N-CSR 1 fvitncsr.htm N-CSR Blu Giant, LLC

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 811-22865

 

Forethought Variable Insurance Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

17605 Wright Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68130

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

James Ash, Gemini Fund Services, LLC.

80 Arkay Drive Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-470-2619

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/15

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(FORETHOUGHT LOGO) 
 
 
 
Annual Report
 
December 31, 2015
 
FVIT Portfolios
 
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio
 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio
 
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio
 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio
 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio
 
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio
 
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio
 
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio
 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio
 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio
 
(formerly FVIT WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio)
 
Class II shares
 

 

Each a series of the Forethought Variable Insurance Trust

Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC
Member FINRA

 

 

Dear Shareholders/Contract Owners: January 21, 2016

 

Thank you for investing in the FVIT Portfolios. We are pleased to present our annual shareholder letter which highlights your fund’s performance and other pertinent information for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

A year ago at this time we wrote that we expected volatility in 2015 to remain higher than it had been in recent years due to a combination of several factors: (a) valuation levels at the higher end of their historic range, (b) diverging monetary policies of global central banks, (c) global growth concerns, and (d) adjustments to lower energy prices. These issues significantly impacted financial markets in 2015; the U.S. began to tighten in December while the European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, and People’s Bank of China remained in quantitative easing mode. Global growth concerns and significant foreign currency moves sparked reductions in GDP forecasts globally, putting pressure on company earnings. The presence of higher levels of volatility is a good reminder of the benefits of portfolio diversification, particularly in a year where month-to-month returns by region and asset class were highly variable.

 

These aforementioned issues contributed to slower than expected GDP growth in the U.S. in 2015. That said, unemployment continued to improve, which led to modest wage pressure toward the end of the year. Overall, while U.S. economic data was somewhat weaker than expected in 2015, the improvement was sufficient for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006.

 

Domestic equity returns were mixed in 2015. The S&P 500 eked out a positive return of 1.38%, however mid and small capitalization stocks, as measured by the S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 2000, turned in modestly negative returns of -2.18% and -4.41% respectively for the year. International equity markets, like U.S. domestic indices, were mixed but given the substantial strengthening of the U.S. dollar (U.S. Dollar Index rose 9.3% in 2015), the disparity between local currency and USD returns in foreign equity markets is worth noting. The EuroStoxx 50 returned positive 6.42% in Euro terms, however lost 4.47% in USD terms. The FTSE 100 lost 1.32% in British Pound terms, but 6.7% in USD terms. The USD/Yen exchange rate did not move as significantly, hence the Nikkei 225 returns were comparable in Yen and USD terms. Emerging markets were also affected by the significant strengthening of the USD, as well as global growth concerns (most notably in China), losing -14.9% in 2015, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets.

 

(BAR CHART)

 

Domestic fixed income markets had mixed returns during the period, with investment grade outperforming high yield as investors grew concerned about the Energy sector of high yield as oil prices plummeted throughout 2015. OPEC’s decision to maintain production and remove formal output targets, together with lower demand for commodities in general from China and Europe, resulted in a 32.9% decline in the S&P GSCI in 2015.

 

As we look to 2016, we expect many of the same factors that influenced returns in 2015 to be prevalent again: diverging monetary policies, continued global growth concerns (particularly in China), and the impact of significantly lower energy prices and a stronger U.S. dollar. At the time of writing, the S&P 500 is in a correction (down 10% or more) while most major global equity indices are in, or near, a bear market (down 20% or more) from their 52-week highs. While valuations remain above long-term historical averages, the recent pullback in the equity markets has resulted in valuation multiples that are at, or below, the lows of 2014 and 2015. This may provide attractive relative valuation opportunities in 2016.

 

The following pages contain management’s discussion of recent Portfolio performance.

 

Sincerely,  
   
   
Eric D. Todd, CFA Cameron Jeffreys, CFA
President and Co-Portfolio Manager Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager
Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC

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  Portfolio Benchmark  
  FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio S&P Target Risk Moderate Index  
  FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio S&P Target Risk Conservative Index  
  FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio S&P Target Risk Moderate Index  
  FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio S&P Target Risk Moderate Index  
  FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio S&P Target Risk Conservative Index  
  FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio S&P Target Risk Growth Index  
  FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio S&P Target Risk Moderate Index  
  FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio S&P Target Risk Moderate Index  
  FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio S&P Target Risk Moderate Index  
  FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio (formerly, FVIT S&P Target Risk Moderate Index  
  WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio)    

 

The indices shown are for informational purposes only and are not reflective of any investment. As it is not possible to invest in the indices, the data shown does not reflect or compare features of an actual investment, such as its objectives, costs and expenses, liquidity, safety, guarantees or insurance, fluctuation of principal or return, or tax features. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

This report contains the current opinions of Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC and/or sub-advisers at the time of its publication and should not be considered to be investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Such opinions are subject to change without notice and securities described herein may no longer be included in, or may at any time be removed from, a Portfolio’s portfolio. This report is distributed for informational purposes only. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but not guaranteed.

 

Index Definitions:

 

S&P Target Risk Conservative Index emphasizes exposure to fixed income in order to produce a consistent income stream and avoid excessive volatility of return

 

S&P Target Risk Moderate Index offers significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

S&P Target Risk Growth Index increases exposure to equities, while also providing limited fixed income exposure to diversify risk.

 

Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (“Barclays US Agg Bond”). An index weighted according to market capitalization and includes, among other categories, Treasury securities, mortgage backed securities, government agency bonds and corporate bonds. To be included in the index, bonds must be rated investment grade by Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s.

 

BofA ML High Yield Cash Pay MV USI Index (“BofA ML US High Yield”). An index that tracks the performance of US dollar denominated, below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period, which is publically issued in the US domestic market.

 

Euro Stoxx 50 Index. (“Euro Stoxx 50”) An index of 50 blue-chip stocks representing supersector leaders from 12 Eurozone countries.

 

FTSE 100 Index. (“FTSE 100”) A share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalization. The index is maintained by the FTSE Group, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

 

MSCI EAFE Total Return Index (“MSCI EAFE”). An index created by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) that serves as a benchmark of the performance in major international equity markets as represented by 21 major MSCI indexes from Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return Index (“MSCI Emerging Markets”). An index created by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) that is designed to measure equity market performance in global emerging markets. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment. The Emerging Markets Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that consists of indices in 21 emerging economies: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

 

Nikkei 225 Index. (“Nikkei 225”) A price-weighted average of the 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

 

Russell 2000 Total Return Index (“Russell 2000”). An index measuring the performance approximately 2,000 small-cap companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the biggest U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 serves as a benchmark for small-cap stocks in the United States.

 

S&P Midcap 400 Total Return Index (“S&P MidCap 400”). A capitalization-weighted index which measures the performance of the mid-range sector of the U.S. stock market.

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S&P 500 Total Return Index (“S&P 500”). A market capitalization weighted price index composed of 500 widely held US common stocks. Frequently used as a measure of US stock market performance.

 

S&P GSCI Total Return Index (“S&P GSCI”). A broad based, production weighted index meant to be representative of the global commodity market beta. The S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) consists of 24 commodity futures on physical commodities across five sectors; energy, agriculture, livestock, industrial metals, and precious metals.

 

U.S. Dollar Index indicates the general international value of the U.S. Dollar by averaging the exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and major world currencies.

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Table of Contents

 

 ■ FVIT Portfolio Reviews 5-31
     
 ■ Financial Statements:  
     
  Portfolio of Investments 32-67
     
  Statements of Assets and Liabilities 68-71
     
  Statements of Operations 72-75
     
  Statements of Changes in Net Assets 76-80
     
 ■ Financial Highlights 83-92
     
 ■ Notes to Financial Statements 93-114
     
 ■ Audit Opinion 115-116
     
 ■ Expense Examples 117-118
     
 ■ Supplemental Information 119-128
     
 ■ Proxy Voting Policy 132
     
 ■ Portfolio Holdings 132

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FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the period?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -1.84% compared to a benchmark return of -1.06%, a negative difference of 78 basis points. Notwithstanding the positive contribution that the factors and allocation decisions discussed below had on Portfolio performance - resulting in the Portfolio outperforming the benchmark on a gross of fees basis -it was not sufficient to offset the effect of the Portfolio’s fees on relative performance. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

An overweight to U.S. equities versus the benchmark contributed positively to performance in 2015. International and emerging market equity returns were negative in U.S. dollar (USD) terms in 2015, so while the Portfolio’s underweight in these two areas positively impacted relative performance versus the benchmark, the allocation to international equity detracted from absolute performance. Furthermore, the underweight to international equity was reduced during the first half of the year, which negatively impacted performance during the second half of the year as international equity weakened relative to U.S. large capitalization equity.

 

Within fixed income, the American Funds Insurance Series Bond Fund contributed positively to performance versus the fixed income portion of the benchmark.

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. Within equities, the Portfolio continued to be overweight U.S. large caps, modestly underweight international and only had nominal exposure to emerging market equities versus the benchmark.

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FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The equity portion of the Portfolio was positioned, at the margin, more defensively (i.e., overweight U.S. large caps) owing to marginally positive global growth rates driven in large part by a slowdown in growth in China, and valuations that are at the higher end of their historic range. The U.S. economy continues to be amongst the healthiest of developed markets and is less dependent on China’s growth than most developed international and emerging market economies. Additionally, international economies are currently growing more slowly, and are therefore at greater risk of a recession than the U.S. That said, over the medium term, lower commodity prices, most notably in energy, the potential for greater margin expansion than U.S. companies due to a rising U.S. dollar and already high margins, and continued monetary stimulus programs may serve as support for potentially higher returns in international equities. As a result, we are keeping a close eye on these factors for potential increased opportunities outside the U.S.

 

The Portfolio remained underweight fixed income vis-à-vis the benchmark. Within fixed income, we continued to underweight high yield given its exposure to the decline in energy prices.

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FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II (1.84)% 3.03%
S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) (1.06)% 2.33%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.19% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is October 31, 2013.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Variable Insurance Trusts - Equity Funds   59.8%
Variable Insurance Trusts - Debt Fund   29.9%
Money Market Fund   5.5%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   4.8%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

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FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio modestly underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Conservative Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -1.10% compared to a benchmark return of -1.06%, a negative difference of 4 basis points. Notwithstanding the positive contribution that the factors and allocation decisions discussed below had on Portfolio performance - resulting in the Portfolio outperforming the benchmark on a gross of fees basis -it was not sufficient to offset the effect of the Portfolio’s fees on relative performance. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

An overweight to U.S. equities versus the benchmark contributed positively to performance in 2015. An overweight to U.S. large capitalization equities contributed positively during the year, while an overweight to U.S. mid and small capitalization equity were modest detractors to performance in 2015. International and emerging market equity returns were negative in U.S. dollar (USD) terms in 2015, so while the Portfolio’s underweight in these two areas positively impacted relative performance versus the benchmark, the allocation to international equity detracted from absolute performance. Furthermore, the reduction in the underweight to international equity in the first half of the year negatively impacted performance in the second half of the year when international equities weakened relative to U.S. large capitalization equities.

 

Within fixed income, being underweight intermediate and long duration investment grade credit risk contributed positively relative to the fixed income portion of the benchmark.

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. Within equities, the Portfolio continued to be overweight U.S. large caps, modestly overweight midcaps and small caps, modestly underweight international and had only nominal exposure to emerging market equities versus the benchmark.

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FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The equity portion of the Portfolio was positioned, at the margin, more defensively (i.e., overweight U.S. large caps) owing to marginally positive global growth rates driven in large part by a slowdown in growth in China, and valuations that are at the higher end of their historic range. The U.S. economy continues to be amongst the healthiest of developed markets and is less dependent on China’s growth than most developed international and emerging market economies. Additionally, international economies are currently growing more slowly, and are therefore at greater risk of a recession than the U.S. That said, over the medium term, lower commodity prices, most notably in energy, the potential for greater margin expansion than U.S. companies due to a rising U.S. dollar and already high margins, and continued monetary stimulus programs may serve as support for potentially higher returns in international equities. As a result, we are keeping a close eye on these factors for potential increased opportunities outside the U.S.

 

The Portfolio remained underweight fixed income vis-à-vis the benchmark. Within fixed income, we continued to underweight high yield given its exposure to the decline in energy prices.

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FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II (1.10)% 3.18%
S&P Target Risk® Conservative Index (Total Return) (1.06)% 1.79%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.04% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is October 31, 2013.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Conservative Index (Total Return) emphasizes exposure to fixed income in order to produce a consistent income stream and avoid excessive volatility of returns.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Equity Funds   45.4%
Exchange Traded Debt Funds   47.9%
Money Market Fund   2.6%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   4.1%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

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FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -3.44% compared to a benchmark return of -1.06%, a negative difference of 238 basis points. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

The Portfolio seeks to achieve its objective by investing under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund. The Portfolio’s other holdings include cash, a money market fund, and futures contracts. BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund underperformed the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index during the period.

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio’s primary investment remained the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund.

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FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II (3.44)% (0.29)%
S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) (1.06)% 2.33%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.25% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is October 31, 2013.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Variable Insurance Trusts - Asset Allocation Fund   95.0%
Money Market Fund   0.2%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   4.8%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

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FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -7.09% compared to a benchmark return of -1.06%, a negative difference of 603 basis points.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

Dividend stocks underperformed the domestic and international equity developed markets in 2015, which is the primary driver of underperformance versus the benchmark.

 

The equity sleeve of this Portfolio is managed pursuant to a rising dividends strategy which seeks to invest in equity securities that have paid consistently rising dividends. Companies that have paid consistently rising dividends include those companies that currently pay dividends on their common stock and have maintained or increased their dividend rate during the last four consecutive years. The equity sleeve of the Portfolio seeks to invest in securities of companies that have: (1) consistently increased dividends in at least 8 out of the last 10 years and have not decreased dividends during that time; (2) increased dividends substantially (at least 100%) over the last 10 years; (3) reinvested earnings, paying out less than 65% of current earnings in dividends (except for utility companies); and (4) either long-term debt that is no more than 50% of total capitalization (except for utility companies) or senior debt that has been rated investment grade by at least one of the major bond rating organizations.

 

With respect to the equity portion of the Portfolio’s underperformance versus the S&P 500 (gross of fees), stock selection in industrials, consumer staples, and consumer discretionary, as well as an overweight to industrials detracted from performance. Specific equity positions that hurt performance were Wal-Mart, Praxair, and Pentair. Positive contributions to performance during the year were attributable to stock selection, underweighting the energy and financials sectors, and the equity sleeve’s cash position. As it relates to specific equity positions, shares in Roper Technologies, Nike, and McDonalds contributed positively to performance.

 

The Franklin Templeton Total Return Fund, the primary investment for the fixed income sleeve of the Portfolio, underperformed the fixed income portion of the benchmark during the period.

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. Additionally, dividend stocks experienced a higher level of volatility during 2015 than one might normally expect relative to other equities. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

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FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. The largest sector concentrations for the equity sleeve of the Portfolio were industrials, healthcare, and consumer staples. From a company standpoint, the equity sleeve’s largest holdings were Roper Technologies Inc. (3.26%), Microsoft Corp. (2.59%), Honeywell International, Inc. (2.38%), and Medtronic PLC (2.34%). Positions in Qualcomm (0.47%), United Technologies (2.04%), and Pentair (1.69%) were reduced during 2015, while positions in IBM and California Resources were exited (Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and should not be considered investment advice).

 

The Portfolio remained underweight fixed income vis-à-vis the benchmark and the fixed income sleeve of the Portfolio was primarily invested in fixed income investment grade securities through the Franklin Templeton Total Return Fund.

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FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II (7.09)% (1.07)%
S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) (1.06)% 0.83%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.16% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is April 30, 2014.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Common Stocks   71.9%
Mutual Fund - Debt Fund   23.6%
Money Market Fund   0.6%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   3.9%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

 

Derivative exposure is included in “Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net”.

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FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

The Portfolio’s inception date was April 30, 2015. For the 8 months ended December 31, 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Conservative Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -5.17% compared to a benchmark return of -2.86%, a negative difference of 231 basis points. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

Using a momentum-based methodology to dynamically allocate across global asset classes, the Portfolio seeks to manage risk and enhance long-term returns in changing market environments. Momentum investing seeks growth of capital by gaining exposure to asset classes that have exhibited trends in price performance over selected time periods. During 2015, highly variable month-to-month asset class returns generally made trend-following less profitable.

 

Relative to the S&P Target Risk Conservative benchmark, the Portfolio’s greater allocation to equities detracted from returns. More specifically, the Portfolio’s exposure to global equities was the main detractor from Portfolio performance, particularly in the second half of 2015 as concerns escalated regarding China’s economic weakness. This was exacerbated by China’s surprise devaluation of its Renminbi in August 2015, sparking broader global growth worries. Geopolitical tensions - from Greece’s negotiations with its creditors, to disputes between Russia and the Ukraine - also contributed negatively to market confidence.

 

Of the Portfolio’s equity exposures, European and U.S. equity positions detracted most significantly. The Portfolio’s options holdings also detracted from Portfolio performance in 2015. This stemmed primarily from options on U.S. equity indices, specifically, written call options that detracted during the month of October as domestic markets rebounded. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. These written call options offset part of the Portfolio’s upside. The Portfolio’s options on international indices were largely flat in aggregate.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At the end of 2015, the Portfolio had approximately 35.0% of its assets invested in U.S. equities with an additional 21.3% in international equities. Furthermore, the Portfolio was allocated 4 0.0% to U.S. fixed income and 3.7% in cash. Going forward, we intend to position the Portfolio to provide exposure to price momentum from underlying asset classes, while dynamically managing the volatility, or risk, of the overall Portfolio. In general, the Portfolio seeks to maintain between 50% - 70% of its assets in developed equity investments and 30%-50% of its assets in U.S. fixed income investments. The Portfolio may make allocations at the higher-end of asset allocation ranges to those asset classes with strong momentum, and at the lower-end to those asset classes with weak momentum. The portfolio manager aims to reduce return volatility by employing a hedge overlay within the Portfolio. The overlay consists of using hedge instruments to reduce the downside risk of the Portfolio’s equity and fixed income investments. As of year-end, we maintained a hedge overlay across the Portfolio’s U.S., Japan, Europe and U.K. equity exposures.

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FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the period ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

  Performance
  Since Inception**
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio  
Class II (5.17)%
S&P Target Risk® Conservative Index (Total Return) (2.86)%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.20% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is April 30, 2015.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Conservative Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income in order to produce a consistent income stream and avoid excessive volatility of returns.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Equity Funds   32.4%
U.S Treasury Note   47.7%
Purchased Options   0.3%
Money Market Fund   29.4%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   (9.8)%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

 

Derivative exposure is included in “Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net”.

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FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Growth Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -5.23% compared to a benchmark return of -0.94%, a negative difference of 429 basis points. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

An overweight to U.S. equities versus the benchmark contributed positively to performance in 2015. An overweight to U.S. large capitalization equities contributed positively during the year, while an overweight to U.S. mid and small capitalization equity detracted from performance in 2015. International and emerging market equity returns were negative in U.S. dollar (USD) terms in 2015, so while the Portfolio’s underweight in these two areas positively impacted relative performance versus the benchmark, the allocation to international equity detracted from absolute performance. Furthermore, the reduction in the underweight to international equity in the first half of the year negatively impacted performance in the second half of the year when international equities weakened relative to U.S. large capitalization equities.

 

Within fixed income, being underweight intermediate and long duration investment grade credit risk contributed positively relative to the fixed income portion of the benchmark.

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. Within equities, the Portfolio continued to be overweight U.S. equities, mid cap and small cap equities, modestly underweight international equities and had only nominal exposure to emerging market equities versus the benchmark.

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FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The equity portion of the Portfolio, at the margin, was positioned more defensively (i.e., overweight U.S. large caps) owing to marginally positive global growth rates driven in large part by a slowdown in growth in China, and valuations that are at the higher end of their historic range. The U.S. economy continues to be amongst the healthiest of developed markets and is less dependent on China’s growth than most developed international and emerging market economies. Additionally, international economies are currently growing more slowly, and are therefore at greater risk of a recession than the U.S. That said, over the medium term, lower commodity prices, most notably in energy, the potential for greater margin expansion than U.S. companies due to a rising U.S. dollar and already high margins, and continued monetary stimulus programs may serve as support for potentially higher returns in international equities. As a result, we are keeping a close eye on these factors for potential increased opportunities outside the U.S.

 

The Portfolio remained underweight fixed income vis-à-vis the benchmark. Within fixed income, we continued to underweight high yield given its exposure to the decline in energy prices.

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FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II (5.23)% (0.35)%
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index (Total Return) (0.94)% 1.81%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 0.99% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is April 30, 2014.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Growth Index (Total Return) which offers increased exposure to equities, while also using some fixed income exposure to diversify risk.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Debt Funds   14.5%
Exchange Traded Equity Funds   79.3%
Money Market Fund   2.0%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   4.2%
    100.0%

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

 

Derivative exposure is included in “Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net”.

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FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -2.57% compared to a benchmark return of -1.06%, a negative difference of 151 basis points. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

An overweight to U.S. equities versus the benchmark contributed positively to performance in 2015. An overweight to U.S. large capitalization equities contributed positively during the year, while an overweight to U.S. mid and small capitalization equities detracted from performance in 2015. International and emerging market equity returns were negative in U.S. dollar (USD) terms in 2015, so while the Portfolio’s underweight in these two areas positively impacted relative performance versus the benchmark, the allocation to international equities detracted from absolute performance. Furthermore, the reduction in the underweight to international equities in the first half of the year negatively impacted performance in the second half of the year when international equities weakened relative to U.S. large capitalization equities.

 

Within fixed income, being underweight intermediate and long duration investment grade credit risk contributed positively relative to the fixed income portion of the benchmark.

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. Within equities, the Portfolio continued to be overweight U.S. equities, mid cap equities, and small cap equities, modestly underweight international equities and had only nominal exposure to emerging market equities versus the benchmark.

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FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The equity portion of the Portfolio, at the margin, more defensively (i.e., overweight U.S. large caps) owing to marginally positive global growth rates driven in large part by a slowdown in growth in China, and valuations that are at the higher end of their historic range. The U.S. economy continues to be amongst the healthiest of developed markets and is less dependent on China’s growth than most developed international and emerging market economies. Additionally, international economies are currently growing more slowly, and are therefore at greater risk of a recession than the U.S. That said, over the medium term, lower commodity prices, most notably in energy, the potential for greater margin expansion than U.S. companies due to a rising U.S. dollar and already high margins, and continued monetary stimulus programs may serve as support for potentially higher returns in international equities. As a result, we are keeping a close eye on these factors for potential increased opportunities outside the U.S.

 

The Portfolio remained underweight fixed income vis-à-vis the benchmark. Within fixed income, we continued to underweight high yield given its exposure to the decline in energy prices.

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FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II (2.57)% 1.37%
S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) (1.06)% 0.83%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 0.99% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is April 30, 2014.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Debt Funds   33.7%
Exchange Traded Equity Funds   59.6%
Money Market Fund   2.6%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   4.1%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

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FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

The Portfolio’s inception date was April 30, 2015. For the eight months ended December 31, 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -4.72% compared to a benchmark return of -3.35%, a difference of negative 137 basis points. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

For most of the period between its inception and December 31, 2015, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. This drove most of the underperformance, as equities lagged in developed and emerging markets over the period. The Portfolio’s risk levels were reduced in August when the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), a measure of implied volatility of the S&P 500, spiked to levels not seen since 2011. It remained below or at benchmark equity exposure until early October. Over the course of October, the Portfolio’s risk levels were increased to maximum equity exposure, which contributed to the Portfolio’s performance, as U.S. equities recorded their strongest month in four years. The Portfolio’s risk levels were reduced again in mid-December, as volatility increased due to falling crude oil prices, but finished the year near maximum equity exposure. In sum, tactical equity exposure detracted from performance, as the Portfolio shifted to a more defensive posture when volatility increased. This repositioning sought to protect the Portfolio in case of further downside, but ultimately prevented it from capturing as much upside when equities bounced back sharply. The Portfolio’s investment in S&P 500 put options, used to hedge against equity market shocks, was positive for performance as equities generally trended down over the period.

 

The Portfolio’s underweight duration exposure in fixed income contributed to performance during the period, as Treasury yields rose across the curve (with 10-year Treasury rates rising 25 basis points over the period). In addition, a tactical allocation to sovereign exposure in the Eurozone added to performance, as interest rates declined on the heels of accommodative European Central Bank policy. Sector and security selection, as well as an underweight to credit spread, added to performance, as index spreads widened. A tactical short to the Japanese Yen was positive for performance, as accommodative monetary policy continued to drive the currency lower versus the dollar. Exposure to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) detracted from returns, as expectations for future inflation fell on the heels of declining oil prices. Exposure to non-agency mortgages added to performance, as the sector continued to benefit from the ongoing housing recovery.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. Within equities, the Portfolio was overweight U.S. large cap, equal weight international developed, and underweight emerging markets. Within fixed income, the Portfolio remained underweight interest rate risk relative to the benchmark. The Portfolio continued to emphasize diversified sources of return, including positions in TIPS and agency mortgage-backed securities. Lastly, the Portfolio also held short Euro and Japanese Yen currency positions versus the U.S. dollar to benefit from divergent global monetary policies.

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FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the period ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

  Performance
  Since Inception**
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio  
Class II (4.72)%
S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) (3.35)%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.20% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is April 30, 2015.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Equity Funds   29.6%
U.S. Treasury Securities   21.8%
Corporate Bonds   16.8%
Mortgage Backed Securities   15.0%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   7.5%
Sovereign Debt   4.6%
Asset Backed Securities   4.4%
Mortgage Backed Securities   3.3%
Purchased Options on indices   1.5%
Purchased Options on futures   0.0%
Short-Term Investments   9.0%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   (13.5)%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

 

Derivative exposure is included in “Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net”.

25

 

FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index. The Portfolio posted a return of -2.81% compared to a benchmark return of -1.06%, a negative difference of 175 basis points. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to this benchmark.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

An overweight to U.S. equities versus the benchmark contributed positively to performance in 2015. Within equities, an overweight to U.S. large capitalization equities contributed positively during the year. More specifically, the decision to eliminate an allocation to the Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund was a meaningful contributor to performance. An overweight to U.S. mid and small capitalization equities detracted slightly from performance in 2015. While international equities were negative in U.S. dollar (USD) terms in 2015, the Portfolio’s allocation to the MFS VIT II International Value Portfolio contributed positively to performance.

 

Within fixed income, the MFS Total Return Bond Fund contributed negatively to performance versus the fixed income portion of the benchmark and was a primary driver of the underperformance of the Portfolio relative to its benchmark.

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. Within equities, the Portfolio continued to be overweight U.S. equities, mid cap, and small cap equities, modestly underweight international and had only nominal exposure to emerging market equities versus the benchmark.

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FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The equity portion of the Portfolio, at the margin, more defensively (i.e., overweight U.S. large caps) owing to marginally positive global growth rates driven in large part by a slowdown in growth in China, and valuations that are at the higher end of their historic range. The U.S. economy continues to be amongst the healthiest of developed markets and is less dependent on China’s growth than most developed international and emerging market economies. Additionally, international economies are currently growing more slowly, and are therefore at greater risk of a recession than the U.S. That said, over the medium term, lower commodity prices, most notably in energy, the potential for greater margin expansion than U.S. companies due to a rising U.S. dollar and already high margins, and continued monetary stimulus programs may serve as support for potentially higher returns in international equities. As a result, we are keeping a close eye on these factors for potential increased opportunities outside the U.S.

 

The Portfolio remained underweight fixed income vis-à-vis the benchmark. Within fixed income, we continued to underweight high yield given its exposure to the decline in energy prices.

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FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II (2.81)% (3.01)%
S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) (1.06)% 2.33%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.18% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is October 31, 2013.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Variable Insurance Trusts - Equity Funds   54.5%
Variable Insurance Trusts - Debt Fund   21.1%
Exchange Traded Equity Funds   14.6%
Money Market Fund   4.9%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   4.9%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015. Derivative exposure is included in “Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net”.

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FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio

(formerly FVIT WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio)

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

December 31, 2015

 

Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

Management Review

 

How did the Portfolio perform during the year?

 

During 2015, the Portfolio outperformed its reference benchmark, the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index. The Portfolio posted a return of 0.75% compared to a benchmark return of -1.06%, a positive difference of 181 basis points.

 

What factors and allocation decisions influenced the Portfolio’s performance?

 

An overweight to equities versus the benchmark contributed positively to performance in 2015. During the period, the equity portion of the Portfolio’s outperformance versus the S&P 500 (gross of fees) was driven by security selection within the information technology, consumer staples, and financials sectors. Relative returns within the information technology sector were particularly driven by stock selection within IT services and semiconductor companies. Within the consumer staples sector, holdings in food & staples retailing added positively to relative results. This was partially offset by weaker selection in the utilities sector.

 

Top contributors to relative performance of the equity portion of the Portfolio during the period included US-based provider of embedded processing solutions, Freescale Semiconductor (information technology) (0.15%) and US-based global e-commerce retailer, Amazon (consumer discretionary) (1.30%). Freescale Semiconductor’s stock rose following the announcement of a merger with NXP Semiconductor in the first quarter of the period. The Freescale position was absorbed into the combined company of NXP towards the end of period. The sub-adviser believes the combination is a positive with dominant positions in end-markets such as automobiles and microcontrollers. Amazon’s stock was driven higher after the company reported improving profitability and margin trends, driven by Amazon Web Services usage and the forward benefits of the Prime membership promotions.

 

Top detractors from relative performance of the equity portion of the Portfolio during the period included General Electric (industrials) (0.21%) and Enbridge (energy) (0.31%). A relative underweight position to General Electric, a U.S.-based provider of embedded processing solutions, detracted from relative results, as the stock price rose following the company’s announcement to refocus on growing its industrial business. After having zero exposure to General Electric since inception, the Portfolio gradually closed out that underweight in 2015. With more of a push to self-help sooner than later in a low growth environment for industrials, General Electric becomes more attractive and the sub-adviser may evaluate our position going forward. Canadian pipeline company, Enbridge also detracted from relative performance as its shares tumbled against the backdrop of oil prices hitting the lowest levels seen in over a decade. The sub-adviser believes Enbridge has a relatively stable business model and added to the position during the period (Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and should not be considered investment advice).

 

The fixed income portion of the Portfolio outperformed the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (gross of fees) during the period. Security selection and sector allocation both contributed to outperformance. Security selection within the investment grade credit sector, particularly within industrials issuers, contributed most to relative results. The Portfolio’s underweight to the investment grade credit sector was also additive. An overweight positioning to the asset backed securities sector also contributed positively. The fixed income sleeve’s duration and yield curve positioning detracted from relative results as Treasury yields increased across the curve during the period.

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FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio

(formerly FVIT WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio)

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

In 2015, volatility exhibited several spikes followed by rapid reversals, an environment that may require greater levels of hedging to meet the Portfolio’s investment objective of managing volatility and downside risk. During the third quarter as volatility increased, the managed risk strategy materially reduced net equity exposure of the Portfolio. As a result, the managed risk strategy was a meaningful benefit in the quarter as equity markets declined significantly during this period. Entering the fourth quarter, while volatility remained high, equity markets rallied significantly. For example, the S&P 500 rose 8.4% in October, a monthly return the magnitude of which has only occurred 2.7% of the time since 1950. While heightened levels of volatility are typically associated with market declines, October was an illustration that markets can rally, albeit less often, in such circumstances. While the managed risk strategy reduced the overall performance of the Portfolio in the fourth quarter and in 2015 as a whole, it performed as designed, managing the downside risk to the Portfolio during periods of heightened volatility.

 

How was the Portfolio positioned at period end?

 

At period end, the Portfolio remained overweight equities relative to the benchmark. The equity portion of the Portfolio was industry-neutral, designed to add value through fundamental, bottom-up security analysis. The Portfolio consists of multiple sub-portfolios, with each sub-portfolio actively managed by one or more of Wellington Management’s global industry analysts. The allocation of assets to each sub-portfolio corresponds to the relative weight of the analysts’ coverage universe within the index. However, within in an industry, an analyst’s stock selection may result in an overweight or underweight to certain sub-industries in his or her area of coverage.

 

The fixed income portion of the Portfolio was positioned with a slightly short duration bias as the stronger state of the U.S. economy led the Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise the Federal Funds rate for the first time since 2006, from a target range of 0 to 25 basis points to 25 to 50 basis points. The Portfolio continued to be moderately pro-cyclical positioned in credit markets based on supportive monetary policy, positive credit fundamentals and attractive valuations. Within spread sectors, we are positioned with an overweight to the securitized sector, particularly asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities, as the consumer benefits from improving labor and housing market, as well as lower energy prices. The Portfolio continued to be positioned with an underweight to agency mortgage-backed securities as we expect more volatility in the sector with a diminished role for the Fed in that sector.

 

3091-NLD-1/27/2016

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FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio

Portfolio Review (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

The Portfolio’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2015 as compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  One Performance
  Year Since Inception**
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio    
Class II 0.75% 6.03%
S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) (1.06)% 2.33%

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares, as well as other charges and expenses of the insurance contract or separate account. The Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after fee waiver and/or reimbursement, were 1.21% for Class II shares per the April 30, 2015 prospectus.

 

**Commencement of operations is October 31, 2013.

 

The S&P Target Risk® Moderate Index (Total Return) provides significant exposure to fixed income, while also providing increased opportunity for capital growth through equities.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Holdings by Asset Class  % of Net Assets 
Common Stocks   60.3%
U.S. Treasury Securities   10.8%
Mortgage Backed Securities   6.9%
Corporate Bonds   9.0%
Asset Backed Securities   2.9%
Exchange Traded Equity Fund   1.5%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities   0.8%
Municipal Securities   0.6%
Money Market Fund   5.1%
U.S. Government Agencies   1.8%
Preferred Stocks   0.0%
Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net   0.3%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this annual report for more information regarding the Portfolio’s holdings as of December 31, 2015.

 

Derivative exposure is included in “Other Assets Less Liabilities - Net”.

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FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUSTS - 89.7%     
     DEBT FUND - 29.9%     
 5,346,464   American Funds Insurance Series - Bond Fund - Class 1  $57,207,168 
           
     EQUITY FUNDS - 59.8%     
 2,612,184   American Funds Insurance Series - Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund - Class 1   32,965,758 
 1,759,513   American Funds Insurance Series - Global Growth and Income Fund - Class 1   21,729,981 
 272,087   American Funds Insurance Series - Growth Fund - Class 1   18,507,340 
 906,133   American Funds Insurance Series - Growth-Income Fund - Class 1   41,138,447 
         114,341,526 
     TOTAL VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUSTS (Cost - $183,662,364)   171,548,694 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.5%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 5.5%     
 10,489,128   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (a)(Cost - $10,489,128)   10,489,128 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.2% (Cost - $194,151,492)(b)  $182,037,822 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - 4.8%   9,124,158 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $191,161,980 

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $195,760,552 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $ 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (13,722,730)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(13,722,730)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 93.3%     
     DEBT FUNDS - 47.9%     
 221,567   iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF  $23,931,452 
 150,126   iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF   7,572,355 
 78,012   iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF   8,369,127 
         39,872,934 
     EQUITY FUNDS - 45.4%     
 143,881   iShares Core S&P 500 ETF   29,476,900 
 13,572   iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   1,891,665 
 85,654   iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   5,032,173 
 12,572   iShares Russell 2000 ETF   1,414,476 
         37,815,214 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $77,720,767)   77,688,148 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.6%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.6%     
 2,175,825   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (a)(Cost - $2,175,825)   2,175,825 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.9% (Cost - $79,896,592)(b)  $79,863,973 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - 4.1%   3,446,293 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $83,310,266 

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $80,146,836 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $827,049 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (1,109,912)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(282,863)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUSTS - 95.0%     
     ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - 95.0%     
 17,159,660   BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund - Class 1 (Cost - $294,383,013)  $258,939,276 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.2%     
 503,096   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (a)(Cost - $503,096)   503,096 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.2% (Cost - $294,886,109)(b)  $259,442,372 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -NET - 4.8%   13,155,689 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $272,598,061 

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $295,150,821 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $ 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (35,708,449)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(35,708,449)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS - 71.9%     
     AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 3.4%     
 17,180   General Dynamics Corp.  $2,359,845 
 33,100   United Technologies Corp.   3,179,917 
         5,539,762 
     AGRICULTURE - 2.9%     
 57,860   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   2,122,305 
 38,100   Bunge Ltd.   2,601,468 
         4,723,773 
     APPAREL - 1.3%     
 33,300   Nike, Inc.   2,081,250 
           
     AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 1.8%     
 73,900   Johnson Controls, Inc.   2,918,311 
           
     BEVERAGES - 1.5%     
 25,000   PepsiCo, Inc.   2,498,000 
           
     CHEMICALS - 7.2%     
 27,100   Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   3,525,981 
 56,000   Albemarle Corp.   3,136,560 
 14,800   Ecolab, Inc.   1,692,824 
 32,850   Praxair, Inc.   3,363,840 
         11,719,205 
     COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.3%     
 11,400   Cintas Corp.   1,037,970 
 20,400   Matthews International Corp.   1,090,380 
         2,128,350 
     COMPUTERS - 1.8%     
 28,100   Accenture PLC   2,936,450 
           
     COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - 2.7%     
 30,700   Colgate-Palmolive Co.   2,045,234 
 29,400   The Procter & Gamble Co.   2,334,654 
         4,379,888 
     DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE - 1.0%     
 8,300   WW Grainger, Inc.   1,681,497 
           
     ELECTRONICS - 2.3%     
 35,860   Honeywell International, Inc.   3,714,020 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
           
     FOOD - 0.8%     
 14,960   McCormick & Co., Inc.  $1,279,978 
           
     HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 7.6%     
 22,900   Becton Dickinson and Co.   3,528,661 
 13,500   DENTSPLY International, Inc.   821,475 
 47,400   Medtronic PLC   3,646,008 
 34,700   Stryker Corp.   3,225,018 
 18,800   West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   1,132,136 
         12,353,298 
     HOME FURNISHINGS- 0.4%     
 15,900   Legget & Platt, Inc.   668,118 
           
     INSURANCE - 1.3%     
 14,100   Aflac, Inc.   844,590 
 4,600   RLI Corp.   284,050 
 7,300   The Chubb Corp.   968,272 
         2,096,912 
     IRON/STEEL - 0.4%     
 14,510   Nucor Corp.   584,753 
           
     MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED - 3.1%     
 26,740   Roper Technologies, Inc.   5,074,985 
           
     MEDIA - 0.8%     
 29,040   John Wiley & Sons, Inc.   1,307,671 
           
     MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 4.9%     
 18,180   Carlisle Cos., Inc.   1,612,384 
 39,500   Donaldson Co., Inc.   1,132,070 
 40,700   Dover Corp.   2,495,317 
 53,170   Pentair PLC   2,633,510 
         7,873,281 
     OIL & GAS - 2.5%     
 9,900   Chevron Corp.   890,604 
 6,500   EOG Resources, Inc.   460,135 
 22,300   ExxonMobil Corp.   1,738,285 
 13,500   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   912,735 
         4,001,759 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES - 1.6%     
 37,500   Schlumberger Ltd.   2,615,625 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
           
     PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.4%     
 38,700   Abbott Laboratories  $1,738,017 
 21,360   AbbVie, Inc.   1,265,366 
 33,800   Johnson & Johnson   3,471,936 
 8,900   Perrigo Co. PLC   1,287,830 
 26,900   Roche Holding AG - ADR   927,243 
         8,690,392 
     RETAIL - 9.0%     
 21,190   CVS Health Corp.   2,071,746 
 12,900   McDonald’s Corp.   1,524,006 
 28,700   Ross Stores, Inc.   1,544,347 
 27,800   Target Corp.   2,018,558 
 46,390   The Gap, Inc.   1,145,833 
 13,000   Tiffany & Co.   991,770 
 21,570   Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   1,836,793 
 31,600   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   1,937,080 
 19,800   Yum! Brands, Inc.   1,446,390 
         14,516,523 
     SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.1%     
 42,200   Linear Technology Corp.   1,792,234 
 14,700   QUALCOMM, Inc.   734,780 
 45,700   Texas Instruments, Inc.   2,504,817 
         5,031,831 
     SOFTWARE - 2.5%     
 72,800   Microsoft Corp.   4,038,944 
           
     TRANSPORTATION - 1.3%     
 21,210   United Parcel Service, Inc.   2,041,038 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $118,797,798)   116,495,614 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     MUTUAL FUND - 23.6%     
     DEBT FUND - 23.6%     
 3,997,969   Franklin Templeton Total Return Fund - R6 Shares (Cost - $40,370,632)  $38,340,521 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.6%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.6%     
 974,017   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (a)(Cost - $974,017)   974,017 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 96.1% (Cost - $160,142,447)(b)  $155,810,152 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - 3.9%   6,333,977 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $162,144,129 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $160,276,851 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $6,905,331 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (11,372,030)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(4,466,699)

 

Contracts     Unrealized Depreciation 
     SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS     
 12   MSCI EAFE Index Mini Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $1,018,920)  $(19,135)
 19   MSCI Emerging Market E-Mini Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $748,125)   (26,510)
 2   S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $278,700)   (2,320)
     NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS  $(47,965)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 32.4%     
     EQUITY FUNDS - 32.4%     
 8,317   iShares Core S&P 500 ETF  $1,703,904 
 8,363   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   1,705,132 
 9,953   Vanguard S&P 500 ETF   1,860,514 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $5,187,608)   5,269,550 

 

Principal               
Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity     
     U.S. TREASURY NOTE - 47.7%           
$7,425,000   United States Treasury Note (Cost $7,819,901)  2.75  11/15/2023   7,748,975 
                 
Contracts              
     PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.3%           
 2   Euro Stoxx, January 2016, Put @ 3,050 Euro         582 
 1   Euro Stoxx, January 2016, Put @ 3,075 Euro         89 
 34   Euro Stoxx, February 2016, Put @ 3,125 Euro         18,138 
 7   Euro Stoxx, March 2016, Put @ 2,925 Euro         2,624 
 6   Nikkei 225 Index (OSE), January 2016, Put @ 17,000 Yen         200 
 1   Nikkei 225 Index (OSE), March 2016, Put @ 17,000 Yen         1,164 
 1   S&P 500 Index, January 2016, Put @ $1,850         130 
 6   S&P 500 Index, January 2016, Put @ $1,875         945 
 18   S&P 500 Index, February 2016, Put @ $1,875         22,230 
 3   S&P 500 Index, March 2016, Put @ $1,800         4,305 
 1   S&P 500 Index, March 2016, Put @ $1,850         1,940 
     TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $76,236)         52,347 
                 
Shares               
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 29.7%           
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 29.7%           
 4,833,760   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (Cost $4,833,760) (a)         4,833,760 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 110.2% (Cost - $17,917,505)(b)        $17,904,632 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - (10.2)%         (1,656,103)
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $16,248,529 

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes including options written is $17,901,392 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $84,376 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (87,152)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(2,776)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2015

 

Contracts   Options Written  Value 
 7   Euro Stoxx, February 2016, Call @ 3,475 Euro  $2,038 
 37   Euro Stoxx, June 2016, Call @ 3,725 Euro   121 
 6   Nikkei 225 Index (OSE), January 2016, Call @ 21,250 Yen   50 
 1   Nikkei 225 Index (OSE), February 2016, Call @ 20,250 Yen   582 
 25   S&P 500 Index, January 2016, Call @ $2,225   500 
 3   S&P 500 Index, February 2016, Call @ $2,125   2,640 
 1   S&P 500 Index, February 2016, Call @ $2,200   85 
     TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums received - $17,291)  $6,016 
           
        Unrealized Appreciation/ 
Contracts     (Depreciation) 
     LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS     
 41   Euro STOXX 50 Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value 1,390,698 Euro)  $26,217 
 7   Nikkei 225 Index (OSE) Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value 1,107,498 Yen)   (25,225)
 4   S&P Midcap 400 Emini Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $557,400)   (4,240)
     NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS  $(3,248)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

40

 

FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 93.8%     
     DEBT FUNDS - 14.5%     
 368,647   iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF  $39,817,562 
 246,405   iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF   12,428,668 
 134,641   iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF   14,444,286 
         66,690,516 
     EQUITY FUNDS - 79.3%     
 1,049,350   iShares Core S&P 500 ETF   214,980,335 
 315,114   iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   43,920,589 
 1,252,906   iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   73,608,228 
 172,663   iShares Russell 1000 ETF   19,564,445 
 124,501   iShares Russell 2000 ETF   14,007,608 
         366,081,205 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $438,140,885)   432,771,721 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.0%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.0%     
 9,436,779   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (a)(Cost - $9,436,779)   9,436,779 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.8% (Cost - $447,577,664)(b)  $442,208,500 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - 4.2%   19,146,614 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $461,355,114 

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $448,969,100 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $3,700,538 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (10,461,138)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(6,760,600)

 

Contracts      Unrealized Appreciation 
     SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS     
 56   MSCI EAFE Index Mini Future March 2016     
    (Underlying Face Amount at Value $4,754,960)  $14,840 
 8   Russell 2000 Mini March 2016     
    (Underlying Face Amount at Value $905,200)   2,320 
 148   S&P 500 E-Mini March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $15,062,700)   18,500 
 20   S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $2,787,000)   7,800 
     NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS  $43,460 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Moderate Growth® Managed Risk Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 93.3%     
     DEBT FUNDS - 33.7%     
 238,989   iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF  $25,813,202 
 162,917   iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF   8,217,533 
 83,558   iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF   8,964,102 
         42,994,837 
     EQUITY FUNDS - 59.6%     
 255,286   iShares Core S&P 500 ETF   52,300,443 
 55,724   iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   7,766,811 
 232,937   iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   13,685,049 
 21,580   iShares Russell 2000 ETF   2,427,966 
         76,180,269 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $120,486,243)   119,175,106 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.6%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.6%     
 3,358,160   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (a)(Cost - $3,358,160)   3,358,160 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.9% (Cost - $123,844,403)(b)  $122,533,266 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - 3.2%   5,192,012 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $127,725,278 

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $124,147,233 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $739,209 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (2,353,176)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(1,613,967)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares            Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 29.6%           
     EQUITY FUNDS - 29.6%           
 33,287   iShares MSCI EAFE ETF        $1,955,611 
 9,621   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust         1,961,626 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $3,816,200)         3,917,237 
                 
Principal               
Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity     
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 4.4%           
$23,449   ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2002-HE2 (b)  1.70  8/25/2032   22,435 
 53,968   ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-OP1 (b)  0.57  4/25/2036   50,708 
 15,348   Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2015-1  0.39  8/15/2016   15,340 
 40,644   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AMC1 (a)(b)  0.58  12/25/2036   26,622 
 24,163   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (b)  0.55  12/25/2036   21,613 
 37,825   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (b)  0.56  6/25/2047   29,047 
 26,430   CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2006-17 (b)  0.57  3/25/2047   23,399 
 50,000   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A (b)  0.93  8/15/2020   49,879 
 21,992   Fremont Home Loan Trust 2005-E (b)  0.66  1/25/2036   21,337 
 34,972   GSAMP Trust 2006-HE4 (b)  0.56  6/25/2036   29,748 
 11,563   Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2 (b)  2.04  6/25/2034   10,941 
 37,016   Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-3 (b)  0.68  8/25/2045   28,714 
 14,588   Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2015-1  0.39  8/15/2016   14,585 
 18,722   RASC Series 2004-KS10 Trust (b)  2.15  11/25/2034   16,302 
 100,000   SLC Student Loan Trust 2006-2 (b)  0.61  9/15/2026   96,086 
 65,390   SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-3 (b)  0.41  10/25/2024   64,007 
 18,900   Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-WMC1 (b)  0.53  2/25/2037   7,892 
 23,703   Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-7 (b)  1.47  8/25/2034   22,013 
 32,771   Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-BC2 (b)  0.57  9/25/2036   27,525 
     TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost - $585,948)         578,193 
                 
     CORPORATE BONDS - 16.8%           
     AGRICULTURE - 0.3%           
 25,000   Reynolds American, Inc.  4.45  6/12/2025   26,146 
 10,000   Reynolds American, Inc.  5.85  8/15/2045   11,117 
               37,263 
     AIRLINE - 0.4%           
 50,000   Spirit Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust A  4.10  4/1/2028   49,250 
                 
     AUTO MANUFACTURER - 0.1%           
 20,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc.  3.20  7/13/2020   19,692 
                 
     BANKS - 3.9%           
 50,000   Bank of America Corp.  3.30  1/11/2023   49,216 
 25,000   Bank of America Corp.  4.00  4/1/2024   25,568 
 50,000   Bank of America Corp.  5.65  5/1/2018   53,765 
 45,000   The Bank of Nova Scotia  1.10  12/13/2016   44,973 
 50,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (b)  1.05  5/22/2017   49,930 
 10,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  3.75  5/22/2025   10,067 
 15,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  6.00  6/15/2020   16,952 
 50,000   HSBC USA, Inc. (b)  1.11  8/7/2018   49,962 
 25,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.  3.88  2/1/2024   25,702 
 35,000   KeyCorp.  2.90  9/15/2020   34,868 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal              
Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     BANKS - 3.9% (Continued)           
$26,000   Morgan Stanley  2.13  4/25/2018  $26,035 
 20,000   Royal Bank Scotland Group PLC  9.50  3/16/2022   21,575 
 60,000   Wells Fargo & Co.  2.63  12/15/2016   60,815 
 50,000   Wells Fargo & Co.  3.00  2/19/2025   48,633 
               518,061 
     BEVERAGES - 0.3%           
 40,000   PepsiCo., Inc.  2.50  5/10/2016   40,244 
                 
     COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 0.6%           
 50,000   Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  2.25  9/15/2020   50,189 
 30,000   McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.  2.50  8/15/2018   30,187 
               80,376 
     CONSUMER FINANCE - 5.2%           
 2,700,000   Realkredit Danmark  1.00  1/1/2017   396,828 
 2,000,000   NYKREDIT AS  1.00  1/1/2017   293,868 
               690,696 
     DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.6%           
 50,000   American Express Credit Corp. (b)  1.55  9/14/2020   50,427 
 9,640   Granite Mortgages 03-2 PLC (b)  1.06  7/20/2043   14,211 
 11,000   Navient Corp.  6.25  1/25/2016   11,019 
               75,657 
     ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.2%           
 25,000   Republic Services, Inc.  3.55  6/1/2022   25,530 
                 
     FOOD - 0.4%           
 50,000   General Mills, Inc.  0.88  1/29/2016   49,994 
                 
     HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS - 0.8%           
 75,000   Danaher Corp.  2.30  6/23/2016   75,422 
 35,000   Medtronic, Inc.  3.50  3/15/2025   35,286 
               110,708 
     HEALTHCARE SERVICES - 0.3%           
 35,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  3.75  7/15/2025   36,081 
                 
     INSURANCE - 0.4%           
 60,000   MetLife, Inc.  6.75  6/1/2016   61,374 
                 
     OIL & GAS - 0.9%           
 35,000   BP Capital Markets PLC  3.51  3/17/2025   33,894 
 20,000   Ecopetrol SA  5.38  6/26/2026   17,050 
 100,000   Petrobras Global Finance BV  4.38  5/20/2023   66,000 
               116,944 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.4%           
 50,000   Halliburton Co.  1.00  8/1/2016   49,923 
                 
     PHARMACUTICALS - 0.4%           
 50,000   AbbVie, Inc.  1.80  5/14/2018   49,770 
                 
     PIPELINES - 0.3%           
 25,000   MPLX LP (a)  4.88  6/1/2025   22,375 
 23,000   Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp.  4.50  11/1/2023   19,898 
               42,273 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal              
Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.3%           
$25,000   Digital Realty Trust LP  3.95  7/1/2022  $24,825 
 10,000   Host Hotels & Resorts LP  4.00  6/15/2025   9,586 
               34,411 
     SOFTWARE - 0.4%           
 50,000   Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.  2.85  10/15/2018   50,177 
                 
     TELECOMMUNICATION - 0.4%           
 50,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.  5.15  9/15/2023   54,966 
                 
     TRANSPORTATION - 0.2%           
 25,000   Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  3.05  9/1/2022   24,978 
                 
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost - $2,224,527)         2,218,368 
                 
     SOVEREIGN DEBT - 4.6%           
 100,000   Japan Bank for International Cooperation  2.50  1/21/2016   100,074 
 30,000   Mexico Cetes  0.00  3/3/2016   1,728 
 9,000,000   Mexico Cetes  0.00  6/23/2016   512,582 
     TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT (Cost - $610,204)         614,384 
                 
     MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 15.0%           
     FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION - 15.0%           
 300,000   Fannie Mae TBA +  3.00  2/1/2042   300,003 
 600,000   Fannie Mae TBA +  3.50  1/15/2045   619,034 
 800,000   Fannie Mae TBA +  4.00  1/1/2045   846,537 
 200,000   Fannie Mae TBA +  4.50  1/1/2044   215,975 
     TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost - $1,980,547)         1,981,549 
                 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 7.5%           
     AGENCY COLLATERAL - 3.7%           
 97,604   Government National Mortgage Association (b)  0.69  3/20/2065   97,521 
 98,751   Government National Mortgage Association (b)  0.79  5/20/2065   97,788 
 99,909   Government National Mortgage Association (b)  0.81  8/20/2065   99,017 
 98,590   Government National Mortgage Association (b)  0.89  10/20/2065   98,819 
 100,000   Government National Mortgage Association (b)  1.25  12/20/2065   99,547 
               492,692 
     WHOLE LOAN COLLATERAL - 3.8%           
 43,901   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-J12 (b)  0.69  8/25/2035   29,307 
 27,253   Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA9 (b)  0.61  7/20/2046   19,799 
 24,068   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5 (b)  2.32  8/25/2035   24,284 
 30,002   Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates Series 2004-3 (a,b)  0.67  8/25/2035   26,856 
 28,354   Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates Series 2004-4 (a,b)  0.65  10/25/2035   26,131 
 50,881   Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.  4.50  7/25/2020   51,505 
 28,271   First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-AR2 (b)  2.71  6/25/2035   26,817 
 49,870   Great Hall Mortgages No 1 PLC (a,b)  0.66  6/18/2039   46,990 
 32,084   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR6 (b)  2.81  9/25/2035   32,779 
 20,034   Impac CMB Trust Series 2005-8 (b)  0.77  2/25/2036   19,656 
 26,752   IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-AR4 (b)  0.63  5/25/2046   21,916 
 17,517   JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust Series 2009-7 (a,b)  2.73  8/27/2037   17,632 
 16,653   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series MLCC 2005-3 (b)  0.67  11/25/2035   15,573 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal              
Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     WHOLE LOAN COLLATERAL - 3.8% (Continued)           
$28,178   MortgageIT Trust 2005-4 (b)  0.70  10/25/2035  $25,728 
 29,951   RALI Series 2005-QR1 Trust  6.00  10/25/2034   31,346 
 29,956   Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (b)  0.72  10/25/2035   27,854 
 15,995   Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (b)  2.54  9/25/2034   15,856 
 15,477   Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (b)  2.59  2/25/2034   15,382 
 30,149   WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-HY4 Trust (b)  1.97  4/25/2037   25,492 
               500,903 
                 
     TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost - $991,177)         993,595 
                 
     COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 3.3%           
 200,000   FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates (b)  0.94  9/25/2022   199,288 
 75,731   JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CIBC18  5.44  6/12/2047   77,548 
 100,000   RFTI 2015-FL1 Issuer Ltd. (a,b)  2.08  6/15/2018   99,400 
 55,752   Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C27 (b)  5.75  7/15/2045   56,214 
     TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost - $433,890)         432,450 
                 
     U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 21.8%           
 300,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Note  0.13  4/15/2017   313,516 
 300,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Note  0.13  1/15/2022   305,489 
 200,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Note  0.13  7/15/2022   200,562 
 100,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Note  0.38  7/15/2025   97,101 
 25,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond  0.75  2/15/2045   21,803 
 100,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond  1.75  1/15/2028   124,047 
 100,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond  2.38  1/15/2027   136,339 
 100,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond  2.50  1/15/2029   131,233 
 200,000   United States Treasury Note  0.25  2/29/2016   199,984 
 100,000   United States Treasury Note  0.38  1/31/2016   100,005 
 100,000   United States Treasury Note  0.38  2/15/2016   100,000 
 50,000   United States Treasury Note  2.25  11/15/2024   49,975 
 200,000   United States Treasury Note  2.50  8/15/2023   205,195 
 200,000   United States Treasury Bond  2.88  8/15/2045   194,242 
 100,000   United States Treasury Bond  3.00  5/15/2045   99,543 
 550,000   United States Treasury Bond  3.00  11/15/2045   548,346 
 50,000   United States Treasury Bond  3.13  8/15/2044   51,100 
     TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost - $2,912,910)         2,878,480 
                 
Contracts              
     PURCHASED OPTIONS ON INDICES - 1.5%           
 14   S&P 500 Index, December 2016, Put @ $1,400         30,730 
 14   S&P 500 Index, December 2016, Put @ $1,600         57,960 
 14   S&P 500 Index, December 2016, Put @ $1,825         113,050 
     TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS ON INDICES (Cost - $237,187)         201,740 
                 
     PURCHASED OPTIONS ON FUTURES - 0.0%*           
 1   EURO-BOBL, March 2016, Put @ $126.25         5 
 1   US 5Yr Future, March 2016, Put @ $110.75         8 
 2   US 5Yr Future, March 2016, Put @ $111         16 
     PURCHASED OPTIONS ON FUTURES (Cost - $32)         29 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares            Value 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.7%           
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.1%           
 151,076   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (c)        $151,076 
                 
Principal               
Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity     
     FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION - 1.5%           
$100,000   Fannie Mae Discount Notes  0.26  2/8/2016   99,973 
 100,000   Fannie Mae Discount Notes  0.14  2/16/2016   99,978 
               199,951 
                 
     FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. - 4.6%           
 100,000   Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.12  1/22/2016   99,993 
 100,000   Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.24  1/25/2016   99,984 
 100,000   Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.17  1/29/2016   99,989 
 100,000   Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.17  2/8/2016   99,982 
 200,000   Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.29  2/19/2016   199,921 
               599,869 
     U.S. TREASURY BILL - 1.5%           
 200,000   United States Treasury Bill  0.14 - 0.19  1/14/2016   199,988 
                 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $1,150,884)         1,150,884 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 113.2% (Cost - $14,943,506)(d)        $14,966,909 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - (13.2)%         (1,751,756)
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $13,215,153 

 

TBA - To Be Announced Security

 

  *Represents less than 0.05%.

 

  +All or a portion of these TBAs are subject to dollar-roll transactions.

 

(a)144(a) - Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule, except to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2015, these securities amounted to $266,006 or 2.0% of net assets.

 

(b)Variable Rate Security - interest rate subject to periodic change.

 

(c)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(d)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $15,106,347 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $210,911 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (350,349)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(139,438)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

       Unrealized Appreciation/ 
Contracts     (Depreciation) 
     SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS     
 9   3 MO Sterling (Short Sterling ) March 2017     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $1,639,350)  $(1,216)
 6   3 MO Sterling (Short Sterling ) December 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $1,094,445)   977 
 4   3 MO Sterling (Short Sterling ) June 2017     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $727,565)   (2,138)
 1   3 MO Sterling (Short Sterling) September 2017     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $181,689)   405 
 7   US 10Yr NOTE (CBT) March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $881,342)   301 
         (1,671)
     LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS     
 1   Euro-BOBL Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $141,973)   (282)
 1   Euro Schatz March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $121,156)   27 
 49   S&P 500 E-Mini March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $4,986,975)   (27,432)
 14   US Long Bond Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $1,656,480)   (3,601)
         (31,288)
           
     TOTAL UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION OF FUTURES CONTRACTS  $(32,959)

 

Notional            Unrealized Appreciation/ 
Amount $            (Depreciation) 
     Swaption Written           
 500,000   IRS 5Y Put Swaption, Strike Price 1.90, Expiration 2/16/16        $(269)
                 
Notional      Fixed Received     Unrealized Appreciation/ 
Amount $      Rate (%)  Expiration  (Depreciation) 
     Interest Rate Swaps           
 700,000   Goldman Sachs  6.53  6/5/2025  $141 
 7,000,000   Goldman Sachs  5.62  6/2/2020   4,320 
 1,100,000   Goldman Sachs  5.94  7/13/2022   245 
 5,800,000   Goldman Sachs  4.06  8/24/2016   221 
 (100,000)  Goldman Sachs  1.02  12/16/2020   (1,315)
 (400,000)  Goldman Sachs  1.02  12/16/2045   (10,901)
              $(7,289)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Notional      Fixed Received     Unrealized Appreciation/ 
Amount $     Rate (%)  Expiration  (Depreciation) 
    Credit Default Swaps          
                 
 100,000   United Mexican States - Counterparty “Barclays Bank, PLC”  1.00  9/20/2020  $(2,702)
 100,000   United Mexican States - Counterparty “Barclays Bank, PLC”  1.00  12/20/2020   (3,081)
 (800,000)  North American Investment Grade CDX Index  1.00  6/20/2020   (8,517)
 (600,000)  North American Investment Grade CDX Index  1.00  12/20/2020   3,456 
 (200,000)  North American High Yield CDX Index  5.00  12/20/2020   2,718 
              $(8,126)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Schedule of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

Settlement     Currency Units to                 Unrealized Appreciation 
Date  Counterparty  Receive/Deliver      In Exchange For      U.S. $ Value   (Depreciation) 
To Buy:                             
1/4/2016  Goldman Sachs   2,022,000   DKK   289,482   USD  $294,408   $4,927 
1/5/2016  Goldman Sachs   152,301   BRL   40,000   USD   38,385    (1,615)
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   63,000   EUR   67,208   USD   68,519    1,311 
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   33,000   EUR   35,865   USD   35,891    26 
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   57,000   EUR   61,779   USD   61,993    214 
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   31,000   EUR   34,109   USD   33,716    (393)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   2,600,000   JAP   21,148   USD   21,636    488 
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   2,700,000   JAP   21,980   USD   22,468    488 
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   11,100,000   JAP   90,740   USD   92,368    1,628 
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   23,700,000   JAP   193,764   USD   197,217    3,453 
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   2,300,000   JAP   18,717   USD   19,139    422 
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   1,100,000   JAP   8,955   USD   9,153    198 
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   1,400,000   JAP   11,462   USD   11,650    188 
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   3,200,000   JAP   26,363   USD   26,629    266 
3/14/2016  Goldman Sachs   210,000   MXN   12,141   USD   12,097    (44)
4/1/2016  Goldman Sachs   25,000   DKK   3,673   USD   3,650    (23)
                            11,534 
                              
To Sell:                             
1/5/2016  Goldman Sachs   152,608   BRL   40,688   USD   38,462    2,226 
1/15/2016  Goldman Sachs   1,661,479   THB   46,000   USD   46,066    (66)
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   17,000   GBP   25,810   USD   25,065    745 
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   31,000   EUR   33,492   USD   33,716    (224)
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   16,000   EUR   17,188   USD   17,401    (213)
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   259,000   EUR   280,342   USD   281,690    (1,348)
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   45,000   EUR   49,027   USD   48,942    85 
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   19,000   EUR   20,648   USD   20,664    (16)
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   8,000   EUR   8,770   USD   8,701    69 
2/11/2016  Goldman Sachs   2,700,000   JPY   22,012   USD   22,467    (455)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   3,400,000   JPY   27,596   USD   28,293    (697)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   40,700,000   JPY   331,273   USD   338,681    (7,408)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   19,200,000   JPY   155,809   USD   159,771    (3,962)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   1,400,000   JPY   11,386   USD   11,650    (264)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   800,000   JPY   6,583   USD   6,657    (74)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   900,000   JPY   7,420   USD   7,489    (69)
2/12/2016  Goldman Sachs   5,900,000   JPY   48,679   USD   49,096    (417)
2/26/2016  Goldman Sachs   170,400   MYR   40,000   USD   39,513    487 
2/26/2016  Goldman Sachs   98,670   MYR   23,000   USD   22,880    120 
2/26/2016  Goldman Sachs   57,000   SGD   40,018   USD   40,134    (116)
2/26/2016  Goldman Sachs   1,083,555   TWD   33,000   USD   32,813    187 
2/26/2016  Goldman Sachs   216,840   THB   6,000   USD   5,997    3 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Schedule of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

Settlement     Currency Units to                 Unrealized Appreciation 
Date  Counterparty  Receive/Deliver      In Exchange For      U.S. $ Value   (Depreciation) 
To Sell:                             
3/3/2016  Goldman Sachs   29,773   MXN   1,740   USD   1,716   $24 
3/14/2016  Goldman Sachs   356,324   MXN   20,440   USD   20,525    (85)
6/23/2016  Goldman Sachs   8,834,019   MXN   502,905   USD   505,339    (2,434)
1/3/2017  Goldman Sachs   2,022,000   DKK   293,771   USD   298,688    (4,917)
1/3/2017  Goldman Sachs   2,756,940   DKK   411,656   USD   407,253    4,403 
                            (14,416)
                              
   Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $(2,882)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 14.6%     
     EQUITY FUNDS - 14.6%     
 63,749   iShares Core S&P 500 ETF  $13,060,258 
 21,274   iShares Russell 2000 ETF   2,393,538 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $15,129,975)   15,453,796 
           
     VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUSTS - 75.6%     
     DEBT FUND - 21.1%     
 1,719,884   MFS Research Bond Series   22,358,285 
           
     EQUITY FUNDS - 54.5%     
 372,287   American Century VP Mid Cap Value - Class 1   6,846,359 
 1,124,422   American Century VP Value Fund - Investor Class   9,951,136 
 109,854   Invesco VI International Growth Fund - Class 1   3,678,996 
 367,074   MFS Growth Series   14,745,358 
 322,719   MFS VIT II International Value Portfolio   7,248,262 
 695,632   Putnam VT Equity Income - Class 1A   15,116,084 
         57,586,195 
     TOTAL VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUSTS (Cost - $81,483,530)   79,944,480 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.8%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 4.8%     
 5,042,553   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (a)(Cost - $5,042,553)   5,042,553 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.0% (Cost - $101,656,058)(b)  $100,440,829 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -NET - 5.0%   5,275,266 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $105,716,095 

 

(a)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(b)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $101,916,886 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

Unrealized Appreciation:  $669,899 
Unrealized Depreciation:   (2,145,956)
Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $(1,476,057)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

       Unrealized 
Contracts     Appreciation 
    SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS    
 2   MSCI Emerging Market E-Mini Future March 2016     
     (Underlying Face Amount at Value $78,750)  $40 
           
     UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON SHORT FUTURES CONTRACT  $40 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS - 60.3%     
     ADVERTISING - 0.4%     
 16,946   The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.  $394,503 
 18,445   Nielsen Holdings PLC   859,537 
         1,254,040 
     AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 1.5%     
 10,939   The Boeing Co.   1,581,670 
 8,738   Lockheed Martin Corp.   1,897,457 
 11,262   Raytheon Co.   1,402,457 
         4,881,584 
     AGRICULTURE - 0.7%     
 39,848   Altria Group, Inc.   2,319,552 
 2,290   Philip Morris International, Inc.   201,314 
         2,520,866 
     AIRLINES - 0.2%     
 8,680   American Airlines Group, Inc.   367,598 
 4,285   United Continental Holdings, Inc. *   245,530 
         613,128 
     APPAREL - 0.6%     
 17,990   NIKE, Inc.   1,124,375 
 2,030   Ralph Lauren Corp.   226,304 
 8,800   VF Corp.   547,800 
         1,898,479 
     BANKS - 3.9%     
 236,282   Bank of America Corp.   3,976,626 
 56,652   Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   1,483,716 
 11,019   Northern Trust Corp.   794,360 
 23,832   The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   2,271,428 
 85,535   Wells Fargo & Co.   4,649,683 
         13,175,813 
     BEVERAGES - 2.6%     
 9,343   Anheuser-Busch InBev - ADR   1,167,875 
 10,087   Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.   940,108 
 11,612   Monster Beverage Corp. *   1,729,724 
 26,666   PepsiCo, Inc.   2,664,467 
 53,668   The Coca-Cola Co.   2,305,577 
         8,807,751 
     BIOTECHNOLOGY - 0.7%     
 1,621   Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   152,601 
 10,124   BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   104,480 
 6,859   Gilead Sciences, Inc.   694,062 
 9,720   GlycoMimetics, Inc. *   55,598 
 820   Incyte Corp. *   88,929 
 185   Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc. *   2,451 
 1,500   Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc. *   11,610 
 10,721   Novavax, Inc. *   89,949 
 3,762   Otonomy, Inc. *   104,396 
 1,242   PTC Therapeutics, Inc. *   40,241 
 83   Puma Biotechnology, Inc. *   6,507 
 1,535   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   833,305 
 2,040   Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. *   228,847 
         2,412,976 
     BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.8%     
 19,471   Boise Cascade Co. *   497,095 
 11,760   CRH PLC - ADR   338,923 
 7,290   Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   404,595 
 2,160   Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   295,013 
 12,610   Owens Corning   593,048 
 11,236   Summit Materials, Inc. *   225,169 
 4,290   Vulcan Materials Co.   407,421 
         2,761,264 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     CHEMICALS - 1.0%     
 9,511   Cabot Corp.  $388,810 
 12,783   Celanese Corp.   860,679 
 3,211   LyondellBasell Industries NV   279,036 
 13,632   The Dow Chemical Co.   701,775 
 9,400   The Mosaic Co.   259,346 
 3,487   The Sherwin-Williams Co.   905,225 
         3,394,871 
     COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.3%     
 10,697   Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   906,250 
 6,215   Equifax, Inc.   692,165 
 10,568   Global Payments, Inc.   681,742 
 6,893   Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.   653,594 
 5,427   ManpowerGroup, Inc.   457,442 
 11,690   TransUnion *   322,293 
 7,005   WEX, Inc. *   619,242 
         4,332,728 
     COMPUTERS - 2.1%     
 12,044   Accenture PLC - Cl. A   1,258,598 
 29,684   Apple, Inc.   3,124,538 
 11,342   Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Cl. A *   680,747 
 47,928   Genpact Ltd. *   1,197,241 
 40,920   Pure Storeage, Inc. *   637,124 
         6,898,248 
     COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - 1.5%     
 150,898   Avon Products, Inc.   611,137 
 37,677   Colgate-Palmolive Co.   2,510,042 
 23,418   The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.   2,062,189 
         5,183,368 
     DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.7%     
 1,852   Alliance Data Systems Corp. *   512,208 
 26,386   American Express Co.   1,835,146 
 6,077   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   646,714 
 1,891   BlackRock, Inc. - Cl. A   643,923 
 11,639   Invesco Ltd.   389,674 
 930   MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   103,779 
 6,055   Raymond James Financial, Inc.   351,008 
 91,624   Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. *   1,452,240 
 35,529   Visa, Inc. - Cl. A   2,755,274 
 12,364   WisdomTree Investments, Inc.   193,867 
         8,883,833 
     ELECTRIC - 2.3%     
 11,834   Ameren Corp.   511,584 
 12,660   Avangrid, Inc. *   486,144 
 16,048   Dominion Resources, Inc.   1,085,487 
 4,071   DTE Energy Co.   326,453 
 8,839   Duke Energy Corp.   631,016 
 10,203   Edison International   604,120 
 7,008   Eversource Energy   357,899 
 18,878   Exelon Corp.   524,242 
 7,224   ITC Holdings Corp.   283,542 
 17,194   NextEra Energy, Inc.   1,786,285 
 11,788   PG&E Corp.   627,004 
 4,222   Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   272,235 
 4,623   Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   178,864 
         7,674,875 
     ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.2%     
 11,160   AMETEK, Inc.   598,064 
 1,880   SunPower Corp. *   56,419 
         654,483 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     ELECTRONICS - 0.8%     
 25,102   Honeywell International, Inc.  $2,599,814 
           
     ENERGY - ALTERNATE SOURCES - 0.0% **     
 2,169   First Solar, Inc. *   143,132 
           
     ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%     
 18,610   DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. *   479,580 
           
     ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.2%     
 15,580   Waste Management, Inc.   831,505 
           
     FOOD - 0.9%     
 67,006   Mondelez International, Inc. - Cl. A   3,004,549 
           
     FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER - 0.2%     
 19,064   International Paper Co.   718,713 
           
     GAS - 0.2%     
 4,190   Sempra Energy   393,902 
 10,820   UGI Corp.   365,283 
         759,185 
     HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 3.6%     
 19,255   Baxter International, Inc.   734,578 
 5,698   Becton Dickinson and Co.   878,005 
 30,600   Boston Scientific Corp. *   564,264 
 12,290   ConforMIS, Inc. *   212,494 
 28,007   Danaher Corp.   2,601,290 
 47,859   Medtronic, PLC   3,681,314 
 4,076   Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. *   38,192 
 22,421   St. Jude Medical, Inc.   1,384,945 
 10,863   Stryker Corp.   1,009,607 
 6,142   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   871,243 
         11,975,932 
     HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 1.3%     
 9,325   Aetna, Inc.   1,008,219 
 14,924   HCA Holdings, Inc. *   1,009,310 
 21,372   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   2,514,202 
         4,531,731 
     INSURANCE - 3.1%     
 42,467   American International Group, Inc.   2,631,680 
 37,949   Assured Guaranty Ltd.   1,002,992 
 33,645   Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   1,865,615 
 23,373   Principal Financial Group, Inc.   1,051,318 
 13,290   Prudential Financial, Inc.   1,081,939 
 26,895   The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,168,857 
 39,165   XL Group PLC   1,534,485 
         10,336,886 
     INTERNET - 5.1%     
 8,191   Alphabet, Inc. - Cl. A *   6,372,680 
 2,639   Alphabet, Inc. - Cl.C *   2,002,684 
 6,400   Amazon.com, Inc. *   4,325,696 
 1,100   Expedia, Inc.   136,730 
 22,336   Facebook, Inc. - Cl. A *   2,337,686 
 1,417   The Priceline Group, Inc.*   1,806,604 
         16,982,080 
     IRON/STEEL - 0.1%     
 3,450   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   199,790 
           
     LEISURE TIME - 0.2%     
 11,271   Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. *   660,481 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     LODGING - 0.2%     
 5,118   Las Vegas Sands Corp.  $224,373 
 6,895   Wyndham Worldwide Corp.   500,922 
         725,295 
     MEDIA - 2.0%     
 51,006   Comcast Corp.   2,878,269 
 3,414   Markit Ltd. *   103,000 
 12,333   Time Warner Cable, Inc.   2,288,881 
 50,146   Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.   1,361,965 
         6,632,115 
     METAL FABRICATE/HARDWARE - 0.1%     
 5,020   Tenaris SA - ADR   119,476 
           
     MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 1.3%     
 8,485   Dover Corp.   520,215 
 14,419   Eaton Corp. PLC   750,365 
 22,980   General Electric Co.   715,827 
 15,946   Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   1,477,875 
 15,777   Pentair - PLC   781,435 
         4,245,717 
     OIL & GAS - 2.3%     
 4,204   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   204,230 
 23,470   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   415,184 
 97,781   Cobalt International Energy, Inc. *   528,017 
 12,740   ConocoPhillips   594,831 
 33,807   Continental Resources, Inc. *   776,885 
 3,350   Ensco PLC   51,557 
 830   EOG Resources, Inc.   58,756 
 7,059   Hess Corp.   342,220 
 12,260   Marathon Oil Corp.   635,558 
 43,630   Newfield Exploration Co. *   1,420,593 
 28,680   Oasis Petroleum, Inc. *   211,372 
 12,247   Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.   184,685 
 21,919   PBF Energy, Inc.   806,838 
 3,520   PDC Energy, Inc. *   187,898 
 8,136   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   1,020,092 
 54,290   WPX Energy, Inc. *   311,625 
         7,750,341 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.3%     
 700   Baker Hughes, Inc.   32,305 
 12,310   Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. *   153,383 
 17,907   Halliburton Co.   609,554 
 17,450   Tesco Corp.   126,338 
         921,580 
     PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.3%     
 13,219   Ball Corp.   961,418 
 10,732   Owens-Illinois, Inc. *   186,951 
         1,148,369 
     PHARMACEUTICALS - 4.5%     
 13,454   Abbott Laboratories   604,219 
 3,423   Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   83,350 
 8,231   Alkermes PLC *   653,377 
 8,502   Allergan PLC *   2,656,875 
 30,709   AstraZeneca PLC - ADR   1,042,571 
 32,785   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2,255,280 
 7,513   Cardinal Health, Inc.   670,686 
 1,100   Chiasma, Inc. *   21,527 
 7,130   Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   84,633 
 5,790   Eli Lilly & Co   487,865 
 14,966   Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cl. A *   173,456 
 15,370   Johnson & Johnson   1,578,806 
 7,366   McKesson Corp.   1,452,796 
 35,415   Merck & Co., Inc.   1,870,620 
 15,289   Mylan NV *   826,676 
 5,900   MyoKardia, Inc. *   86,494 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares      Value 
     PHARMACEUTICALS (Continued) - 4.5%     
 3,055   Regulus Therapeutics, Inc. *  $26,640 
 1,767   Relypsa, Inc. *   50,077 
 3,504   TESARO, Inc. *   183,329 
 7,361   Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   73,831 
 15,851   Trevena, Inc. *   166,435 
 1,800   Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. *   39,420 
         15,088,963 
     PIPELINES - 0.4%     
 31,177   Enbridge, Inc.   1,034,765 
 3,728   ONEOK, Inc.   91,932 
 10,530   TransCanada Corp.   343,173 
         1,469,870 
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 2.1%     
 16,216   American Tower Corp.   1,572,141 
 10,107   AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   1,861,002 
 5,142   Public Storage   1,273,673 
 6,264   Simon Property Group, Inc.   1,217,972 
 9,497   SL Green Realty Corp.   1,072,971 
         6,997,759 
     RETAIL - 3.2%     
 12,218   Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   1,838,931 
 6,379   Costco Wholesale Corp.   1,030,209 
 18,941   CVS Health Corp.   1,851,862 
 5,990   L Brands, Inc.   573,962 
 16,869   McDonald’s Corp.   1,992,904 
 3,234   Ross Stores, Inc.   174,022 
 9,473   Signet Jewelers Ltd.   1,171,715 
 16,299   Starbucks Corp.   978,429 
 12,973   Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   1,104,716 
 300   Wingstop, Inc. *   6,843 
         10,723,593 
     SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.1%     
 63,380   Applied Materials, Inc.   1,183,305 
 7,020   Avago Technologies Ltd.   1,018,953 
 1,780   Lam Research Corp.   141,368 
 8,620   Linear Technology Corp.   366,091 
 6,050   Microchip Technology, Inc.   281,567 
 6,013   NXP Semiconductors NV *   506,595 
 10,010   ON Semiconductor Corp. *   98,098 
 900   Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   69,147 
 13,750   SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. *   107,800 
         3,772,924 
     SOFTWARE - 2.0%     
 2,129   Envestnet, Inc. *   63,551 
 96,672   Microsoft Corp.   5,363,363 
 5,411   MSCI, Inc.   390,295 
 5,950   ServiceNow, Inc. *   515,032 
 5,427   SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   370,501 
         6,702,742 
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.2%     
 8,300   Arista Networks, Inc. *   646,072 
 118,202   Cisco Systems, Inc.   3,209,775 
         3,855,847 
     TEXTILES - 0.5%     
 8,348   Mohawk Industries, Inc. *   1,581,028 
           
     TRANSPORTATION - 0.5%     
 1,793   FedEx Corp.   267,139 
 4,465   Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. *   239,726 
 660   Kansas City Southern   49,282 
 7,438   Knight Transportation, Inc.   180,223 
 2,510   Norfolk Southern Corp.   212,321 
 11,050   Swift Transportation Co. - Cl. A *   152,711 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Shares            Value 
     TRANSPORTATION - 0.5% (Continued)           
 4,040   United Parcel Service, Inc.        $388,769 
 7,800   XPO Logistics, Inc. *         212,550 
               1,702,721 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $193,436,921)         202,010,025 
                 
     PREFERRED STOCK - 0.0% **           
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.0% **           
 3,000   Verizon Communications, Inc. (Cost $75,000)         82,860 
                 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 1.5%           
     EQUITY FUND - 1.5%           
 23,876   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Cost - $4,737,354)         4,868,077 
                 
Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity     
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 2.9%           
 $101,000   Ally Master Owner Trust  1.33  3/15/2019   100,665 
 100,000   Ally Master Owner Trust  1.60  10/15/2019   99,483 
 116,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2013-5  1.52  1/8/2019   115,540 
 45,819   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-1  0.90  2/8/2019   45,705 
 120,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-1  2.15  3/9/2020   119,540 
 145,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-2  1.60  7/8/2019   144,401 
 250,000   Apidos CLO XXI (a)^  1.71  7/18/2027   246,937 
 350,000   Apidos CLO XXII (a)^  2.39  10/20/2027   349,720 
 300,000   Atrium XII (a)^  2.25  10/22/2026   299,013 
 270,000   Babson CLO Ltd. 2015-I (a)^  1.75  4/20/2027   267,879 
 325,000   BlueMountain CLO 2015-3 Ltd (a)^  1.81  10/20/2027   322,775 
 225,000   Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2015-3  1.72  1/22/2019   224,539 
 225,000   CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2013-4  1.71  7/15/2019   223,983 
 100,000   CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2013-4  1.95  9/16/2019   99,341 
 150,000   Cent CLO 20 Ltd. (a)^  1.80  1/25/2026   148,039 
 250,000   Cent CLO 21 Ltd. (a)^  1.81  7/27/2026   246,625 
 250,000   Cent CLO 23 Ltd. (a)^  1.81  4/17/2026   248,057 
 350,000   CIFC Funding 2014-II Ltd. (a)^  1.86  5/24/2026   346,201 
 250,000   CNH Equipment Trust 2015-C  1.66  11/16/2020   249,370 
 74,438   DB Master Finance LLC 2015-1 (a)  3.26  2/20/2045   73,655 
 85,000   Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-B (a)  2.12  6/17/2019   84,811 
 175,000   Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-D (a)  1.23  6/15/2018   174,820 
 265,000   Dryden 41 Senior Loan Fund (a)^  2.49  1/15/2028   265,000 
 86,152   Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2015-2 (a)  1.54  11/15/2019   85,769 
 250,000   First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-1 (a)  1.49  1/15/2020   249,577 
 65,000   First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-3 (a)  1.67  11/16/2020   64,596 
 100,000   Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2012-A  1.88  8/15/2017   100,307 
 100,000   Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2014-A  1.90  9/15/2019   100,101 
 100,000   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A (a)  2.09  3/15/2022   99,777 
 100,000   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A  2.31  2/15/2021   100,172 
 145,000   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A  1.77  8/15/2020   144,915 
 275,000   Galaxy XIX CLO Ltd. (a)^  1.87  1/24/2027   272,927 
 190,000   Green Tree Agency Advance Funding Trust I Series 2015-T1 (a)  2.30  10/15/2046   189,666 
 100,000   Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2013-A  1.13  9/17/2018   99,655 
 60,000   Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2013-B  1.45  2/15/2019   59,884 
 91,000   Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2013-B  1.71  2/15/2019   91,041 
 92,000   Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2014-B  2.10  11/15/2019   91,079 
 300,000   Madison Park Funding XI Ltd. (a)^  1.60  10/23/2025   294,690 
 250,000   Madison Park Funding XV Ltd. (a)^  2.72  1/27/2026   250,326 
 250,000   Magnetite XII Ltd. (a)^  1.82  4/15/2027   248,605 
 225,000   NRZ Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed 2015-T1 (a)  2.31  8/15/2046   225,038 
 200,000   NRZ Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed 2015-T3 (a)  2.54  11/15/2046   199,675 
 225,000   Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (a)  2.53  11/15/2046   224,978 
 275,000   OZLM Funding V Ltd. (a)^  1.82  1/17/2026   273,536 
 100,000   Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2014-1 (a)  1.91  4/15/2020   98,979 
 37,793   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-6  1.94  3/15/2018   37,844 
 45,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-2  2.57  3/15/2019   45,288 
 35,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2013-5  2.25  6/17/2019   35,125 
 35,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-1  2.36  4/15/2020   35,055 
 75,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-2  1.62  2/15/2019   75,009 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 2.9% (Continued)           
$35,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-4  1.82  5/15/2019  $35,031 
 80,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-1  1.97  11/15/2019   80,117 
 125,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-4  1.20  12/17/2018   124,756 
 325,000   Shackleton 2015-VIII CLO Ltd. (a)^  1.84  10/20/2027   321,999 
 165,000   Springleaf Funding Trust 2015-A (a)  3.16  11/15/2024   163,823 
 190,000   SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed Notes 2015-T3 (a)  2.92  7/15/2047   189,825 
 250,000   Voya CLO 2014-2 Ltd. (a)^  1.77  7/17/2026   247,748 
 300,000   Webster Park CLO Ltd. A-2 (a)  2.80  12/15/2026   297,900 
 13,941   Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-2 (a)  0.97  10/16/2017   13,924 
 105,000   Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2015-2 (a)  1.83  1/15/2021   104,030 
     TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost - $9,896,898)         9,868,866 
                 
     CORPORATE BONDS - 9.0%           
     AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 0.2%           
 100,000   BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (a)  3.85  12/15/2025   98,997 
 50,000   Lockheed Martin Corp.  2.50  11/23/2020   49,703 
 147,000   Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.07  12/15/2042   136,037 
 30,000   Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.50  5/15/2036   30,372 
 75,000   Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.70  5/15/2046   76,828 
 50,000   Lockheed Martin Corp.  4.85  9/15/2041   51,481 
 125,000   Lockheed Martin Corp.  6.15  9/1/2036   149,062 
               592,480 
     AGRICULTURE - 0.3%           
 230,000   BAT International Finance PLC (a)  2.75  6/15/2020   229,933 
 20,000   BAT International Finance PLC (a)  3.50  6/15/2022   20,502 
 216,000   Cargill, Inc. (a)  4.76  11/23/2045   219,174 
 475,000   Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC (a)  3.75  7/21/2022   476,901 
               946,510 
     AUTO MANUFACTURERS - 0.3%           
 450,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  3.16  8/4/2020   448,423 
 100,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  6.63  8/15/2017   106,588 
 275,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc.  3.50  7/10/2019   275,921 
 100,000   Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (a)  2.65  9/26/2018   101,257 
               932,189 
     BANKS - 2.4%           
 300,000   Abbey National Treasury Services PLC  2.00  8/24/2018   299,533 
 160,000   Bank of America Corp.  4.20  8/26/2024   158,748 
 135,000   Bank of America Corp.  2.25  4/21/2020   131,742 
 640,000   Bank of America Corp.  2.63  10/19/2020   631,949 
 300,000   Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA (a)  2.75  10/15/2020   301,192 
 100,000   Barclays Bank PLC  5.14  10/14/2020   108,520 
 150,000   BB&T Corp.  2.45  1/15/2020   151,005 
 50,000   BNP Paribas SA  2.38  9/14/2017   50,594 
 200,000   BPCE SA (a)  5.15  7/21/2024   201,681 
 300,000   Capital One Financial Corp.  3.20  2/5/2025   289,991 
 105,000   Capital One Financial Corp.  4.20  10/29/2025   103,672 
 50,000   Citigroup, Inc.  4.05  7/30/2022   51,143 
 300,000   Citigroup, Inc.  3.50  5/15/2023   294,965 
 55,000   Citigroup, Inc.  5.50  9/13/2025   59,702 
 70,000   Citigroup, Inc.  3.30  4/27/2025   68,746 
 185,000   Citizens Financial Group, Inc.  4.30  12/3/2025   185,973 
 200,000   Credit Agricole SA (a)  4.38  3/17/2025   193,488 
 50,000   Credit Suisse AG  5.40  1/14/2020   54,746 
 395,000   Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. (a)  3.80  9/15/2022   394,688 
 250,000   Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. (a)  3.13  12/10/2020   248,864 
 45,000   Deutsche Bank AG  3.70  5/30/2024   44,819 
 525,000   Discover Bank  3.10  6/4/2020   526,191 
 300,000   Fifth Third Bank  2.15  8/20/2018   300,854 
 60,000   HSBC Holdings PLC  4.00  3/30/2022   62,986 
 200,000   Lloyds Bank PLC  3.50  5/14/2025   200,657 
 110,000   Morgan Stanley  3.88  4/29/2024   112,132 
 330,000   Morgan Stanley  3.95  4/23/2027   320,291 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     BANKS - 2.4% (Continued)           
$400,000   PNC Bank NA  2.60  7/21/2020  $399,903 
 120,000   Santander Holdings USA, Inc.  2.65  4/17/2020   117,728 
 200,000   Santander Issuances SAU  5.18  11/19/2025   196,970 
 200,000   Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (a)  2.45  5/27/2020   198,668 
 350,000   State Street Corp.  3.55  8/18/2025   360,999 
 200,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  3.50  1/23/2025   196,563 
 85,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  4.75  10/21/2045   84,437 
 55,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  4.80  7/8/2044   54,681 
 50,000   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  6.75  10/1/2037   58,447 
 250,000   The Huntington National Bank  2.40  4/1/2020   246,744 
 50,000   The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  3.90  4/29/2024   51,196 
 250,000   UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd. (a)  2.95  9/24/2020   247,666 
 150,000   Wells Fargo & Co.  3.00  2/19/2025   145,899 
 35,000   Wells Fargo & Co.  4.10  6/3/2026   35,329 
               7,944,102 
     BEVERAGES - 0.0% **           
 55,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.  3.75  7/15/2042   47,256 
                 
     BIOTECHNOLOGY - 0.1%           
 130,000   Biogen, Inc.  2.90  9/15/2020   129,658 
 70,000   Celgene Corp.  3.55  8/15/2022   70,680 
 50,000   Celgene Corp.  3.63  5/15/2024   49,175 
 90,000   Gilead Sciences, Inc.  2.55  9/1/2020   89,966 
 20,000   Gilead Sciences, Inc.  3.50  2/1/2025   20,167 
 10,000   Gilead Sciences, Inc.  4.50  2/1/2045   9,782 
               369,428 
     CHEMICALS - 0.1%           
 55,000   Agrium, Inc.  7.13  5/23/2036   66,079 
 200,000   CF Industries, Inc.  7.13  5/1/2020   225,683 
 150,000   LYB International Finance BV  4.88  3/15/2044   136,979 
 40,000   Monsanto Co.  3.38  7/15/2024   38,136 
               466,877 
     COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 0.2%           
 100,000   Catholic Health Initiatives  2.95  11/1/2022   97,538 
 100,000   Catholic Health Initiatives  4.35  11/1/2042   93,531 
 500,000   ERAC USA Finance, LLC (a)  3.30  10/15/2022   491,894 
               682,963 
     COMPUTERS - 0.0% **           
 75,000   EMC Corp.  1.88  6/1/2018   69,981 
                 
     DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.4%           
 50,000   American Express Co.  1.55  5/22/2018   49,610 
 180,000   General Electric Capital Corp.  6.88  1/10/2039   245,353 
 285,000   LeasePlan Corp NV (a)  2.88  1/22/2019   281,331 
 350,000   Private Export Funding Corp.  3.25  6/15/2025   359,333 
 155,000   Synchrony Financial  2.60  1/15/2019   154,443 
 15,000   Synchrony Financial  2.70  2/3/2020   14,712 
 205,000   Synchrony Financial  3.75  8/15/2021   204,776 
               1,309,558 
     ELECTRIC - 0.5%           
 200,000   Appalachian Power Co.  3.40  6/1/2025   195,169 
 150,000   Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  4.50  2/1/2045   144,119 
 60,000   Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.  4.63  12/1/2054   59,037 
 175,000   Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  6.10  6/1/2037   211,613 
 225,000   Duke Energy Corp.  3.75  4/15/2024   227,969 
 10,000   Eversource Energy  3.15  1/15/2025   9,761 
 450,000   NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.  2.06  9/1/2017   450,419 
 75,000   Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  3.40  8/15/2024   75,273 
 50,000   PPL Capital Funding, Inc.  3.50  12/1/2022   50,371 
 150,000   South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.  5.10  6/1/2065   156,343 
 225,000   The Southern Co.  2.75  6/15/2020   222,713 
               1,802,787 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.1%           
$50,000   SBA Tower Trust (a)  2.90  10/15/2019  $48,860 
 255,000   SBA Tower Trust (a)  3.16  10/15/2020   250,861 
               299,721 
     FOOD - 0.2%           
 165,000   HJ Heinz Co. (a)  3.50  7/15/2022   166,138 
 375,000   The Kroger Co.  2.95  11/1/2021   371,168 
 15,000   Tyson Foods, Inc.  2.65  8/15/2019   15,008 
               552,314 
     GAS - 0.0% **           
 125,000   Dominion Gas Holdings LLC  3.60  12/15/2024   123,701 
                 
     HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 0.2%           
 325,000   Boston Scientific Corp.  3.38  5/15/2022   320,614 
 205,000   Medtronic, Inc.  3.50  3/15/2025   206,675 
 80,000   Medtronic, Inc.  4.38  3/15/2035   80,867 
               608,156 
     HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 0.3%           
 75,000   Anthem, Inc.  3.50  8/15/2024   73,229 
 150,000   Anthem, Inc.  4.65  8/15/2044   142,964 
 25,000   Dignity Health  3.81  11/1/2024   25,405 
 75,000   Kaiser Foundation Hospitals  3.50  4/1/2022   76,205 
 30,000   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  4.20  7/1/2055   28,881 
 50,000   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  5.00  7/1/2042   53,548 
 100,000   The City of Hope  5.62  11/15/2043   112,450 
 35,000   The New York and Presbyterian Hospital  4.02  8/1/2045   33,089 
 135,000   The Toledo Hospital  4.98  11/15/2045   141,900 
 80,000   Trinity Health Corp.  4.13  12/1/2045   75,826 
 300,000   United Health Group, Inc.  2.88  3/15/2023   296,812 
 45,000   United Health Group, Inc.  3.35  7/15/2022   46,028 
 75,000   United Health Group, Inc.  3.75  7/15/2025   77,316 
               1,183,653 
     INSURANCE - 0.3%           
 50,000   ACE INA Holdings, Inc.  2.30  11/3/2020   49,581 
 75,000   ACE INA Holdings, Inc.  3.35  5/15/2024   75,710 
 140,000   ACE INA Holdings, Inc.  4.35  11/3/2045   142,258 
 50,000   American International Group, Inc.  4.88  6/1/2022   53,997 
 45,000   American International Group, Inc.  3.88  1/15/2035   39,691 
 150,000   Principal Financial Group, Inc.  3.40  5/15/2025   147,043 
 250,000   The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.  5.50  3/30/2020   276,748 
 125,000   Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (a)  4.90  9/15/2044   126,261 
               911,289 
     INTERNET - 0.2%           
 400,000   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.  2.50  11/28/2019   390,783 
 265,000   Amazon.com, Inc.  4.80  12/5/2034   279,012 
 195,000   Expedia, Inc. (a)  5.00  2/15/2026   190,308 
               860,103 
     LODGING - 0.1%           
 225,000   Marriott International, Inc.  2.88  3/1/2021   223,232 
                 
     MACHINERY - CONSTRUCTION AND MINING - 0.0% **           
 45,000   Caterpillar, Inc.  4.30  5/15/2044   43,457 
                 
     MEDIA - 0.3%           
 50,000   21st Century Fox America, Inc.  3.70  9/15/2024   50,413 
 60,000   CCO Safari II LLC (a)  6.48  10/23/2045   60,098 
 100,000   Comcast Corp.  6.40  3/1/2040   124,112 
 275,000   Cox Communications, Inc. (a)  4.80  2/1/2035   227,497 
 30,000   DIRECTV Holdings, LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.  3.95  1/15/2025   29,574 
 100,000   NBCUniversal Media, LLC  2.88  1/15/2023   99,295 
 250,000   Sky PLC (a)  3.75  9/16/2024   244,169 
 275,000   Time Warner, Inc.  4.88  3/15/2020   297,325 
 50,000   Viacom, Inc.  4.25  9/1/2023   48,339 
               1,180,822 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     MINING - 0.1%           
$225,000   BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.  3.85  9/30/2023  $213,034 
                 
     MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 0.2%           
 10,000   Parker-Hannifin Corp.  4.45  11/21/2044   10,393 
 225,000   Pentair Finance SA  2.90  9/15/2018   223,993 
 50,000   Pentair Finance SA  3.15  9/15/2022   47,037 
 250,000   Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV (a)  2.90  5/27/2022   249,901 
               531,324 
     OIL & GAS - 0.5%           
 105,000   BP Capital Markets PLC  2.32  2/13/2020   103,452 
 75,000   BP Capital Markets PLC  3.51  3/17/2025   72,630 
 50,000   Cenovus Energy, Inc.  3.80  9/15/2023   45,272 
 70,000   ConocoPhillips Co.  2.88  11/15/2021   67,975 
 45,000   ConocoPhillips Co.  3.35  5/15/2025   40,666 
 100,000   Devon Energy Corp.  5.00  6/15/2045   75,790 
 210,000   Devon Energy Corp.  5.85  12/15/2025   204,234 
 50,000   Encana Corp.  6.50  5/15/2019   48,749 
 50,000   Marathon Oil Corp.  5.90  3/15/2018   50,566 
 170,000   Phillips 66  4.88  11/15/2044   151,668 
 190,000   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  4.45  1/15/2026   171,079 
 225,000   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  7.50  1/15/2020   238,974 
 50,000   Rowan Cos., Inc.  4.75  1/15/2024   35,556 
 225,000   Shell International Finance BV  4.13  5/11/2035   214,769 
 230,000   Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. (a)  2.50  4/28/2020   226,263 
 60,000   Suncor Energy, Inc.  3.60  12/1/2024   56,513 
               1,804,156 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.1%           
 120,000   Halliburton Co.  3.38  11/15/2022   118,096 
 110,000   Schlumberger Holdings Corp. (a)  3.00  12/21/2020   108,579 
               226,675 
     PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.4%           
 50,000   AbbVie, Inc.  3.20  11/6/2022   49,217 
 35,000   Actavis Funding SCS  3.80  3/15/2025   34,821 
 50,000   Actavis Funding SCS  3.85  6/15/2024   50,089 
 100,000   Actavis Funding SCS  4.55  3/15/2035   97,186 
 275,000   Bayer US Finance LLC (a)  2.38  10/8/2019   275,173 
 170,000   Cardinal Health, Inc.  3.20  3/15/2023   167,840 
 35,000   Cardinal Health, Inc.  4.50  11/15/2044   33,782 
 95,000   EMD Finance LLC (a)  2.95  3/19/2022   91,661 
 135,000   EMD Finance LLC (a)  3.25  3/19/2025   128,000 
 150,000   Merck & Co., Inc.  2.75  2/10/2025   146,026 
 220,000   Mylan NV (a)  3.00  12/15/2018   219,514 
               1,293,309 
     PIPELINES - 0.2%           
 65,000   Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (a)  2.45  6/1/2018   63,552 
 130,000   Enterprise Products Operating LLC  5.10  2/15/2045   108,893 
 100,000   Phillips 66 Partners LP  3.61  2/15/2025   86,024 
 125,000   Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp.  5.88  3/1/2022   117,820 
 275,000   Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP  4.40  4/1/2021   266,495 
 200,000   Western Gas Partners LP  4.00  7/1/2022   176,903 
               819,687 
     REAL ESTATE - 0.1%           
 275,000   WEA Finance LLC / Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC (a)  3.25  10/5/2020   276,052 
                 
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.3%           
 300,000   American Tower Corp.  3.45  9/15/2021   301,471 
 50,000   AvalonBay Communities, Inc.  2.95  9/15/2022   49,570 
 150,000   DDR Corp.  4.63  7/15/2022   154,967 
 75,000   HCP, Inc.  3.88  8/15/2024   72,692 
 200,000   HCP, Inc.  4.00  6/1/2025   195,283 
 260,000   Scentre Group Trust 1/Scentre Group Trust 2 (a)  2.38  11/5/2019   256,490 
               1,030,473 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     RETAIL - 0.3%           
$50,000   AutoZone, Inc.  2.88  1/15/2023  $48,324 
 300,000   Auto Zone, Inc.  3.13  7/15/2023   294,262 
 250,000   CVS Health Corp.  4.00  12/5/2023   259,805 
 115,000   CVS Health Corp.  4.88  7/20/2035   118,736 
 130,000   CVS Health Corp.  5.13  7/20/2045   136,946 
 200,000   O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.  3.80  9/1/2022   202,423 
 100,000   The Home Depot, Inc.  2.00  6/15/2019   100,701 
               1,161,197 
     SOFTWARE - 0.1%           
 225,000   Oracle Corp.  2.80  7/8/2021   227,904 
                 
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.3%           
 20,000   AT&T, Inc.  4.50  5/15/2035   18,497 
 150,000   Crown Castle Towers LLC (a)  3.22  5/15/2022   147,999 
 120,000   GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC (a)  2.35  6/15/2020   116,369 
 200,000   Orange SA  9.00  3/1/2031   282,286 
 334,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.  4.52  9/15/2048   298,695 
 4,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.  6.40  9/15/2033   4,557 
               868,403 
     TOYS/GAMES/HOBBIES - 0.0% **           
 50,000   Mattel, Inc.  2.35  5/6/2019   49,576 
                 
     TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%           
 225,000   FedEx Corp.  8.00  1/15/2019   261,928 
 100,000   Kansas City Southern (a)  4.95  8/15/2045   97,924 
               359,852 
     TRUCKING & LEASING - 0.1%           
 150,000   Penske Truck Leasing Co LP / PTL Finance Corp. (a)  3.20  7/15/2020   148,495 
 50,000   Penske Truck Leasing Co LP / PTL Finance Corp. (a)  4.88  7/11/2022   52,005 
               200,500 
                 
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $30,662,282)         30,212,721 
                 
     COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%           
 65,000   Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7  3.71  9/15/2048   66,417 
 265,000   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC35  3.82  11/10/2048   271,523 
 130,000   COMM 2013-CCRE8 Mortgage Trust  3.33  6/10/2046   131,820 
 125,000   CSAIL 2015-C1 Commercial Mortgage Trust  3.51  4/15/2050   125,745 
 225,000   CSAIL 2015-C3 Commercial Mortgage Trust  3.72  8/15/2048   227,938 
 465,000   Fannie Mae Multifamily Remic Trust 2015-M12 ^  2.79  5/25/2025   458,181 
 300,000   GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GS1  3.73  11/10/2048   305,749 
 30,802   JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-LDP8  5.40  5/15/2045   30,979 
 96,307   JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CIBC19^  5.69  2/12/2049   99,333 
 101,619   JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CIBC20^  5.79  2/12/2051   105,632 
 98,896   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C6  5.37  9/15/2039   100,329 
 22,283   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-C1^  6.09  4/15/2041   23,470 
 77,361   ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-7^  5.74  6/12/2050   80,281 
 116,653   ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-9  5.70  9/12/2049   121,344 
 90,000   Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C22  3.31  4/15/2048   88,648 
 100,000   SFAVE Commerical Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-5AVE (a)^  4.14  1/5/2035   94,605 
 95,095   Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C29  5.31  11/15/2048   96,394 
 125,000   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-LC22  3.84  9/15/2058   128,293 
 250,000   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-NXS1  3.15  5/15/2048   244,283 
     TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $2,856,094)
         2,800,964 
                 
     MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 6.9%           
     FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. - 3.1%           
 100,000   Freddie Mac +  2.50  1/1/2030   100,887 
 200,000   Freddie Mac +  3.00  1/1/2030   206,095 
 1,425,000   Freddie Mac +  3.50  1/15/2045   1,466,873 
 525,000   Freddie Mac +  4.00  1/15/2045   554,603 
 175,000   Freddie Mac +  4.50  1/1/2044   188,519 
 50,000   Freddie Mac +  5.00  1/1/2044   54,615 
 50,000   Freddie Mac +  5.50  1/1/2044   55,299 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. - 3.1% (Continued)           
$32,094   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  2.50  10/1/2028  $32,632 
 590,723   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.00  3/1/2045   590,229 
 3,146,451   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.00  9/1/2045   3,143,820 
 2,007,486   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.00  7/1/2045   2,005,808 
 1,528,038   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.00  8/1/2045   1,526,761 
 18,006   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.00  9/1/2028   18,589 
 58,143   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.00  2/1/2043   58,182 
 49,849   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.50  10/1/2043   51,358 
 176,214   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  3.50  11/1/2034   183,914 
 40,790   Freddie Mac Gold Pool  4.00  8/1/2044   43,125 
               10,281,309 
                 
     FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION - 3.2%           
 650,000   Fannie Mae +  2.50  1/1/2030   654,914 
 1,475,000   Fannie Mae +  3.00  1/1/2027   1,519,461 
 200,000   Fannie Mae +  3.50  1/1/2026   209,445 
 3,025,000   Fannie Mae +  3.50  1/15/2045   3,120,963 
 100,000   Fannie Mae +  4.00  1/16/2030   104,266 
 875,000   Fannie Mae +  4.00  1/1/2045   925,900 
 675,000   Fannie Mae +  4.50  1/1/2044   728,916 
 375,000   Fannie Mae +  5.00  1/1/2044   412,755 
 300,000   Fannie Mae +  5.50  1/1/2044   334,417 
 75,000   Fannie Mae +  6.00  1/1/2044   84,737 
 158,225   Fannie Mae Pool  2.47  5/1/2025   153,782 
 42,337   Fannie Mae Pool  2.50  4/1/2028   42,897 
 310,000   Fannie Mae Pool  2.68  5/1/2025   303,399 
 400,000   Fannie Mae Pool  2.81  7/1/2025   395,185 
 110,000   Fannie Mae Pool  2.99  10/1/2025   110,305 
 112,292   Fannie Mae Pool  3.00  7/1/2043   112,526 
 1,279,791   Fannie Mae Pool  3.00  9/1/2045   1,280,902 
 29,242   Fannie Mae Pool  3.00  10/1/2028   30,194 
 54,864   Fannie Mae Pool  3.09  10/1/2025   55,532 
 63,623   Fannie Mae Pool  4.00  11/1/2043   67,348 
               10,647,844 
     GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION - 0.6%           
 675,000   Ginnie Mae +  3.50  1/1/2045   703,661 
 425,000   Ginnie Mae +  4.00  1/15/2045   451,201 
 350,000   Ginnie Mae +  4.50  1/1/2044   376,031 
 50,000   Ginnie Mae +  5.00  1/1/2044   54,775 
 100,000   Ginnie Mae +  5.00  1/15/2045   108,238 
 67,985   Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.00  12/20/2042   69,173 
 341,059   Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.00  4/20/2045   346,148 
 79,001   Ginnie Mae II Pool  3.50  7/20/2043   82,575 
 37,454   Ginnie Mae II Pool  4.00  12/20/2044   39,798 
               2,231,600 
     TOTAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost - $23,223,210)         23,160,753 
                 
     MUNICIPAL SECURITIES - 0.6%           
 115,000   Bay Area Toll Authority  7.04  4/1/2050   158,513 
 90,000   Chicago O’Hare International Airport  6.40  1/1/2040   113,323 
 25,000   Chicago Transit Authority  6.90  12/1/2040   29,055 
 45,000   Chicago Transit Authority  6.90  12/1/2040   52,300 
 165,000   Kansas Development Finance Authority  4.93  4/15/2045   164,038 
 120,000   Long Island Power Authority  3.88  9/1/2024   122,695 
 60,000   Los Angeles Community College District  6.60  8/1/2042   81,275 
 100,000   Metropolitan Transportation Authority  6.81  11/15/2040   132,466 
 115,000   Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia  6.64  4/1/2057   138,013 
 230,000   New Jersey Economic Development Authority  3.80  6/15/2018   228,882 
 100,000   Port Authority of New York & New Jersey  5.65  11/1/2040   118,239 
 70,000   Port Authority of New York & New Jersey  4.81  10/15/2065   71,171 
 115,000   Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue  6.58  5/15/2049   148,572 
 40,000   Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue  6.55  5/15/2048   51,340 
 50,000   State of California  7.55  4/1/2039   72,625 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Principal Amount      Coupon Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     MUNICIPAL SECURITIES - 0.6% (Continued)           
$35,000   State of California  7.60  11/1/2040  $51,949 
 370,000   State of Illinois  5.10  6/1/2033   349,890 
 35,000   University of California  3.93  5/15/2045   33,909 
     TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost - $2,127,192)         2,118,255 
                 
     U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 10.8%           
 2,750,000   United States Treasury Note  0.50  1/31/2017   2,739,902 
 990,300   United States Treasury Note  0.63  9/30/2017   983,453 
 3,550,000   United States Treasury Note  0.63  11/30/2017   3,520,602 
 3,080,000   United States Treasury Note  0.75  10/31/2017   3,063,639 
 685,000   United States Treasury Note  0.75  12/31/2017   680,371 
 700,000   United States Treasury Note  0.75  3/31/2018   693,739 
 1,695,000   United States Treasury Note  0.88  4/30/2017   1,694,271 
 2,640,000   United States Treasury Note  1.38  7/31/2018   2,650,106 
 2,260,000   United States Treasury Note  1.38  12/31/2018   2,261,677 
 2,220,000   United States Treasury Note  1.38  2/28/2019   2,218,526 
 1,250,000   United States Treasury Note  1.38  9/30/2020   1,228,417 
 1,465,000   United States Treasury Note  1.50  11/30/2019   1,459,163 
 945,000   United States Treasury Note  1.63  6/30/2020   941,124 
 3,790,000   United States Treasury Note  2.00  2/15/2025   3,704,873 
 1,225,000   United States Treasury Note  2.13  5/15/2025   1,209,017 
 1,770,000   United States Treasury Note  2.38  7/31/2017   1,807,336 
 2,400   United States Treasury Note  2.38  8/15/2024   2,425 
 2,800,000   United States Treasury Bond  2.50  2/15/2045   2,512,236 
 1,125,000   United States Treasury Bond  3.00  11/15/2044   1,120,913 
 1,580,000   United States Treasury Bond  3.38  5/15/2044   1,695,661 
 5,000   United States Treasury Bond  3.63  8/15/2043   5,631 
 5,000   United States Treasury Bond  3.75  11/15/2043   5,759 
     TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost - $36,410,206)         36,198,841 
                 
Shares              
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.9%           
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 5.1%           
 17,078,966   Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Class to yield 0.28% (b)         17,078,966 
                 
Principal Amount              
    U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 1.8%           
$3,700,000   Federal Home Loan Bank#  0.00  1/13/2016   3,699,840 
 2,200,000   Federal Home Loan Bank#  0.00  1/14/2016   2,199,895 
               5,899,735 
                 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $22,978,701)         22,978,701 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7% (Cost - $326,403,858)(c)        $334,300,063 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - NET - 0.3%         950,280 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $335,250,343 

 

+All or a portion of these To Be Announced Securities (TBAs) are subject to dollar-roll transactions.

 

*Non-income producing security.

 

**Represents less than 0.01%

 

^Variable rate security.

 

#Represents discount rate at time of purchase.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

LP - Limited Partnership

 

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(a)144(a) - Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144a under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule, except to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2015, these securities amounted to $14,763,930 or 4.4% of net assets.

 

(b)Money market rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2015.

 

(c)Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $327,245,178 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

  Unrealized Appreciation:   14,756,481 
  Unrealized Depreciation:   (7,701,596)
  Net Unrealized Appreciation:  $7,054,885 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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December 31, 2015

 

Contracts     Unrealized Depreciation 
    SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS    
 2   MSCI Emerging Market E-Mini Future March 2016     
    (Underlying Face Amount at Value $78,750)  $(2,800)
     NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS  $(2,800)

 

       Fixed Received Rate       
Notional Amount $   CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP  (%)  Expiration  Unrealized Depreciation 
 670,000   CMBX.NA.AAA - Counterparty “Barclays Bank PLC”  0.50  10/17/2057  $(8,753)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT American   FVIT Balanced   FVIT BlackRock 
   Funds® Managed Risk   Managed Risk   Global Allocation 
Assets:  Portfolio   Portfolio   Managed Risk Portfolio 
Investments in securities, at cost  $194,151,492   $79,896,592   $294,886,109 
Investments in securities, at value  $182,037,822   $79,863,973   $259,442,372 
Deposits with broker +   9,389,820    4,101,745    13,359,418 
Receivable for Portfolio shares sold   142,997    2,223    460,339 
Interest and dividends receivable   317    27,275    22 
Total Assets   191,570,956    83,995,216    273,262,151 
Liabilities:               
Payable for securities purchased   246,238    609,971    503,095 
Payable for portfolio shares redeemed   11,758    7,868    11,600 
Accrued investment advisory fees   88,510    40,450    62,948 
Accrued distribution (12b-1) fees   40,361    17,662    57,022 
Administrative service fees payable   22,109    8,999    29,425 
Total Liabilities   408,976    684,950    664,090 
Net Assets  $191,161,980   $83,310,266   $272,598,061 
                
Net Assets:               
Paid in capital  $194,392,267   $83,677,472   $298,920,511 
Undistributed net investment income   2,759,817    819,686    3,758,376 
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts   6,123,566    (1,154,273)   5,362,911 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts   (12,113,670)   (32,619)   (35,443,737)
Net Assets  $191,161,980   $83,310,266   $272,598,061 
Class II Shares:               
Net assets  $191,161,980   $83,310,266   $272,598,061 
Total shares outstanding at end of year ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)   18,080,442    7,812,187    29,154,124 
                
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share               
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $10.57   $10.66   $9.35 

 

+Collateral for futures contracts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT Franklin   FVIT Goldman Sachs   FVIT Growth 
   Dividend and Income   Dynamic Trends Allocation   Managed Risk 
Assets:  Managed Risk Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio 
Investments in securities, at cost  $160,142,447   $17,917,505   $447,577,664 
Investments in securities, at value  $155,810,152   $17,904,632   $442,208,500 
Foreign cash (Cost $0, $130, $0, respectively)       129     
Deposits with broker +   5,684,728    207,151    22,861,749 
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts           43,460 
Receivable for Portfolio shares sold   389,856    52,911    370,207 
Receivable for securities sold       455     
Interest and dividends receivable   468,654    30,770    212,219 
Total Assets   162,353,390    18,196,048    465,696,135 
Liabilities:               
Due to custodian - foreign cash (Cost $0, $11, $0, respectively)       11     
Due to broker - options       491     
Options written (Cost $0, $17,291, $0, respectively)       6,016     
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   47,965    3,248     
Payable for Portfolio shares redeemed   8,544    202    30,197 
Payable for securities purchased       1,922,597    3,945,546 
Accrued investment advisory fees   109,698    10,067    218,451 
Accrued distribution (12b-1) fees   34,388    3,138    97,389 
Administrative service fees payable   8,666    1,749    49,438 
Total Liabilities   209,261    1,947,519    4,341,021 
Net Assets  $162,144,129   $16,248,529   $461,355,114 
                
Net Assets:               
Paid in capital  $170,735,651   $16,802,754   $483,048,738 
Undistributed net investment income   1,543,994    756    4,732,844 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, options and foreign currency translations   (5,755,256)   (550,106)   (21,100,764)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments, futures contracts, options and foreign currency translations   (4,380,260)   (4,875)   (5,325,704)
Net Assets  $162,144,129   $16,248,529   $461,355,114 
                
Class II Shares:               
Net assets  $162,144,129   $16,248,529   $461,355,114 
Total shares outstanding at end of year ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)   16,573,557    1,713,437    46,560,570 
                
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share               
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $9.78   $9.48   $9.91 

 

+Collateral for futures contracts and options contracts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT Moderate Growth   FVIT PIMCO   FVIT Select Advisor 
   Managed Risk   Tactical Allocation   Managed Risk 
Assets:  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio 
Investments in securities, at cost  $123,844,403   $14,943,506   $101,656,058 
Investments in securities, at value  $122,533,266   $14,966,909   $100,440,829 
Cash  $   $34,388      
Foreign cash (Cost: $0, $77,981, $0, respectively)       21,635     
Deposits with broker +   6,285,017    256,704    5,195,759 
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts           40 
Interest and dividends receivable   48,370    41,813    88,220 
Receivable for Portfolio shares sold   25,189    18,731    197,528 
Receivable for securities sold       130,213     
Premiums paid on open swap contracts       50,326     
Receivable on swaps       23,540     
Total Assets   128,891,842    15,544,259    105,922,376 
Liabilities:               
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts       32,959     
Unrealized depreciation on swaption and swap contract       15,684     
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts       2,882     
Payable for securities purchased   1,057,004    2,263,825    137,050 
Payable for Portfolio shares redeemed   6,920    112    6,689 
Accrued investment advisory fees   61,766    9,112    28,637 
Accrued distribution (12b-1) fees   26,935    2,895    22,384 
Administrative service fees payable   13,939    1,637    11,521 
Total Liabilities   1,166,564    2,329,106    206,281 
Net Assets  $127,725,278   $13,215,153   $105,716,095 
                
Net Assets:               
Paid in capital  $130,406,911   $13,817,834   $107,596,158 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)   1,264,326    (2,455)   1,256,183 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, options and swap contracts   (2,634,822)   (571,775)   (1,921,057)
Net unrealized appreciation(depreciation) on investments, options written and swap contracts   (1,311,137)   (28,451)   (1,215,189)
Net Assets  $127,725,278   $13,215,153   $105,716,095 
                
Class II Shares:               
Net assets  $127,725,278   $13,215,153   $105,716,095 
Total shares outstanding at end of year ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)   12,516,218    1,397,928    9,955,886 
                
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share               
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $10.20   $9.45   $10.62 

 

+Collateral for forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and options contracts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT Wellington Research 
   Managed Risk 
Assets:  Portfolio 
Investments in securities, at cost  $326,403,858 
Investments in securities, at value  $334,300,063 
Cash   7,225 
Deposits with broker +   13,423,837 
Interest and dividends receivable   761,203 
Receivable for Portfolio shares sold   745,522 
Receivable for securities sold   204,846 
Total Assets   349,442,696 
Liabilities:     
Unrealized depreciation on swap contract   8,753 
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   2,800 
Payable for securities purchased   13,821,361 
Payable for Portfolio shares redeemed   9,230 
Accrued investment advisory fees   244,497 
Accrued distribution (12b-1) fees   69,485 
Administrative service fees payable   36,227 
Total Liabilities   14,192,353 
Net Assets  $335,250,343 
      
Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $333,812,940 
Undistributed net investment income   1,048,381 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures contracts   (7,495,576)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts, and swap contract   7,884,598 
Net Assets  $335,250,343 
      
Class II Shares:     
Net assets  $335,250,343 
Total shares outstanding at end of year ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)   29,616,585 
      
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share     
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $11.32 

 

+Collateral for futures contracts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT American   FVIT Balanced   FVIT BlackRock Global 
   Funds® Managed Risk   Managed Risk   Allocation Managed Risk 
   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio 
Investment Income:               
Dividend income  $4,158,315   $1,463,008   $5,086,600 
Interest income   8,138    1,742    922 
Total Investment Income   4,166,453    1,464,750    5,087,522 
Expenses:               
Investment advisory fees   1,469,254    389,123    2,096,335 
Distribution fees (12b-1) - Class II Shares   408,126    176,874    582,315 
Administrative service fees   191,796    84,756    270,570 
Total Expenses   2,069,176    650,753    2,949,220 
Expenses waived   (663,769)   (6,116)   (1,620,149)
Net Expenses   1,405,407    644,637    1,329,071 
Net Investment Income   2,761,046    820,113    3,758,451 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts               
Net realized gain/(loss) on:               
Investments   (1,227,382)   (119,756)   (264,712)
Futures contracts   (3,305,880)   (726,927)   (5,696,111)
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   10,860,044        11,289,612 
    6,326,782    (846,683)   5,328,789 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:               
Investments   (13,312,753)   (1,103,143)   (20,099,759)
Futures contracts   21,968    (21,753)   35,223 
    (13,290,785)   (1,124,896)   (20,064,536)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Futures Contracts   (6,964,003)   (1,971,579)   (14,735,747)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(4,202,957)  $(1,151,466)  $(10,977,296)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Year or Period Ended December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT Franklin   FVIT Goldman Sachs   FVIT Growth 
   Dividend and Income   Dynamic Trends   Managed Risk 
   Managed Risk Portfolio   Allocation Portfolio *   Portfolio 
Investment Income:               
Dividend income  $3,019,599 **  $24,648   $8,271,654 
Interest income   1,833    66,048    8,651 
Total Investment Income   3,021,432    90,696    8,280,305 
Expenses:               
Investment advisory fees   1,160,516    61,344    2,139,953 
Distribution fees (12b-1) - Class II Shares   341,328    18,043    972,706 
Administrative service fees   156,302    8,628    472,882 
Total Expenses   1,658,146    88,015    3,585,541 
Expenses waived   (181,292)   (4,593)   (39,670)
Net Expenses   1,476,854    83,422    3,545,871 
Net Investment Income   1,544,578    7,274    4,734,434 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written and Foreign Currency Translations               
Net realized gain/(loss) on:               
Investments   (216,466)   (60,029)   455,479 
Futures contracts   (5,237,481)   (351,108)   (18,325,892)
Options written       (138,969)    
Foreign currency translations       (1,819)    
    (5,453,947)   (551,925)   (17,870,413)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:               
Investments   (6,815,943)   (12,873)   (11,014,585)
Futures contracts   8,228    (3,248)   159,468 
Options written       11,275     
Foreign currency translations       (29)    
    (6,807,715)   (4,875)   (10,855,117)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written and Foreign Currency Translations   (12,261,662)   (556,800)   (28,725,530)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(10,717,084)  $(549,526)  $(23,991,096)

 

*The FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

**Foreign Taxes Withheld $2,439

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Year or Period Ended December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT Moderate Growth   FVIT PIMCO   FVIT Select Advisor 
   Managed Risk   Tactical Allocation   Managed Risk 
   Portfolio   Portfolio*   Portfolio 
Investment Income:               
Dividend income  $2,211,186    $70,734 ^  $1,812,364 
Interest income   2,616    65,077    4,095 
Total Investment Income   2,213,802    135,811    1,816,459 
Expenses:               
Investment advisory fees   572,417    66,130    798,173 
Distribution fees (12b-1) - Class II Shares   260,190    19,450    221,715 
Administrative service fees   125,208    9,282    103,586 
Total Expenses   957,815    94,862    1,123,474 
Expenses waived   (9,244)   (6,514)   (563,898)
Net Expenses   948,571    88,348    559,576 
Net Investment Income   1,265,231    47,463    1,256,883 
                
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Translations               
Net realized gain/(loss) on:               
Investments   (47,044)   (279,395)   (97,191)
Futures contracts   (2,220,909)   (295,541)   (2,725,639)
Options written       7,156     
Swap Contracts       47,566     
Foreign currency translations       3,340     
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies           973,832 
    (2,267,953)   (516,874)   (1,848,998)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:               
Investments   (2,469,665)   23,403    (2,794,143)
Futures contracts   (38,360)   (32,959)   295 
Swap contracts       (15,684)    
Forward foreign currency contracts       (2,882)    
Foreign currency translations       (329)    
    (2,508,025)   (28,451)   (2,793,848)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Translations   (4,775,978)   (545,325)   (4,642,846)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(3,510,747)  $(497,862)  $(3,385,963)

 

*The FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

^Foreign taxes withheld of $41.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Year or Period Ended December 31, 2015

 

   FVIT Wellington Research 
   Managed Risk 
   Portfolio 
Investment Income:     
Dividend income  $2,468,060 **
Interest income   1,281,830 
Total Investment Income   3,749,890 
Expenses:     
Investment advisory fees   1,886,228 
Distribution fees (12b-1) - Class II Shares   554,773 
Administrative service fees   258,459 
Total Expenses   2,699,460 
Expenses waived   (29,627)
Net Expenses   2,669,833 
Net Investment Income   1,080,057 
      
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts     
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:     
Investments   (2,165,397)
Futures contracts   (5,085,311)
Swap contracts   (10,968)
Foreign currency translations   (446)
Total net realized loss   (7,262,122)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:     
Investments   3,681,810 
Futures contracts   (73,390)
Swap contracts   (8,753)
Foreign currency translations   (54)
    3,599,613 
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currency Translations   (3,662,509)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(2,582,452)

 

**Foreign taxes withheld of $13,378.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   FVIT American Funds® Managed   FVIT Balanced Managed 
   Risk Portfolio   Risk Portfolio 
                 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
                     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                    
From Operations:                    
Net investment income  $2,761,046   $1,454,810   $820,113   $295,284 
Net realized loss on investments and futures contracts   (4,533,262)   (962,163)   (846,683)   (307,590)
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   10,860,044    762,322         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts   (13,290,785)   1,140,198    (1,124,896)   1,083,965 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (4,202,957)   2,395,167    (1,151,466)   1,071,659 
From Distributions to Shareholders:                    
Net Investment Income   (1,455,718)   (58,161)   (295,453)   (5,295)
Net Realized Gains       (3,462)       (265)
                     
Total distributions to shareholders   (1,455,718)   (61,623)   (295,453)   (5,560)
                     
From Shares of Beneficial Interest:                    
Proceeds from shares sold   91,531,254    109,581,950    43,872,251    46,970,523 
Reinvestment of distributions   1,455,718    61,623    295,453    5,560 
Cost of shares redeemed   (12,655,128)   (1,962,772)   (6,810,830)   (1,904,203)
Net increase in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   80,331,844    107,680,801    37,356,874    45,071,880 
Total increase in net assets   74,673,169    110,014,345    35,909,955    46,137,979 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   116,488,811    6,474,466    47,400,311    1,262,332 
End of period  $191,161,980   $116,488,811   $83,310,266   $47,400,311 
Undistributed net investment income at end of period  $2,759,817   $1,454,489   $819,686   $295,026 
                     
Share Activity:                    
Shares Sold   8,376,859    10,275,241    4,031,921    4,443,768 
Shares Reinvested   141,745    5,754    28,436    524 
Shares Redeemed   (1,167,094)   (181,710)   (627,332)   (178,971)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   7,351,510    10,099,285    3,433,025    4,255,321 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

   FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation   FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income 
   Managed Risk Portfolio   Managed Risk Portfolio 
                 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014* 
                     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                    
From Operations:                    
Net investment income  $3,758,451   $4,170,247   $1,544,578   $615,409 
Net realized loss on investments and futures contracts   (5,960,823)   (693,564)   (5,453,947)   (301,309)
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   11,289,612    10,818,251         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts   (20,064,536)   (15,233,585)   (6,807,715)   2,427,455 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (10,977,296)   (938,651)   (10,717,084)   2,741,555 
From Distributions to Shareholders:                    
                     
Net Investment Income   (4,169,755)   (134,130)   (615,993)    
Net Realized Gains   (10,086,057)   (117,364)        
                     
Total distributions to shareholders   (14,255,812)   (251,494)   (615,993)    
                     
From Shares of Beneficial Interest:                    
Proceeds from shares sold   126,084,683    170,779,754    91,639,072    111,540,238 
Reinvestment of distributions   14,255,812    251,494    615,993     
Cost of shares redeemed   (18,924,550)   (1,853,864)   (6,734,246)   (26,325,406)
Net increase in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   121,415,945    169,177,384    85,520,819    85,214,832 
Total increase in net assets   96,182,837    167,987,239    74,187,742    87,956,387 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   176,415,224    8,427,985    87,956,387     
End of period  $272,598,061   $176,415,224   $162,144,129   $87,956,387 
Undistributed net investment income at end of period  $3,758,376   $4,169,680   $1,543,994   $615,409 
                     
Share Activity:                    
Shares Sold   12,296,915    16,508,733    8,851,238    10,900,403 
Shares Reinvested   1,547,862    24,159    63,966     
Shares Redeemed   (1,869,805)   (178,366)   (664,935)   (2,577,115)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   11,974,972    16,354,526    8,250,269    8,323,288 

 

*The FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2014.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

   FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends  FVIT Growth 
   Allocation Portfolio  Managed Risk Portfolio 
             
   Period Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015 *   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 ** 
                
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:               
From Operations:               
Net investment income  $7,274   $4,734,434   $1,284,036 
Net realized loss on investments, futures contracts options written, and foreign currency translations   (551,925)   (17,870,413)   (3,230,351)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts options written and foreign currency translations   (4,875)   (10,855,117)   5,529,413 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (549,526)   (23,991,096)   3,583,098 
                
From Distributions to Shareholders:               
Net Investment Income   (5,079)   (1,298,520)    
                
From Shares of Beneficial Interest:               
Proceeds from shares sold   24,900,545    240,370,771    258,983,148 
Reinvestment of distributions   5,079    1,298,520     
Cost of shares redeemed   (8,102,490)   (15,782,081)   (1,808,726)
Net increase in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   16,803,134    225,887,210    257,174,422 
Total increase in net assets   16,248,529    200,597,594    260,757,520 
                
Net Assets:               
Beginning of period       260,757,520     
End of period  $16,248,529   $461,355,114   $260,757,520 
Undistributed net investment income at end of period  $756   $4,732,844   $1,296,930 
                
Share Activity:               
Shares Sold   2,535,999    23,092,476    25,034,144 
Shares Reinvested   536    133,593     
Shares Redeemed   (823,098)   (1,523,862)   (175,781)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   1,713,437    21,702,207    24,858,363 

 

*The FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

**The FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2014.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

   FVIT Moderate Growth   FVIT PIMCO Tactical
   Managed Risk Portfolio   Allocation Portfolio
             
   Year Ended   Period Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 *   December 31, 2015** 
                
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:               
From Operations:               
Net investment income  $1,265,231   $332,455   $47,463 
Net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, options written, swap contracts and foreign currency translations   (2,267,953)   (366,869)   (516,874)
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, options written, swap contracts and foreign currency translations   (2,508,025)   1,196,888    (28,451)
                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (3,510,747)   1,162,474    (497,862)
                
From Distributions to Shareholders:               
From Net Investment Income   (337,034)       (111,941)
                
From Shares of Beneficial Interest:               
Proceeds from shares sold   72,722,363    64,111,252    19,914,355 
Reinvestment of distributions   337,034        72,485 
Cost of shares redeemed   (6,473,579)   (286,485)   (6,161,884)
Net increase in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   66,585,818    63,824,767    13,824,956 
Total increase in net assets   62,738,037    64,987,241    13,215,153 
                
Net Assets:               
Beginning of period   64,987,241         
End of period  $127,725,278   $64,987,241   $13,215,153 
Accumulated net investment income (loss) at end of period  $1,264,326   $336,129   $(2,455)
                
Share Activity:               
Shares Sold   6,911,086    6,219,244    2,023,148 
Shares Reinvested   33,839        7,662 
Shares Redeemed   (619,921)   (28,030)   (632,882)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   6,325,004    6,191,214    1,397,928 

 

 

*FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2014.

 

**FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

   FVIT Select Advisor Managed   FVIT Wellington Research Managed 
   Risk Portfolio   Risk Portfolio 
                 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
                     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                    
From Operations:                    
Net investment income  $1,256,883   $383,161   $1,080,057   $129,073 
Net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency translations   (2,822,830)   (312,495)   (7,262,122)   (11,587)
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   973,832    240,436         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency translations   (2,793,848)   1,548,221    3,599,613    3,686,905 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (3,385,963)   1,859,323    (2,582,452)   3,804,391 
From Distributions to Shareholders:                    
From Net Investment Income   (383,808)   (4,652)   (133,502)   (33,657)
From Net Realized Gains           (221,664)   (41,525)
                     
Total distributions to shareholders   (383,808)   (4,652)   (355,166)   (75,182)
                     
From Shares of Beneficial Interest:                    
Proceeds from shares sold   62,375,940    48,459,881    256,097,336    84,640,120 
Reinvestment of distributions   383,808    4,652    355,166    75,182 
Cost of shares redeemed   (4,870,435)   (1,138,066)   (7,173,964)   (21,959,472)
Net increase in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   57,889,313    47,326,467    249,278,538    62,755,830 
Total increase in net assets   54,119,542    49,181,138    246,340,920    66,485,039 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   51,596,553    2,415,415    88,909,423    22,424,384 
End of period  $105,716,095   $51,596,553   $335,250,343   $88,909,423 
Undistributed net investment income at end of period  $1,256,183   $383,108   $1,048,381   $134,786 
                     
Share Activity:                    
Shares Sold   5,660,959    4,573,782    22,304,841    7,798,002 
Shares Reinvested   37,191    435    32,554    6,968 
Shares Redeemed   (444,566)   (107,726)   (627,162)   (2,074,493)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   5,253,584    4,466,491    21,710,233    5,730,477 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
             
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013(a) 
             
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.86   $10.28   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:               
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.18    0.32    0.29 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments   (0.38)   0.27    (0.01) (d)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.20)   0.59    0.28 
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.01)    
Net realized gain       (0.00) (k)    
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.09)   (0.01)    
Net asset value, end of period  $10.57   $10.86   $10.28 
Total return (e)   (1.84)%   5.73%   2.80%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $191,162   $116,489   $6,474 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (f)   0.86%   0.86%   0.86% (h)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (f)(g)   1.27%   1.35%   5.00% (h)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (f)   1.69%   2.96%   17.33% (h)
Portfolio turnover rate   23%   35%   0% (i,j)

 

(a)FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on October 31, 2013.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Realized and unrealized losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the statement of operations due to the share transactions for the period.

 

(e)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(f)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(h)Annualized.

 

(i)Not annualized

 

(j)Amount represents less than 0.5%.

 

(k)Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
             
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013(a) 
             
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.82   $10.19   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:               
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.13    0.18    0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.25)   0.45    0.10 
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.12)   0.63    0.19 
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.04)   (0.00) (i)    
Net realized gain       (0.00) (i)    
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.04)   (0.00) (i)    
Net asset value, end of period  $10.66   $10.82   $10.19 
Total return (d)   (1.10)%   6.20%   1.90%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $83,310   $47,400   $1,262 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)   0.91%   0.91%   0.91% (g)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (e)(f)   0.92%   0.97%   30.74% (g)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (e)   1.16%   1.70%   5.12% (g)
Portfolio turnover rate   32%   34%   1% (h)

 

(a)FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on October 31, 2013.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(e)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(f)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(g)Annualized.

 

(h)Not annualized.

 

(i)Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
             
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013(a) 
             
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.27   $10.22   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:               
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.16    0.54    0.60 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   (0.52)   (0.47)   (0.38)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.36)   0.07    0.22 
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.16)   (0.01)    
Net realized gain   (0.40)   (0.01)    
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.56)   (0.02)    
Net asset value, end of period  $9.35   $10.27   $10.22 
Total return (d)   (3.44)%   0.69%   2.20%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $272,598   $176,415   $8,428 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)   0.57%   0.57%   0.57% (g)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (e)(f)   1.26%   1.35%   4.43% (g)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (e)   1.61%   5.20%   35.20% (g)
Portfolio turnover rate   1%   0% (i)   0% (h,i)

 

(a)FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on October 31, 2013.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(e)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(f)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(g)Annualized.

 

(h)Not annualized.

 

(i)Amount represents less than 0.5%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
         
   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 (a) 
         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.57   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:          
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.12    0.15 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.87)   0.42 
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.75)   0.57 
Less distributions from:          
Net investment income   (0.04)    
Net asset value, end of period  $9.78   $10.57 
Total return (d)   (7.09)%   5.70%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $162,144   $87,956 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)   1.08%   1.08% (g)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (e)(f)   1.21%   1.24% (g)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (e)   1.13%   2.22% (g)
Portfolio turnover rate   3%   2% (h)

 

(a)FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2014.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(e)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(f)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(g)Annualized.

 

(h)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
     
   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015 (a) 
     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.00 
Income from investment operations:     
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.01 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   (0.53)
Total loss from investment operations   (0.52)
Less distributions from:     
Net investment income   0.00 (d)
Net asset value, end of period  $9.48 
Total return (e)   (5.17)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:     
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $16,249 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (f)   1.16% (h)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (f) (g)   1.22% (h)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (f)   0.10% (h)
Portfolio turnover rate   14% (i)

 

(a)FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

(e)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(f)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(h)Annualized.

 

(i)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
         
   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 (a) 
         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.49   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:          
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.13    0.13 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.68)   0.36 
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.55)   0.49 
Less distributions from:          
Net investment income   (0.03)    
Net asset value, end of period  $9.91   $10.49 
Total return (d)   (5.23)%   4.90%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $461,355   $260,758 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)   0.91%   0.90% (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (e)   0.92% (g)   0.90% (f)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (e)   1.22%   1.83% (f)
Portfolio turnover rate   23%   9% (h)

 

(a)FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2014.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(e)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(f)Annualized.

 

(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(h)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
         
   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 (a) 
         
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.50   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:          
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.13    0.13 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.40)   0.37 
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.27)   0.50 
Less distributions from:          
Net investment income   (0.03)    
Net asset value, end of period  $10.20   $10.50 
Total return (d)   (2.57)%   5.00%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $127,725   $64,987 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)   0.91%   0.91% (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (e)   0.92% (g)   0.91% (f)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (e)   1.21%   1.82% (f)
Portfolio turnover rate   21%   11% (h)

 

(a)FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2014.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(e)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(f)Annualized.

 

(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(h)Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
     
   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015 (a) 
     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.00 
Income from investment operations:     
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.04 
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   (0.51)
Total loss from investment operations   (0.47)
Less distributions from:     
Net investment income   (0.08)
Net asset value, end of period  $9.45 
Total return (d)   (4.72)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:     
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $13,215 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)   1.14% (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (e) (g)   1.22% (f)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (e)   0.61% (f)
Portfolio turnover rate   128% (h,i)

 

(a)FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2015.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(e)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(f)Annualized.

 

(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(h)Not annualized.

 

(i)The portfolio turnover rates excludes dollar roll transactions for the period ended December 31, 2015. If these were included in the calculation the turnover percentage would be 220%. See Note 3 in the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
             
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013(a) 
             
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.97   $10.24   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:               
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.15    0.17    0.04 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.46)   0.56    0.20 
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.31)   0.73    0.24 
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.04)   (0.00) (j)    
Net asset value, end of period  $10.62   $10.97   $10.24 
Total return (d)   (2.81)%   7.14%   2.40%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $105,716   $51,597   $2,415 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (e)   0.63%   0.63%   0.63% (g)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (e)(f)   1.26%   1.37%   14.77% (g)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (e)   1.42%   1.59%   2.06% (g)
Portfolio turnover rate   21%   18%   0% (h,i)

 

(a)FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on October 31, 2013.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(e)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(f)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(g)Annualized.

 

(h)Not annualized.

 

(i)Amount represents less than 0.5%.

 

(j)Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FVIT Portfolios
Financial Highlights
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each period indicated.

 

   Class II Shares 
             
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013(a) 
             
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.25   $10.31   $10.00 
Income from investment operations:               
Net investment income (b) (c)   0.06    0.04    0.01 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   0.03 (d)   0.92    0.30 
Total income from investment operations   0.09    0.96    0.31 
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income   (0.01)   (0.01)    
Net realized gain   (0.01)   (0.01)    
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.02)   (0.02)    
Net asset value, end of period  $11.32   $11.25   $10.31 
Total return (e)   0.75%   9.29%   3.10%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)  $335,250   $88,909   $22,424 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (f)   1.20%   1.20%   1.20% (h)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (f)(g)   1.21%   1.38%   1.62% (h)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c) (f)   0.49%   0.35%   0.66% (h)
Portfolio turnover rate (j)   91%   120%   14% (i)

 

(a)FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on October 31, 2013.

 

(b)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(c)Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(d)Realized and unrealized losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the statement of operations due to the share transactions for the period.

 

(e)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(f)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(h)Annualized.

 

(i)Not annualized.

 

(j)The portfolio turnover rates excludes dollar roll transactions for the years ended December 31, 2015, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. If these were included in the calculation the turnover percentage would be 175%, 188% and 19%, respectively. See Note 3 in the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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1.ORGANIZATION

 

The FVIT Portfolios (each a “Portfolio”, collectively the “Portfolios”) are comprised of ten different actively managed portfolios. Each Portfolio is a series of shares of beneficial interest of Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio and FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2015. The FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, and FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio commenced operations on April 30, 2014. All other Portfolios commenced operations on October 31, 2013. FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio and FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio (formerly FVIT WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio) are diversified series of the Trust; all other Portfolios are non-diversified. The Portfolios are intended to be funding vehicles for variable annuity contracts offered by the separate accounts of Forethought Life Insurance Company. The assets of each Portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Portfolio in which shares are held. Each Portfolio pays its own expenses. The investment objective of each Portfolio is capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

 

The Portfolios currently offer Class II shares at net asset value.

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. (“GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolios follow the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under GAAP that are applicable to investment companies.

 

Securities Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the primary exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Futures and future options are valued at the final settle price or, in the absence of a settle price, at the last sale price on the day of valuation. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost to the extent it is determined that amortized cost approximates fair value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

 

Valuation of Investment Companies The Portfolios may invest in portfolios of open-end investment companies (the “underlying funds”). The underlying funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The underlying funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value based on the methods established by the board(s) of directors of the underlying funds.

 

Exchange Traded Funds – The Portfolios may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. The Portfolios may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in it being more volatile than the underlying securities. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that increase their costs versus the costs of owning the underlying securities directly.

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Illiquid Securities The Portfolios may hold securities, such as private placements, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value team composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser. The team may also enlist third party consultants such as an audit firm, valuation consultant, or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

 

Fair Valuation Process As noted above, the fair valuation team is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) and/or sub-adviser. The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are not readily available on a particular business day (including, without limitation, securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source); (ii) securities for which, in the opinion of the Adviser or sub-adviser, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause the Adviser or sub-adviser to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: the availability of only a bid price or an ask price; the spread between bid and ask prices; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets or regulators, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) subsequent to the determination of the closing price reported on the principal exchange on which the securities are traded, but prior to the relevant Portfolio’s calculation of its net asset value (“NAV”); and (v) mutual funds that do not provide timely NAV information. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private placements or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the Adviser or sub-adviser valuation based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the Adviser or sub-adviser is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value team shall determine the fair value of restricted or illiquid securities using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Portfolio’s holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights as well as any estimation of the cost of registration or otherwise qualifying the security for public sale, including commissions; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable; and (xii) the security’s embedded option values; and (xiii) information about the financial condition of the issuer and its prospects.

 

Each Portfolio utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of all of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Portfolio has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

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The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of December 31, 2015 for each Portfolio’s investments measured at fair value:

 

FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Variable Insurance Trusts  $171,548,694   $   $   $171,548,694 
Short-Term Investments   10,489,128            10,489,128 
Total  $182,037,822   $   $   $182,037,822 

 

FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $77,688,148   $   $   $77,688,148 
Short-Term Investment   2,175,825            2,175,825 
Total  $79,863,973   $   $   $79,863,973 

 

FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Variable Insurance Trusts  $258,939,276   $   $   $258,939,276 
Short-Term Investment   503,096            503,096 
Total  $259,442,372   $   $   $259,442,372 

 

FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $116,495,614   $   $   $116,495,614 
Mutual Fund   38,340,521            38,340,521 
Short-Term Investment   974,017            974,017 
Total  $155,810,152   $   $   $155,810,152 
                     
Liabilities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Futures Contracts *  $47,965   $   $   $47,965 
Total  $47,965   $   $   $47,965 

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FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $5,269,550   $   $   $5,269,550 
U.S. Treasury Note       7,748,975        7,748,975 
Purchased Options   52,347            52,347 
Short-Term Investment   4,833,760            4,833,760 
Total  $10,155,657   $7,748,975   $   $17,904,632 
                     
Liabilities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Written Options  $6,016   $   $   $6,016 
Futures Contracts*   3,248            3,248 
Total  $9,264   $   $   $9,264 

 

FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $432,771,721   $   $   $432,771,721 
Short-Term Investment   9,436,779            9,436,779 
Futures Contracts*   43,460            43,460 
Total  $442,251,960   $   $   $442,251,960 

 

FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $119,175,106   $   $   $119,175,106 
Short-Term Investment   3,358,160            3,358,160 
Total  $122,533,266   $   $   $122,533,266 

 

FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $3,917,237   $   $   $3,917,237 
Corporate Bonds       2,218,368        2,218,368 
Asset Backed Securities       578,193        578,193 
Mortgage Backed Securities       1,981,549        1,981,549 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations       993,595        993,595 
Sovereign Debt       614,384        614,384 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities       432,450        432,450 
U.S. Treasury Securities       2,878,480        2,878,480 
Purchased Options   201,769            201,769 
Short-Term Investments   151,076    999,808        1,150,884 
Total  $4,270,082   $10,696,827   $   $14,966,909 
                     
Liabilities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Futures Contracts*  $32,959   $   $   $32,959 
Written Swaptions       269        269 
Swap Contracts       15,415        15,415 
Total  $32,959   $15,684   $   $48,643 

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FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $15,453,796   $   $   $15,453,796 
Variable Insurance Trusts   79,944,480            79,944,480 
Short-Term Investment   5,042,553            5,042,553 
Futures Contracts*   40            40 
Total  $100,440,869   $   $   $100,440,869 

 

FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $202,010,025   $   $   $202,010,025 
Preferred Stock   82,860            82,860 
Exchange Traded Fund   4,868,077            4,868,077 
Asset Backed Securities       9,868,866        9,868,866 
Corporate Bonds       30,212,721        30,212,721 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities       2,800,964        2,800,964 
Mortgage Backed Securities       23,160,753        23,160,753 
Municipal Securities       2,118,255        2,118,255 
U.S. Treasury Securities       36,198,841        36,198,841 
Short-Term Investments   17,078,966    5,899,735        22,978,701 
Total  $224,039,928   $110,260,135   $   $334,300,063 
                     
Liabilities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Credit Default Swap  $   $7,695   $   $7,695 
Futures Contracts*   2,800            2,800 
Total  $2,800   $7,695   $   $10,495 

 

*Net appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts is reported in the above table.

 

The Portfolios did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.

 

There were no transfers between levels for any Portfolio. It is the Portfolios’ policy to record transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.

 

Security Transactions and Related Income Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date and are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (e.g., deferred losses, capital loss carryforwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their Federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets, results from operations or net asset values per share of the Portfolios.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits with a financial institution with original maturities of three months or less. The Portfolios maintain deposits with a financial institution which are generally an amount that is in excess of federally insured limits.

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Federal Income Tax – It is each Portfolio’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income and net realized gains to shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required.

 

Each Portfolio will recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed each Portfolio’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in each Portfolio’s 2013 and 2014 tax returns or is expected to be taken in each Portfolio’s 2015 tax returns. Each Portfolio identified its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and foreign jurisdictions where the Portfolios make significant investments; however, the Portfolios are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

Foreign Currency Translation The accounting records of the Portfolios’ are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from currency realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between income accrued versus income received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – As foreign securities are purchased, a Portfolio generally enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks. A forward involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. The market value of the contract fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Portfolio as an unrealized gain or loss. As foreign securities are sold, a portion of the contract is generally closed and the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Realized gains and losses from contract transactions are included as a component of net realized gains (losses) from forward foreign currency contracts in the statements of operations.

 

Options Transactions – The FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio and FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against this risk.

 

A Portfolio may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities, futures or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves. A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security and the writer (seller) the obligation to buy the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security.

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Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index.

 

The Portfolios may purchase and sell options on the same types of futures in which it may invest. Options on futures are similar to options on underlying instruments except that options on futures give the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put), rather than to purchase or sell the futures contract, at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by the delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer’s futures margin account which represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures contract. Purchasers of options who fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium paid.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2015, the FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio and the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio had unrealized gains of $11,275 and $0, respectively from option contracts written. For the period ended December 31, 2015, the FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio and the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio had realized gains/(losses) of $(138,969) and $7,156, respectively from option contracts written.

 

FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio
         
   Number of Contracts   Premiums Received 
Options outstanding, beginning of period      $ 
Options written   430    168,188 
Options closed   (350)   (150,897)
Options outstanding, end of period   80   $17,291 
           
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio
         
   Number of Contracts   Premiums Received 
Options outstanding, beginning of period      $ 
Options written   22    7,738 
Options expired   (20)   (7,160)
Options closed   (2)   (578)
Options outstanding, end of period      $ 

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Futures Contracts – The Portfolios are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Portfolios may sell futures contracts to hedge against market risk and to reduce return volatility. A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a stock index) for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Brokerage fees are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold and initial and variation margin deposits must be maintained. Entering into a contract to buy is commonly referred to as buying or purchasing a contract or holding a long position. Entering into a contract to sell is commonly referred to as selling a contract or holding a short position. The Portfolios may also buy or sell hedge instruments based on one or more market indices in an attempt to maintain the Portfolios’ volatility at a targeted level. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral for the account of the broker (the Portfolio’s agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contracts at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contracts are closed, a Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Portfolio’s basis in the contract. If a Portfolio were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Portfolio would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Each Portfolio segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the current obligation under any open futures contract. These amounts are disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Deposits with Brokers. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2015, realized gains (losses) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts subject to equity price risk, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

       Change in Unrealized 
       Appreciation 
   Realized Gain (Loss)   (Depreciation) 
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio  $(3,305,880)  $21,968 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio  $(726,927)  $(21,753)
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio  $(5,696,111)  $35,223 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio  $(5,237,481)  $8,228 
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio  $(351,108)  $(3,248)
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio  $(18,325,892)  $159,468 
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio  $(2,220,909)  $(38,360)
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio  $(295,541)  $(32,959)
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio  $(2,725,639)  $295 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio  $(5,085,311)  $(73,390)
           

Swap Agreements – The FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio and the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio are subject to equity price risk and/or interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Portfolios may enter into various swap transactions for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, equity, foreign exchange (currency), or credit risk. These are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular pre-determined investments or instruments.

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The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or market segment. Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. A Portfolio amortizes upfront payments and/or accrues for the fixed payment stream on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount recorded as a component of unrealized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations. Realized gains and losses from the decrease in notional value of the swap are recognized on trade date. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap agreement is recorded as a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations. A Portfolio segregates cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of its current obligation under any swap transaction. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Each Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from the counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flow to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to be the extent that amount is positive. For the period ended December 31, 2015, the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio and the FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio had unrealized losses of $(15,684) and $(8,753), respectively from swap contracts. For the period ended December 31, 2015, the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio and the FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio had realized gains/(losses) of $47,566 and $(10,968), respectively from swap contracts.

 

Offsetting of Financial Assets/Liabilities and Derivative Assets/Liabilities

 

The following tables present each Portfolio’s asset/liability derivatives available for offset under a master netting arrangement net of collateral pledged as of December 31, 2015.

 

FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Liabilities                        
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in     
               the Statement of Assets &     
               Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Liabilities             
   Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Presented in the       Cash     
   of Recognized   Statement of Assets &   Statement of Assets &   Financial   Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $47,965 (1)  $ (1)  $47,965   $   $47,965 (2)  $ 
Total  $47,965   $   $47,965   $   $47,965   $ 

 

(1)Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the net derivative balance and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged of $5,636,763.

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FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio

 

Liabilities                        
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in     
               the Statement of Assets &     
               Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Liabilities             
   Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Presented in the       Cash     
   of Recognized   Statement of Assets &   Statement of Assets &   Financial   Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $3,826 (1)  $ (1)  $3,826   $   $3,826 (2)  $ 
Options Written   6,016        6,016        6,016     
Total  $9,842   $   $9,842   $   $9,842   $ 

 

(1)Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the net derivative balance and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged of $197,309.

 

FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets                        
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in     
               the Statement of Assets &     
               Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Liabilities             
   Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Presented in the       Cash     
   of Recognized   Statement of Assets &   Statement of Assets &   Financial   Collateral     
Description  Assets   Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $43,460 (1)  $ (1)  $43,460   $   $43,460 (2)  $ 
Total  $43,460   $   $43,460   $   $43,460   $ 
                               
(1)Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the net derivative balance and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged of $22,818,289.

 

FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio

 

Liabilities                        
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in     
               the Statement of Assets &     
               Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Liabilities             
   Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Presented in the       Cash     
   of Recognized   Statement of Assets   Statement of Assets &   Financial   Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   & Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $32,959 (1)  $ (1)  $31,959   $   $31,959 (2)  $ 
Swap Contracts   15,684        15,684        15,684     
Total  $48,643   $   $47,643   $   $47,643   $ 

 

(1)Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the net derivative balance and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged of $209,061.

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FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Assets                        
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in     
               the Statement of Assets &     
               Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Liabilities             
   Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Presented in the       Cash     
   of Recognized   Statement of Assets &   Statement of Assets &   Financial   Collateral     
Description  Assets   Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $40 (1)  $ (1)  $40   $   $40 (2)  $ 
Total  $40   $   $40   $   $40   $ 

 

(1)Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the net derivative balance and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged of $5,195,719.

 

FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio

 

Liabilities                        
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in     
               the Statement of Assets &     
               Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Liabilities             
   Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Presented in the       Cash     
   of Recognized   Statement of Assets &   Statement of Assets &   Financial   Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $2,800 (1)  $ (1)  $2,800   $   $2,800 (2)  $ 
Swap Contracts   8,753        8,753        8,753     
Total  $11,553   $   $11,553   $   $11,553   $ 

 

(1)Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the net derivative balance and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged of $13,423,837.

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Impact of Derivatives on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2015:

 

Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Derivatives Investment Type  Asset Derivatives
Equity/Interest Rate/Currency Contracts  Investments in securities, at value
   Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts
   Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts
   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
    

 

The following table sets forth the fair value of the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio’s and FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio’s derivative contracts by primary risk exposure as of December 31, 2015:

 

FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio

 

Derivatives Investment Fair Value
                 
               Total as of 
   Equity   Interest Rate   Currency   December 31, 2015 
Options Purchased on Indices  $201,740   $   $   $201,740 
Options Purchased on Futures       29        29 
Futures Contracts   (27,432)   (2,555)   (1,972)   (31,959)
Swap Contracts       (15,415)       (15,415)
Swaption       (269)          
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts       (2,882)       (2,882)
Total  $174,308   $(21,092)  $(1,972)  $151,513 
                     
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio
                 
Derivatives Investment Fair Value
                 
               Total as of 
   Equity   Interest Rate   Currency   December 31, 2015 
Futures Contracts  $(2,800)  $   $   $(2,800)
Swap Contracts       (8,753)       (8,753)
Total  $(2,800)  $(8,753)  $   $(11,553)

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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio’s Statement of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2015:

 

Derivative Investment Type  Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Equity/Interest Rate/ Currency Contracts  Net realized gain (loss) on:
   Investments
   Futures contracts
   Swap contracts
   Options written
   Foreign currency translations
   Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
   Investments
   Futures contracts
   Swap contracts
   Foreign currency translations

 

The following is a summary of the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivative investments recognized in the Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the period ended December 31, 2015:

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the
Statement of Operations
                 
               Total as of 
   Equity   Interest Rate   Currency   December 31, 2015 
Options Purchased  $(35,447)  $   $   $(35,447)
Options Written       (3)       (3)
Futures Contracts   (27,432)   (2,555)   (1,972)   (31,959)
Swap Contracts       (15,415)       (15,415)
Swaption Contract       (269       (269)
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts       (2,882)       (2,882)
Total  $(62,879)  $(21,124)  $(1,972)  $(85,706)
                     
Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statement of Operations
                 
               Total for the period ended 
   Equity   Interest Rate   Currency   December 31, 2015 
Options Written  $   $7,132   $   $7,156 
Futures Contracts   (189,543)   (105,802)       (295,541)
Options Purchased   47,026            47,026 
Swap Contracts       47,642        47,566 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts           (6,379)   (6,379)
Total  $(142,517)  $(51,028)  $(6,379)  $(200,172)

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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio’s Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

Derivative Investment Type  Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Equity/Interest Rate/ Currency Contracts  Net realized gain (loss) on:
   Futures contracts
   Swap contracts
   Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
   Futures contracts
   Swap contracts

 

The following is a summary of the FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivative investments recognized in the Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the
Statement of Operations
                 
               Total as of 
   Equity   Interest Rate   Currency   December 31, 2015 
Futures Contracts  $(73,390)  $   $   $(73,390)
Swap Contracts       (8,753)       (8,753)
Total  $(73,390)  $(8,753)  $   $(82,143)
                     
Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statement of Operations
                 
               Total for the period ended 
   Equity   Interest Rate   Currency   December 31, 2015 
Futures Contracts  $(5,085,311)  $   $   $(5,085,311)
Swap Contracts       (10,968)       (10,968)
Total  $(5,085,311)  $(10,968)  $   $(5,096,279)
                     

The notional value of the derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2015 as disclosed in the Portfolios of Investments and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed above and within in the Statements of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Portfolios.

 

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions – The Portfolios may engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions. The Portfolios record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

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Dollar Roll Transactions – A mortgage dollar roll transaction involves a sale by the portfolio of mortgage related securities that it holds with an agreement by the Portfolios to repurchase similar securities at an agreed upon price and date. The securities purchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories than those securities sold. The Portfolios account for mortgage dollar rolls as purchases and sales transactions.

 

Credit Risk – There is a risk that security issuers will not make interest and/or principal payments on their securities. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality will lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of the Portfolio. Lower credit quality also will affect liquidity and make it difficult for the Portfolio to sell the security. This means that, compared to issuers of higher rated securities, issuers of lower rated securities are less likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due in the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions and/or may be in default or not current in the payment of interest or principal. Default, or the market’s perception that an issuer is likely to default, tends to reduce the value and liquidity of securities held by the Portfolio, thereby reducing the value of your investment in Portfolio shares. In addition, default may cause the Portfolio to incur expenses in seeking recovery of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings.

 

Derivatives Risk – The Portfolio’s use of derivatives may reduce the Portfolio’s returns and/or increase volatility. Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. Many types of derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. A risk of the Portfolio’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Portfolio to sell or otherwise close-out a derivatives position could expose the Portfolio to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Portfolio to value accurately.

 

Market Risk – The market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Each Portfolio invests in instruments that may be more volatile and carry more risk than some other forms of investment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The Portfolio may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities and unprecedented volatility in the markets. Governmental and non-governmental issuers (notably in Europe) have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure their debts; and many other issuers have faced difficulties obtaining credit or refinancing existing obligations. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread, including in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. In response to the crisis, the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including by keeping interest rates low. More recently, the Federal Reserve has reduced its market support activities. Further reduction or withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally and increase market volatility as well as reduce the value and liquidity of certain securities. This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the sub-adviser. Whether or not the Portfolio invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments may be negatively affected. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. In addition, market prices of securities in broad market segments may be adversely affected by a prominent issuer having experienced losses or by the lack of earnings or such an issuer’s failure to meet the market’s expectations with respect to new products or services, or even by factors wholly unrelated to the value or condition of the issuer, such as changes in interest rates.

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Expenses – Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Portfolio are charged to that Portfolio. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific Portfolio, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the Portfolios in the Trust.

 

Indemnification – The Trust indemnifies its officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolios enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. Each Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolios that have not yet occurred. However, the Portfolios expect the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

 

3.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, were as follows:

 

Portfolio  Purchases   Sales 
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio  $111,074,693   $33,839,478 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio   54,801,564    20,994,331 
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio   127,556,246    1,905,696 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio   82,569,124    3,337,999 
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio   13,991,543    957,890 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   278,381,718    84,072,520 
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   80,157,193    20,045,506 
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   35,253,477    21,382,227 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio   66,302,981    17,116,412 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio   587,717,110    362,232,230 
           

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales for FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures during the year ended December 31, 2015, amounted to $587,764,017 and $362,479,422 respectively of which $190,849,653 in purchases and $185,630,889 in sales were from mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales for FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and financial futures during the period ended December 31, 2015, amounted to $35,253,477 and $21,832,227 respectively of which $13,376,625 in purchases and $11,412,182 in sales were from mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

4.INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT / TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolios’ investment adviser. The Adviser has engaged Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC (“Milliman”) as a sub-adviser for each Portfolio other than FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio and FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio. The Adviser has also engaged Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) as the sub-adviser for FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio, Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (“Franklin”) as the sub-adviser for FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”) as the sub-adviser for FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio, and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), as the sub-adviser for FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio. The Portfolios have employed Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”) to provide administration, fund accounting and transfer agent services. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of GFS.

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December 31, 2015
 

Pursuant to an Advisory Agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Portfolios, the Adviser, under the oversight of the Board, directs the daily investment operations of the Portfolios and supervises the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Adviser, the Portfolios pay the Adviser a management fee, computed on average daily net assets and accrued daily and paid monthly. The following chart details the annual fee for each Portfolio. Pursuant to sub-advisory agreements, the Adviser pays Milliman, Franklin (with respect to the FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio), GSAM (with respect to the FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio), PIMCO (with respect to the FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio and Wellington (with respect to the FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio) each a fee, which is computed and paid monthly.

 

Portfolio Advisory Fee*
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio 1 0.900% of the first $500 million,
  0.875% of the next $500 million
  and 0.850% over $1 billion
   
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio 2 0.550% of the first $500 million,
  0.525% of the next $500 million
  and 0.500% over $1 billion
   
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio 0.90%
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio 0.850% of the first $500 million,
  0.825% of the next $500 million
  and 0.800% over $1 billion
   
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio 0.850% of the first $500 million,
  0.825% of the next $500 million
  and 0.800% over $1 billion
   
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio 0.550% of the first $500 million,
  0.525% of the next $500 million
  and 0.500% over $1 billion
   
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio 0.550% of the first $500 million,
  0.525% of the next $500 million
  and 0.500% over $1 billion
   
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio 0.850% of the first $500 million,
  0.825% of the next $500 million
  and 0.800% over $1 billion
   
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio 0.900% of the first $500 million,
  0.875% of the next $500 million
  and 0.850% over $1 billion
   
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio 3 0.850% of the first $500 million,
  0.825% of the next $500 million
  and 0.800% over $1 billion

 

*Calculated daily based on the prior day’s net assets.

 

1 – Prior to February 11, 2014, the Portfolio’s advisory fee was 0.90%.

 

2 – Prior to February 11, 2014, the Portfolio’s advisory fee was 0.55%.

 

3 – Prior to February 11, 2014, the Portfolio’s advisory fee was 0.85%.

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With respect to each Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least until April 30, 2016, to ensure that total annual portfolio operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, brokerage fees and commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), taxes and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation) will not exceed the average daily net asset percentages attributable to the Portfolio’s shares listed below (“Waiver Agreement”). The expense reimbursement is subject to possible recoupment from the Portfolio in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limit. The agreements may be terminated only by the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees, on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser.

 

In addition, the Adviser has agreed to waive 0.40% of its fees for FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio and FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio for as long as each Portfolio relies primarily on investments in underlying funds to achieve its principal investment strategy. This waiver is not subject to recoupment.

 

Portfolio Expense Limitation
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio 0.86%
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio 0.91%
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio 0.57%
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio 1.08%
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio 1.16%
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio 0.91%
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio 0.91%
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio 1.14%
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio 0.63%
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio 1.20%
   

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Adviser waived fees as follows:

 

Portfolio  Waiver 
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio  $663,769 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio  $6,116 
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio  $1,620,149 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio  $181,292 
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio  $4,593 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio  $39,670 
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio  $9,244 
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio  $6,514 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio  $563,898 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio  $29,627 

 

If the Adviser waives any fee or reimburses any expense pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, and the Portfolio’s operating expenses are subsequently less than the expense limitation, the Adviser shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Portfolio for such waived fees or reimbursed expenses provided that such reimbursement does not cause the Portfolio’s expenses to exceed the amount of the expense limitation. If Portfolio operating expenses subsequently exceed the expense limitation, the reimbursements shall be suspended.

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December 31, 2015
 

The Adviser may recapture the following amounts by the following dates:

 

Portfolio  December 31, 2016   December 31, 2017   December 31, 2018 
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio  $11,939   $43,219   $10,091 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio  $11,885   $10,495   $6,116 
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio  $13,004   $302,097   $687,468 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio   N/A   $43,581   $181,292 
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio   N/A    N/A   $4,593 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   N/A   $   $39,670 
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   N/A   $   $9,244 
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   N/A    N/A   $6,514 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio  $12,066   $80,814   $208,612 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio  $14,217   $67,806   $29,627 

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Portfolios, has adopted a distribution and shareholder servicing plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class II shares. The fee charged under the Plan is calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to each Portfolio’s Class II shares and is paid to Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), to provide compensation for ongoing distribution-related activities or services and/or maintenance of the Portfolios’ shareholder accounts, not otherwise required to be provided by the Adviser. The Distributor is an affiliate of GFS.

 

Pursuant to the terms of an administrative servicing agreement with GFS, each Portfolio pays to GFS a monthly fee for all operating expenses of the Portfolio, which is calculated by each Portfolio on its average daily net assets. Operating expenses include but are not limited to fund accounting, fund administration, transfer agency, legal fees, audit fees, compliance services, shareholder reporting expenses, trustees’ fees and custody fees. The approved entities may be affiliates of GFS. GFS provides a Principal Financial Officer to the Portfolios.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Trustees received fees as follows:

 

   Fees
Portfolio  Received
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio  $17,531 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio   17,531 
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio   17,531 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio   17,531 
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio   12,376 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   17,531 
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   17,531 
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   12,376 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio   17,531 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio   17,531 

 

Certain affiliates of the Distributor and GFS provide ancillary services to the Portfolios as follows:

 

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”) – Blu Giant, an affiliate of GFS and the Distributor, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Portfolios on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from GFS under the administrative servicing agreement.

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December 31, 2015
 
5.CONTROL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Portfolio creates a presumption of the control of the Portfolio, under section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2015, Forethought Life Insurance Company Separate Account A held 100% of the voting securities of each Portfolio for the benefit of others. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record are also owned beneficially.

 

Shareholder Concentration Risk — Forethought Life Insurance Company, certain accounts, or the Adviser’s affiliates may from time to time own (beneficially or of record) or control a significant percentage of a Portfolio’s shares. Redemptions by these entities of their holdings in the Portfolio may impact the Portfolio’s liquidity and NAV. These redemptions may also force a Portfolio to sell securities.

 

6.DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

   For the period ended December 31, 2015
   Ordinary  Long-Term  Return of   
Fund  Income  Capital Gains  Capital  Total
FVIT American Funds Managed Risk Portfolio  $1,455,718   $   $   $1,455,718 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio   295,453            295,453 
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio   4,169,755    10,086,057        14,255,812 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio   615,993            615,993 
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio   5,079            5,079 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   1,298,520            1,298,520 
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   337,034            337,034 
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   104,819        7,122    111,941 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio   383,808            383,808 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio   355,166            355,166 
                     
   For the period ended December 31, 2014
   Ordinary  Long-Term  Return of   
Fund  Income  Capital Gains  Capital  Total
FVIT American Funds Managed Risk Portfolio  $59,598   $2,025   $   $61,623 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio   5,557    3        5,560 
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio   135,328    116,166        251,494 
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio                
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio                
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio                
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio                
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio                
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio   4,652            4,652 
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio   62,178    13,004        75,182 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2015
 

As of December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows

 

   Undistributed  Undistributed  Capital Loss  Post October Loss  Unrealized  Total
   Ordinary  Long-Term  Carry  and  Appreciation/  Accumulated
Fund  Income  Capital Gains  Forwards  Late Year Loss  (Depreciation)  Earnings/(Deficits)
FVIT American Funds Managed Risk Portfolio  $2,759,817   $7,732,626   $   $   $(13,722,730)  $(3,230,287)
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio   819,686        (904,029)       (282,863)   (367,206)
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed   3,758,376    5,627,623            (35,708,449)   (26,322,450)
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio   1,543,994        (5,668,817)       (4,466,699)   (8,591,522)
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends   756        (467,474)   (59,477)   (28,030)   (554,225)
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   4,732,844        (19,665,868)       (6,760,600)   (21,693,624)
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk   1,264,326        (2,331,992)       (1,613,967)   (2,681,633)
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio           (246,756)   (215,903)   (140,022)   (602,681)
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio   1,256,183        (1,660,189)       (1,476,057)   (1,880,063)
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk   1,017,261        (6,634,689)       7,054,831    1,437,403 
                               

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation), undistributed ordinary income (loss) and accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, adjustments for Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, return of capital distributions from C-Corporations and the mark-to-market on open futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and swaps.

 

Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Portfolios incurred and elected to defer such capital losses as follows:

 

   Post October
Fund  Losses
FVIT American Funds Managed Risk Portfolio  $ 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio   59,477 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   195,941 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio    

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2015
 

Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Portfolios incurred and elected to defer such late year losses as follows:

 

   Late Year
Fund  Losses
FVIT American Funds Managed Risk Portfolio  $ 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio    
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   19,962 
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio    
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio    
      

At December 31, 2015, the Portfolios had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:

 

Fund  Short-Term  Long-Term  Total  Expiration
FVIT American Funds Managed Risk Portfolio  $   $   $    
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio   409,160    494,869    904,029   Non-Expiring
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio               
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio   2,278,850    3,389,967    5,668,817   Non-Expiring
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio   230,239    237,235    467,474   Non-Expiring
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   7,137,411    12,528,457    19,665,868   Non-Expiring
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio   918,226    1,413,766    2,331,992   Non-Expiring
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   173,375    73,381    246,756   Non-Expiring
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio   1,006,855    653,334    1,660,189   Non-Expiring
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio   4,179,166    2,455,523    6,634,689   Non-Expiring

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2015
 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/ tax basis treatment of non-deductible expenses, paydowns and foreign currency losses, the reclassification of Portfolio distributions, and adjustments related to real estate investment trusts and swaps, resulted in reclassification for the following Portfolios for the period ended December 31, 2015 as follows:

 

   Paid  Undistributed  Accumulated
   In  Ordinary  Net Realized
Fund  Capital  Income (Loss)  Gains (Loss)
FVIT American Funds Managed Risk Portfolio  $   $   $ 
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio            
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio            
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio            
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio   (380)   (1,439)   1,819 
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio            
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio            
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio   (7,122)   62,023    (54,901)
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio            
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio       (32,960)   32,960 

 

7.UNDERLYING INVESTMENTS IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

The FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio currently invests a portion of its assets in American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund. The American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Portfolio may redeem its investment from the American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund at any time if the Adviser determines that it is in the best interest of the Portfolio and its shareholders to do so.

 

The performance of the Portfolio may be directly affected by the performance of the American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund. The financial statements of the American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund, including the portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements. As of December 31, 2015, the Portfolio invested 29.9% of its net assets in the American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund.

 

The FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio currently invests a portion of its assets in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF. The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Portfolio may redeem its investment from the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF at any time if the Adviser determines that it is in the best interest of the Portfolio and its shareholders to do so.

 

The performance of the Portfolio may be directly affected by the performance of the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF. The financial statements of the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, including the portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements. As of December 31, 2015, the Portfolio invested 28.7% of its net assets in the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

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December 31, 2015
 

The FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio currently invests a portion of its assets in BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund. The BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Portfolio may redeem its investment from the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund at any time if the Adviser determines that it is in the best interest of the Portfolio and its shareholders to do so.

 

The performance of the Portfolio may be directly affected by the performance of the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund. The financial statements of the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund, including the portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements. As of December 31, 2015, the Portfolio invested 95.0% of its net assets in the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund.

 

The FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, and FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio currently invest a portion of their assets in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Portfolio may redeem its investment from the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF at any time if the Adviser determines that it is in the best interest of the Portfolio and its shareholders to do so.

 

The performance of the Portfolios may be directly affected by the performance of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF. The financial statements of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, including the portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements. As of December 31, 2015, the Portfolios invested the following of percentages of their respective net assets in the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF:

 

FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio  35.4%
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio  46.6%
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio  40.9%

 

The FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio currently invests a portion of its assets in the Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio (the “Fidelity Portfolio”). The Fidelity Portfolio is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Portfolio may redeem its investment from the Fidelity Portfolio at any time if the Adviser determines that it is in the best interest of the Portfolio and its shareholders to do so.

 

The performance of the Portfolio may be directly affected by the performance of the Fidelity Portfolio. The financial statements of the Fidelity Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements. As of December 31, 2015, the Portfolio invested 29.7% of its net assets in the Fidelity Portfolio.

 

8.NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” Investment companies are permitted to measure the fair value of certain privately offered investments using the NAV per share of the investment. Measuring the fair value of an investment this way is called using the NAV practical expedient. Prior to the amendments in ASU No. 2015-07, investments valued using the NAV practical expedient were required to be categorized within the fair value hierarchy. The amendments in ASU No. 2015-07 remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments measured using the NAV practical expedient. The ASU also removes certain disclosure requirements for investments that qualify, but do not utilize, the NAV practical expedient. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is allowed. Management is currently evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Portfolio’s financial statements and related disclosures.

 

9.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the statements of assets and liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has concluded that no events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Forethought Variable Insurance Trust

and the Shareholders of FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio, FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio, FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio (formerly FVIT WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio)

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio, and FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio (formerly FVIT WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio), each a separate series of the Forethought Variable Insurance Trust, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the period from October 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2013. We have also audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, and FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, each a separate series of the Forethought Variable Insurance Trust, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014. We have also audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio and FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio, each a separate series of the Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (collectively, the Portfolios), as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations, statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from April 30, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Portfolios are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolios’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio, and FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio (formerly FVIT WMC Research Managed Risk Portfolio) as of December 31, 2015, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the period from October 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2013, the financial position of FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, and FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio as of December 31, 2015, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014, and the financial position of FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio and FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio as of December 31, 2015, and the results of their operations, changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for the period from April 30, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ RSM US LLP

 

Denver, Colorado
February 17, 2016

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EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015
 

As a shareholder of the Portfolios, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” expenses set of columns in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example for a specific Portfolio 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, such as sales charges (loads), or redemption fees or other expenses charged by your insurance contract or separate account. Therefore, the Hypothetical columns of the table are 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.

 

            Hypothetical
            (5% return before
      Actual   expenses)
               
      Ending Expenses   Ending Expenses
  Portfolio’s Beginning Account Paid   Account Paid
  Annualized Account Value Value During   Value During
Class II Shares Expense Ratio 7-1-15 12-31-15 Period*   12-31-15 Period*
FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio 0.86% $1,000.00 $971.70 $4.27   $1,020.87 $4.38
FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio 0.91% $1,000.00 $982.60 $4.55   $1,020.62 $4.63
FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio 0.57% $1,000.00 $943.60 $2.79   $1,022.33 $2.91
FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio 1.08% $1,000.00 $940.70 $5.28   $1,019.76 $5.50
FVIT Goldman Sachs Dynamic Trends Allocation Portfolio 1.16% $1,000.00 $960.80 $5.73   $1,019.36 $5.90
               
*Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2015

 

            Hypothetical
            (5% return before
      Actual   expenses)
               
      Ending Expenses   Ending Expenses
  Portfolio’s Beginning Account Paid   Account Paid
  Annualized Account Value Value During   Value During
Class II Shares Expense Ratio 7-1-15 12-31-15 Period*   12-31-15 Period*
               
FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio 0.91% $1,000.00 $950.40 $4.47   $1,020.62 $4.63
FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio 0.91% $1,000.00 $968.80 $4.52   $1,020.62 $4.63
FVIT PIMCO Tactical Allocation Portfolio 1.14% $1,000.00 $969.30 $5.66   $1,019.46 $5.80
FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio 0.63% $1,000.00 $965.70 $3.12   $1,022.03 $3.21
FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio 1.20% $1,000.00 $986.50 $6.01   $1,019.16 $6.11
               
*Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015
 

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements for FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio, FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio and FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio

 

At an in-person meeting held on August 11, 2015, the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees” or the “Board”) of Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), considered the renewal of: (i) an investment advisory agreement between Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of FVIT American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT American Funds Portfolio”), FVIT Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT Balanced Portfolio”), FVIT BlackRock Global Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT BlackRock Portfolio”), FVIT Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT Franklin Portfolio”), FVIT Growth Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT Growth Portfolio”), FVIT Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT Moderate Portfolio”), FVIT Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT Select Portfolio”) and FVIT Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio (“FVIT Wellington Portfolio”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds) (the “Advisory Agreement”); (ii) a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC (“Milliman”), on behalf of the FVIT American Funds Portfolio, FVIT Balanced Portfolio, FVIT BlackRock Portfolio, FVIT Franklin Portfolio, FVIT Growth Portfolio, FVIT Moderate Growth Portfolio, FVIT Select Portfolio and FVIT Wellington Portfolio (the “Milliman Sub-Advisory Agreement”); (iii) a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (“Franklin”), on behalf of FVIT Franklin Portfolio (the “Franklin Sub-Advisory Agreement”); and (iv) the sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington” and together with Milliman and Franklin, the “Sub-Advisers”), on behalf of FVIT Wellington Portfolio (the “Wellington Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the Milliman Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Franklin Sub-Advisory Agreement, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”). The Trustees also met telephonically with the Adviser on August 3, 2015 in advance of the in-person meeting to discuss and review materials relating to the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

Prior to the meetings, the Trustees requested, received and reviewed written responses from the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers to questions posed to the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers on behalf of the Trustees. The Trustees also received a memorandum from counsel to the Trust describing the legal standards for their consideration of the approval of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements. During the meetings, the Board and the Adviser discussed information relating to the Board’s consideration of the Gartenberg factors with respect to each Fund. The Trustees also received in-person presentations concerning the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements from personnel of the Adviser at the August 11, 2015 meeting. Prior to voting on the renewal of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees met in executive session with counsel to the Trust.

 

The Trustees relied upon the advice of counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Trustees were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements.

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FVIT Portfolios
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015
 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Trustees requested and considered information regarding the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, as well as their expertise, resources, and capabilities. The Trustees considered, among other things, the terms of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and the range of services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers, including the complexity of the Funds’ managed risk strategies. The Trustees also considered the financial industry experience as well as portfolio management, compliance, and operations experience of the Adviser’s and Sub-Advisers’ personnel. The Trustees reviewed the Adviser’s practices for monitoring compliance with the Funds’ investment limitations, noting that such practices continue to be adequate. The Trustees also reviewed information regarding the financial condition of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers related to their ongoing ability to provide services specified under the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively. Based on their analysis of the data presented, the Trustees concluded that they were generally satisfied with the nature and quality of the services being provided under the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements.

 

Performance. The Trustees requested and reviewed specific information regarding the investment performance of the Funds as compared to the performance of their respective benchmark indices and peer groups for the 1-year and since inception periods. The Trustees noted that the short time period since the Funds’ inception did not support any significant conclusion about performance. With respect to FVIT BlackRock Portfolio, the Trustees considered that the Fund had underperformed its benchmark for the 1-year and since inception periods and discussed with the Adviser the steps being taken to improve the Fund’s performance. The Trustees concluded that they were generally satisfied with the Adviser’s and the Sub-Advisers’ investment performance to date.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Trustees reviewed the Funds’ fees and expenses, including the fees paid to the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers. The Trustees reviewed reports describing both the advisory fees charged by the Adviser and the total expense ratios of the Funds in comparison to those of peer groups selected by the Adviser that were comprised of similarly situated funds. The Trustees also reviewed information provided by each of the Sub-Advisers as to fees they charge to other clients. The Trustees considered the complexity of the Funds’ managed risk strategies. The Trustees also considered the “spread” between the advisory and sub-advisory fees at various asset levels. The Trustees also noted the ongoing efforts of the Adviser to reduce expenses charged to shareholders by voluntarily waiving certain fees payable to the Adviser. The Trustees considered that the Adviser has agreed to contractually waive a portion of its advisory fee for each of FVIT American Funds Portfolio, FVIT BlackRock Portfolio, and FVIT Select Portfolio as long as the respective Fund relies primarily on investment in other underlying funds to achieve its principal investment strategy, noting that the Adviser expects that this arrangement will continue until the Funds have sufficient assets to allow for efficient management by sub-advisers other than Milliman. The Trustees also considered that the Adviser has agreed to waive the portion of its advisory fee for FVIT BlackRock Portfolio and FVIT Select Portfolio that corresponds to payments the Adviser or its affiliates receives from sponsors of underlying funds in which the Funds may invest for certain administrative, distribution and/or marketing services. The Trustees also considered that the Adviser has agreed to limit each Fund’s total annual operating expenses by waiving a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimbursing a Fund to the extent that its expenses exceed a specified amount. Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the fees and expenses changed to the Funds were not unreasonable in light of the services provided to the Funds.

 

Profitability. The Trustees reviewed information regarding the Adviser’s cost to provide investment advisory and related services to the Funds and the Adviser’s profitability, both overall and with respect to each Fund. The Trustees also reviewed information about the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates from all services provided to the Funds and all aspects of their relationship with the Funds. The Trustees concluded that the profitability levels for the Adviser were not excessive. The Trustees were not provided with information regarding the Sub-Advisers’ profitability with respect to managing each relevant Fund. The Trustees considered, however, the information provided by the Sub-Advisers regarding fees charged to other clients and the Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory fees and total expense ratios relative to their peer groups.

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FVIT Portfolios
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015
 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered information regarding the Adviser’s and Sub-Advisers’ realization of economies of scale with respect to the Funds and whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Funds’ shareholders. The Trustees noted the breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule for each Fund, except FVIT BlackRock Portfolio, which reduce fee rates as the Fund assets grow over time. The Trustees considered that with respect to each Fund, expense limitations and/or fee waivers that reduce the Funds’ overall expenses at all asset levels can have the same effect as breakpoints and provide protection from an increase in expenses if a Fund’s assets decline. The Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the extent to which economies of scale, if any, would be shared for the benefit of the Funds’ shareholders based on currently available information and the effective advisory fee and expense ratios for the Funds and their current and reasonably anticipated asset levels. The Trustees noted, however, that they would continue to monitor the Funds’ growth and consider any additional opportunities to realize benefits from economies of scale for shareholders in the future.

 

Other Benefits. The Trustees considered other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, including the role of the Funds in supporting the variable annuity products offered by Forethought Life Insurance Company (“FLIC”) and the fact that FLIC receives 12b-1 fees from the Funds. The Trustees also considered other benefits to the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, noting that although Milliman would not receive soft dollar benefits in connection with its sub-advisory relationship with each Fund, Franklin and Wellington may receive soft dollar benefits in connection with their sub-advisory relationships with FVIT Franklin Portfolio and FVIT Wellington Portfolio, respectively.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the Adviser and Sub-Advisers as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously concluded that renewing the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. They noted that in considering the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees did not identify any one factor as all important. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching a conclusion with respect to the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements.

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FVIT Portfolios
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015
 

Independent Trustees

 

Name, Address
and Age
Position/
Term of
Office1
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
Other Directorships
held by Trustee During
the Past Five Years
Mark Garbin
Year of Birth: 1951
Trustee since 2013 Managing Principal, Coherent Capital Management LLC (since 2007). 10 Altegris KKR Commitments Fund and Altegris KKR Commitments Master Fund (since 2014); Oak Hill Advisors Mortgage Strategies Fund (offshore) (since 2014); Two Roads Shared Trust (since 2012); Northern Lights Fund Trust (since 2013); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2013)
Mitchell E. Appel
Year of Birth: 1970
Trustee since 2013 President, Value Line Funds (since 2008); Chief Financial Officer, Value Line, Inc. (from April 2008 to December 2010 and from September 2005 to November 2007); Chief Financial Officer, EULAV Securities (since April 2008); Chief Executive Officer, EULAV Asset Management (since 2010); President, EULAV Securities (since 2009). 10 Value Line Funds (since 2010); EULAV Asset Management (since 2010)
Joseph E. Breslin
Year of Birth: 1953
Trustee since 2013 Consultant to Investment Managers (since 2009) 10 BlueArc Multi-Strategy Fund (since 2014); Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. (since 2000); Kinetics Portfolios Trust (since 2000); Hatteras Trust (since 2004)

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FVIT Portfolios
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015
 

Interested Trustees and Officers of the Trust

 

Name, Address
and Age
Position/
Term of
Office1
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
Other Directorships
held by Trustee During
the Past Five Years
Robert M. Arena, Jr.
Year of Birth: 1968 2
Trustee and President/Chief Executive Officer since 2013 Executive Vice President, Forethought Financial Group, Inc. (since 2013); Managing Director, Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited (since January 2014); President, Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (since 2013); Director and Co-President, Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. (2010-2012); Executive Vice President, Global Annuity, The Hartford,(September 2010 - December 2012); Executive Vice President, Retail Product Management, The Hartford, (January 2008-September 2010); Senior Vice President, Retail Product Management, The Hartford, (May 2007-January 2008); Vice President, Individual Annuity, Product Management, The Hartford, (January 2006-May 2007). 10 None
Kathleen Redgate
Year of Birth 19643
Trustee since 2014 Chief Operating Officer of Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited, (since May 2013); Chief Operating Officer, GS Reinsurance Group (September 2006-May 2013); Vice President and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (2000-2013). 10 Epoch Securities, Inc. (since October 2013)
Deborah Schunder
Year of Birth: 1967
Vice President since 2014 Vice President, Investment Product Management, Forethought Life Insurance Company and Vice President of Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC (since December 2013); Director of Investment Management with Forethought Life Insurance Company (January 2013 – December 2013). From 2004 to 2012, Ms. Schunder was with The Hartford, where she held roles as Director, Investment Platform Management and Director, Mutual Funds. N/A N/A

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FVIT Portfolios
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015

 

Name, Address
and Age
Position/
Term of
Office1
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
Other Directorships
held by Trustee During
the Past Five Years
Laura Szalyga
Year of Birth: 1978
Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer since 2013 Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since January 2015); Assistant Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (June 2011- December 2014); Assistant Vice President of Fund Administration, BNY Mellon (May 2006-June 2011). N/A N/A
Sarah M. Patterson
Year of Birth: 1976
Secretary/Chief Legal Officer since 2013 Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited (since January 2014) and Forethought Financial Group, Inc. (since January 2013); Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, The Hartford (July 2004-December 2012). N/A N/A
Mary Cavanaugh
Year of Birth: 1951
Chief Compliance Officer since 2013 Chief Compliance Officer, Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited (since 2014); Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Forethought Financial Group, Inc.(since 2006); Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, AIG Retirement Services (from 2001 –2006); Executive Vice President and General Counsel, American General Retirement Services (1999-2001). N/A N/A

 

*1The term of office for each Trustee and officer listed above will continue indefinitely until the individual resigns or is removed.

 

*2Mr. Arena is an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC.

 

*3Ms. Redgate is an interested person of the Trust because she is an officer of Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-877-881-7735.

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PRIVACY NOTICE

FVIT

 

FACTS WHAT DOES FVIT DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing.  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.  Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:

 

●         Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

 

         account transactions and transaction history

 

         investment experience and purchase history

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business.  In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons FVIT chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your
personal information:
Does FVIT share
information?
Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus. YES NO
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you. NO We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness. NO We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We don’t share

 

QUESTIONS?   Call 1-877-881-7735

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What we do:

 

How does FVIT protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

 

How does FVIT collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

●     open an account or deposit money

 

●     direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

 

●     seek advice about your investments

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

 

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

●     sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness.

 

●     affiliates from using your information to market to you.

 

●     sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you.

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

●     FVIT has no affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

●     FVIT does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

●     FVIT doesn’t jointly market.

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PROXY VOTING

 

Information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 (disclosed on Form N-PX) as well as information regarding the policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies (disclosed in the Portfolios’ Statement of Additional Information) is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-881-7735 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

Each Portfolio files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Portfolios’ Form N-Qs are available: (i) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; (ii) on the Portfolios’ website at www.geminifund.com/ForethoughtDocuments; and (iii) may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC
300 North Meridian Street, Suite 1800
Indianapolis, IN 46204
 
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORS
Franklin Advisory Services, LLC
55 Challenger Road, Suite 501
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
 
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
 
Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC
71 S. Wacker Drive, 31st Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
 
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
650 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
 
Wellington Management Company LLP
280 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
 
ADMINISTRATOR
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
80 Arkay Drive Suite 110
Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

 

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 that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

(b) For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

 

(1)Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
(2)Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;
(3)Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;
(4)The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and
(5)Accountability for adherence to the code.

 

(c) Amendments: During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

(d) Waivers: During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

(e) The Code of Ethics is not posted on Registrant’ website.

 

(f) A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. (a)(1)ii The board of directors of the fund has determined that the fund does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) In this regard, no member of the audit committee was identified as having all of the required technical attributes identified in instruction 2 (b) to item 3 of Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” whether through the type of specialized education or experience required by that instruction. At this time, the board believes the experience provided by each member of the audit committee collectively offers the fund adequate oversight by its audit committee given the fund’s level of financial complexity. The board will from time to time reexamine such belief.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees

FYE 2015 - $160,000

FYE 2014 - $125,000

FYE 2013 - $85,000

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees

FYE 2015 - None

FYE 2014 - None

FYE 2013 - None

 

(c)Tax Fees

FYE 2015 - $20,000

FYE 2014 - $16,000

FYE 2013 - $10,500

 

Preparation of Federal & State income tax returns, assistance with calculation of required income, capital gain and excise distributions and preparation of Federal excise tax returns.

 

(d)All Other Fees

FYE 2015 - None

FYE 2014 - None

FYE 2013 - None

(e) (1) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies

 

The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the registrant. The registrant’s Audit Committee also is required to pre-approve, when
 
 

appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, to the extent that the services may be determined to have an impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Services are reviewed on an engagement by engagement basis by the Audit Committee.

 

(2)Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee
  2013 2014 2015
Audit-Related Fees: 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax Fees: 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Fees: 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

 

(f)During the audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g)The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:

 

(h) The registrant's audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included under Item 1.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(a)(2) Certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(a)(2) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable for open-end investment companies.

 

(b)Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Forethought Variable Insurance Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Robert Arena

Robert Arena, President

 

Date 2/22/16

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Robert Arena

Robert Arena, President

 

Date 2/22/16

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Laura Szalyga

Laura Szalyga, Treasurer

 

Date 2/22/16