       456,264  

Sonova Holding AG (e)

    681       172,576  
     Shares     Value  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    452       $171,033  

UBS Group AG

    20,084       224,397  

VAT Group AG (a)(e)

    184       35,099  
   

 

 

 
      1,816,842  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan—2.8%

 

 

Asia Cement Corp.

    68,000       97,978  

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    81,000       108,437  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    127,000       83,992  

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    78,000       113,499  

Fulgent Sun International Holding Co., Ltd.

    26,000       98,344  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    75,001       201,641  

Pegatron Corp.

    49,000       108,800  

Pou Chen Corp.

    45,000       40,873  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    31,000       93,225  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    10,000       128,183  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    5,741       465,423  

United Microelectronics Corp. ADR

    39,814       190,709  

Wistron Corp.

    73,000       75,706  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    366,080       226,652  
   

 

 

 
      2,033,462  
   

 

 

 
Thailand—0.1%

 

 

Gulf Energy Development PCL (c)(d)

    53,600       51,727  

Thanachart Capital PCL (c)(d)

    42,700       39,301  
   

 

 

 
      91,028  
   

 

 

 
Turkey—0.3%

 

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    60,084       117,114  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (e)

    59,989       54,830  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (e)

    326,331       46,893  
   

 

 

 
      218,837  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates—0.1%

 

 

Emaar Properties PJSC (e)

    76,276       58,579  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom—2.9%

 

 

Airtel Africa PLC (a)

    52,569       39,471  

Anglo American PLC

    8,115       196,331  

Aviva PLC

    19,019       70,365  

BAE Systems PLC

    25,906       160,889  

Barratt Developments PLC

    15,383       94,340  

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    5,238       38,386  

BT Group PLC

    100,798       127,673  

Diversified Gas & Oil PLC

    40,496       54,823  

IHS Markit Ltd.

    1,563       122,711  

J Sainsbury PLC

    63,451       156,225  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    16,833       175,713  

Keller Group PLC

    9,382       73,726  

Legal & General Group PLC

    38,065       92,858  

M&G PLC

    29,638       60,919  

Micro Focus International PLC (e)

    15,904       50,559  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC (e)

    27,725       48,351  

Rio Tinto PLC

    3,452       207,715  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    5,903       74,432  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    6,211       75,321  

Vodafone Group PLC

    125,459       166,287  
   

 

 

 
      2,087,095  
   

 

 

 
United States—52.6%

 

 

3M Co.,

    1,285       205,831  

Abbott Laboratories

    2,859       311,145  

AbbVie, Inc.

    4,500       394,155  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    14,730       85,434  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    3,134       253,697  

Adobe, Inc. (e)

    848       415,885  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

ADT, Inc.

    18,423       $150,516  

AES Corp.

    3,678       66,609  

Aflac, Inc.

    4,477       162,739  

AGNC Investment Corp. REIT

    14,911       207,412  

Air Lease Corp.

    2,305       67,813  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    677       201,651  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (e)

    1,741       192,450  

Allstate Corp.

    2,631       247,682  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    3,951       99,052  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (e)

    448       656,589  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (e)

    446       655,442  

Amazon.com, Inc. (e)

    496       1,561,770  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    3,290       72,347  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    1,741       116,612  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    804       123,904  

Amgen, Inc.

    991       251,873  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    1,748       204,062  

Anthem, Inc.

    958       257,309  

Apple, Inc.

    23,315       2,700,110  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    3,415       203,022  

AT&T, Inc.

    12,576       358,542  

Bank of America Corp.

    12,548       302,281  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,909       212,453  

Biogen, Inc. (e)

    741       210,207  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A (e)

    4,516       81,153  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    1,490       123,640  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    6,773       408,344  

Broadcom, Inc.

    818       298,014  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (e)

    2,189       233,413  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    4,357       204,561  

Carrier Global Corp.

    6,814       208,100  

Centene Corp. (e)

    4,039       235,595  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    19,502       196,775  

Chevron Corp.

    3,145       226,440  

Cigna Corp.

    1,320       223,621  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    6,867       270,491  

Citigroup, Inc.

    4,191       180,674  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    2,720       68,762  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    1,204       165,803  

CNA Financial Corp.

    3,124       93,689  

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

    3,935       108,645  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    2,616       93,417  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    838       297,490  

CVS Health Corp.

    5,204       303,914  

Danaher Corp.

    1,202       258,827  

DaVita, Inc. (e)

    1,736       148,688  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    3,151       96,358  

DexCom, Inc. (e)

    480       197,870  

Diamond S Shipping, Inc. (e)

    4,775       32,804  

Dollar General Corp.

    1,185       248,400  

Dover Corp.

    1,452       157,310  

DR Horton, Inc.

    2,609       197,319  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (e)

    4,031       77,637  

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,570       227,599  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    1,339       104,603  

eBay, Inc.

    3,154       164,323  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (e)

    2,777       221,660  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (e)

    1,224       159,622  

Eli Lilly and Co.

    2,073       306,845  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    237       180,151  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    6,471       222,149  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (e)

    1,805       472,729  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    832       122,479  

Fortinet, Inc. (e)

    1,403       165,287  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (e)

    682       72,272  

General Motors Co.

    6,996       207,012  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

    2,222       43,685  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    5,764       212,461  

Herc Holdings, Inc. (e)

    1,435       56,840  
     Shares     Value  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    10,968       $102,770  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,690       278,191  

HP, Inc.

    11,441       217,265  

Humana, Inc.

    464       192,045  

Intel Corp.

    7,136       369,502  

InterDigital, Inc.

    1,788       102,023  

Johnson & Johnson

    3,287       489,369  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    4,636       189,381  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    4,023       387,294  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,482       218,832  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    11,397       140,525  

KLA Corp.

    688       133,293  

Kroger Co.

    8,012       271,687  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    1,682       285,671  

Lam Research Corp.

    620       205,685  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    2,135       190,335  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    2,390       396,405  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    1,607       113,277  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    210       101,134  

Masco Corp.

    1,392       76,741  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    811       274,256  

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,060       232,659  

McGrath RentCorp

    1,880       112,029  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    3,583       297,210  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    2,265       64,553  

MetLife, Inc.

    5,381       200,012  

Micron Technology, Inc. (e)

    3,900       183,144  

Microsoft Corp.

    9,089       1,911,689  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    1,530       51,347  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    4,543       260,995  

Morgan Stanley

    4,546       219,799  

MSCI, Inc.

    470       167,687  

MYR Group, Inc. (e)

    1,808       67,221  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    918       112,648  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    8,058       138,275  

Newmont Corp.

    3,240       205,578  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    2,396       300,794  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,356       733,894  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (e)

    430       198,264  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    2,702       84,438  

Oracle Corp.

    3,621       216,174  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    3,360       209,731  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (e)

    1,809       356,427  

Pfizer, Inc.

    8,139       298,701  

Phillips 66

    1,587       82,270  

Photronics, Inc. (e)

    8,350       83,166  

Popular, Inc.

    2,059       74,680  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    3,539       491,886  

Progressive Corp.

    1,733       164,063  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    2,694       171,123  

Qorvo, Inc. (e)

    1,626       209,770  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    2,471       290,787  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)

    313       175,211  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    1,376       130,981  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (e)

    4,511       240,978  

ScanSource, Inc. (e)

    2,196       43,547  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

    1,706       51,845  

Sherwin-Williams Co.,

    299       208,325  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    1,168       169,944  

Star Group L.P.

    11,860       115,635  

Starbucks Corp.

    2,438       209,473  

State Street Corp.

    2,723       161,556  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    5,451       156,062  

Stryker Corp.

    1,085       226,081  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (e)

    2,435       83,301  

Synchrony Financial

    4,729       123,758  

Synopsys, Inc. (e)

    1,047       224,037  

Target Corp.

    1,742       274,226  
     Shares     Value  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    3,300       $129,195  

Teradyne, Inc.

    1,666       132,380  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    726       320,544  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    2,275       135,317  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,315       409,978  

Unum Group

    4,414       74,288  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (e)

    1,041       292,719  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    7,472       444,509  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)

    899       244,636  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,664       332,750  

Vistra Corp.

    5,184       97,770  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    2,071       74,390  

Walmart, Inc.

    2,410       337,183  

WestRock Co.

    4,042       140,419  
   

 

 

 
      38,013,798  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock (cost—$63,535,067)       70,679,469  
 

 

 

 
   
Preferred Stock—0.9%

 

 
Brazil—0.4%

 

 

Banco Bradesco S.A.

    26,700       92,282  

Cia de Saneamento do Parana

    60,000       54,381  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    20,672       37,178  

Cia Paranaense de Energia

    4,500       49,689  

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

    24,900       86,948  
   

 

 

 
      320,478  
   

 

 

 
Chile—0.1%

 

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., Class B

    22,603       49,953  
   

 

 

 
Germany—0.4%

 

 

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    2,187       130,109  

Volkswagen AG (e)

    781       125,671  
   

 

 

 
      255,780  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stock (cost—$725,405)       626,211  
 

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—0.3%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $231,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $235,682 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$231,000)

    $231       231,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$64,491,472) (b)—99.0%

 

    71,536,680  
 

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities (f)—1.0%       730,807  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $72,267,487  
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments:

† Actual amount rounds to less than $1.

(a) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $777,129, representing 1.1% of net assets.

(b) Securities with an aggregate value of $26,561,575, representing 36.8% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(c) Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $91,028, representing 0.1% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(d) Level 3 security. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(e) Non-income producing.

 

 

(f) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  
Description   Counterparty     U.S.$ Value on
Origination Date
    U.S.$ Value
September 30, 2020
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sold:

       

1,800 Hong Kong Dollar settling 10/5/20

    State Street Bank     $ 232     $ 232     $  

 

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    6.9%  

Insurance

    5.7%  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    5.5%  

Pharmaceuticals

    5.4%  

Software

    5.2%  

Banks

    4.9%  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    4.1%  

Interactive Media & Services

    3.5%  

Metals & Mining

    3.1%  

IT Services

    2.9%  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    2.8%  

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.7%  

Healthcare Providers & Services

    2.7%  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

    2.7%  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    2.6%  

Capital Markets

    2.1%  

Biotechnology

    2.1%  

Automobiles

    1.9%  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    1.6%  

Food Products

    1.5%  

Specialty Retail

    1.5%  

Construction & Engineering

    1.4%  

Entertainment

    1.4%  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.3%  

Electric Utilities

    1.3%  

Household Products

    1.2%  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    1.2%  

Chemicals

    1.1%  

Aerospace & Defense

    1.1%  

Industrial Conglomerates

    1.1%  

Household Durables

    1.0%  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.0%  

Machinery

    1.0%  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    1.0%  

Multi-Line Retail

    0.9%  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.8%  

Electrical Equipment

    0.8%  

Professional Services

    0.7%  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    0.7%  

Building Products

    0.7%  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    0.6%  

Construction Materials

    0.6%  

Healthcare Technology

    0.6%  

Consumer Finance

    0.5%  

Communications Equipment

    0.5%  

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.5%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.4%  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.4%  

Media

    0.4%  

Airlines

    0.3%  

Containers & Packaging

    0.3%  

Beverages

    0.3%  

Real Estate

    0.3%  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.3%  

Personal Products

    0.3%  

Paper & Forest Products

    0.2%  

Gas Utilities

    0.2%  

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.1%  

Road & Rail

    0.1%  

Auto Components

    0.1%  

Marine

    0.1%  

Water Utilities

    0.1%  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.1%  

Food & Beverage

    0.1%  

Distributors

    0.1%  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    0.1%  

Repurchase Agreements

    0.3%  

Other assets less liabilities

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 
 

 

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AllianzGI Convertible Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Convertible Bonds & Notes—82.8%

 

Airlines—1.6%

 

 

American Airlines Group, Inc.,

 

6.50%, 7/1/25

    $3,690       $3,420,169  

Southwest Airlines Co.,

 

1.25%, 5/1/25

    21,945       28,747,950  
   

 

 

 
      32,168,119  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers—4.9%

 

 

Tesla, Inc.,

 

1.25%, 3/1/21

    2,855       17,001,726  

2.00%, 5/15/24

    11,470       79,314,831  
   

 

 

 
      96,316,557  
   

 

 

 
Banks—1.7%

 

 

BofA Finance LLC,

 

0.125%, 9/1/22

    13,040       14,819,960  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (a)(b),

 

0.125%, 1/1/23

    15,465       19,650,216  
   

 

 

 
      34,470,176  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology—3.1%

 

 

Exact Sciences Corp.,

 

0.375%, 3/15/27

    15,305       17,989,335  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.25%, 12/1/24

    8,960       11,496,800  

Insmed, Inc.,

 

1.75%, 1/15/25

    13,470       14,685,243  

Livongo Health, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.875%, 6/1/25

    2,240       4,398,800  

NeoGenomics, Inc.,

 

1.25%, 5/1/25

    10,360       13,000,327  
   

 

 

 
      61,570,505  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets—0.8%

 

Colony Capital Operating Co. LLC (a)(b),

 

5.75%, 7/15/25

    10,690       15,812,952  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services—3.2%

 

 

Chegg, Inc. (a)(b),

 

zero coupon, 9/1/26

    26,640       26,679,960  

Square, Inc.,

 

0.125%, 3/1/25 (a)(b)

    12,520       19,087,509  

0.50%, 5/15/23

    8,030       17,415,550  
   

 

 

 
      63,183,019  
   

 

 

 
Computers—2.0%

 

 

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.50%, 12/15/26

    15,730       16,780,889  

Varonis Systems, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.25%, 8/15/25

    6,830       9,748,532  

Zscaler, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.125%, 7/1/25

    10,175       12,058,401  
   

 

 

 
      38,587,822  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—1.9%

 

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.,

 

zero coupon, 8/15/23

    9,935       10,359,369  

LendingTree, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.50%, 7/15/25

    12,080       11,816,191  

PRA Group, Inc.,

 

3.50%, 6/1/23

    13,335       14,682,795  
   

 

 

 
      36,858,355  
   

 

 

 
Electronics—0.7%

 

 

II-VI, Inc.,

 

0.25%, 9/1/22

    11,645       13,144,294  
   

 

 

 
Energy-Alternate Sources—2.5%

 

 

Canadian Solar, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.50%, 10/1/25

    12,200       14,269,443  

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.25%, 3/1/25

  $ 10,940     $ 14,016,977  

Plug Power, Inc. (a)(b),

 

3.75%, 6/1/25

    3,095       8,493,926  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)(b),

 

zero coupon, 9/15/25

    11,000       12,655,695  
   

 

 

 
      49,436,041  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment—0.9%

 

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

4.50%, 8/15/25

    3,940       3,937,474  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.,

 

2.75%, 5/15/26

    4,495       14,448,976  
   

 

 

 
      18,386,450  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.5%

 

IIP Operating Partnership L.P. (a)(b),

 

3.75%, 2/21/24

    5,185       10,231,346  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products—5.9%

 

 

Insulet Corp. (a)(b),

 

0.375%, 9/1/26

    22,650       28,956,689  

NanoString Technologies, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.625%, 3/1/25

    10,150       12,220,448  

Natera, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.25%, 5/1/27

    9,995       20,413,579  

Nevro Corp.,

 

1.75%, 6/1/21

    1,395       2,090,422  

2.75%, 4/1/25

    7,690       11,922,377  

Repligen Corp.,

 

0.375%, 7/15/24

    15,130       21,597,717  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.50%, 5/1/25

    14,490       18,800,586  
   

 

 

 
      116,001,818  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services—1.5%

 

 

Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.25%, 6/1/27

    23,990       30,120,620  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders—0.5%

 

 

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.50%, 4/1/25

    8,735       9,488,876  
   

 

 

 
Internet—12.7%

 

 

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.75%, 5/1/25

    12,375       15,951,239  

Etsy, Inc.,

 

0.125%, 10/1/26 (b)(c)

    3,520       5,546,200  

0.125%, 9/1/27 (a)(b)

    13,935       14,239,053  

Farfetch Ltd. (a)(b),

 

3.75%, 5/1/27

    5,170       9,473,052  

Lyft, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.50%, 5/15/25

    5,980       6,249,100  

Match Group Financeco 2, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.875%, 6/15/26

    16,415       23,518,857  

Okta, Inc.,

 

0.125%, 9/1/25

    8,080       10,680,524  

0.375%, 6/15/26 (a)(b)

    11,295       12,955,135  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.,

 

0.375%, 6/1/25 (a)(b)

    18,365       19,536,154  

0.75%, 7/1/23

    7,085       8,004,572  

Shopify, Inc.,

   

0.125%, 11/1/25

    18,285       20,498,637  

Snap, Inc.,

   

0.75%, 8/1/26

    18,495       25,673,372  

Wayfair, Inc. (a)(b),

   

0.625%, 10/1/25

    29,760       30,420,285  

Zendesk, Inc. (a)(b),

   

0.625%, 6/15/25

    10,015       11,930,547  

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Zillow Group, Inc.,

 

2.75%, 5/15/25

  $ 21,065     $ 36,501,064  
   

 

 

 
      251,177,791  
   

 

 

 
Leisure—3.1%

 

 

Callaway Golf Co. (a)(b),

 

2.75%, 5/1/26

    10,985       14,970,746  

NCL Corp., Ltd. (a)(b),

 

5.375%, 8/1/25

    5,970       7,018,780  

6.00%, 5/15/24

    10,920       16,027,969  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)(b),

 

4.25%, 6/15/23

    18,950       22,208,159  
   

 

 

 
      60,225,654  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified—0.7%

 

 

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.00%, 11/15/24

    9,605       13,360,324  
   

 

 

 
Media—1.2%

 

 

Liberty Broadband Corp. (a)(b),

 

2.75%, 9/30/50

    5,680       6,124,338  

Liberty Media Corp.,

 

1.00%, 1/30/23

    7,640       9,101,514  

1.375%, 10/15/23

    8,145       8,904,497  
   

 

 

 
      24,130,349  
   

 

 

 
Mining—0.5%

 

 

SSR Mining, Inc.,

 

2.50%, 4/1/39

    7,500       10,050,000  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.4%

 

EQT Corp. (a)(b),

 

1.75%, 5/1/26

    15,755       18,034,707  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a)(b),

 

0.25%, 5/15/25

    9,385       10,379,745  
   

 

 

 
      28,414,452  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—3.2%

 

 

DexCom, Inc.,

 

0.25%, 11/15/25 (a)(b)

    27,655       29,297,016  

0.75%, 12/1/23

    1,950       4,931,063  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.75%, 8/1/25

    14,960       16,200,691  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.75%, 2/15/27

    4,970       5,262,893  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.,

 

1.50%, 11/15/24

    3,430       7,120,748  
   

 

 

 
      62,812,411  
   

 

 

 
Retail—2.9%

 

 

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.25%, 4/15/25

    12,820       15,339,441  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)(b),

 

3.25%, 4/15/25

    7,360       13,513,237  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.50%, 5/15/25

    7,210       10,274,250  

RH,

 

zero coupon, 6/15/23

    2,630       5,344,719  

zero coupon,
9/15/24 (a)(b)

    6,740       12,880,773  
   

 

 

 
      57,352,420  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors—5.9%

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,

 

2.125%, 9/1/26

    1,595       16,314,571  

Cree, Inc.,

 

0.875%, 9/1/23

    3,790       4,712,149  

1.75%, 5/1/26 (a)(b)

    5,325       8,177,203  

Inphi Corp. (a)(b),

 

0.75%, 4/15/25

    16,445       19,766,163  

Microchip Technology, Inc.,

 

1.625%, 2/15/27

    22,740       35,091,663  
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

ON Semiconductor Corp.,

 

1.00%, 12/1/20

  $ 8,325     $ 9,990,000  

1.625%, 10/15/23

    5,900       7,806,437  

Synaptics, Inc.,

 

0.50%, 6/15/22

    12,125       15,026,294  
   

 

 

 
      116,884,480  
   

 

 

 
Software—18.2%

 

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.,

 

0.125%, 5/1/25

    18,345       23,681,044  

Atlassian, Inc.,

 

0.625%, 5/1/23

    8,120       18,280,150  

Bandwidth Inc, (a)(b),

 

0.25%, 3/1/26

    5,150       10,310,485  

Cerence, Inc. (a)(b),

 

3.00%, 6/1/25

    5,170       7,974,029  

Cloudflare, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.75%, 5/15/25

    9,730       13,148,664  

Coupa Software, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.375%, 6/15/26

    20,580       24,348,713  

Datadog, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.125%, 6/15/25

    11,800       15,635,000  

DocuSign, Inc.,

 

0.50%, 9/15/23

    5,060       15,301,946  

Everbridge, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.125%, 12/15/24

    9,825       13,069,846  

Five9, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.50%, 6/1/25

    13,325       16,169,705  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.375%, 6/1/25

    11,885       15,125,360  

MongoDB, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.25%, 1/15/26

    16,105       21,074,668  

Nuance Communications, Inc.,

 

1.25%, 4/1/25

    8,890       15,791,307  

Pegasystems, Inc. (a)(b),

 

0.75%, 3/1/25

    12,895       14,750,574  

RingCentral, Inc. (a)(b),

 

zero coupon, 3/1/25

    30,970       33,137,900  

Sea Ltd. (a)(b),

 

2.375%, 12/1/25

    5,530       10,365,690  

ServiceNow, Inc.,

 

zero coupon, 6/1/22

    2,895       10,471,911  

Splunk, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.125%, 6/15/27

    33,635       36,357,294  

Twilio, Inc.,

 

0.25%, 6/1/23

    3,870       13,498,261  

Workday, Inc.,

 

0.25%, 10/1/22

    9,775       15,062,713  

Zynga, Inc.,

 

0.25%, 6/1/24

    12,210       15,514,331  
   

 

 

 
      359,069,591  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—1.0%

 

 

GCI Liberty, Inc. (a)(b),

 

1.75%, 9/30/46

    5,175       8,893,237  

Nice Ltd. (a)(b),

 

zero coupon, 9/15/25

    9,940       10,070,214  
   

 

 

 
      18,963,451  
   

 

 

 
Transportation—0.3%

 

 

CryoPort, Inc. (a)(b),

 

3.00%, 6/1/25

    2,890       6,149,462  
   

 

 

 
Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (cost—$1,319,404,332)

 

    1,634,367,335  
   

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Convertible Preferred Stock—15.8%

 

Auto Components—0.7%

 

 

Aptiv PLC, Ser. A,

 

5.50%, 6/15/23

    118,045       13,388,664  
   

 

 

 
         
    
Shares
    Value  
Banks—2.2%

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Ser. L (d),

 

7.25%

    15,640       $23,272,320  

Wells Fargo & Co., Ser. L (d),

 

7.50%

    14,835       19,909,312  
   

 

 

 
      43,181,632  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—1.4%

 

2020 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust (a)(b),

 

6.50%, 5/16/23

    10,385       13,812,050  

KKR & Co., Inc., Ser. C,

 

6.00%, 9/15/23

    263,030       13,677,560  
   

 

 

 
      27,489,610  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities—1.7%

 

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.,

 

5.279%, 3/1/23

    629,345       29,377,825  

6.219%, 9/1/23

    90,550       4,323,762  
   

 

 

 
      33,701,587  
   

 

 

 
Electronics—1.0%

 

 

Fortive Corp., Ser. A,

 

5.00%, 7/1/21

    19,940       18,670,619  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Services—0.8%

 

GFL Environmental Inc.,

 

6.00%, 3/15/23

    293,960       15,671,008  
   

 

 

 
Hand/Machine Tools—0.9%

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.,

 

5.25%, 11/15/22

    181,790       18,342,611  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products—3.9%

 

Avantor, Inc., Ser. A,

 

6.25%, 5/15/22

    252,630       18,376,306  

Boston Scientific Corp., Ser. A,

 

5.50%, 6/1/23

    126,805       14,185,675  

Danaher Corp.,

 

4.75%, 4/15/22, Ser. A

    25,930       38,268,791  

5.00%, 4/15/23, Ser. B

    5,260       6,719,966  
   

 

 

 
      77,550,738  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors—2.2%

 

 

Broadcom, Inc., Ser. A,

 

8.00%, 9/30/22

    34,850       43,449,237  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—1.0%

 

2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable
Trust (a)(b),

 

5.25%, 6/1/23

    18,570       20,203,696  
   

 

 

 
Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost—$276,240,966)

 

    311,649,402  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—1.2%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $23,684,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%—3.00%, due 9/30/25, valued at $24,157,712 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$23,684,000)

    $23,684       23,684,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$1,619,329,298)—99.8%

 

    1,969,700,737  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities—0.2%       4,820,331  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $1,974,521,068  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $1,004,842,353, representing 50.9% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $1,010,388,553, representing 51.2% of net assets.

(c) When-issued or delayed-delivery. To be settled/delivered after September 30, 2020.

(d) Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date.

Glossary:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes—52.1%

 

Aerospace & Defense—2.7%

 

BAE Systems PLC (a)(b),

 

1.90%, 2/15/31

    $200       $198,622  

3.00%, 9/15/50

    80       80,897  

Boeing Co.,

 

5.705%, 5/1/40

    222       258,953  

Litton Industries, Inc.,

 

7.75%, 3/15/26

    120       158,854  

Lockheed Martin Corp.,

 

1.85%, 6/15/30

    68       70,608  

2.80%, 6/15/50

    44       46,002  

Northrop Grumman Corp.,

 

4.40%, 5/1/30

    180       222,225  

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.,

 

7.875%, 3/1/26

    240       318,727  
   

 

 

 
      1,354,888  
   

 

 

 
Airlines—1.6%

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)(b),

 

4.50%, 10/20/25

    174       178,676  

7.00%, 5/1/25

    175       192,396  

Southwest Airlines Co.,

 

5.25%, 5/4/25

    390       430,045  
   

 

 

 
      801,117  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers—0.1%

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Ser. C, (converts to FRN on 9/30/30) (d)(e),

 

5.70%, 9/30/30

    60       60,375  
   

 

 

 
Banks—12.0%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., (converts to FRN on 7/22/25) (a)(b)(e),

 

2.95%, 7/22/30

    227       235,241  

Bank of Nova Scotia, (converts to FRN on 6/4/25) (d)(e),

 

4.90%, 6/4/25

    125       129,871  

Citigroup, Inc., (converts to FRN on 1/30/25) (d)(e),

 

4.70%, 1/30/25

    172       166,658  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (d)(e),

 

5.65%, 10/6/25 (converts to FRN on 10/6/25)

    340       358,488  

6.00%, 7/6/23, Ser. B (converts to FRN on 7/6/23)

    75       72,421  

Comerica, Inc., (converts to FRN on 10/1/25) (d)(e),

 

5.625%, 7/1/25

    290       307,239  

Credit Suisse Group AG, (converts to FRN on 8/21/26) (a)(b)(d)(e),

 

6.375%, 8/21/26

    185       197,873  

First Horizon Bank,

 

5.75%, 5/1/30

    186       210,382  

First Horizon National Corp.,

 

4.00%, 5/26/25

    676       735,571  

First Maryland Capital II, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.850% (e),

 

1.101%, 2/1/27

    243       225,383  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (d)(e),

 

4.45%, 10/15/27 (converts to FRN on 10/15/27)

    90       89,190  

5.625%, 7/15/30 (converts to FRN on 10/15/30)

    420       463,050  

Huntington Capital Trust I, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.700% (e),

   

0.961%, 2/1/27

    107       98,333  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.950% (e),

 

1.201%, 1/15/87

    569       487,918  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (converts to FRN on 9/27/25) (d)(e),

 

7.50%, 9/27/25

    630       671,230  

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Popular, Inc.,

 

6.125%, 9/14/23

  $ 275     $ 291,127  

Regions Financial Corp., Ser. D, (converts to FRN on 9/15/25) (d)(e),

 

5.75%, 6/15/25

    340       363,800  

State Street Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.000% (e),

 

1.25%, 6/1/77

    350       294,856  

Truist Financial Corp., Ser. Q, (converts to FRN on 9/1/30) (d)(e),

 

5.10%, 3/1/30

    195       211,029  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

   

5.95%, 12/1/86

    85       110,912  

Westpac Banking Corp., (converts to FRN on 2/4/25) (e),

 

2.894%, 2/4/30

    335       345,880  
   

 

 

 
      6,066,452  
   

 

 

 
Beverages—0.2%

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC,

 

4.90%, 2/1/46

    85       105,691  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology—0.4%

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,

 

2.60%, 10/1/40

    195       195,009  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals—0.3%

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,

 

2.80%, 5/15/50

    123       129,886  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services—0.6%

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

 

2.294%, 7/1/51

    245       248,774  

President & Fellows of Harvard College,

 

3.15%, 7/15/46

    34       39,534  
   

 

 

 
      288,308  
   

 

 

 
Computers—1.0%

 

Leidos, Inc.,

 

3.625%, 5/15/25 (a)(b)

    297       329,721  

4.375%, 5/15/30 (a)(b)

    92       107,765  

7.125%, 7/1/32

    44       56,894  
   

 

 

 
      494,380  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—1.7%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC,

 

3.15%, 2/15/24

    175       173,665  

Discover Financial Services, Ser. C, (converts to FRN on 10/30/27) (d)(e),

 

5.50%, 10/30/27

    135       128,899  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,

 

2.65%, 9/15/40

    180       180,324  

Synchrony Financial,

 

3.70%, 8/4/26

    125       132,988  

4.50%, 7/23/25

    204       224,812  
   

 

 

 
      840,688  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities—6.4%

 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. (a)(b),

 

4.25%, 10/15/50

    101       126,467  

Commonwealth Edison Co.,

 

5.90%, 3/15/36

    135       194,589  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Ser. 06-E,

 

5.70%, 12/1/36

    45       61,140  

DTE Electric Co., Ser. A,

 

6.625%, 6/1/36

    45       65,885  

Duke Energy Indiana LLC,

 

3.75%, 5/15/46

    55       64,499  

Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.,

 

2.125%, 6/1/30

    135       141,623  

Edison International,

 

4.95%, 4/15/25

    246       270,154  

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

 

6.15%, 6/1/37

  $ 190     $ 257,675  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,

 

1.35%, 3/15/31

    150       149,357  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (a)(b),

 

1.96%, 6/27/30

    375       385,538  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.,

 

3.75%, 2/15/24

    384       401,125  

Pennsylvania Electric Co. (a)(b),

 

3.25%, 3/15/28

    60       66,031  

3.60%, 6/1/29

    136       152,748  

4.15%, 4/15/25

    165       181,884  

Sempra Energy, (converts to FRN on 10/15/25) (d)(e),

 

4.875%, 10/15/25

    145       149,173  

Southern California Edison Co.,

 

1.845%, 2/1/22

    15       15,005  

3.70%, 8/1/25, Ser. E

    250       278,353  

3.90%, 12/1/41

    56       58,267  

Southern Co., Ser. B, (converts to FRN on 1/15/26) (e),

 

4.00%, 1/15/51

    153       153,474  

Toledo Edison Co.,

 

6.15%, 5/15/37

    25       36,203  
   

 

 

 
      3,209,190  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—2.2%

 

American Tower Corp.,

 

1.875%, 10/15/30

    280       277,206  

Crown Castle International Corp.,

 

2.25%, 1/15/31

    310       313,827  

CyrusOne LP,

 

2.15%, 11/1/30

    185       180,937  

Equinix, Inc.,

 

1.00%, 9/15/25

    345       342,179  
   

 

 

 
      1,114,149  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services—0.2%

 

 

Universal Health Services, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.65%, 10/15/30

    111       110,051  
   

 

 

 
Insurance—4.3%

 

 

Athene Global Funding (a)(b),

 

2.45%, 8/20/27

    195       200,605  

2.55%, 6/29/25

    97       100,076  

Belrose Funding Trust (a)(b),

 

2.33%, 8/15/30

    187       185,847  

Five Corners Funding Trust II (a)(b),

 

2.85%, 5/15/30

    307       331,295  

Lincoln National Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.358% (e),

 

2.638%, 5/17/66

    445       320,400  

Loews Corp.,

   

3.20%, 5/15/30

    115       128,434  

MetLife, Inc.,

 

9.25%, 4/8/68 (a)(b)

    55       83,468  

10.75%, 8/1/69

    304       498,323  

New York Life Insurance Co. (a)(b),

 

4.45%, 5/15/69

    105       128,825  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Co. (a)(b),

 

3.85%, 9/30/47

    170       193,669  
   

 

 

 
      2,170,942  
   

 

 

 
Internet—0.2%

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.,

 

2.70%, 6/3/60

    121       124,819  
   

 

 

 
Lodging—1.9%

 

 

Marriott International, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 5/1/25

    870       971,855  
   

 

 

 
Media—3.1%

 

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC,

 

4.908%, 7/23/25

    50       57,736  
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Comcast Corp.,

 

3.75%, 4/1/40

  $ 181     $ 212,394  

Time Warner Cable LLC,

 

4.50%, 9/15/42

    115       124,823  

6.55%, 5/1/37

    45       59,835  

Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.,

 

8.375%, 7/15/33

    250       381,914  

ViacomCBS, Inc.,

 

4.20%, 5/19/32

    124       142,168  

6.25%, 2/28/57 (converts to FRN on 2/28/27) (e)

    302       332,115  

Walt Disney Co.,

 

3.60%, 1/13/51

    104       117,280  

7.30%, 4/30/28

    100       138,127  
   

 

 

 
      1,566,392  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing—0.5%

 

General Electric Co., Ser. D, (converts to FRN on 1/21/21) (d)(e),

 

5.00%, 1/21/21

    285       225,863  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.3%

 

Aker BP ASA (a)(b),

 

2.875%, 1/15/26

    105       104,088  

Boston Gas Co. (a)(b),

 

3.15%, 8/1/27

    204       230,799  

BP Capital Markets PLC, (converts to FRN on 6/22/30) (d)(e),

 

4.875%, 3/22/30

    248       265,477  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

 

3.00%, 8/15/22

    110       107,671  

3.80%, 9/15/23

    55       53,160  

Hess Corp.,

 

7.125%, 3/15/33

    87       104,802  

NiSource, Inc.,

 

1.70%, 2/15/31

    190       186,370  

Noble Energy, Inc.,

 

5.25%, 11/15/43

    60       79,284  

6.00%, 3/1/41

    35       48,852  
   

 

 

 
      1,180,503  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—1.4%

 

Cigna Corp.,

 

4.80%, 8/15/38

    115       142,927  

CVS Health Corp.,

 

2.70%, 8/21/40

    275       263,021  

Johnson & Johnson,

 

2.45%, 9/1/60

    180       180,484  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,

 

3.175%, 7/9/50

    100       102,779  
   

 

 

 
      689,211  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines—4.4%

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC,

 

8.375%, 6/15/32

    125       173,929  

Energy Transfer Operating L.P.,

 

2.90%, 5/15/25

    252       253,361  

4.75%, 1/15/26

    295       314,796  

6.50%, 2/1/42

    110       115,196  

7.125%, 5/15/30 (converts to FRN on 5/15/30) (d)(e)

    1,116       883,035  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.,

 

7.50%, 11/15/40

    30       40,535  

Plains All American Pipeline L.P., Ser. B, (converts to FRN on 11/15/22) (d)(e),

 

6.125%, 11/15/22

    667       423,979  
   

 

 

 
      2,204,831  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors—2.2%

 

Broadcom Corp.,

 

3.875%, 1/15/27

    405       448,969  

Broadcom, Inc.,

 

4.15%, 11/15/30

    235       263,344  

4.70%, 4/15/25

    350       396,324  
   

 

 

 
      1,108,637  
   

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Telecommunications—2.1%

 

AT&T, Inc.,

 

3.10%, 2/1/43

    $181       $177,062  

4.30%, 2/15/30

    195       230,898  

T-Mobile USA, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.05%, 2/15/28

    273       279,603  

3.50%, 4/15/25

    359       393,780  
   

 

 

 
      1,081,343  
   

 

 

 
Transportation—0.3%

 

Kansas City Southern,

 

3.50%, 5/1/50

    110       114,065  

4.20%, 11/15/69

    50       53,499  
   

 

 

 
      167,564  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost—$25,652,870)

 

    26,262,144  
 

 

 

 
   
Asset-Backed Securities—21.8%

 

American Express Credit Account (e),

 

1 mo. LIBOR + 0.320%, 0.472%, 10/15/25 Series 2018-3, Class A

    100       100,250  

1 mo. LIBOR + 0.340%, 0.492%, 12/15/25 Series 2018-5, Class A

    500       501,634  

Bain Capital Credit CLO, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.960%, Series 2018-1A, Class A1 (a)(b)(e),

 

1.216%, 4/23/31

    80       78,772  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A4,

 

2.03%, 6/16/25

    585       608,418  

Carmax Auto Owner Trust,

 

2.30%, 4/15/25 Series 2019-3, Class A4

    30       31,376  

2.60%, 6/16/25 Series 2019-3, Class C

    400       415,931  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class C (a)(b),

 

2.27%, 9/15/31

    400       405,083  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 1 mo. LIBOR + 0.620%, Series 2017-A5, Class A5 (e),

 

0.776%, 4/22/26

    715       720,485  

CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A3,

 

2.52%, 8/15/24

    105       107,532  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust, 1 mo. LIBOR + 0.360%, Series 2017-A7, Class A7 (e),

 

0.512%, 4/15/25

    800       802,513  

Dryden 68 CLO Ltd., 3 mo. USD-LIBOR + 1.310%, Series 2019-68A, Class A (a)(b)(e),

 

1.585%, 7/15/32

    515       514,373  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust (a)(b),

 

2.04%, 8/15/31 Series 2020-1, Class A

    232       243,432  

3.19%, 7/15/31 Series 2018-1, Class A

    260       286,818  

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2019-3, Class C,

 

2.35%, 7/20/23

    400       407,636  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-2, Series 2020, Class A3,

 

1.49%, 12/16/24

    70       71,435  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-2, Class A3,

 

1.68%, 8/16/21

    2       2,401  

HPEFS Equipment Trust (a)(b),

 

2.21%, 9/20/29 Series 2019-1A, Class A3

    507       515,513  

2.49%, 9/20/29 Series 2019-1A, Class C

    400       409,251  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-B, Class C,

 

2.40%, 6/15/26

    600       625,381  
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

John Deere Owner Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A2,

 

2.28%, 5/16/22

    $160       $160,541  

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.160%, Series 2013-11A,
Class AR (a)(b)(e),

 

1.416%, 7/23/29

    250       249,151  

MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A (a)(b),

 

2.22%, 10/20/38

    477       486,950  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A3,

 

2.90%, 10/16/23

    435       445,369  

Octagon Investment Partners 30 Ltd., 3 mo. USD-LIBOR-BBA + 1.320%, Series 2017-1A, Class A1 (a)(b)(e),

 

1.592%, 3/17/30

    566       567,003  

Race Point IX CLO Ltd., 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.210%, Series 2015-9A,
Class A1 (a)(b)(e),

 

1.485%, 10/15/30

    194       194,345  

Sofi Consumer Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-3, Class B (a)(b)(e),

 

4.49%, 12/26/25

    474       477,492  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-C, Class A3,

 

0.44%, 10/15/24

    310       310,812  

Vantage Data Centers LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2 (a)(b),

 

1.645%, 9/15/45

    250       250,312  

Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A1A,

 

1.94%, 4/22/24

    755       773,224  

Volvo Financial Equipment Master Owner Trust, 1 mo. LIBOR + 0.520%, Series 2018-A, Class A (a)(b)(e),

 

0.672%, 7/17/23

    253       253,593  
   

 

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost—$10,876,041)

 

    11,017,026  
 

 

 

 
   
U.S. Government Agency Securities—16.4%

 

Fannie Mae, MBS, Pool,

 

2.50%, 11/1/31, 15 Year

    336       356,823  

2.50%, 7/1/40, 20 Year

    463       486,438  

3.00%, 7/1/50, 30 Year

    199       211,018  

3.50%, 1/1/46, 30 Year

    1,593       1,711,372  

Fannie Mae UMBS, MBS, TBA, 30 Year (c),

 

2.00%, 11/15/50

    1,785       1,840,973  

2.50%, 12/25/49

    1,000       1,046,748  

United States Small Business Administration, ABS,

 

2.60%, 6/1/39 Series 2019-20, Class F1

    37       38,636  

2.69%, 7/1/44 Series 2019-25, Class G1

    145       158,527  

2.88%, 5/1/39 Series 2019-20, Class E1

    206       219,570  

2.92%, 1/1/38 Series 2018-20, Class A1

    211       231,764  

3.20%, 3/1/39 Series 2019-20, Class C1

    110       122,079  

3.26%, 2/1/39 Series 2019-20, Class B1

    99       109,528  

3.37%, 1/1/39 Series 2019-20, Class A1

    259       283,473  

3.50%, 5/1/38 Series 2018-20, Class E1

    266       295,187  

3.53%, 9/1/38 Series 2018-20, Class I1

    326       365,515  

3.54%, 7/1/38 Series 2018-20, Class G1

    240       266,548  

3.58%, 8/1/38 Series 2018-20, Class H1

    465       517,690  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Government Agency Securities (cost—$8,031,787)

 

    8,261,889  
 

 

 

 
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations—10.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds,

 

1.25%, 5/15/50

  $ 333     $ 315,648  

U.S. Treasury Notes,

 

0.125%, 9/30/22

    270       269,916  

0.125%, 8/15/23

    342       341,679  

0.25%, 9/30/25

    742       741,014  

0.625%, 8/15/30

    719       714,843  

1.875%, 12/15/20 (g)

    2,910       2,920,458  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(cost—$5,309,848)

 

    5,303,558  
 

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Preferred Stock—1.8%

 

 
Banks—1.8%

 

 

Bank of America Corp. (d),

 

6.00%, 5/16/23

    8,746       238,853  

Citigroup Capital XIII (e),

 

6.638%, 10/30/40

    11,980       323,220  
         
    
Shares
    Value  

Wells Fargo & Co. (d),

   

4.75%, 3/15/25

    13,260     $ 333,357  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stock
(cost—$891,715)

 

    895,430  
 

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—0.5%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $257,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $262,180 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$257,000)

    $257       257,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$51,019,261)—103.1%

 

    51,997,047  
 

 

 

 
Liabilities in excess of
other assets (f)—(3.1)%

 

    (1,563,087
 

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $50,433,960  
 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $9,708,053, representing 19.2% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $9,708,053, representing 19.2% of net assets.

(c) When-issued or delayed-delivery. To be settled/delivered after September 30, 2020.

(d) Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date.

(e) Variable or Floating Rate Security—Securities with an interest rate that changes periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2020.

 

 

(f) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  

Type

     Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                        
 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       18          12/31/20        $ 3,600        $ 3,977        $ 653  
 

U.S. Long Bond

       11          12/21/20          1,100          1,939          (10,952
 

U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

       14          12/21/20          1,400          3,106          (36,265
                          

 

 

 
                           $ (46,564
                          

 

 

 

Short position contracts:

                        
 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       (6        12/31/20        $ (600      $ (756      $ (8
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       (2        12/21/20          (200        (279        (658
 

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

       (32        12/21/20          (3,200        (5,118        (450
                          

 

 

 
                           $ (1,116
                          

 

 

 
                           $ (47,680
                          

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps agreements outstanding at September 30, 2020:  

Centrally cleared buy protection swap agreements:

 

 

Broker (Exchange)/
Reference Debt Issuer
  Notional
Amount
(000s)(1)
    Implied
Credit
Spread
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Deal
Pay
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Value(2)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs (ICE):

 

American Express Co.

  $ 595       0.286     12/20/24       (1.00 )%      Quarterly     $ (18,981   $ (10,356   $ (8,625

Citigroup Inc.

    595       0.619     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       (11,327     4,413       (15,740

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.

    2,640       1.534     12/20/24       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       46,465       160,006       (113,541

Hess Corp.

    615       1.913     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       21,905       12,675       9,230  

International Business Machines Corp.

    605       0.370     12/20/24       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       (17,435     (16,971     (464

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    690       0.808     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       (8,722           (8,722

Marriott International, Inc.

    590       1.622     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       14,248       56,969       (42,721

McKesson Corp.

    565       0.495     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       (13,476     (848     (12,628

Morgan Stanley

    610       0.567     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       (13,270     13,474       (26,744

 

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Credit default swaps agreements outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):  

Centrally cleared buy protection swap agreements (continued):

 

 

 
Broker (Exchange)/
Reference Debt Issuer
  Notional
Amount
(000s)(1)
    Implied
Credit
Spread
    Termination
Date
    Fixed Deal
Pay Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Value(2)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    565       0.5312     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly     $ (14,361   $ (13,215   $ (1,146

Simon Property Group, L.P.

    725       1.512     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       14,039       64,560       (50,521

Southwest Airlines Co.

    260       1.567     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       5,611       6,605       (994

The Williams Companies, Inc.

    410       0.811     12/20/24       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       (4,653     46,978       (51,631
           

 

 

 
            $ 43     $ 324,290     $ (324,247
           

 

 

 

Centrally cleared sell protection swap agreements:

 

 

 
Broker (Exchange)/
Referenced Debt Issuer
  Notional
Amount
(000s)(1)
    Implied
Credit
Spread
    Termination
Date
    Fixed Deal
Received
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Value(2)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs (ICE):

 

CDX.NA.HY.34

  $ 5,580       3.85     6/20/25       5.00     Quarterly     $ 281,916     $ 290,572     $ (8,656

Verizon Communications Inc.

    615       0.54     12/20/24       1.00     Quarterly       13,414       11,989       1,425  
           

 

 

 
            $ 295,330     $ 302,561     $ (7,231
           

 

 

 

(1) This represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make available as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(2) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the status at September 30, 2020 of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement have been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a 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 agreement.

(g) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $1,590,452 in cash as collateral for futures contracts and received $605,511 in cash as collateral for swap contracts. The Fund also pledged U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $855,589 as collateral for swap contracts.

Glossary:

ABS—Asset-Backed Securities

BBA—British Bankers’ Association

CDX—Credit Derivatives Index

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

FRN—Floating Rate Note

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

MBS—Mortgage-Backed Securities

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

TBA—To Be Announced

UMBS – Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

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AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—98.6%

 

Brazil—0.6%

 

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    24,100       $99,732  

Qualicorp Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros S.A. (e)

    16,400       99,260  
   

 

 

 
      198,992  
   

 

 

 
Canada—0.8%

 

Manulife Financial Corp.

    19,920       277,059  
   

 

 

 
China—49.7%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (e)

    22,700       833,342  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (e)

    6,785       1,994,654  

Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Class A

    13,794       327,647  

BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd.

    109,000       553,176  

China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd., Class A

    73,200       137,181  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    55,000       60,859  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    179,000       849,429  

China Yuhua Education Corp., Ltd. (a)

    220,000       188,821  

G-bits Network Technology Xiamen Co., Ltd.

    5,568       511,142  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    83,000       166,500  

Greenland Holdings Corp., Ltd., Class A

    229,885       216,283  

Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    62,000       76,866  

JD.com, Inc. ADR (e)

    20,975       1,627,870  

JD.com, Inc., Class A (e)

    5,350       206,003  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.

    189,500       326,367  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    224,000       148,101  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (a)

    52,000       294,641  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (a)

    188,500       110,079  

Meituan Dianping, Class B (e)

    30,600       963,939  

NetEase, Inc.

    9,600       172,363  

NetEase, Inc. ADR

    2,655       1,207,149  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (e)

    4,080       609,960  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    102,500       1,064,037  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    166,200       390,129  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Class A

    18,900       968,132  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    83,000       346,271  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    39,600       2,674,718  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.

    78,000       140,145  

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A

    9,601       313,014  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    29,000       182,425  
   

 

 

 
      17,661,243  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong—1.6%

 

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    344,000       325,101  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    77,000       253,685  
   

 

 

 
      578,786  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Shares     Value  
India—4.8%

 

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    3,355     $ 131,153  

Granules India Ltd.

    42,987       224,282  

HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (e)

    13,600       679,456  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    10,283       288,980  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    12,250       371,517  
   

 

 

 
      1,695,388  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia—0.7%

 

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    364,000       175,559  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT (e)

    1,265,300       61,521  
   

 

 

 
      237,080  
   

 

 

 
Japan—0.2%

 

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    6,000       89,440  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—12.9%

 

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    1,344       453,649  

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

    744       145,961  

Kakao Corp.

    495       153,922  

Kia Motors Corp.

    16,669       668,459  

KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd.

    2,509       213,073  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    12,437       974,226  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    40,080       1,989,736  
   

 

 

 
      4,599,026  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia—1.9%

 

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    70,800       277,302  

Top Glove Corp., Bhd

    192,100       385,162  
   

 

 

 
      662,464  
   

 

 

 
Mexico—0.5%

 

Gruma S.A.B de C.V., Class B

    14,935       165,517  
   

 

 

 
Philippines—0.3%

 

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    2,480       106,375  
   

 

 

 
Poland—0.6%

 

CD Projekt S.A. (e)

    767       83,049  

Dino Polska S.A. (a)(e)

    2,189       128,769  
   

 

 

 
      211,818  
   

 

 

 
Russian Federation—1.4%

 

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR

    58,735       512,756  
   

 

 

 
Singapore—0.3%

 

IGG, Inc.

    101,000       116,017  
   

 

 

 
South Africa—0.4%

 

Naspers Ltd., Class N (e)

    857       151,367  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland—2.4%

 

 

Roche Holding AG

    2,489       852,583  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan—8.6%

 

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    43,000       378,324  

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.

    29,000       84,661  

Chlitina Holding Ltd.

    16,000       100,953  

Chong Hong Construction Co., Ltd.

    52,000       144,271  

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    287,000       183,365  

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    351,690       250,976  

Grape King Bio Ltd.

    16,000       93,673  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    231,000       369,993  

Primax Electronics Ltd.

    225,000       334,904  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    106,000       278,350  

TaiDoc Technology Corp.

    36,000       239,083  

Wistron Corp.

    570,000       591,130  
   

 

 

 
      3,049,683  
   

 

 

 
Thailand—1.6%

 

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (c)(d)

    142,800       126,571  

 

 

 

     Shares     Value  

Sri Trang Gloves Thailand
PCL (c)(d)(e)

    131,700     $ 318,989  

Thanachart Capital PCL (c)(d)

    127,500       117,350  
   

 

 

 
      562,910  
   

 

 

 
Turkey—0.5%

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    65,720       128,100  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS (e)

    14,274       41,954  
   

 

 

 
      170,054  
   

 

 

 
United States—8.8%

 

Apple, Inc.

    7,960       921,848  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    1,750       591,798  

Microsoft Corp.

    3,040       639,403  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    4,080       567,079  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    935       412,821  
   

 

 

 
      3,132,949  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$24,470,651)

 

    35,031,507  
 

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—0.5%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $160,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $163,287 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$160,000)

    $160       160,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$24,630,651) (b)—99.1%

 

    35,191,507  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities—0.9%       319,085  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $35,510,592  
   

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $722,310, representing 2.0% of net assets.

(b) Securities with an aggregate value of $24,062,235, representing 67.8% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(c) Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $562,910, representing 1.6% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(d) Level 3 security. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(e) Non-income producing.

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    16.3%  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    14.3%  

Interactive Media & Services

    8.0%  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

    7.1%  

Entertainment

    5.9%  

Banks

    5.9%  

Real Estate Management & Development

    4.8%  

Insurance

    3.8%  

Pharmaceuticals

    3.8%  

Automobiles

    3.6%  

Household Durables

    3.2%  

Household Products

    3.1%  

Food Products

    2.7%  

Diversified Consumer Services

    2.2%  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    2.1%  

Software

    1.8%  

IT Services

    1.7%  

Communications Equipment

    1.5%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    1.2%  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    1.0%  

Capital Markets

    1.0%  

Beverages

    0.9%  

Auto Components

    0.8%  

Personal Products

    0.5%  

Specialty Retail

    0.5%  

Food & Staples Retailing

    0.4%  

Healthcare Providers & Services

    0.3%  

Media

    0.2%  

Repurchase Agreements

    0.5%  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.9%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—98.6%

 

Brazil—2.5%

 

Camil Alimentos S.A.

    11,900       $26,403  

Qualicorp Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros S.A.

    5,500       33,288  

Sao Martinho S.A.

    18,500       71,748  
   

 

 

 
      131,439  
   

 

 

 
China—12.0%

 

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    62,000       112,600  

China National Building Material Co., Ltd., Class H

    90,000       114,700  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    47,000       8,702  

China Yuhua Education Corp., Ltd. (a)

    70,000       60,079  

Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    42,000       52,070  

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    18,000       18,171  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.

    22,000       48,196  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.

    38,000       68,276  

West China Cement Ltd.

    398,000       58,906  

YiChang HEC ChangJiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    14,600       18,669  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Class H

    73,600       71,111  
   

 

 

 
      631,480  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic—0.5%

 

Philip Morris CR AS

    43       25,473  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong—0.6%

 

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    68,197       32,966  
   

 

 

 
India—17.4%

 

Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.

    5,308       55,062  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    497       19,429  

Bata India Ltd.

    1,057       18,958  

Birlasoft Ltd. (e)

    29,779       78,970  

Coforge Ltd. (e)

    1,754       55,327  

DCM Shriram Ltd.

    5,988       29,619  

Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.

    1,154       14,501  

Granules India Ltd.

    35,685       186,184  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    3,716       19,573  

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

    4,587       135,027  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (e)

    21,435       54,716  

Mindtree Ltd.

    3,087       56,101  

Mphasis Ltd.

    3,630       68,225  

REC Ltd.

    15,196       20,476  

SRF Ltd.

    953       53,508  

Strides Pharma Science Ltd.

    4,971       48,497  
   

 

 

 
      914,173  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia—0.8%

 

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT (e)

    428,700       20,844  

Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT

    264,400       19,556  
   

 

 

 
      40,400  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—19.3%

 

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    410       138,390  

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

    370       24,454  

DB HiTek Co., Ltd.

    3,306       105,919  

F&F Co., Ltd.

    342       25,968  

HAESUNG DS Co., Ltd.

    3,913       65,982  

Hancom, Inc. (e)

    4,400       71,158  

Hite Jinro Co., Ltd.

    1,186       36,693  

Huons Co., Ltd.

    1,872       100,006  

Hyosung Corp.

    1,317       82,039  

Kginicis Co., Ltd.

    2,589       44,998  

 

 

     Shares     Value  

Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

    1,167     $ 109,480  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

    554       73,110  

NongShim Co., Ltd.

    241       64,645  

Samjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    1,248       30,707  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    5,148       20,896  

Unid Co., Ltd.

    460       17,570  
   

 

 

 
      1,012,015  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia—1.7%

 

Kossan Rubber Industries

    27,200       89,943  
   

 

 

 
Mexico—1.3%

 

Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de C.V. REIT

    20,300       16,057  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B de C.V. (e)

    3,600       16,534  

Qualitas Controladora S.A.B. de C.V.

    9,700       36,582  
   

 

 

 
      69,173  
   

 

 

 
Poland—1.9%

 

Dino Polska
S.A. (a)(e)

    855       50,296  

Energa S.A. (e)

    10,205       21,912  

TEN Square Games S.A.

    176       26,185  
   

 

 

 
      98,393  
   

 

 

 
Russian Federation—2.5%

 

Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System
PJSC (c)(d)(e)

    27,260,000       69,513  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC GDR

    5,370       34,953  

PIK Group
PJSC (c)(d)(e)

    3,604       26,349  
   

 

 

 
      130,815  
   

 

 

 
South Africa—5.2%

 

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    5,882       67,903  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (e)

    5,522       39,422  

Gold Fields Ltd. ADR

    11,950       146,866  

Telkom S.A. SOC Ltd.

    12,978       20,300  
   

 

 

 
      274,491  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan—28.3%

 

Accton Technology Corp.

    10,000       77,367  

Aten International Co., Ltd.

    11,000       31,529  

BenQ Materials Corp.

    38,000       28,256  

Bioteque Corp.

    23,000       109,875  

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    23,000       50,689  

ChipMOS Technologies, Inc.

    67,000       66,549  

Darfon Electronics Corp.

    11,000       14,420  

Farglory Land Development Co., Ltd.

    12,000       18,918  

Formosa Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd.

    12,000       14,543  

Greatek Electronics, Inc.

    10,000       17,039  

ITE Technology, Inc.

    23,000       55,529  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    62,000       99,305  

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

    18,000       83,098  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    10,000       92,243  

Pixart Imaging, Inc.

    11,000       68,230  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    27,000       103,550  

Sercomm Corp.

    45,000       113,048  

Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.

    49,000       105,810  

Syncmold Enterprise Corp.

    25,250       73,623  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

TaiDoc Technology Corp.

    7,000     $ 46,488  

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp.

    10,000       36,235  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    25,000       95,825  

TXC Corp.

    34,000       85,296  
   

 

 

 
      1,487,465  
   

 

 

 
Thailand—1.9%

 

Carabao Group
PCL (c)(d)

    26,200       97,282  
   

 

 

 
Turkey—2.7%

 

Anadolu Cam Sanayii AS

    26,604       21,634  

Enerjisa Enerji AS (a)

    16,953       19,581  

Soda Sanayii AS

    24,783       26,549  

Torunlar Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT (e)

    33,684       16,007  

Trakya Cam Sanayii AS

    61,113       37,745  

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (e)

    10,197       22,867  
   

 

 

 
      144,383  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

(cost—$4,296,979)

 

 

    5,179,891  
 

 

 

 
   
Preferred Stock—0.8%

 

Brazil—0.8%

 

Marcopolo S.A.

(cost—$40,949)

    80,900       38,607  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$4,337,928) (b)—99.4%

 

    5,218,498  
 

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities—0.6%       33,905  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%       $5,252,403  
 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $148,625, representing 2.8% of net assets.

(b) Securities with an aggregate value of $4,560,135, representing 86.8% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(c) Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $193,144, representing 3.7% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(d) Level 3 security. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(e) Non-income producing.

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    12.9%  

Pharmaceuticals

    10.6%  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    6.8%  

Metals & Mining

    5.8%  

Food Products

    5.7%  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

    4.7%  

Chemicals

    4.5%  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    4.3%  

IT Services

    4.3%  

Machinery

    4.1%  

Communications Equipment

    3.6%  

Construction Materials

    3.3%  

Building Products

    2.9%  

Software

    2.9%  

Beverages

    2.5%  

Electric Utilities

    2.1%  

Household Durables

    1.9%  

Industrial Conglomerates

    1.6%  

Entertainment

    1.4%  

Auto Components

    1.3%  

Diversified Consumer Services

    1.1%  

Electrical Equipment

    1.0%  

Real Estate Management & Development

    1.0%  

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.0%  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.9%  

Construction & Engineering

    0.8%  

Tobacco

    0.8%  

Insurance

    0.7%  

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.7%  

Healthcare Providers & Services

    0.6%  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.6%  

Containers & Packaging

    0.4%  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.4%  

Media

    0.4%  

Diversified Financial Services

    0.4%  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    0.4%  

Gas Utilities

    0.4%  

Automobiles

    0.4%  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    0.2%  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.6%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—92.9%

 

 
Brazil—3.3%

 

 

B3 S.A.—Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    183,900       $1,801,375  

Cia de Locacao das Americas

    88,300       373,426  

Magazine Luiza S.A.

    56,800       902,181  

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes S.A.

    32,800       379,987  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A (c)

    20,400       1,078,956  
   

 

 

 
      4,535,925  
   

 

 

 
China—40.9%

 

 

A-Living Services Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    51,250       262,205  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    101,150       766,535  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (c)

    360,400       13,230,682  

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H

    108,500       751,502  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    49,000       511,384  

Bank of Ningbo Co., Ltd., Class A

    89,054       413,370  

China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H

    724,000       427,418  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    1,148,000       745,939  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    133,600       382,323  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    304,000       552,105  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class A

    234,744       1,245,971  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    759,600       3,604,616  

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

    606,000       450,168  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    268,000       523,149  

East Money Information Co., Ltd., Class A

    481,489       1,708,753  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    101,200       1,110,493  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A

    34,841       832,569  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A (c)

    54,400       428,324  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    504,000       801,351  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd., Class A

    94,000       733,001  

JD.com, Inc., Class A (c)

    22,500       866,367  

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A

    2,800       688,649  

Li Ning Co., Ltd.

    233,000       1,096,334  

Logan Property Holdings Co., Ltd.

    332,000       528,276  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (a)

    224,000       1,269,224  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Class A

    117,530       992,458  

Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    57,400       615,203  

NetEase, Inc.

    68,100       1,222,699  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (c)

    5,600       837,200  

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd., Class A

    43,400       488,014  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    126,000       1,307,987  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H

    376,000       752,309  

Shenzhen Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    318,000       277,763  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    31,800     $ 541,518  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    439,500       481,271  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    147,500       9,962,647  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. ADR

    13,000       879,450  

Times China Holdings Ltd.

    296,000       412,823  

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A

    40,355       1,315,664  

Yealink Network Technology Corp., Ltd., Class A

    54,135       481,183  

Yihai International Holding Ltd. (c)

    58,000       911,007  

Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd., Class A

    350,700       404,404  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Class A

    26,673       956,546  
   

 

 

 
      56,770,854  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong—4.8%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

    101,000       1,003,950  

Ausnutria Dairy Corp. Ltd. (c)

    480,000       765,198  

HKBN Ltd.

    133,500       254,767  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    27,500       1,294,520  

SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.

    498,000       689,960  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    1,073,000       879,587  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

    87,000       1,156,726  

Times Neighborhood Holdings Ltd.

    517,307       690,831  
   

 

 

 
      6,735,539  
   

 

 

 
India—8.4%

 

Aarti Industries Ltd.

    57,313       789,272  

Atul Ltd.

    9,532       792,110  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    6,756       538,784  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    15,797       815,276  

Coromandel International Ltd.

    87,308       915,509  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    68,435       1,004,612  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    21,178       595,159  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    165,993       874,311  

Infosys Ltd.

    100,274       1,378,782  

Manappuram Finance Ltd.

    274,480       589,142  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    37,666       580,877  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    75,014       2,275,017  

Sonata Software Ltd.

    109,018       464,612  
   

 

 

 
      11,613,463  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia—0.7%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    391,000       713,733  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,376,300       282,354  
   

 

 

 
      996,087  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—7.3%

 

Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd.

    6,618       589,743  

Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd.

    6,412       821,100  

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund

    66,004       620,317  

NCSoft Corp.

    3,954       2,724,832  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    108,215       5,372,239  
   

 

 

 
      10,128,231  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia—0.6%

 

Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd.

    822,480       326,222  

Top Glove Corp., Bhd

    234,400       469,974  
   

 

 

 
      796,196  
   

 

 

 
Mexico—0.3%

 

Prologis Property Mexico S.A. de C.V. REIT

    228,246       442,835  
   

 

 

 
     Shares     Value  
Netherlands—2.1%

 

ASM International NV

    7,434     $ 1,065,610  

ASML Holding NV

    2,851       1,053,082  

Prosus NV (c)

    9,368       864,691  
   

 

 

 
      2,983,383  
   

 

 

 
Poland—0.7%

 

Dino Polska
S.A. (a)(c)

    15,368       904,033  
   

 

 

 
Russian Federation—1.5%

 

Gazprom Neft PJSC

    19,372       365,032  

Lukoil PJSC ADR

    9,696       560,244  

Novatek PJSC GDR

    4,730       647,464  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR (c)

    43,849       511,718  
   

 

 

 
      2,084,458  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia—1.4%

 

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.

    25,704       889,522  

Al Rajhi Bank

    29,349       514,412  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (a)

    55,317       529,767  
   

 

 

 
      1,933,701  
   

 

 

 
Singapore—1.5%

 

Keppel DC REIT REIT

    477,300       1,020,196  

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT

    457,200       1,083,238  
   

 

 

 
      2,103,434  
   

 

 

 
South Africa—2.6%

 

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    30,709       803,338  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    17,089       1,052,531  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    63,171       838,496  

Naspers Ltd., Class N (c)

    5,047       891,420  
   

 

 

 
      3,585,785  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan—8.6%

 

Accton Technology Corp.

    106,000       820,088  

ASPEED Technology, Inc.

    23,000       910,057  

Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.

    137,720       630,863  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    876,022       780,173  

Getac Technology Corp.

    173,000       273,850  

Lotes Co., Ltd.

    58,000       930,242  

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

    145,000       669,403  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    26,000       950,562  

Poya International Co., Ltd.

    38,000       726,819  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    70,200       899,847  

Sinbon Electronics Co., Ltd.

    118,000       734,616  

Taiwan Union Technology Corp.

    89,000       346,434  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    111,000       425,464  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    235,000       508,954  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    341,000       884,261  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    28,350       963,013  

Wiwynn Corp.

    21,133       480,327  
   

 

 

 
      11,934,973  
   

 

 

 
Thailand—1.8%

 

 

Carabao Group PCL

    225,700       838,037  

Fabrinet (c)

    14,900       939,147  

Home Product Center PCL

    1,050,600       478,988  

Tisco Financial Group PCL NVDR

    126,900       255,945  
   

 

 

 
      2,512,117  
   

 

 

 
United States—6.4%

 

 

Broadcom, Inc.

    2,979       1,085,309  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    1,350       1,026,176  

Lam Research Corp.

    3,300       1,094,775  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2,000       1,082,440  
     Shares     Value  

Teradyne, Inc.

    45,500     $ 3,615,430  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    7,400       1,056,646  
   

 

 

 
      8,960,776  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock (cost—$107,104,364)       129,021,790  
 

 

 

 
   
Preferred Stock—1.3%

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—1.3%

 

 

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    409       247,128  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    38,144       1,641,755  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stock (cost—$1,429,566)       1,888,883  
 

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—2.4%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $3,293,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $3,358,938 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$3,293,000)

    $3,293       3,293,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$111,826,930) (b)—96.6%

 

    134,203,673  
 

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities—3.4%       4,728,583  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%       $138,932,256  
 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $2,965,229, representing 2.1% of net assets.

(b) Securities with an aggregate value of $112,965,126, representing 81.3% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(c) Non-income producing.

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR—Non-Voting Depository Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    11.4%  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    9.2%  

Banks

    8.0%  

Interactive Media & Services

    7.8%  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    6.1%  

Capital Markets

    3.9%  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    3.8%  

Food Products

    3.3%  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    3.2%  

Entertainment

    2.8%  

IT Services

    2.7%  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    2.6%  

Insurance

    2.4%  

Chemicals

    2.4%  

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.2%  

Beverages

    2.0%  

Real Estate Management & Development

    1.9%  

Gas Utilities

    1.7%  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    1.6%  

Pharmaceuticals

    1.4%  

Multi-Line Retail

    1.2%  

Communications Equipment

    0.9%  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

    0.9%  

Consumer Finance

    0.8%  

Machinery

    0.8%  

Healthcare Providers & Services

    0.8%  

Household Durables

    0.8%  

Electrical Equipment

    0.7%  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.7%  

Diversified Consumer Services

    0.6%  

Metals & Mining

    0.6%  

Water Utilities

    0.6%  

Construction Materials

    0.5%  

Marine

    0.5%  

Diversified Financial Services

    0.5%  

Household Products

    0.4%  

Software

    0.4%  

Building Products

    0.4%  

Specialty Retail

    0.3%  

Construction & Engineering

    0.3%  

Road & Rail

    0.3%  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.2%  

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.2%  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    0.2%  

Personal Products

    0.2%  

Repurchase Agreements

    2.4%  

Other assets less liabilities

    3.4%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 

AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund

 

        
    
Shares
    Value  
Mutual Funds (d)—70.1%

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Managed Volatility

    1,669,564       $26,045,195  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability (e)

    4,854,951       105,061,149  

AllianzGI Green Bond (e)

    1,447,950       24,369,005  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy (g)

    3,064,290       24,606,249  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds

(cost—$168,867,210)

 

 

    180,081,598  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Corporate Bonds & Notes—16.2%

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.1%

 

BAE Systems PLC (a)(b),

 

1.90%, 2/15/31

    $200       198,622  

3.00%, 9/15/50

    80       80,897  

Boeing Co.,

 

5.705%, 5/1/40

    203       236,791  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.,

 

3.95%, 5/28/24

    285       313,129  

4.40%, 6/15/28

    540       645,186  

Lockheed Martin Corp.,

 

1.85%, 6/15/30

    59       61,263  

2.80%, 6/15/50

    39       40,774  

Northrop Grumman Corp.,

 

3.20%, 2/1/27

    510       569,468  

3.25%, 1/15/28

    275       308,893  

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.,

   

7.875%, 3/1/26

    210       278,886  

Raytheon Technologies Corp. (a)(b),

 

7.00%, 11/1/28

    50       69,102  

7.20%, 8/15/27

    93       124,531  
   

 

 

 
      2,927,542  
   

 

 

 
Airlines—0.3%

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)(b),

 

4.50%, 10/20/25

    140       143,763  

7.00%, 5/1/25

    140       153,916  

Southwest Airlines Co.,

 

5.25%, 5/4/25

    330       363,884  
   

 

 

 
      661,563  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers—0.0%

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Ser. C, (converts to FRN on 9/30/30) (c)(f),

 

5.70%, 9/30/30

    51       51,319  
   

 

 

 
Banks—2.8%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., (converts to FRN on 7/22/25) (a)(b)(f),

 

2.95%, 7/22/30

    493       510,897  

Bank of America Corp., (converts to FRN on 9/25/24) (f),

 

0.981%, 9/25/25

    375       375,321  

Citigroup, Inc. (f),

 

2.976%, 11/5/30 (converts to FRN on 11/5/29)

    370       399,759  

3.887%, 1/10/28 (converts to FRN on 1/10/27)

    705       798,344  

4.70%, 1/30/25 (converts to FRN on 1/30/25) (c)

    152       147,279  

Comerica, Inc.,

 

3.70%, 7/31/23

    560       606,595  

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

5.625%, 7/1/25 (converts to FRN on 10/1/25) (c)(f)

    $215       $227,781  

Credit Suisse Group AG, (converts to FRN on 8/21/26) (a)(b)(c)(f),

 

6.375%, 8/21/26

    235       251,352  

First Horizon Bank,

   

5.75%, 5/1/30

    171       193,416  

First Horizon National Corp.,

 

4.00%, 5/26/25

    730       794,330  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., (converts to FRN on 10/15/27) (c)(f),

 

4.45%, 10/15/27

    84       83,244  

Huntington Capital Trust I, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.700% (f),

 

0.961%, 2/1/27

    220       202,180  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (converts to FRN on 9/27/25) (c)(f),

 

7.50%, 9/27/25

    130       138,508  

Popular, Inc.,

 

6.125%, 9/14/23

    550       582,255  

State Street Corp. (f),

 

3 mo. LIBOR + 1.000%, 1.25%, 6/1/77

    320       269,583  

2.354%, 11/1/25 (converts to FRN on 11/1/24)

    850       901,849  

3.152%, 3/30/31 (converts to FRN on 3/30/30) (a)(b)

    65       74,043  

Truist Financial Corp., Ser. Q, (converts to FRN on 9/1/30) (c)(f),

 

5.10%, 3/1/30

    170       183,974  

Westpac Banking Corp., (converts to FRN on 2/4/25) (f),

 

2.894%, 2/4/30

    530       547,213  
   

 

 

 
      7,287,923  
   

 

 

 
Beverages—0.1%

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC,

 

4.90%, 2/1/46

    115       142,994  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology—0.1%

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,

 

2.60%, 10/1/40

    181       181,008  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals—0.1%

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,

 

1.50%, 10/15/25

    215       222,830  

2.80%, 5/15/50

    156       164,734  
   

 

 

 
      387,564  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services—0.2%

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

 

5.60%, 7/1/2111

    120       212,197  

President & Fellows of Harvard College,

 

4.875%, 10/15/40

    215       304,223  
   

 

 

 
      516,420  
   

 

 

 
Computers—0.2%

 

International Business Machines Corp.,

 

2.95%, 5/15/50

    350       361,186  

Leidos, Inc.,

 

3.625%, 5/15/25 (a)(b)

    78       86,593  

4.375%, 5/15/30 (a)(b)

    78       91,366  

7.125%, 7/1/32

    38       49,136  
   

 

 

 
      588,281  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—0.9%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC,

 

3.15%, 2/15/24

    140       138,932  

American Express Co.,

 

2.50%, 7/30/24

    450       478,038  

8.15%, 3/19/38

    105       170,257  
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Discover Financial Services,

 

4.10%, 2/9/27

  $ 305     $ 338,059  

5.50%, 10/30/27, Ser. C (converts to FRN on 10/30/27) (c)(f)

    230       219,606  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,

 

2.65%, 9/15/40

    175       175,315  

Synchrony Financial,

 

3.70%, 8/4/26

    270       287,255  

4.50%, 7/23/25

    179       197,261  

Visa, Inc.,

 

1.90%, 4/15/27

    285       302,010  
   

 

 

 
      2,306,733  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities—2.5%

 

Alabama Power Co.,

 

4.10%, 1/15/42

    455       532,623  

Arizona Public Service Co.,

 

2.65%, 9/15/50

    330       325,230  

5.50%, 9/1/35

    90       122,553  

Commonwealth Edison Co.,

 

5.90%, 3/15/36

    130       187,382  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Ser. 06-E,

 

5.70%, 12/1/36

    40       54,347  

DTE Electric Co.,

 

5.70%, 10/1/37

    240       326,271  

6.625%, 6/1/36, Ser. A

    40       58,565  

DTE Energy Co.,

   

2.95%, 3/1/30

    75       80,763  

Duke Energy Florida LLC,

   

2.50%, 12/1/29

    233       253,681  

Duke Energy Indiana LLC,

   

3.75%, 5/15/46

    45       52,772  

Edison International,

 

2.95%, 3/15/23

    270       277,173  

4.95%, 4/15/25

    201       220,736  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

 

6.15%, 6/1/37

    185       250,894  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,

 

1.35%, 3/15/31

    475       472,965  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (a)(b),

 

1.96%, 6/27/30

    290       298,149  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.,

 

3.75%, 2/15/24

    298       311,290  

Pennsylvania Electric Co. (a)(b),

 

3.60%, 6/1/29

    110       123,546  

4.15%, 4/15/25

    74       81,572  

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,

 

5.20%, 7/15/41

    360       472,469  

Public Service Co of Colorado,

   

4.75%, 8/15/41

    319       418,718  

Sempra Energy,

 

3.55%, 6/15/24

    560       609,795  

4.875%, 10/15/25 (converts to FRN on 10/15/25) (c)(f)

    123       126,540  

Southern California Edison Co.,

 

3.70%, 8/1/25, Ser. E

    200       222,682  

3.90%, 12/1/41

    95       98,846  

Southern Co., Ser. B, (converts to FRN on 1/15/26) (f),

 

4.00%, 1/15/51

    130       130,402  

Toledo Edison Co.,

   

6.15%, 5/15/37

    23       33,307  

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Ser. A,

 

3.80%, 4/1/28

    165       194,047  
   

 

 

 
      6,337,318  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.8%

 

American Tower Corp.,

 

1.30%, 9/15/25

    182       183,709  

1.875%, 10/15/30

    235       232,655  

2.25%, 1/15/22

    655       669,652  

3.375%, 5/15/24

    237       256,585  
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Crown Castle International Corp.,

 

2.25%, 1/15/31

  $ 230     $ 232,840  

CyrusOne LP,

   

2.15%, 11/1/30

    155       151,596  

Equinix, Inc.,

   

1.00%, 9/15/25

    280       277,710  
   

 

 

 
      2,004,747  
   

 

 

 
Food & Beverage—0.3%

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,

 

3.65%, 2/1/26

    650       727,284  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services—0.0%

 

 

Universal Health Services, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.65%, 10/15/30

    93       92,205  
   

 

 

 
Insurance—1.0%

 

 

American International Group, Inc.,

 

2.50%, 6/30/25

    195       208,453  

Athene Global Funding (a)(b),

 

2.45%, 8/20/27

    180       185,174  

2.55%, 6/29/25

    176       181,582  

Belrose Funding Trust (a)(b),

   

2.33%, 8/15/30

    175       173,921  

Five Corners Funding Trust II (a)(b),

 

2.85%, 5/15/30

    225       242,805  

Harborwalk Funding Trust, (converts to FRN on 2/15/49) (a)(b)(f),

 

5.077%, 2/15/69

    235       289,618  

Lincoln National Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.358% (f),

 

2.638%, 5/17/66

    345       248,400  

Loews Corp.,

   

3.20%, 5/15/30

    98       109,448  

MetLife, Inc. (a)(b),

   

9.25%, 4/8/68

    145       220,053  

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (a)(b),

 

7.80%, 11/1/25

    215       281,282  

New York Life Insurance Co. (a)(b),

 

4.45%, 5/15/69

    255       312,861  
   

 

 

 
      2,453,597  
   

 

 

 
Lodging—0.2%

 

 

Marriott International, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 5/1/25

    450       502,684  
   

 

 

 
Media—1.4%

 

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC,

 

4.908%, 7/23/25

    570       658,186  

Comcast Corp.,

 

3.375%, 2/15/25

    410       453,702  

3.75%, 4/1/40

    148       173,670  

Discovery Communications LLC (a)(b),

 

4.00%, 9/15/55

    373       378,256  

Time Warner Cable LLC,

 

4.50%, 9/15/42

    85       92,260  

6.55%, 5/1/37

    90       119,669  

Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.,

 

8.375%, 7/15/33

    240       366,638  

ViacomCBS, Inc.,

 

3.45%, 10/4/26

    200       216,866  

4.20%, 5/19/32

    102       116,945  

5.25%, 4/1/44

    225       265,086  

6.25%, 2/28/57 (converts to FRN on 2/28/27) (f)

    258       283,728  

Walt Disney Co.,

 

1.75%, 1/13/26

    195       202,870  

3.50%, 5/13/40

    95       107,593  

3.60%, 1/13/51

    129       145,472  
   

 

 

 
      3,580,941  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing—0.1%

 

3M Co.,

   

3.125%, 9/19/46

    195       212,933  
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

General Electric Co., Ser. D, (converts to FRN on 1/21/21) (c)(f),

 

5.00%, 1/21/21

  $ 160     $ 126,800  
   

 

 

 
      339,733  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.8%

 

Aker BP ASA (a)(b),

   

2.875%, 1/15/26

    84       83,271  

Boston Gas Co. (a)(b),

   

3.15%, 8/1/27

    700       791,957  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

 

3.00%, 8/15/22

    110       107,671  

3.80%, 9/15/23

    65       62,825  

Hess Corp.,

 

4.30%, 4/1/27

    280       292,429  

7.125%, 3/15/33

    125       150,577  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

 

5.85%, 12/15/45

    140       160,978  

NiSource, Inc.,

 

1.70%, 2/15/31

    175       171,656  

Noble Energy, Inc.,

 

5.25%, 11/15/43

    70       92,498  

6.00%, 3/1/41

    75       104,684  
   

 

 

 
      2,018,546  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—0.7%

 

AbbVie, Inc. (a)(b),

 

3.85%, 6/15/24

    250       274,235  

Cigna Corp.,

 

4.125%, 11/15/25

    195       223,575  

4.80%, 8/15/38

    130       161,570  

CVS Health Corp.,

 

2.70%, 8/21/40

    225       215,199  

4.30%, 3/25/28

    353       413,329  

Johnson & Johnson,

   

2.45%, 9/1/60

    155       155,416  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,

 

3.20%, 9/23/26

    205       228,180  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,

 

3.175%, 7/9/50

    100       102,780  
   

 

 

 
      1,774,284  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines—0.9%

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.,

 

5.80%, 6/1/45

    264       344,858  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC,

 

8.375%, 6/15/32

    205       285,244  

Energy Transfer Operating L.P.,

 

6.50%, 2/1/42

    280       293,228  

7.125%, 5/15/30 (converts to FRN on 5/15/30) (c)(f)

    505       399,581  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.,

 

7.50%, 11/15/40

    75       101,338  

Plains All American Pipeline L.P.,

 

4.65%, 10/15/25

    375       402,889  

6.125%, 11/15/22, Ser. B (converts to FRN on 11/15/22) (c)(f)

    285       181,160  

6.65%, 1/15/37

    115       125,235  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co.
LLC (a)(b),

 

3.25%, 5/15/30

    117       126,496  
   

 

 

 
      2,260,029  
   

 

 

 
Retail—0.0%

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.,

   

4.65%, 4/15/42

    90       114,220  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors—0.4%

 

Broadcom Corp.,

   

3.875%, 1/15/27

    285       315,941  

Broadcom, Inc.,

 

4.15%, 11/15/30

    195       218,520  

4.70%, 4/15/25

    240       271,765  
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Intel Corp.,

   

3.10%, 2/15/60

  $ 225     $ 243,102  
   

 

 

 
      1,049,328  
   

 

 

 
Software—0.3%

 

Fiserv, Inc.,

   

4.40%, 7/1/49

    165       206,793  

Microsoft Corp.,

 

2.525%, 6/1/50

    115       120,249  

3.50%, 11/15/42

    305       372,179  
   

 

 

 
      699,221  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—0.8%

 

AT&T, Inc.,

 

3.10%, 2/1/43

    174       170,214  

3.50%, 9/15/53 (a)(b)

    438       424,343  

T-Mobile USA, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.05%, 2/15/28

    207       212,007  

3.50%, 4/15/25

    276       302,739  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

   

1.50%, 9/18/30

    500       498,093  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

   

5.25%, 3/16/37

    270       374,267  
   

 

 

 
      1,981,663  
   

 

 

 
Transportation—0.2%

 

CSX Corp.,

   

4.75%, 5/30/42

    145       185,148  

Kansas City Southern,

 

3.50%, 5/1/50

    95       98,510  

4.20%, 11/15/69

    175       187,246  

Union Pacific Corp.,

   

3.75%, 2/5/70

    102       115,256  
   

 

 

 
      586,160  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(cost—$40,262,878)

 

 

    41,573,307  
   

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Exchange-Traded Funds—4.4%

 

Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy

    23,000       1,397,940  

iShares Global Clean Energy

    151,645       2,803,916  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

    41,431       4,594,283  
         
    
Shares
    Value  

PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index (d)

    46,000     $ 2,479,359  
   

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

(cost—$10,914,253)

 

 

    11,275,498  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
U.S. Treasury Obligations—0.3%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds,

 

1.25%, 5/15/50

    $18       17,062  

U.S. Treasury Notes,

 

0.25%, 8/31/25

    16       15,989  

0.25%, 9/30/25 (i)

    126       125,833  

0.625%, 8/15/30

    528       524,947  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(cost—$684,795)

 

 

    683,831  
   

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Preferred Stock (c)—0.1%

 

 
Banks—0.1%

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

    5,079       138,708  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    5,910       148,577  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

(cost—$281,493)

 

 

    287,285  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—3.2%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $8,300,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.00%, due 9/30/25, valued at $8,466,009 including accrued interest

 

(cost-$8,300,000)

    $8,300       8,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments

(cost—$229,310,629)—94.3%

 

 

    242,201,519  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities (h)—5.7%       14,633,837  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $256,835,356  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $6,861,154, representing 2.7% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $6,861,154, representing 2.7% of net assets.

(c) Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date.

(d) Affiliated fund.

(e) Institutional Class share.

(f) Variable or Floating Rate Security—Securities with an interest rate that changes periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2020.

(g) Class R6 share.

 

 

 

(h) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  
Type      Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

 

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       131          12/31/20        $ 26,200        $ 28,946        $ 12,175  
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       110          12/21/20          11,000          15,348          15,869  
 

E-mini Russell 1000 Index

       92          12/18/20          5          5,349          (125,120
 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

       58          12/18/20          3          9,721          82,444  
 

Japanese Yen

       44          12/14/20          55          5,218          28,460  
 

MSCI EAFE Index

       60          12/18/20          3          5,560          (134,163
 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

       59          12/18/20          3          3,211          (35,492
 

U.S. Long Bond

       10          12/21/20          1,000          1,763          (10
                          

 

 

 
                 $ (155,837
                

 

 

 

 

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Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):  
Type      Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short position contracts:

                        
 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       (4        12/31/20        $ (400      $ (504      $ (114
 

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

       (17        12/21/20          (1,700        (2,719        (2,456
 

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

       (26        12/21/20          (2,600        (5,767        65,473  
                          

 

 

 
                 $ 62,903  
                

 

 

 
                 $ (92,934
                          

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps agreements outstanding at September 30, 2020:  

Centrally cleared buy protection swap agreements:

 

 

Broker (Exchange)/
Reference Debt Issuer
  Notional
Amount
(000s)(1)
    Implied
Credit
Spread
    Termination
Date
    Fixed Deal
Pay Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Value(2)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs (ICE):

 

Marriott International, Inc.

    $320       1.623     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly     $ 7,720     $ 5,328     $ 2,392  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    220       1.567     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       4,747       5,588       (841
           

 

 

 
            $ 12,467     $ 10,916     $ 1,551  
           

 

 

 

(1) This represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make available as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(2) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the status at September 30, 2020 of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement have been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a 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 agreement.

(i) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $14,871,485 in cash as collateral for futures contracts and received $10,915 in cash as collateral for swap contracts. The Fund also pledged U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $24,286 as collateral for swap contracts.

Glossary:

EAFE—Europe, Australasia and Far East

FRN—Floating Rate Note

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

TIPS—Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

 

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AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—30.9%

 

Argentina—0.0%

 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (i)

    17       $18,402  
   

 

 

 
Australia—0.4%

 

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A (i)

    110       19,997  

Austal Ltd.

    4,911       11,599  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,022       26,402  

Brickworks Ltd.

    727       10,166  

CSL Ltd.

    145       29,952  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,671       19,631  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    96       2,177  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    278       18,988  

Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd. (i)

    2,752       10,345  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd. (i)

    3,883       6,518  

Stockland REIT

    800       2,185  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    2,292       4,589  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    1,738       1,736  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    638       16,683  
   

 

 

 
      180,968  
   

 

 

 
Austria—0.1%

 

ams AG (i)

    657       14,853  

BAWAG Group AG (b)(i)

    234       8,460  

EVN AG

    336       5,606  

Flughafen Wien AG

    67       1,740  

OMV AG (i)

    199       5,445  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (i)

    548       8,388  

Telekom Austria AG (i)

    357       2,524  

Wienerberger AG (i)

    387       10,227  
   

 

 

 
      57,243  
   

 

 

 
Belgium—0.1%

 

Ageas S.A.

    304       12,439  

Bekaert S.A. (i)

    325       6,771  

Cofinimmo S.A. REIT

    37       5,564  

Elia Group S.A.

    92       9,197  

Euronav NV

    457       4,046  

Proximus SADP

    340       6,203  

UCB S.A.

    126       14,310  
   

 

 

 
      58,530  
   

 

 

 
Bermuda—0.0%

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (i)

    305       8,921  
   

 

 

 
Brazil—0.1%

 

 

Banco do Brasil S.A.

    1,600       8,439  

EDP—Energias do Brasil S.A.

    800       2,480  

Engie Brasil Energia S.A.

    800       5,748  

Iochpe Maxion S.A.

    3,100       7,562  

Vale S.A.

    1,545       16,262  

WEG S.A.

    800       9,359  
   

 

 

 
      49,850  
   

 

 

 
Canada—0.8%

 

B2Gold Corp.

    2,940       19,143  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    319       8,960  

Baytex Energy Corp. (i)

    1,346       465  

Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd., Class A

    146       14,706  

Cascades, Inc.

    717       9,068  

Cogeco Communications, Inc.

    303       24,847  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    346       422  

DREAM Unlimited Corp.

    716       10,459  

Emera, Inc.

    211       8,668  

Empire Co., Ltd., Class A

    287       8,330  

Exchange Income Corp.

    500       11,404  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    23       6,773  

Fortis, Inc.

    266       10,875  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    198       27,668  

Genworth MI Canada, Inc.

    144       3,734  

George Weston Ltd.

    297       21,839  

Husky Energy, Inc.

    1,004       2,322  

IA Financial Corp., Inc.

    320       11,139  

 

 

     Shares     Value  

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    481     $ 4,551  

Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    284       3,703  

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

    247       12,935  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    2,605       14,536  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    1,495       20,793  

Mullen Group Ltd.

    1,862       12,599  

Open Text Corp.

    307       12,976  

Power Corp. of Canada

    1,063       20,828  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    123       7,065  

Shopify, Inc., Class A (i)

    38       38,860  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    416       16,952  

TC Energy Corp.

    239       10,033  
   

 

 

 
      376,653  
   

 

 

 
Chile—0.0%

 

Engie Energia Chile S.A.

    3,778       4,699  
   

 

 

 
China—1.4%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (i)

    431       126,705  

Baidu, Inc. ADR (i)

    90       11,393  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    44,000       13,685  

BOC Aviation Ltd. (b)

    2,700       18,501  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    3,000       13,956  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    41,812       27,168  

China Dongxiang Group Co., Ltd.

    16,117       2,008  

China Everbright Greentech Ltd. (b)

    10,000       4,022  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    4,000       9,068  

China Lumena New Materials Corp. (d)(f)(i)

    44       † 

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class H

    9,000       4,729  

China Mobile Ltd.

    7,500       48,145  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,000       1,352  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    36,000       10,816  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

    2,000       1,575  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    6,488       2,398  

CITIC Ltd.

    10,000       7,415  

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

    8,000       9,906  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,172       20,600  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    8,400       16,397  

EVA Precision Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    20,236       1,229  

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.

    3,000       2,725  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    37,000       19,273  

JD.com, Inc. ADR (i)

    441       34,226  

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    3,189       3,219  

Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.

    4,744       1,430  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    10,000       7,276  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    36,000       23,802  

NetEase, Inc. ADR

    62       28,190  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., Class H (b)

    29,000       12,217  

Shenzhen Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    7,700       6,726  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    3,000       4,786  

Shenzhen Investment Holdings Bay Area Development Co., Ltd.

    6,000       1,848  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,781       120,295  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd. (b)

    2,000       2,781  

Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    5,000       2,336  

 

 

     Shares     Value  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    16,000     $ 9,329  
   

 

 

 
      631,527  
   

 

 

 
Colombia—0.0%

 

Bancolombia S.A.

    939       5,958  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana S.A. (i)

    1,390       9,661  
   

 

 

 
      15,619  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic—0.1%

 

CEZ AS

    485       9,171  

Moneta Money Bank AS (b)

    2,394       5,497  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    593       5,636  
   

 

 

 
      20,304  
   

 

 

 
Denmark—0.1%

 

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    153       20,612  

D/S Norden A/S

    467       7,590  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A (b)

    122       1,807  

Solar A/S, Class B

    41       1,940  

Spar Nord Bank A/S (i)

    137       1,023  

Topdanmark A/S

    96       4,647  

Tryg A/S

    398       12,530  
   

 

 

 
      50,149  
   

 

 

 
Finland—0.1%

 

Elisa Oyj

    388       22,811  

Neste Oyj

    207       10,901  

Oriola Oyj, Class B

    700       1,551  

TietoEVRY Oyj (i)

    186       5,142  
   

 

 

 
      40,405  
   

 

 

 
France—0.9%

 

Air Liquide S.A.

    110       17,436  

Amundi S.A. (b)

    189       13,322  

APERAM S.A.

    51       1,435  

AXA S.A.

    1,362       25,208  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    425       15,374  

Boiron S.A.

    31       1,485  

Bouygues S.A.

    680       23,498  

CNP Assurances

    1,014       12,717  

Coface S.A. (i)

    855       5,980  

Credit Agricole S.A. (i)

    957       8,350  

Eiffage S.A. (i)

    113       9,222  

Hermes International

    27       23,254  

Klepierre S.A. REIT

    672       9,407  

L’Oreal S.A.

    82       26,685  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    87       40,707  

Orange S.A.

    1,231       12,822  

Peugeot S.A.

    560       10,155  

Publicis Groupe S.A.

    239       7,703  

Sanofi

    350       35,074  

Schneider Electric SE

    215       26,724  

SEB S.A.

    7       1,139  

Sodexo S.A.

    97       6,915  

Teleperformance

    71       21,889  

TOTAL SE

    699       24,005  

Vinci S.A.

    438       36,598  
   

 

 

 
      417,104  
   

 

 

 
Germany—0.6%

 

Bayer AG

    514       31,711  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    275       19,959  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA

    45       4,933  

Daimler AG

    401       21,632  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    99       17,357  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (i)

    810       7,016  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    2,356       39,227  

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (b)(i)

    252       8,685  

HeidelbergCement AG

    275       16,804  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    100     $ 11,678  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    177       44,996  

Nordex SE (i)

    482       6,226  

Talanx AG (i)

    213       6,877  

TeamViewer AG (b)(i)

    157       7,743  

TLG Immobilien AG (i)

    287       5,904  

United Internet AG

    229       8,758  

Varta AG (i)

    66       9,210  

WCM Beteiligungs & Grundbesitz AG (i)

    967       3,560  
   

 

 

 
      272,276  
   

 

 

 
Greece—0.0%

 

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.

    687       9,894  

National Bank of Greece S.A. (i)

    4,138       5,186  
   

 

 

 
      15,080  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong—0.2%

 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    1,543       1,069  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    11,000       3,519  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       12,119  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,281       21,298  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    1,623       1,411  

Fairwood Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       4,697  

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. (i)

    61,400       1,563  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    400       5,926  

Hui Xian Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    6,000       1,309  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    2,243       5,769  

Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Ltd.

    17,000       1,635  

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

    6,000       7,024  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,000       12,887  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd.

    6,000       6,205  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       6,589  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    5,000       10,028  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    698       1,131  
   

 

 

 
      104,179  
   

 

 

 
Hungary—0.1%

 

 

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    5,446       6,367  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC (i)

    753       4,099  

OTP Bank Nyrt (i)

    357       10,745  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    384       8,106  
   

 

 

 
      29,317  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia—0.0%

 

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    10,700       7,253  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT (i)

    142,600       6,933  
   

 

 

 
      14,186  
   

 

 

 
Ireland—0.2%

 

Horizon Therapeutics PLC (i)

    183       14,216  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    403       666  

Medtronic PLC

    422       43,854  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    320       1,255  

STERIS PLC

    108       19,029  
   

 

 

 
      79,020  
   

 

 

 
Israel—0.1%

 

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    607       5,965  

B Communications Ltd. (i)

    749       1,881  

Equital Ltd. (i)

    †      3  

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    115       9,740  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    2,081       5,614  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    372       6,599  
     Shares     Value  

Nice Ltd. (i)

    42     $ 9,522  

Shufersal Ltd.

    278       2,174  
   

 

 

 
      41,498  
   

 

 

 
Italy—0.3%

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,162       16,378  

Enav SpA (b)

    918       3,485  

Enel SpA

    5,430       47,110  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (i)

    13,249       24,927  

Snam SpA

    3,206       16,488  

Telecom Italia SpA

    15,269       6,120  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    1,244       5,436  
   

 

 

 
      119,944  
   

 

 

 
Japan—2.7%

 

 

ADEKA Corp.

    26       374  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    142       977  

Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.

    111       585  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    400       13,941  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    992       14,787  

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

    300       6,021  

Canon, Inc.

    410       6,801  

Cawachi Ltd.

    200       5,555  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    900       10,947  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    300       13,463  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp. REIT

    1       5,723  

DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.

    825       11,367  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co., Ltd.

    651       9,891  

DTS Corp.

    198       4,214  

DyDo Group Holdings, Inc.

    126       6,396  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    3,800       13,558  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    421       20,752  

Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd.

    145       7,066  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    236       3,750  

Hitachi Ltd.

    500       16,930  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,100       26,122  

Honeys Holdings Co., Ltd.

    39       381  

ITOCHU Corp.

    1,577       40,380  

Iwatani Corp.

    200       7,498  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

    370       6,901  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,900       26,594  

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.

    900       14,171  

Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd.

    600       5,802  

Kajima Corp.

    900       10,843  

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

    400       7,882  

Kandenko Co., Ltd.

    1,000       8,168  

KDDI Corp.

    1,300       32,697  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

    300       12,803  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    2,900       8,225  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    6       10,047  

Lawson, Inc.

    200       9,537  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    200       9,728  

Mirait Holdings Corp.

    700       10,747  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,400       33,510  

Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

    100       4,214  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    5,300       21,152  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.

    1,600       7,434  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    71       1,155  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    800       13,746  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

    200       10,546  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    300       19,508  

NEC Corp.

    400       23,398  

Nichias Corp.

    198       4,686  

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    321       10,128  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    2,316       47,285  

Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd.

    300       5,959  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    600       9,523  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    2,643       97,120  

Obayashi Corp.

    2,427       22,157  

Okumura Corp.

    200       5,021  

Oracle Corp.

    100       10,798  

Raito Kogyo Co., Ltd.

    463       6,977  
     Shares     Value  

Rengo Co., Ltd.

    400     $ 3,024  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

    1,500       10,125  

Rinnai Corp.

    200       19,508  

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    400       10,474  

Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. (i)

    182       1,739  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    225       11,353  

Secom Co., Ltd.

    300       27,455  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    600       10,632  

Senko Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

    796       7,422  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    500       15,535  

Shibaura Electronics Co., Ltd.

    100       2,056  

Softbank Corp.

    2,800       31,288  

Sony Corp.

    400       30,657  

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.

    200       14,141  

Sumitomo Corp.

    2,400       28,931  

Sumitomo Densetsu Co., Ltd.

    200       4,702  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1,100       30,757  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    1,000       9,289  

Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd.

    600       15,261  

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

    300       11,443  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.

    597       8,574  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    800       28,594  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    100       26,125  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    400       9,128  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    214       4,295  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    400       3,957  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    300       15,842  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    651       43,207  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    100       14,177  

Tv Tokyo Holdings Corp.

    166       3,796  

Yurtec Corp.

    132       810  
   

 

 

 
      1,230,238  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—0.6%

 

 

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    19       6,413  

CJ Corp.

    79       5,486  

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

    200       13,219  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    265       6,117  

GS Holdings Corp.

    393       10,405  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    314       7,543  

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction

    1       18  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    394       12,687  

KC Co., Ltd.

    70       1,422  

KC Tech Co., Ltd.

    103       1,997  

Kia Motors Corp.

    368       14,758  

KT Corp.

    80       1,565  

KT&G Corp.

    123       8,687  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

    38       5,015  

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund

    731       6,870  

NCSoft Corp.

    22       15,161  

POSCO

    75       12,556  

Posco International Corp.

    457       5,218  

Samsung Card Co., Ltd.

    451       10,889  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    306       15,191  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR

    30       38,038  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

    652       15,296  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    327       23,440  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

    91       18,499  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    1,946       14,229  
   

 

 

 
      270,719  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia—0.1%    

Axis Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    4,100       2,131  

Bermaz Auto Bhd.

    3,500       1,167  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd.

    1,700       6,168  

KNM Group Bhd. (i)

    31,700       1,422  

Malayan Banking Bhd.

    5,200       9,046  

MBM Resources BHD

    7,800       5,975  

MISC Bhd.

    2,100       3,800  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd.

    2,700     $ 6,832  

TIME dotCom Bhd.

    1,900       5,491  
   

 

 

 
      42,032  
   

 

 

 
Mexico—0.1%

 

 

Alfa S.A.B de C.V., Class A

    10,100       6,262  

Alpek S.A.B de C.V.

    7,700       5,363  

Banco del Bajio S.A. (b)(i)

    3,200       2,397  

Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B de C.V., Class O (i)

    3,100       10,742  

Grupo Lala S.A.B de C.V.

    4,496       2,739  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management S.A. de C.V. REIT (b)

    5,300       6,510  

Qualitas Controladora S.A.B. de C.V.

    1,400       5,280  
   

 

 

 
      39,293  
   

 

 

 
Morocco—0.0%

 

 

Cosumar

    136       2,810  

Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha S.A. (i)

    1,239       780  
   

 

 

 
      3,590  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands—0.5%

 

 

Aegon NV

    2,593       6,711  

AerCap Holdings NV (i)

    161       4,056  

Airbus SE (i)

    234       16,971  

ASM International NV

    118       16,914  

ASML Holding NV

    115       42,478  

ASR Nederland NV

    560       18,835  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    133       5,162  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    1,787       52,820  

NN Group NV

    396       14,844  

Signify NV (b)(i)

    288       10,652  

VEON Ltd. ADR

    3,730       4,700  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    243       20,728  
   

 

 

 
      214,871  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand—0.2%

 

 

a2 Milk Co., Ltd. (i)

    1,347       13,709  

Air New Zealand Ltd. (i)

    5,568       5,079  

Arvida Group Ltd.

    3,328       3,740  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    786       17,348  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd. REIT

    1,590       1,120  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    6,733       22,144  

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,441       8,618  
   

 

 

 
      71,758  
   

 

 

 
Norway—0.1%

 

 

Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (b)

    3,418       9,218  

Frontline Ltd.

    1,133       7,460  

Orkla ASA

    1,499       15,129  

Sparebanken Vest

    966       6,506  

TGS NOPEC Geophysical Co ASA

    576       7,030  

Yara International ASA

    344       13,237  
   

 

 

 
      58,580  
   

 

 

 
Peru—0.0%    

Ferreycorp SAA

    7,075       3,436  
   

 

 

 
Philippines—0.0%

 

 

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    70       3,003  

PLDT, Inc.

    125       3,435  
   

 

 

 
      6,438  
   

 

 

 
Poland—0.1%    

Asseco Poland S.A.

    406       7,299  

Ciech S.A. (i)

    206       1,460  

TEN Square Games S.A.

    95       14,134  
   

 

 

 
      22,893  
   

 

 

 
Portugal—0.0%    

Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.

    757       12,173  
     Shares     Value  

REN—Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS S.A.

    627     $ 1,743  
   

 

 

 
      13,916  
   

 

 

 
Singapore—0.2%    

Accordia Golf Trust
UNIT (d)(f)

    4,600       2,447  

CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT

    8,500       12,098  

China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp. Ltd.

    8,800       6,034  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    4,200       4,365  

Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    8,000       6,735  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust REIT

    9,700       9,932  

Keppel DC REIT

    3,500       7,481  

Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT

    5,401       7,759  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    1,100       6,841  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    1,900       2,246  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    2,100       5,374  

Sino Grandness Food Industry Group Ltd. (i)

    25,900       404  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    7,000       5,113  
   

 

 

 
      76,829  
   

 

 

 
South Africa—0.2%    

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    204       14,124  

Astral Foods Ltd.

    984       7,718  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    1,465       17,922  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    1,533       13,320  

MTN Group Ltd.

    2,596       8,710  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    1,039       6,217  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    11,523       7,103  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    2,820       7,826  
   

 

 

 
      82,940  
   

 

 

 
Spain—0.3%    

Banco Santander S.A.

    8,047       15,010  

Ebro Foods S.A.

    211       4,913  

Iberdrola S.A.

    4,116       50,662  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi S.A. REIT

    137       632  

Mapfre S.A.

    8,896       13,957  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion S.A. (i)

    1,102       4,081  

Neinor Homes S.A. (b)(i)

    694       8,872  

Repsol S.A.

    1,488       10,052  

Telefonica S.A.

    5,514       18,889  
   

 

 

 
      127,068  
   

 

 

 
Sweden—0.2%    

Arjo AB, Class B

    933       5,777  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    425       20,263  

Castellum AB

    299       6,792  

Essity AB, Class B (i)

    510       17,218  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (i)

    398       19,665  

Peab AB, Class B

    211       2,114  

Saab AB, Class B (i)

    482       14,172  

Skanska AB, Class B (i)

    784       16,557  
   

 

 

 
      102,558  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland—1.1%    

Allreal Holding AG (i)

    53       11,419  

Amcor PLC

    51       563  

Baloise Holding AG

    62       9,128  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    37       3,755  

Barry Callebaut AG

    5       11,137  

BKW AG

    16       1,704  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    75       8,902  

Galenica AG (b)

    83       5,771  

Givaudan S.A.

    7       30,225  

Intershop Holding AG

    5       3,230  

LafargeHolcim Ltd. (i)

    343       15,613  
     Shares     Value  

Nestle S.A.

    651     $ 77,477  

Novartis AG

    547       47,493  

PSP Swiss Property AG

    58       7,006  

Roche Holding AG

    323       110,641  

Sonova Holding AG (i)

    92       23,314  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    90       34,055  

Swiss Prime Site AG (i)

    143       12,987  

Swiss Re AG

    178       13,204  

Swisscom AG

    16       8,476  

UBS Group AG

    2,921       32,636  

VAT Group AG (b)(i)

    24       4,578  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    106       36,964  
   

 

 

 
      510,278  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan—1.5%

 

 

Asia Cement Corp.

    13,000       18,731  

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    10,000       13,387  

Cheng Loong Corp.

    4,000       4,376  

China Motor Corp. (i)

    2,000       2,913  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    17,000       11,243  

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    17,000       10,861  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    41,028       36,539  

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    86,851       61,979  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    2,900       8,048  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    1,900       5,191  

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    10,000       14,551  

Fulgent Sun International Holding Co., Ltd.

    4,000       15,130  

Getac Technology Corp.

    6,000       9,498  

Global Mixed Mode Technology, Inc.

    2,000       10,570  

Great Wall Enterprise Co., Ltd.

    3,450       5,056  

HannStar Display Corp. (i)

    27,000       7,985  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    9,200       24,734  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

    28,953       17,750  

Lien Hwa Industrial Holdings Corp.

    17,110       23,624  

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    9,000       8,687  

Pegatron Corp.

    5,000       11,102  

Pou Chen Corp.

    8,000       7,266  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    7,000       21,051  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    2,000       25,637  

Sinbon Electronics Co., Ltd.

    2,000       12,451  

Taichung Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.

    39,294       14,571  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    15,750       22,660  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.

    1,000       1,759  

Taiwan PCB Techvest Co., Ltd.

    2,000       2,726  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    2,000       30,088  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    831       67,369  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    3,000       11,499  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    4,000       8,663  

United Microelectronics Corp. ADR

    4,951       23,715  

United Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. (i)

    3,340       1,345  

Wisdom Marine Lines Co., Ltd. (i)

    2,118       1,600  

Wistron Corp.

    9,000       9,334  

WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

    1,707       2,231  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    114,400       70,829  
   

 

 

 
      656,749  
   

 

 

 
Thailand—0.0%

 

 

Bangchak Corp.
PCL (d)(f)

    5,500       2,611  

Thanachart Capital
PCL (d)(f)

    4,000       3,682  
   

 

 

 
      6,293  
   

 

 

 
Turkey—0.1%

 

 

Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS

    909       1,820  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (i)

    58       595  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    8,079       15,747  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (i)

    8,067     $ 7,373  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS (i)

    34,966       5,025  
   

 

 

 
      30,560  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom—0.7%    

Airtel Africa PLC (b)

    9,233       6,933  

Anglo American PLC

    1,066       25,790  

Aviva PLC

    2,238       8,280  

BAE Systems PLC

    3,483       21,631  

Barratt Developments PLC

    1,790       10,978  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    101       5,506  

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    768       5,628  

BT Group PLC

    13,555       17,169  

Diageo PLC

    184       6,320  

Diversified Gas & Oil PLC

    5,445       7,371  

Gamma Communications PLC

    373       7,942  

Highland Gold Mining Ltd.

    1,665       6,432  

IHS Markit Ltd.

    210       16,487  

J Sainsbury PLC

    8,532       21,007  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    2,210       23,069  

Keller Group PLC

    1,261       9,909  

Legal & General Group PLC

    5,118       12,485  

M&G PLC

    3,176       6,528  

Micro Focus International PLC (i)

    2,166       6,886  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC (i)

    3,728       6,502  

Primary Health Properties PLC REIT

    1,707       3,267  

Rio Tinto PLC

    488       29,364  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    832       10,386  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    314       3,959  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    897       10,878  

Unilever PLC

    272       16,770  

Valaris PLC (i)

    195       17  

Virgin Money UK PLC (i)

    1,098       1,035  

Vodafone Group PLC

    16,871       22,361  
   

 

 

 
      330,890  
   

 

 

 
United States—16.6%

 

 

3M Co.,

    172       27,551  

Abbott Laboratories

    413       44,947  

AbbVie, Inc.

    650       56,933  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    53       11,977  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    1,980       11,484  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    452       36,589  

Adobe, Inc. (i)

    157       76,998  

ADT, Inc.

    2,396       19,575  

AES Corp.

    494       8,946  

Aflac, Inc.

    933       33,915  

AGNC Investment Corp. REIT

    3,053       42,467  

Air Lease Corp.

    309       9,091  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    91       27,105  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (i)

    234       25,866  

Alleghany Corp.

    19       9,889  

Allstate Corp.

    693       65,239  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    531       13,312  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (i)

    63       92,333  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (i)

    63       92,585  

Amazon.com, Inc. (i)

    77       242,452  

Amdocs Ltd.

    150       8,612  

Ameren Corp.

    191       15,104  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    241       19,697  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    442       9,720  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    353       23,644  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    25       6,043  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    108       16,644  

Amgen, Inc.

    215       54,644  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    252       29,418  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    1,887       13,435  

Anthem, Inc.

    195       52,375  

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT

    837       1,373  

Apple, Inc.

    3,602       417,148  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    459       27,288  

AT&T, Inc.

    2,894       82,508  
     Shares     Value  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    22     $ 2,103  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    120       16,739  

AutoZone, Inc. (i)

    23       27,086  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    64       9,558  

Bank of America Corp.

    1,813       43,675  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (i)

    46       9,795  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    275       30,605  

Biogen, Inc. (i)

    107       30,354  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A (i)

    607       10,908  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    200       16,596  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (i)

    73       11,099  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,271       76,629  

Broadcom, Inc.

    118       42,990  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (i)

    316       33,695  

Campbell Soup Co.

    171       8,271  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    629       29,532  

Carrier Global Corp.

    916       27,975  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    36       6,395  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    55       4,826  

CBTX, Inc.

    103       1,683  

Centene Corp. (i)

    583       34,006  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    2,622       26,456  

Chemed Corp.

    20       9,607  

Chevron Corp.

    454       32,688  

Chimera Investment Corp. REIT

    353       2,895  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    210       19,679  

Cigna Corp.

    187       31,680  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    154       12,007  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,324       52,152  

Citigroup, Inc.

    563       24,271  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    388       9,809  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    208       28,644  

CMS Energy Corp.

    192       11,791  

CNA Financial Corp.

    420       12,596  

Coca-Cola Co.

    442       21,822  

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

    458       12,645  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    351       12,534  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    495       38,511  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    185       65,675  

Crown Castle International Corp. REIT

    34       5,661  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,031       60,210  

Danaher Corp.

    173       37,252  

DaVita, Inc. (i)

    213       18,243  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    423       12,935  

DexCom, Inc. (i)

    64       26,383  

Diamond S Shipping, Inc. (i)

    642       4,411  

Dollar General Corp.

    321       67,288  

Dover Corp.

    195       21,126  

DR Horton, Inc.

    350       26,470  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (i)

    542       10,439  

DTE Energy Co.

    155       17,831  

Duke Energy Corp.

    732       64,826  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    180       14,062  

eBay, Inc.

    424       22,090  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (i)

    373       29,773  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (i)

    164       21,387  

Eli Lilly and Co.

    529       78,303  

Ellington Financial, Inc. REIT

    34       417  

Encompass Health Corp.

    126       8,187  

Ennis, Inc.

    150       2,616  

Entergy Corp.

    176       17,341  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    32       24,324  

Equity Commonwealth REIT

    210       5,592  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    147       9,011  

Equity Residential REIT

    328       16,836  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    58       11,646  

Exelon Corp.

    205       7,331  

Exponent, Inc.

    95       6,843  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    878       30,142  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (i)

    299       78,308  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    195       28,706  

First NBC Bank Holding Co. (i)

    1,041       39  
     Shares     Value  

Fiserv, Inc. (i)

    144     $ 14,839  

Fortinet, Inc. (i)

    188       22,148  

frontdoor, Inc. (i)

    203       7,899  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (i)

    143       15,154  

General Mills, Inc.

    308       18,997  

General Motors Co.

    941       27,844  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

    341       6,704  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    825       30,409  

Herc Holdings, Inc. (i)

    192       7,605  

Hershey Co.

    137       19,638  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    1,474       13,811  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    244       40,165  

HP, Inc.

    1,559       29,605  

Humana, Inc.

    95       39,320  

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (i)

    12       679  

Intel Corp.

    1,371       70,990  

InterDigital, Inc.

    240       13,694  

Intuit, Inc.

    37       12,070  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (i)

    28       19,867  

Johnson & Johnson

    815       121,337  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    619       25,286  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    581       55,933  

Kellogg Co.

    62       4,005  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    404       59,655  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    1,532       18,890  

KLA Corp.

    92       17,824  

Kroger Co.

    1,157       39,234  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    397       67,426  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (i)

    68       12,802  

Lam Research Corp.

    89       29,526  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    396       35,303  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    80       30,662  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    338       56,061  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    216       15,226  

ManTech International Corp., Class A

    91       6,268  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    33       15,892  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    57       6,538  

Masco Corp.

    187       10,309  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    215       72,707  

McDonald’s Corp.

    403       88,454  

McGrath RentCorp

    360       21,452  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    996       82,618  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    304       8,664  

MetLife, Inc.

    723       26,874  

Micron Technology, Inc. (i)

    524       24,607  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,458       306,661  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    205       6,880  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    673       38,664  

Morgan Stanley

    656       31,718  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    88       13,799  

MSCI, Inc.

    63       22,477  

MYR Group, Inc. (i)

    195       7,250  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    167       20,493  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    1,083       18,584  

Newmont Corp.

    731       46,382  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    166       46,075  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    340       42,684  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    42       13,251  

NVIDIA Corp.

    185       100,126  

NVR, Inc. (i)

    12       48,997  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (i)

    103       47,491  

Old Republic International Corp.

    407       5,999  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    290       9,062  

Oracle Corp.

    523       31,223  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    485       30,274  

Paychex, Inc.

    146       11,646  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (i)

    261       51,425  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    237       32,848  

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,003       73,510  

Phillips 66

    213       11,042  

Photronics, Inc. (i)

    1,122       11,175  
 

 

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Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    140     $ 10,437  

Popular, Inc.

    291       10,555  

Portland General Electric Co.

    131       4,651  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    916       127,315  

Progressive Corp.

    527       49,891  

Prospect Capital Corp.

    1,416       7,122  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    302       19,183  

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

    43       5,263  

Public Storage REIT

    7       1,559  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

    33       905  

Qorvo, Inc. (i)

    234       30,188  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    357       42,012  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    108       12,365  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    104       5,984  

Realty Income Corp. REIT

    171       10,388  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (i)

    42       23,511  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    193       18,372  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    130       22,066  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (i)

    631       33,708  

Republic Services, Inc.

    402       37,527  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    211       19,691  

S&P Global, Inc.

    33       11,900  

ScanSource, Inc. (i)

    295       5,850  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

    184       5,592  

Sherwin-Williams Co.,

    40       27,870  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    157       22,843  

Southern Co.

    273       14,802  

SP Plus Corp. (i)

    218       3,913  

Star Group L.P.

    1,380       13,455  

Starbucks Corp.

    651       55,934  

State Street Corp.

    366       21,715  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    733       20,986  

STORE Capital Corp. REIT

    64       1,756  

Stryker Corp.

    156       32,506  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (i)

    261       8,929  

Synchrony Financial

    635       16,618  

Synopsys, Inc. (i)

    161       34,451  

Sysco Corp.

    222       13,813  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (i)

    158       18,069  

Target Corp.

    378       59,505  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    443       17,343  

Teradyne, Inc.

    224       17,799  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    104       45,918  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    368       20,479  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    441       26,231  

United Therapeutics Corp. (i)

    69       6,969  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    256       79,813  

Unum Group

    593       9,980  

Valley National Bancorp

    201       1,377  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (i)

    152       42,741  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1,873       111,425  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (i)

    129       35,103  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    289       57,791  

Vistra Corp.

    697       13,145  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    157       21,280  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    326       11,710  

Walmart, Inc.

    525       73,453  

Walt Disney Co.

    48       5,956  

Waste Management, Inc.

    504       57,038  

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

    258       3,996  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    429       41,570  

WestRock Co.

    478       16,606  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    636       43,890  

Zoetis, Inc.

    109       18,025  
   

 

 

 
      7,520,483  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$11,250,151)

 

    14,028,286  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes—29.3%

 

Australia—0.6%

 

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., (converts to FRN on 7/22/25) (a)(b)(h),

 

2.95%, 7/22/30

    $155     $ 160,627  

Westpac Banking Corp., (converts to FRN on 2/4/25) (h),

 

2.894%, 2/4/30

    105       108,410  
   

 

 

 
      269,037  
   

 

 

 
Belgium—0.1%

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,

 

3.65%, 2/1/26

    35       39,161  
   

 

 

 
Canada—0.1%

 

 

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

 

3.00%, 8/15/22

    35       34,259  

3.80%, 9/15/23

    20       19,331  
   

 

 

 
      53,590  
   

 

 

 
Ireland—0.1%

 

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC,

 

3.15%, 2/15/24

    45       44,657  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,

 

3.20%, 9/23/26

    30       33,392  
   

 

 

 
      78,049  
   

 

 

 
Japan—0.1%

 

 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,

   

3.025%, 7/9/40

    40       41,797  
   

 

 

 
Norway—0.1%

 

 

Aker BP ASA (a)(b),

   

2.875%, 1/15/26

    27       26,766  
   

 

 

 
Puerto Rico—0.5%

 

 

Popular, Inc.,

   

6.125%, 9/14/23

    210       222,315  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland—0.2%

 

 

Credit Suisse Group AG, (converts to FRN on 8/21/26) (a)(b)(e)(h),

 

6.375%, 8/21/26

    80       85,567  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom—0.3%

 

 

BAE Systems PLC (a)(b),

   

3.40%, 4/15/30

    80       89,778  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (converts to FRN on 9/27/25) (e)(h),

 

7.50%, 9/27/25

    40       42,618  
   

 

 

 
      132,396  
   

 

 

 
United States—27.2%

 

 

3M Co.,

   

3.125%, 9/19/46

    50       54,598  

AbbVie, Inc. (a)(b),

   

3.85%, 6/15/24

    90       98,725  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,

 

1.50%, 10/15/25

    45       46,639  

2.80%, 5/15/50

    22       23,232  

Alabama Power Co.,

 

2.80%, 4/1/25

    185       198,931  

4.10%, 1/15/42

    120       140,472  

Alleghany Corp.,

   

3.625%, 5/15/30

    25       28,172  

Amazon.com, Inc.,

 

2.50%, 6/3/50

    40       40,795  

2.70%, 6/3/60

    19       19,600  

American Express Co.,

 

2.50%, 7/30/24

    55       58,427  

8.15%, 3/19/38

    90       145,935  

American International Group, Inc.,

 

3.75%, 7/10/25

    100       112,190  

American Tower Corp.,

 

1.875%, 10/15/30

    75       74,252  

4.00%, 6/1/25

    170       191,387  
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Anheuser- Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,

 

4.00%, 1/17/43

  $ 145     $ 159,273  

Arizona Public Service Co.,

   

5.50%, 9/1/35

    95       129,362  

AT&T, Inc.,

 

3.10%, 2/1/43

    68       66,520  

3.50%, 9/15/53 (a)(b)

    85       82,350  

4.10%, 2/15/28

    115       133,020  

Athene Global Funding (a)(b),

 

2.45%, 8/20/27

    50       51,437  

2.55%, 6/29/25

    80       82,537  

Bank of America Corp. (h),

 

0.981%, 9/25/25 (converts to FRN on 9/25/24)

    125       125,107  

2.881%, 4/24/23 (converts to FRN on 4/24/22)

    160       165,474  

4.33%, 3/15/50 (converts to FRN on 3/15/49)

    35       44,782  

Belrose Funding Trust (a)(b),

 

2.33%, 8/15/30

    40       39,753  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. (a)(b),

 

4.25%, 10/15/50

    8       10,017  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.,

 

4.25%, 1/15/49

    35       45,452  

Boeing Co.,

 

4.875%, 5/1/25

    80       87,369  

5.04%, 5/1/27

    70       77,190  

5.705%, 5/1/40

    7       8,165  

5.93%, 5/1/60

    15       18,559  

Boston Gas Co. (a)(b),

   

3.15%, 8/1/27

    100       113,137  

Broadcom, Inc.,

 

4.15%, 11/15/30

    90       100,855  

4.70%, 4/15/25

    160       181,177  

Charter Communications Operating LLC,

 

3.75%, 2/15/28

    100       110,698  

4.908%, 7/23/25

    95       109,698  

Cigna Corp.,

 

4.125%, 11/15/25

    65       74,525  

4.80%, 8/15/38

    35       43,500  

Citigroup, Inc.,

 

2.976%, 11/5/30 (converts to FRN on 11/5/29) (h)

    25       27,011  

4.65%, 7/30/45

    25       32,710  

4.70%, 1/30/25 (converts to FRN on 1/30/25) (e)(h)

    29       28,099  

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.,

 

5.80%, 6/1/45

    65       84,908  

Comcast Corp.,

 

3.20%, 7/15/36

    85       94,157  

3.75%, 4/1/40

    26       30,510  

Comerica, Inc.,

 

3.70%, 7/31/23

    40       43,328  

5.625%, 7/1/25 (converts to FRN on 10/1/25) (e)(h)

    50       52,972  

Commonwealth Edison Co.,

 

5.90%, 3/15/36

    30       43,242  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Ser. 06-E,

 

5.70%, 12/1/36

    5       6,793  

Crown Castle International Corp.,

 

3.25%, 1/15/51

    45       44,715  

4.00%, 3/1/27

    65       73,929  

CSX Corp.,

 

4.75%, 5/30/42

    30       38,307  

CVS Health Corp.,

 

2.70%, 8/21/40

    60       57,386  

4.30%, 3/25/28

    32       37,469  

4.78%, 3/25/38

    45       54,491  

CyrusOne LP,

 

2.15%, 11/1/30

    45       44,012  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)(b),

 

4.50%, 10/20/25

    46       47,236  

7.00%, 5/1/25

    45       49,473  
 

 

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Amount
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    Value  

Discover Financial Services, Ser. C, (converts to FRN on 10/30/27) (e)(h),

 

5.50%, 10/30/27

  $ 45     $ 42,966  

Discovery Communications LLC (a)(b),

 

4.00%, 9/15/55

    88       89,240  

DTE Electric Co.,

 

5.70%, 10/1/37

    20       27,189  

6.625%, 6/1/36, Ser. A

    10       14,641  

DTE Energy Co.,

 

2.95%, 3/1/30

    60       64,610  

Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.,

 

4.30%, 2/1/49

    40       50,734  

Duke Energy Progress LLC,

 

6.125%, 9/15/33

    20       27,677  

Edison International,

 

2.95%, 3/15/23

    35       35,930  

4.95%, 4/15/25

    25       27,455  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC,

 

8.375%, 6/15/32

    167       232,369  

Energy Transfer Operating L.P.,

 

4.75%, 1/15/26

    65       69,362  

6.50%, 2/1/42

    35       36,653  

7.125%, 5/15/30 (converts to FRN on 5/15/30) (e)(h)

    90       71,212  

Equinix, Inc.,

 

1.00%, 9/15/25

    90       89,264  

Eversource Energy, Ser. K,

 

2.75%, 3/15/22

    85       87,636  

First Horizon Bank,

 

5.75%, 5/1/30

    84       95,011  

First Horizon National Corp.,

 

4.00%, 5/26/25

    147       159,954  

First Maryland Capital II, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.850% (h),

 

1.101%, 2/1/27

    25       23,188  

Fiserv, Inc.,

 

4.40%, 7/1/49

    15       18,799  

Five Corners Funding Trust II (a)(b),

 

2.85%, 5/15/30

    58       62,590  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

 

3.813%, 10/12/21

    185       185,809  

General Electric Co., Ser. D, (converts to FRN on 1/21/21) (e)(h),

 

5.00%, 1/21/21

    55       43,587  

General Motors Co.,

 

4.875%, 10/2/23

    90       98,080  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

 

3.55%, 7/8/22

    95       98,284  

5.70%, 9/30/30, Ser. C (converts to FRN on 9/30/30) (e)(h)

    15       15,094  

Georgia Power Co., Ser. B,

 

3.70%, 1/30/50

    10       11,210  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,

 

2.60%, 10/1/40

    58       58,003  

Harborwalk Funding Trust, (converts to FRN on 2/15/49) (a)(b)(h),

 

5.077%, 2/15/69

    150       184,863  

Hess Corp.,

 

4.30%, 4/1/27

    50       52,219  

7.125%, 3/15/33

    65       78,300  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., (converts to FRN on 10/15/30) (e)(h),

 

5.625%, 7/15/30

    35       38,588  

Huntington Capital Trust I, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.700% (h),

 

0.961%, 2/1/27

    105       96,495  

Intel Corp.,

 

3.10%, 2/15/60

    35       37,816  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,

 

2.65%, 9/15/40

    45       45,081  

International Business Machines Corp.,

 

1.70%, 5/15/27

    60       61,959  

2.95%, 5/15/50

    90       92,876  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,

 

6.15%, 6/1/37

    110       149,180  
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Johnson & Johnson,

 

2.45%, 9/1/60

  $ 45     $ 45,121  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.950% (h),

 

1.201%, 2/2/37

    180       154,350  

Kansas City Southern,

 

3.50%, 5/1/50

    40       41,478  

4.20%, 11/15/69

    35       37,449  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.,

 

7.50%, 11/15/40

    40       54,047  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.,

 

4.30%, 6/1/25

    65       73,233  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.,

 

3.95%, 5/28/24

    105       115,363  

4.40%, 6/15/28

    90       107,531  

Leidos, Inc.,

 

3.625%, 5/15/25 (a)(b)

    89       98,805  

4.375%, 5/15/30 (a)(b)

    26       30,455  

7.125%, 7/1/32

    8       10,344  

Lincoln National Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.358% (h),

 

2.638%, 5/17/66

    60       43,200  

Litton Industries, Inc.,

 

7.75%, 3/15/26

    20       26,476  

Lockheed Martin Corp.,

 

1.85%, 6/15/30

    20       20,767  

2.80%, 6/15/50

    8       8,364  

Loews Corp.,

 

3.20%, 5/15/30

    17       18,986  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

 

5.85%, 12/15/45

    60       68,991  

Marriott International, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 5/1/25

    159       177,615  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

 

5.60%, 7/1/11

    30       53,049  

MetLife, Inc. (a)(b),

 

9.25%, 4/8/38

    95       144,173  

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (a)(b),

 

7.80%, 11/1/25

    130       170,078  

Microsoft Corp.,

 

2.525%, 6/1/50

    100       104,564  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,

 

1.35%, 3/15/31

    155       154,336  

New York Life Insurance Co. (a)(b),

 

4.45%, 5/15/69

    40       49,076  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (a)(b),

 

1.96%, 6/27/30

    45       46,264  

NiSource, Inc.,

 

1.70%, 2/15/31

    40       39,236  

3.49%, 5/15/27

    100       111,574  

Noble Energy, Inc.,

 

5.25%, 11/15/43

    15       19,821  

6.00%, 3/1/41

    15       20,937  

Northrop Grumman Corp.,

 

3.20%, 2/1/27

    100       111,660  

4.03%, 10/15/47

    10       12,163  

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.,

 

7.875%, 3/1/26

    35       46,481  

Oracle Corp.,

 

2.50%, 4/1/25

    90       96,446  

3.60%, 4/1/40

    55       62,235  

3.60%, 4/1/50

    35       39,186  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.,

 

3.75%, 2/15/24

    128       133,708  

Pennsylvania Electric Co. (a)(b),

 

3.60%, 6/1/29

    27       30,325  

4.15%, 4/15/25

    32       35,274  

PepsiCo, Inc.,

   

4.45%, 4/14/46

    50       66,371  

Plains All American Pipeline L.P.,

 

4.65%, 10/15/25

    115       123,553  

6.125%, 11/15/22, Ser. B (converts to FRN on 11/15/22) (e)(h)

    70       44,495  

6.65%, 1/15/37

    35       38,115  
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,

 

5.20%, 7/15/41

  $ 140     $ 183,738  

President & Fellows of Harvard College,

 

3.15%, 7/15/46

    7       8,139  

4.875%, 10/15/40

    25       35,375  

Public Service Co of Colorado,

 

4.75%, 8/15/41

    22       28,877  

Raytheon Technologies Corp. (a)(b),

 

7.00%, 11/1/28

    100       138,204  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Ser. NNN,

 

3.60%, 9/1/23

    250       269,408  

Sempra Energy,

 

3.55%, 6/15/24

    65       70,780  

3.80%, 2/1/38

    20       22,444  

4.875%, 10/15/25 (converts to FRN on 10/15/25) (e)(h)

    39       40,122  

Southern California Edison Co.,

 

3.70%, 8/1/25, Ser. E

    30       33,402  

3.90%, 12/1/41

    100       104,048  

Southern Co., Ser. B, (converts to FRN on 1/15/26) (h),

 

4.00%, 1/15/51

    39       39,121  

Southwest Airlines Co.,

 

5.25%, 5/4/25

    95       104,755  

State Street Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.000% (h),

 

1.25%, 6/15/47

    210       176,914  

Synchrony Bank,

 

3.65%, 5/24/21

    40       40,613  

Synchrony Financial,

 

3.70%, 8/4/26

    45       47,876  

4.50%, 7/23/25

    63       69,427  

T-Mobile USA, Inc. (a)(b),

 

3.50%, 4/15/25

    79       86,654  

4.375%, 4/15/40

    22       25,770  

4.50%, 4/15/50

    15       18,013  

Target Corp.,

 

3.90%, 11/15/47

    10       13,201  

TCI Communications, Inc.,

 

7.875%, 2/15/26

    80       107,939  

Time Warner Cable LLC,

 

4.50%, 9/15/42

    30       32,563  

6.55%, 5/1/37

    70       93,076  

Toledo Edison Co.,

   

6.15%, 5/15/37

    4       5,793  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (a)(b),

 

3.25%, 5/15/30

    25       27,029  

Truist Financial Corp., Ser. Q, (converts to FRN on 9/1/30) (e)(h),

 

5.10%, 3/1/30

    35       37,877  

Union Pacific Corp.,

 

3.75%, 2/5/70

    23       25,989  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

 

3.50%, 8/15/39

    80       91,940  

Universal Health Services, Inc. (a)(b),

 

2.65%, 10/15/30

    27       26,769  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

 

5.25%, 3/16/37

    85       117,825  

ViacomCBS, Inc.,

 

4.20%, 5/19/32

    17       19,491  

5.25%, 4/1/44

    35       41,236  

6.25%, 2/28/57 (converts to FRN on 2/28/27) (h)

    69       75,881  

Virginia Electric & Power Co.,

 

2.75%, 3/15/23, Ser. C

    75       78,456  

3.80%, 9/15/47, Ser. B

    35       42,464  

Visa, Inc.,

 

1.90%, 4/15/27

    95       100,670  

2.70%, 4/15/40

    20       21,576  

Walt Disney Co.,

 

3.50%, 5/13/40

    45       50,965  

3.60%, 1/13/51

    30       33,831  
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

 

5.95%, 12/15/36

  $ 30     $ 39,145  
   

 

 

 
      12,371,075  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost—$12,957,081)

 

    13,319,753  
   

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Mutual Fund—9.2%

 

AllianzGI International Growth (g) (cost—$2,839,681)

    191,096       4,190,727  
   

 

 

 
   
Exchange-Traded Funds—7.4%

 

Invesco DB Base Metals

    30,000       454,200  

Invesco DB Gold

    32,172       1,781,042  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

    5,000       554,450  

VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond

    17,500       539,700  
   

 

 

 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(cost—$3,413,449)

 

    3,329,392  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
U.S. Treasury Obligations—0.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds,

 

0.25%, 8/31/25

    $6       5,996  

1.25%, 5/15/50

    138       130,809  

U.S. Treasury Notes,

 

0.25%, 9/30/25 (k)

    145       144,807  

0.625%, 8/15/30

    90       89,480  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(cost—$372,411)

 

    371,092  
   

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Preferred Stock—0.4%

 

Brazil—0.1%

 

 

Banco Bradesco S.A.

    2,900       10,023  

Cia de Saneamento do Parana

    5,700       5,166  
         
    
Shares
    Value  

Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista

    1,400     $ 5,432  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    1,969       3,541  

Cia Paranaense de Energia

    600       6,625  

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

    3,300       11,523  

Telefonica Brasil S.A.

    900       6,959  
   

 

 

 
      49,269  
   

 

 

 
Chile—0.0%

 

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., Class B

    2,122       4,690  
   

 

 

 
Germany—0.1%

 

 

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    258       15,349  

Volkswagen AG (i)

    105       16,895  
   

 

 

 
      32,244  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—0.1%

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    593       25,523  
   

 

 

 
United States—0.1%

 

 

Bank of America Corp. (e)

    1,253       34,219  

Wells Fargo & Co. (e)

    1,905       47,892  
   

 

 

 
      82,111  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stock
(cost—$191,643)

 

    193,837  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—13.9%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $6,306,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $6,432,198 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$6,306,000)

    $6,306       6,306,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$37,330,416) (c)—91.9%

 

    41,739,087  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less
liabilities (j)—8.1%
      3,694,856  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $45,433,943  
   

 

 

 

      

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

† Actual amount rounds to less than $1 or less than 1 share.

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $2,200,985, representing 4.8% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $2,342,436, representing 5.2% of net assets.

(c) Securities with an aggregate value of $5,542,452, representing 12.2% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(d) Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $8,740, representing less than 0.05% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(e) Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date.

(f) Level 3 security. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(g) Affiliated fund.

(h) Variable or Floating Rate Security—Securities with an interest rate that changes periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2020.

(i) Non-income producing.

 

 

(j) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  
Type      Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                        
 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       2          12/31/20        $ 400        $ 442        $ 170  
 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       30          12/31/20          3,000          3,781          3,351  
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       41          12/21/20          4,100          5,721          5,973  
 

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

       17          12/18/20          2          533          (1,208
 

E-mini Russell 1000 Index

       75          12/18/20          4          4,361          (102,000
 

E-mini Russell 1000 Index

       16          12/18/20          1          1,745          47,880  
 

Euro Currency

       8          12/14/20          1,000          1,174          (8,196
 

MSCI EAFE Index

       10          12/18/20          1          927          (22,361
 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

       64          12/18/20          3          3,483          (38,502
 

TOPIX Index

       10          12/10/20        JPY 100          1,541          (21,849
 

XAE Energy

       50          12/18/20        $ 5          1,549          (3,450
                          

 

 

 
                 $ (140,192
                          

 

 

 

 

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Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):  
Type      Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short position contracts:

                        
 

British Pound

       (14        12/14/20        $ (875      $ (1,129      $ 7,673  
 

Euro-Bund 10-Year Bond

       (17        12/8/20        EUR (1,700        (2,941        (2,092
 

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

       (6        12/21/20        $ (600        (1,331        10,025  
                          

 

 

 
                 $ 15,606  
                          

 

 

 
                 $ (124,586
                          

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps agreements outstanding at September 30, 2020:  

Centrally cleared buy protection swap agreements:

 

 

Broker (Exchange)/
Reference Debt Issuer
  Notional
Amount
(000s)(1)
    Implied
Credit
Spread
    Termination
Date
    Fixed Deal
Pay Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Value(2)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs (ICE):

 

Marriott International, Inc.

  $ 95       1.623     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly     $ 2,292     $ 1,583     $ 709  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    65       1.567     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       1,403       1,650       (247
           

 

 

 
            $ 3,695     $ 3,233     $ 462  
           

 

 

 

(1) This represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make available as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(2) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the status at September 30, 2020 of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement have been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a 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 agreement.

 

Volatility swap agreements outstanding at September 30, 2020:  

Over-the-counter total return swap agreements:

 

 

Counterparty  

Pay/Receive

Volatility

  Reference Entity    

Volatility

Strike

    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
   

Notional

Amount
(000s)

    Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

JP Morgan N.A.

  Pay     S&P Index(3)       27.60     Maturity       11/20/20     $ 5,000     $     $ (5,943

UBS AG

  Pay     Russell 2000 Index(3)       31.75     Maturity       10/16/20       5,000             15,694  
             

 

 

 
              $     $ 9,751  
             

 

 

 

(3) Variance swap

(k) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $2,645,193 in cash as collateral for futures contracts and received $6,746 in cash as collateral for swap contracts. The Fund also pledged U.S. Treasury Obligations valued at $9,714 as collateral for swap contracts.

 

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Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

EAFE—Europe, Australasia and Far East

EUR—Euro

FRN—Floating Rate Note

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

JPY—Japanese Yen

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

TOPIX—Tokyo Stock Price Index

UNIT—More than one class of securities traded together

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Mutual Fund

    9.2%  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    7.4%  

Electric Utilities

    6.1%  

Banks

    6.1%  

Insurance

    4.0%  

Pharmaceuticals

    2.9%  

Aerospace & Defense

    2.3%  

Software

    2.1%  

Media

    2.1%  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    2.0%  

Pipelines

    1.9%  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1.7%  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    1.6%  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.6%  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    1.4%  

Telecommunications

    1.2%  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    1.0%  

IT Services

    1.0%  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    1.0%  

Food & Staples Retailing

    0.9%  

Healthcare Providers & Services

    0.9%  

Auto Manufacturers

    0.9%  

Interactive Media & Services

    0.9%  

Metals & Mining

    0.8%  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    0.8%  

Food Products

    0.8%  

Beverages

    0.7%  

Semiconductors

    0.7%  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.7%  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

    0.7%  

Biotechnology

    0.7%  

Computers

    0.6%  

Specialty Retail

    0.6%  

Airlines

    0.6%  

Capital Markets

    0.5%  

Household Products

    0.5%  

 

Chemicals

    0.5%  

Construction & Engineering

    0.5%  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    0.5%  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.5%  

Automobiles

    0.4%  

Household Durables

    0.4%  

Lodging

    0.4%  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.4%  

Multi-Line Retail

    0.3%  

Transportation

    0.3%  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.3%  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    0.3%  

Multi-Utilities

    0.3%  

Entertainment

    0.3%  

Healthcare-Services

    0.3%  

Construction Materials

    0.3%  

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.2%  

Machinery

    0.2%  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    0.2%  

Commercial Services

    0.2%  

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.2%  

Professional Services

    0.2%  

Communications Equipment

    0.2%  

Building Products

    0.2%  

Electrical Equipment

    0.2%  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.1%  

Internet

    0.1%  

Consumer Finance

    0.1%  

Healthcare Technology

    0.1%  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    0.1%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.1%  

Road & Rail

    0.1%  

Food & Beverage

    0.1%  

Personal Products

    0.1%  

Gas Utilities

    0.1%  

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.1%  

Containers & Packaging

    0.1%  

Real Estate

    0.1%  

Diversified Consumer Services

    0.0%  

Retail

    0.0%  

Marine

    0.0%  

Paper & Forest Products

    0.0%  

Tobacco

    0.0%  

Leisure Equipment & Products

    0.0%  

Auto Components

    0.0%  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.0%  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    0.0%  

Water Utilities

    0.0%  

Distributors

    0.0%  

Repurchase Agreements

    13.9%  

Other assets less liabilities

    8.1%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 

AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—91.8%

 

Australia—1.5%

 

CSL Ltd.

    11,647       $2,405,882  
   

 

 

 
Canada—0.9%

 

Gibson Energy, Inc.

    86,890       1,408,198  
   

 

 

 
Denmark—1.5%

 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    36,167       2,505,815  
   

 

 

 
France—2.8%

 

Bureau Veritas S.A. (b)

    63,950       1,441,517  

Credit Agricole S.A.

    125,571       1,095,593  

Kering S.A.

    3,116       2,066,975  
   

 

 

 
      4,604,085  
   

 

 

 
Germany—6.6%

 

Adidas AG (b)

    12,716       4,106,530  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    12,677       3,222,712  

SAP SE

    22,137       3,447,132  
   

 

 

 
      10,776,374  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong—1.2%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

    189,600       1,884,642  
   

 

 

 
Japan—5.4%

 

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    22,400       4,138,942  

Keyence Corp.

    10,100       4,721,539  
   

 

 

 
      8,860,481  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—1.5%

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR

    1,920       2,434,413  
   

 

 

 
Spain—1.1%

 

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

    64,733       1,790,799  
   

 

 

 
Sweden—3.8%

 

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    98,064       2,292,747  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    80,291       3,828,175  
   

 

 

 
      6,120,922  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland—3.3%

 

Roche Holding AG

    10,699       3,664,841  

UBS Group AG

    157,360       1,758,168  
   

 

 

 
      5,423,009  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom—8.3%

 

AstraZeneca PLC

    30,978       3,384,793  

Prudential PLC

    143,406       2,057,633  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    32,696       3,188,031  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    105,314       1,277,148  

Unilever PLC

    46,934       2,893,629  

Vodafone Group PLC

    606,124       803,374  
   

 

 

 
      13,604,608  
   

 

 

 
United States—53.9%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

    22,630       1,982,162  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    16,069       3,631,433  

Adobe, Inc.

    12,150       5,958,724  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    46,767       4,720,661  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    2,336       3,423,642  

American Express Co.

    29,380       2,945,345  

Apple, Inc.

    71,220       8,247,988  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

    15,097       2,295,348  

Citigroup, Inc.

    30,367       1,309,121  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    26,388       2,035,834  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    22,464       2,292,002  

Ecolab, Inc.

    14,864       2,970,422  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    12,578       2,745,149  
 

 

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Table of Contents

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

     Shares     Value  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    21,483     $ 2,630,593  

Intuit, Inc.

    14,983       4,887,604  

Johnson & Johnson

    17,324       2,579,197  

Microsoft Corp.

    39,441       8,295,626  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    40,334       2,317,188  

S&P Global, Inc.

    16,708       6,024,905  

Starbucks Corp.

    43,666       3,751,783  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    12,578       3,921,443  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    31,911       6,381,243  

Xylem, Inc.

    27,966       2,352,500  
   

 

 

 
      87,699,913  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$123,945,019)

 

    149,519,141  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—2.6%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $4,166,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $4,249,369 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$4,166,000)

    $4,166       4,166,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$128,111,019) (a)—94.4%

 

    153,685,141  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities—5.6%       9,109,579  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $162,794,720  
   

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Securities with an aggregate value of $60,411,030, representing 37.1% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b) Non-income producing.

Glossary:

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Software

    13.9%  

Pharmaceuticals

    7.5%  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    6.6%  

IT Services

    6.1%  

Capital Markets

    4.8%  

Insurance

    4.4%  

Building Products

    3.9%  

Machinery

    3.8%  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    3.8%  

Personal Products

    3.5%  

Chemicals

    3.4%  

Household Products

    3.2%  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.9%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    2.9%  

Biotechnology

    2.7%  

Healthcare Providers & Services

    2.4%  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.3%  

Interactive Media & Services

    2.1%  

Consumer Finance

    1.8%  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    1.6%  

Banks

    1.5%  

Food Products

    1.4%  

Diversified Consumer Services

    1.4%  

Electrical Equipment

    1.4%  

Specialty Retail

    1.1%  

Professional Services

    0.9%  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.5%  

Repurchase Agreements

    2.6%  

Other assets less liabilities

    5.6%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 

AllianzGI Green Bond Fund

 

          Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes—89.9%

 

Brazil—0.4%

 

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.,

 

 

5.50%, 1/17/27

    $       100       $113,370  
     

 

 

 
British Virgin Islands—0.9%

 

Talent Yield Euro Ltd.,

 

 

1.00%, 9/24/25

      200       236,299  
     

 

 

 
China—1.5%

 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (d),

 

3 mo. LIBOR + 0.720%, 0.965%, 4/25/22

      200       200,012  

3 mo. LIBOR + 0.830%, 1.075%, 4/25/24

      200       199,235  
     

 

 

 
        399,247  
     

 

 

 
Czech Republic—3.0%

 

CPI Property Group S.A.,

     

1.625%, 4/23/27

        700       795,633  
     

 

 

 
Denmark—4.2%

 

Orsted A/S,

     

1.75%, 12/9/3019 (converts to FRN on 4/16/23) (d)(e)

      100       118,050  

2.25%, 11/24/3017 (converts to FRN on 5/22/23) (d)(e)

      700       847,683  

2.50%, 5/16/33

  £       100       147,132  
     

 

 

 
        1,112,865  
     

 

 

 
Finland—0.4%

 

SATO Oyj,

     

1.375%, 2/24/28

    $       100       117,557  
     

 

 

 
France—7.9%

 

CNP Assurances, (converts to FRN on 7/27/30) (d),

 

2.00%, 7/27/50

        500       587,456  

Covivio,

     

1.125%, 9/17/31

      100       113,247  

Electricite de France S.A.,

     

3.625%, 10/13/25

    $       100       112,110  

Engie S.A.,

     

1.375%, 6/21/39

        100       126,631  

Engie SA, (converts to FRN on 4/16/23) (c)(d),

 

1.375%, 1/16/23

      500       585,981  

Paprec Holding S.A.,

     

4.00%, 3/31/25

      400       450,537  

Societe Generale S.A., (converts to FRN on 9/22/27) (d),

 

0.875%, 9/22/28

    $       100       116,863  
     

 

 

 
        2,092,825  
     

 

 

 
Germany—3.6%

 

Commerzbank AG, (converts to FRN on 3/24/25) (d),

 

0.75%, 3/24/26

      100       116,865  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,

 

0.75%, 9/30/30

      200       198,271  

Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg,

 

1.125%, 12/8/25

      300       391,133  

Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg,

 

1.50%, 2/3/25

  £       200       264,335  
     

 

 

 
        970,604  
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong—5.6%

 

CGNPC International Ltd.,

 

2.75%, 7/2/24

    $       300       314,179  

MTR Corp CI Ltd,

     

2.50%, 11/2/26

      600       642,322  

Swire Properties MTN Financing Ltd,

 

3.50%, 1/10/28

      500       538,959  
     

 

 

 
        1,495,460  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Table of Contents

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2020

 

            Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
India—1.5%

 

ReNew Power Pvt Ltd.,

     

5.875%, 3/5/27

  $       400     $ 401,381  
     

 

 

 
Ireland—0.4%

 

Johnson Controls International PLC,

 

1.75%, 9/15/30

      100       100,968  
     

 

 

 
Italy—3.5%

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA,

 

2.124%, 10/1/30

        500       589,795  

2.429%, 7/14/31

      100       118,793  

ERG SpA,

 

0.50%, 9/11/27

    $       100       116,983  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA,

 

1.00%, 9/8/27

      100       117,801  
     

 

 

 
        943,372  
     

 

 

 
Japan—0.8%

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.,

 

2.527%, 9/13/23

      200       210,498  
     

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—2.9%

 

LG Chem Ltd. (a)(b),

 

3.25%, 10/15/24

      500       537,766  

3.625%, 4/15/29

      200       221,389  
     

 

 

 
        759,155  
     

 

 

 
Lithuania—0.5%

 

AB Ignitis Grupe,

 

2.00%, 7/14/27

        100       126,269  
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg—1.4%

 

CPI Property Group S.A.,

 

2.75%, 5/12/26

      300       363,705  
     

 

 

 
Netherlands—10.7%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, (converts to FRN on 9/24/25) (d),

 

1.004%, 9/24/26

    $       400       397,778  

de Volksbank NV, (converts to FRN on 10/22/25) (d),

 

1.75%, 10/22/30

        100       120,486  

Digital Dutch Finco BV,

 

1.00%, 1/15/32

    $       100       116,134  

EDP Finance BV,

 

1.71%, 1/24/28

      400       398,956  

ING Groep NV, (converts to FRN on 7/1/25) (d),

 

1.40%, 7/1/26

      400       404,202  

LeasePlan Corp. NV,

 

3.50%, 4/9/25

        300       388,300  

NXP B.V. (a)(b),

 

3.40%, 5/1/30

    $       250       273,777  

OI European Group BV,

 

2.875%, 2/15/25

        200       231,506  

Telefonica Europe BV, (converts to FRN on 5/5/27) (c)(d),

 

2.502%, 2/5/27

      200       222,490  

TenneT Holding BV (c)(d),

 

2.374%, 7/22/25 (converts to FRN on 10/22/25)

      150       178,399  

2.995%, 3/1/24 (converts to FRN on 6/1/24)

      100       122,185  
     

 

 

 
        2,854,213  
     

 

 

 
Portugal—0.9%

 

EDP—Energias de Portugal S.A. (d),

 

1.70%, 7/20/80 (converts to FRN on 2/12/25)

      100       112,974  

4.496%, 4/30/79 (converts to FRN on 5/11/26)

      100       126,819  
     

 

 

 
        239,793  
     

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Russian Federation—0.9%

 

Russian Railways Via RZD Capital PLC,

 

2.20%, 5/23/27

        200     $ 241,891  
     

 

 

 
Spain—5.8%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., (converts to FRN on 1/15/26) (c)(d),

 

6.00%, 1/15/26

      200       238,161  

Banco Santander S.A.,

 

1.125%, 6/23/27

      200       241,411  

Bankinter S.A.,

 

0.625%, 10/6/27

      200       229,526  

Iberdrola International BV (c)(d),

 

1.875%, 2/22/23 (converts to FRN on 5/22/23)

      600       709,781  

3.25%, 11/12/24 (converts to FRN on 5/11/26)

      100       125,431  
     

 

 

 
        1,544,310  
     

 

 

 
Sweden—1.7%

 

Telia Co AB, (converts to FRN on 7/27/30) (d),

 

1.375%, 5/11/81

      400       460,542  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom—4.1%

 

Anglian Water Services Financing PLC,

 

1.625%, 8/10/25

  £       400       536,430  

Bazalgette Finance PLC,

 

2.375%, 11/29/27

      100       140,017  

Cadent Finance PLC,

 

0.75%, 3/11/32

        100       117,063  

Natwest Group PLC, (converts to FRN on 5/22/23) (d),

 

2.359%, 5/22/24

    $       150       154,029  

Northern Powergrid Northeast PLC,

 

1.875%, 6/16/62

  £       100       136,573  
     

 

 

 
        1,084,112  
     

 

 

 
United States—27.3%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.,

 

2.95%, 4/1/25

    $       100       108,851  

Apple, Inc.,

 

3.00%, 6/20/27

      500       562,937  

Avangrid, Inc.,

 

3.20%, 4/15/25

      200       220,316  

3.80%, 6/1/29

      300       346,511  

Bank of America Corp. (d),

 

2.456%, 10/22/25 (converts to FRN on 10/22/24)

      500       527,814  

3.499%, 5/17/22 (converts to FRN on 5/17/21)

      400       407,507  

Boston Properties L.P.,

 

3.40%, 6/21/29

      300       326,569  

Citigroup, Inc., (converts to FRN on 5/15/23) (d),

 

1.678%, 5/15/24

      350       358,679  

DTE Electric Co.,

 

3.95%, 3/1/49

      200       250,986  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC,

 

3.95%, 11/15/28

      100       120,042  

Duke Realty L.P.,

 

2.875%, 11/15/29

      400       437,086  

Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corp.,

 

2.375%, 7/30/22

      400       411,406  

Interstate Power & Light Co.,

 

4.10%, 9/26/28

      100       118,922  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, (converts to FRN on 5/15/23) (a)(b),

 

0.95%, 7/2/25

      400       404,020  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,

 

2.20%, 12/2/26

    AUD       300       219,284  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (a)(b),

 

1.96%, 6/27/30

    $       200       205,620  
            Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Northern States Power Co.,

 

2.60%, 6/1/51

  $       200     $ 202,864  

Public Service Co. of Colorado, Ser. 34,

 

3.20%, 3/1/50

      700       782,748  

Southwestern Public Service Co.,

 

3.15%, 5/1/50

      300       323,966  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

 

1.50%, 9/18/30

      400       398,475  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

 

3.875%, 2/8/29

      100       118,219  

Welltower, Inc.,

 

 

2.70%, 2/15/27

      400       422,654  
     

 

 

 
        7,275,476  
     

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (cost—$22,663,507)

 

    23,939,545  
     

 

 

 
     
Sovereign Debt Obligations—11.7%

 

Canada—0.5%

 

Province of Quebec Canada,

 

2.60%, 7/6/25

    CAD       150       122,920  
     

 

 

 
Chile—3.1%

 

Chile Government International Bond,

 

0.83%, 7/2/31

        200       235,369  

1.25%, 1/29/40

      500       590,484  
     

 

 

 
        825,853  
     

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—3.1%

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea (d),

 

0.965%, 3/22/23

    $       400       402,736  

Korea Electric Power Corp.,

 

 

1.125%, 6/15/25

      200       201,311  

Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd.,

 

 

2.125%, 2/3/25

      200       209,994  
     

 

 

 
        814,041  
     

 

 

 
Supranational—5.0%

 

Central American Bank for Economic Integration, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.850% (d),

 

1.13%, 11/15/24

      750       750,649  

Corp Andina de Fomento,

 

 

0.625%, 11/20/26

        200       232,482  

European Investment Bank,

 

 

0.01%, 11/15/35

    $       300       354,815  
     

 

 

 
        1,337,946  
     

 

 

 
Total Sovereign Debt Obligations (cost—$3,015,083)

 

    3,100,760  
     

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$25,678,590)—101.6%

 

    27,040,305  
     

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of

other assets (f)—(1.6)%

 

 

    (418,642
     

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $26,621,663  
     

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $1,642,572, representing 6.2% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $1,642,572, representing 6.2% of net assets.

 

 

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(c) Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date.

(d) Variable or Floating Rate Security—Securities with an interest rate that changes periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2020.

(e) Hybrid bond.

 

 

(f) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  
Type           Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

 

 

Euro-Bund 10-Year Bond

       37          12/8/20        EUR 3,700        $ 7,571        $ 29,132  
                          

 

 

 

Short position contracts:

                        
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       (30        12/21/20        $ (3,000      $ (4,186      $ (4,250
                          

 

 

 
                 $ 24,882  
                          

 

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  
Description   Counterparty     U.S.$ Value on
Origination Date
    U.S.$ Value
September 30, 2020
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Sold:

       

310,000 Australian Dollar settling 12/18/20

    State Street Bank London     $ 219,194     $ 222,084     $ (2,890

957,000 British Pound settling 12/18/20

    State Street Bank London       1,232,185       1,235,478       (3,293

165,000 Canadian Dollar settling 12/18/20

    State Street Bank London       123,393       123,959       (566

9,170,000 Euro Currency settling 12/18/20

    State Street Bank London       10,712,585       10,770,135       (57,550
       

 

 

 
    $ (64,299
   

 

 

 

(g) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $165,443 in cash as collateral for futures contracts.

Glossary:

AUD—Australian Dollar

£—British Pound

CAD—Canadian Dollar

/EUR—Euro

FRN—Floating Rate Note

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

 

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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Electric Utilities

    27.0%  

Banks

    18.4%  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

    11.7%  

Real Estate

    6.8%  

Insurance

    6.4%  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    5.3%  

Telecommunications

    4.5%  

Transportation

    3.3%  

Energy-Alternate Sources

    3.1%  

Chemicals

    2.9%  

Water Utilities

    2.5%  

Computers

    2.1%  

Environmental Services

    1.7%  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.5%  

Semiconductors

    1.4%  

Utilities

    0.9%  

Containers & Packaging

    0.9%  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.4%  

Paper & Forest Products

    0.4%  

Building Products

    0.4%  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (1.6)%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 

AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes—91.2%

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.7%

 

 

TransDigm, Inc.,

 

5.50%, 11/15/27

    $635       $611,473  

Triumph Group, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.25%, 9/15/24

    440       375,329  

8.875%, 6/1/24

    485       517,737  
   

 

 

 
      1,504,539  
   

 

 

 
Airlines—0.9%

 

 

American Airlines, Inc. (a)(b),

 

11.75%, 7/15/25

    370       357,696  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,

 

7.375%, 1/15/26

    410       430,381  
   

 

 

 
      788,077  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components—3.5%

 

 

Adient U.S. LLC (a)(b),

 

7.00%, 5/15/26

    745       799,102  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,

 

6.25%, 4/1/25

    740       734,010  

Clarios Global L.P. (a)(b),

 

8.50%, 5/15/27

    850       883,277  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,

 

5.00%, 5/31/26

    615       598,586  
   

 

 

 
      3,014,975  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers—4.2%

 

 

Ford Motor Co.,

 

9.00%, 4/22/25

    725       832,151  

9.625%, 4/22/30

    775       1,001,963  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

 

5.125%, 6/16/25

    270       278,606  

Navistar International Corp. (a)(b),

 

6.625%, 11/1/25

    815       837,922  

Tesla, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.30%, 8/15/25

    620       642,475  
   

 

 

 
      3,593,117  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials—0.6%

 

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.00%, 3/1/30

    530       549,544  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals—1.3%

 

 

PQ Corp. (a)(b),

 

5.75%, 12/15/25

    470       485,226  

Tronox, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.50%, 4/15/26

    600       601,125  
   

 

 

 
      1,086,351  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services—3.5%

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC (a)(b),

 

5.75%, 7/15/27

    595       537,565  

Cenveo Corp. (a)(b)(c)(d)(e),

 

6.00%, 5/15/24

    2,299       42,141  

Herc Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 7/15/27

    465       481,984  

Laureate Education, Inc. (a)(b),

 

8.25%, 5/1/25

    710       754,811  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.,

 

7.00%, 2/15/22

    618       624,807  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

 

5.25%, 1/15/30

    535       584,822  
   

 

 

 
      3,026,130  
   

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging—2.3%

 

 

Berry Global, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.625%, 7/15/27

    550       577,844  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.625%, 5/13/27

    740       802,900  

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV (a)(b),

 

8.50%, 8/15/27

  $ 525     $ 567,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,947,744  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale—1.6%

 

 

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.,

 

5.625%, 9/1/25

    580       605,375  

Performance Food Group, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 10/15/27

    790       815,146  
   

 

 

 
      1,420,521  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—5.8%

 

 

CCF Holdings LLC, PIK 10.75% (a)(b)(d)(e),

 

10.75%, 12/15/23

    3,268       723,555  

Community Choice Financial Issuer LLC
(cost—$2,000,000; purchased 9/6/18) (a)(b)(d)(e)(g),

 

9.00%, 6/15/23

    2,000       2,000,000  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 8/15/28

    645       645,403  

Navient Corp.,

 

5.00%, 3/15/27

    275       258,613  

6.75%, 6/15/26

    875       876,641  

OneMain Finance Corp.,

 

6.625%, 1/15/28

    440       489,055  
   

 

 

 
      4,993,267  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment—1.6%

 

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

7.75%, 1/15/27

    560       612,850  

WESCO Distribution, Inc. (a)(b),

 

7.25%, 6/15/28

    720       789,898  
   

 

 

 
      1,402,748  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment—6.9%

 

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

10.50%, 4/15/25

    1,275       956,250  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b),

 

8.125%, 7/1/27

    785       833,125  

Cedar Fair L.P.,

 

5.375%, 4/15/27

    620       618,450  

International Game Technology PLC (a)(b),

 

6.25%, 1/15/27

    835       896,085  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC (a)(b),

 

6.375%, 2/1/24

    855       849,113  

Scientific Games International, Inc. (a)(b),

 

8.25%, 3/15/26

    760       796,643  

Stars Group Holdings BV (a)(b),

 

7.00%, 7/15/26

    955       1,016,478  
   

 

 

 
      5,966,144  
   

 

 

 
Food & Beverage—3.3%

 

 

Albertsons Cos., Inc. (a)(b),

 

7.50%, 3/15/26

    370       406,599  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

 

6.50%, 2/9/40

    845       1,075,227  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.75%, 3/1/27

    530       558,654  

U.S. Foods, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.25%, 4/15/25

    810       858,669  
   

 

 

 
      2,899,149  
   

 

 

 
Food Service—0.6%

 

 

Aramark Services, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.00%, 2/1/28

    500       504,572  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services—4.1%

 

 

Centene Corp. (a)(b),

 

5.375%, 6/1/26

    600       633,657  

Encompass Health Corp.,

 

4.75%, 2/1/30

    410       416,655  

HCA, Inc.,

 

5.625%, 9/1/28

    490       561,405  
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Select Medical Corp. (a)(b),

 

6.25%, 8/15/26

  $ 605     $ 630,132  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)(b),

 

6.25%, 2/1/27

    1,050       1,085,285  

7.50%, 4/1/25

    245       264,334  
   

 

 

 
      3,591,468  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders—1.3%

 

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.125%, 6/15/25

    620       668,726  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.75%, 1/15/28

    400       446,750  
   

 

 

 
      1,115,476  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares—0.5%

 

Prestige Brands, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.125%, 1/15/28

    395       408,825  
   

 

 

 
Internet—1.9%

 

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC (a)(b),

 

5.25%, 12/1/27

    740       771,661  

Netflix, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.375%, 11/15/29

    375       442,462  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.25%, 1/15/28

    165       169,641  

7.50%, 9/15/27

    255       272,531  
   

 

 

 
      1,656,295  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel—0.7%

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.,

 

5.875%, 6/1/27

    650       605,312  
   

 

 

 
Leisure—1.4%

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)(b),

 

11.50%, 6/1/25

    1,010       1,174,499  
   

 

 

 
Lodging—3.3%

 

Boyd Gaming Corp. (a)(b),

 

8.625%, 6/1/25

    805       883,512  

MGM Resorts International,

 

6.75%, 5/1/25

    550       577,283  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.375%, 4/15/26

    540       550,462  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 3/1/25

    880       846,450  
   

 

 

 
      2,857,707  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining—0.9%

 

Terex Corp. (a)(b),

 

5.625%, 2/1/25

    770       775,775  
   

 

 

 
Media—7.6%

 

CCO Holdings LLC (a)(b),

 

5.125%, 5/1/27

    775       816,505  

5.375%, 6/1/29

    500       542,445  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,

 

9.25%, 2/15/24

    667       648,327  

CSC Holdings LLC (a)(b),

 

7.50%, 4/1/28

    860       951,259  

DISH DBS Corp.,

 

7.375%, 7/1/28

    745       768,281  

Gray Television, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.875%, 7/15/26

    730       758,744  

LiveStyle, Inc. (cost—$2,761,001; purchased 1/31/2014-2/3/2014) (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(g)(i),

 

9.625%, 2/1/19

    2,761       3  

Meredith Corp.,

 

6.875%, 2/1/26

    1,100       920,562  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.625%, 7/15/27

    780       819,402  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 5/15/29

    350       376,264  
   

 

 

 
      6,601,792  
   

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Metal Fabricate/Hardware—1.0%

 

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.,

 

6.625%, 4/15/27

  $ 980     $ 904,050  
   

 

 

 
Mining—1.3%

 

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV (a)(b),

 

6.75%, 9/30/24

    525       542,391  

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. (a)(b),

 

8.50%, 8/1/28

    540       569,700  
   

 

 

 
      1,112,091  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing—0.9%

 

Koppers, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.00%, 2/15/25

    800       813,000  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.5%

 

CNX Resources Corp. (a)(b),

 

7.25%, 3/14/27

    405       413,614  

Continental Resources, Inc.,

 

4.375%, 1/15/28

    335       290,221  

EQT Corp.,

 

8.75%, 2/1/30

    455       538,183  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

 

5.55%, 3/15/26

    1,100       998,063  

6.625%, 9/1/30

    380       351,263  

PBF Holding Co. LLC (a)(b),

 

6.00%, 2/15/28

    505       339,827  

PDC Energy, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 5/15/26

    575       537,625  

Sunoco L.P.,

 

5.50%, 2/15/26

    330       330,762  

5.875%, 3/15/28

    205       210,342  

USA Compression Partners L.P.,

 

6.875%, 9/1/27

    495       491,688  

WPX Energy, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 6/1/26

    250       259,219  
   

 

 

 
      4,760,807  
   

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products—0.8%

 

Mercer International, Inc.,

 

7.375%, 1/15/25

    680       689,775  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products—0.6%

 

Edgewell Personal Care Co. (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 6/1/28

    520       547,880  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—2.1%

 

Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (a)(b),

 

8.50%, 1/31/27

    950       1,045,157  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a)(b),

 

7.25%, 5/30/29

    755       813,841  
   

 

 

 
      1,858,998  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines—4.1%

 

Cheniere Energy Partners L.P.,

 

5.625%, 10/1/26

    540       562,518  

Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P.,

 

5.75%, 4/1/25

    860       784,750  

DCP Midstream Operating L.P.,

 

5.125%, 5/15/29

    590       582,147  

EQM Midstream Partners L.P. (a)(b),

 

6.50%, 7/1/27

    520       551,946  

NuStar Logistics L.P.,

 

6.375%, 10/1/30

    430       447,200  

Targa Resources Partners L.P.,

 

6.50%, 7/15/27

    585       611,325  
   

 

 

 
      3,539,886  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate—1.2%

 

Iron Mountain, Inc. (a)(b),

 

4.875%, 9/15/27

    525       536,900  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.,

 

5.875%, 4/1/24

    535       532,994  
   

 

 

 
      1,069,894  
   

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Retail—2.4%

 

1011778 BC ULC (a)(b),

 

5.00%, 10/15/25

  $ 350     $ 359,469  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)(b),

 

4.75%, 3/1/30

    440       444,125  

Conn’s, Inc.,

 

7.25%, 7/15/22

    920       822,466  

L Brands, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.625%, 10/1/30

    440       448,800  
   

 

 

 
      2,074,860  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors—0.3%

 

Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.625%, 9/15/27

    245       263,420  
   

 

 

 
Software—3.1%

 

j2 Cloud Services LLC (a)(b),

 

6.00%, 7/15/25

    200       208,260  

Logan Merger Sub, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 9/1/27

    540       549,112  

Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. (a)(b),

 

8.625%, 11/15/24

    1,080       1,132,056  

SS&C Technologies, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 9/30/27

    745       792,658  
   

 

 

 
      2,682,086  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—6.6%

 

Avaya, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.125%, 9/15/28

    600       615,000  

CenturyLink, Inc., Ser. Y,

 

7.50%, 4/1/24

    705       790,199  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a)(b),

 

7.00%, 7/15/24

    960       991,205  

CommScope Technologies LLC (a)(b),

 

6.00%, 6/15/25

    669       678,968  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.,

 

6.50%, 10/1/22

    650       650,861  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,

 

6.625%, 8/1/26

    815       884,895  

Sprint Corp.,

 

7.625%, 3/1/26

    930       1,125,207  
   

 

 

 
      5,736,335  
   

 

 

 
Toys/Games/Hobbies—0.4%

 

Mattel, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.875%, 12/15/27

    285       307,266  
   

 

 

 
Transportation—1.4%

 

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (a)(b),

 

9.75%, 8/1/27

    810       866,194  

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.125%, 9/1/23

    375       383,456  
   

 

 

 
      1,249,650  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost—$84,025,338)

 

    79,094,025  
 

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Preferred Stock (a)(d)(e)(h)(i)—5.5%

 

Media—5.5%

 

LiveStyle, Inc., Ser. A

    2,672       399,464  

LiveStyle, Inc., Ser. B (f)

    57,581       4,399,764  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stock
(cost—$5,907,093)

 

    4,799,228  
 

 

 

 
   
Common Stock (d)(e)(h)—0.1%

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—0.1%

 

Erickson, Inc. (a)

    2,675       34,802  
   

 

 

 
 

 

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     Shares     Value  
Banks—0.0%

 

 

CCF Holdings LLC Class A (cost—$0; purchased 12/18/18) (g)

    8,562     $ 1  

CCF Holdings LLC Class B (cost—$0; purchased 12/12/18) (f)(g)

    7,143       † 
   

 

 

 
      1  
   

 

 

 
Media—0.0%

 

 

LiveStyle, Inc. (a)(i)

    67,983       7  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$1,491,067)

 

    34,810  
 

 

 

 
   
    Units        
Warrants (d)(e)(h)—0.0%

 

 
Advertising—0.0%

 

 

Affinion Group Holdings, Inc., exercise price $67.12, expires 4/1/24 (cost—$769,740; purchased 4/10/19) (g)

    3,898       16,254  
   

 

 

 
Media—0.0%

 

 

LiveStyle, Inc., Ser. C, expires 11/30/21 (a)(i)

    14,500       1  
   

 

 

 
Total Warrants
(cost—$769,740)

 

    16,255  
 

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—2.0%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $1,738,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $1,772,762 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$1,738,000)

    $1,738       1,738,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$93,931,238)—98.8%

 

    85,682,318  
 

 

 

 
Other assets less
liabilities—1.2%

 

    1,015,796  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $86,698,114  
 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

† Actual amount rounds to less than $1.

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $56,414,325, representing 65.1% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $51,580,287, representing 59.5% of net assets.

(c) In default.

(d) Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $7,615,992, representing 8.8% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(e) Level 3 security. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Affiliated security.

(g) Restricted. The aggregate cost of such securities is $5,530,741. The aggregate value is $2,016,258, representing 2.3% of net assets.

(h) Non-income producing.

(i) A member of the Fund’s portfolio management team is a member of the board of directors of LiveStyle, Inc. The Fund’s aggregate value of investments in LiveStyle, Inc. represents 5.5% of net assets.

Glossary:

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—97.0%

 

 
Australia—5.8%

 

 

Ansell Ltd.

    12,252       $325,935  

Austal Ltd.

    257,157       607,359  

Bapcor Ltd.

    72,114       354,622  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    337,853       510,151  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    5,445       185,130  

NEXTDC Ltd. (e)

    73,764       654,590  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    21,900       217,008  

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (e)

    54,978       105,465  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    19,500       380,340  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    41,200       535,066  

Starpharma Holdings Ltd. (e)

    258,859       279,518  

Worley Ltd.

    48,657       339,126  
   

 

 

 
      4,494,310  
   

 

 

 
Austria—1.6%

 

 

Wienerberger AG (e)

    47,324       1,250,632  
   

 

 

 
Denmark—2.8%

 

 

Ambu A/S, Class B

    34,202       963,107  

SimCorp A/S

    9,513       1,247,955  
   

 

 

 
      2,211,062  
   

 

 

 
Finland—1.5%

 

 

Huhtamaki Oyj

    24,180       1,191,661  
   

 

 

 
France—5.4%

 

 

Korian S.A. (e)

    30,269       1,060,736  

Nexity S.A.

    26,014       791,103  

SCOR SE (e)

    41,310       1,150,151  

SPIE S.A. (e)

    67,952       1,217,772  
   

 

 

 
      4,219,762  
   

 

 

 
Germany—11.1%

 

 

Alstria office REIT-AG (e)

    51,373       714,355  

Bechtle AG

    6,025       1,219,119  

CANCOM SE

    19,452       1,004,745  

Evotec SE (e)

    41,788       1,101,713  

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (e)

    23,823       1,201,603  

Jenoptik AG

    41,401       1,110,079  

Scout24 AG (a)

    12,804       1,116,854  

Siltronic AG

    12,630       1,131,540  
   

 

 

 
      8,600,008  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong—2.5%

 

 

Alphamab Oncology (a)(e)

    92,000       181,130  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd. ADR (e)

    17,700       571,710  

Nissin Foods Co., Ltd.

    597,000       625,751  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

    37,000       491,941  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    9,000       56,138  
   

 

 

 
      1,926,670  
   

 

 

 
Italy—3.0%

 

 

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    48,833       1,134,564  

ERG SpA

    46,283       1,164,007  
   

 

 

 
      2,298,571  
   

 

 

 
Japan—30.7%

 

 

Anritsu Corp.

    10,900       248,391  

Azbil Corp.

    47,400       1,776,075  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    39,300       1,096,605  

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

    40,300       1,277,536  

Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.

    30,000       944,328  

Glory Ltd.

    33,100       742,157  

Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.

    30,900       853,750  

Holon Co., Ltd.

    5,600       229,492  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    54,100       2,052,307  

Jeol Ltd.

    40,800       1,406,530  

Marui Group Co., Ltd.

    95,400       1,830,656  
 

 

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     Shares     Value  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.

    286,000     $ 1,328,858  

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    44,300       1,397,674  

NSK Ltd.

    88,500       677,410  

Open House Co., Ltd.

    14,400       521,704  

PALTAC Corp.

    14,800       748,589  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.

    233,700       1,532,207  

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

    35,200       584,898  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    39,400       388,418  

Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

    7,800       245,685  

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.

    16,400       1,026,828  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    270,800       1,169,777  

Tosoh Corp.

    80,900       1,313,492  

ValueCommerce Co., Ltd.

    13,900       466,189  
   

 

 

 
      23,859,556  
   

 

 

 
Korea (Republic of)—0.6%

 

Koh Young Technology, Inc.

    6,590       504,240  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands—2.7%

 

ASM International NV

    7,393       1,059,733  

ASR Nederland NV

    31,826       1,070,413  
   

 

 

 
      2,130,146  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand—0.1%

 

Eroad Ltd. (e)

    38,075       110,176  
   

 

 

 
Norway—2.5%

 

Elkem ASA (a)

    379,882       809,997  

Storebrand ASA (e)

    208,036       1,095,851  
   

 

 

 
      1,905,848  
   

 

 

 
Singapore—1.2%

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT

    378,400       896,538  
   

 

 

 
Sweden—3.0%

 

AAK AB (e)

    60,120       1,118,919  

Elekta AB, Class B

    95,953       1,205,792  
   

 

 

 
      2,324,711  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland—5.6%

 

Galenica AG (a)

    13,952       970,177  

Georg Fischer AG

    1,226       1,273,068  

Interroll Holding AG

    509       1,287,403  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG

    105,717       841,916  
   

 

 

 
      4,372,564  
   

 

 

 
     Shares     Value  
Taiwan—1.8%

 

ASMedia Technology, Inc.

    11,000     $ 557,726  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    108,000       280,059  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    33,000       329,049  

Yageo Corp.

    17,000       208,749  
   

 

 

 
      1,375,583  
   

 

 

 
Thailand—0.7%

 

Sri Trang Gloves Thailand PCL (c)(d)(e)

    219,600       531,891  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom—14.4%

 

ASOS PLC (e)

    18,890       1,254,219  

Auto Trader Group PLC (a)

    170,479       1,237,746  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    242,203       617,100  

Genus PLC

    25,191       1,249,261  

HomeServe PLC

    73,811       1,176,162  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    149,903       1,140,926  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    62,209       956,765  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    282,494       973,761  

Rotork PLC

    222,695       807,408  

Spectris PLC

    27,894       875,730  

Wizz Air Holdings PLC (a)(e)

    23,399       937,940  
   

 

 

 
      11,227,018  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$63,107,276)

 

    75,430,947  
   

 

 

 
   
Preferred Stock—1.6%

 

Germany—1.6%

 

Jungheinrich AG
(cost—$879,372)

    35,497       1,222,078  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$63,986,648) (b)—98.6%

 

    76,653,025  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less
liabilities (f)—1.4%

 

    1,118,812  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $77,771,837  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $5,253,844, representing 6.8% of net assets.

(b) Securities with an aggregate value of $72,272,658, representing 92.9% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(c) Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $531,891, representing 0.7% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(d) Level 3 security. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(e) Non-income producing.

 

 

 

(f) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  
Description   Counterparty   U.S.$ Value on
Origination Date
    U.S.$ Value
September 30, 2020
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Purchased:

 

69,384 Australian Dollar settling 10/2/20

  State Street Bank London   $ 49,413     $ 49,696     $ 283     $  

214,436 Hong Kong Dollar settling 10/5/20

  State Street Bank London     27,670       27,669             (1

215,975 Hong Kong Dollar settling 10/6/20

  State Street Bank London     27,867       27,868       1        
       

 

 

 
  $ 284     $ (1
       

 

 

 

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Machinery

    9.4%  

IT Services

    8.1%  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    6.2%  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

    5.7%  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    4.9%  

Insurance

    4.8%  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    3.7%  

Food Products

    3.5%  

Construction & Engineering

    3.4%  

Real Estate Management & Development

    3.2%  

Multi-Line Retail

    3.1%  

Construction Materials

    3.1%  

Interactive Media & Services

    3.0%  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    2.9%  

Chemicals

    2.7%  

Healthcare Providers & Services

    2.6%  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    2.2%  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    2.1%  

Biotechnology

    2.0%  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.7%  

Electrical Equipment

    1.7%  

Software

    1.6%  

Auto Components

    1.6%  

Containers & Packaging

    1.5%  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    1.5%  

Distributors

    1.4%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    1.4%  

Professional Services

    1.3%  

Capital Markets

    1.2%  

Airlines

    1.2%  

Real Estate

    1.1%  

Pharmaceuticals

    1.1%  

Household Durables

    0.8%  

Aerospace & Defense

    0.8%  

Media

    0.6%  

Healthcare Technology

    0.5%  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.4%  

Metals & Mining

    0.3%  

Specialty Retail

    0.2%  

Communications Equipment

    0.1%  

Other assets less liabilities

    1.4%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (a)—42.2%

 

AllianzGI High Yield Bond (b)

    546,870       $4,396,834  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities & Income (c)

    306,357       4,512,636  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income (c)

    439,391       6,103,148  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond (b)

    245,686       3,884,296  
   

 

 

 
Total Mutual Funds
(cost—$18,065,726)

 

    18,896,914  
   

 

 

 
   
Exchange-Traded Funds—28.7%

 

Invesco DB Base Metals

    36,000       545,040  

Invesco DB Gold

    40,000       2,214,400  

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend

    75,116       2,261,743  

iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond

    26,000       1,134,640  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

    30,300       3,359,967  

VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond

    75,000       2,230,500  

VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond

    36,100       1,113,324  
   

 

 

 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(cost—$13,054,569)

 

    12,859,614  
   

 

 

 
   
Common Stock—14.7%

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—9.3%

 

American Tower Corp.

    1,400       338,422  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

    30,000       288,300  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

    1,300       154,544  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    1,600       266,400  

CubeSmart

    5,100       164,781  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    1,600       234,816  

Equity Commonwealth

    5,330       141,938  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

    64       2,363  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    5,740       153,775  

Macerich Co.

    22,500       152,775  

MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A

    5,000       139,900  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    2,500       74,850  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    20,000       199,800  

Public Storage

    800       178,176  

RLJ Lodging Trust

    22,500       194,850  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    18,000       248,130  

Service Properties Trust

    20,000       159,000  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    3,600       232,848  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    5,200       158,548  

VEREIT, Inc.

    25,320       164,580  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    7,800       182,286  

Vornado Realty Trust

    4,900       165,179  

WP Carey, Inc.

    2,400       156,384  
   

 

 

 
      4,152,645  
   

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.9%

 

Ladder Capital Corp.

    18,000       128,160  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    28,000       222,600  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    16,000       257,120  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    50,000       254,500  
   

 

 

 
      862,380  
   

 

 

 

 

     Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.5%

 

Chevron Corp.

    3,000     $ 216,000  

Enbridge, Inc.

    7,500       219,000  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    6,750       231,727  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    18,000       221,940  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    7,500       220,050  

Phillips 66

    4,200       217,728  

Valero Energy Corp.

    5,000       216,600  
   

 

 

 
      1,543,045  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$6,503,931)

 

    6,558,070  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—11.9%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $5,332,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $5,438,676 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$5,332,000)

    $5,332       5,332,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$42,956,226)—97.5%

 

    43,646,598  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less
liabilities (d)—2.5%

 

    1,129,868  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $44,776,466  
   

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Affiliated fund.

(b) Institutional Class share.

(c) Class R6 share.

 

 

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(d) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:
Type           Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                        
 

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

       45          12/21/20        $ 4,500        $ 7,196        $ 39,093  
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       50          12/21/20          5,000          6,977          7,369  
 

E-mini Russell 1000 Index

       54          12/18/20          3          3,139          (73,440)  
 

E-mini Russell 1000 Index

       20          12/18/20          1          2,182          59,850  
 

Euro Currency

       10          12/14/20          1,250          1,467          (11,985)  
 

MSCI EAFE Index

       24          12/18/20          1          2,224          (40,390)  
 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

       30          12/18/20          2          1,633          (18,081)  
 

TOPIX Index

       9          12/10/20        JPY 90          1,387          (19,664)  
                          

 

 

 
                           $ (57,248)  
                          

 

 

 

Short position contracts:

                        
 

British Pound

       (18)          12/14/20        $ (1,125)        $ (1,452)        $ 12,225  
 

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

       (75)          12/18/20          (8)          (2,351)          71,221  
 

Euro-Bund 10-Year Bond

       (17)          12/8/20        EUR (1,700)          (2,942)          (2,069)  
 

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

       (8)          12/21/20        $ (800)          (1,774)          16,273  
                          

 

 

 
                           $ 97,650  
                

 

 

 
                 $ 40,402  
                

 

 

 

(e) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $3,054,376 in cash as collateral for futures contracts.

Glossary:

EAFE—Europe, Australasia and Far East

EUR—Euro

JPY—Japanese Yen

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

TOPIX—Tokyo Stock Price Index

 

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AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations—67.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes,

 

1.125%, 2/28/21

    $2,800       $2,811,156  

1.25%, 3/31/21

    3,000       3,016,641  

1.375%, 10/31/20

    2,400       2,401,875  

1.375%, 1/31/21

    2,800       2,810,937  

1.625%, 11/30/20

    2,900       2,906,570  

1.75%, 12/31/20

    2,900       2,911,102  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(cost—$16,858,849)

 

    16,858,281  
   

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Mutual Fund—4.8%

 

 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income (a)(b) (cost—$1,255,352)

    87,205       1,211,276  
   

 

 

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Repurchase Agreements—2.5%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $618,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $630,451 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$618,000)

    $618     $ 618,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$18,732,201)—74.3%

 

    18,687,557  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less
liabilities (c)—25.7%

 

    6,466,158  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $25,153,715  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

(a) Affiliated fund.

(b) Class R6 share.

 

 

(c) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:  
Type      Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
     Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

 

                 
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       142          12/21/20        $ 14,200      $ 19,813        $ 33,382  
 

Aluminum†

       33          10/19/20          1        1,435          13,825  
 

Aluminum†

       15          11/16/20          (e)       657          (3,879
 

Aluminum†

       11          12/16/20          (e)       485          (3,810
 

Australia Government 10-Year Bond

       40          12/15/20        AUD  4,000        4,280          19,994  
 

Australian Dollar

       16          12/14/20        $ 1,600        1,146          (16,337
 

BIST 30

       144          10/30/20        TRY  1        241          7,941  
 

Bovespa Index

       10          10/14/20        BRL  — (e)       168          (10,841
 

Canada Government 10-Year Bond

       50          12/18/20        CAD  5,000        5,701          21,141  
 

Canadian Dollar

       18          12/15/20        $ 1,800        1,352          (12,529
 

Cocoa†

       16          7/15/21          (e)       403          (9,570
 

Coffee†

       2          7/20/21          75        87          (13,447
 

Copper†

       13          5/26/21          325        989          7,649  
 

Cotton†

       6          7/8/21          300        204          (336
 

DAX Mini Index

       9          12/18/20        EUR  — (e)       674          (18,792
 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

       17          12/18/20        $ 1        2,849          24,207  
 

Euro Currency

       17          12/14/20          2,125        2,494          (25,730
 

Euro-BTP

       23          12/8/20        EUR  2,300        3,980          63,266  
 

Euro-Bund 10-Year Bond

       7          12/8/20          700        1,432          5,644  
 

Euro-OAT

       10          12/8/20          1,000        1,976          13,426  
 

FTSE 100 Index

       1          12/18/20        GBP  — (e)       75          (1,904
 

FTSE China A50 Index

       19          10/29/20        $ (e)       287          (1,657
 

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

       8          12/17/20        ZAR  — (e)       241          (10,137
 

FTSE/MIB Index

       2          12/18/20        EUR  — (e)       222          (8,443
 

Gold 100 Oz†

       6          4/28/21        $ 1        1,145          1,364  
 

Japan Government 10-Year Bond

       4          12/14/20        JPY  400,000        5,769          5,500  
 

Japanese Yen

       26          12/14/20        $ 33        3,083          3,580  
 

KC HRW Wheat†

       2          5/14/21          10        53          3,135  
 

Live Cattle†

       1          4/30/21          40        47          498  
 

MSCI Taiwan Index

       9          10/29/20          1        444          2,318  
 

New Zealand Dollar

       15          12/14/20          1,500        992          (4,656
 

Nickel†

       8          10/19/20          (e)       695          27,992  
 

Nickel†

       9          11/16/20          (e)       783          (18,749
 

Nickel†

       7          12/14/20          (e)       610          (24,088

 

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Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):  
Type      Contracts        Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
     Market
Value
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts (continued):

 

                 
 

Platinum†

       2          4/28/21        $ (e)     $ 92        $ 2,138  
 

S&P/TSX 60 Index

       3          12/17/20        CAD  1        433          (1,664
 

Silver†

       3          5/26/21        $ 15        356          (57,378
 

Soybean†

       11          3/12/21          55        562          36,626  
 

SPI 200

       1          12/17/20        AUD  — (e)       104          (235
 

Sugar No. 11†

       3          9/30/21        $ 336        43          398  
 

TOPIX Index

       14          12/10/20        JPY  140        2,158          26,587  
 

United Kingdom Government 10-Year Gilt

       16          12/29/20        GBP  1,600        2,810          14,613  
                        

 

 

 
                         $ 91,042  
                        

 

 

 
Short position contracts:

 

                 
 

Aluminum†

       (33        10/19/20        $ (1    $ (1,435      $ (34,800
 

Aluminum†

       (15        11/16/20          (— )(e)       (657        8,030  
 

Aluminum†

       (1        12/16/20          (— )(e)       (44        369  
 

Brent Crude†

       (7        12/30/20          (7      (302        (3,403
 

British Pound

       (5        12/14/20          (313      (403        (5,268
 

Cattle Feeder†

       (1        3/25/21          (50      (70        (414
 

Corn†

       (1        5/14/21          (5      (20        (1,101
 

Gas Oil†

       (13        12/10/20          (1      (439        (5,949
 

Lean Hogs†

       (13        4/15/21          (520      (375        (27,704
 

Natural Gas†

       (2        12/29/20          (20      (65        2,616  
 

Nickel†

       (8        10/19/20          (— )(e)       (695        (25,190
 

Nickel†

       (9        11/16/20          (— )(e)       (783        33,931  
 

Nickel†

       (1        12/14/20          (— )(e)       (87        140  
 

WTI Crude Oil†

       (7        12/21/20          (7      (286        (4,830
                        

 

 

 
                         $ (63,573
                        

 

 

 
                         $ 27,469  
                        

 

 

 

† All or a portion of this security is owned by AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund.

 

Credit default swaps agreements outstanding at September 30, 2020:  

Centrally cleared sell protection swap agreements:

 

         
Broker (Exchange)/
Reference Debt Issuer
  Notional
Amount
(000s)(1)
    Implied
Credit
Spread
    Termination
Date
    Fixed Deal
Received Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Value(2)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs (ICE):

 

CDX.EM.33 Index

  $ 2,240       1.67     6/20/25       1.00     Quarterly     $ (85,715   $ (82,135   $ (3,580

CDX.NA.HY.34

    1,000       3.56     6/20/25       5.00     Quarterly       50,528       29,907       20,621  
           

 

 

 
            $ (35,187   $ (52,228   $ 17,041  
           

 

 

 

(1) This represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make available as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(2) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the status at September 30, 2020 of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement have been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a 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 agreement.

(d) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $5,699,853 in cash as collateral for futures contracts and $445,219 in cash as collateral for swap contracts.

(e) Notional amount rounds to less than 500.

 

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Glossary:

AUD—Australian Dollar

BIST—Borsa Istanbul

BRL—Brazilian Real

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CDX—Credit Derivatives Index

EUR—Euro

FTSE—Financial Times Stock Exchange

GBP—British Pound

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

JPY—Japanese Yen

JSE—Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

OAT—Obligations Assimilables du Trésor

TOPIX—Tokyo Stock Price Index

TRY—Turkish Lira

WTI—West Texas Intermediate

ZAR—South African Rand

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Exchange-Traded Funds—99.6%

 

iShares Core S&P 500 (a) (cost—$45,253,716)

    148,866       $50,027,908  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—0.7%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $347,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $353,972 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$347,000)

    $347       347,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Options Purchased —0.4% (cost—$416,695) (b)(c)(d)

 

    202,097  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments, before options written
(cost—$46,017,411)—100.7%

 

    50,577,005  
   

 

 

 
Total Options Written—(0.5)%
(premiums received—$530,382) (b)(c)(d)

 

    (263,560
   

 

 

 
Total Investments, net of options written
(cost—$45,487,029)—100.2%

 

    50,313,445  
   

 

 

 
Other liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.2)%

 

    (122,662
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $50,190,783  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) All or partial amount segregated for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for options written.

(b) Non-income producing.

(c) Exchange traded-Chicago Board Options Exchange.

 

 

(d) Exchange traded option contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:

 

Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Call options:

 

S&P 500 Index

    3,640.00 USD       10/2/20       2     $ 200     $ 5     $ 2,062     $ (2,057

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/2/20       6       600       15       373       (358

S&P 500 Index

    3,575.00 USD       10/5/20       2       200       45       2,198       (2,153

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/5/20       6       600       15       271       (256

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       10/7/20       2       200       95       3,230       (3,135

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/7/20       6       600       15       379       (364

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       10/9/20       2       200       610       3,490       (2,880

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/9/20       6       600       30       235       (205

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       10/12/20       2       200       780       4,874       (4,094

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/12/20       6       600       30       265       (235

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/14/20       2       200       780       4,400       (3,620

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/14/20       6       600       45       247       (202

S&P 500 Index

    3,440.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       4,540       4,956       (416

S&P 500 Index

    3,740.00 USD       10/16/20       1       100       70       2,826       (2,756

S&P 500 Index

    4,200.00 USD       10/16/20       3       300       8       366       (358

S&P 500 Index

    3,420.00 USD       10/19/20       2       200       6,570       3,286       3,284  

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/19/20       6       600       165       235       (70

S&P 500 Index

    3,425.00 USD       10/21/20       2       200       6,980       2,894       4,086  

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/21/20       6       600       240       234       6  

S&P 500 Index

    3,430.00 USD       10/23/20       2       200       7,340       3,294       4,046  

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       530       1,917       (1,387

S&P 500 Index

    3,625.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       410       2,445       (2,035

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       257       1,927       (1,670

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/23/20       6       600       315       241       74  

 

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Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Call options (continued):

 

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/23/20       3     $ 300     $ 83     $ 591     $ (508

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       10/23/20       6       600       90       798       (708

S&P 500 Index

    3,500.00 USD       10/26/20       2       200       3,630       4,234       (604

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/26/20       6       600       375       409       (34

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       10/28/20       2       200       3,140       4,018       (878

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/28/20       6       600       480       499       (19

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/30/20       1       100       1,355       2,886       (1,531

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/30/20       3       300       172       447       (275

S&P 500 Index

    3,570.00 USD       11/2/20       1       100       1,245       3,235       (1,990

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       11/2/20       3       300       105       339       (234

S&P 500 Index

    3,590.00 USD       11/4/20       1       100       1,465       3,666       (2,201

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       11/4/20       3       300       165       386       (221

S&P 500 Index

    3,450.00 USD       11/6/20       2       200       11,540       6,466       5,074  

S&P 500 Index

    3,475.00 USD       11/6/20       1       100       4,775       4,474       301  

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       11/6/20       6       600       570       577       (7

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       11/6/20       3       300       202       343       (141

S&P 500 Index

    3,475.00 USD       11/13/20       1       100       5,655       3,323       2,332  

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       11/13/20       1       100       3,920       4,442       (522

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       11/13/20       1       100       3,220       3,811       (591

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       11/13/20       9       900       1,350       1,375       (25

S&P 500 Index

    3,560.00 USD       10/16/20       1       100       430       2,804       (2,374

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       10/16/20       1       100       265       2,732       (2,467

S&P 500 Index

    3,670.00 USD       10/16/20       1       100       133       2,342       (2,209

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/16/20       1       100       125       2,354       (2,229

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/16/20       6       600       120       767       (647

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/16/20       12       1,200       90       1,075       (985
         

 

 

 
Total call options

 

      $ 74,590     $ 105,038     $ (30,448
         

 

 

 

Put options:

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    303.00 USD       10/2/20       4     $ 400     $ 12     $ 1,035     $ (1,023

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    304.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       12       1,083       (1,071

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    307.00 USD       10/2/20       14       1,400       56       2,390       (2,334

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    311.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       20       703       (683

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       38       671       (633

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    327.00 USD       10/2/20       2       200       141       1,406       (1,265

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/2/20       7       700       724       3,890       (3,166

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    333.00 USD       10/2/20       2       200       417       1,017       (600

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    344.00 USD       10/2/20       2       200       1,874       937       937  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/5/20       4       400       16       963       (947

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    302.00 USD       10/5/20       4       400       20       1,119       (1,099

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    307.00 USD       10/5/20       4       400       30       715       (685

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    308.00 USD       10/5/20       4       400       30       675       (645

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/5/20       14       1,400       133       1,815       (1,682

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/5/20       2       200       195       1,365       (1,170

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/5/20       2       200       308       1,129       (821

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/5/20       2       200       357       1,390       (1,033

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    332.00 USD       10/5/20       9       900       2,133       4,268       (2,135

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    343.00 USD       10/5/20       2       200       1,756       941       815  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/7/20       4       400       28       887       (859

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/7/20       8       800       108       1,442       (1,334

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    312.00 USD       10/7/20       8       800       216       942       (726

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/7/20       2       200       279       1,394       (1,115

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/7/20       2       200       448       1,229       (781

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/7/20       2       200       503       1,005       (502

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    332.00 USD       10/7/20       2       200       629       995       (366

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    334.00 USD       10/7/20       4       400       1,562       1,663       (101

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/9/20       18       1,800       243       2,293       (2,050

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/9/20       12       1,200       222       2,545       (2,323

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/9/20       4       400       104       547       (443

 

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Table of Contents

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2020

 

Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/9/20       7     $ 700     $ 606     $ 2,189     $ (1,583

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/9/20       2       200       398       1,462       (1,064

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    328.00 USD       10/9/20       2       200       533       1,248       (715

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/9/20       4       400       1,290       2,647       (1,357

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    331.00 USD       10/9/20       2       200       708       1,011       (303

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    332.00 USD       10/9/20       2       200       776       806       (30

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/12/20       14       1,400       266       1,730       (1,464

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/12/20       8       800       204       1,222       (1,018

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/12/20       5       500       505       2,033       (1,528

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/12/20       2       200       323       857       (534

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/12/20       2       200       465       1,119       (654

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/12/20       2       200       661       735       (74

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/12/20       2       200       721       1,131       (410

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    331.00 USD       10/12/20       2       200       785       1,063       (278

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/14/20       10       1,000       290       1,289       (999

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/14/20       4       400       160       715       (555

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/14/20       3       300       423       1,403       (980

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/14/20       4       400       778       1,997       (1,219

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    331.00 USD       10/14/20       2       200       907       873       34  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    289.00 USD       10/16/20       14       1,400       427       1,354       (927

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    291.00 USD       10/16/20       4       400       134       519       (385

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/16/20       8       800       336       1,270       (934

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    296.00 USD       10/16/20       4       400       178       687       (509

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/16/20       9       900       1,525       4,014       (2,489

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       484       1,237       (753

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       519       1,017       (498

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       686       1,244       (558

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/16/20       4       400       1,918       2,071       (153

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/19/20       4       400       118       423       (305

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/19/20       8       800       304       1,038       (734

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/19/20       6       600       411       1,052       (641

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/19/20       2       200       192       225       (33

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/19/20       6       600       1,599       3,516       (1,917

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    327.00 USD       10/19/20       7       700       2,943       3,141       (198

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/19/20       4       400       2,036       2,161       (125

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/21/20       4       400       152       499       (347

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    296.00 USD       10/21/20       4       400       274       733       (459

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    304.00 USD       10/21/20       4       400       448       507       (59

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/21/20       2       200       614       1,284       (670

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/21/20       2       200       879       921       (42

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/21/20       3       300       1,668       1,316       352  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/23/20       4       400       186       575       (389

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/23/20       12       1,200       720       1,980       (1,260

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    302.50 USD       10/23/20       4       400       492       535       (43

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/23/20       2       200       517       1,229       (712

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/23/20       6       600       2,067       4,022       (1,955

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/23/20       2       200       966       1,000       (34

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/23/20       2       200       1,140       915       225  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/26/20       4       400       210       631       (421

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/26/20       8       800       544       1,402       (858

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/26/20       2       200       558       1,286       (728

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/26/20       4       400       1,474       2,859       (1,385

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/26/20       2       200       1,018       1,047       (29

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/26/20       2       200       1,194       959       235  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    301.00 USD       10/28/20       4       400       584       471       113  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    327.00 USD       10/28/20       2       200       1,155       939       216  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/30/20       4       400       376       863       (487

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    297.00 USD       10/30/20       4       400       542       587       (45

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    298.00 USD       10/30/20       4       400       572       467       105  

 

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Table of Contents

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2020

 

Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/30/20       2     $ 200     $ 884     $ 1,614     $ (730

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/30/20       2       200       1,126       1,167       (41

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/30/20       2       200       1,181       973       208  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       11/2/20       8       800       1,100       1,046       54  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       11/2/20       4       400       2,392       2,227       165  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       12       539       (527

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    306.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       12       611       (599

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    335.00 USD       10/2/20       2       200       577       776       (199

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    336.00 USD       10/2/20       2       200       674       888       (214

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/5/20       4       400       24       587       (563

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    335.00 USD       10/5/20       2       200       708       812       (104

S&P 500 Index

    3,020.00 USD       10/2/20       3       300       75       7,277       (7,202

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/2/20       3       300       90       8,531       (8,441

S&P 500 Index

    3,090.00 USD       10/2/20       1       100       43       3,145       (3,102

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       190       7,251       (7,061

S&P 500 Index

    3,115.00 USD       10/2/20       3       300       165       3,983       (3,818

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/5/20       3       300       165       3,651       (3,486

S&P 500 Index

    2,975.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       240       7,256       (7,016

S&P 500 Index

    3,000.00 USD       10/7/20       1       100       93       2,641       (2,548

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       338       4,205       (3,867

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       375       5,798       (5,423

S&P 500 Index

    3,020.00 USD       10/9/20       3       300       630       5,601       (4,971

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/9/20       6       600       1,470       8,243       (6,773

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/9/20       3       300       795       5,768       (4,973

S&P 500 Index

    3,080.00 USD       10/9/20       1       100       345       2,452       (2,107

S&P 500 Index

    3,130.00 USD       10/9/20       1       100       565       2,468       (1,903

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       1,380       4,856       (3,476

S&P 500 Index

    3,125.00 USD       10/12/20       1       100       730       2,136       (1,406

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       2,760       3,500       (740

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/14/20       3       300       2,115       4,746       (2,631

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/14/20       3       300       2,580       5,106       (2,526

S&P 500 Index

    3,125.00 USD       10/14/20       4       400       4,220       6,041       (1,821

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/14/20       1       100       1,295       2,245       (950

S&P 500 Index

    3,170.00 USD       10/14/20       3       300       4,590       3,347       1,243  

S&P 500 Index

    2,975.00 USD       10/16/20       3       300       1,380       4,506       (3,126

S&P 500 Index

    2,985.00 USD       10/16/20       3       300       1,470       4,748       (3,278

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/16/20       1       100       775       2,206       (1,431

S&P 500 Index

    3,070.00 USD       10/16/20       1       100       895       2,348       (1,453

S&P 500 Index

    2,925.00 USD       10/19/20       3       300       1,305       4,671       (3,366

S&P 500 Index

    3,000.00 USD       10/19/20       1       100       690       2,441       (1,751

S&P 500 Index

    2,900.00 USD       10/21/20       3       300       1,470       5,168       (3,698

S&P 500 Index

    2,975.00 USD       10/21/20       4       400       3,000       7,359       (4,359

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/21/20       1       100       1,115       2,318       (1,203

S&P 500 Index

    2,910.00 USD       10/23/20       3       300       1,905       5,156       (3,251

S&P 500 Index

    2,915.00 USD       10/23/20       3       300       1,950       4,805       (2,855

S&P 500 Index

    2,960.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       840       2,293       (1,453

S&P 500 Index

    2,990.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       1,000       2,341       (1,341

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/26/20       3       300       4,050       4,475       (425

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/26/20       1       100       1,810       2,136       (326

S&P 500 Index

    3,000.00 USD       10/28/20       3       300       4,140       4,616       (476

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/28/20       3       300       5,460       4,217       1,243  

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/28/20       1       100       2,085       2,301       (216

S&P 500 Index

    3,120.00 USD       10/28/20       1       100       2,655       2,085       570  
         

 

 

 
Total put options

 

      $ 127,507     $ 311,657     $ (184,150
         

 

 

 
Total options purchased contracts

 

      $ 202,097     $ 416,695     $ (214,598
         

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2020

 

Options written contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Call options:

 

S&P 500 Index

    3,800.00 USD       10/2/20       (8   $ (800   $ (20   $ (1,623   $ 1,603  

S&P 500 Index

    3,750.00 USD       10/5/20       (8     (800     (40     (1,407     1,367  

S&P 500 Index

    3,725.00 USD       10/7/20       (8     (800     (80     (3,543     3,463  

S&P 500 Index

    3,650.00 USD       10/9/20       (8     (800     (420     (3,447     3,027  

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/12/20       (8     (800     (460     (3,703     3,243  

S&P 500 Index

    3,700.00 USD       10/14/20       (8     (800     (580     (3,199     2,619  

S&P 500 Index

    3,575.00 USD       10/16/20       (8     (800     (2,840     (4,079     1,239  

S&P 500 Index

    3,660.00 USD       10/16/20       (4     (400     (570     (4,060     3,490  

S&P 500 Index

    3,700.00 USD       10/16/20       (4     (400     (400     (3,904     3,504  

S&P 500 Index

    3,775.00 USD       10/16/20       (8     (800     (440     (7,411     6,971  

S&P 500 Index

    3,850.00 USD       10/16/20       (4     (400     (120     (4,696     4,576  

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/19/20       (8     (800     (5,000     (2,839     (2,161

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/21/20       (8     (800     (6,200     (2,552     (3,648

S&P 500 Index

    3,560.00 USD       10/23/20       (8     (800     (6,600     (2,759     (3,841

S&P 500 Index

    3,775.00 USD       10/23/20       (4     (400     (500     (3,016     2,516  

S&P 500 Index

    3,800.00 USD       10/23/20       (4     (400     (420     (1,640     1,220  

S&P 500 Index

    3,875.00 USD       10/23/20       (4     (400     (250     (1,780     1,530  

S&P 500 Index

    3,650.00 USD       10/26/20       (8     (800     (3,543     (2,903     (640

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/28/20       (8     (800     (2,800     (3,207     407  

S&P 500 Index

    3,685.00 USD       10/30/20       (4     (400     (1,520     (3,812     2,292  

S&P 500 Index

    3,670.00 USD       11/2/20       (4     (400     (1,920     (5,448     3,528  

S&P 500 Index

    3,700.00 USD       11/4/20       (4     (400     (2,140     (5,856     3,716  

S&P 500 Index

    3,575.00 USD       11/6/20       (12     (1,200     (24,420     (15,892     (8,528

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       11/13/20       (4     (400     (8,560     (4,552     (4,008

S&P 500 Index

    3,625.00 USD       11/13/20       (4     (400     (6,980     (8,156     1,176  

S&P 500 Index

    3,650.00 USD       11/13/20       (4     (400     (5,680     (6,748     1,068  
         

 

 

 
Total call options

 

      $ (82,503   $ (112,232   $ 29,729  
         

 

 

 

Put options:

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/2/20       (6   $ (600   $ (51   $ (2,498   $ 2,447  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/2/20       (6     (600     (63     (2,444     2,381  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/2/20       (21     (2,100     (262     (6,306     6,044  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/2/20       (6     (600     (105     (1,309     1,204  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/2/20       (6     (600     (126     (1,483     1,357  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    322.00 USD       10/2/20       (6     (600     (153     (1,748     1,595  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/2/20       (4     (400     (496     (1,069     573  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    313.00 USD       10/5/20       (2     (200     (26     (790     764  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/5/20       (6     (600     (114     (2,570     2,456  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/5/20       (6     (600     (156     (1,868     1,712  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/5/20       (12     (1,200     (432     (3,111     2,679  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/5/20       (21     (2,100     (903     (5,025     4,122  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    328.00 USD       10/5/20       (6     (600     (795     (1,592     797  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/7/20       (2     (200     (43     (764     721  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/7/20       (12     (1,200     (594     (3,675     3,081  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/7/20       (6     (600     (507     (1,610     1,103  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    323.00 USD       10/7/20       (12     (1,200     (1,302     (2,571     1,269  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    306.00 USD       10/9/20       (21     (2,100     (599     (3,430     2,831  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/9/20       (2     (200     (83     (820     737  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    314.00 USD       10/9/20       (6     (600     (378     (1,904     1,526  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/9/20       (12     (1,200     (840     (4,581     3,741  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/9/20       (6     (600     (579     (1,538     959  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/9/20       (6     (600     (798     (1,304     506  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/12/20       (7     (700     (255     (1,430     1,175  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/12/20       (12     (1,200     (684     (3,033     2,349  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/12/20       (6     (600     (552     (1,802     1,250  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/12/20       (6     (600     (669     (1,166     497  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/12/20       (6     (600     (735     (1,658     923  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/14/20       (5     (500     (288     (1,201     913  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    308.00 USD       10/14/20       (6     (600     (438     (1,382     944  

 

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Options written contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    309.00 USD       10/14/20       (6   $ (600   $ (474   $ (1,778   $ 1,304  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/14/20       (6     (600     (993     (1,370     377  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    302.00 USD       10/16/20       (13     (1,300     (871     (2,603     1,732  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    303.00 USD       10/16/20       (6     (600     (429     (1,502     1,073  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    308.00 USD       10/16/20       (12     (1,200     (1,230     (3,519     2,289  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/16/20       (6     (600     (708     (1,964     1,256  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/16/20       (12     (1,200     (2,190     (3,243     1,053  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/19/20       (6     (600     (810     (2,072     1,262  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/19/20       (10     (1,000     (1,905     (2,693     788  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/19/20       (21     (2,100     (4,284     (4,690     406  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/21/20       (6     (600     (522     (1,574     1,052  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/21/20       (4     (400     (900     (961     61  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    319.00 USD       10/21/20       (9     (900     (2,597     (1,991     (606

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/23/20       (6     (600     (633     (1,766     1,133  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/23/20       (14     (1,400     (2,002     (4,755     2,753  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    314.00 USD       10/23/20       (6     (600     (1,461     (1,526     65  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/23/20       (6     (600     (1,740     (1,358     (382

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/26/20       (2     (200     (237     (632     395  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/26/20       (8     (800     (1,260     (2,720     1,460  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    313.00 USD       10/26/20       (6     (600     (1,497     (1,550     53  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/26/20       (6     (600     (1,875     (1,466     (409

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    314.00 USD       10/28/20       (6     (600     (1,773     (1,412     (361

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/30/20       (6     (600     (1,245     (2,528     1,283  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    311.00 USD       10/30/20       (6     (600     (1,695     (1,766     71  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    312.00 USD       10/30/20       (6     (600     (1,782     (1,442     (340

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       11/2/20       (12     (1,200     (3,528     (3,255     (273

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/2/20       (4     (400     (330     (14,831     14,501  

S&P 500 Index

    3,160.00 USD       10/2/20       (1     (100     (95     (4,003     3,908  

S&P 500 Index

    3,165.00 USD       10/2/20       (3     (300     (300     (6,084     5,784  

S&P 500 Index

    3,175.00 USD       10/2/20       (3     (300     (360     (12,595     12,235  

S&P 500 Index

    3,180.00 USD       10/2/20       (3     (300     (375     (6,136     5,761  

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/5/20       (3     (300     (285     (5,699     5,414  

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/7/20       (1     (100     (170     (3,474     3,304  

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/7/20       (2     (200     (435     (7,656     7,221  

S&P 500 Index

    3,160.00 USD       10/7/20       (3     (300     (1,320     (6,459     5,139  

S&P 500 Index

    3,170.00 USD       10/7/20       (1     (100     (500     (3,235     2,735  

S&P 500 Index

    3,175.00 USD       10/7/20       (3     (300     (1,590     (9,961     8,371  

S&P 500 Index

    3,105.00 USD       10/9/20       (6     (600     (2,610     (13,035     10,425  

S&P 500 Index

    3,145.00 USD       10/9/20       (1     (100     (665     (3,275     2,610  

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/9/20       (3     (300     (2,100     (9,955     7,855  

S&P 500 Index

    3,180.00 USD       10/9/20       (3     (300     (2,895     (9,946     7,051  

S&P 500 Index

    3,200.00 USD       10/9/20       (1     (100     (1,195     (3,316     2,121  

S&P 500 Index

    3,190.00 USD       10/12/20       (1     (100     (1,345     (2,939     1,594  

S&P 500 Index

    3,200.00 USD       10/12/20       (3     (300     (4,425     (8,980     4,555  

S&P 500 Index

    3,215.00 USD       10/12/20       (3     (300     (5,085     (5,899     814  

S&P 500 Index

    3,190.00 USD       10/14/20       (3     (300     (5,370     (6,475     1,105  

S&P 500 Index

    3,200.00 USD       10/14/20       (1     (100     (1,940     (2,953     1,013  

S&P 500 Index

    3,210.00 USD       10/14/20       (4     (400     (8,420     (12,034     3,614  

S&P 500 Index

    3,220.00 USD       10/14/20       (3     (300     (6,825     (8,904     2,079  

S&P 500 Index

    3,240.00 USD       10/14/20       (3     (300     (7,980     (5,938     (2,042

S&P 500 Index

    3,110.00 USD       10/16/20       (4     (400     (4,800     (11,763     6,963  

S&P 500 Index

    3,120.00 USD       10/16/20       (3     (300     (3,885     (8,828     4,943  

S&P 500 Index

    3,135.00 USD       10/16/20       (1     (100     (1,445     (3,191     1,746  

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/19/20       (4     (400     (3,860     (12,109     8,249  

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/21/20       (3     (300     (3,045     (9,616     6,571  

S&P 500 Index

    3,030.00 USD       10/21/20       (1     (100     (1,055     (3,094     2,039  

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/21/20       (4     (400     (6,580     (12,517     5,937  

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/23/20       (1     (100     (1,225     (3,141     1,916  

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/23/20       (3     (300     (4,035     (9,694     5,659  

 

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Table of Contents

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2020

 

Options written contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

S&P 500 Index

    3,045.00 USD       10/23/20       (3   $ (300   $ (4,155   $ (9,272   $ 5,117  

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/23/20       (1     (100     (1,425     (3,174     1,749  

S&P 500 Index

    3,140.00 USD       10/26/20       (1     (100     (2,635     (3,014     379  

S&P 500 Index

    3,160.00 USD       10/26/20       (3     (300     (8,850     (9,208     358  

S&P 500 Index

    3,130.00 USD       10/28/20       (4     (400     (11,200     (12,338     1,138  

S&P 500 Index

    3,180.00 USD       10/28/20       (4     (400     (14,580     (11,591     (2,989
         

 

 

 
Total put options

 

      $ (181,057   $ (418,150   $ 237,093  
         

 

 

 
Total options written contracts

 

      $ (263,560   $ (530,382   $ 266,822  
         

 

 

 

(e) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $247,920 in cash as collateral for options written.

 

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AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes—71.5%

 

Auto Manufacturers—0.5%

 

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Ser. C, (converts to FRN on 9/30/30) (c)(d),

 

5.70%, 9/30/30

    $127       $127,794  
   

 

 

 
Banks—32.9%

 

 

Barclays PLC, (converts to FRN on 6/15/26) (c)(d),

 

6.125%, 12/15/25

    417       423,729  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (c)(d),

 

5.65%, 10/6/25 (converts to FRN on 10/6/25)

    450       474,469  

6.00%, 7/6/23, Ser. B (converts to FRN on 7/6/23)

    610       589,026  

Comerica, Inc., (converts to FRN on 10/1/25) (c)(d),

 

5.625%, 7/1/25

    645       683,343  

Credit Suisse Group AG (a)(b)(c)(d),

 

5.25%, 2/11/27 (converts to FRN on 8/11/27)

    280       281,260  

6.375%, 8/21/26 (converts to FRN on 8/21/26)

    600       641,751  

First Horizon Bank,

 

5.75%, 5/1/30

    500       565,544  

First Maryland Capital II, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.850% (d),

 

1.101%, 2/1/27

    213       197,558  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (c)(d),

 

4.45%, 10/15/27 (converts to FRN on 10/15/27)

    200       198,200  

5.625%, 7/15/30 (converts to FRN on 10/15/30)

    500       551,250  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.950% (d),

 

1.201%, 2/2/37

    857       734,877  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (converts to FRN on 9/27/25) (c)(d),

 

7.50%, 9/27/25

    1,025       1,092,081  

Natwest Group PLC, (converts to FRN on 6/29/26) (c)(d),

 

6.00%, 12/29/25

    1,230       1,256,843  

NTC Capital II, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.590%, Ser. B (d),

 

0.865%, 4/15/27

    230       213,095  

Regions Financial Corp., Ser. D, (converts to FRN on 9/15/25) (c)(d),

 

5.75%, 6/15/25

    155       165,850  

Truist Financial Corp., Ser. Q, (converts to FRN on 9/1/30) (c)(d),

 

5.10%, 3/1/30

    300       324,660  
   

 

 

 
      8,393,536  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—3.7%

 

Discover Financial Services (c)(d),

 

5.50%, 10/30/27, Ser. C (converts to FRN on 10/30/27)

    730       697,011  

6.125%, 6/23/25 (converts to FRN on 9/23/25)

    225       238,567  
   

 

 

 
      935,578  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities—5.9%

 

 

Emera, Inc., Ser. 16-A, (converts to FRN on 6/15/26) (d),

 

6.75%, 6/15/76

    610       680,106  

Sempra Energy, (converts to FRN on 10/15/25) (c)(d),

 

4.875%, 10/15/25

    515       529,820  

Southern Co., Ser. B, (converts to FRN on 1/15/26) (d),

 

4.00%, 1/15/51

    292       292,904  
   

 

 

 
      1,502,830  
   

 

 

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Insurance—17.0%

 

 

Allstate Corp., (converts to FRN on 5/15/37) (d),

 

6.50%, 5/15/57

  $ 170     $ 218,237  

American International Group, Inc. (d),

 

5.75%, 4/1/48, Ser. A-9 (converts to FRN on 4/1/28)

    360       398,043  

8.175%, 5/15/58 (converts to FRN on 5/15/38)

    374       528,832  

Lincoln National Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.358% (d),

 

2.638%, 5/17/66

    1,470       1,058,400  

MetLife, Inc.,

 

9.25%, 4/8/38 (a)(b)

    215       326,286  

10.75%, 8/1/39

    1,110       1,819,533  
   

 

 

 
      4,349,331  
   

 

 

 
Media—1.9%

 

 

ViacomCBS, Inc., (converts to FRN on 2/28/27) (d),

 

6.25%, 2/28/57

    440       483,877  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing—2.2%

 

General Electric Co., Ser. D, (converts to FRN on 1/21/21) (c)(d),

 

5.00%, 1/21/21

    700       554,750  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines—7.4%

 

 

Energy Transfer Operating L.P., (converts to FRN on 5/15/30) (c)(d),

 

7.125%, 5/15/30

    1,581       1,250,966  

Plains All American Pipeline L.P., Ser. B, (converts to FRN on 11/15/22) (c)(d),

 

6.125%, 11/15/22

    801       509,156  

Transcanada Trust, (converts to FRN on 9/15/29) (d),

 

5.50%, 9/15/79

    120       125,925  
   

 

 

 
      1,886,047  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost—$18,201,737)

 

    18,233,743  
 

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Preferred Stock—21.4%

 

 
Banks—11.2%

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII, 3 mo. LIBOR + 6.370% (d)

 

6.64%, 10/30/40

    22,495       606,915  

First Horizon National Corp. (c)

6.50%, 10/10/25

    20,910       570,216  

Regions Financial Corp., Ser. C, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.148% (c)(d)

 

5.70%, 5/15/29

    17,918       485,399  

Wells Fargo & Co. (c)

4.75%, 3/15/25

    26,960       677,774  

Wells Fargo & Co., Ser. Q, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.090% (c)(d)

 

5.85%, 9/15/23

    20,350       530,321  
   

 

 

 
      2,870,625  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance—2.3%

 

 

Synchrony Financial, Ser. A (c)

5.625%, 11/15/24

    23,785       585,587  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—1.9%

 

AT&T, Inc., Ser. C (c)

4.75%, 2/18/25

    19,100       487,050  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.5%

 

Public Storage (c)

    15,000       372,000  
   

 

 

 
    

 

Shares

    Value  
Insurance—3.1%

 

 

Athene Holding Ltd., Ser. A, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.253% (c)(d)

 

6.35%, 6/30/2029

    29,468     $ 791,216  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.4%

 

United States Cellular Corp.

6.25%, 9/1/69

    13,670       357,880  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Stock
(cost—$5,335,956)

 

    5,464,358  
 

 

 

 
   
Common Stock—4.9%

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.8%

 

Energy Transfer L.P.

    83,000       449,860  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—3.1%

 

 

AT&T, Inc.

    27,490       783,740  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$1,367,968)

 

    1,233,600  
 

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—3.2%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $826,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $842,534 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$826,000)

    $826       826,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$25,731,661)—101.0%

 

    25,757,701  
   

 

 

 
Liabilities in excess of
other assets (e)—(1.0)%
      (245,650
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%       $25,512,051  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $1,249,297, representing 4.9% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $1,249,297, representing 4.9% of net assets.

(c) Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date.

(d) Variable or Floating Rate Security—Securities with an interest rate that changes periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2020.

 

 

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(e) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of other financial instruments as follows:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:

Type

     Contracts        Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000s)
     Market
Value
(000s)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Long position contracts:

 

             
 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

       3          12/31/20      $  300      $ 378      $ 137  
              

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps agreements outstanding at September 30, 2020:  

Centrally cleared buy protection swap agreements:

 

         
Broker (Exchange)/
Reference Debt Issuer
  Notional
Amount
(000s)(1)
    Implied
Credit
Spread
    Termination
Date
    Fixed Deal
Pay Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Value(2)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Goldman Sachs (ICE):

 

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.

  $ 770       1.534     12/20/24       (1.00 )%      Quarterly     $ 13,636     $ 85,737     $ (72,101

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    260       0.904     6/20/25       (5.00 )%      Quarterly       (50,328     (44,184     (6,144

Simon Property Group, L.P.

    210       1.517     6/20/25       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       4,066       18,220       (14,154

The Williams Companies, Inc.

    260       0.811     12/20/24       (1.00 )%      Quarterly       (2,922     29,792       (32,714
           

 

 

 
            $ (35,548   $ 89,565     $ (125,113
           

 

 

 

(1) This represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make available as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(2) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the status at September 30, 2020 of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement have been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a 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 agreement.

(f) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $31,764 in cash as collateral for futures contracts and received $40,437 in cash as collateral for swap contracts.

Glossary:

FRN—Floating Rate Note

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes—81.8%

 

Advertising—0.2%

 

Outfront Media Capital LLC (a)(c),

 

6.25%, 6/15/25

    $1,250       $1,289,844  
   

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense—1.7%

 

 

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (a)(c),

 

7.50%, 4/15/25

    11,500       11,665,370  

Triumph Group, Inc. (a)(c),

 

6.25%, 9/15/24

    1,550       1,322,181  

8.875%, 6/1/24

    500       533,750  
   

 

 

 
      13,521,301  
   

 

 

 
Airlines—1.3%

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)(c),

 

4.50%, 10/20/25

    2,000       2,053,750  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC (a)(c),

 

6.50%, 6/20/27

    6,450       6,715,277  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. (a)(c),

 

8.00%, 9/20/25

    2,000       2,121,540  
   

 

 

 
      10,890,567  
   

 

 

 
Apparel & Textiles—0.2%

 

 

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)(c),

   

5.375%, 5/15/25

    1,250       1,326,563  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components—1.8%

 

 

Clarios Global LP (a)(c),

   

6.75%, 5/15/25

    800       843,256  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,

 

9.50%, 5/31/25

    12,500       13,586,312  
   

 

 

 
      14,429,568  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers—3.0%

 

 

Ford Motor Co.,

 

8.50%, 4/21/23

    15,050       16,428,505  

9.00%, 4/22/25

    7,000       8,034,565  
   

 

 

 
      24,463,070  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials—0.3%

 

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.,

 

4.875%, 9/15/24

    2,686       2,765,237  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals—0.5%

 

 

OCI NV (a)(c),

 

6.625%, 4/15/23

    4,285       4,436,046  
   

 

 

 
Coal—0.3%

 

 

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC,

 

12.00%, 5/1/25

    9,151       2,882,582  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services—2.3%

 

 

APX Group, Inc.,

 

8.50%, 11/1/24

    12,688       13,432,088  

Brink’s Co. (a)(c),

 

5.50%, 7/15/25

    5,000       5,215,625  
   

 

 

 
      18,647,713  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale—5.3%

 

KAR Auction Services, Inc. (a)(c),

 

5.125%, 6/1/25

    4,412       4,417,427  

Wolverine Escrow LLC (a)(c),

 

8.50%, 11/15/24

    24,400       20,069,000  

9.00%, 11/15/26

    22,250       18,397,969  
   

 

 

 
      42,884,396  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—8.9%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(c),

 

4.75%, 12/15/24

    34,000       31,860,550  

7.00%, 1/15/26

    6,000       5,981,850  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co., Ltd., PIK 7.25% (a)(c),

 

6.50%, 9/15/24

    42,590       23,903,567  

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

LPL Holdings, Inc. (a)(c),

 

5.75%, 9/15/25

  $ 9,107     $ 9,464,905  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (a)(c),

 

5.25%, 8/15/22

    1,000       1,004,375  
   

 

 

 
      72,215,247  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities—0.5%

 

 

AES Corp.,

 

5.50%, 4/15/25

    3,700       3,821,897  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction—0.4%

 

PowerTeam Services LLC (a)(c),

 

9.033%, 12/4/25

    3,000       3,174,375  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment—2.9%

 

 

Banijay Entertainment S.A.S. U. (a)(c),

 

5.375%, 3/1/25

    12,250       12,364,844  

International Game Technology PLC (a)(c),

 

6.25%, 2/15/22

    7,930       8,113,381  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (a)(c),

 

9.50%, 8/1/25

    1,500       1,552,470  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC (a)(c),

 

7.75%, 4/15/25

    1,800       1,908,540  
   

 

 

 
      23,939,235  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.2%

 

ESH Hospitality, Inc. (a)(c),

 

5.25%, 5/1/25

    9,300       9,406,717  
   

 

 

 
Food Service—0.6%

 

 

Aramark Services, Inc. (a)(c),

 

5.00%, 4/1/25

    4,586       4,663,503  
   

 

 

 
Hand/Machine Tools—0.8%

 

 

Colfax Corp. (a)(c),

 

6.00%, 2/15/24

    6,000       6,250,080  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products—1.0%

 

 

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. (a)(c),

 

4.25%, 2/1/21

    7,795       7,883,757  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders—0.1%

 

 

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc. (a)(c),

 

6.125%, 6/15/25

    900       970,731  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares—0.1%

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 7/15/25

    500       516,750  
   

 

 

 
Lodging—2.1%

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.,

 

3.20%, 8/8/24

    8,930       9,057,908  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC (a)(c),

 

5.50%, 3/1/25

    8,000       7,695,000  
   

 

 

 
      16,752,908  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified—0.3%

 

 

CNH Industrial Capital LLC,

 

4.375%, 4/5/22

    2,675       2,805,401  
   

 

 

 
Media—3.7%

 

 

AMC Networks, Inc.,

 

5.00%, 4/1/24

    24,371       24,949,811  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,

 

9.25%, 2/15/24

    2,243       2,180,207  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (a)(c),

 

5.625%, 8/1/24

    1,650       1,644,844  

TEGNA, Inc. (a)(c),

 

4.75%, 3/15/26

    1,500       1,535,550  
   

 

 

 
      30,310,412  
   

 

 

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Miscellaneous Manufacturing—1.8%

 

Hillenbrand, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 6/15/25

  $ 2,000     $ 2,146,250  

LSB Industries, Inc. (a)(c),

 

9.625%, 5/1/23

    12,600       12,393,927  
   

 

 

 
      14,540,177  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—8.9%

 

AmeriGas Partners L.P.,

 

5.50%, 5/20/25

    602       648,303  

5.625%, 5/20/24

    4,510       4,785,110  

CVR Energy, Inc. (a)(c),

 

5.25%, 2/15/25

    38,449       33,570,783  

PBF Holding Co. LLC,

 

7.25%, 6/15/25

    32,000       24,243,360  

9.25%, 5/15/25 (a)(c)

    4,000       4,115,080  

Sunoco L.P.,

 

4.875%, 1/15/23

    4,500       4,538,902  
   

 

 

 
      71,901,538  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines—11.1%

 

 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP,

 

5.25%, 10/1/25

    13,200       13,516,800  

EQM Midstream Partners LP (a)(c),

 

6.00%, 7/1/25

    8,000       8,260,000  

MPLX L.P.,

 

6.25%, 10/15/22

    745       745,819  

New Fortress Energy, Inc. (a)(c),

 

6.75%, 9/15/25

    16,700       17,491,163  

NuStar Logistics LP,

 

5.75%, 10/1/25

    3,450       3,571,785  

PBF Logistics L.P.,

 

6.875%, 5/15/23

    11,912       11,234,326  

Tallgrass Energy Partners L.P. (a)(c),

 

4.75%, 10/1/23

    6,000       5,703,690  

Targa Resources Partners L.P.,

 

5.25%, 5/1/23

    29,290       29,298,933  
   

 

 

 
      89,822,516  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate—2.8%

 

 

Newmark Group, Inc.,

 

6.125%, 11/15/23

    15,247       15,892,679  

Realogy Group LLC (a)(c),

 

4.875%, 6/1/23

    1,500       1,487,813  

7.625%, 6/15/25

    5,000       5,245,075  
   

 

 

 
      22,625,567  
   

 

 

 
Retail—7.5%

 

 

Carvana Co. (a)(c),

 

5.625%, 10/1/25

    8,000       7,910,000  

eG Global Finance PLC (a)(c),

 

6.75%, 2/7/25

    8,250       8,461,406  

8.50%, 10/30/25

    22,000       23,196,250  

GameStop Corp. (a)(c),

 

10.00%, 3/15/23

    9,075       8,212,875  

KGA Escrow LLC (a)(c),

 

7.50%, 8/15/23

    12,428       12,881,933  
   

 

 

 
      60,662,464  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors—0.7%

 

 

ams AG (a)(c),

 

7.00%, 7/31/25

    5,250       5,573,164  
   

 

 

 
Software—1.1%

 

 

j2 Cloud Services LLC (a)(c),

 

6.00%, 7/15/25

    2,000       2,082,600  

Logan Merger Sub, Inc. (a)(c),

 

5.50%, 9/1/27

    2,000       2,033,750  

Veritas U.S., Inc. (a)(c),

 

7.50%, 2/1/23

    2,000       2,002,710  
 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Veritas US, Inc. (a)(c),

 

7.50%, 9/1/25

  $ 3,000     $ 3,097,500  
   

 

 

 
      9,216,560  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—4.6%

 

 

Connect Finco SARL (a)(c),

 

6.75%, 10/1/26

    29,550       29,688,885  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,

 

7.625%, 6/15/21

    5,830       6,055,912  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

 

5.375%, 1/15/24

    1,925       1,949,727  
   

 

 

 
      37,694,524  
   

 

 

 
Transportation—3.8%

 

 

Fly Leasing Ltd.,

 

5.25%, 10/15/24

    9,990       8,091,900  

6.375%, 10/15/21

    14,125       14,158,123  

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)(c),

 

6.25%, 5/1/25

    1,500       1,600,313  

6.75%, 8/15/24

    6,900       7,321,417  
   

 

 

 
      31,171,753  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost—$713,962,663)

 

    663,456,163  
 

 

 

 
   
Senior Loans (a)(b)- 13.5%

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies—7.7%

 

APX Group, Inc.,

 

5.147%, 12/31/25, 1 mo. LIBOR + 5.000%, 2020 Term Loan

    21,492       21,171,845  

7.25%, 12/31/25, 3 mo. Prime + 4.000%, 2020 Term Loan

    14       14,008  

Asurion LLC,

 

3.147%, 8/4/22, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%, 2017 Term Loan B4

    12,589       12,468,382  

6.647%, 8/4/25, 1 mo. LIBOR + 6.500%, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan

    29,121       29,227,359  
   

 

 

 
      62,881,594  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities—2.2%

 

 

Calpine Corp., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, Term Loan B5,

 

2.40%, 1/15/24

    2,953       2,878,899  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%, 2020 Term Loan,

 

5.50%, 6/23/25

    14,963       14,688,162  
   

 

 

 
      17,567,061  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment—0.3%

 

 

Banijay Entertainment S.A.S, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%, USD Term Loan,

 

3.907%, 3/1/25

    2,950       2,898,375  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines—0.8%

 

 

Prairie ECI Acquiror LP, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.750%, Term Loan B,

 

4.897%, 3/11/26

    7,200       6,525,176  
   

 

 

 
Retail—0.4%

 

 

Whatabrands LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 2020 Term Loan B,

 

2.906%, 7/31/26

    2,978       2,921,709  
   

 

 

 
Specialty Retail—2.1%

 

 

PetSmart, Inc., 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%, Consenting Term Loan (d),

 

3/11/22

    16,985       16,972,930  
   

 

 

 
Total Senior Loans
(cost—$110,660,480)

 

    109,766,845  
 

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Asset-backed Security—0.2%

 

 

Navajo Transitional Energy Co. LLC,

 

9.00%, 10/24/24 (cost—$10,045,457)

  $ 4,881     $ 1,537,377  
   

 

 

 
   
    Shares        
Common Stock—0.0%

 

 
Coal—0.0%

 

 

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. (e)(f) (cost—$0)

    40,020       1  
   

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
Repurchase Agreements—2.9%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $23,764,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $24,239,309 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$23,764,000)

    $23,764       23,764,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$858,432,600)—98.4%

 

    798,524,386  
 

 

 

 
Other assets less
liabilities—1.6%

 

    13,249,800  
 

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $811,774,186  
 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $531,883,816, representing 65.5% of net assets.

(b) These securities generally pay interest at rates which are periodically pre-determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally either the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the “LIBOR” or the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or the certificate of deposit rate. These securities are generally considered to be restricted as the Fund is ordinarily contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent bank and/or borrower prior to disposition. Remaining maturities of senior loans may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional payments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2020.

(c) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $422,116,971, representing 52.0% of net assets.

(d) When-issued or delayed-delivery. To be settled/delivered after September 30, 2020.

(e) Fair-Valued—Security with a value of $1, representing less than 0.05% of net assets. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Level 3 security. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Glossary:

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes—91.7%

 

Aerospace & Defense—3.3%

 

Boeing Co.,

   

4.508%, 5/1/23

    $150       $158,163  

Raytheon Co.,

   

3.125%, 10/15/20

    100       100,093  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (a)(b),

   

7.50%, 4/15/25

    175       177,516  

Triumph Group, Inc. (a)(b),

   

8.875%, 6/1/24

    100       106,750  
   

 

 

 
      542,522  
   

 

 

 
Airlines—3.1%

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)(b),

   

4.50%, 10/20/25

    300       308,062  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC (a)(b),

 

6.50%, 6/20/27

    200       208,226  
   

 

 

 
      516,288  
   

 

 

 
Apparel & Textiles—0.9%

 

 

PVH Corp. (a)(b),

   

4.625%, 7/10/25

    150       156,605  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers—1.5%

 

 

Ford Motor Co.,

   

8.50%, 4/21/23

    125       136,449  

9.00%, 4/22/25

    100       114,780  
   

 

 

 
      251,229  
   

 

 

 
Banks—15.8%

 

 

Bank of America Corp.,

   

5.70%, 1/24/22

    347       371,093  

Barclays Bank PLC, 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.460% (c),

 

0.726%, 1/11/21

    100       100,076  

Citigroup, Inc.,

   

3.142%, 1/24/23 (converts to FRN on 1/24/22) (c)

    332       342,624  

4.50%, 1/14/22

    200       210,320  

Fifth Third Bancorp,

   

3.50%, 3/15/22

    500       520,978  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,

   

5.25%, 7/27/21

    300       312,009  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

   

4.625%, 5/10/21

    300       307,960  

Morgan Stanley,

   

5.50%, 7/28/21

    425       442,871  
   

 

 

 
      2,607,931  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals—0.6%

 

 

CVR Partners L.P. (a)(b),

   

9.25%, 6/15/23

    100       92,490  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services—1.6%

 

 

APX Group, Inc.,

   

8.50%, 11/1/24

    250       264,661  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale—1.5%

 

 

Wolverine Escrow LLC (a)(b),

   

8.50%, 11/15/24

    300       246,750  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services—12.3%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC,

   

4.50%, 5/15/21

    245       250,053  

4.50%, 9/15/23

    200       206,203  

4.625%, 7/1/22

    150       153,684  

6.50%, 7/15/25

    250       269,941  

Aircastle Ltd.,

   

4.40%, 9/25/23

    350       347,552  

5.00%, 4/1/23

    150       150,554  

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

American Express Co.,

   

3.70%, 11/5/21

  $ 200     $ 206,665  

Capital One Financial Corp.,

 

4.75%, 7/15/21

    130       134,445  

Charles Schwab Corp.,

 

3.25%, 5/21/21

    200       203,372  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co., Ltd., PIK 7.25% (a)(b),

 

6.50%, 9/15/24

    207       116,319  
   

 

 

 
      2,038,788  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities—3.2%

 

 

AES Corp. (a)(b),

 

3.30%, 7/15/25

    200       213,447  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.,

 

2.65%, 11/15/22

    300       312,915  
   

 

 

 
      526,362  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction—1.0%

 

 

PowerTeam Services LLC (a)(b),

 

9.033%, 12/4/25

    150       158,719  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment—1.1%

 

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC (a)(b),

 

7.75%, 4/15/25

    175       185,553  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—2.2%

 

American Tower Corp.,

 

3.375%, 5/15/24

    75       81,198  

CC Holdings GS V LLC,

 

3.849%, 4/15/23

    75       80,648  

ERP Operating L.P.,

 

4.625%, 12/15/21

    200       207,955  
   

 

 

 
      369,801  
   

 

 

 
Food & Beverage—3.7%

 

 

General Mills, Inc.,

 

3.15%, 12/15/21

    275       282,297  

Hershey Co.,

 

4.125%, 12/1/20

    50       50,323  

J M Smucker Co.,

 

3.00%, 3/15/22

    275       285,193  
   

 

 

 
      617,813  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products—0.6%

 

 

Fresenius U.S. Finance II, Inc. (a)(b),

 

4.50%, 1/15/23

    50       53,347  

Medtronic, Inc.,

 

3.15%, 3/15/22

    50       52,034  
   

 

 

 
      105,381  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services—1.0%

 

 

HCA, Inc.,

 

4.75%, 5/1/23

    150       163,670  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders—0.7%

 

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.125%, 6/15/25

    100       107,859  
   

 

 

 
Insurance—6.6%

 

American International Group, Inc.,

 

3.30%, 3/1/21

    500       504,829  

Aon PLC,

 

4.00%, 11/27/23

    175       191,474  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,

 

4.05%, 10/15/23

    175       191,287  

Prudential Financial, Inc.,

 

4.50%, 11/16/21

    200       209,343  
   

 

 

 
      1,096,933  
   

 

 

 
Lodging—6.1%

 

 

Choice Hotels International, Inc.,

 

5.75%, 7/1/22

    361       384,463  

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Hyatt Hotels Corp.,

 

3.375%, 7/15/23

  $ 150     $ 152,436  

Marriott International, Inc.,

 

3.125%, 10/15/21

    250       253,191  

3.60%, 4/15/24

    100       102,899  

5.75%, 5/1/25

    100       111,707  
   

 

 

 
      1,004,696  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining—1.2%

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 0.350 (c),

 

0.598%, 12/7/20

    200       200,112  
   

 

 

 
Media—1.0%

 

Cox Communications, Inc. (a)(b),

 

3.25%, 12/15/22

    150       157,928  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—7.6%

 

CVR Energy, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.25%, 2/15/25

    475       414,734  

PBF Holding Co. LLC,

 

7.25%, 6/15/25

    500       378,803  

9.25%, 5/15/25 (a)(b)

    450       462,946  
   

 

 

 
      1,256,483  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals—3.1%

 

 

Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a)(b),

 

7.00%, 3/15/24

    100       103,600  

Pfizer, Inc.,

 

3.00%, 9/15/21

    175       179,587  

Zoetis, Inc.,

 

3.25%, 8/20/21

    225       230,871  
   

 

 

 
      514,058  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines—2.5%

 

 

New Fortress Energy, Inc. (a)(b),

 

6.75%, 9/15/25

    50       52,369  

Rattler Midstream L.P. (a)(b),

 

5.625%, 7/15/25

    150       151,312  

Tallgrass Energy Partners L.P. (a)(b),

 

7.50%, 10/1/25

    200       201,185  
   

 

 

 
      404,866  
   

 

 

 
Retail—2.4%

 

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.,

 

3.70%, 5/15/23

    75       80,574  

eG Global Finance PLC (a)(b),

 

8.50%, 10/30/25

    200       210,875  

KGA Escrow LLC (a)(b),

 

7.50%, 8/15/23

    100       103,653  
   

 

 

 
      395,102  
   

 

 

 
Software—3.3%

 

 

Logan Merger Sub, Inc. (a)(b),

 

5.50%, 9/1/27

    200       203,375  

VMware, Inc.,

 

2.95%, 8/21/22

    325       338,162  
   

 

 

 
      541,537  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications—1.4%

 

 

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC (a)(b),

 

3.36%, 9/20/21

    125       126,425  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

 

6.00%, 3/1/23

    100       100,385  
   

 

 

 
      226,810  
   

 

 

 
Transportation—2.4%

 

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC,

 

4.10%, 6/1/21

    200       203,046  
 

 

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September 30, 2020

 

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Ryder System, Inc.,

 

4.625%, 6/1/25

  $ 175     $ 201,157  
   

 

 

 
      404,203  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost—$14,644,050)

 

    15,155,150  
   

 

 

 
   
U.S. Government Agency Securities—2.9%

 

Federal Home Loan Banks,

 

3.00%, 9/10/21

    100       102,697  

3.125%, 9/9/22

    100       105,748  

5.00%, 12/10/21

    250       264,478  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Government Agency Securities (cost—$460,567)

 

    472,923  
   

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations—1.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes,

 

2.75%, 9/15/21

    100       102,469  

3.125%, 5/15/21

    100       101,852  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(cost—$202,651)

 

    204,321  
   

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements—3.0%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $496,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $505,961 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$496,000)

    496       496,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$15,803,268)—98.8%

 

    16,328,394  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less
liabilities—1.2%

 

    194,338  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $16,522,732  
   

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $4,320,045, representing 26.1% of net assets.

(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $4,320,045, representing 26.1% of net assets.

(c) Variable or Floating Rate Security—Securities with an interest rate that changes periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2020.

Glossary:

FRN—Floating Rate Note

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Short-Term Investments—101.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations—98.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills,

   

0.070%, 10/1/20

    $2,700       $2,700,000  

0.015%, 10/1/20

    1,000       1,000,000  

0.089%, 10/8/20 (a)

    21,000       20,999,643  

0.071%, 10/15/20 (a)

    3,800       3,799,897  

0.081%, 10/22/20

    2,500       2,499,883  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (cost—$30,999,423)

 

    30,999,423  
   

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements—3.0%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $946,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $964,925 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$946,000)

    946       946,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments (cost—$31,945,423)

 

    31,945,423  
   

 

 

 
Total Options Purchased—1.0% (cost—$653,332) (b)(c)(d)

 

    300,932  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments, before options written
(cost—$32,598,755)—102.5%

 

    32,246,355  
   

 

 

 
Total Options Written—(1.3)%
(premiums received—$843,598) (b)(c)(d)

 

    (399,314
   

 

 

 
Total Investments, net of
options written
(cost—$31,755,157)—101.2%

 

    31,847,041  
   

 

 

 
Other liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.2)%

 

    (389,269
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $31,457,772  
   

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) All or partial amount segregated for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for options written.

(b) Non-income producing.

(c) Exchange traded-Chicago Board Options Exchange.

(d) Exchange traded option contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:

 

 

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Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Call options:

 

S&P 500 Index

    3,640.00 USD       10/2/20       3     $ 300     $ 8     $ 3,093     $ (3,085

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/2/20       9       900       23       559       (536

S&P 500 Index

    3,575.00 USD       10/5/20       3       300       68       3,297       (3,229

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/5/20       9       900       23       406       (383

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       142       4,845       (4,703

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/7/20       9       900       23       568       (545

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       10/9/20       3       300       915       5,235       (4,320

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/9/20       9       900       45       352       (307

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       1,170       7,311       (6,141

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/12/20       9       900       45       397       (352

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/14/20       3       300       1,170       6,600       (5,430

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/14/20       9       900       68       370       (302

S&P 500 Index

    3,440.00 USD       10/16/20       3       300       6,810       7,434       (624

S&P 500 Index

    3,740.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       140       5,652       (5,512

S&P 500 Index

    4,200.00 USD       10/16/20       6       600       15       733       (718

S&P 500 Index

    3,420.00 USD       10/19/20       3       300       9,855       4,929       4,926  

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/19/20       9       900       247       352       (105

S&P 500 Index

    3,425.00 USD       10/21/20       3       300       10,470       4,341       6,129  

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/21/20       9       900       360       351       9  

S&P 500 Index

    3,430.00 USD       10/23/20       3       300       11,010       4,941       6,069  

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       530       1,917       (1,387

S&P 500 Index

    3,625.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       410       2,445       (2,035

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/23/20       1       100       257       1,927       (1,670

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/23/20       9       900       472       361       111  

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/23/20       3       300       83       591       (508

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       10/23/20       6       600       90       798       (708

S&P 500 Index

    3,500.00 USD       10/26/20       3       300       5,445       6,351       (906

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/26/20       9       900       562       613       (51

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       10/28/20       3       300       4,710       6,027       (1,317

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/28/20       9       900       720       748       (28

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/30/20       1       100       1,355       2,886       (1,531

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/30/20       3       300       172       447       (275

S&P 500 Index

    3,570.00 USD       11/2/20       1       100       1,245       3,235       (1,990

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       11/2/20       3       300       105       339       (234

S&P 500 Index

    3,590.00 USD       11/4/20       1       100       1,465       3,666       (2,201

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       11/4/20       3       300       165       386       (221

S&P 500 Index

    3,450.00 USD       11/6/20       2       200       11,540       6,466       5,074  

S&P 500 Index

    3,475.00 USD       11/6/20       1       100       4,775       4,474       301  

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       11/6/20       6       600       570       577       (7

S&P 500 Index

    4,100.00 USD       11/6/20       3       300       202       343       (141

S&P 500 Index

    3,475.00 USD       11/13/20       1       100       5,655       3,323       2,332  

S&P 500 Index

    3,525.00 USD       11/13/20       1       100       3,920       4,442       (522

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       11/13/20       1       100       3,220       3,811       (591

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       11/13/20       9       900       1,350       1,376       (26

S&P 500 Index

    3,560.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       860       5,608       (4,748

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       530       5,464       (4,934

S&P 500 Index

    3,670.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       265       4,684       (4,419

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       250       4,708       (4,458

S&P 500 Index

    3,900.00 USD       10/16/20       12       1,200       240       1,535       (1,295

S&P 500 Index

    4,000.00 USD       10/16/20       21       2,100       157       2,046       (1,889
         

 

 

 
Total call options

 

      $ 93,927     $ 143,360     $ (49,433
         

 

 

 

Put options:

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    303.00 USD       10/2/20       6     $ 600     $ 18     $ 1,552     $ (1,534

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    304.00 USD       10/2/20       6       600       18       1,624       (1,606

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    307.00 USD       10/2/20       18       1,800       72       3,073       (3,001

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    311.00 USD       10/2/20       6       600       30       1,054       (1,024

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/2/20       6       600       57       1,006       (949

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    327.00 USD       10/2/20       3       300       212       2,108       (1,896

 

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Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/2/20       9     $ 900     $ 931     $ 5,002     $ (4,071

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    333.00 USD       10/2/20       3       300       626       1,526       (900

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    344.00 USD       10/2/20       3       300       2,811       1,406       1,405  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/5/20       6       600       24       1,444       (1,420

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    302.00 USD       10/5/20       6       600       30       1,678       (1,648

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    307.00 USD       10/5/20       6       600       45       1,072       (1,027

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    308.00 USD       10/5/20       6       600       45       1,012       (967

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/5/20       18       1,800       171       2,334       (2,163

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/5/20       3       300       293       2,048       (1,755

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/5/20       3       300       462       1,694       (1,232

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/5/20       3       300       536       2,084       (1,548

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    332.00 USD       10/5/20       12       1,200       2,844       5,706       (2,862

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    343.00 USD       10/5/20       3       300       2,634       1,412       1,222  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/7/20       6       600       42       1,330       (1,288

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/7/20       12       1,200       162       2,163       (2,001

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    312.00 USD       10/7/20       12       1,200       324       1,413       (1,089

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       419       2,090       (1,671

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       672       1,844       (1,172

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       755       1,508       (753

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    332.00 USD       10/7/20       3       300       943       1,493       (550

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    334.00 USD       10/7/20       6       600       2,343       2,494       (151

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/9/20       24       2,400       324       3,156       (2,832

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/9/20       18       1,800       333       3,817       (3,484

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/9/20       6       600       156       820       (664

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/9/20       9       900       778       2,815       (2,037

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/9/20       3       300       597       2,192       (1,595

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    328.00 USD       10/9/20       3       300       799       1,871       (1,072

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/9/20       6       600       1,935       3,970       (2,035

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    331.00 USD       10/9/20       3       300       1,062       1,517       (455

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    332.00 USD       10/9/20       3       300       1,164       1,208       (44

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/12/20       22       2,200       418       2,710       (2,292

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/12/20       12       1,200       306       1,833       (1,527

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/12/20       8       800       808       3,253       (2,445

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       485       1,286       (801

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       698       1,679       (981

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       991       1,103       (112

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       1,081       1,697       (616

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    331.00 USD       10/12/20       3       300       1,177       1,595       (418

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/14/20       16       1,600       464       2,068       (1,604

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/14/20       6       600       240       1,072       (832

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/14/20       5       500       705       2,339       (1,634

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/14/20       6       600       1,167       2,996       (1,829

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    331.00 USD       10/14/20       3       300       1,360       1,310       50  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    289.00 USD       10/16/20       18       1,800       549       1,741       (1,192

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    291.00 USD       10/16/20       6       600       201       778       (577

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       10/16/20       12       1,200       504       1,905       (1,401

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    296.00 USD       10/16/20       6       600       267       1,030       (763

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/16/20       12       1,200       2,034       5,373       (3,339

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/16/20       3       300       726       1,856       (1,130

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/16/20       3       300       779       1,526       (747

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/16/20       3       300       1,029       1,865       (836

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/16/20       6       600       2,877       3,106       (229

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/19/20       6       600       177       634       (457

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/19/20       12       1,200       456       1,557       (1,101

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/19/20       9       900       617       1,579       (962

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/19/20       9       900       2,398       5,274       (2,876

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    327.00 USD       10/19/20       9       900       3,784       4,038       (254

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/19/20       6       600       3,054       3,242       (188

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/21/20       6       600       228       748       (520

 

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September 30, 2020

 

Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    296.00 USD       10/21/20       6     $ 600     $ 411     $ 1,096     $ (685

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    304.00 USD       10/21/20       6       600       672       760       (88

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    308.00 USD       10/21/20       1       100       145       112       33  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/21/20       3       300       921       1,925       (1,004

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/21/20       3       300       1,318       1,382       (64

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/21/20       5       500       2,780       2,193       587  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/23/20       6       600       279       862       (583

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/23/20       18       1,800       1,080       2,971       (1,891

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    302.50 USD       10/23/20       6       600       738       803       (65

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/23/20       3       300       776       1,844       (1,068

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/23/20       9       900       3,100       6,033       (2,933

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/23/20       3       300       1,449       1,500       (51

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/23/20       3       300       1,710       1,373       337  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    285.00 USD       10/26/20       6       600       315       946       (631

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/26/20       12       1,200       816       2,102       (1,286

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/26/20       3       300       837       1,928       (1,091

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/26/20       6       600       2,211       4,288       (2,077

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/26/20       3       300       1,527       1,571       (44

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    329.00 USD       10/26/20       3       300       1,791       1,439       352  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    301.00 USD       10/28/20       6       600       876       706       170  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    327.00 USD       10/28/20       3       300       1,732       1,409       323  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    290.00 USD       10/30/20       6       600       564       1,294       (730

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    297.00 USD       10/30/20       6       600       813       880       (67

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    298.00 USD       10/30/20       6       600       858       700       158  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/30/20       3       300       1,326       2,420       (1,094

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       10/30/20       3       300       1,689       1,751       (62

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    326.00 USD       10/30/20       3       300       1,771       1,460       311  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    295.00 USD       11/2/20       12       1,200       1,650       1,568       82  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    325.00 USD       11/2/20       6       600       3,588       3,340       248  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/2/20       8       800       24       1,078       (1,054

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    306.00 USD       10/2/20       8       800       24       1,222       (1,198

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    335.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       1,154       1,551       (397

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    336.00 USD       10/2/20       4       400       1,348       1,775       (427

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/5/20       8       800       48       1,174       (1,126

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    335.00 USD       10/5/20       4       400       1,416       1,623       (207

S&P 500 Index

    3,020.00 USD       10/2/20       5       500       125       12,129       (12,004

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/2/20       5       500       150       14,219       (14,069

S&P 500 Index

    3,090.00 USD       10/2/20       2       200       85       6,290       (6,205

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/2/20       7       700       333       13,190       (12,857

S&P 500 Index

    3,115.00 USD       10/2/20       5       500       275       6,638       (6,363

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/5/20       5       500       275       6,085       (5,810

S&P 500 Index

    2,975.00 USD       10/7/20       5       500       400       12,094       (11,694

S&P 500 Index

    3,000.00 USD       10/7/20       2       200       185       5,282       (5,097

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/7/20       5       500       563       7,009       (6,446

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/7/20       5       500       625       9,664       (9,039

S&P 500 Index

    3,020.00 USD       10/9/20       5       500       1,050       9,335       (8,285

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/9/20       10       1,000       2,450       13,739       (11,289

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/9/20       5       500       1,325       9,614       (8,289

S&P 500 Index

    3,080.00 USD       10/9/20       2       200       690       4,904       (4,214

S&P 500 Index

    3,130.00 USD       10/9/20       2       200       1,130       4,936       (3,806

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/12/20       5       500       2,300       8,094       (5,794

S&P 500 Index

    3,125.00 USD       10/12/20       2       200       1,460       4,272       (2,812

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/12/20       5       500       4,600       5,834       (1,234

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/14/20       5       500       3,525       7,910       (4,385

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/14/20       5       500       4,300       8,510       (4,210

S&P 500 Index

    3,125.00 USD       10/14/20       7       700       7,385       10,763       (3,378

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/14/20       2       200       2,590       4,490       (1,900

S&P 500 Index

    3,170.00 USD       10/14/20       5       500       7,650       5,579       2,071  

S&P 500 Index

    2,975.00 USD       10/16/20       5       500       2,300       7,510       (5,210

 

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September 30, 2020

 

Options purchased contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

S&P 500 Index

    2,985.00 USD       10/16/20       5     $ 500     $ 2,450     $ 7,913     $ (5,463

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       1,550       4,412       (2,862

S&P 500 Index

    3,070.00 USD       10/16/20       2       200       1,790       4,695       (2,905

S&P 500 Index

    2,925.00 USD       10/19/20       5       500       2,175       7,785       (5,610

S&P 500 Index

    3,000.00 USD       10/19/20       2       200       1,380       4,882       (3,502

S&P 500 Index

    2,900.00 USD       10/21/20       5       500       2,450       8,614       (6,164

S&P 500 Index

    2,975.00 USD       10/21/20       7       700       5,250       13,042       (7,792

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/21/20       2       200       2,230       4,636       (2,406

S&P 500 Index

    2,910.00 USD       10/23/20       5       500       3,175       8,594       (5,419

S&P 500 Index

    2,915.00 USD       10/23/20       5       500       3,250       8,008       (4,758

S&P 500 Index

    2,960.00 USD       10/23/20       2       200       1,680       4,586       (2,906

S&P 500 Index

    2,990.00 USD       10/23/20       2       200       2,000       4,682       (2,682

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/26/20       5       500       6,750       7,459       (709

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/26/20       2       200       3,621       4,272       (651

S&P 500 Index

    3,000.00 USD       10/28/20       5       500       6,900       7,694       (794

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/28/20       5       500       9,100       7,029       2,071  

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/28/20       2       200       4,170       4,602       (432

S&P 500 Index

    3,120.00 USD       10/28/20       2       200       5,309       4,169       1,140  
         

 

 

 
Total put options

 

      $ 207,005     $ 509,972     $ (302,967
         

 

 

 
Total options purchased contracts

 

      $ 300,932     $ 653,332     $ (352,400
         

 

 

 

 

Options written contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020:                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Call options:

 

S&P 500 Index

    3,800.00 USD       10/2/20       (12   $ (1,200   $ (30   $ (2,435   $ 2,405  

S&P 500 Index

    3,750.00 USD       10/5/20       (12     (1,200     (60     (2,111     2,051  

S&P 500 Index

    3,725.00 USD       10/7/20       (12     (1,200     (120     (5,315     5,195  

S&P 500 Index

    3,650.00 USD       10/9/20       (12     (1,200     (630     (5,171     4,541  

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/12/20       (12     (1,200     (690     (5,555     4,865  

S&P 500 Index

    3,700.00 USD       10/14/20       (12     (1,200     (870     (4,799     3,929  

S&P 500 Index

    3,575.00 USD       10/16/20       (12     (1,200     (4,260     (6,119     1,859  

S&P 500 Index

    3,660.00 USD       10/16/20       (8     (800     (1,140     (8,119     6,979  

S&P 500 Index

    3,700.00 USD       10/16/20       (8     (800     (800     (7,807     7,007  

S&P 500 Index

    3,775.00 USD       10/16/20       (16     (1,600     (880     (14,822     13,942  

S&P 500 Index

    3,850.00 USD       10/16/20       (8     (800     (240     (9,391     9,151  

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/19/20       (12     (1,200     (7,500     (4,259     (3,241

S&P 500 Index

    3,550.00 USD       10/21/20       (12     (1,200     (9,300     (3,828     (5,472

S&P 500 Index

    3,560.00 USD       10/23/20       (12     (1,200     (9,900     (4,139     (5,761

S&P 500 Index

    3,775.00 USD       10/23/20       (4     (400     (500     (3,016     2,516  

S&P 500 Index

    3,800.00 USD       10/23/20       (4     (400     (420     (1,639     1,219  

S&P 500 Index

    3,875.00 USD       10/23/20       (4     (400     (250     (1,780     1,530  

S&P 500 Index

    3,650.00 USD       10/26/20       (12     (1,200     (5,315     (4,355     (960

S&P 500 Index

    3,675.00 USD       10/28/20       (12     (1,200     (4,200     (4,811     611  

S&P 500 Index

    3,685.00 USD       10/30/20       (4     (400     (1,520     (3,812     2,292  

S&P 500 Index

    3,670.00 USD       11/2/20       (4     (400     (1,920     (5,448     3,528  

S&P 500 Index

    3,700.00 USD       11/4/20       (4     (400     (2,140     (5,856     3,716  

S&P 500 Index

    3,575.00 USD       11/6/20       (12     (1,200     (24,420     (15,891     (8,529

S&P 500 Index

    3,600.00 USD       11/13/20       (4     (400     (8,560     (4,552     (4,008

S&P 500 Index

    3,625.00 USD       11/13/20       (4     (400     (6,980     (8,156     1,176  

S&P 500 Index

    3,650.00 USD       11/13/20       (4     (400     (5,680     (6,748     1,068  
         

 

 

 
Total call options

 

      $ (98,325   $ (149,934   $ 51,609  
         

 

 

 

Put options:

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/2/20       (9   $ (900   $ (76   $ (3,746   $ 3,670  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/2/20       (9     (900     (94     (3,665     3,571  

 

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Options written contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/2/20       (27   $ (2,700   $ (337   $ (8,107   $ 7,770  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/2/20       (12     (1,200     (210     (2,619     2,409  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/2/20       (12     (1,200     (252     (2,967     2,715  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    322.00 USD       10/2/20       (9     (900     (229     (2,621     2,392  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    330.00 USD       10/2/20       (6     (600     (744     (1,604     860  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    313.00 USD       10/5/20       (3     (300     (39     (1,186     1,147  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/5/20       (9     (900     (171     (3,854     3,683  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/5/20       (9     (900     (234     (2,801     2,567  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    320.00 USD       10/5/20       (21     (2,100     (756     (5,367     4,611  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/5/20       (27     (2,700     (1,161     (6,460     5,299  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    328.00 USD       10/5/20       (9     (900     (1,193     (2,387     1,194  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/7/20       (3     (300     (64     (1,147     1,083  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/7/20       (18     (1,800     (891     (5,513     4,622  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/7/20       (9     (900     (760     (2,414     1,654  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    323.00 USD       10/7/20       (18     (1,800     (1,953     (3,857     1,904  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    306.00 USD       10/9/20       (27     (2,700     (769     (4,411     3,642  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/9/20       (3     (300     (124     (1,231     1,107  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    314.00 USD       10/9/20       (9     (900     (567     (2,855     2,288  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/9/20       (18     (1,800     (1,260     (6,872     5,612  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/9/20       (9     (900     (868     (2,306     1,438  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    321.00 USD       10/9/20       (9     (900     (1,197     (1,956     759  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/12/20       (12     (1,200     (438     (2,451     2,013  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/12/20       (18     (1,800     (1,026     (4,550     3,524  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/12/20       (9     (900     (828     (2,702     1,874  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/12/20       (9     (900     (1,004     (1,749     745  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/12/20       (9     (900     (1,103     (2,486     1,383  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/14/20       (9     (900     (517     (2,162     1,645  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    308.00 USD       10/14/20       (9     (900     (657     (2,073     1,416  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    309.00 USD       10/14/20       (9     (900     (711     (2,666     1,955  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    318.00 USD       10/14/20       (9     (900     (1,490     (2,055     565  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    302.00 USD       10/16/20       (15     (1,500     (1,005     (3,004     1,999  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    303.00 USD       10/16/20       (9     (900     (643     (2,252     1,609  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    308.00 USD       10/16/20       (18     (1,800     (1,845     (5,279     3,434  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/16/20       (9     (900     (1,062     (2,945     1,883  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/16/20       (18     (1,800     (3,285     (4,865     1,580  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       10/19/20       (9     (900     (1,215     (3,107     1,892  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/19/20       (15     (1,500     (2,858     (4,039     1,181  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    316.00 USD       10/19/20       (27     (2,700     (5,508     (6,031     523  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/21/20       (9     (900     (783     (2,361     1,578  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    315.00 USD       10/21/20       (6     (600     (1,350     (1,442     92  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    319.00 USD       10/21/20       (15     (1,500     (4,328     (3,319     (1,009

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/23/20       (9     (900     (950     (2,648     1,698  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/23/20       (21     (2,100     (3,003     (7,133     4,130  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    314.00 USD       10/23/20       (9     (900     (2,192     (2,289     97  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/23/20       (9     (900     (2,610     (2,037     (573

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    300.00 USD       10/26/20       (3     (300     (355     (949     594  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/26/20       (12     (1,200     (1,890     (4,080     2,190  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    313.00 USD       10/26/20       (9     (900     (2,246     (2,325     79  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    317.00 USD       10/26/20       (9     (900     (2,813     (2,198     (615

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    314.00 USD       10/28/20       (9     (900     (2,660     (2,117     (543

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    305.00 USD       10/30/20       (9     (900     (1,868     (3,791     1,923  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    311.00 USD       10/30/20       (9     (900     (2,543     (2,649     106  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    312.00 USD       10/30/20       (9     (900     (2,673     (2,162     (511

E-mini S&P 500 Index

    310.00 USD       11/2/20       (18     (1,800     (5,292     (4,883     (409

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/2/20       (7     (700     (577     (25,993     25,416  

S&P 500 Index

    3,160.00 USD       10/2/20       (2     (200     (190     (8,007     7,817  

S&P 500 Index

    3,165.00 USD       10/2/20       (5     (500     (500     (10,140     9,640  

S&P 500 Index

    3,175.00 USD       10/2/20       (5     (500     (600     (20,991     20,391  

S&P 500 Index

    3,180.00 USD       10/2/20       (5     (500     (625     (10,228     9,603  

 

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September 30, 2020

 

Options written contracts outstanding at September 30, 2020 (continued):                    
Description   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Put options (continued):

 

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/5/20       (5   $ (500   $ (475   $ (9,498   $ 9,023  

S&P 500 Index

    3,075.00 USD       10/7/20       (2     (200     (340     (6,949     6,609  

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/7/20       (3     (300     (652     (11,485     10,833  

S&P 500 Index

    3,160.00 USD       10/7/20       (5     (500     (2,200     (10,765     8,565  

S&P 500 Index

    3,170.00 USD       10/7/20       (2     (200     (1,000     (6,471     5,471  

S&P 500 Index

    3,175.00 USD       10/7/20       (5     (500     (2,650     (16,601     13,951  

S&P 500 Index

    3,105.00 USD       10/9/20       (10     (1,000     (4,350     (21,726     17,376  

S&P 500 Index

    3,145.00 USD       10/9/20       (2     (200     (1,330     (6,551     5,221  

S&P 500 Index

    3,150.00 USD       10/9/20       (5     (500     (3,500     (16,592     13,092  

S&P 500 Index

    3,180.00 USD       10/9/20       (5     (500     (4,825     (16,576     11,751  

S&P 500 Index

    3,200.00 USD       10/9/20       (2     (200     (2,390     (6,633     4,243  

S&P 500 Index

    3,190.00 USD       10/12/20       (2     (200     (2,690     (5,879     3,189  

S&P 500 Index

    3,200.00 USD       10/12/20       (5     (500     (7,375     (14,966     7,591  

S&P 500 Index

    3,215.00 USD       10/12/20       (5     (500     (8,475     (9,831     1,356  

S&P 500 Index

    3,190.00 USD       10/14/20       (5     (500     (8,950     (10,791     1,841  

S&P 500 Index

    3,200.00 USD       10/14/20       (2     (200     (3,880     (5,907     2,027  

S&P 500 Index

    3,210.00 USD       10/14/20       (7     (700     (14,735     (21,056     6,321  

S&P 500 Index

    3,220.00 USD       10/14/20       (5     (500     (11,375     (14,840     3,465  

S&P 500 Index

    3,240.00 USD       10/14/20       (5     (500     (13,300     (9,896     (3,404

S&P 500 Index

    3,110.00 USD       10/16/20       (7     (700     (8,400     (20,598     12,198  

S&P 500 Index

    3,120.00 USD       10/16/20       (5     (500     (6,475     (14,713     8,238  

S&P 500 Index

    3,135.00 USD       10/16/20       (2     (200     (2,890     (6,383     3,493  

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/19/20       (7     (700     (6,755     (21,238     14,483  

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/21/20       (5     (500     (5,075     (16,026     10,951  

S&P 500 Index

    3,030.00 USD       10/21/20       (2     (200     (2,110     (6,189     4,079  

S&P 500 Index

    3,100.00 USD       10/21/20       (7     (700     (11,515     (21,910     10,395  

S&P 500 Index

    3,025.00 USD       10/23/20       (2     (200     (2,450     (6,283     3,833  

S&P 500 Index

    3,040.00 USD       10/23/20       (5     (500     (6,725     (16,156     9,431  

S&P 500 Index

    3,045.00 USD       10/23/20       (5     (500     (6,925     (15,454     8,529  

S&P 500 Index

    3,050.00 USD       10/23/20       (2     (200     (2,850     (6,349     3,499  

S&P 500 Index

    3,140.00 USD       10/26/20       (2     (200     (5,270     (6,029     759  

S&P 500 Index

    3,160.00 USD       10/26/20       (5     (500     (14,750     (15,346     596  

S&P 500 Index

    3,130.00 USD       10/28/20       (7     (700     (19,600     (21,590     1,990  

S&P 500 Index

    3,180.00 USD       10/28/20       (7     (700     (25,515     (20,283     (5,232
         

 

 

 
Total put options

 

      $ (300,989   $ (693,664   $ 392,675  
         

 

 

 
Total options written contracts

 

      $ (399,314   $ (843,598   $ 444,284  
         

 

 

 

(e) At September 30, 2020, the Fund pledged $313,749 in cash as collateral for options written.

 

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AllianzGI Water Fund

 

    Shares     Value  
Common Stock—95.0%

 

 
Canada—2.1%

 

 

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    998,735       $14,506,053  
   

 

 

 
China—1.8%

 

 

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

    8,212,000       6,468,799  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    4,154,000       6,604,785  
   

 

 

 
      13,073,584  
   

 

 

 
France—6.6%

 

 

Suez S.A.

    1,209,941       22,356,120  

Veolia Environnement S.A.

    1,126,865       24,313,321  
   

 

 

 
      46,669,441  
   

 

 

 
Ireland—2.7%

 

 

STERIS PLC

    45,000       7,928,550  

Trane Technologies PLC

    90,000       10,912,500  
   

 

 

 
      18,841,050  
   

 

 

 
Italy—1.2%

 

 

Hera SpA (b)

    2,286,513       8,431,063  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands—3.5%

 

 

Aalberts NV

    362,179       13,023,803  

Arcadis NV

    528,577       11,472,513  
   

 

 

 
      24,496,316  
   

 

 

 
Sweden—2.4%

 

 

Alfa Laval AB (b)

    756,234       16,693,484  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland—7.5%

 

 

Geberit AG

    56,584       33,476,451  

Georg Fischer AG

    13,317       13,828,262  

Landis+Gyr Group AG (b)

    99,104       5,396,274  
   

 

 

 
      52,700,987  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom—12.6%

 

 

Halma PLC

    1,331,376       40,223,330  

Pennon Group PLC

    1,388,141       18,468,426  

Severn Trent PLC

    480,010       15,112,975  

United Utilities Group PLC

    1,325,295       14,639,706  
   

 

 

 
      88,444,437  
   

 

 

 
United States—54.6%

 

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    143,743       14,509,418  

American States Water Co.

    136,450       10,226,928  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    401,184       58,123,538  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    120,000       7,844,400  

California Water Service Group

    15,533       674,909  

Danaher Corp.

    203,862       43,897,604  

Ecolab, Inc.

    102,546       20,492,793  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    641,834       25,833,818  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (b)

    474,476       10,068,381  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    120,000       7,059,600  

IDEX Corp.

    233,384       42,571,575  

Itron, Inc. (b)

    227,221       13,801,404  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

    166,694       1,731,951  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    121,636       15,266,534  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    289,483       27,645,626  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    56,509       24,949,854  

Trimble, Inc. (b)

    140,000       6,818,000  

Waste Management, Inc.

    123,575       13,984,983  

Xylem, Inc.

    462,717       38,923,754  
   

 

 

 
      384,425,070  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stock
(cost—$478,435,949)

 

    668,281,485  
   

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  
Repurchase Agreements—3.2%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
dated 9/30/20, 0.00%, due 10/1/20, proceeds $22,555,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/25, valued at $23,006,105 including accrued interest

 

(cost—$22,555,000)

    $22,555       $22,555,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments
(cost—$500,990,949) (a)—98.2%

 

    690,836,485  
   

 

 

 
Other assets less liabilities—1.8%

 

    12,690,202  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets—100.0%

 

    $703,526,687  
   

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Securities with an aggregate value of $250,509,312, representing 35.6% of net assets, were valued utilizing modeling tools provided by a third-party vendor. See Note 1(a) and Note 1(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b) Non-income producing.

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets less liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets were as follows:

 

Water Utilities

    22.2%  

Machinery

    19.5%  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    10.5%  

Multi-Utilities

    9.9%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    7.8%  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

    7.4%  

Building Products

    6.3%  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    5.9%  

Chemicals

    2.9%  

Construction & Engineering

    1.6%  

Electrical Equipment

    1.0%  

Repurchase Agreements

    3.2%  

Other assets less liabilities

    1.8%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Best Styles
Global Equity
    AllianzGI
Convertible
    AllianzGI
Core Plus
Bond
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Consumer
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Small-Cap
       
Assets:        
Investments, at value   $ 71,305,680     $ 1,946,016,737     $ 51,740,047     $ 35,031,507     $ 5,218,498          
Investments in Affiliates, at value                                      
Repurchase agreements, at value     231,000       23,684,000       257,000       160,000                
Cash     1,793       417       462,306       892                
Foreign currency, at value     204,897                   325,511       23,324          
Receivable for Fund shares sold     1,310       8,175,732                            
Receivable for investments sold     171,229       6,275,869       428,749             165,291          
Dividends and interest receivable (net of foreign withholding taxes)     162,868       5,002,384       335,576       38,123       10,840          
Investments in Affiliated Funds — Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan (see Note 5)     99,908       171,810       1,211       7,392       1,820          
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts                                      
Swap premiums paid                 626,851                      
Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts                                      
Unrealized appreciation of OTC swaps                                      
Tax reclaims receivable     354,007                   10,058                
Receivable from Investment Manager                 6,539             11,441          
Receivable for TBA investments sold                 3,847,832                      
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps                 11,660                      
Deposits with brokers for derivatives collateral                 984,941                      
Prepaid expenses and other assets     29,194       109,119       25,124       9,989       9,148          

Total Assets

    72,561,886       1,989,436,068       58,727,836       35,583,472       5,440,362      
Liabilities:        
Payable for investments purchased           11,741,422       1,472,779                      
Payable for Fund shares redeemed     30,760       1,279,068                            
Investment management fees payable     62,619       868,192             4,675                
Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan payable (see Note 5)     99,908       171,810       1,211       7,392       1,820          
Servicing fees payable     180       72,936             13       46          
Distribution fees payable     9       70,549                            
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts                 21,863                      
Payable for TBA investments purchased                 6,735,847                      
Payable to custodian for cash overdraft                             109,419          
Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts                                      
Unrealized depreciation of OTC swaps                                      
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps                                      
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     100,923       711,023       62,176       60,800       76,674          

Total Liabilities

    294,399       14,915,000       8,293,876       72,880       187,959          
Net Assets   $   72,267,487     $   1,974,521,068     $   50,433,960     $   35,510,592     $   5,252,403          

 

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Table of Contents

 

      AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Value
    AllianzGI
Global
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Dynamic
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Sustainability
    AllianzGI
Green Bond
    AllianzGI
High Yield
Bond
    AllianzGI
International
Small-Cap
 
                                             
        $ 130,910,673     $ 51,340,562     $ 31,242,360     $ 149,519,141     $ 27,040,305     $ 79,544,554     $ 76,653,025  
                182,560,957       4,190,727                   4,399,764        
          3,293,000       8,300,000       6,306,000       4,166,000             1,738,000        
          187       461,204       172,942       596       86,330       222        
          2,398,291             877,928       4       6,432             630,097  
          60,902       2,926             9,101,543             29,086       2,236  
          2,933,626       212,268       108,868                   760,736       740,598  
         
    
151,893

 
    371,034       165,918       93,000       184,510       1,399,115       283,141  
         
    
15,441

 
    65,986       35,648       4,316       46       47,269       26,677  
                144,577       49,923                          
                10,916       3,233                          
         
    

 
                                  284  
                      15,694                          
          7,075             81,528       69,661       1,222             346,833  
                      10,442                          
                                               
         
    

 
          3,509                          
                14,860,570       2,638,447             165,443              
          19,653       54,339       41,679       14,784       12,867       36,849       32,549  
      139,790,741       258,385,339       45,944,846       162,969,045       27,497,155       87,955,595       78,715,440  
                                             
          440,366       1,281,808       345,152             742,080       882,607       155,506  
          186,860       34,785       30       31,595             165,989       319,774  
          34,376       28,650             44,439       7,396       34,664       65,369  
         
    
15,441

 
    65,986       35,648       4,316       46       47,269       26,677  
          3,271       10,280       405       476       42       5,114       1,076  
          624       2,677       902                   2,362       616  
                                  7,736              
                                               
                                              270,872  
         
    

 
                      64,299             1  
                      5,943                          
         
    

 
    27                                
          177,547       125,770       122,823       93,499       53,893       119,476       103,712  
          858,485       1,549,983       510,903       174,325       875,492       1,257,481       943,603  
        $   138,932,256     $   256,835,356     $   45,433,943     $   162,794,720     $   26,621,663     $   86,698,114     $   77,771,837  

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont’d)

September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Best Styles
Global Equity
    AllianzGI
Convertible
    AllianzGI
Core Plus
Bond
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Consumer
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Small-Cap
       
Net Assets Consist of:        
Paid-in-capital   $ 53,862,875     $ 1,487,043,566     $ 46,171,035     $ 29,723,602     $ 4,226,139          
Total distributable earnings (loss)     18,404,612       487,477,502       4,262,925       5,786,990       1,026,264          
Net Assets   $   72,267,487     $   1,974,521,068     $   50,433,960     $   35,510,592     $   5,252,403          
Cost of Investments   $ 64,260,472     $ 1,595,645,298     $ 50,762,261     $ 24,470,651     $ 4,337,928          
Cost of Investments in Affiliates   $     $     $     $     $          
Cost of Repurchase Agreements   $ 231,000     $ 23,684,000     $ 257,000     $ 160,000     $          
Cost of Foreign Currency   $ 203,898     $     $     $ 322,159     $ 23,230      
Net Assets:        
Class A   $ 865,434     $ 254,761,747     $     $ 63,182     $ 217,463          
Class C     13,357       112,522,868                            
Class R           298,349                            
Class P     393,852       547,783,020       12,078                      
Institutional Class     471,420         1,045,768,587       38,396         35,447,410         5,034,940          
Class R6       70,523,424               50,383,486                      
Administrative Class           13,386,497                        
Shares Issued and Outstanding:        
Class A     65,882       6,571,330             3,978       13,045          
Class C     1,022       2,856,689                            
Class R           7,375                            
Class P     29,931       14,581,131       736                      
Institutional Class     36,423       27,494,374       2,340       2,230,913       304,631          
Class R6     5,369,032             3,070,869                      
Administrative Class           348,935                        
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share:*        
Class A   $ 13.14     $ 38.77     $     $ 15.88     $ 16.67          
Class C     13.07       39.39                            
Class R           40.45                            
Class P     13.16       37.57       16.41                      
Institutional Class     12.94       38.04       16.41       15.89       16.53          
Class R6     13.14             16.41                      
Administrative Class           38.36                            

 

*

Net asset value and redemption price per share may not recalculate exactly due to rounding.

 

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      AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Value
    AllianzGI
Global
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Dynamic
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Sustainability
    AllianzGI
Green Bond
    AllianzGI
High Yield
Bond
    AllianzGI
International
Small-Cap
 
                                             
        $   140,347,558     $   230,291,210     $   32,184,708     $   132,673,369     $   25,208,063     $   130,800,861     $   65,296,008  
          (1,415,302     26,544,146       13,249,235       30,121,351       1,413,600       (44,102,747     12,475,829  
        $ 138,932,256     $ 256,835,356     $ 45,433,943     $ 162,794,720     $ 26,621,663     $ 86,698,114     $ 77,771,837  
        $ 108,533,930     $ 49,669,539     $ 28,184,735     $ 123,945,019     $ 25,678,590     $ 86,548,090     $ 63,986,648  
        $     $ 171,341,090     $ 2,839,681     $     $     $ 5,645,148     $  
        $ 3,293,000     $ 8,300,000     $ 6,306,000     $ 4,166,000     $     $ 1,738,000     $  
    $ 2,366,110     $     $ 873,951     $ 4     $ 6,435     $     $ 617,255  
                                             
        $ 14,907,214     $ 46,505,921     $ 1,490,628     $ 2,350,039     $ 190,427     $ 20,250,621     $ 3,618,770  
          1,016,088       3,548,918       525,273                   3,880,018       722,053  
                22,653       44,320                   507,642       848,851  
          7,192,276       5,371,240       58,749       28,371,985       553,224       10,112,809       10,751,155  
            115,816,678       9,609,515       12,293,772         132,072,696         25,878,012         51,920,679         31,942,290  
                  191,749,733         30,996,236                         29,888,718  
            27,376       24,965                   26,345        
                                             
          824,148       4,184,958       79,532       111,614       11,321       2,413,281       105,306  
          56,233       309,295       28,666                   463,130       21,880  
                2,062       2,379                   63,607       26,473  
          398,497       490,104       2,996       1,337,244       32,896       1,263,036       314,397  
          6,432,070       869,500       645,283       6,103,415       1,537,642       6,461,371       900,052  
                17,773,581       1,653,100                         849,795  
            2,389       1,337                   3,286        
                                             
        $ 18.09     $ 11.11     $ 18.74     $ 21.06     $ 16.82     $ 8.39     $ 34.36  
          18.07       11.47       18.32                   8.38       33.00  
                10.98       18.63                   7.98       32.06  
          18.05       10.96       19.61       21.22       16.82       8.01       34.20  
          18.01       11.05       19.05       21.64       16.83       8.04       35.49  
                10.79       18.75                         35.17  
                11.46       18.67                   8.02        

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities† (cont’d)

September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Multi Asset
Income
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Managed
Futures
Strategy†
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Structured US
Equity
    AllianzGI
Preferred
Securities
and Income
    AllianzGI
Short
Duration
High Income
       
Assets:            
Investments, at value   $ 19,417,684     $ 16,858,281     $ 50,230,005     $ 24,931,701     $ 774,760,386          
Investments in Affiliates, at value     18,896,914       1,211,276                            
Repurchase agreements, at value     5,332,000       618,000       347,000       826,000       23,764,000          
Cash     675       454,092             3,866       306,665          
Foreign currency, at value                                      
Dividends and interest receivable (net of foreign withholding taxes)     47,986       51,759             258,209       14,381,592          
Receivable for investments sold     2,012,942             48,050             12,046,646          
Swap premiums paid                       89,565                
Receivable for investments in Affiliates sold     1,115,138                                  
Deposits with brokers for derivatives collateral     3,054,376       6,145,072       247,920                      
Receivable for Fund shares sold     11,125             129             429,413          
Receivable from Investment Manager     16,765       30,988       61,677       11,998                
Tax reclaims receivable     11,344                                  
Investments in Affiliated Funds — Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan (see Note 5)     2,285       2,173       2,229       338       211,376          
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps           6,172             1,396                
Receivable for principal paydowns                             305,035          
Prepaid expenses and other assets           11,636       14,773       24,995       79,568          

Total Assets

    49,919,234       25,389,449       50,951,783       26,148,068       826,284,681      
Liabilities:                                    
Payable for investments purchased     5,117,738             367,006       573,886       7,925,000          
Payable for Fund shares redeemed     19,094             8,174       2       5,305,395          
Payable to custodian for cash overdraft                 9,376                      
Deposits received from brokers for derivatives collateral                       8,673                
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts     1,100       91,888             305                
Options written, at value                 263,560                      
Investment management fees payable                             404,659          
Distribution fees payable     1,097                         18,865          
Servicing fees payable     1,454                         46,408          
Swap premiums received           52,228                            
Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan payable (see Note 5)     2,285       2,173       2,229       338       211,376          
Accrued expenses and other liabilities           89,445       110,655       52,813       598,792          

Total Liabilities

    5,142,768       235,734       761,000       636,017       14,510,495          
Net Assets   $   44,776,466     $   25,153,715     $   50,190,783     $   25,512,051     $   811,774,186          

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. These financial statements are consolidated to include the accounts of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. See Note 14.

 

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AllianzGI
Short Term
Bond
    AllianzGI
Structured
Return
    AllianzGI
Water
 
                     
        $ 15,832,394     $ 31,300,355     $ 668,281,485  
                       
          496,000       946,000       22,555,000  
          248       716       502  
                      2,241,349  
         
    
202,776

 
          748,215  
                58,352       9,330,232  
                       
                       
                313,749        
                1,267       648,753  
          10,423              
                      1,184,859  
         
    
112

 
    80,651       101,033  
         
    

 
           
                       
          32,145       19,726       49,057  
      16,574,098       32,720,816       705,140,485  
                     
                41,861        
                342,878       586,198  
                       
         
    

 
           
                       
                399,314        
                226,863       378,177  
                1,837       35,616  
          1,185       1,391       52,280  
                       
         
    
112

 
    80,651       101,033  
          50,069       168,249       460,494  
          51,366       1,263,044       1,613,798  
        $   16,522,732     $   31,457,772     $   703,526,687  

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities† (cont’d)

September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Multi Asset
Income
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Managed
Futures
Strategy†
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Structured US
Equity
    AllianzGI
Preferred
Securities
and Income
   

AllianzGI

Short

Duration
High Income

       
Net Assets Consist of:                                    
Paid-in-capital   $ 49,972,972     $ 29,023,086     $ 77,918,794     $ 25,532,457     $   1,003,202,525          
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (5,196,506     (3,869,371       (27,728,011     (20,406     (191,428,339        
Net Assets   $   44,776,466     $   25,153,715     $ 50,190,783     $   25,512,051     $ 811,774,186          
Cost of Investments   $   19,558,500     $   16,858,849     $ 45,670,411     $ 24,905,661     $ 834,668,600          
Cost of Investments in Affiliates   $ 18,065,726     $ 1,255,352     $     $     $          
Cost of Repurchase Agreements   $ 5,332,000     $ 618,000     $ 347,000     $ 826,000     $ 23,764,000          
Cost of Foreign Currency   $     $     $     $     $          
Premiums Received for Options Written   $     $     $ 530,382     $     $      
Net Assets:                                    
Class A   $ 4,114,365     $     $     $     $   136,690,608          
Class C     1,090,566                         90,863,030          
Class R     537,588                                  
Class P     449,124       8,679       377,527       11,219       264,907,875          
Institutional Class     325,717       211,452         49,423,357       7,661,826         285,572,057          
Class R6       38,248,934         24,933,584       389,899         17,839,006       33,740,616          
Administrative Class     10,172                              
Shares Issued and Outstanding:        
Class A     257,569                         9,767,964          
Class C     67,809                         6,498,926          
Class R     31,959                                  
Class P     27,689       1,081       42,497       761       19,062,991          
Institutional Class     20,840       26,359       5,558,334       519,964       20,552,579          
Class R6     2,445,816       3,106,000       43,309       1,210,796       2,428,735          
Administrative Class     624                              
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share:*        
Class A   $ 15.97     $     $     $     $ 13.99          
Class C     16.08                         13.98          
Class R     16.82                                  
Class P     16.22       8.03       8.88       14.73       13.90          
Institutional Class     15.63       8.02       8.89       14.74       13.89          
Class R6     15.64       8.03       9.00       14.73       13.89          
Administrative Class     16.31                                  

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. These financial statements are consolidated to include the accounts of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. See Note 14.

*

Net asset value and redemption price per share may not recalculate exactly due to rounding.

 

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AllianzGI
Short Term
Bond
    AllianzGI
Structured
Return
    AllianzGI
Water
 
                     
        $   14,968,294     $ 256,591,932     $ 506,057,205  
          1,554,438         (225,134,160     197,469,482  
        $ 16,522,732     $ 31,457,772     $   703,526,687  
        $ 15,307,268     $ 31,652,755     $   478,435,949  
        $     $     $  
        $ 496,000     $ 946,000     $ 22,555,000  
        $     $     $ 2,291,458  
    $     $ 843,598     $  
                     
        $ 5,631,413     $ 3,675,086     $ 200,384,454  
                2,830,714       57,900,521  
                       
          11,415       9,452,770       240,922,001  
            10,879,904         9,651,099         204,319,711  
                5,848,103        
                   
                     
          357,162       349,715       11,368,125  
                283,942       3,460,748  
                       
          721       909,495       13,630,533  
          688,291       920,175       11,791,784  
                561,659        
                   
                     
        $ 15.77     $ 10.51     $ 17.63  
                9.97       16.73  
                       
          15.83       10.39       17.68  
          15.81       10.49       17.33  
                10.41        
                       

 

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Statements of Operations

Year ended September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Best Styles
Global Equity
    AllianzGI
Convertible
    AllianzGI
Core Plus
Bond
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Consumer
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Small-Cap
       
Investment Income:        
Interest, net of foreign withholding taxes*   $ 3,205     $ 10,670,229     $ 1,529,995     $ 448     $ 14          
Dividends, net of foreign withholding taxes*     3,706,448       9,887,332       78,591       799,757       232,044          
Dividends from investments in Affiliates                                      
Miscellaneous           78,941                            

Total Investment Income

      3,709,653         20,636,502         1,608,586         800,205         232,058      
Expenses:        
Investment management     511,618       6,585,999       171,328       312,628       81,902          
Distribution — Class C     133       599,492                            
Distribution — Class R           527                            
Servicing — Class A     2,308       326,883             159       485          
Servicing — Class C     44       199,830                            
Servicing — Class R           527                            
Administrative servicing — Class P     117       182,897                            
Distribution and/or servicing — Administrative Class           6,862                            
Sub-transfer agent — Class A     1,010       102,725             55       55          
Sub-transfer agent — Class C     9       74,734                            
Sub-transfer agent — Class R           14                            
Sub-transfer agent — Institutional Class     368       383,143             13,883       421          
Sub-transfer agent — Administrative Class           192                            
Custodian and accounting agent     256,274       199,424       97,913       116,349       89,201          
Registration     71,681       133,119       45,296       34,075       32,944          
Audit and tax services     41,508       85,713       51,349       39,134       37,611          
Trustees     18,533       146,492       7,074       4,470       799          
Insurance     15,887       25,071       5,793       5,533       4,651          
Legal     15,645       95,352       33,066       14,476       13,551          
Transfer agent     11,213       58,625       4,273       2,984       2,239          
Shareholder communications     5,124       125,711       8,059       5,170       4,001          
Line of credit commitment     3,551       35,217       1,389       800       151          
Excise tax                                      
Offering                                      
Recoupment                                      
Miscellaneous     30,599       10,026       5,984       4,332       8,231          

Total Expenses

    985,622       9,378,575       431,524       554,048       276,242          

Less: Fee Waiver/Reimbursement from Investment Manager

    (295,605     (33,531     (287,267     (166,775     (173,098        

Net Expenses

    690,017       9,345,044       144,257       387,273       103,144          
Net Investment Income     3,019,636       11,291,458       1,464,329       412,932       128,914          

 

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Table of Contents

 

      AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Value
    AllianzGI
Global
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Dynamic
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Sustainability
    AllianzGI
Green Bond
    AllianzGI
High Yield
Bond
    AllianzGI
International
Small-Cap
 
                                             
        $ 1,357     $ 1,315,242     $ 963,827     $ 6,466     $ 527,006     $ 6,271,565     $ 1,469  
          2,407,482       46,603       1,170,433       2,412,664             278,938       1,468,469  
                3,830,040       206,469                          
          194       501       24                   5,514        
        2,409,033         5,192,386         2,340,753         2,419,130       527,006         6,556,017         1,469,938  
                                             
          987,772       2,096,474       824,007       1,202,200       115,677       519,227       845,458  
          7,419       36,740       4,524                   30,178       5,930  
                53       219                   1,601       2,435  
          35,988       115,763       3,650       4,570       393       55,558       10,555  
          2,473       12,247       1,508                   10,059       1,977  
                53       219                   1,601       2,435  
          2,048       4,220       1,329       18,356       1,162       4,794       7,463  
                62       59                   64        
          20,512       28,994       1,053       2,232       116       25,806       2,810  
          1,154       220       387                   2,408       423  
                4       184                   1,670       2,190  
          92,408       1,577       7,816       1,788       411       52,124       26,205  
                                               
          272,295       66,785       410,897       192,259       48,790       64,086       177,016  
          61,928       97,143       91,569       46,514       41,893       84,263       83,944  
          48,469       32,728       50,232       37,108       51,125       58,207       39,447  
          13,832       36,231       12,371       19,020       3,695       12,629       9,798  
          7,803       13,330       9,467       5,974       4,776       8,007       7,205  
          20,172       57,278       75,743       19,689       17,448       22,558       22,966  
          9,455       53,867       12,104       8,294       3,392       17,023       12,330  
          17,342       10,840       9,671       15,013       12,242       14,601       4,759  
          2,761       6,470       2,491       3,883       715       2,623       1,943  
          1,881                                      
                                  18,006              
                1,701                                
          5,223       7,843       11,510       6,065       12,487       11,852       5,772  
          1,610,935       2,680,623       1,531,010       1,582,965       332,328       1,000,939       1,273,061  
         
    
(522,849

    (1,814,685     (881,437     (441,367       (184,126           (372,809
          1,088,086       865,938       649,573       1,141,598       148,202       1,000,939       900,252  
          1,320,947       4,326,448       1,691,180       1,277,532       378,804       5,555,078       569,686  

 

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Statements of Operations (cont’d)

Year ended September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Best Styles
Global Equity
    AllianzGI
Convertible
    AllianzGI
Core Plus
Bond
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Consumer
    AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Small-Cap
       
Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss):        
Net realized gain (loss) on:                        

Investments

  $ 21,908,386     $ 138,326,201     $ 3,015,949     $ (823,108   $ 347,000          

Investments in Affiliates

                                     

Futures contracts

                393,363                      

Swaps

                458,519                      

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (9,099                                

Foreign currency transactions

    (24,634                 (49,495     (8,199        
Net capital gain distributions received from underlying Affiliated funds                                      
Payments from Affiliates (See Note 7)                       685                
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:                        

Investments

      (10,910,692       296,228,404       86,848       5,536,608         (89,208        

Investments in Affiliates

                                     

Futures contracts

                (15,260                    

Swaps

                (329,279                    

Forward foreign currency contracts

                                     

Foreign currency transactions

    27,055                   4,055       (43        
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)     10,991,016       434,554,605         3,610,140         4,668,745       249,550          
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations   $ 14,010,652     $ 445,846,063     $ 5,074,469     $ 5,081,677     $ 378,464          
*Foreign withholding taxes   $ 230,434     $     $     $ 109,237     $ 36,419          

 

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      AllianzGI
Emerging
Markets
Value
    AllianzGI
Global
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Dynamic
Allocation
    AllianzGI
Global
Sustainability
    AllianzGI
Green Bond
    AllianzGI
High Yield
Bond
    AllianzGI
International
Small-Cap
 
                                             
                             
        $ 1,258,453     $ 1,851,816     $ 5,873,862     $ 3,497,246     $ 610,018     $ (3,055,416   $ 2,202,190  
                10,869,798       5,132,285                          
                5,510,930       (4,104,017           (286,395            
                21       1,411,898                          
                      (1     (369     (706,338           20,072  
          (71,911           30,558       (9,633     297,316             30,620  
         
    

 
    3,682,631       1,052,860                          
                                               
                             
         
    
18,406,422

 
    1,151,765       (1,663,896     22,090,710       1,088,108       (1,784,995     3,818,922  
                2,119,909       1,660,251                   (1,358,336      
                382,200       15,661             24,882              
                1,551       10,213                          
                                  (71,362           283  
          30,199       28,180       12,520       4,718       (135           37,434  
          19,623,163       25,598,801       9,432,194       25,582,672       956,094         (6,198,747     6,109,521  
       

$

  20,944,110

 

  $   29,925,249     $   11,123,374     $   26,860,204     $   1,334,898     $ (643,669   $   6,679,207  
        $ 292,226     $     $ 53,490     $ 114,286     $ 314     $     $ 144,905  

 

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Statements of Operations† (cont’d)

Year ended September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Multi Asset
Income
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Managed
Futures
Strategy†
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Structured US
Equity
    AllianzGI
Preferred
Securities
and Income
    AllianzGI
Short
Duration
High Income
       
Investment Income:        
Interest   $ 4,234     $ 340,886     $ 661     $ 840,937     $   55,892,924          
Dividends from investments in Affiliates     1,070,288       68,409                            
Dividends, net of foreign withholding taxes*     1,406,147             1,588,657       223,393                
Non-cash income                                      
Miscellaneous                             341,832          

Total Investment Income

      2,480,669       409,295       1,589,318         1,064,330       56,234,756      
Expenses:        
Investment management     20,408       226,858       497,794       96,799       5,512,082          
Performance fee adjustment             (215,938       (189,705                    
Administration     54,358                                  
Distribution — Class C     10,245                         260,029          
Distribution — Class R     560                                  
Servicing — Class A     28,902                         333,185          
Servicing — Class C     3,415                         260,029          
Servicing — Class R     560                                  
Administrative servicing — Class P                 15,084             565,704          
Distribution and/or servicing — Administrative Class     25                                  
Sub-transfer agent — Class A                             78,136          
Sub-transfer agent — Class C                             75,692          
Sub-transfer agent — Institutional Class           53       45,694       3,025       276,778          
Custodian and accounting agent           107,049       251,638       48,745       216,064          
Audit and tax services           50,559       47,696       51,183       51,643          
Shareholder communications           9,394       4,578       8,523       78,096          
Legal     32       36,000       36,227       18,423       98,919          
Transfer agent           3,266       4,644       3,092       90,350          
Trustees           14,798       10,923       2,703       138,793          
Registration           44,918       47,831       46,533       119,936          
Recoupment     1                                  
Insurance           5,329       6,763       4,979       35,904          
Line of credit commitment     981       693       2,074       577       23,797          
Miscellaneous     428       18,783       12,767       5,073       27,683          

Total Expenses

    119,915       301,762       794,008       289,655       8,242,820          

Less: Fee Waiver/Reimbursement from Investment Manager

    (12,928     (263,461     (487,840     (178,890     (280,880        

Net Expenses

    106,987       38,301       306,168       110,765       7,961,940          
Net Investment Income     2,373,682       370,994       1,283,150       953,565       48,272,816          

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations for the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. These financial statements are consolidated to include the accounts of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. See Note 14.

 

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AllianzGI
Short Term
Bond
    AllianzGI
Structured
Return
    AllianzGI
Water
 
                     
        $ 705,120     $ 346,452     $ 14,296  
                       
                5,214,124       9,314,908  
                      870,809  
                       
        705,120         5,560,576         10,200,013  
                     
          51,273       2,106,432       6,043,882  
                       
                       
                55,572       496,713  
                       
          6,337       43,292       456,207  
                18,524       165,571  
                       
                56,578       188,153  
                       
          141       9,290       147,884  
                5,958       60,287  
          1,556       206,620       100,721  
          42,916       306,627       295,436  
          50,063       41,452       55,897  
          3,572       16,738       76,047  
          10,891       30,699       71,919  
          4,548       30,945       58,554  
          1,979       43,109       77,598  
          45,154       89,688       74,115  
                       
          4,766       19,635       21,209  
          468       7,557       15,226  
          3,505       73,350       9,632  
          227,169       3,162,066       8,415,051  
         
    
(153,699

    (406,755     (1,242,119
          73,470       2,755,311       7,172,932  
          631,650       2,805,265       3,027,081  

 

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Statements of Operations† (cont’d)

Year ended September 30, 2020

 

    AllianzGI
Multi Asset
Income
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Managed
Futures
Strategy†
    AllianzGI
PerformanceFee
Structured US
Equity
    AllianzGI
Preferred
Securities
and Income
    AllianzGI
Short
Duration
High Income
       
Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss):        
Net realized gain (loss) on:                        

Investments

  $ (6,818,540   $ 16,865     $ (2,361,009   $ 526,193     $ (45,704,174        

Investments in Affiliates

    (1,128,554     (8,354                          

Futures contracts

    2,035,994       (3,351,306           17,871                

Options written

                (25,885,941                    

Swaps

          (842,863           (195,057              

Forward foreign currency contracts

                                     

Foreign currency transactions

    5,843       (9,727                          
Net capital gain distributions received from underlying Affiliated funds     63,481                                  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:                        

Investments

    (534,228     (15,897     (1,205,423     (564,915     (42,227,195        

Investments in Affiliates

    655,816       (52,858                          

Futures contracts

    240,040       (88,568           509                

Options written

                (455,740                    

Swaps

          61,860             (125,113              

Foreign currency transactions

    1,048       35,642                            
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)     (5,479,100     (4,255,206     (29,908,113       (340,512       (87,931,369        
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations   $   (3,105,418   $   (3,884,212   $   (28,624,963   $ 613,053     $ (39,658,553        
*Foreign withholding taxes   $ 40,671     $     $     $     $          

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations for the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. These financial statements are consolidated to include the accounts of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. See Note 14.

 

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AllianzGI
Short Term
Bond
    AllianzGI
Structured
Return
    AllianzGI
Water
 
                     
             
        $ 1,101,780     $ 74,988,947     $ 7,369,491  
                       
                       
                (241,143,473      
                       
                      (6,885
                      (100
         
    

 
           
                    
         
    
377,995

 
    (52,606,730     58,352,722  
                       
                       
                931,091        
                       
                      27,819  
         
    
1,479,775

 
    (217,830,165     65,743,047  
       

$

  2,111,425

 

  $   (215,024,900   $   68,770,128  
        $     $     $ 484,539  

 

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    AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity     AllianzGI Convertible         
       
    

Year ended

September 30, 2020

   

Year ended

September 30, 2019

    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:                          
       

Investment Operations:

               
Net investment income   $ 3,019,636     $ 10,861,253     $ 11,291,458     $ 6,304,664          
Net realized gain (loss)     21,874,653       14,108,203       138,326,201       29,128,468          
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (10,883,637     (37,439,039     296,228,404       (10,656,584        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from investment operations     14,010,652       (12,469,583     445,846,063       24,776,548          
Distributions to Shareholders from:                              
       
Distributable earnings:                

Class A

    (171,121     (133,530     (3,905,437     (8,353,498        

Class C

    (2,911     (1,808     (2,225,302     (6,532,887        

Class R

                (6,817     (13,215        

Class P

    (129,756     (162,066     (11,071,629     (15,008,660        

Institutional Class

    (82,209     (276,295     (23,303,995     (47,761,194        

Class R6

    (33,639,966     (66,179,468                    

Administrative Class

                (55,241     (116,747        
Total distributions to shareholders     (34,025,963     (66,753,167     (40,568,421     (77,786,201        
Fund Share Transactions:                              
Net proceeds from the sale of shares     16,406,384       41,216,340       1,363,503,942       279,386,457          
Issued in reinvestment of distributions     34,003,323       66,731,633       38,820,500       74,563,876          
Cost of shares redeemed       (319,733,413       (191,927,497     (489,553,720     (195,695,315        
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions     (269,323,706     (83,979,524     912,770,722       158,255,018          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (289,339,017     (163,202,274     1,318,048,364       105,245,365          
Net Assets:                              
Beginning of year     361,606,504       524,808,778       656,472,704       551,227,339          
End of year   $ 72,267,487     $ 361,606,504     $   1,974,521,068     $   656,472,704          

 

May reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1.

 

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       AllianzGI Core Plus Bond     AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer     AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap   
       
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
 
                                       
       
        $ 1,464,329     $ 1,325,823     $ 412,932     $ 516,779     $ 128,914     $ 200,702  
          3,867,831       1,971,692       (871,918     (3,410,403     338,801       123,303  
          (257,691     1,027,232       5,540,663       1,901,550       (89,251     (119,008
          5,074,469       4,324,747       5,081,677       (992,074     378,464       204,997  
                                       
       
                      (457     (207     (8,030     (5,633
                                         
                                         
          (693     (302                        
          (875     (310     (437,367     (608,756     (282,337     (528,395
          (3,642,611     (1,286,062                        
                                         
          (3,644,179     (1,286,674     (437,824     (608,963     (290,367     (534,028
                                       
          2,198,533       15,168,884       671,459       21,253,333       3,965,831       466,679  
          3,644,179       1,286,674       388,159       442,815       290,367       534,028  
            (16,280,298     (147,681     (9,440,526     (24,249,417       (7,022,077     (2,906,507
          (10,437,586     16,307,877       (8,380,908     (2,553,269     (2,765,879     (1,905,800
          (9,007,296     19,345,950       (3,737,055     (4,154,306     (2,677,782     (2,234,831
                                       
          59,441,256       40,095,306       39,247,647       43,401,953       7,930,185         10,165,016  
        $ 50,433,960     $   59,441,256     $   35,510,592     $   39,247,647     $ 5,252,403     $ 7,930,185  

 

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    AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value     AllianzGI Global Allocation         
     
     Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:                              
     

Investment Operations:

             
Net investment income   $ 1,320,947     $ 3,602,184     $ 4,326,448     $ 6,742,411          
Net realized gain (loss)     1,186,542       (16,198,997     21,915,196       18,854,482          
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     18,436,621       8,838,136       3,683,605       (15,592,813        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from investment operations     20,944,110       (3,758,677     29,925,249       10,004,080          
Distributions to Shareholders from:                              
     
Distributable earnings:              

Class A

    (165,073     (356,129     (4,287,547     (3,251,123        

Class C

    (5,560     (20,510     (444,086     (368,972        

Class R

                (1,863     (1,966        

Class P

    (65,991     (52,446     (674,026     (292,653        

Institutional Class

    (1,388,389     (3,312,431     (587,050     (418,147        

Class R6

                (24,243,636     (16,591,827        

Administrative Class

                (2,124     (1,312        
Total distributions to shareholders     (1,625,013     (3,741,516     (30,240,332     (20,926,000        
Fund Share Transactions:                              
Net proceeds from the sale of shares     47,750,342       38,354,932       48,158,876       63,845,365          
Issued in reinvestment of distributions     1,622,648       3,737,331       29,041,225       20,228,963          
Cost of shares redeemed     (37,893,396     (64,717,857     (137,213,249     (86,496,879        
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions     11,479,594       (22,625,594     (60,013,148     (2,422,551        
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     30,798,691       (30,125,787     (60,328,231     (13,344,471        
Net Assets:                              
Beginning of period     108,133,565       138,259,352       317,163,587       330,508,058          
End of period   $ 138,932,256     $ 108,133,565     $ 256,835,356     $ 317,163,587          

 

May reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1.

*

Commencement of operations.

 

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       AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation     AllianzGI Global Sustainability     AllianzGI Green Bond  
     
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
   

Period from  

November 19, 2018*  
through  

September 30, 2019  

 
                                          
       
                   
        $ 1,691,180     $ 4,015,735     $ 1,277,532     $ 292,314     $ 378,804     $ 104,455  
          9,397,445       7,644,189       3,487,244       2,621,055       (85,399     257,000  
          34,749       (11,768,448     22,095,428       (2,796,738     1,041,493       281,141  
       
          11,123,374       (108,524     26,860,204       116,631       1,334,898       642,596  
                                          
       
                   
          (178,699     (93,517     (26,611     (44,718     (1,862     (1,313
          (63,940     (17,748                        
          (10,836     (3,802                        
          (4,691     (573,450     (490,968     (876,192     (16,962     (8,287
          (1,011,445     (356,643     (2,565,366     (822,141     (443,047     (92,825
          (11,995,496     (8,485,926                        
          (2,455     (975                        
          (13,267,562     (9,532,061     (3,082,945     (1,743,051     (461,871     (102,425
                                          
          14,013,349       24,174,501       171,221,042       17,557,245       34,661,707       1,449,854  
          13,265,491       9,531,384       3,082,945       1,743,051       461,854       102,301  
          (130,315,476     (95,879,882     (60,384,083     (32,789,644     (16,358,387     (108,864
          (103,036,636     (62,173,997     113,919,904       (13,489,348     18,765,174       1,443,291  
          (105,180,824     (71,814,582     137,697,163       (15,115,768     19,638,201       1,983,462  
                                          
          150,614,767       222,429,349       25,097,557       40,213,325       6,983,462       5,000,000  
        $ 45,433,943     $ 150,614,767     $ 162,794,720     $ 25,097,557     $ 26,621,663     $ 6,983,462  

 

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AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    AllianzGI International Small-Cap         
     
     Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:                              
     

Investment Operations:

             
Net investment income   $ 5,555,078     $ 7,365,238     $ 569,686     $ 1,369,256          
Net realized gain (loss)     (3,055,416     (3,199,435     2,252,882       (397,025        
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (3,143,331     1,720,441       3,856,639       (19,390,703        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from investment operations     (643,669     5,886,244       6,679,207       (18,418,472        
Distributions to Shareholders from:                              
     
Distributable earnings:              

Class A

    (1,141,126     (1,536,708     (67,731     (825,408        

Class C

    (177,624     (253,579     (1,250     (220,455        

Class R

    (32,602     (39,565     (19,726     (167,366        

Class P

    (603,251     (793,003     (223,775     (4,463,787        

Institutional Class

    (4,000,073     (5,082,491     (628,894     (6,651,510        

Class R6

                (690,384     (4,068,417        

Administrative Class

    (1,419     (1,258                    
     
Return of capital:              

Class A

                               

Class C

                               

Class R

                               

Class P

                               

Institutional Class

                               

Class R6

                               

Administrative Class

                               
Total distributions to shareholders     (5,956,095     (7,706,604     (1,631,760     (16,396,943        
Fund Share Transactions:                              
Net proceeds from the sale of shares     33,347,960       28,252,863       15,589,889       23,342,926          
Issued in reinvestment of distributions     5,804,047       7,411,305       1,567,744       15,849,165          
Cost of shares redeemed     (67,842,459     (94,678,330     (40,113,713     (53,408,177        
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions     (28,690,452     (59,014,162     (22,956,080     (14,216,086        
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (35,290,216     (60,834,522     (17,908,633     (49,031,501        
Net Assets:                              
Beginning of year     121,988,330       182,822,852       95,680,470       144,711,971          
End of year   $   86,698,114     $   121,988,330     $ 77,771,837     $ 95,680,470          

 

May reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. These financial statements are consolidated to include the accounts of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. See Note 14.

 

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       AllianzGI Multi Asset Income     AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed
Futures Strategy †
    AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured
US Equity
 
       
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
 
                                          
       
                   
        $ 2,373,682     $ 1,908,396     $ 370,994     $ 640,725     $ 1,283,150     $ 1,898,984  
          (5,841,776     139,095       (4,195,385     1,134,370       (28,246,950     531,378  
          362,676       263,587       (59,821     (86,597     (1,661,163     2,179,668  
       
          (3,105,418     2,311,078       (3,884,212     1,688,498       (28,624,963     4,610,030  
                                          
       
                   
          (659,079     (628,310                        
          (56,811     (68,590                        
          (11,556     (4,813                        
          (48,677     (442,685     (647     (81     (931,615     (5,757
          (17,554     (4,881     (33,299     (4,473     (2,329,516     (2,775,165
          (1,580,710     (653,978     (2,258,487     (305,782     (449,085     (2,828,770
          (489     (12,480                        
       
                   
          (10,801                              
          (1,086                              
          (252                              
          (731                              
          (323                              
          (35,060                              
          (10                              
          (2,423,139     (1,815,737     (2,292,433     (310,336     (3,710,216     (5,609,692
                                          
          50,029,365       8,462,252       1,845,249       17,009,552       57,236,484       33,444,291  
          2,417,353       1,798,604       2,292,433       310,336       3,693,261       5,609,691  
          (26,673,838     (22,353,244     (5,838,400     (1,446,013     (93,015,317     (6,517,994
          25,772,880       (12,092,388     (1,700,718     15,873,875       (32,085,572     32,535,988  
          20,244,323       (11,597,047     (7,877,363     17,252,037       (64,420,751     31,536,326  
                                          
          24,532,143       36,129,190       33,031,078       15,779,041       114,611,534       83,075,208  
        $ 44,776,466     $ 24,532,143     $ 25,153,715     $ 33,031,078     $ 50,190,783     $ 114,611,534  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont’d)

 

    AllianzGI Preferred
Securities and Income
    AllianzGI Short
Duration High Income
        
     
     Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:                              
     

Investment Operations:

             
Net investment income   $ 953,565     $ 690,870     $ 48,272,816     $ 42,380,614          
Net realized gain (loss)     349,007       195,391       (45,704,174     1,804,081          
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (689,519     593,715       (42,227,195     (9,183,277        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from investment operations     613,053       1,479,976       (39,658,553     35,001,418          
Distributions to Shareholders from:                              
     
Distributable earnings:              

Class A

                (6,316,827     (7,162,693        

Class C

                (4,670,485     (5,575,310        

Class P

    (777     (506     (24,930,340     (25,427,233        

Institutional Class

    (289,815     (98,925     (17,988,728     (20,662,259        

Class R6

    (1,120,300     (637,469     (2,118,099     (2,447,475        
Total distributions to shareholders     (1,410,892     (736,900     (56,024,479     (61,274,970        
Fund Share Transactions:                              
Net proceeds from the sale of shares     18,685,457       5,757,775       1,336,812,641       794,898,546          
Issued in reinvestment of distributions     1,409,958       736,900       50,999,324       54,086,373          
Cost of shares redeemed     (11,477,144     (1,261,168     (1,662,542,975     (779,637,383        
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions     8,618,271       5,233,507       (274,731,010     69,347,536          
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     7,820,432       5,976,583       (370,414,042     43,073,984          
Net Assets:                              
Beginning of year     17,691,619       11,715,036       1,182,188,228       1,139,114,244          
End of year   $   25,512,051     $   17,691,619     $ 811,774,186     $   1,182,188,228          

 

May reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1.

See Note 9.

 

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AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    AllianzGI Structured Return     AllianzGI Water  
       
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
 
                                          
       
                   
        $ 631,650     $ 223,256     $ 2,805,265     $ 8,847,282     $ 3,027,081     $ 4,818,285  
          1,101,780       35,302       (166,154,526     (38,209,015     7,362,506       19,046,207  
          377,995       152,784       (51,675,639     47,285,750       58,380,541       18,580,055  
       
          2,111,425       411,342       (215,024,900     17,924,017       68,770,128       42,444,547  
                                          
       
                   
          (111,637     (22,615     (921,601     (2,148,071     (5,630,824     (5,249,498
                      (418,026     (365,836     (1,775,781     (1,910,913
          (440     (392     (6,796,245     (3,115,188     (6,754,853     (7,916,135
          (595,550     (246,170     (16,745,080     (10,621,296     (5,443,459     (4,962,595
                      (3,075,528     (1,407,534            
          (707,627     (269,177     (27,956,480     (17,657,925     (19,604,917     (20,039,141
                                       
          26,398,659       9,047,192       182,519,409 †      319,452,174       203,646,972       131,364,152  
          693,757       269,177       27,391,104       17,258,570       15,915,920       15,949,272  
          (25,463,607     (1,152,862     (581,709,898     (364,822,631     (175,760,469     (222,350,140
          1,628,809       8,163,507       (371,799,385     (28,111,887     43,802,423       (75,036,716
          3,032,607       8,305,672       (614,780,765     (27,845,795     92,967,634       (52,631,310
                                       
          13,490,125       5,184,453       646,238,537       674,084,332       610,559,053       663,190,363  
        $ 16,522,732     $ 13,490,125     $ 31,457,772     $ 646,238,537     $ 703,526,687     $ 610,559,053  

 

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

   

Net
Investment
Income (a)

   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   14.44     $ 0.20     $ 0.92     $ 1.12     $ (0.73   $ (1.69        

9/30/2019

    17.30       0.29       (1.02     (0.73     (0.38     (1.75        

9/30/2018

    18.83       0.30       0.68       0.98       (0.62     (1.89        

9/30/2017

    15.62       0.19       3.12       3.31             (0.10        

9/30/2016

    14.60       0.28       0.89       1.17       (0.15              
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 14.39     $ 0.12     $ 0.89     $ 1.01     $ (0.64   $ (1.69        

9/30/2019

    16.90       0.18       (0.94     (0.76           (1.75        

9/30/2018

    18.51       0.16       0.68       0.84       (0.56     (1.89        

9/30/2017

    15.61       0.27       2.91       3.18       (0.18     (0.10        

4/26/2016* - 9/30/2016

    15.29       0.11       0.21       0.32                      
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 14.47     $ 0.23     $ 0.92     $ 1.15     $ (0.77   $ (1.69        

9/30/2019

    17.31       0.31       (1.00     (0.69     (0.40     (1.75        

9/30/2018

    18.82       0.32       0.69       1.01       (0.63     (1.89        

9/30/2017

    15.79       0.36       3.01       3.37       (0.24     (0.10        

9/30/2016

    14.68       0.32       0.89       1.21       (0.10              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 14.26     $ 0.24     $ 0.91     $ 1.15     $ (0.78   $ (1.69        

9/30/2019

    17.15       0.30       (0.98     (0.68     (0.46     (1.75        

9/30/2018

    18.68       0.35       0.67       1.02       (0.66     (1.89        

9/30/2017

    15.68       0.36       3.01       3.37       (0.27     (0.10        

9/30/2016

    14.63       0.37       0.84       1.21       (0.16              
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $   14.39     $   0.23     $ 0.93     $ 1.16     $ (0.72   $ (1.69        

9/30/2019

    17.28       0.33         (1.01       (0.68       (0.46       (1.75        

9/30/2018

    18.79       0.35       0.67       1.02       (0.64     (1.89        

9/30/2017

    15.78       0.37       3.02       3.39       (0.28     (0.10        

9/30/2016

    14.70       0.37       0.86       1.23       (0.15              

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind fund share transactions.

(e)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $ (2.42   $ 13.14       7.50   $ 865       0.70 %(c)      0.91 %(c)      1.57 %(c)      95
          (2.13     14.44       (2.23     1,067       0.70 (c)      0.77 (c)      2.00 (c)      33  
          (2.51     17.30       5.33       1,255       0.70 (c)      0.75 (c)      1.71 (c)      87  
          (0.10     18.83       21.29       1,317       0.74 (c)      1.07 (c)      1.15 (c)      81 (d) 
          (0.15     15.62       8.09       36,257       0.75       0.79       1.88       70  
                                 
        $ (2.33   $ 13.07       6.71   $ 13       1.40 %(c)      1.61 %(c)      0.91 %(c)      95
          (1.75     14.39       (2.87     18       1.40 (c)      1.47 (c)      1.22 (c)      33  
          (2.45     16.90       4.57       41       1.40 (c)      1.49 (c)      0.89 (c)      87  
          (0.28     18.51       20.68       102       1.40 (c)      1.44 (c)      1.62 (c)      81 (d) 
                15.61       2.09       10       1.49 (e)      1.49 (e)      1.68 (e)      70  
                                 
        $ (2.46   $ 13.16       7.73   $ 394       0.50 %(c)      0.59 %(c)      1.75 %(c)      95
          (2.15     14.47       (2.00     691       0.50 (c)      0.53 (c)      2.07 (c)      33  
          (2.52     17.31       5.52       1,868       0.50 (c)      0.52 (c)      1.83 (c)      87  
          (0.34     18.82       21.72       2,835       0.53 (c)      0.56 (c)      2.09 (c)      81 (d) 
          (0.10     15.79       8.28       2,851       0.60       0.62       2.13       70  
                                 
        $ (2.47   $ 12.94       7.84   $ 472       0.40 %(c)      0.62 %(c)      1.89 %(c)      95
          (2.21     14.26       (1.88     575       0.40 (c)      0.52 (c)      2.01 (c)      33  
          (2.55     17.15       5.63       2,386       0.40 (c)      0.49 (c)      2.01 (c)      87  
          (0.37     18.68       21.88       2,323       0.42 (c)      0.54 (c)      2.15 (c)      81 (d) 
          (0.16     15.68       8.31       2,390       0.50       0.51       2.44       70  
                                 
        $   (2.41   $   13.14       7.85   $ 70,523       0.40 %(c)      0.58 %(c)      1.77 %(c)      95
          (2.21     14.39         (1.88     359,256       0.40 (c)      0.40 (c)      2.30 (c)      33  
          (2.53     17.28       5.61       519,259       0.40 (c)      0.42 (c)      2.02 (c)      87  
          (0.38     18.79       21.92       594,634       0.40 (c)      0.43 (c)      2.20 (c)      81 (d) 
          (0.15     15.78       8.41       560,066       0.40       0.49       2.42       70  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Year ended:^

 

   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year

    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Convertible:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   29.25     $   0.27     $   10.59     $   10.86     $   (0.43   $   (0.91        

9/30/2019

    32.78       0.29       0.63       0.92       (0.90     (3.55        

9/30/2018

    34.27       0.32       4.58       4.90       (1.30     (5.09        

9/30/2017

    31.02       0.38       3.64       4.02       (0.77              

9/30/2016

    32.13       0.64       1.29       1.93       (0.53     (2.51        
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 29.61     $ 0.02     $ 10.77     $ 10.79     $ (0.10   $ (0.91        

9/30/2019

    32.95       0.08       0.67       0.75       (0.54     (3.55        

9/30/2018

    34.36       0.08       4.59       4.67       (0.99     (5.09        

9/30/2017

    31.19       0.17       3.65       3.82       (0.65              

9/30/2016

    32.20       0.42       1.30       1.72       (0.22     (2.51        
Class R                            

9/30/2020

  $ 30.43     $ 0.21     $ 11.04     $ 11.25     $ (0.32   $ (0.91        

9/30/2019

    33.92       0.26       0.66       0.92       (0.86     (3.55        

9/30/2018

    34.19       0.27       4.70       4.97       (0.15     (5.09        

9/30/2017

    30.97       0.26       3.64       3.90       (0.68              

9/30/2016

    32.08       0.52       1.27       1.79       (0.39     (2.51        
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 28.45     $ 0.34     $ 10.27     $ 10.61     $ (0.58   $ (0.91        

9/30/2019

    32.12       0.35       0.60       0.95       (1.07     (3.55        

9/30/2018

    33.95       0.38       4.50       4.88       (1.62     (5.09        

9/30/2017

    30.84       0.48       3.61       4.09       (0.98              

9/30/2016

    32.07       0.72       1.27       1.99       (0.71     (2.51        
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 28.76     $ 0.34     $ 10.40     $ 10.74     $ (0.55   $ (0.91        

9/30/2019

    32.41       0.37       0.61       0.98       (1.08     (3.55        

9/30/2018

    33.89       0.40       4.52       4.92       (1.31     (5.09        

9/30/2017

    30.76       0.49       3.61       4.10       (0.97              

9/30/2016

    32.02       0.74       1.26       2.00       (0.75     (2.51        
Administrative Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 28.95     $ 0.35     $ 10.42     $ 10.77     $ (0.45   $ (0.91        

9/30/2019

    32.46       0.30       0.61       0.91       (0.87     (3.55        

9/30/2018

    34.08       0.33       4.54       4.87       (1.40     (5.09        

9/30/2017

    30.96       0.42       3.62       4.04       (0.92              

9/30/2016

    32.14       0.66       1.29       1.95       (0.62     (2.51        

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the year and a sale of a share on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP.

(c)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind fund share transactions.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Year
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
   

Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average

Net Assets

    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (1.34   $   38.77       38.44   $   254,762       0.96     0.98     0.83     145
          (4.45     29.25       5.29       69,611       1.02       1.02       0.99       143  
          (6.39     32.78       16.83       61,385       0.96       0.96       1.02       133  
          (0.77     34.27       13.14       76,586       1.02       1.02       1.19       124 (c) 
          (3.04     31.02       6.42       259,711       0.99       0.99       2.12       101  
                                 
        $ (1.01   $ 39.39       37.40   $ 112,523       1.73     1.74     0.06     145
          (4.09     29.61       4.53       60,434       1.75       1.75       0.26       143  
          (6.08     32.95       15.90       53,461       1.73       1.73       0.24       133  
          (0.65     34.36       12.41       48,905       1.69       1.69       0.51       124 (c) 
          (2.73     31.19       5.65       67,423       1.71       1.71       1.40       101  
                                 
        $ (1.23   $ 40.45       38.14   $ 298       1.15     1.15     0.63     145
          (4.41     30.43       5.12       166       1.17       1.17       0.87       143  
          (5.24     33.92       16.59       98       1.17       1.17       0.81       133  
          (0.68     34.19       12.79       114       1.42       1.42       0.82       124 (c) 
          (2.90     30.97       5.95       1,145       1.43       1.43       1.73       101  
                                 
        $ (1.49   $ 37.57       38.78   $ 547,783       0.71     0.71     1.08     145
          (4.62     28.45       5.59       155,601       0.75       0.75       1.26       143  
          (6.71     32.12       17.08       102,412       0.74       0.74       1.24       133  
          (0.98     33.95       13.52       80,392       0.72       0.72       1.49       124 (c) 
          (3.22     30.84       6.67       88,900       0.73       0.73       2.38       101  
                                 
        $ (1.46   $ 38.04       38.80   $   1,045,769       0.71     0.71     1.07     145
          (4.63     28.76       5.62       370,111       0.72       0.72       1.29       143  
          (6.40     32.41       17.10       332,874       0.71       0.71       1.27       133  
          (0.97     33.89       13.58       322,732       0.68       0.68       1.54       124 (c) 
          (3.26     30.76       6.73       1,089,974       0.67       0.67       2.47       101  
                                 
        $ (1.36   $ 38.36       38.50   $ 13,386       0.93     0.93     0.99     145
          (4.42     28.95       5.29       550       0.97       0.97       1.03       143  
          (6.49     32.46       16.88       997       0.93       0.93       1.05       133  
          (0.92     34.08       13.30       1,240       0.89       0.89       1.32       124 (c) 
          (3.13     30.96       6.52       1,428       0.90       0.90       2.20       101  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Core Plus Bond:                                          
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $   16.00     $   0.39     $ 1.00     $ 1.39     $   (0.41   $   (0.57        

9/30/2019

    14.92       0.46       1.06       1.52       (0.44              

5/30/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.14       (0.11     0.03       (0.11              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.00     $ 0.40     $ 1.00     $ 1.40     $ (0.42   $ (0.57        

9/30/2019

    14.92       0.47       1.06       1.53       (0.45              

5/30/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.14       (0.11     0.03       (0.11              
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.00     $ 0.41     $ 1.00     $ 1.41     $ (0.43   $ (0.57        

9/30/2019

    14.92       0.48       1.07       1.55       (0.47              

5/30/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.15       (0.12     0.03       (0.11              
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $ 13.51     $ 0.12     $ 2.35     $ 2.47     $ (0.10   $          

9/30/2019

    13.88       0.12       (0.45     (0.33     (0.04              

9/30/2018

    15.76       0.11       (1.11     (1.00     (0.26     (0.62        

9/30/2017

    13.60       0.21       2.07       2.28       (0.12              

9/30/2016

    12.24       0.11       1.31       1.42       (0.06              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 13.51     $ 0.16     $ 2.37     $ 2.53     $ (0.15   $          

9/30/2019

    14.05       0.17         (0.48       (0.31     (0.23              

9/30/2018

    15.86       0.21       (1.17     (0.96     (0.23     (0.62        

9/30/2017

    13.68       0.22       2.11       2.33       (0.15              

9/30/2016

    12.28       0.19       1.28       1.47       (0.07              

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

(d)

Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized.

(e)

Payments from Affiliates increased the end of period net asset value and total return by less than $0.01 and 0.01%, respectively.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
   

Ratio of Net

Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets

    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (0.98   $   16.41       9.18   $ 12       0.35     0.73     2.46     552
          (0.44     16.00       10.39       11       0.35       0.93       3.01       864  
          (0.11     14.92       0.18       10       0.35 (c)(d)      1.19 (c)(d)      2.81 (c)(d)      302  
                                 
        $ (0.99   $ 16.41       9.25   $ 39       0.30     0.74     2.49     552
          (0.45     16.00       10.47       11       0.30       21.03       3.06       864  
          (0.11     14.92       0.20       10       0.30 (c)(d)      1.19 (c)(d)      2.86 (c)(d)      302  
                                 
        $ (1.00   $ 16.41       9.28   $   50,383       0.25     0.76     2.56     552
          (0.47     16.00       10.56       59,419       0.25       0.94       3.11       864  
          (0.11     14.92       0.22       40,075       0.25 (c)(d)      1.19 (c)(d)      2.91 (c)(d)      302  
                                                   
                                 
        $ (0.10   $ 15.88 (e)      18.34 %(e)    $ 63       1.40     1.81     0.86     57
          (0.04     13.51       (2.34     62       1.52       1.75       0.90       82  
          (0.88     13.88       (7.04     69       1.55       1.78       0.68       115  
          (0.12     15.76       16.97       155       1.55       16.84       1.47       122  
          (0.06     13.60       11.67       48       1.58       38.88       0.90       91  
                                 
        $ (0.15   $ 15.89 (e)      18.84 %(e)    $ 35,448       1.05     1.51     1.12     57
          (0.23     13.51       (2.05     39,186       1.16       1.43       1.30       82  
          (0.85     14.05       (6.69     43,333       1.20       1.37       1.36       115  
          (0.15     15.86       17.37       43,487       1.20       1.64       1.55       122  
          (0.07     13.68       12.06       44,630       1.22       2.04       1.49       91  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Year ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   16.15     $   0.28     $ 0.96     $ 1.24     $   (0.72   $          

9/30/2019

    16.61       0.24       0.03       0.27       (0.10     (0.63        

9/30/2018

    18.36       0.16         (0.59     (0.43     (0.85     (0.47        

9/30/2017

    15.15       0.23       2.98       3.21                      

9/30/2016

    14.04       0.16       1.16       1.32       (0.21              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.87     $ 0.29     $ 0.98     $ 1.27     $ (0.61   $          

9/30/2019

    16.45       0.34       (0.03     0.31       (0.26       (0.63        

9/30/2018

    18.04       0.26       (0.62       (0.36     (0.76     (0.47        

9/30/2017

    15.30       0.24       2.95       3.19       (0.45              

9/30/2016

    14.08       0.30       1.06       1.36       (0.14              

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the year and a sale of a share on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP.

(c)

Payments from Affiliates increased the end of year net asset value (“NAV”) and total return by $0.01 and 0.06%, respectively, for Class A and $0.01 and 0.05%, respectively, for Institutional Class. If the Affiliates had not made these payments, the end of year NAV and total return would have been $16.60 and (2.78)%, respectively, for Class A and $16.44 and (2.43)%, respectively, for Institutional Class.

(d)

Due to a change in accounting estimate resulting from a revised agreement with the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent, in order to lower costs and seek economies of scale for all Funds in the Trust, the custodian and accounting agent expense was reduced for the period. The effect on the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets without Fee Waiver/Reimbursement was a decrease in the ratio of 0.90%.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Year
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (0.72   $   16.67       7.64   $ 217       1.82     4.38     1.80     59
          (0.73     16.15       2.14       116       1.85       3.00 (d)      1.55       73  
          (1.32     16.61 (c)      (2.72 )(c)      135       1.85       3.71       0.90       119  
                18.36       21.19       204       1.85       15.72       1.39       121  
          (0.21     15.15       9.54       67       1.85       6.84       1.14       147  
                                 
        $ (0.61   $ 16.53       7.97   $ 5,035       1.50     4.04     1.89     59
          (0.89     15.87       2.52       7,814       1.50       2.84 (d)      2.19       73  
          (1.23     16.45 (c)      (2.38 )(c)        10,030       1.50       3.05       1.46       119  
          (0.45     18.04       21.69       11,251       1.50       3.38       1.47       121  
          (0.14     15.30       9.80       13,367       1.50       4.72       2.08       147  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Year ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value:                                    
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   15.55     $   0.15     $   2.58     $   2.73     $   (0.19   $          

9/30/2019

    16.18       0.42       (0.68     (0.26     (0.37              

9/30/2018

    17.24       0.41       (1.14     (0.73     (0.26     (0.07        

9/30/2017

    14.31       0.40       2.85       3.25       (0.32              

9/30/2016

    12.34       0.47       1.90       2.37       (0.40              
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.56     $ 0.03     $ 2.57     $ 2.60     $ (0.09   $          

9/30/2019

    16.23       0.35       (0.73     (0.38     (0.29              

9/30/2018

    17.33       0.24       (1.11     (0.87     (0.16       (0.07        

9/30/2017

    14.29       0.34       2.81       3.15       (0.11              

9/30/2016

    12.31       0.32       1.96       2.28       (0.30              
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.53     $ 0.22     $ 2.53     $ 2.75     $ (0.23   $          

9/30/2019

    16.16       0.45       (0.69     (0.24     (0.39              

9/30/2018

    17.13       0.36       (1.08     (0.72     (0.18       (0.07        

9/30/2017

    14.31       0.46       2.78       3.24       (0.42              

9/30/2016

    12.46       0.62       1.80       2.42       (0.57              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.48     $ 0.19     $ 2.57     $ 2.76     $ (0.23   $          

9/30/2019

    16.29       0.49       (0.73     (0.24     (0.57              

9/30/2018

    17.49       0.42       (1.11     (0.69     (0.44     (0.07        

9/30/2017

    14.46       0.44       2.91       3.35       (0.32              

9/30/2016

    12.47       0.43       2.01       2.44       (0.45              

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the year and a sale of a share on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP.

(c)

Payments from Affiliates increased the end of year net asset value (“NAV”) and total return by $0.02 and 0.15%, respectively, for Class A, $0.02 and 0.14%, respectively, for Class C, $0.02 and 0.14%, respectively, for Class P and $0.01 and 0.07%, respectively for Institutional Class. If the Affiliates had not made these payments, the end of year NAV and total return would have been $17.22 and 22.92%, respectively, for Class A, $17.31 and 21.92%, respectively, for Class C, $17.11 and 23.08%, respectively, for Class P and $17.48 and 23.26%, respectively for Institutional Class.

(d)

Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(e)

Payments from Affiliates increased the end of year net asset value and total return by less than $0.01 and 0.01%, respectively.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Year
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
   
                                 
        $   (0.19   $   18.09       17.63   $   14,907       1.14     1.64     0.89     105
          (0.37     15.55       (1.68     14,395       1.15       1.65       2.69       101  
          (0.33     16.18       (4.36     22,590       1.14       1.65       2.31       116  
          (0.32     17.24 (c)      23.07 (c)      11,026       1.22 (d)      3.32 (d)      2.58 (d)      120  
          (0.40     14.31 (e)      19.57 (e)      2,141       1.39       7.84       3.62       104  
                                 
        $ (0.09   $ 18.07       16.75   $ 1,016       1.89     2.37     0.16     105
          (0.29     15.56       (2.38     1,006       1.90       2.40       2.24       101  
          (0.23     16.23       (5.08     1,196       1.90       2.38       1.35       116  
          (0.11     17.33 (c)      22.06 (c)      527       1.95 (d)      4.00 (d)      2.16 (d)      120  
          (0.30     14.29 (e)      18.80 (e)      113       2.16       8.01       2.49       104  
                                 
        $ (0.23   $ 18.05       17.85   $ 7,192       0.99     1.27     1.33     105
          (0.39     15.53       (1.53     2,022       0.99       1.32       2.90       101  
          (0.25     16.16       (4.30     3,312       0.98       1.48       2.03       116  
          (0.42     17.13 (c)      23.22 (c)      19,899       1.05 (d)      3.00 (d)      2.99 (d)      120  
          (0.57     14.31 (e)      19.95 (e)      139       1.20       7.47       4.67       104  
                                 
        $ (0.23   $ 18.01       17.95   $ 115,817       0.89     1.34     1.18     105
          (0.57     15.48       (1.45     90,711       0.90       1.37       3.13       101  
          (0.51     16.29       (4.12     111,161       0.90       1.39       2.41       116  
          (0.32     17.49 (c)      23.33 (c)      34,444       0.95 (d)      2.87 (d)      2.71 (d)      120  
          (0.45     14.46 (e)      19.95 (e)      6,370       1.17       6.98       3.35       104  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Year ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Global Allocation:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   11.05     $   0.13     $   0.94     $   1.07     $   (0.12   $   (0.89        

9/30/2019

    11.47       0.21       0.06       0.27       (0.25     (0.44        

9/30/2018

    12.34       0.26       0.07       0.33       (0.55     (0.65        

9/30/2017

    11.23       0.20       1.11       1.31       (0.20              

9/30/2016

    10.98       0.07       0.63       0.70       (0.05     (0.40        
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 11.37     $ 0.06     $ 0.95     $ 1.01     $ (0.02   $ (0.89        

9/30/2019

    11.67       0.13       0.08       0.21       (0.07     (0.44        

9/30/2018

    12.47       0.19       0.06       0.25       (0.40     (0.65        

9/30/2017

    11.32       0.13       1.12       1.25       (0.10              

9/30/2016

    11.13       (0.01     0.63       0.62       (0.03     (0.40        
Class R                            

9/30/2020

  $ 10.93     $ 0.10     $ 0.93     $ 1.03     $ (0.09   $ (0.89        

9/30/2019

    11.34       0.26       (0.01     0.25       (0.22     (0.44        

9/30/2018

    12.22       0.21       0.10       0.31       (0.54     (0.65        

9/30/2017

    11.15       0.18       1.11       1.29       (0.22              

9/30/2016

    10.93       0.05       0.62       0.67       (0.05     (0.40        
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 10.94     $ 0.17     $ 0.90     $ 1.07     $ (0.16   $ (0.89        

9/30/2019

    11.38       0.18       0.12       0.30       (0.30     (0.44        

9/30/2018

    12.28       0.27       0.09       0.36       (0.61     (0.65        

9/30/2017

    11.24       0.24       1.11       1.35       (0.31              

9/30/2016

    10.98       0.12       0.61       0.73       (0.07     (0.40        
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 11.02     $ 0.14     $ 0.94     $ 1.08     $ (0.16   $ (0.89        

9/30/2019

    11.45       0.24       0.06       0.30       (0.29     (0.44        

9/30/2018

    12.15       0.28       0.08       0.36       (0.41     (0.65        

9/30/2017

    11.11       0.26       1.05       1.31       (0.27              

9/30/2016

    10.86       0.10       0.61       0.71       (0.06     (0.40        
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 10.78     $ 0.16     $ 0.92     $ 1.08     $ (0.18   $ (0.89        

9/30/2019

    11.23       0.23       0.06       0.29       (0.30     (0.44        

9/30/2018

    12.13       0.29       0.07       0.36       (0.61     (0.65        

9/30/2017

    11.10       0.23       1.11       1.34       (0.31              

9/30/2016

    10.85       0.05       0.67       0.72       (0.07     (0.40        
Administrative Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 11.38     $ 0.13     $ 0.98     $ 1.11     $ (0.14   $ (0.89        

9/30/2019

    11.77       0.22       0.08       0.30       (0.25     (0.44        

9/30/2018

    12.64       0.28       0.07       0.35       (0.57     (0.65        

9/30/2017

    11.52       0.22       1.15       1.37       (0.25              

9/30/2016

    11.25       0.08       0.64       0.72       (0.05     (0.40        

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the year and a sale of a share on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP.

(c)

Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(d)

Payments from Affiliates increased the end of year net asset value and total return by less than $0.01 and 0.01%, respectively.

 

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Table of Contents
       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Year
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average
Net Assets (c)
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (1.01   $ 11.11       10.21   $   46,506       0.52     1.14     1.18     141
          (0.69       11.05 (d)      3.05 (d)      49,259       0.61       1.14       1.95       29  
          (1.20     11.47       2.62       40,974       0.59       1.12       2.24       17  
          (0.20     12.34       11.88       47,170       0.60       1.12       1.73       15  
          (0.45     11.23       6.55       84,852       0.60       1.13       0.68       57  
                                 
        $ (0.91   $ 11.47       9.28   $ 3,549       1.27     1.83     0.55     141
          (0.51     11.37 (d)      2.29 (d)      6,393       1.34       1.91       1.14       29  
          (1.05     11.67       1.90       26,220       1.33       1.86       1.56       17  
          (0.10     12.47       11.09       34,670       1.35       1.87       1.12       15  
          (0.43     11.32       5.72       46,387       1.38       1.90       (0.06     57  
                                 
        $ (0.98   $ 10.98       9.96   $ 23       0.72     1.34     0.94     141
          (0.66     10.93 (d)      2.80 (d)      21       0.81       1.46       2.43       29  
          (1.19     11.34       2.43       35       0.80       1.32       1.85       17  
          (0.22     12.22       11.78       24       0.78       1.31       1.55       15  
          (0.45     11.15       6.25       17       0.81       1.33       0.45       57  
                                 
        $ (1.05   $ 10.96       10.39   $ 5,371       0.32     0.90     1.63     141
          (0.74     10.94 (d)      3.30 (d)      6,173       0.37       0.91       1.68       29  
          (1.26     11.38       2.92       4,292       0.35       0.88       2.30       17  
          (0.31     12.28       12.31       3,563       0.32       0.85       2.05       15  
          (0.47     11.24       6.78       1,901       0.30       0.83       1.10       57  
                                 
        $ (1.05   $ 11.05       10.40   $ 9,609       0.29     0.88     1.28     141
          (0.73     11.02 (d)      3.34 (d)      6,026       0.36       0.89       2.25       29  
          (1.06     11.45       2.92       6,652       0.33       0.86       2.43       17  
          (0.27     12.15       12.08       6,871       0.40       0.95       2.35       15  
          (0.46     11.11       6.72       68,709       0.40       0.92       0.89       57  
                                 
        $ (1.07   $ 10.79       10.57   $ 191,750       0.22     0.83     1.52     141
          (0.74     10.78 (d)      3.34 (d)      249,269       0.28       0.82       2.23       29  
          (1.26     11.23       2.95       252,313       0.28       0.81       2.48       17  
          (0.31     12.13       12.40       264,255       0.28       0.80       1.99       15  
          (0.47     11.10       6.81       291,767       0.30       0.83       0.48       57  
                                 
        $ (1.03   $ 11.46       10.24   $ 27       0.47     1.08     1.17     141
          (0.69     11.38 (d)      3.17 (d)      23       0.53       1.07       1.97       29  
          (1.22     11.77       2.68       22       0.53       1.06       2.28       17  
          (0.25     12.64       12.07       26       0.53       1.06       1.86       15  
          (0.45     11.52       6.58       32       0.56       1.08       0.67       57  

 

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Table of Contents

Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   19.21     $   0.21     $ 1.34     $ 1.55     $ (0.72   $ (1.30        

9/30/2019

    20.19       0.34       (0.48     (0.14     (0.36     (0.48        

9/30/2018

    20.52       0.28       0.32       0.60       (0.21     (0.72        

9/30/2017

    18.32       0.20       2.00       2.20                      

9/30/2016

    17.99       0.17       0.66       0.83       (0.22     (0.28        
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 18.84     $ 0.07     $ 1.30     $ 1.37     $ (0.59   $ (1.30        

9/30/2019

    19.56       0.19         (0.43       (0.24           (0.48        

9/30/2018

    20.05       0.12       0.31       0.43       (0.20     (0.72        

9/30/2017

    18.05       0.08       1.92       2.00                      

9/30/2016

    17.63       0.08       0.62       0.70             (0.28        
Class R                            

9/30/2020

  $ 19.10     $ 0.16     $ 1.32     $ 1.48     $   (0.65   $   (1.30        

9/30/2019

    19.97       0.26       (0.45     (0.19     (0.20     (0.48        

9/30/2018

    20.35       0.21       0.30       0.51       (0.17     (0.72        

9/30/2017

    18.23       0.16       1.96       2.12                      

9/30/2016

    17.84       0.16       0.63       0.79       (0.12     (0.28        
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 19.09     $ 0.21     $ 1.61     $ 1.82     $     $ (1.30        

9/30/2019

    20.07       0.36       (0.46     (0.10     (0.40     (0.48        

9/30/2018

    20.48       0.32       0.31       0.63       (0.32     (0.72        

9/30/2017

    18.36       0.28       1.94       2.22       (0.10              

9/30/2016

    17.97       0.16       0.71       0.87       (0.20     (0.28        
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 19.50     $ 0.26     $ 1.37     $ 1.63     $ (0.78   $ (1.30        

9/30/2019

    20.22       0.39       (0.45     (0.06     (0.18     (0.48        

9/30/2018

    20.61       0.34       0.32       0.66       (0.33     (0.72        

9/30/2017

    18.37       0.27       1.98       2.25       (0.01              

9/30/2016

    18.02       0.23       0.65       0.88       (0.25     (0.28        
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 19.18     $ 0.27     $ 1.33     $ 1.60     $ (0.73   $ (1.30        

9/30/2019

    20.15       0.39       (0.48     (0.09     (0.40     (0.48        

9/30/2018

    20.56       0.34       0.32       0.66       (0.35     (0.72        

9/30/2017

    18.38       0.28       1.99       2.27       (0.09              

2/1/2016* - 9/30/2016

    17.30       0.09       0.99       1.08                      
Administrative Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 19.16     $ 0.21     $ 1.34     $ 1.55     $ (0.74   $ (1.30        

9/30/2019

    20.15       0.34       (0.48     (0.14     (0.37     (0.48        

9/30/2018

    20.55       0.29       0.32       0.61       (0.29     (0.72        

9/30/2017

    18.35       0.23       1.97       2.20                      

9/30/2016

    17.93       0.21       0.63       0.84       (0.14     (0.28        

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets (c)
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (2.02   $   18.74       8.20   $ 1,491       0.82     1.62     1.17     221
          (0.84     19.21       (0.25     1,812       0.97       1.32       1.78       222  
          (0.93     20.19       2.93       2,015       0.97       1.25       1.37       152  
                20.52       12.01       2,421       1.02       1.35       1.05       192  
          (0.50     18.32       4.69       5,198       0.76       1.73       0.96       79  
                                 
        $ (1.89   $ 18.32       7.37   $ 525       1.58     2.38     0.40     221
          (0.48     18.84       (1.00     588       1.74       2.08       1.00       222  
          (0.92     19.56       2.09       1,195       1.74       2.01       0.61       152  
                20.05       11.08       1,325       1.77       2.08       0.42       192  
          (0.28     18.05       4.02       1,029       1.49       2.69       0.45       79  
                                 
        $ (1.95   $ 18.63       7.86   $ 44       1.18     2.00     0.87     221
          (0.68     19.10       (0.60     121       1.34       1.67       1.38       222  
          (0.89     19.97       2.49       160       1.34       1.58       1.05       152  
                20.35       11.63       137       1.35       1.70       0.84       192  
          (0.40     18.23       4.50       159       1.01       2.25       0.90       79  
                                 
        $ (1.30   $ 19.61       9.73   $ 59       0.68     1.19     1.05     221
          (0.88     19.09       (0.05     11,456       0.80       1.12       1.95       222  
          (1.04     20.07       3.08       13,436       0.80       1.03       1.58       152  
          (0.10     20.48       12.18       12,730       0.82       1.11       1.44       192  
          (0.48     18.36       4.89       186       0.61       1.47       0.90       79  
                                 
        $ (2.08   $ 19.05       8.52   $ 12,294       0.54     1.40     1.42     221
          (0.66     19.50       0.03       9,330       0.70       1.12       2.05       222  
          (1.05     20.22       3.18       13,225       0.70       0.94       1.65       152  
          (0.01     20.61       12.27       31,783       0.75       1.03       1.42       192  
          (0.53     18.37       4.98       37,722       0.51       1.45       1.27       79  
                                 
        $ (2.03   $ 18.75       8.54   $ 30,996       0.54     1.28     1.45     221
          (0.88     19.18       (0.01       127,285       0.70       1.01       2.08       222  
          (1.07     20.15       3.19       192,375       0.70       0.91       1.67       152  
          (0.09     20.56       12.39       231,584       0.70       0.99       1.49       192  
                18.38       6.24       9,029       0.36 (d)      1.36 (d)      0.77 (d)      79  
                                 
        $ (2.04   $ 18.67       8.24   $ 25       0.79     1.57     1.18     221
          (0.85     19.16       (0.26     23       0.95       1.27       1.80       222  
          (1.01     20.15       2.93       23       0.96       1.17       1.42       152  
                20.55       11.99       23       1.00       1.25       1.18       192  
          (0.42     18.35       4.73       20       0.76       1.89       1.15       79  

 

  (c)

Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

  (d)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted

 

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Table of Contents

Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Global Sustainability:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   18.27     $   0.11     $   3.03     $   3.14     $   (0.02   $   (0.33        

9/30/2019

    19.46       0.14       0.04       0.18       (0.30     (1.07        

9/30/2018

    17.96       0.17       1.98       2.15       (0.21     (0.44        

9/30/2017

    15.80       0.13       2.20       2.33       (0.14     (0.03        

9/30/2016

    14.10       0.14       1.76       1.90       (0.20              
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 18.39     $ 0.14     $ 3.05     $ 3.19     $ (0.03   $ (0.33        

9/30/2019

    19.68       0.21       (0.02     0.19       (0.41     (1.07        

9/30/2018

    18.13       0.16       2.05       2.21       (0.22     (0.44        

9/30/2017

    15.91       0.15       2.23       2.38       (0.13     (0.03        

9/30/2016

    14.12       0.17       1.75       1.92       (0.13              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 18.75     $ 0.17     $ 3.10     $ 3.27     $ (0.05   $ (0.33        

9/30/2019

    19.72       0.19       0.06       0.25       (0.15     (1.07        

9/30/2018

    18.13       0.22       2.00       2.22       (0.19     (0.44        

9/30/2017

    15.92       0.19       2.20       2.39       (0.15     (0.03        

9/30/2016

    14.13       0.22       1.71       1.93       (0.14              
AllianzGI Green Bond:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.46     $ 0.18     $ 0.40     $ 0.58     $ (0.15   $ (0.07        

11/19/2018* - 9/30/2019

    15.00       0.26       1.45       1.71       (0.25              
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.45     $ 0.21     $ 0.40     $ 0.61     $ (0.17   $ (0.07        

11/19/2018* - 9/30/2019

    15.00       0.29       1.44       1.73       (0.28              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.47     $ 0.21     $ 0.40     $ 0.61     $ (0.18   $ (0.07        

11/19/2018* - 9/30/2019

    15.00       0.28       1.46       1.74       (0.27              

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

(d)

Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (0.35   $   21.06       17.35   $ 2,350       0.98     1.44     0.58     31
          (1.37     18.27       2.43       1,444       1.09       1.84       0.77       49  
          (0.65     19.46       12.23       614       1.09       1.70       0.92       20  
          (0.17     17.96       14.94       402       1.12       7.55       0.79       27  
          (0.20     15.80       13.54       125       1.20       21.93       0.94       20  
                                 
        $ (0.36   $ 21.22       17.52   $ 28,372       0.84     1.13     0.74     31
          (1.48     18.39       2.56       21,582       0.94       1.65       1.17       49  
          (0.66     19.68       12.44       11,362       0.94       1.25       0.84       20  
          (0.16     18.13       15.13       64       0.96       1.62       0.88       27  
          (0.13     15.91       13.67       11       1.05       3.44       1.15       20  
                                 
        $ (0.38   $ 21.64       17.59   $   132,073       0.74     1.03     0.88     31
          (1.22     18.75       2.63       2,072       0.84       1.66       1.05       49  
          (0.63     19.72       12.52       28,237       0.84       1.43       1.18       20  
          (0.18     18.13       15.25       26,615       0.89       1.63       1.16       27  
          (0.14     15.92       13.77       20,610       0.95       2.04       1.47       20  
                                                   
                                 
        $ (0.22   $ 16.82       3.55   $ 191       0.76     1.54     1.11     98
          (0.25     16.46       11.45       95       0.77 (c)(d)      5.73 (c)(d)      1.89 (c)(d)      121  
                                 
        $ (0.24   $ 16.82       3.74   $ 553       0.56     1.43     1.28     98
          (0.28     16.45       11.60       1,093       0.56 (c)(d)      5.51 (c)(d)      2.11 (c)(d)      121  
                                 
        $ (0.25   $ 16.83       3.78   $ 25,878       0.51     1.14     1.31     98
          (0.27     16.47       11.68       5,795       0.52 (c)(d)      6.33 (c)(d)      2.06 (c)(d)      121  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Year ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
        
AllianzGI High Yield Bond:                                    
Class A                        

9/30/2020

  $   8.91     $   0.42     $   (0.50   $   (0.08   $   (0.44        

9/30/2019

    8.91       0.43       0.01       0.44       (0.44        

9/30/2018

    9.31       0.45       (0.39     0.06       (0.46        

9/30/2017

    9.14       0.48       0.18       0.66       (0.49        

9/30/2016

    8.92       0.53       0.24       0.77       (0.55        
Class C                        

9/30/2020

  $ 8.89     $ 0.36     $ (0.49   $ (0.13   $ (0.38        

9/30/2019

    8.90       0.37             0.37       (0.38        

9/30/2018

    9.30       0.39       (0.39           (0.40        

9/30/2017

    9.12       0.42       0.20       0.62       (0.44        

9/30/2016

    8.90       0.46       0.24       0.70       (0.48        
Class R                        

9/30/2020

  $ 8.51     $ 0.37     $ (0.49   $ (0.12   $ (0.41        

9/30/2019

    8.54       0.38             0.38       (0.41        

9/30/2018

    8.94       0.39       (0.37     0.02       (0.42        

9/30/2017

    8.79       0.43       0.18       0.61       (0.46        

9/30/2016

    8.61       0.48       0.22       0.70       (0.52        
Class P                        

9/30/2020

  $ 8.53     $ 0.43     $ (0.48   $ (0.05   $ (0.47        

9/30/2019

    8.55       0.44       0.01       0.45       (0.47        

9/30/2018

    8.96       0.46       (0.38     0.08       (0.49        

9/30/2017

    8.80       0.50       0.19       0.69       (0.53        

9/30/2016

    8.62       0.53       0.23       0.76       (0.58        
Institutional Class                        

9/30/2020

  $ 8.56     $ 0.43     $ (0.48   $ (0.05   $ (0.47        

9/30/2019

    8.58       0.44       0.01       0.45       (0.47        

9/30/2018

    8.98       0.46       (0.37     0.09       (0.49        

9/30/2017

    8.83       0.50       0.18       0.68       (0.53        

9/30/2016

    8.64       0.53       0.24       0.77       (0.58        
Administrative Class                        

9/30/2020

  $ 8.54     $ 0.42     $ (0.48   $ (0.06   $ (0.46        

9/30/2019

    8.44       0.43       0.03       0.46       (0.36        

9/30/2018

    8.84       0.44       (0.37     0.07       (0.47        

9/30/2017

    8.70       0.48       0.17       0.65       (0.51        

9/30/2016

    8.52       0.50       0.22       0.72       (0.54        

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the year and a sale of a share on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP.

 

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       Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Year
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                       
                         
        $   8.39       (0.82 )%    $   20,251       1.12     4.96     143
          8.91       5.18       26,937       1.07       4.98       70  
          8.91       0.67       33,768       1.05       4.93       40  
          9.31       7.42       58,525       1.09       5.19       37  
          9.14       9.08       58,004       0.98       6.02       59  
                         
        $ 8.38       (1.41 )%    $ 3,880       1.81     4.26     143
          8.89       4.33       4,880       1.76       4.28       70  
          8.90       0.02       8,544       1.71       4.27       40  
          9.30       6.90       11,723       1.70       4.59       37  
          9.12       8.32       14,815       1.71       5.28       59  
                         
        $ 7.98       (1.28 )%    $ 508       1.52     4.57     143
          8.51       4.68       654       1.48       4.56       70  
          8.54       0.33       878       1.44       4.55       40  
          8.94       7.12       1,048       1.44       4.84       37  
          8.79       8.62       1,310       1.34       5.65       59  
                         
        $ 8.01       (0.46 )%    $ 10,113       0.80     5.28     143
          8.53       5.56       12,128       0.73       5.31       70  
          8.55       0.94       17,535       0.70       5.26       40  
          8.96       8.07       35,931       0.67       5.62       37  
          8.80       9.31       57,378       0.69       6.30       59  
                         
        $ 8.04       (0.50 )%    $ 51,920       0.83     5.22     143
          8.56       5.48       77,365       0.79       5.25       70  
          8.58       1.03       122,078       0.73       5.26       40  
          8.98       7.91       155,022       0.69       5.61       37  
          8.83       9.41       227,149       0.66       6.31       59  
                         
        $ 8.02       (0.63 )%    $ 26       1.00     5.14     143
          8.54       5.60       24       0.94       5.10       70  
          8.44       0.83       20       0.88       4.93       40  
          8.84       7.75       1,490       0.86       5.45       37  
          8.70       8.97       2,086       1.07       5.94       59  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI International Small-Cap:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   32.15     $   0.15     $   2.54     $   2.69     $   (0.48   $          

9/30/2019

    43.09       0.34       (6.28     (5.94     (0.10     (4.90        

9/30/2018

    41.19       0.42       2.41       2.83       (0.25     (0.68        

9/30/2017

    34.57             6.93       6.93       (0.31              

9/30/2016

    34.53       0.10       1.67       1.77       (0.28     (1.45        
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 30.72     $ (0.08   $ 2.40     $ 2.32     $ (0.04   $          

9/30/2019

    41.63       0.05       (6.06     (6.01           (4.90        

9/30/2018

    40.01       (0.15     2.55       2.40       (0.10     (0.68        

9/30/2017

    33.78       (0.19     6.67       6.48       (0.25              

9/30/2016

    33.94       (0.12     1.61       1.49       (0.20     (1.45        
Class R                            

9/30/2020

  $ 30.19     $ 0.05     $ 2.37     $ 2.42     $ (0.55   $          

9/30/2019

    41.90       0.27       (6.28     (6.01     (0.80     (4.90        

9/30/2018

    40.46       0.13       2.50       2.63       (0.51     (0.68        

9/30/2017

    34.07       0.01       6.70       6.71       (0.32              

9/30/2016

    34.03       0.03       1.63       1.66       (0.17     (1.45        
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 31.91     $ 0.17     $ 2.56     $ 2.73     $ (0.44   $          

9/30/2019

    43.06       0.33       (6.25     (5.92     (0.33     (4.90        

9/30/2018

    41.33       0.22       2.68       2.90       (0.49     (0.68        

9/30/2017

    34.66       0.19       6.82       7.01       (0.34              

9/30/2016

    34.49       0.18       1.64       1.82       (0.20     (1.45        
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 33.21     $ 0.23     $ 2.63     $ 2.86     $ (0.58   $          

9/30/2019

    44.65       0.47       (6.58     (6.11     (0.43     (4.90        

9/30/2018

    42.85       0.32       2.71       3.03       (0.55     (0.68        

9/30/2017

    35.91       0.36       6.92       7.28       (0.34              

9/30/2016

    35.65       0.10       1.81       1.91       (0.20     (1.45        
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 33.03     $ 0.26     $ 2.59     $ 2.85     $ (0.71   $          

9/30/2019

    44.64       0.48       (6.59     (6.11     (0.60     (4.90        

9/30/2018

    42.90       0.40       2.66       3.06       (0.64     (0.68        

9/30/2017

    35.94       0.22       7.09       7.31       (0.35              

2/1/2016* - 9/30/2016

    33.52       0.34       2.08       2.42                      

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Payments from Affiliates increased the end of period net asset value and total return by less than $0.01 and 0.01%, respectively.

(d)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

 

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          Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                      
                                    
           $   (0.48   $ 34.36       8.37   $   3,619       1.25     1.75     0.47     60
             (5.00     32.15       (12.05     4,826       1.25       1.94       1.05       55  
             (0.93     43.09       6.88       9,108       1.25       1.50       0.95       62  
             (0.31     41.19 (c)      20.34 (c)      6,068       1.36       1.93       0.01       67  
             (1.73     34.57       5.07       13,524       1.45       1.68       0.30       76  
                                    
           $ (0.04   $ 33.00       7.56   $ 722       2.00     2.49     (0.27 )%      60
             (4.90     30.72       (12.75     963       2.04       2.59       0.16       55  
             (0.78     41.63       5.99       2,610       2.08       2.27       (0.35     62  
             (0.25     40.01 (c)      19.39 (c)      2,829       2.14       2.50       (0.56     67  
             (1.65     33.78       4.30       3,232       2.19       2.54       (0.35     76  
                                    
           $ (0.55   $ 32.06       8.01   $ 849       1.59     2.16     0.15     60
             (5.70     30.19       (12.36     1,044       1.59       2.30       0.89       55  
             (1.19     41.90       6.51       845       1.59       1.86       0.30       62  
             (0.32     40.46 (c)      19.98 (c)      264       1.64       2.11       0.02       67  
             (1.62     34.07       4.81       130       1.70       2.17       0.09       76  
                                    
           $ (0.44   $ 34.20       8.55   $ 10,751       1.10     1.49     0.53     60
             (5.23     31.91       (11.92     19,740       1.10       1.58       1.01       55  
             (1.17     43.06       7.02       48,830       1.10       1.29       0.51       62  
             (0.34     41.33 (c)      20.55 (c)      55,843       1.17       1.42       0.55       67  
             (1.65     34.66       5.25       40,183       1.28       1.44       0.54       76  
                                    
           $ (0.58   $ 35.49       8.61   $ 31,942       1.04     1.51     0.69     60
             (5.33     33.21       (11.88     40,477       1.04       1.61       1.39       55  
             (1.23     44.65       7.09       49,443       1.05       1.28       0.70       62  
             (0.34     42.85 (c)      20.58 (c)      67,921       1.11       1.43       0.94       67  
             (1.65     35.91       5.31       29,031       1.21       1.48       0.28       76  
                                    
           $ (0.71   $ 35.17       8.63   $ 29,889       1.00     1.43     0.80     60
             (5.50     33.03       (11.82     28,630       1.00       1.49       1.44       55  
             (1.32     44.64       7.14       33,876       1.00       1.22       0.87       62  
             (0.35     42.90 (c)      20.66 (c)      17,804       1.05       1.42       0.60       67  
                   35.94       7.22       15,534       1.11 (d)      1.56 (d)      1.48 (d)      76  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized Capital
Gains
    Distributions
from Return
of Capital
        
AllianzGI Multi Asset Income:                                                
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   17.64     $ 0.93     $   (1.65   $   (0.72   $   (0.93   $     $ (0.02        

9/30/2019

    17.35       0.99       0.25       1.24       (0.95                    

9/30/2018

    18.53       0.73       (0.71     0.02       (0.85       (0.23       (0.12        

9/30/2017

    18.31       0.94       0.22       1.16       (0.85     (0.09              

9/30/2016

    17.34       0.75       1.09       1.84       (0.80     (0.07              
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 17.64     $   0.78     $ (1.63   $ (0.85   $ (0.70   $     $ (0.01        

9/30/2019

    17.36       0.84       0.26       1.10       (0.82                    

9/30/2018

    18.53       0.62       (0.72     (0.10     (0.74     (0.23     (0.10        

9/30/2017

    18.21       0.80       0.22       1.02       (0.61     (0.09              

9/30/2016

    17.16       0.66       1.04       1.70       (0.58     (0.07              
Class R                            

9/30/2020

  $ 18.49     $ 0.77     $ (1.59   $ (0.82   $ (0.84   $     $ (0.01        

9/30/2019

    18.14       0.97       0.26       1.23       (0.88                    

9/30/2018

    19.31       0.71       (0.74     (0.03     (0.80     (0.23     (0.11        

9/30/2017

    18.97       0.84       0.30       1.14       (0.71     (0.09              

9/30/2016

    17.92       0.73       1.11       1.84       (0.72     (0.07              
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 17.83     $ 0.93     $ (1.60   $ (0.67   $ (0.92   $     $ (0.02        

9/30/2019

    17.54       1.08       0.21       1.29       (1.00                    

9/30/2018

    18.71       0.82       (0.73     0.09       (0.90     (0.23     (0.13        

9/30/2017

    18.51       0.99       0.23       1.22       (0.93     (0.09              

9/30/2016

    17.58       0.83       1.09       1.92       (0.92     (0.07              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 17.35     $ 0.93     $ (1.58   $ (0.65   $ (1.05   $     $ (0.02        

9/30/2019

    17.08       1.00       0.28       1.28       (1.01                    

2/1/2018* - 9/30/2018

    17.08       0.42       (0.64     (0.22     (0.44           (0.13        
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 17.36     $ 0.92     $ (1.56   $ (0.64   $ (1.06   $     $ (0.02        

9/30/2019

    17.09       1.03       0.25       1.28       (1.01                    

9/30/2018

    18.26       0.81       (0.71     0.10       (0.91     (0.23     (0.13        

9/30/2017

    18.08       1.00       0.21       1.21       (0.94     (0.09              

9/30/2016

    17.21       0.82       1.07       1.89       (0.95     (0.07              
Administrative Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 17.87     $ 0.91     $ (1.65   $ (0.74   $ (0.80   $     $ (0.02        

9/30/2019

    17.66       0.93       0.12       1.05       (0.84                    

9/30/2018

    18.82       0.80       (0.75     0.05       (0.86     (0.23     (0.12        

9/30/2017

    18.61       1.00       0.19       1.19       (0.89     (0.09              

9/30/2016

    17.60       0.75       0.94       1.69       (0.61     (0.07              

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

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Table of Contents
       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets (c)
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (0.95   $   15.97       (4.02 )%    $ 4,114       0.50     0.60     5.65     427
          (0.95     17.64       7.47       12,460       0.41       0.60       5.79       277  
          (1.20     17.35       0.12       8,826       0.36       0.61       4.12       172  
          (0.94     18.53       6.55       10,145       0.35       0.61       5.12       151  
          (0.87     18.31       10.97       10,140       0.40       0.60       4.25       116  
                                 
        $ (0.71   $ 16.08       (4.77 )%    $ 1,091       1.25     1.35     4.68     427
          (0.82     17.64       6.58       1,520       1.16       1.35       4.90       277  
          (1.07     17.36       (0.58     2,210       1.11       1.36       3.51       172  
          (0.70     18.53       5.78       3,435       1.10       1.36       4.37       151  
          (0.65     18.21       10.16       3,361       1.15       1.35       3.75       116  
                                 
        $ (0.85   $ 16.82       (4.42 )%    $ 538       0.85     0.85     4.56     427
          (0.88     18.49       7.08       103       0.76       0.85       5.39       277  
          (1.14     18.14       (0.20     100       0.71       0.86       3.82       172  
          (0.80     19.31       6.17       128       0.70       0.86       4.38       151  
          (0.79     18.97       10.59       519       0.75       0.85       4.00       116  
                                 
        $ (0.94   $ 16.22       (3.71 )%    $ 449       0.20     0.20     5.46     427
          (1.00     17.83       7.68       2,119       0.11       0.20       6.21       277  
          (1.26     17.54       0.46       9,526       0.06       0.21       4.56       172  
          (1.02     18.71       6.86       14,507       0.05       0.21       5.37       151  
          (0.99     18.51       11.32       17,120       0.10       0.20       4.63       116  
                                 
        $ (1.07   $ 15.63       (3.69 )%    $ 326       0.15     0.15     5.88     427
          (1.01     17.35       7.84       199       0.06       0.15       6.00       277  
          (0.57     17.08       (1.16     49       0.01 (d)      0.15 (d)      3.72 (d)      172  
                                 
        $ (1.08   $ 15.64       (3.64 )%    $   38,248       0.10     0.10     5.97     427
          (1.01     17.36       7.88       8,121       0.01       0.10       6.12       277  
          (1.27     17.09       0.56       14,894       (e)      0.11       4.60       172  
          (1.03     18.26       6.99       20,448       (e)      0.11       5.54       151  
          (1.02     18.08       11.40       19,128             0.10       4.70       116  
                                 
        $ (0.82   $ 16.31       (4.04 )%    $ 10       0.45     0.45     5.44     427
          (0.84     17.87       6.17       10       0.36       0.45       5.46       277  
          (1.21     17.66       0.25       524       0.31       0.46       4.36       172  
          (0.98     18.82       6.62       1,550       0.30       0.46       5.38       151  
          (0.68     18.61       9.87       822       0.35       0.45       4.13       116  

 

  (c)

Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

  (d)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

  (e)

As a result of reimbursing expenses inclusive of estimated acquired fund fees and expenses, the Investment Manager reimbursed amounts in excess of the respective share class’ operating expenses.

 

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Table of Contents

Financial Highlights† (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized Capital
Gains
        
AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy:†                                          
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 9.83     $   0.10     $   (1.26   $ (1.16   $   (0.52   $   (0.12        

9/30/2019

    9.61       0.19       0.11       0.30       (0.08              

12/18/2017* - 9/30/2018

    10.00       0.12       (0.51     (0.39                    
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 9.82     $ 0.10     $ (1.26   $ (1.16   $ (0.52   $ (0.12        

9/30/2019

    9.60       0.20       0.11       0.31       (0.09              

12/18/2017* - 9/30/2018

    10.00       0.13       (0.53     (0.40                    
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 9.83     $ 0.11     $ (1.26   $ (1.15   $ (0.53   $ (0.12        

9/30/2019

    9.61       0.20       0.11       0.31       (0.09              

12/18/2017* - 9/30/2018

    10.00       0.13       (0.52       (0.39                    
AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity:                                          
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $   10.67     $ 0.11     $ (1.44   $ (1.33   $ (0.30   $ (0.16        

9/30/2019

    11.12       0.33       (0.02     0.31       (0.09     (0.67        

12/18/2017* - 9/30/2018

    10.00       0.14       0.98       1.12                      
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 10.67     $ 0.16     $ (1.49   $ (1.33   $ (0.29   $ (0.16        

9/30/2019

    11.13       0.21       0.09       0.30       (0.09     (0.67        

12/18/2017* - 9/30/2018

    10.00       0.18       0.95       1.13                      
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 10.73     $ 0.15     $ (1.49   $ (1.34   $ (0.23   $ (0.16        

9/30/2019

    11.13       0.23       0.10       0.33       (0.06     (0.67        

12/18/2017* - 9/30/2018

    10.00       0.13       1.00       1.13                      
AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income:                                          
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.65     $ 0.63     $ (0.48   $ 0.15     $ (0.68   $ (0.39        

9/30/2019

    15.06       0.68       0.64       1.32       (0.71     (0.02        

5/30/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.23       0.03       0.26       (0.20              
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.65     $ 0.66     $ (0.50   $ 0.16     $ (0.68   $ (0.39        

9/30/2019

    15.06       0.69       0.64       1.33       (0.72     (0.02        

5/30/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.26             0.26       (0.20              
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.65     $ 0.65     $ (0.49   $ 0.16     $ (0.69   $ (0.39        

9/30/2019

    15.06       0.70       0.64       1.34       (0.73     (0.02        

5/30/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.24       0.03       0.27       (0.21              

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

Consolidated Financial Highlights for the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. These financial statements are consolidated to include the accounts of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund. See Note 14.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
   

Net Asset
Value, End

of Period

    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (0.64   $ 8.03       (12.43 )%    $ 9       0.22 %(c)      0.97 %(c)      1.13 %(c)      42
          (0.08     9.83       3.17       10       0.28 (c)      1.28 (c)      2.02 (c)      184  
                9.61       (3.90     10       0.20 (d)(e)      4.01 (d)(e)      1.59 (d)(e)      121  
                                 
        $ (0.64   $ 8.02       (12.44 )%    $ 211       0.20 %(c)      1.00 %(c)      1.18 %(c)      42
          (0.09     9.82       3.24       605       0.22 (c)      1.39 (c)      2.11 (c)      184  
                9.60       (4.00     515       0.15 (d)(e)      5.42 (d)(e)      1.74 (d)(e)      121  
                                 
        $ (0.65   $ 8.03       (12.33 )%    $   24,934       0.13 %(c)      1.00 %(c)      1.23 %(c)      42
          (0.09     9.83       3.31       32,416       0.18 (c)      1.24 (c)      2.13 (c)      184  
                9.61       (3.90     15,254       0.10 (d)(e)      4.00 (d)(e)      1.70 (d)(e)      121  
                                                   
                                 
        $ (0.46   $ 8.88       (13.43 )%    $ 378       0.48 %(c)      1.02 %(c)      1.16 %(c)      70
          (0.76     10.67       4.55       20,458       0.25 (c)(f)      0.70 (c)      3.16 (c)      8  
                11.12       11.20       11       0.61 (d)(e)      1.75 (e)      1.71 (d)(e)      2  
                                 
        $ (0.45   $ 8.89       (13.39 )%    $ 49,423       0.21 %(c)      0.88 %(c)      1.70 %(c)      70
          (0.76     10.67       4.39       51,188       0.17 (c)(f)      0.94 (c)      2.06 (c)      8  
                11.13       11.30       40,290       0.62 (e)(d)      1.58 (d)(e)      2.12 (d)(e)      2  
                                 
        $ (0.39   $ 9.00       (13.26 )%    $ 390       0.88 %(c)      1.22 %(c)      1.34 %(c)      70
          (0.73     10.73       4.66       42,966       (0.08 )(c)(f)      0.86 (c)      2.27 (c)      8  
                11.13       11.30       42,774       0.61 (d)(e)      1.72 (d)(e)      1.64 (d)(e)      2  
                                                   
                                 
        $ (1.07   $ 14.73       1.01   $ 11       0.60     1.36     4.27     166
          (0.73     15.65       9.14       11       0.60       2.04       4.55       98  
          (0.20     15.06       1.74       10       0.60 (d)(e)      3.21 (d)(e)      4.62 (d)(e)      39  
                                 
        $ (1.07   $ 14.74       1.13   $ 7,662       0.55     1.34     4.52     166
          (0.74     15.65       9.21       3,035       0.55       2.09       4.62       98  
          (0.20     15.06       1.76       1,548       0.56 (d)(e)      4.22 (d)(e)      5.28 (d)(e)      39  
                                 
        $ (1.08   $   14.73       1.10   $ 17,839       0.50     1.35     4.41     166
          (0.75     15.65       9.26       14,646       0.50       2.00       4.66       98  
          (0.21     15.06       1.78       10,157       0.50 (d)(e)      3.22 (d)(e)      4.71 (d)(e)      39  

 

  (d)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

  (e)

Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized.

  (f)

Inclusive of management fee waivers of less than 0.005% for Class P, 0.23% for Institutional Class and 0.49% for Class R6 for the period from the commencement of the Fund’s operations until December 31, 2018 (the “Initial Performance Period”).

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
        
AllianzGI Short Duration High Income:                              
Class A                        

9/30/2020

  $   14.62     $   0.58     $   (0.54   $   0.04     $   (0.67        

9/30/2019

    14.93       0.51       (0.11     0.40       (0.71        

9/30/2018

    15.18       0.59       (0.16     0.43       (0.68        

9/30/2017

    15.29       0.60       0.04       0.64       (0.75        

9/30/2016

    15.04       0.72       0.38       1.10       (0.85        
Class C                        

9/30/2020

  $ 14.61     $ 0.54     $ (0.54   $     $ (0.63        

9/30/2019

    14.90       0.47       (0.10     0.37       (0.66        

9/30/2018

    15.15       0.55       (0.15     0.40       (0.65        

9/30/2017

    15.27       0.56       0.03       0.59       (0.71        

9/30/2016

    15.00       0.68       0.38       1.06       (0.79        
Class P                        

9/30/2020

  $ 14.51     $ 0.59     $ (0.51   $ 0.08     $ (0.69        

9/30/2019

    14.88       0.53       (0.10     0.43       (0.80        

9/30/2018

    15.13       0.62       (0.15     0.47       (0.72        

9/30/2017

    15.24       0.63       0.05       0.68       (0.79        

9/30/2016

    15.03       0.74       0.38       1.12       (0.91        
Institutional Class                        

9/30/2020

  $ 14.52     $ 0.61     $ (0.54   $ 0.07     $ (0.70        

9/30/2019

    14.89       0.54       (0.11     0.43       (0.80        

9/30/2018

    15.14       0.63       (0.15     0.48       (0.73        

9/30/2017

    15.25       0.64       0.04       0.68       (0.79        

9/30/2016

    15.05       0.76       0.37       1.13       (0.93        
Class R6                        

9/30/2020

  $ 14.52     $ 0.62     $ (0.54   $ 0.08     $ (0.71        

9/30/2019

    14.89       0.56       (0.11     0.45       (0.82        

9/30/2018

    15.14       0.64       (0.16     0.48       (0.73        

2/1/2017* - 9/30/2017

    15.18       0.42       0.03       0.45       (0.49        

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

 

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       Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                             
                             
        $   13.99       0.37   $   136,690       0.86     0.87     4.13     81
          14.62       2.85       136,086       0.88       0.88       3.52       47  
          14.93       2.95       150,899       0.89       0.89       3.92       60  
          15.18       4.27       218,312       0.89       0.89       3.94       88  
          15.29       7.65       226,149       0.85       0.85       4.85       63  
                             
        $ 13.98       0.12   $ 90,863       1.12     1.13     3.86     81
          14.61       2.58       117,058       1.14       1.14       3.25       47  
          14.90       2.74       135,483       1.11       1.11       3.70       60  
          15.15       4.00       148,587       1.12       1.12       3.70       88  
          15.27       7.42       132,649       1.13       1.13       4.58       63  
                             
        $ 13.90       0.69   $ 264,908       0.63     0.67     4.16     81
          14.51       3.05       501,138       0.65       0.65       3.70       47  
          14.88       3.21       411,367       0.65       0.65       4.14       60  
          15.13       4.56       700,376       0.63       0.63       4.19       88  
          15.24       7.84       554,281       0.66       0.66       4.97       63  
                             
        $ 13.89       0.63   $ 285,572       0.61     0.64     4.35     81
          14.52       3.06       388,672       0.63       0.63       3.74       47  
          14.89       3.26       388,443       0.60       0.60       4.20       60  
          15.14       4.61       539,078       0.59       0.59       4.22       88  
          15.25       7.90       420,440       0.58       0.58       5.10       63  
                             
        $ 13.89       0.70   $ 33,741       0.55     0.56     4.49     81
          14.52       3.20       39,234       0.57       0.57       3.89       47  
          14.89       3.29       52,922       0.55       0.55       4.27       60  
          15.14       3.04       70,595       0.56 (c)      0.56 (c)      4.25 (c)      88  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

   

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

    Net
Investment
Income (a)
    Net Realized
and Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Short Term Bond:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   15.28     $   0.56     $ 0.58     $   1.14     $   (0.62   $   (0.03        

9/30/2019

    15.02       0.45       0.37       0.82       (0.56              

8/23/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.04         (0.02     0.02                      
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.29     $ 0.55     $ 0.61     $ 1.16     $ (0.59   $ (0.03        

9/30/2019

    15.02       0.47       0.38       0.85       (0.58              

8/23/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.04       (0.02     0.02                      
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.29     $ 0.57     $ 0.61     $ 1.18     $ (0.63   $ (0.03        

9/30/2019

    15.02       0.48       0.38       0.86       (0.59              

8/23/2018* - 9/30/2018

    15.00       0.04       (0.02     0.02                      

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

(d)

Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
               
                                 
        $   (0.65   $   15.77       7.61   $ 5,632       0.64     1.47     3.64     133
          (0.56     15.28       5.58       770       0.64       4.48       3.00       46  
                15.02       0.13       10       0.64 (c)(d)      10.85 (c)(d)      2.41 (c)(d)       
                                 
        $ (0.62   $ 15.83       7.79   $ 11       0.49     1.36     3.53     133
          (0.58     15.29       5.78       11       0.49       23.90       3.12       46  
                15.02       0.13       10       0.49 (c)(d)      10.60 (c)(d)      2.56 (c)(d)       
                                 
        $ (0.66   $ 15.81       7.92   $   10,880       0.39     1.30     3.70     133
          (0.59     15.29       5.88       12,709       0.39       4.13       3.23       46  
                15.02       0.13       5,164       0.39 (c)(d)      10.62 (c)(d)      2.68 (c)(d)       

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Period ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized Capital
Gains
        
AllianzGI Structured Return:                                          
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   16.20     $ 0.07     $   (5.18   $   (5.11   $   (0.14   $   (0.44        

9/30/2019

    16.16       0.15       0.24       0.39             (0.35        

9/30/2018

    16.26       0.10       0.41       0.51       (0.10     (0.51        

9/30/2017

    15.85       0.09       0.74       0.83       (0.06     (0.36        

9/30/2016

    15.47       0.15       0.51       0.66       (0.10     (0.18        
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.50     $   (0.05   $ (4.91   $ (4.96   $ (0.13   $ (0.44        

9/30/2019

    15.58       0.05       0.22       0.27             (0.35        

9/30/2018

    15.73       (0.03     0.39       0.36             (0.51        

9/30/2017

    15.39       (0.04     0.74       0.70             (0.36        

9/30/2016

    15.12       0.02       0.51       0.53       (0.08     (0.18        
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.17     $ 0.11     $ (5.13   $ (5.02   $ (0.32   $ (0.44        

9/30/2019

    16.14       0.22       0.21       0.43       (0.05     (0.35        

9/30/2018

    16.26       0.13       0.41       0.54       (0.15     (0.51        

9/30/2017

    15.87       0.18       0.69       0.87       (0.12     (0.36        

9/30/2016

    15.53       0.17       0.53       0.70       (0.18     (0.18        
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.29     $ 0.14     $ (5.18   $ (5.04   $ (0.32   $ (0.44        

9/30/2019

    16.32       0.22       0.21       0.43       (0.11     (0.35        

9/30/2018

    16.42       0.16       0.40       0.56       (0.15     (0.51        

9/30/2017

    15.96       0.14       0.74       0.88       (0.06     (0.36        

9/30/2016

    15.54       0.19       0.52       0.71       (0.11     (0.18        
Class R6                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.23     $ 0.08     $ (5.11   $ (5.03   $ (0.35   $ (0.44        

9/30/2019

    16.24       0.23       0.22       0.45       (0.11     (0.35        

9/30/2018

    16.32       0.15       0.40       0.55       (0.12     (0.51        

12/5/2016* - 9/30/2017

    16.13       0.15       0.58       0.73       (0.18     (0.36        

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Commencement of operations.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the period and a sale of a share on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(c)

Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(d)

Payments from Affiliates increased the end of period net asset value and total return by less than $0.01 and 0.01%, respectively.

(e)

Annualized, unless otherwise noted.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Period
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement (c)
    Ratio of Net
Investment Income
(Loss) to Average
Net Assets (c)
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (0.58   $   10.51       (32.77 )%    $ 3,675       1.02     1.12     0.45     16
          (0.35     16.20       2.55       38,397       0.99       1.06       0.97       96  
          (0.61     16.16       3.23         110,429       0.98       1.04       0.61       586  
          (0.42     16.26 (d)      5.35 (d)      136,344       1.02       1.15       0.57       680  
          (0.28     15.85       4.32       96,870       1.15       1.17       0.95       500  
                                 
        $ (0.57   $ 9.97       (33.29 )%    $ 2,831       1.78     1.97     (0.41 )%      16
          (0.35     15.50       1.84       12,179       1.76       1.84       0.31       96  
          (0.51     15.58       2.34       16,862       1.78       1.78       (0.18     586  
          (0.36     15.73 (d)      4.61 (d)      16,535       1.80       1.87       (0.24     680  
          (0.26     15.39       3.52       12,605       1.90       1.97       0.10       500  
                                 
        $ (0.76   $ 10.39       (32.66 )%    $ 9,453       0.80     0.87     0.75     16
          (0.40     16.17       2.83       153,249       0.79       0.84       1.37       96  
          (0.66     16.14       3.40       150,441       0.77       0.77       0.85       586  
          (0.48     16.26 (d)      5.59 (d)      136,127       0.79       0.83       1.12       680  
          (0.36     15.87       4.55       20,664       0.96       0.96       1.11       500  
                                 
        $ (0.76   $ 10.49       (32.54 )%    $ 9,651       0.74     0.87     0.94     16
          (0.46     16.29       2.85       385,323       0.71       0.78       1.41       96  
          (0.66     16.32       3.52       345,453       0.69       0.77       1.01       586  
          (0.42     16.42 (d)      5.62 (d)      205,068       0.74       0.87       0.86       680  
          (0.29     15.96       4.60       146,194       0.90       0.90       1.21       500  
                                 
        $ (0.79   $ 10.41       (32.65 )%    $ 5,848       0.71     0.80     0.55     16
          (0.46     16.23       2.93       57,091       0.69       0.71       1.46       96  
          (0.63     16.24       3.47       50,899       0.67       0.71       0.97       586  
          (0.54     16.32 (d)      4.64 (d)      34,047       0.68 (e)      0.76 (e)      1.17 (e)      680  

 

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Financial Highlights (cont’d)

For a Share Outstanding for the Year ended:^

 

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) (a)
   

Net Realized
and Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
        
AllianzGI Water:                                    
Class A                            

9/30/2020

  $   16.31     $ 0.06     $   1.77     $   1.83     $   (0.11   $   (0.40        

9/30/2019

    15.54       0.11       1.15       1.26       (0.13     (0.36        

9/30/2018

    15.49       0.13       0.34       0.47       (0.04     (0.38        

9/30/2017

    14.46       0.08       1.08       1.16       (0.05     (0.08        

9/30/2016

    11.99       0.08       2.44       2.52       (0.03     (0.02        
Class C                            

9/30/2020

  $ 15.52     $ (0.06   $ 1.67     $ 1.61     $     $ (0.40        

9/30/2019

    14.79             1.10       1.10       (0.01     (0.36        

9/30/2018

    14.82       0.01       0.34       0.35             (0.38        

9/30/2017

    13.90       (0.01     1.01       1.00             (0.08        

9/30/2016

    11.59       (0.02     2.35       2.33             (0.02        
Class P                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.33     $ 0.11     $ 1.77     $ 1.88     $ (0.13   $ (0.40        

9/30/2019

    15.59       0.15       1.14       1.29       (0.19     (0.36        

9/30/2018

    15.57       0.17       0.36       0.53       (0.13     (0.38        

9/30/2017

    14.54       0.15       1.04       1.19       (0.08     (0.08        

9/30/2016

    12.05       0.11       2.45       2.56       (0.05     (0.02        
Institutional Class                            

9/30/2020

  $ 16.03     $ 0.11     $ 1.74     $ 1.85     $ (0.15   $ (0.40        

9/30/2019

    15.31       0.15       1.11       1.26       (0.18     (0.36        

9/30/2018

    15.32       0.17       0.34       0.51       (0.14     (0.38        

9/30/2017

    14.33       0.16       1.02       1.18       (0.11     (0.08        

9/30/2016

    11.90       0.11       2.41       2.52       (0.07     (0.02        

 

^

A “—” may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

(a)

Calculated on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day of the year and a sale of a share on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested. Total return does not reflect sales charges and includes the effect of fee waivers and reimbursements. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. GAAP.

 

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       Total
Dividends and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
    Total Return (b)     Net Assets,
End of Year
(000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets with Fee
Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets without
Fee Waiver/
Reimbursement
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 
                                                   
                                 
        $   (0.51   $   17.63       11.35   $   200,384       1.22     1.40     0.37     28
          (0.49     16.31       8.88       177,463       1.23       1.40       0.76       33  
          (0.42     15.54       3.05       172,374       1.19       1.41       0.84       34  
          (0.13     15.49       8.18       190,693       1.33       1.44       0.59       29  
          (0.05     14.46       21.06       237,785       1.49       1.49       0.62       55  
                                 
        $ (0.40   $ 16.73       10.48   $ 57,901       1.97     2.16     (0.38 )%      28
          (0.37     15.52       8.02       70,175       1.98       2.15       0.01       33  
          (0.38     14.79       2.35       83,156       1.94       2.16       0.07       34  
          (0.08     14.82       7.32       89,250       2.07       2.19       (0.07     29  
          (0.02     13.90       20.13       92,028       2.25       2.25       (0.18     55  
                                 
        $ (0.53   $ 17.68       11.67   $ 240,922       0.94     1.16     0.66     28
          (0.55     16.33       9.14       210,425       0.95       1.17       1.03       33  
          (0.51     15.59       3.40       243,338       0.93       1.15       1.12       34  
          (0.16     15.57       8.40       210,746       1.04       1.16       1.02       29  
          (0.07     14.54       21.37       125,532       1.24       1.24       0.82       55  
                                 
        $ (0.55   $ 17.33       11.71   $ 204,320       0.93     1.13     0.68     28
          (0.54     16.03       9.12       152,496       0.94       1.18       1.04       33  
          (0.52     15.31       3.36       164,322       0.92       1.14       1.13       34  
          (0.19     15.32       8.49       142,353       1.01       1.15       1.13       29  
          (0.09     14.33       21.32       68,550       1.21       1.21       0.86       55  

 

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September 30, 2020

 

1.

ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered investment management company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. As of September 30, 2020, the Trust consisted of twenty separate investment series (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). Allianz

Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AllianzGI U.S.” or the “Investment Manager”) serves as the Funds’ investment manager. AllianzGI U.S. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PFP Holdings, Inc. and is a member of Munich-based Allianz Group. Currently, the Trust offers up to seven classes of shares to new and existing investors: A, C, R, P, Institutional, R6 and Administrative. Class C shares of a Fund will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund following the ten-year anniversary of purchase. Such conversions are subject to certain limitations.

 

 

The investment objective of each Fund is disclosed below. There can be no assurance that the Funds will meet their stated objectives.

 

     Investment Objective
AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity   The Funds seek long-term capital appreciation.
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer  
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap  
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value  
AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation  
AllianzGI Global Sustainability  
AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy  
AllianzGI Structured Return  
AllianzGI Water    
AllianzGI Convertible   The Fund seeks maximum total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
AllianzGI Core Plus Bond   The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation.
AllianzGI Global Allocation   The Fund seeks after-inflation capital appreciation and current income.
AllianzGI Green Bond   The Fund seeks to provide total return, through a combination of capital appreciation and current income by investing in Green Bonds.
AllianzGI High Yield Bond   The Fund seeks a high level of current income and capital growth.
AllianzGI International Small-Cap   The Fund seeks maximum long-term capital appreciation.
AllianzGI Multi Asset Income   The Fund seeks current income, and secondarily, capital appreciation. The Fund is intended for investors who have already retired or begun withdrawing portions of their investments, or are seeking a conservative allocation fund.
AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity   The Fund seeks to earn total return that exceeds the return of the S&P 500 Index.
AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income   The Fund seeks total return consisting of high current income and capital appreciation.
AllianzGI Short Duration High Income   The Fund seeks a high level of current income with lower volatility than the broader high yield market.
AllianzGI Short Term Bond   The Fund seeks capital preservation, followed by liquidity and positive total return.

 

The preparation of the Funds’ financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Funds’ management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in each Fund’s financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Like many other companies, the Trust’s organizational documents provide that its officers (“Officers”) and the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide

indemnification to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds:

(a) Valuation of Investments.  Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Market values for various types of securities and other instruments are determined on the basis of closing prices or last sales prices on an exchange or other market, based on quotes or other market information obtained from quotation reporting systems, established market makers or independent pricing

 

 

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services. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) as reported on each business day, and under normal circumstances. Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued at their current market trading price. The Funds’ investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or broker/dealer quotations, or by using the last sale or settlement price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last bid and ask quotations. The market value for NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market securities may also be calculated using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price instead of the last reported sales price. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Exchange traded futures are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date.

The Board has adopted procedures for valuing portfolio securities and other financial instruments in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available (including in cases where available market quotes are deemed to be unreliable), and has delegated primary responsibility for applying the valuation methods to the Investment Manager. The Trust’s Valuation Committee was established by the Board to oversee the implementation of the Funds’ valuation methods and to make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board, as instructed. The Investment Manager monitors the continued appropriateness of methods applied and identifies circumstances and events that may require fair valuation. The Investment Manager determines if adjustments should be made in light of market changes, events affecting the issuer or other factors. If the Investment Manager determines that a valuation method may no longer be appropriate, another valuation method previously approved by the Trust’s Valuation Committee may be selected or the Trust’s Valuation Committee will be convened to consider the matter and take any appropriate action in accordance with procedures set forth by the Board. The Board shall review and ratify the appropriateness of the valuation methods and these methods may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Trust’s Valuation Committee.

Short-term debt investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost unless the Board or its Valuation Committee determines that particular circumstances dictate otherwise.

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the NAV of each share class of a Fund may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed and the NAV of a Fund’s shares may change on days when an investor is not able to purchase or redeem or exchange shares.

The prices used by the Funds to value investments may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold, and these differences could be material to the Funds’ financial statements. The NAV of each share class of a Fund is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for business. In unusual circumstances, the Board or the Valuation Committee may in good faith determine the NAV as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, notwithstanding an earlier, unscheduled close or halt of trading on the NYSE.

The prices of certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be determined at a time prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Funds may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the time the NAV of each share class of a Fund is calculated. With respect to certain foreign securities, the Funds may fair value securities using modeling tools provided by third-party vendors, where appropriate. The Funds have retained a statistical research service to assist in determining the fair value of foreign securities. This service utilizes statistics and programs based on historical performance of markets and other economic data to assist in making fair value estimates. Fair value estimates used by the Funds for foreign securities may differ from the value realized from the sale of those securities and the difference could be material to the financial statements. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other assets, and fair values used to determine the NAV of each share class of a Fund may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets held by a Fund.

(b) Fair Value Measurements.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Funds have the ability to access
  Level 2—valuations based on other significant observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates or other market corroborated inputs
  Level 3—valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Investment Manager’s or the Trust’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions and securities whose price was determined by using a single broker’s quote)

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the year ended September 30, 2020 were intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

 

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An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Funds generally use to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities within Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Funds generally use a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Funds’ valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Funds may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Funds would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available.

Equity Securities (Common and Preferred Stock and Warrants)—Equity securities traded in inactive markets and certain foreign equity securities are valued using inputs which include broker-dealer quotes, recently executed transactions adjusted for changes in the benchmark index, or evaluated price quotes received from independent pricing services that take into account the integrity of the market sector and issuer, the individual characteristics of the security, and information received from broker-dealers and other market sources pertaining to the issuer or security. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of equity securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

U.S. Treasury Obligations—U.S. Treasury obligations are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that evaluate the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask price. The models also take into consideration data received from active market makers and broker-dealers, yield curves, and the spread over comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The spreads change daily in response to market conditions and are generally obtained from the new issue market and broker-dealer sources. To the extent that these inputs are

observable, the values of U.S. Treasury obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Government Sponsored Enterprise and Mortgage-Backed Securities—Government sponsored enterprise and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models based on inputs that include issuer type, coupon, cash flows, mortgage prepayment projection tables and Adjustable Rate Mortgage evaluations that incorporate index data, periodic life caps and the next coupon reset date. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of government sponsored enterprise and mortgage-backed securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Sovereign Debt Obligations—Sovereign debt obligations are valued by independent pricing services based on discounted cash flow models that incorporate option adjusted spreads along with benchmark curves and credit spreads. In addition, international bond markets are monitored regularly for information pertaining to the issuer and/or the specific issue. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of sovereign debt obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Corporate Bonds & Notes—Corporate bonds & notes are generally comprised of two main categories: investment grade bonds and high yield bonds. Investment grade bonds are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, live trading levels, recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, and option adjusted spread models that include base curve and spread curve inputs. Adjustments to individual bonds can be applied to recognize trading differences compared to other bonds issued by the same issuer. High yield bonds are valued by independent pricing services based primarily on broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of corporate bonds & notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Convertible Bonds & Notes—Convertible bonds & notes are valued by independent pricing services based on various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of

 

 

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convertible bonds & notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Option Contracts—Option contracts traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) and FLexible EXchange (“FLEX”) options are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that incorporate various inputs such as interest rates, credit spreads, currency exchange rates and volatility measurements for in-the-money, at-the-money, and out-of-the-money contracts based on a given strike price. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of OTC and FLEX option contracts are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts—Forward foreign currency contracts are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, actual trading information and foreign currency exchange rates gathered from leading market makers and foreign currency exchange trading centers throughout the world. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of forward foreign currency contracts are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Credit Default Swaps—OTC credit default swaps are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker/dealers, default probabilities from index specific credit spread curves, recovery rates, and cash flows. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of credit default swaps are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Total Return Swaps—OTC centrally cleared and total return swaps are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models that take into account among other factors, index spread curves, nominal values, modified duration values and cash flows. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of OTC centrally cleared and total return swaps are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Senior Loans—Senior Loans generally are valued by independent pricing services based on the average of quoted prices received from multiple dealers or valued relative to other benchmark securities when broker-dealer quotes are unavailable. These quoted prices are based on interest rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, credit spreads and/or other criteria. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of Senior Loans are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

 

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A summary of the inputs used at September 30, 2020 in valuing each Fund’s assets and liabilities is listed below (refer to the Schedules of Investments and Notes to the Schedules of Investments for more detailed information on Investments in Securities and Other Financial Instruments):

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity:  
Investments in Securities – Assets   

Level 1–

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2–

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

    

Level 3–

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

 

Australia

   $ 149,249      $ 772,198             $ 921,447  

Austria

     76,242        313,098               389,340  

Belgium

            309,342               309,342  

Chile

            51,330               51,330  

China

     1,317,697        2,571,210        †       3,888,907  

Denmark

            223,246               223,246  

Finland

            136,494               136,494  

France

            2,587,833               2,587,833  

Germany

     205,841        1,250,988               1,456,829  

Greece

            147,567               147,567  

Hong Kong

            491,314               491,314  

Hungary

            161,165               161,165  

Indonesia

            105,614               105,614  

Israel

            117,113               117,113  

Italy

            688,257               688,257  

Japan

            4,521,033               4,521,033  

Korea (Republic of)

            1,895,961               1,895,961  

Malaysia

            103,325               103,325  

Netherlands

     84,158        1,270,946               1,355,104  

New Zealand

            395,805               395,805  

Norway

            441,567               441,567  

Poland

            105,334               105,334  

Portugal

            90,532               90,532  

Singapore

            100,709               100,709  

South Africa

            660,261               660,261  

Spain

            760,969               760,969  

Sweden

     43,842        670,338               714,180  

Switzerland

            1,816,842               1,816,842  

Taiwan

     656,132        1,377,330               2,033,462  

Thailand

                 $ 91,028        91,028  

Turkey

            218,837               218,837  

United Arab Emirates

            58,579               58,579  

United Kingdom

     196,437        1,890,658               2,087,095  

All Other

     41,553,048                      41,553,048  

Preferred Stock:

           

Germany

            255,780               255,780  

All Other

     370,431                      370,431  

Repurchase Agreements

            231,000               231,000  
       44,653,077        26,792,575        91,028        71,536,680  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

                           

Totals

   $   44,653,077      $   26,792,575      $   91,028      $   71,536,680  

 

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AllianzGI Convertible:  
Investments in Securities – Assets   

Level 1–

Quoted Prices

     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Convertible Bonds & Notes

          $ 1,634,367,335             $ 1,634,367,335  

Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

Diversified Financial Services

   $ 13,677,560        13,812,050               27,489,610  

Telecommunications

            20,203,696               20,203,696  

All Other

     263,956,096                      263,956,096  

Repurchase Agreements

            23,684,000               23,684,000  

Totals

   $   277,633,656      $   1,692,067,081             $   1,969,700,737  
           
AllianzGI Core Plus Bond:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          $ 26,262,144             $ 26,262,144  

Asset-Backed Securities

            11,017,026               11,017,026  

U.S. Government Agency Securities

            8,261,889               8,261,889  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            5,303,558               5,303,558  

Preferred Stock

   $ 895,430                      895,430  

Repurchase Agreements

            257,000               257,000  
       895,430        51,101,617               51,997,047  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

           

Credit Contracts

            10,655               10,655  

Interest Rate Contracts

     653                      653  
       653        10,655               11,308  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

           

Credit Contracts

            (342,133             (342,133

Interest Rate Contracts

     (48,333                    (48,333
     (48,333      (342,133             (390,466

Totals

   $ 847,750      $ 50,770,139             $ 51,617,889  
           
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

           

Brazil

   $ 198,992                    $ 198,992  

Canada

     277,059                      277,059  

China

     5,439,633      $ 12,221,610               17,661,243  

India

     679,456        1,015,932               1,695,388  

Mexico

     165,517                      165,517  

Russian Federation

     512,756                      512,756  

Thailand

                 $ 562,910        562,910  

United States

     3,132,949                      3,132,949  

All Other

            10,824,693               10,824,693  

Repurchase Agreements

            160,000               160,000  

Totals

   $ 10,406,362      $ 24,222,235      $   562,910      $ 35,191,507  

 

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AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

           

Brazil

   $ 131,439                    $ 131,439  

Mexico

     69,173                      69,173  

Poland

     21,912      $ 76,481               98,393  

Russian Federation

            34,953      $ 95,862        130,815  

South Africa

     146,866        127,625               274,491  

Thailand

                   97,282        97,282  

Turkey

     57,222        87,161               144,383  

All Other

            4,233,915               4,233,915  

Preferred Stock

     38,607                      38,607  

Totals

   $ 465,219      $ 4,560,135      $   193,144      $ 5,218,498  
           
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

           

Brazil

   $ 4,535,925                    $ 4,535,925  

China

     1,716,650      $ 55,054,204               56,770,854  

Mexico

     442,835                      442,835  

Russian Federation

     511,718        1,572,740               2,084,458  

South Africa

     838,496        2,747,289               3,585,785  

Thailand

     939,147        1,572,970               2,512,117  

United States

     8,960,776                      8,960,776  

All Other

            50,129,040               50,129,040  

Preferred Stock

            1,888,883               1,888,883  

Repurchase Agreements

            3,293,000               3,293,000  

Totals

   $ 17,945,547      $   116,258,126             $   134,203,673  
           
AllianzGI Global Allocation:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Mutual Funds

   $   180,081,598                    $ 180,081,598  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          $ 41,573,307               41,573,307  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     11,275,498                      11,275,498  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            683,831               683,831  

Preferred Stock

     287,285                      287,285  

Repurchase Agreements

            8,300,000               8,300,000  
       191,644,381        50,557,138               242,201,519  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

           

Credit Contracts

            2,392               2,392  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     28,460                      28,460  

Interest Rate Contracts

     93,517                      93,517  

Market Price

     82,444                      82,444  
       204,421        2,392               206,813  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

           

Credit Contracts

            (841             (841

Interest Rate Contracts

     (2,580                    (2,580

Market Price

     (294,775                    (294,775
     (297,355      (841             (298,196

Totals

   $ 191,551,447      $ 50,558,689             $ 242,110,136  

 

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AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

 

Australia

   $ 19,997      $ 160,971             $ 180,968  

Austria

     12,751        44,492               57,243  

Belgium

            58,530               58,530  

Chile

            4,699               4,699  

China

     203,239        428,288        †       631,527  

Czech Republic

            20,304               20,304  

Denmark

     1,940        48,209               50,149  

Finland

     1,551        38,854               40,405  

France

     1,485        415,619               417,104  

Germany

     28,856        243,420               272,276  

Greece

            15,080               15,080  

Hong Kong

            104,179               104,179  

Hungary

            29,317               29,317  

Indonesia

            14,186               14,186  

Ireland

     77,765        1,255               79,020  

Israel

            41,498               41,498  

Italy

            119,944               119,944  

Japan

            1,230,238               1,230,238  

Korea (Republic of)

            270,719               270,719  

Malaysia

            42,032               42,032  

Morocco

     780        2,810               3,590  

Netherlands

     13,918        200,953               214,871  

New Zealand

            71,758               71,758  

Norway

            58,580               58,580  

Philippines

            6,438               6,438  

Poland

            22,893               22,893  

Portugal

            13,916               13,916  

Singapore

            74,382      $   2,447        76,829  

South Africa

            82,940               82,940  

Spain

     4,913        122,155               127,068  

Sweden

     5,777        96,781               102,558  

Switzerland

     3,793        506,485               510,278  

Taiwan

     91,084        565,665               656,749  

Thailand

                   6,293        6,293  

Turkey

            30,560               30,560  

United Kingdom

     34,355        296,535               330,890  

All Other

     8,032,657                      8,032,657  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            13,319,753               13,319,753  

Mutual Funds

     4,190,727                      4,190,727  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     3,329,392                      3,329,392  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            371,092               371,092  

Preferred Stock:

 

Germany

            32,244               32,244  

Korea (Republic of)

            25,523               25,523  

All Other

     136,070                      136,070  

Repurchase Agreements

            6,306,000               6,306,000  
       16,191,050        25,539,297        8,740        41,739,087  

 

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AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation (cont’d):  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

           

Credit Contracts

            709               709  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     7,673                      7,673  

Interest Rate Contracts

     19,519                      19,519  

Market Price

     47,880        15,694               63,574  
       75,072        16,403               91,475  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

           

Credit Contracts

            (247             (247

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     (8,196                    (8,196

Interest Rate Contracts

     (2,092                    (2,092

Market Price

     (189,370      (5,943             (195,313
     (199,658      (6,190             (205,848

Totals

   $   16,066,464      $   25,549,510      $   8,740      $ 41,624,714  
           
AllianzGI Global Sustainability:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

           

Australia

          $ 2,405,882             $ 2,405,882  

Denmark

            2,505,815               2,505,815  

France

            4,604,085               4,604,085  

Germany

            10,776,374               10,776,374  

Hong Kong

            1,884,642               1,884,642  

Japan

            8,860,481               8,860,481  

Korea (Republic of)

            2,434,413               2,434,413  

Spain

            1,790,799               1,790,799  

Sweden

            6,120,922               6,120,922  

Switzerland

            5,423,009               5,423,009  

United Kingdom

            13,604,608               13,604,608  

All Other

   $ 89,108,111                      89,108,111  

Repurchase Agreements

            4,166,000               4,166,000  

Totals

   $ 89,108,111      $ 64,577,030             $   153,685,141  
           
AllianzGI Green Bond:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          $ 23,939,545             $ 23,939,545  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

            3,100,760               3,100,760  
              27,040,305               27,040,305  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

           

Interest Rate Contracts

     29,132                      29,132  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

            (64,299             (64,299

Interest Rate Contracts

     (4,250                    (4,250
     (4,250      (64,299             (68,549

Totals

   $ 24,882      $ 26,976,006             $ 27,000,888  

 

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AllianzGI High Yield Bond:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Commercial Services

          $ 2,983,989      $ 42,141      $ 3,026,130  

Diversified Financial Services

            2,269,712        2,723,555        4,993,267  

Media

            6,601,789        3        6,601,792  

All Other

            64,472,836               64,472,836  

Preferred Stock

                   4,799,228        4,799,228  

Common Stock

                   34,810        34,810  

Warrants

                   16,255        16,255  

Repurchase Agreements

            1,738,000               1,738,000  

Totals

          $ 78,066,326      $   7,615,992      $ 85,682,318  
           
AllianzGI International Small-Cap:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

           

Austria

   $ 1,250,632                    $ 1,250,632  

Germany

     1,915,958      $ 6,684,050               8,600,008  

Hong Kong

     571,710        1,354,960               1,926,670  

New Zealand

     110,176                      110,176  

Thailand

                 $ 531,891        531,891  

All Other

            63,011,570               63,011,570  

Preferred Stock

            1,222,078               1,222,078  
       3,848,476        72,272,658        531,891        76,653,025  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

            284               284  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

            (1             (1

Totals

   $   3,848,476      $   72,272,941      $ 531,891      $ 76,653,308  
           
AllianzGI Multi Asset Income:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Mutual Funds

   $ 18,896,914                    $   18,896,914  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     12,859,614                      12,859,614  

Common Stock

     6,558,070                      6,558,070  

Repurchase Agreements

          $ 5,332,000               5,332,000  
       38,314,598        5,332,000               43,646,598  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     12,225                      12,225  

Interest Rate Contracts

     62,735                      62,735  

Market Price

     131,071                      131,071  
       206,031                      206,031  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     (11,985                    (11,985

Interest Rate Contracts

     (2,069                    (2,069

Market Price

     (151,575                    (151,575
     (165,629                    (165,629

Totals

   $   38,355,000      $ 5,332,000             $ 43,687,000  
           

 

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AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          $   16,858,281             $   16,858,281  

Mutual Funds

   $ 1,211,276                      1,211,276  

Repurchase Agreements

            618,000               618,000  
       1,211,276        17,476,281               18,687,557  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

 

Commodity Contracts

     138,711                      138,711  

Credit Contracts

            20,621               20,621  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     3,580                      3,580  

Interest Rate Contracts

     176,966                      176,966  

Market Price

     61,053                      61,053  
       380,310        20,621               400,931  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

 

Commodity Contracts

     (234,648                    (234,648

Credit Contracts

            (3,580             (3,580

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     (64,520                    (64,520

Market Price

     (53,673                    (53,673
     (352,841      (3,580             (356,421

Totals

   $ 1,238,745      $ 17,493,322             $ 18,732,067  
           
AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 50,027,908                    $ 50,027,908  

Repurchase Agreements

          $ 347,000               347,000  

Options Purchased:

 

Market Price

     202,097                      202,097  
       50,230,005        347,000               50,577,005  

Investments in Securities – Liabilities

 

Options Written:

 

Market Price

     (260,017      (3,543             (263,560

Totals

   $   49,969,988      $ 343,457             $ 50,313,445  
           
AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          $ 18,233,743             $ 18,233,743  

Preferred Stock

   $ 5,464,358                      5,464,358  

Common Stock

     1,233,600                      1,233,600  

Repurchase Agreements

            826,000               826,000  
       6,697,958        19,059,743               25,757,701  

Other Financial Instruments* – Assets

 

Interest Rate Contracts

     137                      137  

Other Financial Instruments* – Liabilities

 

Credit Contracts

            (125,113             (125,113

Totals

   $   6,698,095      $   18,934,630             $   25,632,725  
           

 

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AllianzGI Short Duration High Income:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          $ 663,456,163             $ 663,456,163  

Senior Loans

            109,766,845               109,766,845  

Asset-Backed Securities

            1,537,377               1,537,377  

Common Stock

                 $ 1        1  

Repurchase Agreements

            23,764,000          —        23,764,000  

Totals

          $   798,524,385      $ 1      $   798,524,386  
           
AllianzGI Short Term Bond:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          $ 15,155,150             $ 15,155,150  

U.S. Government Agency Securities

            472,923               472,923  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            204,321               204,321  

Repurchase Agreements

            496,000               496,000  

Totals

          $ 16,328,394             $ 16,328,394  
           
AllianzGI Structured Return:  
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          $ 30,999,423             $ 30,999,423  

Repurchase Agreements

            946,000               946,000  

Options Purchased:

 

Market Price

   $ 300,932                      300,932  
       300,932        31,945,423               32,246,355  

Investments in Securities – Liabilities

 

Options Written:

 

Market Price

     (393,999      (5,315             (399,314

Totals

   $ (93,067    $ 31,940,108             $ 31,847,041  
           
AllianzGI Water:                            
Investments in Securities – Assets    Level 1–
Quoted Prices
     Level 2–
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3–
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Value at
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

           

China

          $ 13,073,584             $ 13,073,584  

France

            46,669,441               46,669,441  

Italy

            8,431,063               8,431,063  

Netherlands

            24,496,316               24,496,316  

Sweden

            16,693,484               16,693,484  

Switzerland

            52,700,987               52,700,987  

United Kingdom

            88,444,437               88,444,437  

All Other

   $ 417,772,173                      417,772,173  

Repurchase Agreements

            22,555,000               22,555,000  

Totals

   $   417,772,173      $ 273,064,312             $ 690,836,485  

 

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A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the year ended September 30, 2020, was as follows:

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity:  
Investments in Securities –
Assets
  Beginning
Balance
9/30/19
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

 

China

  $ 1,153             †,@          $ (6   $ (1,147                 † 

Greece

    †          $ (1,069           (386,601     387,670                    

Thailand

    1,829,586     $ 188,630       (1,859,118           (82,597     14,527                 $ 91,028  

Totals

  $   1,830,739     $   188,630     $   (1,860,187       —     $   (469,204   $   401,050         —         —     $   91,028  
                 
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer:  
Investments in Securities –
Assets
  Beginning
Balance
9/30/19
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

 

Philippines

  $ 575           $ (1,058         $ 547     $ (64                  

Thailand

    2,327,954     $ 370,357       (1,710,039           (78,503     (346,859               $ 562,910  

Totals

  $   2,328,529     $   370,357     $   (1,711,097       —     $   (77,956   $   (346,923       —         —     $   562,910  
                 
AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap:  
Investments in Securities –
Assets
  Beginning
Balance
9/30/19
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

 

Russian Federation

  $ 36,894     $ 151,369     $ (49,830         $   (13,244   $   (29,327       —         —     $ 95,862  

Thailand

    496,692             (364,544           (4,998     (29,868                 97,282  

Preferred Stock:

 

             

Russian Federation

    221,365             (209,127           9,515       (21,753                  

Totals

  $   754,951     $   151,369     $   (623,501       —     $ (8,727   $ (80,948               $   193,144  
                 
AllianzGI High Yield Bond:  
Investments in Securities –
Assets
  Beginning
Balance
9/30/19
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Transfers into
Level 3**
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
9/30/20
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

 

Commercial Services

  $ 126,445           $   (27,988 )@              —     $ (56,316             —     $ 42,141  

Diversified Financial Services

      1,447,756     $   324,896 ††          $   27,053               (1,076,150   $   2,000,000               2,723,555  

Media

    3                                                 3  

Preferred Stock

    6,148,346                               (1,349,118                 4,799,228  

Common Stock:

 

Aerospace & Defense

    68,454                               (33,652                 34,802  

Banks

    1                                                 1  

Media

    7                                                 7  

Warrants:

 

Advertising

    38,238                               (21,984                 16,254  

Media

    1                                                 1  

Totals

  $ 7,829,251     $ 324,896     $ (27,988   $ 27,053           $ (2,537,220   $ 2,000,000           $ 7,615,992  

 

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AllianzGI International Small-Cap:  
Investments in Securities – Assets   Beginning
Balance
9/30/19
    Purchases     Sales     Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
9/30/20
 

Common Stock:

 

Thailand

  $   494,789     $   540,832     $   (279,088       —     $   (159,143   $   (65,499       —         —     $   531,891  

The tables above may include Level 3 investments that are valued by brokers or independent pricing services. The inputs for these investments are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated and are generally those inputs described in Note 1(b).

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 at September 30, 2020:

 

AllianzGI High Yield Bond:  
Investments in Securities – Assets  

Ending

Balance
at 9/30/20

    Valuation Technique Used   Unobservable
Inputs
 

Input Values

(Ranges)

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

       

Diversified Financial Services

  $ 723,555     Market and Company Comparables   EV Multiples     0.93x (0.55x – 1.54x)  
          2.96x (0.82x – 4.67x)  
          0.58x (0.38x – 0.66x)  
                Illiquidity Discount     20%  

Preferred Stock:

       

Media

  $ 399,464     Market and Company Comparables   EV Multiples     0.85x (0.43x – 1.88x)  
      Illiquidity Discount     (1% – 25%)  
  $   4,399,764     Market and Company Comparables   EV Multiples     0.85x (0.43x – 1.88x)  
                Illiquidity Discount     25%  

Common Stock:

       

Aerospace & Defense

  $ 34,802     Market and Company Comparables   EV Multiples     0.69x (0.43x – 1.96x)  
          7.08x (3.06x – 14.03x)  
          0.51x (0.37x – 0.74x)  
      M&A Transaction Multiples     0.92x (0.43x – 1.96x)  
                Illiquidity Discount     40%  

Warrants:

       

Advertising

  $ 16,254     Market and Company Comparables   EV Multiples     1.75x (0.99x – 7.35x)  
          10.34x (4.93x – 34.0x)  
    Black-Scholes Model   Volatility     34.53%  
                Implied Price     $  40.62  

The table above does not include Level 3 investments that are valued by brokers or independent pricing services.

 

*

Other financial instruments are derivatives, such as futures contracts, swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instrument.

**

Transferred out of Level 2 and into Level 3 due to a third-party independent pricing vendor price being unavailable or unreliable at September 30, 2020.

Actual amount rounds to less than $1.

††

Payment-in-Kind

@

Issued or removed via corporate action.

 

The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of Level 3 investments which the following Funds held at September 30, 2020 was:

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

  $ (36,149

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    (149,604

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    79  

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

      (2,567,707

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    69,949  

The net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation are reflected on the Statements of Operations.

(c) Investment Transactions and Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Securities purchased and sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled beyond a standard settlement period for the security after the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on an identified cost basis. Estimated tax liabilities on certain foreign securities are recorded on an accrual basis and are reflected as a

 

 

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component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments on the Statements of Operations. Tax liabilities realized as a result of such security sales are reflected as a component of net realized gain (loss) on investments on the Statements of Operations. Interest income adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts or premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted or amortized, respectively, to interest income. Conversion premium is not amortized. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, and then are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Funds, using reasonable diligence, become aware of such dividends. Payments received on synthetic convertible securities are generally included in dividends. Dividend and interest income on the Statements of Operations are shown net of any foreign taxes withheld on income from foreign securities. Payments received from certain investments may be comprised of dividends, realized gains and return of capital. These payments may initially be recorded as dividend income and may subsequently be reclassified as realized gains and/or return of capital upon receipt of information from the issuer. Payments considered return of capital reduce the cost basis of the respective security. Distributions, if any, in excess of the cost basis of a security are recognized as capital gains. Dividends from underlying funds are recorded as dividend income, while capital gain distributions are recorded as net capital gain distributions received from underlying funds on the Statements of Operations. Facility fees and other fees (such as origination fees) received on settlement date are amortized as income over the expected term of the senior loan. Facility fees and other fees received after settlement date relating to senior loans, commitment fees received relating to unfunded purchase or lending commitments and consent fees relating to corporate actions are recorded as miscellaneous income upon receipt. Paydown gains and losses are netted and recorded as interest income on the Statements of Operations. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis and such expenses exclude those of the underlying funds. Expenses of the underlying funds are reflected in the NAV of those funds.

(d) Federal Income Taxes.  The Funds intend to distribute all of their taxable income and to comply with the other requirements of Subchapter M of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. The Funds may be subject to excise tax based on distributions to shareholders.

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. In accordance with provisions set forth under U.S. GAAP, the Investment Manager has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years. As of September 30, 2020, the Funds have recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income

tax positions they have taken. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns for the prior three years, as applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

(e) Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity, AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer, AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap, AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation, AllianzGI Global Sustainability, AllianzGI International Small-Cap, AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy, AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity, AllianzGI Structured Return and AllianzGI Water declare dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. AllianzGI Convertible, AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value and AllianzGI Global Allocation declare dividends from net investment income quarterly and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, annually. AllianzGI Core Plus Bond, AllianzGI Green Bond, AllianzGI High Yield Bond, AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income, AllianzGI Short Duration High Income and AllianzGI Short Term Bond declare dividends from net investment income monthly and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, annually. AllianzGI Multi Asset Income declares dividends from net investment income and/or distributions from short-term capital gains monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, will continue to be distributed annually by each Fund. The Funds record dividends and distributions to their respective shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with U.S federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book-tax” differences are considered either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their U.S. federal income tax treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and/or distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for U.S. federal income tax purposes, they are reported as dividends and/or distributions to shareholders from return of capital.

(f) Multi-Class Operations.  Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges (except that shareholders of a class have exclusive voting rights regarding any matter relating solely to that class of shares). Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each Fund are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class. Class specific expenses, where applicable, include administration, administrative servicing, distribution, recoupment, servicing and sub-transfer agent fees.

(g) Foreign Currency Translation.  The Funds’ accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency market values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the end of the period; and (2) purchases and sales, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions. The resulting net foreign currency gain (loss) is included in the Funds’ Statements of Operations.

 

 

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The Funds do not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Accordingly, such foreign currency gain (loss) is included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. However, the Funds do isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations; such amount is categorized as foreign currency gain (loss) for both financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes.

(h) Repurchase Agreements.  The Funds are parties to Master Repurchase Agreements (“Master Repo Agreements”) with select counterparties. The Master Repo Agreements include provisions for initiation of repurchase transactions, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral.

The Funds enter into transactions, under the Master Repo Agreements, with their custodian bank or securities brokerage firms whereby they purchase securities under agreements (i.e., repurchase agreements) to resell such securities at an agreed upon price and date. The Funds, through their custodian, take possession of securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement. Such agreements are carried at the contract amount in the financial statements, which is considered to represent fair value. The collateral that is pledged (i.e. the securities received by the Funds), which consists primarily of U.S. government obligations and asset-backed securities, is held by the custodian bank for the benefit of the Funds until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions of the repurchase agreements and the procedures adopted by the Funds require that the market value of the collateral, including accrued interest thereon, be sufficient in the event of default by the counterparty. If the counterparty defaults under the Master Repo Agreements and the value of the collateral declines or if the counterparty enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited. The gross values are included in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments. As of September 30, 2020, the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements for each Fund.

(i) Warrants.  The Funds may receive warrants. Warrants are securities that are usually issued together with a debt security or preferred stock and that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price. Warrants may be freely transferable and are often traded on major exchanges. Warrants normally have a life that is measured in years and entitle the holder to buy common stock of a company at a price that is usually higher than the market price at the time the warrant is issued. Warrants may entail greater risks than certain other types of investments. Generally, warrants do not carry the right to receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. If the market price

of the underlying stock does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the warrant, the warrant will expire worthless. Warrants may increase the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities. Similarly, the percentage increase or decrease in the value of an equity security warrant may be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the value of the underlying common stock. Warrants may relate to the purchase of equity or debt securities. Debt obligations with warrants attached to purchase equity securities have many characteristics of convertible securities and their prices may, to some degree, reflect the performance of the underlying stock. Debt obligations also may be issued with warrants attached to purchase additional debt securities at the same coupon rate. A decline in interest rates would permit a Fund to sell such warrants at a profit. If interest rates rise, these warrants would generally expire with no value.

(j) Rights.  The Funds may receive rights. A right is a privilege granted to existing shareholders of a corporation to subscribe for shares of a new issue of common stock before it is issued. Rights normally have a short life, usually two to four weeks, are freely transferable and entitle the holder to buy the new common stock at a lower price than the public offering price. Rights may entail greater risks than certain other types of investments. Generally, rights do not carry the right to receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. If the market price of the underlying stock does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the right, the right will expire worthless. Rights may increase the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities.

(k) Senior Loans.  The Funds may purchase assignments of, and participations in, Senior Loans originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution for a lending syndicate of financial institutions (the “Lender”). When purchasing an assignment, the Funds succeed to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning Lender. Assignments may, however, be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Lender. The Funds may also enter into lending arrangements involving unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Unfunded loan commitments may include revolving credit facilities, which may obligate the Funds to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Unfunded loan commitments represent a future obligation in full, even though a percentage of the principal amounts may never be utilized by the borrower.

Certain Funds may purchase the securities of distressed companies (including assignments or direct investments), including companies

 

 

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engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings. Investments in distressed companies may include senior obligations of an issuer issued in connection with a restructuring under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (commonly known as “debtor-in-possession” or “DIP” financings). Debtor-in-possession financings generally allow the issuer to continue its operations while reorganizing. Such financings constitute senior liens on unencumbered collateral (i.e., collateral not subject to other creditors’ claims). There is risk that the issuer under a debtor-in-possession financing will not emerge from Chapter 11 and be forced to liquidate its assets under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In the event of liquidation, the Funds’ only recourse would be against the collateral securing the debtor-in-possession financing.

(l) Payment In-Kind Securities.  The Funds may invest in payment in-kind securities, which are debt or preferred stock securities that require or permit payment of interest in the form of additional securities. Payment in-kind securities allow the issuer to avoid or delay the need to generate cash to meet current interest payments and, as a result, may involve greater risk than securities that pay interest currently or in cash.

(m) U.S. Government Agencies or Government-Sponsored Enterprises.  Securities issued by U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. The Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA” or “Ginnie Mae”), a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation, is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, the timely payment of principal and interest on securities issued by institutions approved by GNMA and backed by pools of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Government-related guarantors not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government include the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”). Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but its participation certificates are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

(n) Exchange-Traded Funds.  Certain Funds may invest in ETFs, which typically are index-based investment companies that hold substantially all of their assets in securities representing their specific index, but may also be actively-managed investment companies. Shares of ETFs trade throughout the day on an exchange and represent an investment in a portfolio of securities and other assets. As a shareholder of another investment company, the Funds would bear their pro rata portion of the other investment company’s expenses, including advisory fees, in addition to the expenses the Funds bear directly in connection with their own operations.

(o) Inflation-Indexed Bonds.  Certain Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation.

The interest rate on these bonds is generally fixed at issuance at a rate lower than typical bonds. Over the life of an inflation-indexed bond, however, interest will be paid based on a principal value which is adjusted for inflation.

(p) Convertible Securities.  Certain Funds may invest a portion of their assets in convertible securities. Although convertible securities derive part of their value from that of the securities into which they are convertible, they are not considered derivative financial instruments. However, certain of the Funds’ investments in convertible securities include features which render them sensitive to price changes in their underlying securities. The value of structured/synthetic convertible securities can be affected by interest rate changes and credit risks of the issuer. Such securities may be structured in ways that limit their potential for capital appreciation and the entire value of the security may be at risk of loss depending on the performance of the underlying equity security. Consequently, the Funds are exposed to greater downside risk than traditional convertible securities, but typically still less than that of the underlying stock.

(q) When-Issued/Delayed-Delivery Transactions.  When-issued or delayed-delivery transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, the Funds will set aside and maintain until the settlement date in a designated account, liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. Upon entering into these when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions, the Funds and the counterparties are required to pledge to the other party an amount of cash or securities collateral when either party has a net exposure that exceeds the minimum transfer amount of the other party. When purchasing a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations; consequently, such fluctuations are taken into account when determining the NAV. The Funds may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed-delivery transaction after it is entered into, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a realized gain or loss. When a security is sold on a delayed-delivery basis, the Funds do not participate in future gains and losses with respect to the security.

(r) Securities Traded on To-Be-Announced Basis.  The Funds may from time to time purchase securities on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities for which all specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade, particularly the face amount and maturity date of the underlying security transactions. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days later. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations, and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.

 

 

 

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(s) Contingent Value Rights.  A Fund may invest in contingent value rights (“CVRs”). A CVR gives the holder the right to receive an amount (which may be a fixed amount or determined by a formula) in the event that a specified corporate action, business milestone, or other trigger occurs (or does not occur) which is often subject to an expiration date. CVRs often are awarded to shareholders in the context of a corporate acquisition or major restructuring. For example, shareholders of an acquired company may receive a CVR that enables them to receive additional shares of the acquiring company in the event that the acquiring company’s share price falls below a certain level by a specified date. Risks associated with the use of CVRs are generally similar to risks associated with the use of options, such as the risk that the required trigger does not (or does) occur prior to a CVR’s expiration, causing the CVR to expire with no value. CVRs also present illiquidity risk, as they may not be registered securities or may otherwise be non-transferable or difficult to transfer, as well as counterparty risk and credit risk. Further, because CVRs are valued based on the likelihood of the occurrence of a trigger, valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or improper valuation.

(t) Restricted Securities.  The Funds are permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.

(u) Organizational and Offering Costs.  Organizational costs are expensed at the inception of the Fund. Offering costs are amortized over a twelve-month period from the inception of the Fund.

(v) Loan Interest Expense.  Loan interest expense relates to the amounts borrowed under the credit facility (See Note 12). Loan interest expense is recorded as it is incurred.

(w) New Accounting Pronouncements.  In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The adoption of the ASU is elective. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

 

2.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to, among other things, changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (counterparty risk). The Funds are also exposed to other risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, foreign currency, credit and leverage risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities’ valuations will change because of changes in interest rates. During periods of rising nominal interest rates, the values of fixed income instruments are

generally expected to decline. Conversely, during periods of declining nominal interest rates, the values of fixed income instruments are generally expected to rise. To the extent that a Fund effectively has short positions with respect to fixed income instruments, the values of such short positions would generally be expected to rise when nominal interest rates rise and to decline when nominal interest rates decline. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is used primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed income security’s market price to interest rate (i.e., yield) movements. Interest rate changes can be sudden and unpredictable, and the Funds may lose money as a result of movements in interest rates. High-yield or junk bonds are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk, may be speculative and may decline in value due to increase in interest rates or an issuer’s deterioration and/or default. The Funds may not be able to hedge against changes in interest rates or may choose not to do so for cost or other reasons. In addition, any hedges may not work as intended. The values of equity and other non-fixed income securities may also decline due to fluctuations in interest rates.

Variable and floating rate securities generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. Inverse floating rate securities may decrease in value if interest rates increase. Inverse floating rate securities may also exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate obligation with similar credit quality. When the Funds hold variable or floating rate securities, a decrease (or, in the case of inverse floating rate securities, an increase) in market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the NAV of the Funds’ shares.

The Funds are exposed to credit risk, which is the risk of losing money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings.

To the extent the Funds directly invest in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, they will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including economic growth, inflation, changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or

 

 

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abroad. As a result, the Funds’ investments in foreign currency-denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Funds. The local emerging market currencies in which the Funds may be invested may experience substantially greater volatility against the U.S. dollar than the major convertible currencies in developed countries.

The Funds are subject to elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the U.S., due to concentrated investments in foreign issuers located in a specific country or region. Such concentrations will subject the Funds to additional risks resulting from future political or economic conditions in such country or region and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions affecting such country or region, which could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies.

Funds may be subject to increased risk to the extent they allocate assets among investment styles and certain styles under-perform relative to other investment styles.

The market values of securities may decline due to general market conditions (market risk) which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, adverse changes to credit markets or adverse investor sentiment. They may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity-related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed income securities, although under certain market conditions fixed income securities may have comparable or greater price volatility. Credit ratings downgrades may also negatively affect securities held by the Funds. Even when markets perform well, there is no assurance that the investments held by the Funds will increase in value along with the broader market. In addition, market risk includes the risk that local, regional or global events, including geopolitical and other events may disrupt the economy on a national or global level. For example, events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the economy or the markets for financial instruments and, as a result, could have a significant impact on a Fund and its investments. As a further example, an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus designated as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread globally, being designated as a pandemic in early 2020. The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in, among other things, border closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions; mandatory stay-at-home and work-from-home orders in numerous countries, including the United States; significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and customer activity, as well as mandatory business closures; lower consumer demand for goods and services; event cancellations and restrictions; cancellations, reductions and other changes in services; significant challenges in healthcare service preparation and delivery;

public gathering limitations and prolonged quarantines; and general concern and uncertainty. These effects have exacerbated the significant risks inherent in market investments, and the COVID-19 pandemic has already meaningfully disrupted the global economy and markets, causing market losses across a range of asset classes, as well as both heightened market volatility and increased illiquidity for trading. Although the long-term economic fallout of COVID-19 is difficult to predict, it has the potential to continue to have ongoing material adverse effects on the global economy, the economies of individual countries, and the financial performance of individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. The effects of the outbreak in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to less established health care systems. The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and in either case could result in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn or recession. Furthermore, the ability of the Investment Manager or its affiliates to operate effectively, including the ability of personnel to function, communicate and travel to the extent necessary to carry out each Fund’s investment strategies and objectives, may be materially impaired. All of the foregoing could impair a Fund’s ability to maintain operational standards (such as with respect to satisfying redemption requests), providers, adversely affect the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments, and negatively impact each Fund’s performance and your investment in the respective Fund.

Certain of the Funds invest in ETFs. Shareholders will indirectly bear fees and expenses associated with the ETFs in which a Fund invests, in addition to a Fund’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in a Fund, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, a Fund’s NAV will be subject to fluctuations in the market values of the ETFs in which it invests. A Fund is also subject to the risks associated with the securities or other investments in which the ETFs invest, and the ability of a Fund to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the ETFs to meet their investment objectives. An index based ETF’s performance may not match that of the index it seeks to track.

The Funds are exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss to the Funds could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the Funds’ financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to counterparty risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The Investment Manager seeks to minimize the Funds’ counterparty risk by performing reviews of each counterparty and by minimizing concentration of counterparty risk by undertaking transactions with multiple customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. Delivery of securities sold is only

 

 

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made once the Funds have received payment. Payment is made on a purchase once the securities have been delivered by the counterparty. The trade will fail if either party fails to meet its obligation.

The Funds are exposed to risks associated with leverage. Leverage may cause the value of the Funds’ shares to be more volatile than if the Funds did not use leverage. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Funds’ portfolio securities. The Funds may engage in transactions or purchase instruments that give rise to forms of leverage. In addition, to the extent the Funds employ leverage, dividend and interest costs on such leverage may not be recovered by any appreciation of the securities purchased with the leverage proceeds and could exceed the Funds’ investment returns, resulting in greater losses.

The Funds may hold defaulted securities that may involve special considerations including bankruptcy proceedings, other regulatory and legal restrictions affecting the Funds’ ability to trade, and the availability of prices from independent pricing services or dealer quotations. Defaulted securities are often illiquid and may not be actively traded. Sale of securities in bankrupt companies at an acceptable price may be difficult and differences compared to the value of the securities used by the Funds could be material. A Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a portfolio security’s default in the payment of principal or interest. In any bankruptcy proceeding relating to a defaulted investment, a Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value substantially less than its original investment.

Short sales may be used by certain Funds. When a Fund engages in a short sale on a security, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the counterparty. The Fund will ordinarily have to pay a fee or premium to borrow particular securities and be obligated to repay the lender of the security any dividends or interest that accrue on the security during the period of the loan. The amount of any gain from a short sale will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by the amount of the premium, dividends, interest or expenses a Fund pays in connection with the short sale. Short sales expose a Fund to the risk that it will be required to cover its short position at a time when the securities have appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund.

Investments in senior loans and repurchase agreements also involve special risks. Although typically secured, senior loans may not be backed by sufficient collateral to satisfy their issuers’ obligations in the event of bankruptcy or similar scenarios. Senior loans may also be illiquid. Similarly, repurchase agreements may result in losses if the collateral associated with such positions is insufficient in the event of a counterparty default or similar scenario. Repurchase agreement positions may also be illiquid.

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy may gain exposure to commodity markets by investing in a subsidiary of the Trust, the AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd. (the “Cayman Subsidiary”). By investing in the

Cayman Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Cayman Subsidiary’s investments. AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy may invest no more than 25% of its assets in the Cayman Subsidiary.

The Funds are party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) with select counterparties that govern transactions, over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Funds and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements contain 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 transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements of the Funds.

The considerations and factors surrounding the settlement of certain purchases and sales made on a delayed-delivery basis are governed by Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (“Master Forward Agreements”) between the Funds and select counterparties. The Master Forward Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, initiation and confirmation, payment and transfer, events of default, termination, and maintenance of collateral.

The counterparty risk associated with certain contracts may be reduced by master netting arrangements to the extent that if an event of default occurs, all amounts with the counterparty are terminated and settled on a net basis. The Funds’ overall exposure to counterparty risk with respect to transactions subject to master netting arrangements can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

 

3.

UNDERLYING FUNDS

AllianzGI Global Allocation and AllianzGI Multi Asset Income intend to invest their assets significantly or primarily in series of the Trust, Allianz Funds, AllianzGI Institutional Multi-Series Trust, PIMCO Funds and PIMCO ETF Trust (together, “Affiliated Underlying Funds”). AllianzGI Global Allocation and AllianzGI Multi Asset Income may also invest a portion of their assets in ETFs and mutual funds and pooled vehicles other than Affiliated Underlying Funds (collectively, with the Affiliated Underlying Funds, the “Underlying Funds”) and may invest directly in securities and other instruments. PerformanceFee Structured US Equity and Structured Return may have substantial exposure to Underlying Funds. Accordingly, the investment performance of the Funds depends upon a favorable allocation among the Underlying Funds as well as the ability of the Underlying Funds to achieve their objectives. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any Underlying Fund will be achieved. The risks associated with investing in each Fund are closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the Underlying Funds.

 

 

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Investing in the Underlying Funds involves certain additional expenses and tax results that would not be present in a direct investment in the securities and other investments held by the Underlying Funds. Each Fund’s NAV will fluctuate in response to changes in the NAVs of the Underlying Funds in which it invests. The extent to which the investment performance and risks associated with each Fund correlate to those of a particular Underlying Fund will depend upon the extent to which each Fund’s assets are allocated from time to time for investments in the Underlying Fund, which will vary. To the extent that a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in an Underlying Fund it will be particularly sensitive to the risks associated with that Underlying Fund.

 

4.

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Disclosure about derivatives and hedging activities requires qualitative disclosure regarding objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosure about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivatives, and disclosure about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The disclosure requirements distinguish between derivatives which are accounted for as “hedges”, and those that do not qualify for such accounting. Although the Funds at times use derivatives for hedging purposes, the Funds reflect derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Funds’ Statements of Operations, and such derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies and their investment advisers to regulation by the CFTC if the registered investment company invests more than a prescribed level of its liquidation value in commodity futures, options on commodities or commodity futures, swaps, or other financial instruments regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act, or if the fund markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Investment Manager is registered as a commodity pool operator with respect to AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy and the Cayman Subsidiary.

Option Transactions.  The Funds purchase put and call options on securities and indices for hedging purposes, risk management purposes or otherwise as part of their investment strategies. The risks associated with purchasing an option include the risk that the Funds pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Funds bear the risk of loss of premiums and changes in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by the premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

The Funds may write (sell) put and call options on securities and indices to earn premiums, for hedging purposes, risk management purposes or otherwise as part of their investment strategies. When an option is written, the premium received is recorded as an asset with an

equal liability that is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the option written. These liabilities, if any, are reflected as options written in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recorded on the expiration date as a realized gain. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option written is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether there has been a realized gain or loss. If a put option written is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security. In writing an option, the Funds bear the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing a security at a price different from its current market value.

There are several risks associated with option transactions on securities. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objective. The Funds’ ability to use options successfully will depend on the Investment Manager’s ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. As the writer of a covered call option, a Fund foregoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline.

Futures Contracts.  The Funds use futures contracts to manage their exposure to the securities markets or the movements in interest rates and currency values. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract, the Funds are required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash or securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange. Pursuant to the contracts, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash or securities equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contracts are closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value at the time they were closed. Any unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded is simultaneously reversed. The use of futures transactions involves various risks, including the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and underlying hedging assets, and possible inability or unwillingness of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

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event-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (“OTC swaps”) or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered commodities exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”). The Funds may enter into credit default, cross-currency, interest rate, total return, variance and other forms of swap agreements in order, among other things, manage their exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. In connection with these agreements, securities or cash may be identified as collateral or margin in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency.

OTC swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period, if any, are reflected as such on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments made or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Funds’ Statements of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap is recorded as realized gain or loss on the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Funds are included as part of realized gains or losses on the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Changes in market value, if any, are reflected as a component of net changes in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as receivable or payable, as applicable, for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, legal, market and documentation risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks include the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparties to the agreements may default on their obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.

Credit Default Swap Agreements.  Credit default swap agreements involve one party (referred to as the buyer of protection) making a stream of payments to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for the referenced entity, obligation or index. As the sellers of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Funds will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the sellers, the Funds would effectively add leverage to their investment portfolios because, in addition to their total net assets, the Funds would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

If the Funds are sellers of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If the Funds are buyers of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index, or in the case of a tranched index credit default swap, the credit event is settled based on the name’s weight in the index that falls within the tranche for which the Funds bear exposure. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. The Funds use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds, which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect. Credit default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality.

 

 

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Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues 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 particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a 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 agreement.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Funds as sellers of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Funds for the same referenced entity or entities.

Total Return Swap Agreements.  Total return swap agreements are entered into gain or mitigate exposure to the underlying reference asset. Total return swap agreements involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset and on a fixed or variable interest rate. One counterparty pays out the total return of a specific underlying reference asset, and in return receives a fixed or variable rate. At maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference asset less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, a Fund would receive payments based on any net positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a net negative total return. As a payer, a Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return and would receive payments in the event of a net negative return.

Volatility Swap Agreements.  Volatility swap agreements are agreements in which the counterparties agree to make payments in connection with changes in the volatility of an underlying referenced instrument, such as a currency, rate, index, security or other financial instrument. Volatility swap agreements permit the parties to attempt to hedge volatility risk and/or take positions on the projected future volatility of an underlying referenced instrument. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged, where the payoff amount is equivalent to the difference between the realized price volatility of the referenced instrument and the strike multiplied by the notional amount. As a receiver of the realized price volatility, a Fund would receive the payoff amount when the realized price volatility of the referenced instrument is greater than the strike and would owe the payoff amount when the

volatility is less than the strike. As a payer of the realized price volatility, a Fund would owe the payoff amount when the realized price volatility of the referenced instrument is greater than the strike and would receive the payoff amount when the volatility is less than the strike. Payments on a volatility swap will be greater if they are based upon the mathematical square of volatility (i.e., the measured volatility multiplied by itself, which is referred to as “variance”). This type of volatility swap is frequently referred to as a variance swap.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. The Funds enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purpose of hedging against foreign currency risk arising from the investment or anticipated investment in securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Funds also enter into these contracts for purposes of increasing exposure to a foreign currency or shifting exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another. The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. All commitments are marked to market daily at the applicable exchange rates and any resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the forward contract matures or by delivery of the currency. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties 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 addition, these contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following is a summary of the Funds’ derivatives categorized by risk exposure.

The effect of derivatives on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2020:

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity:  
Location   Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
 

Liability derivatives:

 

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     
 

 

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AllianzGI Core Plus Bond:  
Location   Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Total  

Asset derivatives:

     

Unrealized appreciation of swaps**

        $ 10,655     $ 10,655  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

  $ 653             653  

Total asset derivatives

  $ 653     $ 10,655     $ 11,308  

Liability derivatives:

     

Unrealized depreciation of swaps**

        $ (342,133   $ (342,133

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*

  $ (48,333           (48,333

Total liability derivatives

  $   (48,333   $   (342,133   $   (390,466

 

*

Included in net unrealized depreciation of $47,680 on futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Included in net unrealized depreciation of $331,478 on swaps as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

AllianzGI Global Allocation:  
Location   Market Price     Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Asset derivatives:

         

Unrealized appreciation of swaps**

              $ 2,392           $ 2,392  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

  $ 82,444     $ 93,517           $ 28,460       204,421  

Total asset derivatives

  $ 82,444     $   93,517     $   2,392     $   28,460     $ 206,813  

Liability derivatives:

         

Unrealized depreciation of swaps**

              $ (841         $ (841

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*

  $ (294,775   $ (2,580                 (297,355

Total liability derivatives

  $   (294,775   $ (2,580   $ (841         $   (298,196

 

*

Included in net unrealized depreciation of $92,934 on futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Included in net unrealized appreciation of $1,551 on swaps as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation:                              
Location   Market Price     Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Asset derivatives:

         

Unrealized appreciation of swaps**

  $ 15,694           $ 709           $ 16,403  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

    47,880     $ 19,519           $ 7,673       75,072  

Total asset derivatives

  $ 63,574     $   19,519     $ 709     $ 7,673     $ 91,475  

Liability derivatives:

         

Unrealized depreciation of swaps**

  $ (5,943         $   (247         $ (6,190

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*

    (189,370   $ (2,092         $ (8,196     (199,658

Total liability derivatives

  $   (195,313   $ (2,092   $ (247   $   (8,196   $   (205,848

 

*

Included in net unrealized depreciation of $124,586 on futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Included in net unrealized appreciation of $10,213 on swaps as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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AllianzGI Green Bond:  
Location   Interest Rate
Contracts
    Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Asset derivatives:

     

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

  $ 29,132           $ 29,132  

Liability derivatives:

     

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*

  $ (4,250         $ (4,250

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

        $ (64,299     (64,299

Total liability derivatives

  $   (4,250   $   (64,299   $   (68,549

 

*

Included in net unrealized appreciation of $24,882 on futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

AllianzGI International Small-Cap:  
Location   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
 

Asset derivatives:

 

Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

  $   284  

Liability derivatives:

 

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

  $ (1

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income:                        
Location   Market Price     Interest Rate
Contracts
    Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Asset derivatives:

       

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

  $ 131,071     $   62,735     $ 12,225     $ 206,031  

Liability derivatives:

       

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*

  $   (151,575   $ (2,069   $   (11,985   $   (165,629

 

*

Included in net unrealized appreciation of $40,402 on futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy:  
Location   Market Price     Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Commodity
Contracts
    Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Asset derivatives:

           

Unrealized appreciation of swaps**

              $ 20,621                 $ 20,621  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

  $ 61,053     $ 176,966           $ 138,711     $ 3,580       380,310  

Total asset derivatives

  $ 61,053     $   176,966     $   20,621     $ 138,711     $ 3,580     $ 400,931  

Liability derivatives:

           

Unrealized depreciation of swaps**

              $ (3,580               $ (3,580

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*

  $ (53,673               $ (234,648   $ (64,520     (352,841

Total liability derivatives

  $   (53,673         $ (3,580   $   (234,648   $   (64,520   $   (356,421

 

*

Included in net unrealized appreciation of $27,469 on futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Included in net unrealized appreciation of $17,041 on swaps as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity:  
Location   Market Price  

Asset derivatives:

 

Investments, at value (options purchased)

  $ 202,097  

Liability derivatives:

 

Options written, at value

  $   (263,560

 

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AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income:  
Location   Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Total  

Asset derivatives:

     

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*

  $   137           $ 137  

Liability derivatives:

     

Unrealized depreciation of swaps**

        $   (125,113   $   (125,113

 

*

Included in net unrealized appreciation of $137 on futures contracts as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Included in net unrealized depreciation of $125,113 on swaps as reported in the Fund’s Notes to Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

AllianzGI Structured Return:  
Location   Market Price  

Asset derivatives:

 

Investments, at value (options purchased)

  $ 300,932  

Liability derivatives:

 

Options written, at value

  $   (399,314

The effect of derivatives on the Statements of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity:  
Location   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
 

Net realized loss on:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

  $   (9,099

 

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond:  
Location   Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Total  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Futures contracts

  $ 393,363           $ 393,363  

Swaps

        $ 458,519       458,519  

Total net realized gain (loss)

  $   393,363     $ 458,519     $ 851,882  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

     

Futures contracts

  $ (15,260         $ (15,260

Swaps

        $ (329,279     (329,279

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ (15,260   $   (329,279   $ (344,539

 

AllianzGI Global Allocation:  
Location   Market
Price
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

         

Futures contracts

  $ 3,137,064     $ 2,476,327           $   (102,461   $ 5,510,930  

Swaps

              $ 21             21  

Total net realized gain (loss)

  $   3,137,064     $   2,476,327     $ 21     $ (102,461   $   5,510,951  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

         

Futures contracts

  $ (137,536   $ 461,322           $   58,414     $ 382,200  

Swaps

              $   1,551             1,551  

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ (137,536   $ 461,322     $ 1,551     $ 58,414     $ 383,751  

 

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AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation:  
Location   Market Price     Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

         

Futures contracts

  $   (4,717,241   $   1,070,493           $ (457,269   $ (4,104,017

Swaps

          509,157     $ 902,741             1,411,898  

Forward foreign currency contracts

                      (1     (1

Total net realized gain (loss)

  $ (4,717,241   $ 1,579,650     $   902,741     $   (457,270   $   (2,692,120

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

         

Futures contracts

  $ (13,949   $ (4,908         $ 34,518     $ 15,661  

Swaps

    9,751           $ 462             10,213  

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ (4,198   $ (4,908   $ 462     $ 34,518     $ 25,874  

 

AllianzGI Global Sustainability:  
Location   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
 

Net realized loss on:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

  $   (369

 

AllianzGI Green Bond:  
Location   Interest Rate
Contracts
    Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Net realized loss on:

     

Futures contracts

  $ (286,395         $   (286,395

Forward foreign currency contracts

        $ (706,338     (706,338

Total net realized loss

  $   (286,395   $   (706,338   $ (992,733

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

     

Futures contracts

  $ 24,882           $ 24,882  

Forward foreign currency contracts

        $ (71,362     (71,362

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ 24,882     $ (71,362   $ (46,480

 

AllianzGI International Small-Cap:  
Location   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
 

Net realized gain on:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

  $   20,072  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

  $ 283  

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income:  
Location   Market Price     Interest Rate
Contracts
    Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

       

Futures contracts

  $   1,361,664     $   751,457     $   (77,127   $   2,035,994  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

       

Futures contracts

  $ 75,411     $ 152,520     $ 12,109     $ 240,040  

 

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AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy:  
Location   Market Price     Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Commodity
Contracts
    Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

           

Futures contracts

  $   (3,067,142   $   402,945           $ (161,098   $ (526,011   $ (3,351,306

Swaps

              $ (842,863                 (842,863

Total net realized gain (loss)

  $ (3,067,142   $ 402,945     $   (842,863   $   (161,098   $   (526,011   $   (4,194,169

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

           

Futures contracts

  $ 52,014     $ 246,148           $ (71,319   $ (315,411   $ (88,568

Swaps

              $ 61,860                   61,860  

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ 52,014     $ 246,148     $ 61,860     $ (71,319   $ (315,411   $ (26,708

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity:  
Location   Market Price  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments (options purchased)

  $ 2,226,196  

Options written

    (25,885,941

Total net realized loss

  $   (23,659,745

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

 

Investments (options purchased)

  $ 38,080  

Options written

    (455,740

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ (417,660

 

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income:  
Location   Interest Rate
Contracts
    Credit Contracts     Total  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Futures contracts

  $   17,871           $ 17,871  

Swaps

        $ (195,057     (195,057

Total net realized gain (loss)

  $ 17,871     $   (195,057   $   (177,186

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

     

Futures contracts

  $ 509           $ 509  

Swaps

        $ (125,113     (125,113

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ 509     $ (125,113   $ (124,604

 

AllianzGI Structured Return:  
Location   Market Price  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments (options purchased)

  $ 67,998,340  

Options written

    (241,143,473

Total net realized loss

  $   (173,145,133

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

 

Investments (options purchased)

  $ 2,352,559  

Options written

    931,091  

Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ 3,283,650  

 

AllianzGI Water:  
Location   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
 

Net realized loss on:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

  $   (6,885

 

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The average volume (based on the open positions at each month-end) of derivative activity for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

    Options
Purchased

Contracts(1)
    Options
Written

Contracts(1)
    Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts(2)
    Futures
Contracts(1)
    Credit Default
Swap
Agreements(3)
    Total Return
Swap
Agreements(3)
 
     Purchased     Sold     Long     Short     Buy     Sell  

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

                    $ 18                                

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

                            60       25     $   18,827     $   18,865        

AllianzGI Global Allocation

                            633       47       51       50         —  

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

                      20       530       61       12,765       13,165     $ 5  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

                      †                               

AllianzGI Green Bond

              $   705,332         15,242,942       40       24                    

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

                68,484       76,932                                

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

                            185       50                    

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

                            738       536       6,135       6,021        

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    4,487       (5,498                                          

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

                            3             1,567       1,463        

AllianzGI Structured Return

    41,594       (46,164                                          

 

Fund had derivative activity during the period but it did not have open positions at any month-end in the period.

(1)

Number of contracts.

(2)

U.S. $ value on origination date.

(3)

Notional amount (in thousands).

The following tables present by counterparty, the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities net of related collateral held by the Funds at September 30, 2020 which has not been offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, but would be available for offset to the extent of a default by the counterparty to the transaction.

Financial Assets and Derivative Assets, and Collateral Received (Pledged) at September 30, 2020:

 

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation:  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities  
Counterparty   Gross Asset Derivatives
Presented in Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
    Financial
Instrument/
Derivative Offset
    Cash Collateral
Received
    Net Amount
 

Volatility swaps

       

UBS AG

  $   15,694         —         —     $   15,694  

 

AllianzGI International Small-Cap:  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities  
Counterparty   Gross Asset Derivatives
Presented in Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
   

Financial

Instrument/
Derivative Offset

    Cash Collateral
Received
    Net Amount
 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

State Street Bank London

  $   284     $   (1       —     $   283  

Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities, and Collateral Received (Pledged) at September 30, 2020:

 

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation:  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities  
Counterparty   Gross Liability Derivatives
Presented in Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
   

Financial

Instrument/
Derivative Offset

    Cash Collateral
Received
(Pledged)
    Net Amount
 

Volatility swaps

 

JP Morgan N.A.

  $   5,943         —         —     $   5,943  

 

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AllianzGI Green Bond:  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities  
Counterparty   Gross Liability Derivatives
Presented in Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
    Financial
Instrument/
Derivative Offset
    Cash Collateral
Received
(Pledged)
    Net Amount
 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

State Street Bank London

  $   64,299         —         —     $   64,299  

 

AllianzGI International Small-Cap:  
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities  
Counterparty   Gross Liability Derivatives
Presented in Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
    Financial
Instrument/
Derivative Offset
    Cash Collateral
Received
(Pledged)
    Net Amount
 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

State Street Bank London

  $   1     $   (1       —         —  

 

5.

INVESTMENT MANAGER/ADMINISTRATOR/DISTRIBUTOR FEES/DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Investment Management Fee and Performance Fee.  Each Fund has an Investment Management Agreement (for the purpose of this section, the “Agreement”) with the Investment Manager. Subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Board, the Investment Manager is responsible for managing, either directly or through others selected by it, each Fund’s investment activities, business affairs and administrative matters. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Investment Manager receives an annual fee, payable monthly (net of any fee waivers, reimbursements and recoupment), at an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Investment Management Fee”).With respect to AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy, the Investment Manager also serves as investment manager to the Cayman Subsidiary pursuant to an investment management agreement. The Investment Manager does not receive a fee for its services to the Cayman Subsidiary.

Each of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund and AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund, (together the “AllianzGI PerformanceFee Funds”) pays a monthly management fee (a “Management Fee”) to the Investment Manager in return for managing the investment activities of the Fund and the Fund’s business affairs and other administrative matters. For each AllianzGI PerformanceFee Fund, the Management Fee consists of two components: (i) a base fee (the “Base Fee”) calculated by applying a fixed advisory fee rate to the Fund’s average daily net assets during the previous month, and (ii) a positive or negative performance adjustment (the “Performance Adjustment”) calculated by applying a variable rate to the Fund’s average daily net assets during the applicable performance measurement period (the “Performance Period”). The Performance Period generally consists of the trailing twelve months. The Performance Adjustment is calculated monthly in arrears and is added to or subtracted from the Base Fee to determine the Management Fee. Because the Base Fee and Performance Adjustment are calculated with respect to the Fund’s average daily net assets over two different time periods (the previous month for the Base Fee and the Performance Period for the Performance Adjustment), the effective Management Fee may be less than 0.0% or

greater than the Base Fee plus the Maximum Performance Adjustment described below for certain periods (subject to any fee limitations and waivers described below).

With respect to AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund, the Investment Manager’s Base Fee is calculated at an annualized rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Management Fee is determined as the Base Fee plus or minus a Performance Adjustment that is based on whether, and to what extent, the investment performance of the Fund exceeds, or is exceeded by, the performance of the ICE BofA 3-Month US T-Bill Index (the “Index “) plus 5.00% (the “Index Hurdle”) over the Performance Period. The Performance Adjustment is calculated using the performance of the Class P share class of the Fund (the “Measurement Class”). The Performance Adjustment is calculated according to a schedule that adds or subtracts 0.0015% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each 0.01% by which the performance of the Measurement Class exceeds or lags the performance of the Index Hurdle for the Performance Period. The maximum Performance Adjustment (positive or negative) will not exceed an annualized rate of +/- 0.75% (the “Maximum Performance Adjustment”) of the Fund’s average daily net assets over the full Performance Period, which would occur when the performance of the Measurement Class exceeds, or is exceeded by, the Index Hurdle by 5.00% for the Performance Period.

With respect to AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund, the Investment Manager’s Base Fee is calculated at an annualized rate of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Management Fee is determined as the Base Fee plus or minus a Performance Adjustment that is based on whether, and to what extent, the investment performance of the Fund exceeds, or is exceeded by, the performance of the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) plus 1.25% (the “Index Hurdle”) over the Performance Period. The Performance Adjustment is calculated using the performance of the Class P share class of the Fund (the “Measurement Class”). The Performance Adjustment is calculated according to a schedule that adds or subtracts 0.0048% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each 0.01% by which the performance of the Measurement Class exceeds or lags the performance of the Index Hurdle during the Performance Period. The maximum Performance Adjustment (positive or negative)

 

 

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will not exceed an annualized rate of +/- 0.60% (the “Maximum Performance Adjustment”) of the Fund’s average daily net assets over the full Performance Period, which would occur when the performance of the Measurement Class exceeds, or is exceeded by, the Index Hurdle by 1.25% for the Performance Period.

Administration Fee.  The Investment Manager provides administrative services to AllianzGI Multi Asset Income and also bears the cost of most third-party administrative services required by AllianzGI Multi Asset Income, and in return it receives from each share class of AllianzGI Multi Asset Income a monthly administration fee based on each share class’ average daily net assets (the “Administration Fee”).

 

 

The Investment Management Fee and Administration Fee for all outstanding share classes are charged at an annual rate as indicated in the following table:

 

                Class A,
C and R
    Class P and
Administrative
    Class R6     Institutional
Class
 
     Management
Fee
    Effective
Management
Fee
   

Administration Fee

        

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

    0.30     0.30     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Convertible

    0.57       0.57       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    0.30       0.30       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    0.85       0.85       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    1.20       1.20       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    0.85       0.85       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    0.70     0.27       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    0.70     0.53       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    0.80       0.80       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Green Bond

    0.40       0.40       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    0.48       0.48       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    1.00       1.00       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    0.05       0.05       0.30     0.15     0.05     0.10

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    0.75 *#      0.04       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    0.60 *@      0.37       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    0.45       0.45       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    0.48       0.48       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    0.30       0.30       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Structured Return

    0.60       0.60       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Water

    0.95       0.95       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

 

*

See Note 6 for management fee waivers.

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The management fee consists of a base fee at an annualized rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to a positive or negative performance adjustment of up to 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over the Performance Period based on the Fund’s performance relative to the ICE BofA 3-Month US T-Bill Index plus 5.00% (annualized).

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The management fee consists of a base fee at an annualized rate of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to a positive or negative performance adjustment of up to 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over the Performance Period based on the Fund’s performance relative to the S&P 500 Index plus 1.25% (annualized).

 

Distribution and Servicing Fees.  Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the of the Investment Manager serves as the distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to separate Distribution Servicing Plans for Class A, C and R. The Distributor, for each of the Funds, receives (i) servicing fees of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each of Class A, C and R in connection with services rendered to shareholders of each class and the maintenance of shareholder accounts, and (ii) distribution fees of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C (with the exception for AllianzGI Short Duration High Income which is 0.25%) and 0.25% of average daily net assets of Class R in connection with the distribution of Class C and R shares.

Pursuant to the Distribution and Servicing Plans adopted by the A, C and R classes, the Funds compensate the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred in connection with assistance rendered in the sale of shares and services rendered to shareholders and for maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plan for the Administrative Class shares, the Funds are permitted to reimburse the Distributor out of the Administrative Class’ assets of each Fund offering Administrative Class shares, in an amount up to 0.25% on an annual basis of the average net assets of the Administrative Class, for payments made to financial intermediaries that provide services in connection with the distribution of shares or administration plans or programs that use

 

 

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fund shares as their funding medium. Unreimbursed costs may be carried forward for reimbursement for up to twelve months beyond the date in which they are incurred, subject always to the limit that no more than 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Administrative Class may be expensed.

The Distributor also receives the proceeds of the initial sales charges paid by the shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) paid by the shareholders upon certain redemptions of Class A and C shares. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Distributor received $300,403, representing commissions (sales charges) and CDSC from the Funds.

Deferred Compensation.  The Trustees do not currently receive any pension or retirement benefits from the Trust. In calendar year 2018 and certain prior periods, the Trust maintained a deferred compensation plan pursuant to which each Independent Trustee had

the opportunity to elect not to receive all or a portion of his or her fees from the Trust on a current basis, but instead to receive in a subsequent period chosen by the Trustee an amount equal to the value of such compensation if such compensation had been invested in one or more series of Allianz Funds or the Trust selected by the Trustees from and after the normal payment dates for such compensation. The deferred compensation program was closed to new deferrals effective January 1, 2019, and all Trustee fees earned with respect to service in calendar year 2019 and beyond have been or will be paid in cash, on a current basis, unless the Board of Trustees of the Allianz-Sponsored Funds reopens the program to new deferrals. The Trust still has obligations with respect to Trustee fees deferred in 2018 and in prior periods, and will continue to have such obligations until all deferred Trustee fees are paid out pursuant to the terms of the deferred compensation plan.

 

 

6.

EXPENSE LIMITATION/MANAGEMENT FEE WAIVER AND RECOUPMENT

The Trust and the Investment Manager have entered into Expense Limitation and Management Fee Waiver Agreements as indicated below:

 

          Expense Limitation  
     Management
Fee Waiver
    Class A     Class C     Class R     Class P     Institutional
Class
    Class R6     Administrative
Class
 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity(3)

    N/A       0.70     1.40     N/A       0.50     0.40     0.40     N/A  

AllianzGI Convertible(3)

    N/A       0.96       1.73       1.17     0.74       0.71       N/A       0.93

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond(4)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.35       0.30       0.25       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer(3)

    N/A       1.39       N/A       N/A       N/A       1.05       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap(3)

    N/A       1.80       N/A       N/A       N/A       1.50       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value(3)

    N/A       1.14       1.89       N/A       0.98       0.89       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Global Allocation(5)

    0.55 %(1)      1.01       1.76       1.21       0.81       0.74       0.71       0.96  

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation(5)

    0.55 (1)      1.01       1.78       1.38       0.84       0.74       0.74       0.99  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability(3)

    N/A       0.94       N/A       N/A       0.79       0.69       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Green Bond(4)

    N/A       0.75       N/A       N/A       0.55       0.50       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI International Small-Cap(3)

    N/A       1.25       2.00       1.59       1.10       1.04       1.00       N/A  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income(6)

    N/A       0.95       1.70       1.30       0.65       0.60       0.55       0.90  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures
Strategy(7)

    (2)       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.19       0.14       0.09       N/A  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity(7)

    (2)       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.00       0.00       0.00       N/A  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income(4)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.60       0.55       0.50       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income(3)

    N/A       0.86       1.11       N/A       0.65       0.60       0.55       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond(4)

    N/A       0.64       N/A       N/A       0.49       0.39       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Structured Return(8)

    N/A       1.01       1.77       N/A       0.78       0.73       0.70       N/A  

AllianzGI Water(3)

    N/A       1.22       1.97       N/A       0.94       0.93       N/A       N/A  

 

(1)

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed to irrevocably waive a portion of its management fee equal to 0.55% of the average daily net assets of each applicable Fund that are attributable to investments in Underlying Funds. This waiver with respect to investments in Underlying Funds for which the Investment Manager or an affiliated person thereof serves as investment adviser, is terminable only by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, and the waiver with respect to investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds will continue through at least January 31, 2021.

(2)

The Investment Manager has agreed to waivers with respect to each AllianzGI PerformanceFee Fund such that (i) its monthly Management Fee (including Base Fee plus Performance Adjustment) will not exceed the product of the maximum percentage fee rate (equal to the Base Fee plus the maximum upward Performance Adjustment) and the Fund’s average daily net assets over the preceding month, and (ii) the Investment Manager will not collect a Management Fee with respect to any month in which the Measurement Class has failed to outperform the Index.

(3)

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed to irrevocably waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund through January 31, 2021, to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, excluding interest, tax, and extraordinary expenses, and certain credits and other expenses, exceed the rates noted in the table above based on the Fund’s average net assets attributable to each share class. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Investment Manager may recoup waived or reimbursed amounts for three years, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual expense limit in effect at the time of such waiver/reimbursement or recoupment. The Expense Limitation Agreement is terminable by the Trust by mutual agreement of the parties.

 

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(4)

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed to irrevocably waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund through January 31, 2022 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses excluding interest, tax, and extraordinary expenses, and certain credits and other expenses, exceed the rates noted in the table above based upon the Fund’s average net assets attributable to each share class. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Investment Manager may recoup waived or reimbursed amounts for three years, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual expense limit in effect at the time of such waiver/reimbursement or recoupment. The Expense Limitation Agreement is terminable by the Trust or by mutual agreement of the parties.

(5)

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, until January 31, 2021, to irrevocably waive its management fee, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that, after the application of the fee waiver described in footnote (1) above, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, including Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, but excluding interest, tax, and extraordinary expenses, and certain credits and other expenses, exceed the rates noted in the table above based on the Fund’s average net assets attributable to each share class. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Investment Manager may recoup waived or reimbursed amounts for three years, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual expense limit in effect at the time of such waiver/reimbursement or recoupment. The Expense Limitation Agreement is terminable by the Trust or by mutual agreement of the parties.

(6)

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, until January 31, 2021, to irrevocably waive its management and administrative fees and reimburse any additional Other Expenses or Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reductions, excluding, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses, exceed the rates noted in the table above based on the Fund’s average net assets attributable to each share class. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Investment Manager may recoup waived or reimbursed amounts for three years, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual expense limit in effect at the time of such waiver or reimbursement. The Expense Limitation Agreement is terminable by the Trust or by mutual agreement of the parties.

(7)

Effective February 1, 2020, the Investment Manager has contractually agreed to irrevocably waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund through January 31, 2021 to the extent that Other Expenses, excluding interest, tax, and extraordinary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and certain credits and other expenses, exceed the rates noted in the table above based on the Fund’s average net assets attributable to each share class. The Expense Limitation Agreement is terminable by the Trust or by mutual agreement of the parties.

(8)

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed to irrevocably waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund through January 31, 2021 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses excluding interest, tax, and extraordinary expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and certain credits and other expenses exceed the rates noted in the table above based upon the Fund’s average net assets attributable to each share class. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Investment Manager may recoup waived or reimbursed amounts for three years, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual expense limit in effect at the time of such waiver/reimbursement or recoupment. The Expense Limitation Agreement is terminable by the Trust or by mutual agreement of the parties.

The following Funds revised their expense limitation rates during the year ended September 30, 2020. The expense limitation rates in effect during the period (except as noted in the tables below) and at September 30, 2020 for all the Funds are disclosed in the table above. In January 2020, the Board approved (i) new expense limitation arrangements for AllianzGI Convertible Fund and AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund and (ii) revised expense limits for AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund, AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund, AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund, AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund, AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund and AllianzGI Structured Return Fund.

 

    Expense Limitation (10/1/19 – 1/31/20)  
     Class A     Class C     Class R     Class P    

Institutional

Class

    Class R6    

Administrative

Class

 

AllianzGI Convertible

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    1.40     N/A       N/A       N/A       1.05     N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    1.85       N/A       N/A       N/A       1.50       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    1.01       1.76     1.21     0.81     0.76       0.71     0.96

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    1.09       N/A       N/A       0.94       0.84       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI Structured Return

    1.00       1.75       N/A       0.79       0.71       0.69       N/A  

 

    Expense Limitation (10/1/19 – 10/10/19)  
     Class A     Class C     Class R     Class P    

Institutional

Class

    Class R6    

Administrative

Class

 

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    0.97     1.74     1.34     0.80     0.70     0.70     0.95

 

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The Investment Manager, per the expense limitation agreements, may recoup waived/reimbursed amounts for a period of up to three years, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual expense limit in effect at the time of such waiver/reimbursement. During the year ended September 30, 2020, the Investment Manager recouped a total of $1,702 from the Funds as disclosed on the Statements of Operations. The following represents the amounts that still can be recouped by the Investment Manager as of September 30, 2020.

 

    Unrecouped Expenses Waived/Reimbursed through
Fiscal Period or Year ended
 
     9/30/2018     9/30/2019     9/30/2020     Totals  

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

  $   129,151     $ 4,556     $ 295,605     $ 429,312  

AllianzGI Convertible

                33,531       33,531  

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    180,862       292,997       287,267       761,126  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    82,270       104,650       166,775       353,695  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    172,437       122,389       173,098       467,924  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    377,554         488,649       522,849       1,389,052  

AllianzGI Global Allocation

          4,732       519,276       524,008  

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    457,777       535,503       683,542       1,676,822  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    139,780       186,454       441,367       767,601  

AllianzGI Green Bond

          301,543       184,126       485,669  

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    190,541       530,473       372,809       1,093,823  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    79,589       42,141       12,928       134,658  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    151,931       223,469       178,890       554,290  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

                280,880       280,880  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    128,601       262,202       153,699       544,502  

AllianzGI Structured Return

    296,727       413,146       406,755       1,116,628  

AllianzGI Water

          767,632         1,242,119         2,009,751  

 

7.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Investment Manager and the Distributor are related parties. Fees payable to these parties are disclosed in Note 5 and Note 6 and the accrued related party fee and receivable amounts are disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

(a) Payments from Affiliates

During the year ended September 30, 2020, AllianzGI U.S. reimbursed AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund $685 for realized losses resulting from trading errors.

During the year ended September 30, 2019, AllianzGI U.S. reimbursed AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund $36,174 for realized losses resulting from trading errors.

 

 

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(b) Affiliated Transactions

The following tables show the transactions in and earnings from affiliates for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

AllianzGI Global Allocation:  
     Market
Value
9/30/2019
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
9/30/2020
    Dividend
Income
    Shares as
of
9/30/2020
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Net Capital
Gain
Distributions
Received
 

AllianzGI Advanced Core Bond

  $ 61,014,797           $ 60,814,355     $ (1,388,184                     $ 1,187,742        

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

    123,606,164             125,539,588       (3,106,359                       5,039,783        

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Managed Volatility

    38,652,884     $ 1,696,127       12,933,281       (2,021,538   $ 26,045,195     $ 796,142       1,669,564       651,003     $ 899,985  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    4,613,387       177,304       3,932,584       (196,738           177,303             (661,369      

AllianzGI Emerging Markets SRI Debt†

    16,006,721       416,381       16,727,240       (69,235           416,380             373,373        

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

          133,459,237       45,815,074         13,532,769       105,061,149       305,860       4,854,951       3,884,217       2,215,175  

AllianzGI Green Bond

          33,151,219       9,632,730       636,135       24,369,005       284,610       1,447,950       214,381       146,075  

AllianzGI International Growth

    18,480,225             19,166,063       49,879                         635,959        

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    31,666,254       3,818,936       4,931,220       (5,146,231     24,606,249       1,790,314       3,064,290       (801,490     421,396  

PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index

          2,473,880             5,479       2,479,359             46,000              

PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index

    3,180,908       4,605,702       7,951,801       (176,068           49,876             341,259        

PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index

          2,945,670       2,950,610                   9,555             4,940        

Totals

  $   297,221,340     $   182,744,456     $   310,394,546     $ 2,119,909     $   182,560,957     $   3,830,040         11,082,755     $   10,869,798     $   3,682,631  

 

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation:  
     Market
Value
9/30/2019
    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds
from

Sales

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
9/30/2020
    Dividend
Income
    Shares as
of
9/30/2020
   

Net
Realized
Gain

(Loss)

    Net Capital
Gain
Distributions
Received
 

AllianzGI Focused Growth

  $ 4,246,825     $ 905,967     $ 6,493,593     $ 89,815                       $ 1,250,986     $ 593,340  

AllianzGI Global Small-Cap Opportunities

    2,828,496       46,525       2,872,925       38,674           $ 46,525             (40,770      

AllianzGI International Growth

    11,148,486       11,469       10,965,224       1,583,959     $ 4,190,727       3,360       191,096       2,412,037       8,109  

AllianzGI Mid-Cap

    4,244,775       533,473       6,154,584       59,409                         1,316,927       174,818  

AllianzGI Mid-Cap Value

    4,272,200       2,644,524       6,486,263       20,032             58,866             (450,493     276,593  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

          5,334,806       5,758,716                   34,166             423,910        

AllianzGI Small-Cap

    2,819,302       268,031       3,171,338       47,732             11,757             36,273        

PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index

    6,727,995       17,670,500       24,402,540       (179,370           51,795             183,415        

Totals

  $   36,288,079     $   27,415,295     $   66,305,183     $   1,660,251     $   4,190,727     $   206,469         191,096     $   5,132,285     $   1,052,860  

 

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AllianzGI High Yield Bond:  
     Market
Value
9/30/2019
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
9/30/2020
    Dividend
Income
    Shares as
of
9/30/2020
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Capital
Gain
Distributions
Received
 

CCF Holdings LLC Class B

                  —         —                               7,143              

LiveStyle, Inc., Ser. B

  $         5,758,100                 $ (1,358,336   $         4,399,764             57,581              

Totals

  $         5,758,100                 $   (1,358,336   $         4,399,764         —       64,724         —         —  

 

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income:  
     Market
Value
9/30/2019
    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds
from

Sales

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
9/30/2020
    Dividend
Income
    Shares as
of
9/30/2020
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Capital
Gain
Distributions
Received
 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets SRI Debt†

  $ 2,415,623     $ 5,250,650     $ 7,943,139.     $ 22,351           $ 107,745           $ 254,515        

AllianzGI Floating Rate Note†

    2,451,582       1,409,530       3,835,464       19,387             25,486             (45,035   $ 1,237  

AllianzGI Global High Yield†

    1,467,350       4,333,155       5,473,124       (1,634           38,648             (325,747      

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

          5,860,803       1,731,179       212,488     $ 4,396,834       120,141       546,870       54,722        

AllianzGI Preferred Securities & Income

    2,464,147       4,444,043       2,044,629       (238,054     4,512,636       191,681       306,357       (112,871     62,244  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    3,195,801       14,672,065       11,437,647       332,869       6,103,148       367,453       439,391       (659,940      

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    1,226,783       7,724,362       5,628,191       312,171       3,884,296       117,136       245,686       249,171        

PIMCO 15 Year U.S. TIPS Index

          2,015,392       2,111,272                               95,880        

PIMCO Mortgage Opportunities

          2,805,007       2,828,371                   11,576             23,364        

PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities

          5,900,117       5,603,165                   48,681             (296,952      

PIMCO Senior Floating Rate

    1,230,042       4,140,298       5,000,917       (3,762           41,741             (365,661      

Totals

  $   14,451,328     $   58,555,422     $   53,637,098     $ 655,816     $   18,896,914     $   1,070,288       1,538,304     $   (1,128,554   $   63,481  

 

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy:  
     Market
Value
9/30/2019
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from
Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
9/30/2020
    Dividend
Income
    Shares as
of
9/30/2020
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Capital
Gain
Distributions
Received
 

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

  $   1,412,329     $   68,409     $   208,250     $   (52,858   $   1,211,276     $   68,409       87,205     $   (8,354      

 

*

Actual amount rounds to less than $1.

See Note 13(b) in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Certain Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain related affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Funds from or to another fund or portfolio that are, or could be, considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers comply with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price.

During the year ended September 30, 2020, the following Funds engaged in sales of securities pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

      —     $   122,264,528  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

          1,721,451  

 

8.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNT HOLDERS

From time to time, a Fund may have a concentration of shareholders, which may include the Investment Manager or affiliates of the Investment Manager, holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to a Fund.

 

 

At September 30, 2020, the significant account-holders, owners of 5% or greater of each respective Fund’s outstanding shares were as follows:

 

    Unaffiliated     Affiliated  
     Number of
Account
Holders
    Approximate
Ownership
    Number of
Account
Holders
    Approximate
Ownership*
    AFI**  

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

    1       9     1       89      

AllianzGI Convertible

    9       80                  

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

                            96

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    5       94                  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    1       12                 85

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    2       87                  

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    1       31     1       45      

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    3       94                  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    2       32     1       64      

AllianzGI Green Bond

                1       92      

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    3       61     2       17      

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    2       76                  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

                1       82      

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

                1       98      

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    2       91                  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    2       35     1       18     44

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    8       79                  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    2       46     1       23      

AllianzGI Structured Return

    7       85                  

AllianzGI Water

    8       81                  

 

*

This represents the aggregate percentage of affiliated entities that own 5% or more of the Fund’s outstanding shares. These affiliated entities include funds/portfolios of the Trust, Allianz Funds and CollegeAccess 529 Plan.

**

Allianz Funds Investments, Inc. (“AFI”) is indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE.

 

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9.

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with $0.0001 par value. Changes in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

    AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity     AllianzGI Convertible        
 
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount         

Shares sold:

                   

Class A

    3,080     $ 38,727       18,318     $ 254,679       5,360,325     $ 176,137,365       927,069     $ 27,007,767          

Class C

                73       1,000       1,496,827       49,314,122       835,945       24,294,977          

Class R

                            1,780       62,067       2,421       74,232          

Class P

    18,604       260,156       31,398       433,985       13,169,157       406,955,186       3,280,675       92,499,330          

Institutional Class

    7,415       87,790       17,279       240,568       22,968,199       718,717,185       4,715,339         135,402,514          

Class R6

    1,274,756       16,019,711       2,781,064       40,286,108                                  

Administrative Class

                            345,848       12,318,017       3,695       107,637          
 

Issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

                   

Class A

    11,139       148,481       8,996       111,996       120,304       3,677,305       323,724       8,061,431          

Class C

    218       2,911       145       1,808       63,483       1,943,210       227,221       5,693,349          

Class R

                            215       6,786       492       12,717          

Class P

    9,734       129,756       13,017       162,066       335,211       9,975,702       537,881       13,089,974          

Institutional Class

    6,276       82,209       22,536       276,295       770,836       23,162,256       1,940,013       47,589,658          

Class R6

    2,529,321       33,639,966       5,349,997       66,179,468                                  

Administrative Class

                            1,655       55,241       4,758       116,747          
 

Cost of shares redeemed:

                   

Class A

    (22,188     (273,206     (26,033     (383,931     (1,289,181     (41,935,176     (743,559     (21,015,895        

Class C

    (444     (5,758     (1,386     (22,108     (744,408     (24,393,928     (644,782     (18,689,403        

Class R

                            (66     (2,220     (362     (11,089        

Class P

    (46,127     (549,691     (104,629     (1,459,278     (4,393,435     (132,223,296     (1,536,819     (42,210,655        

Institutional Class

    (17,567     (237,132     (138,631     (1,772,912     (9,114,615       (290,448,061       (4,054,854     (113,207,612        

Class R6

      (23,406,781       (318,667,626       (13,210,270       (188,289,268                                

Administrative Class

                            (17,557     (551,039     (20,190     (560,661        

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions

    (19,632,564   $ (269,323,706     (5,238,126   $ (83,979,524       29,074,578     $ 912,770,722       5,798,667     $ 158,255,018          

 

May reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1 or less than 1 share.

 

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      AllianzGI Core Plus Bond     AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer     AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap  
   
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
 
       Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
                           
                                  4,191     $ 60,222       80     $ 1,025       11,961     $ 190,406       4,660     $ 76,707  
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
          1,592     $ 25,984                   41,628       611,237       1,608,568       21,252,308       286,010       3,775,425       24,943       389,972  
          135,169       2,172,549       954,928     $ 15,168,884                                                  
                                                                             
                           
   
                           
                                  31       457       17       207       477       8,030       389       5,633  
                                                                             
                                                                             
          45       693       20       302                                                  
          56       875       20       310       26,628       387,702       35,465       442,608       16,957       282,337       37,237       528,395  
          234,541       3,642,611       84,166       1,286,062                                                  
                                                                             
   
                           
                                  (4,833     (68,848     (507     (7,035     (6,577     (104,911     (6,001     (95,663
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                  (738,026     (9,371,678       (1,828,055     (24,242,382     (490,757     (6,917,166     (179,420     (2,810,844
            (1,013,547     (16,280,298     (9,784     (147,681                                                
                                                                             
       

 

(642,144

  $   (10,437,586)         1,029,350     $   16,307,877         (670,381)     $   (8,380,908)       (184,432)     $   (2,553,269)         (181,929)     $   (2,765,879)         (118,192)     $   (1,905,800)  

 

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    AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value     AllianzGI Global Allocation        
 
   

Year ended
September 30, 2020

    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount         

Shares sold:

                   

Class A

    319,555     $ 5,098,352       219,385     $ 3,367,289       339,921     $ 3,633,733       1,759,689     $ 19,613,414          

Class C

    1,799       30,042       32,404       509,060       97,235       1,083,076       119,762       1,250,907          

Class R

                                        160       1,735          

Class P

    364,179       5,920,668       42,135       658,306       354,618       3,696,965       333,520       3,328,407          

Institutional Class

       2,326,621          36,701,280          2,197,656          33,820,277       441,421       4,729,055       94,795       1,030,055          

Class R6

                            3,422,749       35,014,173       3,703,382          38,620,649          

Administrative Class

                            180       1,874       17       198          
 

Issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

                   

Class A

    9,568       162,847       21,910       351,944       342,737       3,622,560       278,260       2,798,425          

Class C

    320       5,560       1,283       20,510       33,633       369,764       28,248       290,703          

Class R

                            178       1,863       199       1,965          

Class P

    3,857       65,991       3,267       52,446       25,204       262,712       12,825       127,708          

Institutional Class

    82,910       1,388,250       213,903       3,312,431       51,338       538,566       41,540       417,023          

Class R6

                                 2,365,902            24,243,636          1,685,062       16,591,827          

Administrative Class

                            195       2,124       127       1,312          
 

Cost of shares redeemed:

                   

Class A

    (430,708     (6,650,798     (711,983     (10,974,346     (953,519     (10,095,495     (1,153,312     (12,396,960        

Class C

    (10,576     (178,519     (42,723     (658,495     (384,010     (4,208,450     (1,832,217     (20,828,729        

Class R

                                        (1,534     (15,480        

Class P

    (99,730     (1,631,048     (120,149     (1,843,801     (453,965     (4,754,739     (159,246     (1,673,173        

Institutional Class

    (1,836,620     (29,433,031     (3,377,357     (51,241,215     (170,252     (1,748,395     (170,380     (1,806,024        

Class R6

                            (11,129,047     (116,406,025     (4,746,544     (49,776,513        

Administrative Class

                            (15     (145                    

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions

    731,175     $ 11,479,594       (1,520,269   $ (22,625,594     (5,615,497   $ (60,013,148     (5,647   $ (2,422,551        

 

May reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1 or less than 1 share.

*

Commencement of operations.

 

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      AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation     AllianzGI Global Sustainability     AllianzGI Green Bond  
   
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Period from
November 19, 2018*
through
September 30, 2019
 
       Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
                           
          22,644     $ 418,515       47,994     $ 919,957       61,722     $ 1,167,236       115,395     $ 2,114,648       6,859     $ 112,433       5,017     $ 76,142  
          7,118       130,239       4,461       82,898                                                  
          481       8,692       795       14,907                                                  
          5       100       14,883       272,835       738,742       14,120,188            839,758          14,425,605       13,207       215,800       65,759         1,050,700  
          171,561       3,130,127       21,516       404,272          8,161,406         155,933,618       55,785       1,016,992         2,093,522          34,333,474         20,174       323,012  
               560,123            10,325,676          1,181,860          22,479,632                                                  
                                                                             
   
                           
          9,553       176,628       5,336       92,840       1,364       26,611       2,973       44,718       114       1,862       83       1,313  
          3,517       63,940       1,034       17,748                                                  
          588       10,836       219       3,802                                                  
          247       4,691       33,205       573,450       24,998       490,968       57,911       876,192       1,044       16,945       504       8,163  
          53,944       1,011,445       20,229       356,643       128,204       2,565,366       53,317       822,141       27,238       443,047       5,846       92,825  
          650,162       11,995,496       489,384       8,485,926                                                  
          133       2,455       57       975                                                  
   
                           
          (47,002     (815,174     (58,861     (1,092,588     (30,523     (593,953     (70,883     (1,286,395     (1,419     (23,550            
          (13,160     (236,423     (35,403     (669,078                                                
          (5,052     (88,971     (2,663     (50,381                                                
          (597,472     (11,737,306     (117,170     (2,142,526     (600,117     (11,854,461     (301,248     (5,343,279     (47,796     (801,610     (489     (7,930
          (58,640     (1,075,288     (217,234     (4,167,618     (2,296,682     (47,935,669     (1,430,354     (26,159,970     (935,007     (15,533,227     (6,131     (100,934
          (6,192,616     (116,362,314     (4,583,267     (87,757,691                                                
                                                                             
          (5,433,866   $ (103,036,636     (3,193,625   $ (62,173,997     6,189,114     $ 113,919,904       (677,346   $ (13,489,348     1,157,762     $ 18,765,174       90,763     $ 1,443,291  

 

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    AllianzGI High Yield Bond     AllianzGI International Small-Cap        
 
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount         

Shares sold:

                   

Class A

    427,233     $ 3,690,470       744,048     $ 6,483,990       14,308     $ 462,738       45,024     $ 1,513,968          

Class C

    71,535       609,436       94,473       805,389       220       6,784       1,796       55,502          

Class R

    98,536       792,854       87,935       729,106       6,214       181,010       14,224       496,464          

Class P

    350,233       2,857,637       760,572       6,286,286       19,186       581,477       101,230       3,421,259          

Institutional Class

    3,084,998       25,393,732       1,661,437       13,894,508       77,726       2,457,518       365,319       12,608,298          

Class R6

                            360,781       11,900,362       166,939       5,247,432          

Administrative Class

    458       3,831       6,348       53,584                                  
 

Issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

                   

Class A

    127,293       1,077,155       164,994       1,438,431       1,918       66,312       28,989       810,249          

Class C

    19,800       167,197       26,644       231,665       36       1,196       8,012       215,286          

Class R

    3,194       25,779       3,136       26,160       610       19,726       6,359       167,366          

Class P

    73,485       594,620       93,832       783,115       6,420       220,655       159,754       4,426,791          

Institutional Class

    486,601       3,937,877       588,936       4,930,676       15,974       569,471       213,703       6,161,056          

Class R6

                            19,547       690,384       141,955       4,068,417          

Administrative Class

    176       1,419       150       1,258                                  
 

Cost of shares redeemed:

                   

Class A

    (1,164,633     (10,073,406     (1,673,896     (14,642,983     (61,009     (1,973,484     (135,306     (4,608,453        

Class C

    (176,870     (1,533,669     (532,830     (4,651,423     (9,731     (304,284     (41,167     (1,381,885        

Class R

    (114,949     (931,552     (117,093     (974,669     (14,912     (406,822     (6,194     (189,894        

Class P

    (582,812     (4,727,469     (1,482,333     (12,310,235     (329,810     (10,374,948     (776,355     (25,582,703        

Institutional Class

    (6,151,897     (50,574,719     (7,435,928     (62,047,291     (412,505     (14,070,174     (467,635     (15,005,607        

Class R6

                            (397,418     (12,984,001     (200,875     (6,639,632        

Administrative Class

    (197     (1,644     (6,061     (51,729                                

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions

    (3,447,816   $   (28,690,452       (7,015,636   $   (59,014,162       (702,445   $   (22,956,080       (374,228   $   (14,216,086        

 

Commencement of operations.

 

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      AllianzGI Multi Asset Income     AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy     AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity  
   
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
 
       Shares   Amount     Shares     Amount         Shares             Amount             Shares             Amount         Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
                           
        219,908   $ 3,739,802       312,863     $ 5,281,026                                                  
        15,782     282,182       30,338       509,546                                                  
        25,974     428,918       482       8,636                                                  
        25,689     438,369       85,102       1,472,847                               915,937     $ 9,634,393       1,929,421     $ 19,945,782  
        14,099     230,929       10,350       176,024       1,623     $ 13,216       112,309     $ 1,070,810       4,585,512       46,828,667       1,058,546       10,946,436  
        2,645,608     44,909,165       59,036       993,049       193,892       1,832,033       1,729,780       15,938,742       96,543       773,424       275,101       2,552,073  
                  1,228       21,124                                                  
                           
   
                           
        41,049     667,447       35,907       614,376                                                  
        3,566     57,784       4,015       68,590                                                  
        513     8,643       91       1,615                                                  
        2,970     49,408       25,743       442,685       72       647       9       81       82,298       931,615       675       5,757  
        1,136     17,877       289       4,881       3,737       33,299       474       4,473       204,110       2,312,561       324,961       2,775,164  
        106,766     1,615,695       39,088       653,978       253,478       2,258,487       32,392       305,782       39,221       449,085       330,464       2,828,770  
        31     499       737       12,479                                                  
   
                           
        (709,877)     (11,709,921     (150,949     (2,569,046                                                
        (37,728)     (597,966     (75,511     (1,293,717                                                
        (89)     (1,503     (533     (9,369                                                
        (119,761)     (2,007,188     (535,136     (9,471,935                             (2,873,415     (23,007,543     (13,419     (141,192
        (5,861)     (91,339     (2,027     (32,947     (40,655     (351,069     (104,829     (961,460     (4,027,474     (28,530,833     (207,142     (2,067,716
        (774,450)       (12,265,921     (501,706     (8,442,035       (637,942     (5,487,331     (52,264     (484,553     (4,097,587     (41,476,941     (444,647     (4,309,086
                  (31,039     (534,195                                                
       

1,455,325

  $ 25,772,880         (691,632   $   (12,092,388     (225,795   $   (1,700,718       1,717,871     $   15,873,875         (5,074,855   $   (32,085,572       3,253,960     $   32,535,988  

 

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    AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income     AllianzGI Short Duration High Income        
 
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
       
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount         

Shares sold:

                   

Class A

                            5,584,271     $ 79,619,684       5,692,412     $ 82,896,626          

Class C

                            1,833,843       26,112,022       2,696,853       39,150,889          

Class P

                                 69,044,554            992,957,066       30,969,732          446,971,610          

Institutional Class

       851,446     $   12,388,519       97,673     $ 1,491,677       14,160,445       199,832,491          13,461,959       195,008,059          

Class R6

    408,622       6,296,938         288,347          4,266,098       2,853,830       38,291,378       2,137,280       30,871,362          
 

Issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

                   

Class A

                            396,028       5,521,281       441,306       6,401,352          

Class C

                            292,482       4,076,736       336,506       4,878,351          

Class P

    51       777       34       506       1,519,206       21,455,898       1,425,882       20,529,506          

Institutional Class

    19,713       289,805       6,603       98,925       1,287,104       17,827,310       1,376,229       19,830,219          

Class R6

    75,305       1,119,376       42,699       637,469       153,825       2,118,099       169,926       2,446,945          
 

Cost of shares redeemed:

                   

Class A

                            (5,520,989     (75,974,850     (6,932,123     (100,602,728        

Class C

                            (3,641,283     (50,732,741     (4,112,920     (59,871,987        

Class P

                            (86,028,179     (1,196,629,668     (25,514,747     (368,867,801        

Institutional Class

    (545,140     (8,319,097     (13,082     (199,741     (21,663,814     (294,426,028     (14,164,781     (204,589,918        

Class R6

    (209,238     (3,158,047     (69,385     (1,061,427     (3,281,051     (44,779,688     (3,158,264     (45,704,949        

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions

    600,759     $ 8,618,271       352,889     $ 5,233,507       (23,009,728   $ (274,731,010     4,825,250     $ 69,347,536          

 

May reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1 or less than 1 share.

The Fund was reimbursed $419,245 for an operational error. This amount is included in “Shares sold” for the year ended September 30, 2020.

 

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      AllianzGI Short Term Bond     AllianzGI Structured Return†     AllianzGI Water  
   
      Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
    Year ended
September 30, 2020
    Year ended
September 30, 2019
 
       Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
                           
          541,874     $ 8,316,778       68,247     $ 1,022,997       185,522     $ 2,862,592       1,712,573     $ 26,894,471       3,111,235     $ 52,000,961       2,286,105     $ 35,090,817  
                                  13,361       197,865       115,831       1,748,836       422,568       6,789,056       414,437       5,966,725  
                                  1,621,606       24,026,308       6,880,663       108,150,719       3,909,541       63,391,353       2,823,956       41,892,641  
          1,195,793       18,081,881       527,485       8,024,195       6,961,470       108,200,784       10,951,308       173,893,497       5,086,870       81,465,602       3,247,348       48,413,969  
                                  3,149,974       47,231,860       548,876       8,764,651                          
   
                           
          6,267       97,767       1,500       22,615       57,421       916,446       140,751       2,142,234       277,313       4,678,272       327,536       4,297,269  
                                  27,322       416,121       24,914       364,737       89,591       1,443,306       123,952       1,556,835  
          28       440       26       392       431,097       6,794,088       205,402       3,113,889       258,241       4,359,113       392,540       5,146,199  
          38,613       595,550       16,342       246,170       1,018,812       16,188,921       669,953       10,230,176       328,413       5,435,229       384,535       4,948,969  
                                  194,777       3,075,528       92,540       1,407,534                          
   
                           
          (241,402     (3,799,362     (19,991     (302,984     (2,263,816     (30,037,116     (6,318,012     (98,981,983     (2,902,541     (46,929,908     (2,821,095     (41,821,369
                                  (542,694     (6,128,672     (437,098     (6,633,312     (1,574,139     (24,807,639     (1,639,837     (23,408,048
                                  (10,623,480     (126,075,304     (6,926,461     (109,557,797     (3,424,732     (54,723,672     (5,940,274     (86,920,412
          (1,377,344     (21,664,245     (56,329     (849,878     (30,707,334     (352,764,940     (9,144,614     (145,586,918     (3,134,461     (49,299,250     (4,854,572     (70,200,311
                                  (6,300,984     (66,703,866     (257,417     (4,062,621                        
          163,829     $ 1,628,809       537,280     $  8,163,507       (36,776,946   $  (371,799,385     (1,740,791   $ (28,111,887     2,447,899     $ 43,802,423       (5,255,369   $  (75,036,716

 

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10.

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

For the year ended September 30, 2020, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities and U.S. government obligations were:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

  $ 162,077,024     $ 473,063,074  

AllianzGI Convertible

      2,503,265,710         1,612,437,034  

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    137,381,848       135,901,000  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    20,335,466       28,733,143  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    3,977,481       6,973,614  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    126,552,715       118,039,999  

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    338,295,223       429,738,760  

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    185,623,564       292,757,627  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    144,546,212       44,830,833  

AllianzGI Green Bond

    44,605,826       26,078,714  

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    147,386,077       174,168,431  

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    49,540,407       72,548,854  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    184,728,064       160,898,043  
     Purchases     Sales  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

  $ 68,409     $ 208,250  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    57,565,263       116,063,989  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    42,963,604       35,155,255  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

      851,860,432         1,080,817,921  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    23,335,580       18,799,467  

AllianzGI Structured Return

    43,755,075       597,392,747  

AllianzGI Water

    176,707,058       177,603,863  

Purchases and sales in U.S. government obligations were:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

  $   176,501,062     $   199,893,549  

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    54,357,949       53,710,682  

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    36,803,080       36,797,950  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    499,824       4,799,438  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    666,961       1,014,298  
 

 

11.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid was:

 

    Year ended September 30, 2020     Year ended September 30, 2019  
     Ordinary
Income(1)
    20% Long-Term
Capital Gain
    25% Long-Term
Capital Gain
    Return of
Capital
    Ordinary
Income(1)
    20% Long-Term
Capital Gain
    25% Long-Term
Capital Gain
 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

  $   10,762,191     $ 23,263,772                 $   17,207,372     $   49,543,068     $   2,727  

AllianzGI Convertible

    19,171,363       21,397,058                   47,416,570       30,369,631        

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    3,559,652       84,527                   1,286,674              

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    437,824                         608,963              

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    290,367                         154,524       379,504        

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    1,625,013                         3,741,516              

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    9,516,687         20,723,645                   10,503,114       10,422,886        

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    5,941,083       7,325,938     $   541             4,683,078       4,847,569       1,414  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    439,909       2,643,036                   502,073       1,240,978        

AllianzGI Green Bond

    461,871                         102,425              

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    5,956,095                         7,706,604              

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    1,631,760                         1,420,333       14,976,610        

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    2,374,876                 $   48,263       1,815,737              

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    1,855,566       436,867                   310,336              

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    2,814,654       895,562                   5,156,461       453,231        

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    1,209,443       201,449                   736,900              

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    56,024,479                         61,274,970              

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    707,627                         269,177              

AllianzGI Structured Return

    27,956,480                         11,203,781       6,454,144        

AllianzGI Water

    4,315,416       15,289,501                   5,849,690       14,189,451        

 

(1)

Includes short-term capital gains, if any.

 

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At September 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings were:

 

    Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gain
    Capital Loss
Carryforwards(2)
    Late Year
Ordinary
Loss(3)
       
  Post-October Capital Loss (Gain)(4)  
  Short-Term     Long-Term  

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

  $ 2,740,384     $ 9,471,916                          

AllianzGI Convertible

      104,355,681         39,979,977                          

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    3,330,548       354,428                          

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    468,099           $ 3,687,593           $ 532,486     $ 458,562  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    141,239       87,049                          

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    1,570,977               19,842,900             2,995,194        

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    7,403,409       6,289,496                          

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    5,411,082       3,752,299                          

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    4,419,512       560,481           $   36,823              

AllianzGI Green Bond

    221,950                   79,725              

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    54,734             31,751,599             1,078,153       2,196,800  

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    842,306       182,520                   181,365        

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

                86,329             5,942,645       (940,440

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    525,354             832,432             2,711,583       742,138  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    793,673                         7,533,563       9,792,464  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    27,334       97,157                          

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    7,168,693             65,567,033               16,781,585       48,646,382  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    1,105,020       32,612                          

AllianzGI Structured Return

    24,218                   47,446       94,455,690         130,574,587  

AllianzGI Water

    2,720,169       7,753,598             5,748              

 

(2)

Capital loss carryforwards available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of any future net realized gains. To the extent that these losses are used to offset future realized capital gains, such gains will not be disbursed.

(3)

Certain ordinary losses realized during the period November 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, and/or other ordinary losses realized during the period January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, which the Funds elected to defer to the following taxable year pursuant to income tax regulations.

(4)

Capital losses realized during the period November 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 which the Funds elected to defer to the following taxable year pursuant to income tax regulations.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being

At September 30, 2020, capital loss carryforward amounts were:

 

    No Expiration(5)  
     Short-Term     Long-Term  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

  $ 3,253,018     $ 434,575  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    19,842,900        

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    5,319,115         26,432,484  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    40,208       46,121  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    336,617       495,815  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

      17,424,763       48,142,270  

 

(5)

Carryforward amounts are subject to the provision of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010.

For the year ended September 30,2020, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which were utilized as follows:

 

      Short-Term        Long-Term  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

   $ 120,616           

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

     440,892           

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

       1,682,674           

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

     804,619           

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2020, permanent “book-tax” adjustments were:

 

     Undistributed
(Dividends in Excess of)
Net Investment Income
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity (b)(f)(h)(i)

  $ 1,670,105     $ (1,672,360         $ 2,255  

AllianzGI Convertible (j)(k)

    4,162,328       (4,162,328            

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond (c)(m)(o)

    217,473       (217,473            

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer (b)(f)

    12,323       (12,323            

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap (b)(d)(f)

    79,707       75,213     $ (154,920      

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value (b)(f)(p)

    160,648       (158,767     (1,881      

AllianzGI Global Allocation (g)(m)

    (359,570     359,570              

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation (b)(f)(g)(h)(i)(l)(m)(n)

    (40,988     20,506       (828       21,310  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability (b)(f)(i)

    (20,098     20,098              

AllianzGI Green Bond (c)(f)

    (128,177     128,177              

AllianzGI High Yield Bond (c)

    467,340       (467,340            

AllianzGI International Small-Cap (b)(f)

    619,625       (619,625            

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income (d)(f)(g)(h)(i)(n)

    (133,227     1,452,167         (1,328,381     9,441  

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy (a)(e)(f)(m)

    366,802       23,250       (390,052      

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity (a)

    (33     33              

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income (a)(c)(m)

    (6,692     6,692              

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income (a)(c)

      20,489,841         (20,489,841            

AllianzGI Short Term Bond (c)

    75,578       (75,578            

AllianzGI Structured Return (a)

    (286     286              

AllianzGI Water (f)

    (6,985     6,985              

 

These

permanent “book-tax” differences were primarily attributable to:

(a)

Reclassification of dividends/distributions

(b)

Reclassification of gains from securities classified as Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFICs”) for tax purposes

(c)

Treatment of bond premium amortization

(d)

Capital loss carryforward disallowed

(e)

Reclassification related to wholly owned offshore subsidiary

(f)

Reclassification of gains and losses from foreign currency transactions

(g)

Reclassification of short-term capital gain dividends from underlying securities

(h)

Reclassifications related to investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

(i)

Reclassification from sales of securities with return of capital

(j)

Reclassification of contingent debt/convertible securities income/gains

(k)

Section 305 sales adjustments for accrual of deemed dividends from investments in convertible debt

(l)

Reclassification on sale of securities no longer classified as Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFICs”) for tax purposes.

(m)

Reclassification of swap payments

(n)

Reclassification due to investments in partnerships

(o)

Reclassification paydown losses

(p)

Non-deductible excise tax

Net investment income, net realized gains or losses and net assets were not affected by these adjustments.

At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost basis and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments in securities and other financial instruments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

     Federal Tax
Cost Basis(6)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Deprecation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

  $ 65,261,641     $ 12,010,865     $ 5,735,826     $ 6,275,039  

AllianzGI Convertible

      1,626,390,847         346,377,868       3,067,978         343,309,890  

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    51,033,477       1,481,013       896,601       584,412  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    25,189,892       10,622,752       621,137       10,001,615  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    4,397,927       1,120,446       299,875       820,571  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    114,364,111       22,572,351         2,732,789         19,839,562  

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    229,220,503       17,743,907       4,854,274       12,889,633  

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    37,510,665       5,245,354       1,131,305       4,114,049  

 

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     Federal Tax Cost
Basis(6)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Deprecation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

  $   128,506,207     $ 29,763,316     $ 4,584,382     $ 25,178,934  

AllianzGI Green Bond

    25,668,402       1,415,551       83,065       1,332,486  

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    94,765,983       3,602,762         12,686,427       (9,083,665

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    65,016,559       15,812,054       4,175,305       11,636,749  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    43,747,242       533,398       593,640       (60,242

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    18,775,342       747,031       790,306       (43,275

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    48,093,677       2,490,311       270,543       2,219,768  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    25,777,861       743,371       888,507       (145,136

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    865,915,046       11,119,798       78,510,458       (67,390,660

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    15,911,476       563,133       146,215       416,918  

AllianzGI Structured Return

    31,847,041                    

AllianzGI Water

    503,729,824       198,475,835       11,369,174         187,106,661  

 

(6)

Differences, if any, between book and tax cost basis are primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals, return of capital distributions, PFIC mark-to-market, differing treatment of bond premium amortization, upfront premium on swaps, mixed straddle adjustments, Section 305 adjustments, basis adjustments from investments in partnerships, mark-to-market on section 1256 futures contracts, and mark-to-market on section 1256 forward contracts.

 

12.

BORROWINGS

The Trust entered into a credit agreement (the “State Street Agreement”), among the Trust, AllianzGI Institutional Multi- Series Trust and Allianz Funds, as borrowers (collectively, the “AllianzGI Borrowers” and each series thereof, an “AllianzGI Borrower Fund”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as agent and lender, for a committed line of credit. The State Street Agreement permits the AllianzGI Borrowers to borrow up to $200 million in aggregate, subject to (i) a requirement that each AllianzGI Borrower Fund’s asset coverage with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness be 300% or higher, and (ii) certain other limitations and conditions. For the period from October 24, 2019 through October 1, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the State Street Agreement then in effect, each AllianzGI Borrower Fund paid interest on any amounts borrowed under the facility at a rate per annum equal to 1.25% plus the higher of the then-current federal funds overnight rate or the one-month LIBOR rate, subject to upward adjustment for outstanding past due payments. The State Street Agreement was extended by an additional 364-day period by an amendment effective October 2, 2020 with an expiration date of October 1, 2021 (the “Amendment”). In the Amendment, State Street consents to the change in investment adviser and administrator under the Virtus strategic partnership and agrees to continue the Credit Agreement for the Funds. In addition, effective October 2, 2020, each AllianzGI Borrower Fund must pay interest on any amounts borrowed under the facility at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) 0.10% plus (b) the “applicable margin” of 1.25% plus (c) the higher of the then-current federal funds overnight rate or an overnight bank lending rate. Amounts borrowed may be repaid and reborrowed on a revolving basis during the term of the facility. The Funds did not utilize the line of credit during the year ended September 30, 2020. Prior to October 2, 2020, in connection with their use of leverage as well as their investment activities, the Funds may have had exposure to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is an average interest rate, determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration, that banks charge one another for the use

of short-term money. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021.

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC (the “Order”), the Funds are authorized to enter into a master interfund lending agreement (the “Interfund Program”) with each other and certain funds advised by the Investment Manager (each a “Participating Fund”). The Interfund Program allows each Participating Fund, whose policies permit it to do so, to lend money directly to and borrow money directly from other Funds for temporary purposes. During the period or year ended September 30, 2020, the Funds did not participate as a borrower or lender in the Interfund Program.

 

13.

FUND EVENTS

(a) Name and Investment Strategy Changes

Effective October 11, 2019, AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund changed its investment strategy. The Fund incorporated a new ESG benchmarked US credit sleeve and transitioned positions in certain affiliated funds to each of AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund, AllianzGI Emerging Markets SRI Debt Fund and AllianzGI Green Bond Fund. Each of these funds includes either an ESG integrated, sustainable or ESG informed investment strategy.

Effective February 1, 2020, AllianzGI Global Water Fund changed its name to AllianzGI Water Fund.

Effective April 30, 2020, AllianzGI NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund changed its name to AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund.

(b) Fund Liquidations

On March 4, 2020, AllianzGI Best Styles International Equity Fund liquidated as a series of the Trust.

On June 11, 2020, AllianzGI Global High Yield Fund and AllianzGI U.S. Equity Hedged Fund liquidated as series of the Trust.

 

 

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On June 24, 2020, AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Fixed Income Fund liquidated as a series of the Trust.

On June 26, 2020, AllianzGI Micro Cap Fund and AllianzGI Ultra Micro Cap Fund liquidated as series of the Trust.

On September 15, 2020, AllianzGI Retirement 2020 Fund, AllianzGI Retirement 2025 Fund, AllianzGI Retirement 2030 Fund, AllianzGI Retirement 2035 Fund, AllianzGI Retirement 2040 Fund, AllianzGI Retirement 2045 Fund, AllianzGI Retirement 2050 Fund and AllianzGI Retirement 2055 Fund liquidated as series of the Trust.

On September 17, 2020, AllianzGI Best Styles U.S. Equity Fund liquidated as a series of the Trust.

On September 28, 2020, AllianzGI Core Bond Fund, AllianzGI Emerging Markets SRI Debt Fund and AllianzGI Floating Rate Note Fund liquidated as series of the Trust.

(c) Investment Management Agreement

On July 7, 2020, AllianzGI U.S. and Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (“Virtus”) announced that they have entered into an agreement providing for a strategic alliance between the two parties. As part of this strategic alliance, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Virtus are expected to become the investment adviser, distributor, administrator, and transfer agent for the Funds (the “Transition”). With respect to all Funds other than AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value, AllianzGI U.S. portfolio management teams are expected to continue to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, through AllianzGI U.S. serving as sub-adviser to the AllianzGI U.S. Funds. With respect to AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value, members of the Value Equity U.S. team are expected to become employees of Virtus or an affiliate of Virtus and continue their day-to-day management of the Fund. Certain of the new arrangements, including the new management agreements and sub-advisory agreements, must be approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees and Fund shareholders in order to take effect. The new management agreements are substantially similar to the existing management agreements. The Board of Trustees’ considerations in approving the new management agreement and sub-advisory agreements will be included in a future shareholder report.

The Funds’ Board of Trustees has granted approval for each of these and certain other related items. Each such item was also submitted for shareholder approval at a special meeting of shareholders held on October 28, 2020. Shareholders of record as of September 10, 2020 were entitled to vote at the special meeting of shareholders. At the meeting quorum was achieved and required approvals were obtained with respect to the election of trustees to the Board of Trustees. In addition, required approvals were also obtained for AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund, AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund, AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund, AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund and AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund with respect to (i) the new management agreements and sub-advisory agreements and (ii) Virtus’s power to hire, terminate and replace affiliated and unaffiliated subadvisers or to modify subadvisory agreements for the Funds without shareholder approval, but the meeting was adjourned to November 24, 2020 to allow for the solicitation of additional proxies for other Funds. Results of the vote of the special meeting of shareholders will be included in the Trust’s March 31, 2021 Semiannual Report. Consummation of the Transition is conditioned on, among other things, the obtainment of all required approvals and consents representing a minimum threshold of assets under AllianzGI U.S.’s management. The closing of the Transition is expected to occur on or around February 1, 2021.

 

14.

BASIS FOR CONSOLIDATION

The Cayman Subsidiary is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy (the “Consolidated Fund”). The Consolidated Fund is the sole shareholder of the Cayman Subsidiary and will continue to control the Cayman Subsidiary. The Consolidated Fund’s investment portfolio has been consolidated and includes the portfolio holdings of the Consolidated Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Consolidated Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. As of September 30, 2020, consolidated net assets of the Consolidated Fund were $25,153,715, of which $2,518,363, or 10.0%, represented the Consolidated Fund’s ownership of all issued shares and voting rights of the Cayman Subsidiary.

 

 

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15.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In preparing these financial statements, the Funds’ management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.

On October 22, 2020, the following Funds declared per-share net investment income dividends to shareholders, payable October 22, 2020 to shareholders of record on October 21, 2020.

 

     Net Investment Income  
  Class A     Class C     Class R     Class P     Institutional
Class
    Class R6     Administrative
Class
 

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    N/A       N/A       N/A     $   0.04114     $   0.04183     $   0.04250       N/A  

AllianzGI Green Bond

  $   0.00641       N/A       N/A     $ 0.00928     $ 0.01000       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

  $ 0.03681     $   0.03172     $   0.03071     $ 0.03933     $ 0.03900       N/A     $   0.03807  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

  $ 0.07013     $ 0.05994     $ 0.06506     $ 0.07426     $ 0.07532     $ 0.07600     $ 0.07129  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 0.05376     $ 0.05432     $ 0.05500       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

  $ 0.06000     $ 0.05699       N/A     $ 0.06228     $ 0.06311     $ 0.06396       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

  $ 0.07228       N/A       N/A     $ 0.06754     $ 0.07000       N/A       N/A  

On November 12, 2020, AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap declared per-share net investment income dividends and short-term and long-term capital gain distributions to shareholders, payable November 12, 2020 to shareholders of record on November 11, 2020 as follows:

 

Share Class  

Net
Investment
Income

    Short-Term
Capital Gains
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

Class A

  $   0.46500     $   1.33342     $   1.45422  

Institutional Class

  $ 0.45194     $ 1.33342     $ 1.45422  

On November 18, 2020, AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund liquidated as a series of the Trust.

On November 19, 2020, the following Funds declared per-share net investment income dividends to shareholders, payable November 19, 2020, to shareholders of record on November 18, 2020.

 

     Class A     Class C     Class R     Class P     Institutional
Class
    Class R6     Administrative
Class
 

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 0.04367     $ 0.04431     $ 0.04500       N/A  

AllianzGI Green Bond

  $   0.00673       N/A       N/A     $ 0.00867     $ 0.01000       N/A       N/A  

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

  $ 0.03669     $   0.03218     $   0.03586     $   0.03916     $   0.03900       N/A     $ 0.03793  

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

  $ 0.07071     $ 0.06122     $ 0.06597     $ 0.07482     $ 0.07539     $   0.07600     $   0.07179  

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 0.05372     $ 0.05419     $ 0.05500       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

  $ 0.06000     $ 0.05726       N/A     $ 0.06233     $ 0.06277     $ 0.06375       N/A  

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

  $ 0.07280       N/A       N/A     $ 0.06803     $ 0.07000       N/A       N/A  

During the period, the Board approved a plan of liquidation, termination and dissolution to liquidate and terminate each of AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund, AllianzGI Green Bond Fund, AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund, AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund and AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund on or about December 14, 2020.

Subsequent to the period end, the Board approved a plan of liquidation, termination and dissolution to liquidate and terminate each of AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund and AllianzGI Structured Return Fund, both of which will liquidate on or about December 14, 2020.

There were no other subsequent events identified that require recognition or disclosure.

 

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To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust and Shareholders of each of the twenty funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (constituting Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statements of operations and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2020, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund(1)

AllianzGI Convertible Fund(1)

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund(1)

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund(1)

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund(1)

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund(1)

AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund(1)

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund(1)

AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund(1)

AllianzGI Green Bond Fund(2)

AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund(1)

AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund(1)

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund(1)

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund and its subsidiary(1)*

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund(1)

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund(1)

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund(1)

AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund(1)

AllianzGI Structured Return Fund(1)

AllianzGI Water Fund(1)

 

 

*

Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities including the consolidated schedule of investments, statements of operations and of changes in net assets and consolidated financial highlights.

(1)

Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020 and statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020

(2)

Statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020 and statements of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2020 and for the period November 19, 2018 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2019

Basis for Opinions

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

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

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks, transfer agents and brokers; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

November 25, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the investment companies in the Allianz Global Investors U.S. group of investment companies since at least 1995. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

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Tax Information

 

As required by the Internal Revenue Code, shareholders must be notified regarding certain tax attributes of distributions made by each Fund. During the period ended September 30, 2020, the following Funds distributed long-term capital gains in the amounts indicated (or the maximum amount allowable):

 

     20% Long-Term
Capital Gain
    25% Long-Term
Capital Gain
 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

  $   23,263,772        

AllianzGI Convertible

    21,397,058        

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    84,527        

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    20,723,645        

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    7,325,938     $   541  

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    2,643,036        

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    436,867        

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    895,562        

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    201,449        

AllianzGI Water

    15,289,501        

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, the following approximate percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal period ended September 30, 2020, are designated as “qualified dividend income” (or the maximum amount allowable):

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

    96.72

AllianzGI Convertible

    15.20

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    0.70

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    95.25

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    62.05

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    55.86

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    11.24

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    62.37

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    84.41

AllianzGI Green Bond

    0.00

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    0.00

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    100.00

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    4.23

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    1.43

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    74.47

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    17.85

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    0.00

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    0.00

AllianzGI Structured Return

    0.00

AllianzGI Water

    100.00

Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividend received deduction on the portion of a Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. The following approximate percentages of the following Funds’ ordinary income dividends paid during the fiscal period ended September 30, 2020, that qualify for the corporate dividend received deduction is set forth below (or the maximum amount allowable):

 

AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity

    44.24

AllianzGI Convertible

    14.23

AllianzGI Core Plus Bond

    0.72

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

    8.39

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap

    0.00

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

    3.32

AllianzGI Global Allocation

    0.10

AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation

    20.28

AllianzGI Global Sustainability

    40.32

AllianzGI Green Bond

    0.00

AllianzGI High Yield Bond

    0.00

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    0.00

AllianzGI Multi Asset Income

    2.25

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy

    0.00

AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity

    0.00

AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income

    15.42

AllianzGI Short Duration High Income

    0.00

AllianzGI Short Term Bond

    0.00

AllianzGI Structured Return

    0.00

AllianzGI Water

    98.72
 

 

The following Funds have elected to pass through the credit for tax paid in foreign countries. The foreign income and foreign tax per share outstanding on September 30, 2020 are as follows (or the maximum amount allowable):

 

     Gross
Foreign
Dividends
    Gross
Foreign
Dividends
Per Share
    Foreign Tax     Foreign Tax
Per Share
 

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer

  $ 875,978     $ 0.391956     $ 109,237     $ 0.048878  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small- Cap

    268,459       0.845074       36,419       0.114643  

AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value

      2,574,988         0.333939         287,834         0.037328  

AllianzGI International Small-Cap

    1,613,375       0.074171       136,759       0.006287  

 

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Tax Information (cont’d)

 

The following Fund of Fund have elected to pass through the credit for tax paid in foreign countries. The foreign income and foreign tax per share outstanding on September 30, 2020 are as follows (or the maximum amount allowable):

 

     Gross
Foreign
Dividends
    Gross
Foreign
Dividends
Per Share
    Foreign Tax     Foreign Tax
Per Share
 

AllianzGI Global Allocation

  $   288,810     $   0.012221     $   33,309     $   0.001410  

Since the Funds’ tax year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2020. In January 2021, shareholders will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of the dividends and distributions received during calendar year 2020. The amount that will be reported will be the amount to use on the shareholder’s 2020 federal income tax return and may differ from the amount which must be reported in connection with the Funds’ tax year ended September 30, 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisers as to the federal, state and local tax status of the dividend income received from the Funds.

 

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Changes to the Board of Trustees/Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

Changes to the Board of Trustees:

Effective December 31, 2019, Bradford K. Gallagher retired as an Independent Trustee of the Trust.

Liquidity Risk Management Program:

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Funds have adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) on April 23, 2019. The Board appointed the Investment Manager, acting principally through its US Risk Committee, to administer the Program (the “Program Administrator”). The Program governs the Funds’ approach to managing liquidity risk, and its principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, based on factors specific to the circumstances of the Fund. Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that a Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund.

During the period, the Board reviewed a report prepared by the Program Administrator regarding the operation and effectiveness of the Program for the period from June 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 (the “Program Period”), the key conclusions of which are summarize as follows. During the Program Period, there were no liquidity events that materially affected the performance of any Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to remaining investors. The Funds maintained a high level of liquidity during the Program Period and primarily held assets that are defined under the Liquidity Rule as “Highly Liquid Investments,” which are defined to include securities a Fund expects to be convertible into cash in current market conditions in three business days without significantly changing their market value. The Funds that had previously established “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (HLIM) thresholds, as defined under the Liquidity Rule, operated significantly above their respective HLIM thresholds during the reporting period. The Program Administrator determined that, during the Program reporting period, the Program operated adequately and effectively to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding exposure to liquidity and other risks.

 

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Matters Relating to the Trustees’ Consideration of the Investment Management Agreements

 

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that both the full Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, annually approve the continuation of each Fund’s (as defined below) Investment Management Agreement (for purposes of this section, the “Advisory Agreements” or the “Agreements”) with Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (the “Investment Manager”). Throughout the process, the Independent Trustees received separate legal advice from independent legal counsel that is experienced in 1940 Act matters and that is independent of the Investment Manager (“Independent Counsel”), and with whom they met separately from the Investment Manager during the contract review process.

At their meeting held on June 25, 2020, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Agreements through June 30, 2021 with respect to AllianzGI Retirement 2020 Fund (the “2020 Fund”), AllianzGI Retirement 2025 Fund (the “2025 Fund”), AllianzGI Retirement 2030 Fund (the “2030 Fund”), AllianzGI Retirement 2035 Fund (the “2035 Fund”), AllianzGI Retirement 2040 Fund (the “2040 Fund”), AllianzGI Retirement 2045 Fund (the “2045 Fund”), AllianzGI Retirement 2050 Fund (the “2050 Fund”), AllianzGI Retirement 2055 Fund (the “2055 Fund”), AllianzGI Multi Asset Income Fund (the “Multi Asset Income Fund” and, together with the 2020 Fund, the 2025 Fund, the 2030 Fund, the 2035 Fund, the 2040 Fund, the 2045 Fund, the 2050 Fund and the 2055 Fund, the “Retirement Funds”), AllianzGI Global Allocation Fund (the “Global Allocation Fund”), AllianzGI Global Dynamic Allocation Fund (the “Global Dynamic Allocation Fund” and, together with the Global Allocation Fund, the “Allocation Funds”), AllianzGI Green Bond Fund (the “Green Bond Fund”), AllianzGI Best Styles Global Equity Fund (the “Best Styles Global Equity Fund”), AllianzGI Best Styles U.S. Equity Fund (the “Best Styles U.S. Equity Fund”), AllianzGI Convertible Fund (the “Convertible Fund”), AllianzGI Core Bond Fund (the “Core Bond Fund”), AllianzGI Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Core Plus Bond Fund”), AllianzGI Emerging Markets Consumer Fund (the “Emerging Markets Consumer Fund”), AllianzGI Emerging Markets SRI Debt Fund (the “Emerging Markets SRI Debt Fund”)1, AllianzGI Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund (the “Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund”), AllianzGI Floating Rate Note Fund (the “Floating Rate Note Fund”), AllianzGI Global High Yield Fund (the “Global High Yield Fund”), AllianzGI Global Sustainability Fund (the “Global Sustainability Fund”), AllianzGI Water Fund (the “Water Fund”)2, AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund (the “High Yield Bond Fund”), AllianzGI International Small-Cap Fund (the “International Small-Cap Fund”), AllianzGI Micro Cap Fund (the “Micro Cap Fund”), AllianzGI Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Short Duration High Income Fund”), AllianzGI Structured Return Fund (the

 

1 

Effective August 1, 2019, the “AllianzGI Emerging Markets Debt Fund” changed its name to “AllianzGI Emerging Markets SRI Debt Fund.”

2 

Effective on February 1, 2020 the “AllianzGI Global Water Fund” changed its name to the “AllianzGI Water Fund.”

“Structured Return Fund”), AllianzGI Ultra Micro Cap Fund (the “Ultra Micro Cap Fund”), AllianzGI U.S. Equity Hedged Fund (the “U.S. Equity Hedged Fund”), AllianzGI Emerging Markets Value Fund (the “Emerging Markets Value Fund”), AllianzGI PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund”), AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund (the “PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund”), AllianzGI PerformanceFee Structured US Fixed Income Fund (the “PerformanceFee Structured US Fixed Income Fund”), AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund (the “Preferred Securities and Income Fund”), AllianzGI Short Term Bond Fund (the “Short Term Bond Fund”) and, together with the Best Styles Global Equity Fund, the Best Styles U.S. Equity Fund, the Convertible Fund, the Core Bond Fund, the Core Plus Bond Fund, the Emerging Markets Consumer Fund, the Emerging Markets SRI Debt Fund, the Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund, the Global High Yield Fund, the Global Sustainability Fund, the Water Fund, the High Yield Bond Fund, the International Small-Cap Fund, the Micro Cap Fund, the Floating Rate Note Fund, the Short Duration High Income Fund, the Structured Return Fund, the Ultra Micro Cap Fund, the U.S. Equity Hedged Fund, the Emerging Markets Value Fund, the PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund, the PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund, the PerformanceFee Structured US Fixed Income Fund, the Preferred Securities and Income Fund, the “AllianzGI Funds” and, together with the Retirement Funds and the Allocation Funds, the “Funds”)3

The contract review process consisted of multiple meetings and discussions that included the meetings of the Contracts Committee and meetings of the Independent Trustees and Independent Trustee Counsel leading up to the full Board’s consideration of the Agreement. Representatives from fund management participated in portions of those meetings and discussions to, among other topics, review the comparative fee and expense information and comparative performance information prepared and provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party, for each Fund using its respective Broadridge peer groups for performance and expense comparisons. The Board’s review and approval process reflected developments through the first half of the calendar year 2020, but did not reflect subsequent events, including the strategic alliance announced on July 7, 2020, between the Investment Manager and Virtus Investment Partners, Inc (“Virtus”). On August 27, 2020, the

 

3 

The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined to rely on the relief granted by an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that permits mutual fund boards of directors to remotely approve advisory contracts rather than in-person in response to the impact of COVID-19 on investment advisers and funds. The Board determined that reliance on the exemptive order was necessary and appropriate due to circumstances related to current or potential effects of COVID-19, and prior to commencing the approval meeting, the Board confirmed that all Board members could hear each other simultaneously during the meeting. The Board noted that it would ratify any actions taken at this meeting pursuant to the SEC relief at its next in-person meeting.

 

 

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Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved, subject to shareholder approval and certain other conditions, including the consummation of the strategic alliance, certain arrangements, including (i) a form of investment advisory agreement between the Trust and Virtus; (ii) a form of sub-advisory agreement by and among the Trust, Virtus and AllianzGI U.S.; and (iii) a form of sub-advisory agreement by and among the Trust, Virtus and NFJ Investment Group, LLC (“NFJ”), a newly-formed entity that is expected to be staffed by current members of the AllianzGI U.S. value equity team and will sub-advise certain Funds. The reasons for the Board’s recommendation that shareholders approve the above-referenced arrangements are included in the related proxy statement filed by the Trust with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2020 (SEC Accession No. 0001193125-20-259061), a copy of which was sent to all shareholder of record as of September 10, 2020. The Proxy Statement and any definitive additional soliciting materials are available on the Funds’ website at https://us.allianzgi.com/documents/Allianz-Funds-and-Allianz-Multi-Strategy-Trust-Funds-Proxy.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the approval of the Agreements, the Independent Trustees considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality and extent of the various investment management, administrative, and other services to be performed by the Investment Manager under the Agreements.

In evaluating the Agreement with respect to each Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed extensive materials provided by the Investment Manager in response to questions submitted by the Independent Trustees and Independent Counsel, and met with senior representatives of the Investment Manager regarding its personnel, operations, and financial condition as they relate to the Funds. The Board also considered the broad range of information relevant to the annual contract review that is provided to the Board (including its various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year, including reports on investment performance, portfolio risk, and other portfolio information for each Fund, including the use of derivatives if used as part of the Fund’s principal investment strategy, as well as periodic reports on, among other matters, pricing and valuation; quality and cost of portfolio trade execution; compliance; and shareholder and other services provided by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. To assist with their review, the Independent Trustees reviewed a summary for each Fund prepared by the Investment Manager that included, among other information, performance comparisons between the Funds and their Broadridge Performance Universe (as defined below), total return investment performance, investment objective, total net assets, annual fund operating expenses, portfolio managers, total expense ratio and management fee comparisons between each Fund and its Broadridge Expense Group (as defined below), and trends in the Investment Manager’s profitability from its advisory relationship with each Fund. They also considered summaries assigning a quadrant placement to

each Fund for an institutional and retail share class based on an average of certain measures of performance (including in relation to risk) and fees/expenses versus peer group medians. The Independent Trustees also considered the risk profiles of the Funds.

The Independent Trustees’ conclusions as to the approval of each Agreement were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Independent Trustees and were not the result of any single factor. Individual Independent Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, attributing different weights to various factors. The Independent Trustees recognized that the fee arrangements for the Funds are the result of review and discussion in the prior years between the Independent Trustees and the Investment Manager, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Independent Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years. The Independent Trustees evaluated information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund. However, they also took into account the common interests of all series of the Trust in their review.

Performance Information

With respect to investment performance, the Independent Trustees considered information regarding each Fund’s short-, intermediate- and long-term performance, as applicable, net of the Fund’s fees and expenses, both on an absolute basis and relative to an appropriate benchmark index that does not deduct the fees or expenses of investing. The Independent Trustees also considered information provided by Broadridge for each Fund relative to the investment performance of a group of funds with investment classifications and/or objectives comparable to the Fund as identified by Broadridge (the “Broadridge Performance Universe”). The Independent Trustees recognized that the performance information, including the Broadridge performance information, was as of March 31, 2020, and, as such, included the period of extreme market volatility resulting from COVID-19. The Trustees also reviewed performance in relation to certain measures of the degree of investment risk undertaken by the portfolio managers.

For Funds that underperformed, the Board considered the magnitude and duration of that underperformance relative to the Broadridge Performance Universe and/or the benchmark (e.g., the amount by which a Fund underperformed, including, for example, whether the Fund slightly underperformed or significantly underperformed). To the extent that the Independent Trustees identified a Fund as having underperformed its benchmark indices and/or Broadridge Performance Universes to an extent, or over a period of time, that the Independent Trustees felt warranted additional inquiry, the Trustees discussed with the Investment Manager the Fund’s performance, potential reasons for the underperformance, and, if necessary, steps that the Investment Manager had taken, or intended to take, to

 

 

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improve performance. The Independent Trustees also met with the portfolio managers of certain Funds during the 12 months prior to voting on the contract renewal and had the opportunity to discuss the Funds’ performance. The Trustees considered the Investment Manager’s responsiveness with respect to the Funds that experienced lagging performance. In this regard, with respect to the group of Funds managed by the AllianzGI U.S. Value Equity team, they noted changes in leadership and recent additions to the portfolio management and research personnel within the last couple of years. The Independent Trustees noted that performance, is only one of the factors that they deem relevant to their consideration of each Agreement and that, after considering all relevant factors, it may be appropriate to approve the continuation of the Agreement notwithstanding a Fund’s relative performance.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services

As part of their review, the Independent Trustees received and considered descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager for the Funds, such as portfolio management, compliance monitoring, portfolio trading practices and oversight of third party service providers. They also considered information regarding the overall organization and business functions of the Investment Manager, including, without limitation, information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel providing or proposed to provide investment management, administrative and other services, and corporate ownership and business operations unrelated to the Funds. They considered certain changes to the executive leadership and the organization of the governance structure, as well as the availability of research and other capabilities within the global organization. The Independent Trustees examined the ability of the Investment Manager to provide high-quality investment management and other services to the Funds. Among other information, the Independent Trustees considered the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of the Investment Manager, as well as the Investment Manager’s broker selection process and trading operations; the experience of key advisory personnel of the Investment Manager and its affiliates, as applicable, responsible for portfolio management of the Funds; the ability of the Investment Manager to attract and retain capable personnel; the philosophy of employee compensation; and the operational infrastructure, including technology and systems, of the Investment Manager. The Independent Trustees also considered actions taken by the Investment Manager to manage the impact on the Funds and their portfolio holdings of the market volatility resulting from COVID-19.

In addition, the Independent Trustees noted the extensive range of services that the Investment Manager provides to the Funds beyond the investment management services. In this regard, the Independent Trustees reviewed the extent and quality of the Investment Manager’s services with respect to regulatory compliance and ability to comply with the investment policies of the Funds; the compliance programs

and risk controls of the Investment Manager; the specific contractual obligations of the Investment Manager pursuant to the Agreements; the nature, extent and quality of certain administrative services the Investment Manager is responsible for providing to the Funds; the Investment Manager’s risk management function; and conditions that might affect the ability of the Investment Manager to provide high quality services to the Funds in the future under the Agreements, including, but not limited to, the organization’s financial condition and operational stability. The Independent Trustees also considered that the Investment Manager assumes significant ongoing risks with respect to all Funds, including entrepreneurial and business risks the Investment Manager has undertaken in serving as Investment Manager and sponsor of the Funds, for which it is entitled to reasonable compensation. Specifically, its responsibilities include continual management of investment, operational, enterprise, legal, regulatory and compliance risks as they relate to the Funds. The Trustees also noted the Investment Manager’s activities under its contractual obligation to oversee the Funds’ various outside service providers, including its ongoing evaluation of the quality of the services provided, negotiation of certain service providers’ fees and its evaluation of service providers’ infrastructure, cybersecurity programs, compliance programs, and business continuity programs, among other matters. It also considered the Investment Manager’s ongoing development of its own infrastructure and information technology to support the Funds through, among other things, cybersecurity, business continuity planning, and risk management. The Independent Trustees also noted the Investment Manager’s effective operation and implementation of its business continuity plan in response to COVID-19 and its oversight of the service providers’ business continuity plans during this period.

The Trustees considered that the Investment Manager provides the Funds with office space, administrative services and personnel to serve as Fund officers, and that the Investment Manager and its affiliates pay all of the compensation of the Funds’ interested Trustees and officers (in their capacities as employees of the Investment Manager or such affiliates). Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the Investment Manager’s investment processes, research capabilities and philosophy were well-suited to each Fund given its investment objective and policies, that the Investment Manager would be able to continue to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligations under the Agreement, and that the Investment Manager would otherwise be able to provide services to the Funds of sufficient extent and quality.

Fee and Expense Information and Comparisons

In assessing the reasonableness of the Funds’ fees and expenses under the Agreements, the Independent Trustees considered, among other information, each Fund’s management fee (or, in the case of the Retirement Funds, each Retirement Fund’s advisory fee), the Fund’s total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets and the management fees and total expense ratios (in comparison to such Fund’s Broadridge Expense Group), taking into account the expense

 

 

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limitation arrangement that the Investment Manager would observe, and the advisory fees and net expense ratios of peer groups of funds based on information provided by Broadridge. The Independent Trustees also noted the management fee waiver and/or expense limitation agreements observed by the Investment Manager for the Funds that cap fees or expenses of their various share classes.

In comparing the Funds to their respective Broadridge Expense Groups, with respect to expenses, the Independent Trustees noted that the Funds (other than the Retirement Funds) were not charged a separate administration fee, recognizing that their management fee includes a component for administrative services, while many of the Funds’ Broadridge Expense Groups have separate advisory and administration agreements with separate fees. The Independent Trustees also took into account the “unitary” administrative fee structure applicable to the Retirement Funds, under which certain third-party services that are ordinarily the financial responsibility of a mutual fund (e.g., audit, custody, accounting, legal, transfer agency, and printing services) are, in the case of the Retirement Funds, paid for by the Investment Manager out of its administrative fee.

To the extent applicable, the Independent Trustees considered information regarding the investment performance and fees for other funds and/or separately managed accounts, including institutional accounts, managed by the Investment Manager or its affiliates pursuing a similar investment strategy, if any (“similar accounts”). Specifically, the Independent Trustees reviewed information showing the net advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to the similar accounts. In comparing these fees, the Independent Trustees considered information provided by the Investment Manager as to the generally broader and more extensive services provided to the Funds in comparison to institutional or separate accounts; the higher demands placed on the Investment Manager to provide considerable shareholder services due to the volume of investors, including shareholder communications and client relation services and account administration services; investment personnel and trading infrastructure as a result of the daily cash in-flows and out-flows of the Funds; the greater entrepreneurial; enterprise, and reputational risk in managing retail mutual funds; and the impact on the Investment Manager and expenses associated with the more extensive regulatory and compliance requirements to which the Funds are subject in comparison to institutional or separate accounts.

Economies of Scale and “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Independent Trustees considered the extent to which the Investment Manager may realize economies of scale or other efficiencies in managing and supporting the Funds. The Independent Trustees took into account that, as open-end investment companies, the Funds intend to raise additional assets, so that, as the assets of the Funds grow over time, certain economies of scale and other efficiencies may be realized through spreading certain fixed costs across a larger asset base or across a variety of products and services, while also taking into account the fee waiver and expense limitation

arrangements observed by the Investment Manager for applicable Funds. The Independent Trustees also considered that the Investment Manager shares the benefits of economies of scale with the Funds and their shareholders by adding and enhancing services to the Funds over time, including expenditures in staff, technology, and infrastructure.

Additionally, the Independent Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to the Investment Manager and its affiliates, such as reputational value derived from serving as Investment Manager to the Funds. The Independent Trustees also took into account the entrepreneurial, legal, regulatory and business risks the Investment Manager has undertaken and will undertake as investment manager and sponsor of the Funds as well as the reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Funds. They also considered that the Retirement Funds’ unitary administrative fee generally results in increased profitability benefits as the asset base of the Funds increases and such benefits generally inure to the Investment Manager, and that the Investment Manager’s profitability likewise generally declines under the unitary administrative fee structure when Fund assets decline. The Independent Trustees considered that the Retirement Funds’ unitary administrative fee also insulates shareholders from increased expense ratios arising from declines in net assets or from increases in the costs of third-party services, such as custodial, transfer agent or audit services.

Profitability

The Independent Trustees considered the overall estimated profitability to the Investment Manager with respect to combined advisory and administrative fees for each Fund, as well as profitability separately as to each of the advisory fees and administrative fees for each Retirement Fund, on a Fund-by-Fund basis for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019. They also reviewed the Investment Manager’s aggregate profitability with respect to the Fund complex and the Investment Manager’s overall profitability with respect to all products globally. As part of its considerations, the Board considered the cost allocation methodology that the Investment Manager used in developing its estimated profitability figures. In this connection, the Independent Trustees considered that for certain Funds profitability had increased as a result of expense reduction efforts, although the Funds’ assets had declined over the last year.

The Independent Trustees recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from mutual fund advisory and administration contracts because comparative information is not generally available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions about allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. The Independent Trustees concluded that the Investment Manager’s estimated pre-tax profitability for advisory services was not excessive or unreasonable, although it was sizeable for certain Funds, and that estimated pre-tax profitability for advisory and administrative services combined, including when calculated on a net revenue basis regarding the

 

 

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administrative fee, was sizeable for certain Retirement Funds, but generally not unreasonable under the circumstances. The Independent Trustees recognized that the Investment Manager and its affiliates should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for services they provide to each Fund and, based on their review, determined that the estimated profitability to the Investment Manager with respect to its relationship with each Fund did not, in any case, appear to be excessive.

Fund-by-Fund Analysis

With regard to the investment performance of each Fund and the fees charged to each Fund, the Independent Trustees considered the following information. The comparative performance, fee, and expense information was prepared and provided by Broadridge and was not independently verified by the Independent Trustees.

With respect to all Funds, the Independent Trustees reviewed, among other information, comparative information showing performance for Class A and Institutional Class (or, in the case of the Retirement Funds, Class R6) shares of the Funds against their respective Broadridge Performance Universes for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods (to the extent each such Fund had been in existence), each ended March 31, 2020. Institutional Class performance (or, in the case of the Retirement Funds, Class R6 performance) relative to the median for each Fund’s Broadridge Performance Universe is described below, and for those Funds with performance that ranked below median for their respective Broadridge Performance Universes, the specific quintile rankings for Institutional Class (or, in the case of the Retirement Funds, Class R6) shares are also noted below with respect to the relevant periods of underperformance. With respect to performance quintile rankings for a Fund compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the first quintile represents the highest (best) performance and the fifth quintile represents the lowest performance.

The Independent Trustees reviewed, among other information, data provided by Broadridge comparing each Fund’s advisory fee, and ratios of total expenses to net assets (“Total Expense Ratios”) for two share classes (Class A and Institutional Class, or in the case of the Retirement Funds, Class R6) to the Funds’ respective Broadridge Expense Groups for the most recently reported fiscal year. Class A shares of the applicable Broadridge-selected group of comparable funds are referred to below as the “retail expense group,” and Institutional Class shares or Class R6 shares, as applicable, are referred to as the “institutional expense group.” The Independent Trustees noted that the Broadridge data takes into account any fee reductions or expense limitations that were in effect during a Fund’s last fiscal year. For those Funds whose fees or expenses were higher than the Broadridge Expense Group median, the specific quintile rankings are also noted below with respect to the relevant above-median fee or expense categories (unless quintile rankings were not provided to the Independent Trustees by Broadridge, in which case fund rankings are provided). For the purposes of Broadridge Expense Group quintile

rankings, higher fees and expenses result in a lower quintile ranking, with the first quintile corresponding to low fees and expenses and the fifth quintile corresponding to high fees and expenses.

Retirement Funds and Allocation Funds:

 

  2020 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three- and five-year periods and below median for the ten-year period (in the fifth quintile). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were above median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  2025 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one- and five-year periods and below median for the three-year period (in the fourth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was December 19, 2011, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for the retail expense group and above median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  2030 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one- and five-year periods and below median for the three- and ten-year periods (in the fourth quintile for the three-year period and in the fifth quintile for the ten-year period). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were above median for the retail expense group and at median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  2035 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one- and three-years period and below median for the five-year period (in the third quintile). The Fund’s inception date was December 19, 2011, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for the retail expense group and above median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  2040 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one- and five-years period and below median for the three- and ten-year periods (in the fourth quintile for the three-year period and in the fifth quintile for the ten-year period). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for the retail expense group and above median for the institutional expense group, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

 

2045 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-year period and below median for the three- and five-year periods (in the fourth quintile for the three-year period and in the third quintile for the five-year period). The Fund’s inception date was December 19, 2011, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As

 

 

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compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for the retail expense group and above median for the institutional expense group, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  2050 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above the median for the one-year period and below median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods (in the fourth quintile for the three-year period, in the third quintile for the five year period and in the fifth quintile for the ten-year period). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for the retail expense group and above median for the institutional expense group, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  2055 Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-, three- and five-year periods (in the third quintile for the one-year period and in the fifth quintile for the three-year period and fourth quintile for the five-year period). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for the retail expense group and above median for the institutional expense group, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Multi Asset Income Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods (in the fifth quintile for the one-, three- and five-year periods and in the fourth quintile for the ten-year period). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for the retail expense group and institutional expense group, and total expense ratios were above median for the retail expense group and below median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  Global Allocation Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were above the median for the retail expense group and below the median for the institutional expense group and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Global Dynamic Allocation Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was at the median for the one-year period and above median for the three-, five- and ten-year periods. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below the median for the retail and institutional expense groups and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

AllianzGI Funds:

 

  Best Styles Global Equity Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above the median for the one-year period and below the median for the three- and five-year periods (in the fourth quintile for the three-year period and in the
   

third quintile for the five-year period). The Fund’s inception date was September 2, 2014, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for the both the retail and institutional expense groups, and actual total expense ratios were below the median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Best Styles U.S. Equity Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Fund’s inception date was December 1, 2014, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for the both the retail and institutional expense groups, and actual total expense ratios were below the median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Convertible Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for the both the retail and institutional expense groups, and actual total expense ratios were below the median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Core Bond Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-year period. The Fund’s inception date was May 30, 2018, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was below the median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  Core Plus Bond Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-year period. The Fund’s inception date was May 30, 2018, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was below the median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  Emerging Markets Consumer Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-year period and below the median for the three- and five-year periods (in the fourth quintile for both periods). The Fund’s inception date was December 1, 2014, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were above median for the retail expense group and below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratios were above median for the retail expense group and at median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

 

Emerging Markets SRI Debt Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Fund’s inception date was September 15, 2014, and does not accordingly have all performance

 

 

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    periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for the both the retail and institutional expense groups, and actual total expense ratios were below the median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one- and three-year periods (in the fifth quintile for the one-year period and in the fourth quintile for the three-year period) and above the median for the five-year period. The Fund’s inception date was December 1, 2014, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and actual total expense ratios were above median for the retail expense group and at median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  Emerging Markets Value Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Fund’s inception date was December 18, 2012, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for the both the retail and institutional expense groups, and actual total expense ratios were below the median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Floating Rate Note Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-year period (in the fifth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was December 27, 2017, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was at the median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  Global High Yield Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-year period. The Fund’s inception date was May 3, 2017, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was below median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  Global Sustainability Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above the median for the one-year period and below median for the three- and five-year periods (in the fourth quintile for the three-year period and in the third quintile for the five-year period). The Fund’s inception date was December 9, 2014, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Green Bond Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-year period (in the fifth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was
   

November 19, 2018, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  High Yield Bond Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one- and ten-year periods and below median for the three- and five-year periods (in the third quintile). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were above median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  International Small-Cap Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three- and ten-year periods and below median for the five-year period (in the third quintile). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Micro Cap Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods (in the fifth quintile). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were above median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  PerformanceFee Managed Futures Strategy Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-year period (in the fifth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was December 18, 2017, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was below the median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  PerformanceFee Structured US Equity Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-year period (in the fifth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was December 18, 2017, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was below the median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  PerformanceFee Structured US Fixed Income Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-year period (in the fourth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was December 18, 2017, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was below the median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).
 

 

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  Preferred Securities and Income Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-year period (in the fourth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was May 30, 2018, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fee was below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratio was below the median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

 

  Short Duration High Income Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-, three-, and five-year periods (in the fourth quintile for the one- and three-year periods and in the third quintile for the five-year period). The Fund’s inception date was October 3, 2011, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Short Term Bond Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-year period. The Fund’s inception date was August 23, 2018, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Structured Return Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-, three-, and five-year periods (each in the fifth quintile). The Fund’s inception date was December 3, 2012 and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were at median for the retail expense group and below median for the institutional expense group, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Ultra Micro Cap Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was below median for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods (each in the fifth quintile). As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were above median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).
  U.S. Equity Hedged Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three-, and five-year periods. The Fund’s inception date was December 3, 2012, and does not accordingly have all performance periods reflected. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s advisory fees were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups, and total expense ratios were below median for both the retail and institutional expense groups (on a net basis).

 

  Water Fund: As compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Fund’s performance was above median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. As compared to its Broadridge Expense Group, the Fund’s management fees were above median for the retail expense group and below median for the institutional expense group, and actual total expense ratios were below the median for the retail expense group and above median for the institutional expense group (on a net basis).

Conclusion

After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Independent Trustees concluded, with respect to each Fund, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements and in their business judgement, that they were satisfied with the Investment Manager’s responses and on-going efforts relating to the investment performance of the Funds, including efforts to improve performance for underperforming Funds. The Independent Trustees also concluded that the fees payable under the Agreements represent reasonable compensation in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and should be continued, taking into account the Investment Manager’s agreement to observe waivers and/or breakpoints for certain Funds. Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including, but not limited to, those factors described above, the Independent Trustees unanimously concluded that the continuation of the Agreements with respect to the Funds was in the interests of the applicable Funds and their shareholders, and determined to recommend that the continuance of the Agreements be approved by the full Board.

 

 

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Privacy Policy

Please read this Policy carefully. It gives you important information about how Allianz Global Investors U.S. and its U.S. affiliates (“AllianzGI US,” “we” or “us”) handle non-public personal information (“Personal Information”) that we may receive about you. It applies to all of the past, present and future clients and shareholders of AllianzGI US and the funds and accounts it manages, advises, administers or distributes, and will continue to apply when you are no longer a client or shareholder. As used throughout this Policy, “AllianzGI US” means Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC, Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, and the family of registered and unregistered funds managed by one or more of these firms. AllianzGI US is part of a global investment management group, and the privacy policies of other Allianz Global Investors entities outside of the United States may have provisions in their policies that differ from this Privacy Policy. Please refer to the website of the specific non-US Allianz Global Investors entity for its policy on privacy.

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secure pages is permitted only after you have created a User ID and Password. The User ID and Password must be supplied each time you want to access your account information online. This information serves to verify your identity. When you enter Personal Information into our website to enroll or access your account online, you will log into secure pages. By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy and to the use of your Personal Information in accordance with the practices described in this Policy. If you provide Personal Information to effect transactions, a record of the transactions you have performed while on the site is retained by us. For additional terms and conditions governing your use of our website, please refer to the Investor Mutual Fund Access – Disclaimer which is incorporated herein by reference and is available on our website.

 

   

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We may modify this Privacy Policy from time-to-time to reflect changes in related practices and procedures, or applicable laws and regulations. If we make changes, we will notify you on our website and the revised Policy will become effective immediately upon posting to our website. We also will provide account owners with a copy of our Privacy Policy, annually if required. We encourage you to visit our website periodically to remain up to date on our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that by using our website after we have posted changes to this Privacy Policy, you are agreeing to the terms of the Privacy Policy as modified.

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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy related practices in the United States, you may contact us via our dedicated email at PrivacyUS@allianzgi.com.

 

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Unaudited

Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust

 

The chart below identifies the Trustees and Officers of the Trust. The “interested” Trustees defined by the 1940 Act, are indicated below. Unless otherwise indicated, the correspondence address of all persons below is: 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees. The Statement of Additional Information is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-988-8380 (retail classes: A, C and R) or 1-800-498-5413 (Class P, Class R6, Institutional and Administrative classes).

 

Name, Year of Birth and

Position Held

with Trust

  

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   

Number of

Funds in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Interested Trustees      

Thomas J. Fuccillo†

1968

   3/2019 to present    Managing Director and Head of US Funds of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC; Managing Director of Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC; Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer of 43 funds in the Fund Complex; and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Korea Fund, Inc. and The Taiwan Fund, Inc. Formerly, Associate General Counsel, Head of US Funds and Retail Legal; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC; Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of numerous funds in the Fund Complex; and Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of The Korea Fund, Inc.    40    None

Erick R. Holt†

1952

   12/2017 to present    Board Member, Global Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Allianz Asset Management GmbH (2006-2018).    40    None
Independent Trustees         

Alan Rappaport

1953

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

   12/2014 to present    Adjunct Professor, New York University Stern School of Business (since 2011); Lecturer, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (since 2013); and Director, Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., an asset management firm (since 2013). Formerly, Trustee, American Museum of Natural History (2005-2015); Trustee and Member of Board of Overseers, NYU Langone Medical Center (2007-2015). and Advisory Director (formerly, Vice Chairman), Roundtable Investment Partners (2009-2018).    40    None.

Sarah E. Cogan

1956

   1/2019 to present    Retired partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (law firm) (“STB”); Formerly, Partner, STB (1989-2018); Director, Girl Scouts of Greater New York (since 2016); and Trustee, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (since 2013).    69*    None.

Deborah A DeCotis

1952

   6/2014 to present    Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (since 1996); Member, Circle Financial Group (since 2009); Member, Council on Foreign Relations (since 2013); Trustee, Smith College (since 2017); and Director, Watford Re (Since 2017). Formerly, Co-Chair Special Projects Committee, Memorial Sloan Kettering (2005-2015); Trustee, Stanford University (2010-2015); and Principal, LaLoop LLC, a retail accessories company (1999-2014).    69*    None.

F. Ford Drummond

1962

   1/2006 to present    Owner/Operator, Drummond Ranch; and Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Formerly, Director, The Cleveland Bank; and General Counsel, BMI-Health Plans (benefits administration). and Chairman, Oklahoma Water Resources Board.    40    Director, Bancfirst Corporation

 

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Unaudited

Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust (cont’d)

 

Name, Year of Birth and

Position Held

with Trust

  

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   

Number of

Funds in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

James A. Jacobson

1945

   12/2014 to present    Retired. Trustee (since 2002) and Chairman of Investment Committee (since 2007), Ronald McDonald House of New York; and Trustee, New Jersey City University (since 2014).    69*    Formerly, Trustee Alpine Mutual Funds Complex (consisting of 18 funds) (2009-2016).

Hans W. Kertess

1939

   12/2014 to present    President, H. Kertess & Co., a financial advisory company; and Senior Adviser (formerly Managing Director), Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets (since 2004).    69*    None.

James S. MacLeod

1947

   12/2014 to present    Non-Executive Chairman, CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (since 2018); Director, Coastal States Bank; Director, Coastal States Mortgage, Inc.; Vice Chairman, MUSC Foundation; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Tampa. Formerly, Chief Executive Officer of CoastalSouth Bancshares (2010-2018); President and Chief Operating Officer, Coastal States Bank (2007-2018); Managing Director and President, Homeowners Mortgage, a subsidiary of Coastal States Bank (2007-2018), Executive Vice President, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (1984-2004).    40    Non-Executive Chairman & Director, Sykes Enterprises, Inc.

William B. Ogden, IV

1945

   12/2014 to present    Retired. Formerly, Asset Management Industry Consultant; and Managing Director, Investment Banking Division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.    69*    None.

Davey S. Scoon

1946

   1/2006 to present    Formerly Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011-2019).    40   

Director, Albireo

Pharma, Inc. (since

2016); and Director,

AMAG Pharmaceuticals,

Inc. (since 2006).

Formerly, Director,

Biodel Inc. (2013-

2016).

 

*

Inclusive of 29 funds managed by Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC (“PIMCO”).

Each of Mr. Fuccillo and Mr. Holt is an Interested Person of the Trust, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, due to her or his affiliation with the Manager and its affiliates.

 

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Unaudited

Allianz Funds—Officers

 

Name, Address and Year

of Birth and

Position Held

with Trust

  

Term of

Office* and
Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Thomas J. Fuccillo

1968

President and Chief Executive Officer

   4/2016 to present    Managing Director, and Head of US Funds of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC; Managing Director of Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC; Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer of 40 funds in the Fund Complex and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Korea Fund, Inc. and The Taiwan Fund, Inc. Formerly, Associate General Counsel, Head of US Funds and Retail Legal; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC; Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of numerous funds in the Fund Complex (2004-2016); and Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of The Korea Fund, Inc.

Scott Whisten

1971

Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

   4/2018 to present    Director of Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC; and Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of 40 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly, Assistant Treasurer of numerous funds in the Fund Complex (2007-2018).

Angela Borreggine

1964

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

   4/2016 to present    Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC; Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of 40 funds in the Fund Complex; and Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of The Korea Fund, Inc. Formerly, Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Fund Complex (2015-2016).

Thomas L. Harter, CFA

1975

Chief Compliance Officer

   4/2013 to present    Director, Senior Compliance Manager of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC; Director, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC; and Chief Compliance Officer of 40 funds in the Fund Complex and of The Korea Fund, Inc.

Richard J. Cochran

1961

Assistant Treasurer

   5/2008 to present    Vice President of Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC and Assistant Treasurer of 40 funds in the Fund Complex and of The Korea Fund, Inc.

Orhan Dzemaili

1974

Assistant Treasurer

   1/2011 to present    Director of Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC; Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of The Korea Fund, Inc.; and Assistant Treasurer of 40 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly, Assistant Treasurer of The Korea Fund, Inc. (2016 – 2018).

Craig Ruckman

1977

Assistant Secretary

   12/2017 to present    Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC; and Assistant Secretary of 40 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly, Associate of K&L Gates LLP (2012-2016).

 

*

The officers of the Trust are elected annually by the Board of Trustees.

Each of the Trust’s executive officers is an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) as a result of his or her position(s) set forth in the table above.

 

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Trustees

Alan Rappaport

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Sarah E. Cogan

Deborah A. DeCotis

F. Ford Drummond

Thomas J. Fuccillo

Erick R. Holt

James A. Jacobson

Hans W. Kertess

James S. MacLeod

William B. Ogden, IV

Davey S. Scoon

Officers

Thomas J. Fuccillo

President and Chief Executive Officer

Scott Whisten

Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Angela Borreggine

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Thomas L. Harter

Chief Compliance Officer

Richard J. Cochran

Assistant Treasurer

Orhan Dzemaili

Assistant Treasurer

Craig A. Ruckman

Assistant Secretary

Investment Manager

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Distributor

Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Custodian & Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64105

Shareholder Servicing and Transfer Agents

State Street Bank and Trust Company, which has delegated its obligations

as transfer agent to:

DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.

(Class A, Class C and Class R shares)

P.O. Box 219723

Kansas City, MO 64121-9723

(Class P, Institutional Class, Class R6 and Administrative Class shares)

P.O. Box 219968,

Kansas City, MO 64121-9968

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199

 

 

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of the Funds for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of each Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

For Account Information

Contact your financial adviser, or if you receive account statements directly from Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, you can also call (800) 988-8380 for Class A, C and R shares or (800) 498-5413 for Class P, Institutional, R6 and Administrative shares. Telephone representatives are available Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time. Or visit our website, us.allianzgi.com.


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About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager with 754 investment professionals in 25 offices worldwide and managing $641 billion in assets for individuals, families and institutions.*

Active is the most important word in our vocabulary. Active is how we create and share value with clients. We believe in solving, not selling, and in adding value beyond pure economic gain. We invest for the long term, employing our innovative investment expertise and global resources. Our goal is to ensure a superior experience for our clients, wherever they are based and whatever their investment needs.

Active is: Allianz Global Investors

* Data as of September 30, 2020.

For more information about any of our investment solutions or client services, call your financial advisor or visit us.allianzgi.com.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the above mentioned Funds carefully before investing. This and other information is contained in each Fund’s prospectus, which may be obtained by contacting your financial advisor, by visiting us.allianzgi.com or by calling 1-800-988-8380 (retail classes: A, C & R) or 1-800-498-5413 (Class P, Class R6, Institutional & Administrative classes). Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC serves as the investment manager for the Allianz Funds and the Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust. Allianz Funds and the Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust are distributed by Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC. © 2019. For information about any product, contact your financial advisor.

 

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ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS

 

(a)

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies – Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers”) that applies to the registrant’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-926-4456. The code of ethics are included as an Exhibit 99.CODE ETH hereto.

 

(b)

During the period covered by this report, there were not any amendments to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

 

(c)

During the period covered by this report, there were not any waivers or implicit waivers to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The registrant’s Board has determined that Messrs. James A. Jacobson and Davey S. Scoon, both of whom serve on the Trust’s Audit Oversight Committee, qualify as “audit committee financial experts,” and that they are “independent,” for purposes of this Item.

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

a)

Audit fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $1,150,392 in 2019 and $717,922 in 2020.

 

b)

Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the principal accountants that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (e) of this Item were $0 in 2019 and $0 in 2020.

 

c)

Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax service and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $514,451 in 2019 and $405,000 in 2020. These services consisted of review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns and calculations of excise tax distributions.

 

d)

All Other Fees. There were no other Fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor to the Registrant.

 

e)1.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant’s Audit Oversight Committee has established policies and procedures for pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services by the Auditor for the Registrant, as well as the Auditor’s engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The Registrant’s policy is stated below.


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Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust (The “Trust”)

AUDIT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE POLICY

FOR

PRE-APPROVAL OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The Trust’s Audit Oversight Committee (“Committee”) is charged with the oversight of the Trust’s financial reporting policies and practices and their internal controls. As part of this responsibility, the Committee must pre-approve any independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissible non-audit services to the Trust as well as to the Trust’s investment adviser(1) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Trust (“Applicable Service Providers”), if the engagement relates directly to operations and financial reporting of the Trust. In evaluating a proposed engagement by the independent accountants, the Committee will assess the effect that the engagement might reasonably be expected to have on the accountant’s independence. The Committee’s evaluation will be based on:

a review of the nature of the professional services expected to be provided; the fees to be charged in connection with the services expected to be provided; a review of the safeguards put into place by the accounting firm to safeguard independence; and periodic meetings with the accounting firm.

The Committee need not evaluate all four factors each time it pre-approves a service; it may rely on previous evaluations to the extent it considers appropriate.

POLICY FOR PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE TRUST

On an annual basis, the Committee of the Trust will review and if the Committee so determines, pre-approve the scope of the audits of the Trust and proposed audit fees, and permitted non-audit (including audit-related) services that are proposed to be performed by the Trust’s independent accountants for the Trust and its Applicable Service Providers (to the extent the services to be provided to the Applicable Service Providers relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust). The Committee may also pre-approve services at any other in-person or telephonic Committee meeting. At least annually, the Committee will receive a report of all audit and non-audit services that were rendered in the previous calendar year by the independent accountants for the Trust and its Applicable Service Providers pursuant to this Policy.

In addition to the Committee’s pre-approval of services pursuant to this Policy, the engagement of the independent accounting firm for any permitted non-audit service provided to the fund with also require the separate pre-approval of the President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the Trust, who may only grant such approval if he or she believes that the accounting firm’s engagement will not adversely affect the firm’s independence. All non-audit services performed by the independent accounting firm will be disclosed, as required, in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

AUDIT SERVICES

The categories of audit services and related fees to be reviewed and pre-approved annually by the Committee are:

Annual Trust financial statement audits

Seed audits (related to new product filings, as required)

SEC and regulatory filings and consents

Semiannual financial statement reviews

Individual audit services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process described above, may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $500,000. Any pre-approval by a Committee member shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.


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(1) For purposes of this requirement, the term “adviser” does not include sub-advisers that are not affiliated with a Trust’s investment adviser, are overseen by that investment adviser, and whose role is primarily portfolio management.

AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES

The following categories of audit-related services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Trust’s independent accountants and services falling under one of these categories will be pre-approved by the Committee on an annual basis if the Committee deems those services to be consistent with the accounting firm’s independence:

Accounting consultations Trust

Fund merger support services

Agreed upon procedure reports

Other Attestation reports

Comfort letters

Other internal control reports

Individual audit-related services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process described above, may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $500,000. Any pre-approval by a Committee member shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

TAX SERVICES

The following categories of tax services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Trust’s independent accountants and services falling under one of these categories will be pre-approved by the Committee on an annual basis if the Committee deems those services to be consistent with the accounting firm’s independence:

Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and, sales and use tax compliance, including required filings and amendments

Timely RIC qualification reviews

Tax distribution analysis and planning

Tax authority examination services

Tax appeals support services

Accounting methods studies

Trust merger support services

Other tax consulting services and related projects

Individual tax services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process described above, may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee at any regular or special meeting. Such services may also be pre-approved by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for the particular service for which pre-approval is sought does not exceed $500,000. Any pre-approval by a Committee Member shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.


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OTHER SERVICES

Services that are proposed to be provided to the Trust which are not audit, audit-related or tax services may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee at any regular or special meeting. Such services may also be pre-approved by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for the particular service for which pre-approval is sought does not exceed $500,000. Any pre-approval by a Committee member shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

PROHIBITED SERVICES

The Trust’s independent accountants will not render services in the following categories of non-audit services:

Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Trust

Financial information systems design and implementation

Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports

Actuarial services

Internal audit outsourcing services

Management functions or human resources

Broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services

Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

PRE-APPROVAL OF NON-AUDIT SERVICES PROVIDED TO OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THE FUND COMPLEX

Rule 2-01(c)(7) of Regulation S-X provides that an accountant is not independent of the Trust unless the Trust’s Committee approves any permitted non-audit services to be provided to the Trust’s Applicable Service Providers, provided, in each case, that the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust.

Services to be provided to Applicable Service Providers that are required to be pre-approved, may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee at a regular or special meeting or by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $500,000. If a service is approved by a Committee member, the full Committee is notified of such pre-approval at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Although the Committee will not be required to pre-approve all services provided to Applicable Service Providers and their affiliates, the Committee will receive an annual report from the Trust’s independent accounting firm showing the aggregate fees for all services provided to Applicable Service Providers and their affiliates.

DE MINIMUS EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT OF PRE-APPROVAL OF NON-AUDIT SERVICES

With respect to the provision of permitted non-audit services to the Trust or Accounting Affiliates, the pre-approval requirement is waived if:

(1) The aggregate fees and costs of all non-audit services that, but for the limited exception provided by this section, would require pre-approval by the Committee constitutes no more than five percent of the total fees and costs paid by the Trust and Applicable Service Providers to the independent accountant during the fiscal year during which such non-audit services are provided;


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(2) At the time of the engagement for such services, the Trust did not recognize that the services were “non-audit services” that required preapproval; and

(3) Each such service is brought promptly to the attention of the Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Committee, Committee Chair or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this responsibility has been delegated.

e)2. No services were approved pursuant to the procedures contained in paragraph (C) (7) (i) (C) of Rule 2-01 of Registration S-X.

f) Not applicable.

g) Non-audit fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Adviser, for the 2019 Reporting Period was $1,594,163 and the 2020 Reporting Period was $1,623,815.

h) Auditor Independence. The Registrant’s Audit Oversight Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Adviser which were not pre-approved is compatible with maintaining the Auditor’s independence.

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANT

Disclosure not required for open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 6.

INVESTMENTS

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Disclosure not required for open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Disclosure not required for open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Disclosure not required for open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Trust’s Board of Trustees since the Trust last provided disclosure in response to this item.


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ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a)

The registrant’s President & Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)), as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the most recent fiscal half-year covered by this report that has materially affected, or is 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.

Disclosure not required for open-end management investment companies.

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Exhibit 99.CODE ETH – Code of Ethics

(a)(2) Exhibit 99_ CERT. – Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(a)(3) Not applicable

(b) Exhibit 99.906 CERT. – Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


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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.

Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Fuccillo

  Thomas J. Fuccillo
  President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: December 7, 2020

 

By:  

/s/ Scott Whisten

  Scott Whisten
 

Treasurer, Principal Financial &

Accounting Officer

Date: December 7, 2020

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

 

By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Fuccillo

  Thomas J. Fuccillo
  President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: December 7, 2020

 

By:  

/s/ Scott Whisten

  Scott Whisten
 

Treasurer, Principal Financial &

Accounting Officer

Date: December 7, 2020