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FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-01829

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL

 

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474

 

P. Zachary Egan
Columbia Acorn Trust
227 West Monroe Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Mary C. Moynihan
Perkins Coie LLP
700 13
th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005

(Name and address of agents for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-634-9200

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2014

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Columbia Acorn® Fund

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities: 98.2%

 

 

 

Information 25.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 6.0%

 

 

 

5,800,000

 

Informatica (a)(b)

 

$

198,592,000

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Ansys (a)

 

189,175,000

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

2,693,000

 

Hexagon (Sweden)

 

85,153,780

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

1,176,000

 

Solera Holdings

 

66,279,360

 

 

 

Software for Automotive Insurance Claims Processing

 

 

 

450,000

 

Ultimate Software (a)

 

63,679,500

 

 

 

Human Capital Management Systems

 

 

 

1,035,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)(b)

 

55,010,250

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via Web

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

DemandWare (a)

 

50,920,000

 

 

 

eCommerce Website Platform for Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers

 

 

 

550,000

 

NetSuite (a)

 

49,247,000

 

 

 

End-to-end IT Systems Solution Delivered via Web

 

 

 

500,000

 

Tyler Technologies (a)

 

44,200,000

 

 

 

Financial, Tax, Court & Document Management Systems for Local Governments

 

 

 

260,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)(c)

 

32,973,200

 

 

 

Web-enabled Expense Management Software

 

 

 

3,741,000

 

InContact (a)(b)

 

32,527,995

 

 

 

Call Center Systems Delivered via Web & Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

550,000

 

Commvault Systems (a)

 

27,720,000

 

 

 

Data Storage Management

 

 

 

610,000

 

Envestnet (a)

 

27,450,000

 

 

 

Technology Platform for Investment Advisors

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Tangoe (a)

 

23,712,500

 

 

 

Software Solution for Managing Communication Expense & Devices

 

 

 

2,225,000

 

E2Open (a)(b)

 

20,714,750

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software & Supplier/Partner Network

 

 

 

1,046,288

 

Amber Road (a)(c)

 

18,142,634

 

 

 

Global Trade Management Software Delivered via Web

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

RealPage (a)

 

16,275,000

 

 

 

Software for Managing Rental Properties Delivered via Web

 

 

 

589,372

 

Textura (a)(c)

 

15,559,421

 

 

 

Construction Vendor Management Software

 

 

 

1,728,000

 

Five9 (a)(c)

 

11,301,120

 

 

 

Call Center Software

 

 

 

708,300

 

Kinaxis (Canada) (a)

 

10,081,077

 

 

 

Supply Chain Planning & Analytics Software

 

 

 

699,967

 

Exa (a)(b)

 

7,895,627

 

 

 

Simulation Software

 

 

 

540,000

 

Covisint (a)(c)

 

2,241,000

 

 

 

Collaboration Software Platform Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,048,851,214

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 3.5%

 

 

 

1,351,638

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

 

346,195,041

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

4,362,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

133,041,000

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

 

 

1,620,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)(c)

 

111,423,600

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

876,000

 

FLIR Systems

 

27,453,840

 

 

 

Infrared Cameras

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

618,113,481

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 3.0%

 

 

 

3,156,000

 

Amphenol

 

315,158,160

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

803,000

 

Zebra Technologies (a)

 

56,988,910

 

 

 

Bar Code Printers

 

 

 

395,000

 

Stratasys (a)(c)

 

47,708,100

 

 

 

Rapid Prototyping & Direct Digital Manufacturing Systems

 

 

 

624,000

 

Rogers (a)

 

34,170,240

 

 

 

Printed Circuit Materials & High-performance Foams

 

 

 

507,000

 

Belden

 

32,458,140

 

 

 

Specialty Cable

 

 

 

1,604,000

 

II-VI (a)

 

18,879,080

 

 

 

Laser Optics & Specialty Materials

 

 

 

539,000

 

VeriFone Holdings (a)

 

18,530,820

 

 

 

Point of Sale Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

523,893,450

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 2.7%

 

 

 

2,360,000

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

261,724,000

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

26,000,000

 

Globalstar (a)(c)

 

95,160,000

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

940,000

 

Crown Castle International

 

75,698,200

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Gogo (a)(c)

 

33,720,000

 

 

 

Provider of Wi-Fi on Airplanes

 

 

 

1,753,625

 

Audience (a)(b)

 

12,976,825

 

 

 

Improving Voice Quality for Mobile Devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

479,279,025

 

 

 

> Computer Services 2.2%

 

 

 

3,775,000

 

iGATE (a)(b)

 

138,618,000

 

 

 

IT & Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Computer Services—continued

 

 

 

1,835,000

 

Virtusa (a)(b)

 

$

65,252,600

 

 

 

Offshore IT Outsourcing

 

 

 

2,112,805

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)

 

47,559,240

 

 

 

Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

1,618,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

 

39,495,380

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

 

 

373,000

 

Syntel (a)

 

32,801,620

 

 

 

Offshore IT Services

 

 

 

1,983,000

 

Genpact (a)

 

32,362,560

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

 

 

3,274,000

 

Hackett Group (b)

 

19,513,040

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

375,602,440

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 1.5%

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Verisk Analytics (a)

 

115,691,000

 

 

 

Risk & Decision Analytics

 

 

 

4,075,000

 

Navigant Consulting (a)(b)

 

56,683,250

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

 

 

4,800,000

 

Bankrate (a)

 

54,528,000

 

 

 

Internet Advertising for the Insurance, Credit Card & Banking Markets

 

 

 

2,570,000

 

RPX (a)

 

35,286,100

 

 

 

Patent Aggregation & Defensive Patent Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,188,350

 

 

 

> Internet Related 1.3%

 

 

 

3,456,000

 

Pandora Media (a)

 

83,496,960

 

 

 

Streaming Music

 

 

 

625,000

 

TripAdvisor (a)

 

57,137,500

 

 

 

Online Travel Research

 

 

 

12,165,736

 

Vonage (a)(b)

 

39,903,614

 

 

 

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

 

 

2,199,707

 

RetailMeNot (a)

 

35,547,265

 

 

 

Digital Coupon Marketplace

 

 

 

257,000

 

Rightmove (United Kingdom)

 

8,938,213

 

 

 

Internet Real Estate Listings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

225,023,552

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 0.9%

 

 

 

5,390,000

 

Atmel (a)

 

43,551,200

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

 

 

420,000

 

Littelfuse

 

35,775,600

 

 

 

Little Fuses

 

 

 

699,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems

 

30,790,950

 

 

 

High-performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

 

 

560,000

 

Semtech (a)

 

15,204,000

 

 

 

Analog Semiconductors

 

 

 

615,000

 

Ultratech (a)

 

13,991,250

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Rubicon Technology (a)(b)(c)

 

 

10,625,000

 

 

 

Sapphire for the Lighting, Electronics & Automotive Industries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

149,938,000

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 0.8%

 

 

 

640,000

 

F5 Networks (a)

 

75,993,600

 

 

 

Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

 

 

2,983,000

 

Infinera (a)

 

31,828,610

 

 

 

Optical Networking Equipment

 

 

 

1,118,000

 

CalAmp (a)

 

19,699,160

 

 

 

Machine to Machine Communications

 

 

 

1,040,000

 

Ixia (a)

 

9,505,600

 

 

 

Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

137,026,970

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 0.8%

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Global Payments

 

118,796,000

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Liquidity Services (a)

 

17,875,000

 

 

 

E-auctions for Surplus & Salvage Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

136,671,000

 

 

 

> Telephone & Data Services 0.7%

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

Cogent Communications

 

73,942,000

 

 

 

Internet Data Pipelines

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Boingo Wireless (a)(b)

 

19,964,000

 

 

 

Wholesale & Retail Wi-Fi Networks

 

 

 

1,430,000

 

GTT Communications (a)

 

17,031,300

 

 

 

Provider of High-capacity Data Transit

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Towerstream (a)(b)

 

5,920,000

 

 

 

High Speed Wireless, Rooftop Antenna Space & Wi-Fi Offload

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

116,857,300

 

 

 

> Electronics Distribution 0.6%

 

 

 

2,738,000

 

Avnet

 

113,627,000

 

 

 

Electronic Components Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.6%

 

 

 

3,800,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

 

79,268,000

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

684,918

 

Plexus (a)

 

25,294,022

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

104,562,022

 

 

 

> Cable TV 0.5%

 

 

 

800,000

 

Liberty Global Series A (a)

 

34,032,000

 

800,000

 

Liberty Global Series C (a)

 

32,812,000

 

 

 

Cable TV Franchises Outside U.S.

 

 

 

670,000

 

Discovery Series C (a)

 

24,977,600

 

 

 

Cable TV Programming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,821,600

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Entertainment Programming 0.4%

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

IMAX (Canada) (a)(c)

 

$

34,325,000

 

 

 

IMAX Movies, Theatre Equipment & Theatre Joint Ventures

 

 

 

5,500,000

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (India)

 

27,917,050

 

 

 

Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,242,050

 

 

 

> Advertising 0.3%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Lamar Advertising

 

49,250,000

 

 

 

Outdoor Advertising

 

 

 

Information: Total

 

4,494,947,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 23.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 14.0%

 

 

 

7,996,000

 

Ametek

 

401,479,160

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

8,400,000

 

Donaldson (b)

 

341,292,000

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

3,400,000

 

Nordson (b)

 

258,638,000

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

2,974,827

 

Moog (a)(b)

 

203,478,167

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Generac (a)(b)(c)

 

162,160,000

 

 

 

Standby Power Generators

 

 

 

3,828,750

 

HEICO (b)

 

154,298,625

 

 

 

FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

 

 

3,182,000

 

Kennametal

 

131,448,420

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

1,335,000

 

Pall

 

111,739,500

 

 

 

Life Science, Water & Industrial Filtration

 

 

 

1,210,000

 

WABCO Holdings (a)

 

110,049,500

 

 

 

Truck & Bus Component Supplier

 

 

 

1,081,200

 

Middleby (a)

 

95,286,156

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

 

 

1,529,000

 

Toro

 

90,562,670

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

 

 

1,083,000

 

Wabtec

 

87,766,320

 

 

 

Freight & Transit Component Supplier

 

 

 

1,724,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation

 

76,114,600

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

 

 

2,185,000

 

ESCO Technologies (b)

 

75,994,300

 

 

 

Industrial Filtration & Advanced Measurement Equipment

 

 

 

664,400

 

Neopost (France)

 

48,867,344

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

881,086

 

Dorman Products (a)(c)

 

35,296,305

 

 

 

Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

 

 

225,000

 

Valmont Industries (c)

 

30,359,250

 

 

 

Center Pivot Irrigation Systems & Utility Poles

 

 

 

705,000

 

Rexnord (a)

 

20,057,250

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Mechanical Power Transmission Parts & Water Management Equipment

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

Marel (Iceland) (a)

 

8,809,297

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,443,696,864

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 2.2%

 

 

 

5,148,000

 

LKQ (a)

 

136,885,320

 

 

 

Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

73,044,000

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Forward Air

 

67,245,000

 

 

 

Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

Mobile Mini

 

43,712,500

 

 

 

Portable Storage Units Leasing

 

 

 

1,375,000

 

KAR Auction Services

 

39,366,250

 

 

 

Auto Auctions

 

 

 

1,894,000

 

CAE (Canada)

 

22,965,775

 

 

 

Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

383,218,845

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 1.7%

 

 

 

1,687,000

 

WESCO International (a)

 

132,024,620

 

 

 

Industrial Distributor

 

 

 

930,000

 

Airgas

 

102,904,500

 

 

 

Industrial Gas Distributor

 

 

 

1,545,000

 

MRC Global (a)

 

36,029,400

 

 

 

Industrial Distributor

 

 

 

883,000

 

Boise Cascade (a)

 

26,613,620

 

 

 

Wood Products Manufacturer & Distributor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

297,572,140

 

 

 

> Construction 1.7%

 

 

 

94,500

 

NVR (a)

 

106,786,890

 

 

 

Homebuilder

 

 

 

1,631,000

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron

 

94,353,350

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction for Liquefied Natural Gas & Petrochemicals

 

 

 

930,000

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security

 

38,232,300

 

 

 

Home Building Supplies & Small Locks

 

 

 

3,592,200

 

PGT (a)(b)

 

33,479,304

 

 

 

Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

 

 

 

400,000

 

Lumber Liquidators (a)(c)

 

22,952,000

 

 

 

Hardwood Flooring Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

295,803,844

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 1.2%

 

 

 

1,209,000

 

Acuity Brands

 

142,311,390

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

 

 

1,827,007

 

Thermon (a)(b)

 

44,615,511

 

 

 

Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Electrical Components—continued

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Ushio (Japan)

 

$

15,855,381

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

202,782,282

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 1.1%

 

 

 

1,680,000

 

Drew Industries (b)

 

70,879,200

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

 

 

1,090,000

 

Novozymes (Denmark)

 

47,291,191

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

700,000

 

PolyOne

 

24,906,000

 

 

 

Intermediate Stage Chemicals Producer

 

 

 

917,486

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR (Chile)

 

23,983,084

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

 

 

350,000

 

FMC Corporation

 

20,016,500

 

 

 

Niche Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

187,075,975

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 0.8%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

108,870,000

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

 

 

822,000

 

Insperity

 

22,473,480

 

 

 

Professional Employer Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

131,343,480

 

 

 

> Waste Management 0.4%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Waste Connections

 

72,780,000

 

 

 

Solid Waste Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Conglomerates 0.3%

 

 

 

2,321,000

 

Aalberts Industries (Netherlands)

 

60,091,545

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

4,074,364,975

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 14.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 4.8%

 

 

 

1,044,000

 

ULTA (a)

 

123,369,480

 

 

 

Specialty Beauty Product Retailer

 

 

 

1,475,839

 

Casey’s General Stores

 

105,817,656

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

 

 

1,508,000

 

Williams-Sonoma

 

100,387,560

 

 

 

Home Goods & Furnishing Retailer

 

 

 

1,660,000

 

Shutterfly (a)

 

80,908,400

 

 

 

Internet Photo-centric Retailer

 

 

 

2,366,000

 

Kate Spade & Company (a)

 

62,060,180

 

 

 

Global Lifestyle Brand

 

 

 

646,845

 

Fossil (a)

 

60,738,746

 

 

 

Watch Designer & Retailer

 

 

 

1,381,000

 

Burlington Stores (a)

 

55,046,660

 

 

 

Off-price Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

1,535,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)(c)

 

53,617,550

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

 

 

1,170,000

 

Zulily (a)(c)

 

44,331,300

 

 

 

eCommerce Retailer Offering Flash Sale Events

 

 

 

900,000

 

Urban Outfitters (a)

 

33,030,000

 

 

 

Multi-channel Apparel & Accessory Retailer

 

 

 

945,000

 

DSW

 

28,453,950

 

 

 

Branded Footwear Retailer

 

 

 

1,238,262

 

Michaels Stores (a)(c)

 

21,644,820

 

 

 

Craft & Hobby Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

1,762,555

 

Pier 1 Imports

 

20,956,779

 

 

 

Home Furnishing Retailer

 

 

 

2,557,000

 

DIA (Spain)

 

18,324,037

 

 

 

Discount Retailer in Spain, Latin America & the Eastern Mediterranean

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Gaiam (a)(b)

 

15,414,000

 

 

 

Healthy Living Through Catalogs, eCommerce & Gaiam TV

 

 

 

852,000

 

Massmart Holdings (South Africa) (c)

 

9,269,283

 

 

 

General Merchandise, Food & Home Improvement Stores; Wal-Mart Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

833,370,401

 

 

 

> Travel 3.6%

 

 

 

3,950,000

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

 

216,815,500

 

 

 

Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

 

 

1,430,000

 

Vail Resorts

 

124,066,800

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

Expedia

 

92,001,000

 

 

 

Online Travel Services Company

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

76,170,000

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

2,142,000

 

HomeAway (a)

 

76,041,000

 

 

 

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

 

 

849,483

 

Choice Hotels

 

44,173,116

 

 

 

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

629,267,416

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 1.5%

 

 

 

1,818,000

 

Pool

 

98,026,560

 

 

 

Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

 

 

1,340,000

 

United Natural Foods (a)

 

82,356,400

 

 

 

Distributor of Natural/Organic Foods to Grocery Stores

 

 

 

4,972,000

 

Groupon (a)(c)

 

33,212,960

 

 

 

Global Marketplace for Deals

 

 

 

819,000

 

GNC Holdings

 

31,728,060

 

 

 

Specialty Retailer of Health & Wellness Products

 

 

 

900,000

 

The Chefs’ Warehouse (a)

 

14,634,000

 

 

 

Distributor of Specialty Foods to Fine Dining Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

259,957,980

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 1.1%

 

 

 

3,669,000

 

Knoll (b)

 

63,510,390

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

2,920,000

 

Interface

 

47,128,800

 

 

 

Modular Carpet

 

 

 

812,360

 

Caesarstone (Israel)

 

41,982,765

 

 

 

Quartz Countertops

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles—continued

 

 

 

916,000

 

Herman Miller

 

$

27,342,600

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

700,000

 

La-Z-Boy

 

13,853,000

 

 

 

Upholstery Giant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,817,555

 

 

 

> Restaurants 1.0%

 

 

 

719,000

 

Domino’s Pizza

 

55,334,240

 

 

 

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

 

 

1,350,000

 

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (a)(b)

 

54,675,000

 

 

 

Popeyes Restaurants

 

 

 

1,001,000

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)

 

49,729,680

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Two Restaurant Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana

 

 

 

492,000

 

Papa John’s International

 

19,675,080

 

 

 

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

179,414,000

 

 

 

> Apparel 0.5%

 

 

 

793,000

 

PVH

 

96,071,950

 

 

 

Apparel Wholesaler & Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 0.5%

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Select Comfort (a)

 

39,748,000

 

 

 

Specialty Mattresses

 

 

 

500,000

 

Cavco Industries (a)(b)

 

34,000,000

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

653,000

 

Gentex

 

17,480,810

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,228,810

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.5%

 

 

 

3,947,000

 

Boulder Brands (a)(b)

 

53,797,610

 

 

 

Healthy Food Products

 

 

 

1,029,000

 

B&G Foods

 

28,348,950

 

 

 

Acquirer of Small Food Brands

 

 

 

1,665,270

 

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)(b)

 

550,158

 

 

 

Producer of an All-natural Sweetener Extracted from the Stevia Plant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,696,718

 

 

 

> Educational Services 0.3%

 

 

 

1,075,000

 

DeVry

 

46,020,750

 

 

 

Postsecondary Degree Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Nondurables 0.2%

 

 

 

229,000

 

KT&G (Korea)

 

20,494,092

 

 

 

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

 

 

 

620,000

 

Prestige Brands Holdings (a)

 

20,069,400

 

 

 

Household & Personal Care Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,563,492

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 0.2%

 

 

 

900,000

 

Blackhawk Network (a)

 

29,070,000

 

 

 

Third Party Distributer of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Casinos & Gaming 0.1%

 

 

 

900,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR (Hong Kong)

 

23,661,000

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 0.1%

 

 

 

650,000

 

Performance Sports Group (a)

 

10,445,500

 

 

 

Sporting Goods Manufacturer

 

 

 

52,654

 

Fox Factory Holding (a)

 

816,137

 

 

 

High Performance Suspension Systems for Leisure Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,261,637

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

2,516,401,709

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 12.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 4.1%

 

 

 

9,000,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp (b)

 

156,780,000

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

BOK Financial

 

119,664,000

 

 

 

Tulsa-based Southwest Bank

 

 

 

840,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

94,155,600

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

 

 

2,860,000

 

MB Financial

 

79,164,800

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

 

 

940,000

 

City National

 

71,129,800

 

 

 

Bank & Asset Manager

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Hancock Holding

 

60,895,000

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

 

 

3,323,500

 

Valley National Bancorp (c)

 

32,204,715

 

 

 

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

 

 

4,841,882

 

First Busey (b)

 

26,969,283

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

1,162,000

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

 

26,598,180

 

 

 

Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

 

 

 

843,000

 

Hudson Valley

 

15,300,450

 

 

 

Metro New York City Bank

 

 

 

950,000

 

TCF Financial

 

14,753,500

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

 

 

2,136,500

 

TrustCo Bank

 

13,759,060

 

 

 

New York State Bank

 

 

 

1,922,634

 

Cascade Bancorp (a)

 

9,709,301

 

 

 

Central Oregon & Idaho Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

721,083,689

 

 

 

> Insurance 2.9%

 

 

 

8,800,000

 

CNO Financial Group

 

149,248,000

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

2,275,000

 

Allied World Holdings

 

83,811,000

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/ Reinsurance

 

 

 

2,625,000

 

Selective Insurance Group

 

58,117,500

 

 

 

Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

HCC Insurance Holdings

 

53,119,000

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

1,650,000

 

Brown & Brown

 

53,047,500

 

 

 

Insurance Broker

 

 

 

800,000

 

RLI

 

34,632,000

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

250,000

 

Enstar Group (a)

 

34,080,000

 

 

 

Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Insurance—continued

 

 

 

10,837,000

 

Rand Merchant Insurance (South Africa)

 

$

34,001,445

 

 

 

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,056,445

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 2.5%

 

 

 

7,368,774

 

SEI Investments

 

266,454,868

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

3,052,000

 

Eaton Vance

 

115,151,960

 

 

 

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

 

 

11,436,300

 

Sprott (Canada) (c)

 

29,000,484

 

 

 

Asset Manager Focused on Resources, Particularly Gold & Silver

 

 

 

1,648,030

 

Coronation Fund Managers (South Africa)

 

14,117,311

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Wisdom Tree (a)(c)

 

11,380,000

 

 

 

Fund Manager with ETF Specialty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

436,104,623

 

 

 

> Credit Cards 1.1%

 

 

 

490,000

 

Alliance Data Systems (a)

 

121,652,300

 

 

 

Diversified Credit Card Provider

 

 

 

670,000

 

WEX (a)

 

73,914,400

 

 

 

Card Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

195,566,700

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 1.0%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp (b)

 

68,400,000

 

 

 

Mini-rental Conglomerate

 

 

 

808,343

 

World Acceptance (a)(b)(c)

 

54,563,153

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

CAI International (a)(b)

 

29,025,000

 

 

 

International Container Leasing

 

 

 

902,210

 

Marlin Business Services (b)

 

16,528,487

 

 

 

Small Equipment Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,516,640

 

 

 

> Diversified Financial Companies 0.5%

 

 

 

2,820,000

 

Leucadia National

 

67,228,800

 

 

 

Holding Company

 

 

 

400,000

 

Liberty Tax (a)

 

12,920,000

 

 

 

Tax Preparation Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80,148,800

 

Finance: Total

 

2,101,476,897

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 9.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 3.7%

 

 

 

2,493,309

 

Synageva BioPharma (a)(b)(c)

 

171,489,793

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

4,001,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

148,757,180

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

1,624,689

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a)(b)(c)

 

91,957,398

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on “Ultra-Orphan” Drugs

 

 

 

2,552,000

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a)(b)(c)

 

53,847,200

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

737,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)

 

53,181,920

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

153,000

 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

36,213,570

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Several Diseases

 

 

 

2,750,000

 

Celldex Therapeutics (a)(c)

 

35,640,000

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

 

 

 

423,400

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

33,067,540

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Rare Diseases

 

 

 

963,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

25,038,000

 

 

 

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

 

 

359,944

 

MicroDose Therapeutx Contingent Value Rights (a)(d)(e)

 

705,490

 

 

 

Drug Inhaler Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

649,898,091

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 2.5%

 

 

 

5,836,000

 

Cepheid (a)(b)

 

256,959,080

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

 

 

1,040,000

 

Bio-Techne

 

97,292,000

 

 

 

Cytokines, Antibodies & other Reagents for Life Science

 

 

 

687,000

 

Henry Schein (a)

 

80,014,890

 

 

 

Large Distributor of Dental, Vet & Medical Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

434,265,970

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 1.7%

 

 

 

6,724,600

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)

 

90,210,509

 

 

 

Health Care IT

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

HealthSouth

 

77,490,000

 

 

 

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

 

 

 

1,384,000

 

Medidata Solutions (a)

 

61,297,360

 

 

 

Cloud-based Software for Drug Studies

 

 

 

1,277,000

 

Envision Healthcare Holdings (a)

 

44,286,360

 

 

 

Provider of Health Care Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

890,000

 

Castlight Health (a)(b)(c)

 

11,516,600

 

 

 

Provider of Cloud-based Software for Managing Health Care Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

284,800,829

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 1.1%

 

 

 

5,089,000

 

Akorn (a)

 

184,578,030

 

 

 

Developer, Manufacturer & Distributor of Specialty Generic Drugs

 

 

 

476,000

 

Revance Therapeutics (a)(c)

 

9,201,080

 

 

 

Drug Developer Focused on Aesthetics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,779,110

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 0.6%

 

 

 

833,000

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

 

$

63,874,440

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

 

 

506,020

 

Abaxis

 

25,660,274

 

 

 

Instruments & Tests for Vet & Medical Markets

 

 

 

647,000

 

Wright Medical Group (a)

 

19,604,100

 

 

 

Leader in Foot & Ankle Replacement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,138,814

 

Health Care: Total

 

1,671,882,814

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 3.0%

 

 

 

2,322,600

 

Rosetta Resources (a)

 

103,495,056

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in Texas

 

 

 

778,000

 

SM Energy

 

60,684,000

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

717,000

 

Energen Corporation

 

51,796,080

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer with Natural Gas Utility

 

 

 

926,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

49,837,320

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

632,000

 

Range Resources

 

42,855,920

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)

 

36,890,933

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

 

 

1,358,000

 

WPX Energy (a)

 

32,673,480

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Produced in U.S. & Argentina

 

 

 

281,000

 

Clayton Williams (a)

 

27,102,450

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

928,000

 

Laredo Petroleum (a)(c)

 

20,796,480

 

 

 

Permian Basin Oil Producer

 

 

 

891,000

 

Parsley Energy (a)

 

19,005,030

 

 

 

Permian-Midland Basin Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

770,000

 

Bill Barrett Corporation (a)

 

16,970,800

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in U.S. Rockies

 

 

 

570,000

 

Rice Energy (a)

 

15,162,000

 

 

 

Natural Gas Producer

 

 

 

262,000

 

PDC Energy (a)

 

13,175,980

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in U.S.

 

 

 

64,685,000

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)(b)(c)

 

12,706,549

 

 

 

Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

DeeThree Exploration (Canada) (a)

 

11,375,508

 

 

 

Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

42,000,000

 

Petroamerica Oil (Colombia) (a)(c)

 

11,062,994

 

 

 

Oil Exploration & Production in Colombia

 

 

 

28,700,000

 

Shamaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)

 

8,328,497

 

 

 

Oil Exploration & Production in Kurdistan

 

 

 

24,115,500

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a)(b)

 

3,337,562

 

8,400,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a)(b)(d)

 

1,104,424

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration Offshore West Africa

 

 

 

26,000,000

 

Petrodorado Energy (Colombia) (a)(b)

 

812,536

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia, Peru & Paraguay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

539,173,599

 

 

 

> Oil Services 2.6%

 

 

 

3,858,000

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

209,527,980

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

 

 

1,314,579

 

ShawCor (Canada) (c)

 

66,318,776

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

964,000

 

Chart Industries (a)

 

58,929,320

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Natural Gas Processing/Storage Equipment

 

 

 

1,613,000

 

Hornbeck Offshore (a)

 

52,793,490

 

 

 

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

 

 

780,000

 

Gulfport Energy (a)

 

41,652,000

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer Focused on Utica Shale in Ohio

 

 

 

2,601,900

 

Horizon North Logistics (Canada) (c)

 

11,802,002

 

 

 

Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

 

 

463,863

 

Black Diamond Group (Canada)

 

9,865,813

 

 

 

Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

 

 

289,000

 

Rowan

 

7,314,590

 

 

 

Contract Offshore Driller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

458,203,971

 

 

 

> Mining 1.1%

 

 

 

492,000

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)

 

72,004,200

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Alamos Gold (Canada)

 

31,894,281

 

 

 

Gold Mining

 

 

 

503,000

 

US Silica

 

31,442,530

 

 

 

Provider of Frac Sand & Industrial Sand in U.S.

 

 

 

5,500,000

 

Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)(b)

 

24,309,121

 

 

 

Gold Mining

 

 

 

4,250,000

 

Argonaut Gold (Canada) (a)

 

14,875,664

 

 

 

Gold & Silver Mining

 

 

 

3,650,000

 

Allied Nevada Gold (a)(c)

 

12,081,500

 

 

 

Gold & Silver Mining

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Kaminak Gold (a)

 

2,062,592

 

 

 

Exploration Stage Canadian Gold Miner

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Alexco Resource (a)

 

1,875,720

 

 

 

Mining, Exploration & Environmental Services

 

 

 

5,544,000

 

Duluth Metals (Canada) (a)

 

1,188,053

 

 

 

Copper & Nickel Miner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

191,733,661

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Agricultural Commodities 0.1%

 

 

 

1,306,818

 

Union Agriculture Group (Uruguay) (a)(d)(e)

 

$

13,224,998

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Alternative Energy 0.1%

 

 

 

4,699,210

 

RGS Energy (a)(b)(c)

 

8,082,641

 

 

 

U.S. Residential & Commercial Solar Systems Installer

 

 

 

1,210,300

 

Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)

 

1,379,742

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants/Technology Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,462,383

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

1,211,798,612

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 3.8%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Extra Space Storage

 

108,297,000

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

 

 

750,000

 

Federal Realty

 

88,845,000

 

 

 

Shopping Centers

 

 

 

7,350,000

 

EdR (b)

 

75,558,000

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

1,320,000

 

Post Properties

 

67,768,800

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

 

 

325,000

 

Jones Lang LaSalle

 

41,060,500

 

 

 

Real Estate Services

 

 

 

2,150,000

 

Terreno Realty (b)

 

40,484,500

 

 

 

Industrial Properties

 

 

 

150,000

 

Amerco

 

39,283,500

 

 

 

North American Moving & Storage

 

 

 

5,175,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust

 

38,864,250

 

 

 

Industrial Properties

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

St. Joe (a)(c)

 

35,874,000

 

 

 

Florida Panhandle Landowner

 

 

 

880,000

 

Coresite Realty

 

28,925,600

 

 

 

Data Centers

 

 

 

1,172,500

 

Kite Realty Group

 

28,421,400

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

 

 

975,000

 

Hudson Pacific Properties

 

24,043,500

 

 

 

West Coast Office Buildings & Production Studios

 

 

 

20,282,089

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust (Singapore)

 

22,417,297

 

 

 

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

 

 

10,362

 

Orix JREIT (Japan)

 

13,025,866

 

 

 

Diversified REIT

 

 

 

90,000

 

Deltic Timber

 

5,608,800

 

 

 

Arkansas Land & Timber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

658,478,013

 

 

 

> Transportation 1.6%

 

 

 

2,704,100

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)(b)

 

90,452,145

 

550,000

 

Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)(b)

 

16,450,500

 

 

 

Truck Sales & Service

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

74,050,000

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

 

 

530,000

 

Kirby (a)

 

62,460,500

 

 

 

Largest Operator of U.S. (Jones Act) Liquid Tank Barges

 

 

 

300,000

 

Genesee & Wyoming (a)

 

28,593,000

 

 

 

Short-line Operator

 

 

 

400,000

 

Heartland Express

 

9,584,000

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

281,590,145

 

 

 

> Regulated Utilities 0.6%

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Northeast Utilities

 

84,170,000

 

 

 

Regulated Electric Utility

 

 

 

650,000

 

Wisconsin Energy

 

27,950,000

 

 

 

Wisconsin Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,120,000

 

Other Industries: Total

 

1,052,188,158

 

Total Equities: 98.2%
(Cost: $9,605,414,967)

 

17,123,060,619

(f)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 1.8%

 

 

 

280,000,000

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

280,000,000

 

27,132,688

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

27,132,688

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 1.8%
(Cost: $307,132,688)

 

307,132,688

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 2.4%

 

 

 

419,416,059

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

419,416,059

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 2.4%
(Cost: $419,416,059)

 

419,416,059

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 102.4%
(Cost: $10,331,963,714)(h)

 

17,849,609,366

(i)

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (2.4)%

 

(419,416,059

)

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: —%

 

6,499,802

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

17,436,693,109

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2014, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/13

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/14

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Mettler-Toledo International (1)

 

1,475,000

 

 

123,362

 

1,351,638

 

$

346,195,041

 

$

 

Donaldson

 

8,400,000

 

 

 

8,400,000

 

341,292,000

 

3,948,000

 

Nordson

 

3,400,000

 

 

 

3,400,000

 

258,638,000

 

1,972,000

 

Cepheid

 

6,170,000

 

246,000

 

580,000

 

5,836,000

 

256,959,080

 

 

Moog

 

3,230,000

 

 

255,173

 

2,974,827

 

203,478,167

 

 

Informatica

 

5,500,000

 

550,000

 

250,000

 

5,800,000

 

198,592,000

 

 

Akorn (1)

 

5,417,981

 

676,000

 

1,004,981

 

5,089,000

 

184,578,030

 

 

Synageva BioPharma

 

2,392,000

 

181,000

 

79,691

 

2,493,309

 

171,489,793

 

 

Generac

 

3,113,000

 

887,000

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

162,160,000

 

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

9,000,000

 

 

 

9,000,000

 

156,780,000

 

2,430,000

 

HEICO

 

3,828,750

 

 

 

3,828,750

 

154,298,625

 

229,725

 

iGATE

 

4,150,000

 

 

375,000

 

3,775,000

 

138,618,000

 

 

Rush Enterprises

 

3,650,000

 

 

395,900

 

3,254,100

 

106,902,645

 

 

Globalstar (1)

 

25,500,000

 

2,150,000

 

1,650,000

 

26,000,000

 

95,160,000

 

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (2)

 

3,610,890

 

472,707

 

2,458,908

 

1,624,689

 

91,957,398

 

253,930

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (1)

 

9,905,000

 

 

3,180,400

 

6,724,600

 

90,210,509

 

 

MB Financial (1)

 

2,860,000

 

 

 

2,860,000

 

79,164,800

 

1,086,800

 

ESCO Technologies

 

2,300,000

 

 

115,000

 

2,185,000

 

75,994,300

 

542,800

 

EdR

 

7,350,000

 

 

 

7,350,000

 

75,558,000

 

2,499,000

 

Drew Industries

 

1,780,000

 

 

100,000

 

1,680,000

 

70,879,200

 

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

2,150,000

 

 

150,000

 

2,000,000

 

68,400,000

 

1,569,500

 

Virtusa

 

1,985,000

 

 

150,000

 

1,835,000

 

65,252,600

 

 

Knoll

 

3,669,000

 

 

 

3,669,000

 

63,510,390

 

1,320,840

 

Navigant Consulting

 

4,025,000

 

50,000

 

 

4,075,000

 

56,683,250

 

 

SPS Commerce

 

900,000

 

285,000

 

150,000

 

1,035,000

 

55,010,250

 

 

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

 

2,000,000

 

 

650,000

 

1,350,000

 

54,675,000

 

 

World Acceptance

 

850,000

 

 

41,657

 

808,343

 

54,563,153

 

 

Sarepta Therapeutics

 

2,050,000

 

502,000

 

 

2,552,000

 

53,847,200

 

 

Boulder Brands

 

2,886,552

 

1,500,000

 

439,552

 

3,947,000

 

53,797,610

 

 

Thermon

 

1,065,000

 

762,007

 

 

1,827,007

 

44,615,511

 

 

Terreno Realty

 

2,020,931

 

129,069

 

 

2,150,000

 

40,484,500

 

580,500

 

Vonage

 

 

12,165,736

 

 

12,165,736

 

39,903,614

 

 

Cavco Industries

 

460,000

 

40,000

 

 

500,000

 

34,000,000

 

 

PGT

 

738,564

 

2,853,636

 

 

 

3,592,200

 

33,479,304

 

 

 

InContact

 

3,740,596

 

404

 

 

3,741,000

 

32,527,995

 

 

Blackhawk Network (1)

 

900,000

 

 

 

900,000

 

29,070,000

 

 

CAI International

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

29,025,000

 

 

Coresite Realty (1)

 

1,170,000

 

 

290,000

 

880,000

 

28,925,600

 

1,139,962

 

First Busey

 

4,841,882

 

 

 

4,841,882

 

26,969,283

 

677,863

 

Kirkland Lake Gold

 

4,900,000

 

600,000

 

 

5,500,000

 

24,309,121

 

 

Tangoe (1)

 

2,100,000

 

 

350,000

 

1,750,000

 

23,712,500

 

 

Insperity (1)

 

1,400,000

 

 

578,000

 

822,000

 

22,473,480

 

599,750

 

Pier 1 Imports (1)

 

7,185,000

 

 

5,422,445

 

1,762,555

 

20,956,779

 

922,800

 

E2Open

 

610,000

 

1,615,000

 

 

2,225,000

 

20,714,750

 

 

Boingo Wireless

 

2,500,000

 

300,000

 

 

2,800,000

 

19,964,000

 

 

Hackett Group

 

3,274,000

 

 

 

3,274,000

 

19,513,040

 

 

II-VI (1)

 

3,640,000

 

 

2,036,000

 

1,604,000

 

18,879,080

 

 

Marlin Business Services

 

1,091,000

 

 

188,790

 

902,210

 

16,528,487

 

376,395

 

Gaiam

 

1,500,000

 

600,000

 

 

2,100,000

 

15,414,000

 

 

Audience

 

 

1,753,625

 

 

1,753,625

 

12,976,825

 

 

Petromanas

 

51,359,500

 

13,325,500

 

 

64,685,000

 

12,706,549

 

 

Castlight Health

 

 

890,000

 

 

 

890,000

 

11,516,600

 

 

 

Petroamerica Oil (1)

 

35,000,000

 

7,000,000

 

 

42,000,000

 

11,062,994

 

 

Rubicon Technology

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

2,500,000

 

10,625,000

 

 

RGS Energy

 

2,600,000

 

2,099,210

 

 

4,699,210

 

8,082,641

 

 

Exa

 

1,000,000

 

 

300,033

 

699,967

 

7,895,627

 

 

Towerstream

 

3,319,900

 

680,100

 

 

4,000,000

 

5,920,000

 

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

19,471,000

 

13,044,500

 

 

32,515,500

 

4,441,986

 

 

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/13

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/14

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Duluth Metals (1)

 

7,025,500

 

 

1,481,500

 

5,544,000

 

$

1,188,053

 

$

 

Petrodorado Energy

 

26,000,000

 

 

 

26,000,000

 

812,536

 

 

GLG Life Tech

 

1,665,270

 

 

 

1,665,270

 

550,158

 

 

Bally Technologies (1)

 

3,105,000

 

 

3,105,000

 

 

 

 

tw telecom (1)

 

9,500,000

 

 

9,500,000

 

 

 

 

H & E Equipment Services (1)

 

2,508,816

 

 

2,508,816

 

 

 

 

Alimera Sciences (1)

 

2,040,000

 

 

2,040,000

 

 

 

 

Acorn Energy (1)

 

1,161,957

 

 

1,161,957

 

 

 

 

Dupont Fabros Technology (1)

 

3,625,000

 

 

3,625,000

 

 

 

1,128,750

 

Simplicity Bancorp (1)

 

452,146

 

 

452,146

 

 

 

72,577

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

348,019,235

 

67,858,494

 

45,189,311

 

370,688,418

 

$

4,413,890,054

 

$

21,351,192

 

 


(1) At September 30, 2014, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

(2) Includes the effects of a stock split.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2014, was $2,032,462,853 and $3,462,313,188, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 19.86% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2014.

 

(c)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $399,879,068.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $15,034,912, which represented 0.09% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

1,306,818

 

$

15,000,000

 

$

13,224,998

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

8,400,000

 

3,591,152

 

1,104,424

 

MicroDose Therapeutx Contingent Value Rights

 

8/14/13

 

359,944

 

 

705,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,591,152

 

$

15,034,912

 

 

(e)  Illiquid security.

(f)  On September 30, 2014, the market value of foreign securities represented 5.74% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Canada

 

$

285,700,247

 

1.64

 

Netherlands

 

132,095,745

 

0.76

 

Sweden

 

85,153,780

 

0.49

 

India

 

75,476,290

 

0.43

 

South Africa

 

57,388,039

 

0.33

 

France

 

48,867,344

 

0.28

 

Colombia

 

48,766,463

 

0.28

 

Denmark

 

47,291,191

 

0.27

 

Israel

 

41,982,765

 

0.24

 

Japan

 

28,881,247

 

0.16

 

Chile

 

23,983,084

 

0.14

 

Hong Kong

 

23,661,000

 

0.14

 

Singapore

 

22,417,297

 

0.13

 

Korea

 

20,494,092

 

0.12

 

Spain

 

18,324,037

 

0.10

 

Uruguay

 

13,224,998

 

0.07

 

United Kingdom

 

8,938,213

 

0.05

 

Iceland

 

8,809,297

 

0.05

 

Iraq

 

8,328,497

 

0.05

 

China

 

1,379,742

 

0.01

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

1,001,163,368

 

5.74

 

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $10,331,963,714 and net unrealized appreciation was $7,517,645,652 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $7,970,738,342 and gross unrealized depreciation of $453,092,690.

(i)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

4,372,938,411

 

$

122,009,043

 

$

 

$

4,494,947,454

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

3,893,450,217

 

180,914,758

 

 

4,074,364,975

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

2,468,314,297

 

48,087,412

 

 

2,516,401,709

 

Finance

 

2,053,358,141

 

48,118,756

 

 

2,101,476,897

 

Health Care

 

1,671,177,324

 

 

705,490

 

1,671,882,814

 

Energy & Minerals

 

1,197,469,190

 

1,104,424

 

13,224,998

 

1,211,798,612

 

Other Industries

 

1,016,744,995

 

35,443,163

 

 

1,052,188,158

 

Total Equities

 

16,673,452,575

 

435,677,556

 

13,930,488

 

17,123,060,619

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

307,132,688

 

 

 

307,132,688

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

419,416,059

 

 

 

419,416,059

 

Total Investments

 

$

17,400,001,322

 

$

435,677,556

 

$

13,930,488

 

$

17,849,609,366

 

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 3

 

Level 1

 

Level 3

 

$

14,371,342

 

$

 

$

 

$

14,371,342

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as resale restrictions no longer apply.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments categorized as Level 3.

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

Columbia Acorn International®

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities: 95.8%

 

 

 

Asia 43.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 19.2%

 

 

 

4,784,600

 

Kansai Paint

 

$

71,535,459

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

1,555,000

 

Glory

 

43,894,114

 

 

 

Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

 

 

1,090,000

 

Japan Airport Terminal

 

43,751,344

 

 

 

Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

 

 

2,255,000

 

Aeon Mall

 

43,077,759

 

 

 

Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

 

 

32,000

 

Orix JREIT

 

40,226,570

 

 

 

Diversified REIT

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

Familymart

 

40,071,970

 

 

 

Convenience Store Operator

 

 

 

3,196,000

 

Nippon Kayaku

 

39,091,154

 

 

 

Functional Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Auto Safety Systems

 

 

 

1,105,800

 

Benesse

 

36,278,936

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

 

 

630,000

 

Makita

 

35,589,812

 

 

 

Power Tools

 

 

 

1,440,000

 

Nabtesco

 

34,496,176

 

 

 

Machinery Components

 

 

 

1,538,500

 

Aica Kogyo

 

32,688,909

 

 

 

Laminated Sheets, Building Materials & Chemical Adhesives

 

 

 

264,400

 

Hirose Electric

 

32,643,042

 

 

 

Electrical Connectors

 

 

 

1,956,400

 

Park24

 

31,219,040

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

 

 

1,560,000

 

Suruga Bank

 

31,125,086

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

2,900,000

 

Ushio

 

30,653,735

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial

 

30,406,586

 

 

 

Consumable Diamond Tools

 

 

 

838,000

 

OBIC

 

29,989,898

 

 

 

Computer Software

 

 

 

4,800,000

 

NOF

 

29,942,449

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals, Life Science & Rocket Fuels

 

 

 

439,400

 

Disco

 

29,880,074

 

 

 

Semiconductor Dicing & Grinding Equipment

 

 

 

5,560

 

Kenedix Office Investment

 

29,853,988

 

 

 

Tokyo Mid-size Office REIT

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

NGK Spark Plug

 

29,719,081

 

 

 

Automobile Parts

 

 

 

355,000

 

Rinnai

 

29,453,469

 

 

 

Gas Appliances for Home & Commercial Use

 

 

 

1,580,000

 

Daiseki

 

29,446,343

 

 

 

Waste Disposal & Recycling

 

 

 

960,000

 

Misumi Group

 

29,007,254

 

 

 

Industrial Components Distributor

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

NGK Insulators

 

28,604,050

 

 

 

Ceramic Products for Auto, Power & Electronics

 

 

 

750,000

 

Kintetsu World Express

 

28,599,833

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

 

 

8,340,000

 

Aozora Bank

 

28,200,992

 

 

 

Commercial Bank

 

 

 

1,222,080

 

Nihon Parkerizing

 

27,940,690

 

 

 

Metal Surface Treatment Agents & Processing Service

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

OSG

 

27,744,394

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

749,800

 

Nakanishi

 

27,602,478

 

 

 

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Doshisha

 

27,440,382

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Wholesaler

 

 

 

603,000

 

Omron

 

27,405,144

 

 

 

Electric Components for Factory Automation

 

 

 

486,600

 

Santen Pharmaceutical

 

27,250,070

 

 

 

Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

 

 

 

1,402,000

 

Tamron (a)

 

26,939,371

 

 

 

Camera Lenses

 

 

 

792,900

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha

 

26,328,501

 

 

 

Instant Noodles & Processed Foods

 

 

 

2,736,000

 

Moshi Moshi Hotline

 

25,948,104

 

 

 

Call Center Operator

 

 

 

1,129,000

 

Ariake Japan

 

25,307,440

 

 

 

Commercial Soup & Sauce Extracts

 

 

 

208,000

 

Shimano

 

25,301,849

 

 

 

Bicycle Components & Fishing Tackle

 

 

 

527,500

 

Hamamatsu Photonics

 

25,063,950

 

 

 

Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

930,000

 

JIN (b)

 

25,056,113

 

 

 

Eyeglasses Retailer

 

 

 

3,000

 

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund

 

24,873,104

 

 

 

Industrial REIT in Japan

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

Aeon Financial Service

 

24,609,526

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer-related Finance Company

 

 

 

1,107,000

 

Stanley Electric

 

23,965,590

 

 

 

Automobile Lighting & LED Equipment

 

 

 

500,000

 

Hoshizaki Electric

 

23,332,035

 

 

 

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

 

 

1,668,900

 

Rohto Pharmaceutical

 

22,381,437

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical, Health & Beauty Products

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Toto

 

22,003,206

 

 

 

Toilets & Bathroom Fittings

 

 

 

970,000

 

Nippon Paint

 

21,881,139

 

 

 

Paints for Automotive, Decorative & Industrial Usage

 

 

 

835,000

 

Icom (a)

 

20,928,973

 

 

 

Two-way Radio Communication Equipment

 

 

 

571,080

 

Milbon

 

18,957,344

 

 

 

Hair Products for Salons

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Japan—continued

 

 

 

255,800

 

Hikari Tsushin

 

$

18,184,950

 

 

 

Office IT/Mobiles/Insurance Distribution

 

 

 

3,885,400

 

Wacom (b)

 

16,766,033

 

 

 

Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

 

 

8,150

 

Japan Retail Fund

 

16,427,958

 

 

 

Largest Retail REIT in Japan

 

 

 

575,600

 

MonotaRO (b)

 

14,408,029

 

 

 

Online Maintenance, Repair and Operations Goods Distributor in Japan

 

 

 

269,000

 

Ezaki Glico

 

9,276,416

 

 

 

Confectionary, Ice Cream & Dairy Products

 

 

 

1,191,200

 

Lifenet Insurance (c)

 

4,520,938

 

 

 

Online Life Insurance Company in Japan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,567,292,287

 

 

 

> Taiwan 4.0%

 

 

 

2,001,000

 

St. Shine Optical

 

42,690,164

 

 

 

Disposable Contact Lens Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

 

 

6,729,000

 

Delta Electronics

 

42,508,930

 

 

 

Industrial Automation, Switching Power Supplies & Passive Components

 

 

 

5,250,000

 

President Chain Store

 

37,642,249

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Number One Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

 

 

15,613,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom

 

29,933,307

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

 

 

5,410,000

 

Novatek Microelectronics

 

26,699,358

 

 

 

Display-related Integrated Circuit Designer

 

 

 

1,925,000

 

Ginko International

 

25,866,363

 

 

 

Largest Contact Lens Maker in China

 

 

 

336,000

 

Largan Precision

 

24,038,465

 

 

 

Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

 

 

 

3,078,687

 

Advantech

 

21,726,480

 

 

 

Industrial PC & Components

 

 

 

2,139,680

 

PC Home

 

20,803,832

 

 

 

Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

 

 

 

6,427,000

 

Chroma Ate

 

17,832,013

 

 

 

Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

 

 

11,470,881

 

Lite-On Technology

 

16,498,853

 

 

 

Mobile Device, LED & PC Server Component Supplier

 

 

 

349,750

 

Hermes Microvision

 

14,548,755

 

 

 

E-beam Inspection Systems for Semiconductor Integrated Circuits

 

 

 

3,927,000

 

Vanguard International Semiconductor

 

5,735,062

 

 

 

Semiconductor Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

326,523,831

 

 

 

> Korea 3.2%

 

 

 

316,943

 

CJ Corp

 

52,123,793

 

 

 

Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

 

 

507,000

 

KT&G

 

45,373,382

 

 

 

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

 

 

 

631,865

 

LS Industrial Systems

 

35,121,677

 

 

 

Electrical & Automation Equipment

 

 

 

974,261

 

Paradise

 

31,841,900

 

 

 

Korean Casino Operator

 

 

 

295,580

 

Coway

 

23,573,838

 

 

 

Household Appliance Rentals

 

 

 

591,876

 

Grand Korea Leisure

 

23,466,916

 

 

 

‘Foreigner Only’ Casino Group in Korea

 

 

 

294,940

 

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering

 

23,336,758

 

 

 

Power Plant & Grid Maintenance

 

 

 

628,107

 

LF Corp

 

20,809,364

 

 

 

Apparel Design & Retail

 

 

 

279,090

 

Soulbrain

 

6,830,398

 

 

 

Electronic Chemical Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,478,026

 

 

 

> China 3.2%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (c)

 

87,550,000

 

 

 

Largest Contract Research Organization Business in China

 

 

 

83,100,000

 

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals

 

62,240,256

 

 

 

Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

 

 

 

407,570

 

BitAuto - ADR (c)

 

31,790,460

 

 

 

Automotive Information Website for Buyers & Dealers

 

 

 

17,890,000

 

CIMC Enric

 

17,866,962

 

 

 

Tanks & Equipment to Supply Natural Gas & Liquefied Natural Gas

 

 

 

35,119,000

 

AMVIG Holdings

 

16,051,041

 

 

 

Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

 

 

29,072,000

 

NewOcean Energy (b)

 

14,485,826

 

 

 

Southern China Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor

 

 

 

580,600

 

Jumei International - ADR (b)(c)

 

13,632,488

 

 

 

Online Beauty & Apparel Products Retailer

 

 

 

3,850,000

 

Biostime (b)

 

11,958,958

 

 

 

Pediatric Nutrition & Baby Care Products Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

255,575,991

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 2.8%

 

 

 

2,178,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR

 

57,259,620

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

16,798,000

 

Melco International

 

38,936,098

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

50,000,000

 

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust

 

35,442,149

 

 

 

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

 

 

47,509,000

 

Sa Sa International

 

32,548,742

 

 

 

Cosmetics Retailer

 

 

 

 



 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

> Hong Kong—continued

 

 

 

 

8,320,000

 

MGM China Holdings

 

$

 

23,975,131

 

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

Lifestyle International (d)

 

17,727,745

 

 

 

 

Mid- to High-end Department Store Operator in Hong Kong & China

 

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

Vitasoy International

 

12,738,840

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

 

 

 

5,175,500

 

Kingboard Chemicals

 

10,289,349

 

 

 

 

Paper & Glass Laminates, PCB, Specialty Chemicals & Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

228,917,674

 

 

 

 

> India 2.5%

 

 

 

 

13,478,000

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

 

68,412,000

 

 

 

 

Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

 

 

 

3,423,265

 

Asian Paints

 

34,816,322

 

 

 

 

India’s Largest Paint Company

 

 

 

 

6,095,000

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone

 

27,323,162

 

 

 

 

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

 

 

 

920,000

 

Colgate Palmolive India

 

25,939,673

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

 

 

 

2,085,000

 

United Breweries

 

24,010,602

 

 

 

 

India’s Largest Brewer

 

 

 

 

90,000

 

Bosch

 

21,871,201

 

 

 

 

Automotive Parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

202,372,960

 

 

 

 

> Singapore 2.4%

 

 

 

 

40,564,179

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust

 

44,834,595

 

 

 

 

Retail & Office Property Landlord

 

 

 

 

5,803,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

32,855,106

 

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

8,900,000

 

Petra Foods

 

28,185,310

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Manufacturer in Southeast Asia

 

 

 

 

20,000,000

 

CDL Hospitality Trust

 

26,155,554

 

 

 

 

Hotel Owner Operator

 

 

 

 

13,500,000

 

Ascendas REIT

 

23,813,251

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

 

19,349,750

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust

 

17,522,634

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

 

15,000,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust

 

16,688,508

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

 

3,802,000

 

Super Group (b)

 

3,803,892

 

 

 

 

Instant Food & Beverages in Southeast Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,858,850

 

 

 

 

> Indonesia 2.1%

 

 

 

 

31,764,600

 

Archipelago Resources (a)(c)(d)(e)(f)

 

28,837,304

 

 

 

 

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

 

 

 

400,000,000

 

Ace Indonesia

 

29,053,592

 

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

 

20,000,000

 

Matahari Department Store

 

26,641,613

 

 

 

 

Largest Department Store Chain in Indonesia

 

 

 

 

39,077,300

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

 

25,696,612

 

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

 

74,536,300

 

Surya Citra Media

 

23,449,388

 

 

 

 

Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

 

 

 

 

220,150,800

 

Arwana Citramulia

 

17,959,387

 

 

 

 

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

 

 

 

 

5,600,000

 

Mayora Indah

 

14,011,126

 

 

 

 

Consumer Branded Food Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

49,000,000

 

MNC Skyvision

 

6,833,532

 

 

 

 

Largest Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172,482,554

 

 

 

 

> Philippines 1.3%

 

 

 

 

32,706,600

 

Puregold Price Club

 

25,271,778

 

 

 

 

Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

 

 

 

 

17,000,000

 

Robinsons Retail Holdings

 

23,978,608

 

 

 

 

Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

 

 

 

 

78,170,000

 

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts (c)

 

22,914,556

 

 

 

 

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

 

 

 

 

5,555,150

 

Security Bank

 

18,160,511

 

 

 

 

Commercial Bank in the Philippines

 

 

 

 

3,743,130

 

Universal Robina

 

15,542,903

 

 

 

 

Branded Consumer Food Manufacturer in the Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,868,356

 

 

 

 

> Thailand 1.1%

 

 

 

 

4,360,000

 

Airports of Thailand

 

32,053,475

 

 

 

 

Airport Operator of Thailand

 

 

 

 

95,761,333

 

Home Product Center

 

30,725,188

 

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

 

15,703,000

 

Robinson Department Store

 

25,520,024

 

 

 

 

Department Store Operator in Thailand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,298,687

 

 

 

 

> Malaysia 0.7%

 

 

 

 

51,801,200

 

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings (c)

 

28,265,249

 

 

 

 

Exclusive 7-Eleven Franchisor for Malaysia

 

 

 

 

24,006,700

 

Aeon

 

27,515,681

 

 

 

 

Shopping Center & Department Store Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,780,930

 

 

 

 

> Cambodia 0.5%

 

 

 

 

60,000,000

 

Nagacorp

 

42,930,918

 

 

 

 

Casino & Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

 

 

Asia: Total

 

3,502,381,064

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Europe 30.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 9.5%

 

 

 

4,365,635

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

 

$

68,862,615

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

3,590,000

 

Babcock International

 

63,348,328

 

 

 

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Spirax Sarco

 

59,320,119

 

 

 

Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

 

 

2,430,000

 

WH Smith

 

42,511,232

 

 

 

Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

 

 

606,940

 

Whitbread

 

40,783,859

 

 

 

UK Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

 

 

1,134,000

 

Rightmove

 

39,439,428

 

 

 

Internet Real Estate Listings

 

 

 

958,646

 

Fidessa Group

 

35,604,640

 

 

 

Software for Financial Trading Systems

 

 

 

3,066,000

 

Shaftesbury

 

33,790,099

 

 

 

London Prime Retail REIT

 

 

 

4,550,000

 

Abcam

 

29,670,898

 

 

 

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

 

 

2,834,000

 

PureCircle (b)(c)

 

27,577,523

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

 

 

11,184,000

 

Connect Group (a)

 

27,060,433

 

 

 

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

 

 

2,210,000

 

Telecity

 

26,743,660

 

 

 

European Data Center Provider

 

 

 

35,245,747

 

Cable and Wireless

 

26,693,634

 

 

 

Telecommunications Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

 

 

6,534,800

 

Polypipe

 

26,087,460

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Plastic Piping & Fittings

 

 

 

1,510,000

 

Smith and Nephew

 

25,400,698

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

3,277,885

 

Halfords

 

25,102,369

 

 

 

UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

 

 

5,800,000

 

RPS Group

 

24,540,971

 

 

 

Consultant Specializing in Energy, Water, Urban Planning, Health & Safety

 

 

 

2,483,322

 

Halma

 

24,536,592

 

 

 

Health & Safety Sensor Technology

 

 

 

2,660,000

 

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

 

24,463,176

 

 

 

Pizza Delivery in UK, Ireland & Germany

 

 

 

975,602

 

Aggreko

 

24,418,081

 

 

 

Temporary Power & Temperature Control Services

 

 

 

5,650,001

 

Elementis

 

23,289,101

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

908,500

 

AVEVA

 

22,666,622

 

 

 

Engineering Software

 

 

 

4,712,000

 

Ocado (c)

 

20,135,499

 

 

 

Online Grocery Retailer

 

 

 

20,900,000

 

Assura

 

15,755,148

 

 

 

UK Primary Health Care Property Developer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

777,802,185

 

 

 

> Sweden 2.9%

 

 

 

2,308,522

 

Hexagon

 

72,996,426

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

1,580,000

 

Swedish Match

 

51,115,517

 

 

 

Swedish Snus

 

 

 

3,255,024

 

Sweco

 

46,123,365

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

818,422

 

Unibet

 

41,170,619

 

 

 

European Online Gaming Operator

 

 

 

1,044,000

 

Mekonomen

 

22,572,330

 

 

 

Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of Automotive Parts & Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

233,978,257

 

 

 

> France 2.7%

 

 

 

1,350,000

 

Neopost

 

99,293,970

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

146,000

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

37,774,918

 

 

 

Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

 

 

729,096

 

Saft

 

24,808,643

 

 

 

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

 

 

767,000

 

Eutelsat

 

24,766,342

 

 

 

Fixed Satellite Services

 

 

 

163,400

 

Norbert Dentressangle

 

23,521,408

 

 

 

European Logistics & Transport Group

 

 

 

1,831,204

 

Hi-Media (b)(c)

 

6,007,377

 

 

 

Online Advertiser in Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

216,172,658

 

 

 

> Germany 2.6%

 

 

 

1,663,000

 

Wirecard

 

61,159,627

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

130,000

 

Rational

 

38,639,479

 

 

 

Commercial Ovens

 

 

 

795,000

 

NORMA Group

 

33,129,610

 

 

 

Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

365,000

 

MTU Aero Engines

 

31,053,633

 

 

 

Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

 

 

795,000

 

Aurelius

 

28,276,521

 

 

 

European Turnaround Investor

 

 

 

595,000

 

Elringklinger (b)

 

17,532,802

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

 

 

406,158

 

TAG Immobilien (b)

 

4,591,785

 

 

 

Owner of Residential Properties in Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

214,383,457

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Switzerland 2.5%

 

 

 

263,500

 

Partners Group

 

$

69,256,757

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

 

 

179,000

 

Geberit

 

57,694,033

 

 

 

Plumbing Supplies

 

 

 

16,300

 

Sika

 

56,360,101

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

72,500

 

INFICON

 

22,098,565

 

 

 

Gas Detection Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205,409,456

 

 

 

> Netherlands 2.1%

 

 

 

2,491,770

 

Aalberts Industries

 

64,512,844

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

790,670

 

Arcadis

 

26,152,255

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

237,700

 

Gemalto

 

21,825,478

 

 

 

Digital Security Solutions

 

 

 

404,124

 

Vopak

 

21,775,997

 

 

 

World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

 

 

143,395

 

Core Labs

 

20,985,858

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

764,253

 

Brunel

 

17,502,582

 

 

 

NL Specialist & Energy Staffing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172,755,014

 

 

 

> Spain 2.0%

 

 

 

7,828,000

 

DIA

 

56,097,209

 

 

 

Discount Retailer in Spain, Latin America & the Eastern Mediterranean

 

 

 

794,000

 

Viscofan

 

43,492,925

 

 

 

Sausage Casings Maker

 

 

 

830,000

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

 

31,577,543

 

 

 

Spanish Stock Markets

 

 

 

5,042,000

 

Prosegur

 

31,273,475

 

 

 

Security Guards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

162,441,152

 

 

 

> Denmark 1.9%

 

 

 

1,315,800

 

Novozymes

 

57,087,843

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

1,932,063

 

SimCorp

 

56,714,018

 

 

 

Software for Investment Managers

 

 

 

709,000

 

Jyske Bank (c)

 

38,315,871

 

 

 

Danish Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152,117,732

 

 

 

> Finland 1.7%

 

 

 

1,226,866

 

Vacon

 

52,221,307

 

 

 

Leading Independent Manufacturer of Variable Speed Air Conditioning Drives

 

 

 

7,766,000

 

Sponda

 

35,007,197

 

 

 

Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

 

 

 

1,669,000

 

Tikkurila

 

34,750,416

 

 

 

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia & Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

 

711,000

 

Konecranes

 

19,068,026

 

 

 

Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,046,946

 

 

 

> Norway 1.0%

 

 

 

3,784,000

 

Orkla

 

34,219,293

 

 

 

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

 

 

2,613,864

 

Atea

 

29,394,400

 

 

 

Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Installation Company

 

 

 

1,321,000

 

Subsea 7

 

18,864,820

 

 

 

Offshore Subsea Contractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,478,513

 

 

 

> Kazakhstan 0.7%

 

 

 

5,143,000

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR

 

59,144,500

 

 

 

Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Iceland 0.4%

 

 

 

28,312,499

 

Marel (g)

 

20,589,282

 

7,670,000

 

Marel (g)

 

6,756,731

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish Processing Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,346,013

 

 

 

> Italy 0.3%

 

 

 

1,959,000

 

Pirelli

 

27,012,764

 

 

 

Global Tire Supplier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Belgium 0.2%

 

 

 

516,965

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

 

18,011,027

 

 

 

Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

2,490,099,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 18.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Australia 5.0%

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises

 

80,212,854

 

 

 

Domino’s Pizza Operator in Australia & New Zealand

 

 

 

14,000,000

 

IAG

 

75,031,064

 

 

 

General Insurance Provider

 

 

 

11,515,000

 

Challenger Financial

 

71,656,897

 

 

 

Largest Annuity Provider in Australia

 

 

 

7,030,000

 

Amcor

 

69,633,228

 

 

 

Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

 

 

37,550,000

 

Spotless (c)

 

59,395,259

 

 

 

Largest Facility Management & Catering Company

 

 

 

12,820,287

 

Mermaid Marine (b)

 

21,616,190

 

 

 

Support Vessels for Offshore Oil/Gas Industry

 

 

 

2,189,620

 

Austbrokers

 

19,362,934

 

 

 

Australian Small Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Australia—continued

 

 

 

3,900,000

 

SAI Global

 

$

13,844,514

 

 

 

Publishing, Certification, Compliance Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

410,752,940

 

 

 

> Canada 4.8%

 

 

 

926,772

 

CCL Industries

 

92,615,137

 

 

 

Largest Global Label Converter

 

 

 

1,067,730

 

ShawCor (b)

 

53,865,570

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

1,108,857

 

Baytex (b)

 

41,930,527

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

 

 

3,188,000

 

CAE

 

38,656,226

 

 

 

Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

 

 

3,622,000

 

Canadian Energy Services & Technology

 

30,335,604

 

 

 

North American Drilling Fluids & Chemicals

 

 

 

490,200

 

Onex Capital

 

27,294,854

 

 

 

Private Equity

 

 

 

2,168,377

 

DeeThree Exploration (c)

 

17,618,850

 

1,130,000

 

DeeThree Exploration (c)(e)

 

8,998,027

 

 

 

Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

518,589

 

Ag Growth

 

20,605,572

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Augers & Grain Handling Equipment

 

 

 

1,656,569

 

Rona

 

20,175,544

 

 

 

Canadian Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

766,000

 

Trilogy Energy (b)

 

17,345,203

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

 

 

551,976

 

Black Diamond Group

 

11,739,871

 

 

 

Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

 

 

1,901,514

 

Horizon North Logistics (b)

 

8,625,109

 

 

 

Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

389,806,094

 

 

 

> South Africa 4.7%

 

 

 

14,021,217

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

120,108,185

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

777,188

 

Naspers

 

85,759,151

 

 

 

Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

22,959,300

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

 

72,035,560

 

 

 

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

 

 

2,644,083

 

Mr. Price

 

49,758,981

 

 

 

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household & Sporting Goods

 

 

 

8,679,940

 

Northam Platinum (c)

 

28,326,019

 

 

 

Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

 

 

2,230,504

 

Massmart Holdings (b)

 

24,266,634

 

 

 

General Merchandise, Food & Home Improvement Stores; Wal-Mart Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380,254,530

 

 

 

> United States 2.2%

 

 

 

1,272,297

 

Textainer Group Holdings (b)

 

39,593,883

 

 

 

Top International Container Leaser

 

 

 

601,213

 

FMC Technologies (c)

 

32,651,878

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

 

 

912,000

 

Bladex

 

27,980,160

 

 

 

Latin American Trade Financing House

 

 

 

350,000

 

Synageva Biopharma (b)(c)

 

24,073,000

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

634,500

 

Hornbeck Offshore (c)

 

20,767,185

 

 

 

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

 

 

685,900

 

Rowan

 

17,360,129

 

 

 

Contract Offshore Driller

 

 

 

225,000

 

Chart Industries (c)

 

13,754,250

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Natural Gas Processing/Storage Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176,180,485

 

 

 

> New Zealand 0.9%

 

 

 

10,800,000

 

Auckland International Airport

 

32,446,000

 

 

 

Auckland Airport Operator

 

 

 

8,000,000

 

Sky City Entertainment

 

22,789,674

 

 

 

Casino & Entertainment Complex

 

 

 

3,738,000

 

Ryman Healthcare

 

22,778,011

 

 

 

Retirement Village Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,013,685

 

 

 

> Israel 0.5%

 

 

 

791,000

 

Caesarstone

 

40,878,880

 

 

 

Quartz Countertops

 

 

 

Other Countries: Total

 

1,475,886,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Brazil 1.5%

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car

 

57,489,531

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

 

 

1,184,000

 

Linx

 

24,649,838

 

 

 

Retail Management Software in Brazil

 

 

 

6,000,000

 

Odontoprev

 

21,717,904

 

 

 

Dental Insurance

 

 

 

58,937,078

 

Beadell Resources (a)(c)

 

20,786,982

 

 

 

Gold Mining in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

124,644,255

 

 

 

> Mexico 1.4%

 

 

 

15,347,000

 

Genomma Lab International (c)

 

36,794,862

 

 

 

Develops, Markets & Distributes Consumer Products

 

 

 

12,339,000

 

Qualitas

 

33,074,271

 

 

 

Auto Insurer in Mexico & Central America

 

 

 

200,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

 

25,698,000

 

 

 

Mexican Airport Operator

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

Gruma (c)

 

23,555,341

 

 

 

Tortilla Producer & Distributor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,122,474

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Guatemala 0.4%

 

 

 

1,626,600

 

Tahoe Resources (c)

 

$

33,099,883

 

 

 

Silver Project in Guatemala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Colombia 0.4%

 

 

 

23,377,000

 

Isagen

 

31,746,622

 

 

 

Colombian Electricity Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Chile 0.3%

 

 

 

921,000

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR

 

24,074,940

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Uruguay 0.2%

 

 

 

1,306,818

 

Union Agriculture Group (c)(d)(e)

 

13,224,998

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

Latin America: Total

 

345,913,172

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 95.8%
(Cost: $5,987,836,861)

 

7,814,280,524

(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 4.1%

 

 

 

220,000,000

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

220,000,000

 

111,100,756

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

111,100,756

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 4.1%
(Cost: $331,100,756)

 

331,100,756

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 1.9%

 

 

 

155,777,631

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (i)

 

155,777,631

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 1.9%
(Cost: $155,777,631)

 

155,777,631

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 101.8%
(Cost: $6,474,715,248)(j)

 

8,301,158,911

(k)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (1.9)%

 

(155,777,631

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.1%

 

12,354,140

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

 8,157,735,420

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

GDR - Global Depositary Receipts

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2014, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/13

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/14

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Archipelago Resources

 

31,764,600

 

 

 

31,764,600

 

$

28,837,304

 

$

 

Connect Group

 

10,944,000

 

1,158,321

 

918,321

 

11,184,000

 

27,060,433

 

1,907,037

 

Tamron

 

573,700

 

828,300

 

 

1,402,000

 

26,939,371

 

223,023

 

Icom

 

835,000

 

 

 

835,000

 

20,928,973

 

237,621

 

Beadell Resources

 

58,937,078

 

 

 

58,937,078

 

20,786,982

 

 

Empresas Hites (1)

 

23,162,664

 

 

23,162,664

 

 

 

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

126,217,042

 

1,986,621

 

24,080,985

 

104,122,678

 

$

124,553,063

 

$

2,367,681

 

 


(1)  At September 30, 2014, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2014, was $155,617,380 and $124,553,063, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 1.53% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2014.

 

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $147,583,238.

(c)  Non-income producing security.

(d)  Illiquid security.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(e)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $51,060,329, which represented 0.63% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Archipelago Resources

 

2/23/10-9/26/13

 

31,764,600

 

$

18,376,857

 

$

28,837,304

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

1,306,818

 

15,000,000

 

13,224,998

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

9/7/10

 

1,130,000

 

2,950,812

 

8,998,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

36,327,669

 

$

51,060,329

 

 

(f)  The Fund also received put options through a transaction related to a proposed company restructuring of Archipelago Resources. Additional information on the put options received is as follows:

 

Security

 

Option Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

 

Value

 

Option (1)

 

31,764,600

 

GBP

0.58

 

December 31, 2014

 

$

1,029,904

 

 


GBP - British Pound

 

(1)  Archipelago Resources is expected to restructure into a new company during 2014. From January 31, 2014, the option is exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering or (ii) December 31, 2014, subject to extension until the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering (but not later than September 26, 2016). After December 31, 2014, the valuation of the option will fluctuate based upon its fair market value as determined in accordance with the put option agreement. These put options are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(g)  The common stock equity holdings of Marel are stated separately on the Statement of Investments due to the application of the onshore or offshore foreign currency exchange rate. The appropriate exchange rate is applied to each purchased security lot based on the applicable registration obtained from Marel’s regulatory governing body, the Icelandic Central Bank.

(h)  On September 30, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

1,567,292,287

 

19.2

 

Euro

 

930,837,161

 

11.4

 

British Pound

 

806,639,490

 

9.9

 

United States Dollar

 

550,420,229

 

6.7

 

Australian Dollar

 

431,539,922

 

5.3

 

Canadian Dollar

 

422,905,977

 

5.2

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

3,104,645,458

 

38.1

 

Total Equities

 

$

7,814,280,524

 

95.8

 

 

(i)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(j)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $6,474,715,248 and net unrealized appreciation was $1,826,443,663 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $2,208,509,742 and gross unrealized depreciation of $382,066,079.

(k)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 - prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments and derivatives categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

190,232,568

 

$

3,265,583,447

 

$

46,565,049

 

$

3,502,381,064

 

Europe

 

20,985,858

 

2,469,113,816

 

 

2,490,099,674

 

Other Countries

 

597,867,432

 

878,019,182

 

 

1,475,886,614

 

Latin America

 

311,901,192

 

20,786,982

 

13,224,998

 

345,913,172

 

Total Equities

 

1,120,987,050

 

6,633,503,427

 

59,790,047

 

7,814,280,524

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

331,100,756

 

 

 

331,100,756

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

155,777,631

 

 

 

155,777,631

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,607,865,437

 

$

6,633,503,427

 

$

59,790,047

 

$

8,301,158,911

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Options

 

 

 

1,029,904

 

1,029,904

 

Total

 

$

1,607,865,437

 

$

6,633,503,427

 

$

60,819,951

 

$

8,302,188,815

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

$

 

$

23,380,857

 

$

23,380,857

 

$

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as trading halted during the period.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments categorized as Level 3.

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

Columbia Acorn USA®

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities: 98.6%

 

 

 

Information 22.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 7.8%

 

 

 

343,000

 

Ansys (a)

 

$

25,954,810

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

700,000

 

Informatica (a)

 

23,968,000

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

 

 

265,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)

 

14,084,750

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via Web

 

 

 

134,000

 

NetSuite (a)

 

11,998,360

 

 

 

End-to-end IT Systems Solution Delivered via Web

 

 

 

54,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)(b)

 

6,848,280

 

 

 

Web-enabled Expense Management Software

 

 

 

119,000

 

DemandWare (a)

 

6,059,480

 

 

 

eCommerce Website Platform for Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers

 

 

 

275,000

 

RealPage (a)(b)

 

4,262,500

 

 

 

Software for Managing Rental Properties Delivered via Web

 

 

 

82,000

 

Envestnet (a)

 

3,690,000

 

 

 

Technology Platform for Investment Advisors

 

 

 

394,187

 

InContact (a)

 

3,427,456

 

 

 

Call Center Systems Delivered via Web & Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

50,000

 

Commvault Systems (a)

 

2,520,000

 

 

 

Data Storage Management

 

 

 

94,954

 

Textura (a)(b)

 

2,506,786

 

 

 

Construction Vendor Management Software

 

 

 

216,991

 

Exa (a)

 

2,447,658

 

 

 

Simulation Software

 

 

 

346,769

 

Five9 (a)(b)

 

2,267,869

 

 

 

Call Center Software

 

 

 

196,000

 

E2Open (a)(b)

 

1,824,760

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software & Supplier/Partner Network

 

 

 

95,950

 

Covisint (a)(b)

 

398,193

 

 

 

Collaboration Software Platform Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,258,902

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 5.6%

 

 

 

164,000

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

 

42,005,320

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

427,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)(b)

 

29,369,060

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

274,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

8,357,000

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,731,380

 

 

 

> Computer Services 2.5%

 

 

 

506,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

 

12,351,460

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

 

 

212,821

 

Virtusa (a)

 

7,567,915

 

 

 

Offshore IT Outsourcing

 

 

 

327,000

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)

 

7,360,770

 

 

 

Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

582,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)

 

4,405,740

 

 

 

Technology & Engineering Services

 

 

 

591,000

 

Hackett Group

 

3,522,360

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,208,245

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 1.7%

 

 

 

255,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems

 

11,232,750

 

 

 

High-performance Analog & Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits

 

 

 

970,000

 

Atmel (a)

 

7,837,600

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

 

 

238,000

 

Ultratech (a)

 

5,414,500

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,484,850

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 1.1%

 

 

 

710,278

 

Infinera (a)

 

7,578,666

 

 

 

Optical Networking Equipment

 

 

 

281,000

 

CalAmp (a)

 

4,951,220

 

 

 

Machine to Machine Communications

 

 

 

369,000

 

Ixia (a)

 

3,372,660

 

 

 

Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,902,546

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 0.7%

 

 

 

101,000

 

Rogers (a)

 

5,530,760

 

 

 

Printed Circuit Materials & High-performance Foams

 

 

 

78,000

 

Belden

 

4,993,560

 

 

 

Specialty Cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,524,320

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 0.6%

 

 

 

95,000

 

Global Payments

 

6,638,600

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

153,000

 

Liquidity Services (a)

 

2,103,750

 

 

 

E-auctions for Surplus & Salvage Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,742,350

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.6%

 

 

 

215,000

 

Plexus (a)

 

7,939,950

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Internet Related 0.5%

 

 

 

280,831

 

RetailMeNot (a)

 

4,538,229

 

 

 

Digital Coupon Marketplace

 

 

 

951,000

 

Vonage (a)

 

3,119,280

 

 

 

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,657,509

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 0.4%

 

 

 

230,000

 

RPX (a)

 

3,157,900

 

 

 

Patent Aggregation & Defensive Patent Consulting

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services—continued

 

 

 

218,000

 

Bankrate (a)

 

$

2,476,480

 

 

 

Internet Advertising for the Insurance, Credit Card & Banking Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,634,380

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 0.4%

 

 

 

48,000

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

5,323,200

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Telephone & Data Services 0.3%

 

 

 

621,000

 

Boingo Wireless (a)

 

4,427,730

 

 

 

Wholesale & Retail Wi-Fi Networks

 

 

 

Information: Total

 

317,835,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 21.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 17.3%

 

 

 

590,000

 

Nordson

 

44,881,300

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

812,000

 

Ametek

 

40,770,520

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

855,000

 

Donaldson

 

34,738,650

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

757,500

 

HEICO

 

30,527,250

 

 

 

FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

 

 

368,610

 

Moog (a)

 

25,212,924

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

 

 

237,000

 

Toro

 

14,037,510

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

 

 

317,000

 

Generac (a)(b)

 

12,851,180

 

 

 

Standby Power Generators

 

 

 

360,000

 

ESCO Technologies

 

12,520,800

 

 

 

Industrial Filtration & Advanced Measurement Equipment

 

 

 

138,000

 

Middleby (a)

 

12,161,940

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

 

 

 

264,000

 

Kennametal

 

10,905,840

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

147,374

 

Dorman Products (a)(b)

 

5,903,802

 

 

 

Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

 

 

 

98,000

 

Graham

 

2,817,500

 

 

 

Designer & Builder of Vacuum & Heat Transfer Equipment for Process Indsutries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

247,329,216

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 1.8%

 

 

 

539,000

 

Drew Industries

 

22,740,410

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

 

 

73,000

 

PolyOne

 

2,597,340

 

 

 

Intermediate Stage Chemicals Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,337,750

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 1.5%

 

 

 

127,000

 

Acuity Brands

 

14,949,170

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

 

 

292,400

 

Thermon (a)

 

7,140,408

 

 

 

Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,089,578

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 0.5%

 

 

 

90,000

 

WESCO International (a)

 

7,043,400

 

 

 

Industrial Distributor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 0.3%

 

 

 

151,000

 

KAR Auction Services

 

4,323,130

 

 

 

Auto Auctions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Construction 0.3%

 

 

 

449,000

 

PGT (a)

 

4,184,680

 

 

 

Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

310,307,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 17.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Travel 5.5%

 

 

 

887,950

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

 

48,739,575

 

 

 

Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

 

 

469,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

11,907,910

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

281,000

 

HomeAway (a)

 

9,975,500

 

 

 

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

 

 

100,666

 

Choice Hotels

 

5,234,632

 

 

 

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

 

 

29,000

 

Vail Resorts

 

2,516,040

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,373,657

 

 

 

> Retail 3.5%

 

 

 

204,931

 

Casey’s General Stores

 

14,693,553

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

 

 

185,991

 

Shutterfly (a)

 

9,065,201

 

 

 

Internet Photo-centric Retailer

 

 

 

207,500

 

Burlington Stores (a)

 

8,270,950

 

 

 

Off-price Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

201,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

 

7,020,930

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

 

 

251,733

 

Michaels Stores (a)(b)

 

4,400,293

 

 

 

Craft & Hobby Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

135,000

 

Kate Spade & Company (a)

 

3,541,050

 

 

 

Global Lifestyle Brand

 

 

 

243,023

 

Pier 1 Imports

 

2,889,543

 

 

 

Home Furnishing Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,881,520

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 2.5%

 

 

 

333,814

 

Caesarstone (Israel)

 

17,251,508

 

 

 

Quartz Countertops

 

 

 

688,000

 

Interface

 

11,104,320

 

 

 

Modular Carpet

 

 

 

460,000

 

Knoll

 

7,962,600

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,318,428

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 2.0%

 

 

 

275,000

 

Pool

 

$

14,828,000

 

 

 

Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment Distributor

 

 

 

143,000

 

United Natural Foods (a)

 

8,788,780

 

 

 

Distributor of Natural/Organic Foods to Grocery Stores

 

 

 

353,000

 

The Chefs’ Warehouse (a)(b)

 

5,739,780

 

 

 

Distributor of Specialty Foods to Fine Dining Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,356,560

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 1.5%

 

 

 

187,000

 

Cavco Industries (a)

 

12,716,000

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

297,000

 

Select Comfort (a)

 

6,213,240

 

 

 

Specialty Mattresses

 

 

 

104,000

 

Gentex

 

2,784,080

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,713,320

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.8%

 

 

 

612,705

 

Boulder Brands (a)

 

8,351,169

 

 

 

Healthy Food Products

 

 

 

100,000

 

B&G Foods

 

2,755,000

 

 

 

Acquirer of Small Food Brands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,106,169

 

 

 

> Restaurants 0.6%

 

 

 

112,000

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)

 

5,564,160

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Two Restaurant Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana

 

 

 

79,000

 

Papa John’s International

 

3,159,210

 

 

 

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,723,370

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 0.6%

 

 

 

252,000

 

Blackhawk Network (a)

 

8,139,600

 

 

 

Third Party Distributer of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Leisure Products —%

 

 

 

10,005

 

Fox Factory Holding (a)

 

155,078

 

 

 

High Performance Suspension Systems for Leisure Market

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

243,767,702

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 13.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 8.7%

 

 

 

801,000

 

MB Financial

 

22,171,680

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

 

 

993,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

17,298,060

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

140,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

15,692,600

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

 

 

392,597

 

Lakeland Financial

 

14,722,387

 

 

 

Indiana Bank

 

 

 

130,000

 

City National

 

9,837,100

 

 

 

Bank & Asset Manager

 

 

 

1,615,986

 

First Busey

 

9,001,042

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

487,000

 

TCF Financial

 

7,563,110

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

 

 

228,000

 

Hancock Holding

 

7,307,400

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

 

 

566,750

 

Valley National Bancorp (b)

 

5,491,808

 

 

 

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

 

 

695,000

 

TrustCo Bank

 

4,475,800

 

 

 

New York State Bank

 

 

 

171,826

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

 

3,933,097

 

 

 

Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

 

 

 

379,000

 

First Commonwealth

 

3,179,810

 

 

 

Western Pennsylvania Bank

 

 

 

154,849

 

Guaranty Bancorp

 

2,092,010

 

 

 

Colorado Bank

 

 

 

89,700

 

Hudson Valley

 

1,628,055

 

 

 

Metro New York City Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

124,393,959

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 3.1%

 

 

 

673,208

 

CAI International (a)

 

13,026,575

 

 

 

International Container Leasing

 

 

 

180,689

 

World Acceptance (a)(b)

 

12,196,507

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

 

 

315,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

10,773,000

 

 

 

Mini-rental Conglomerate

 

 

 

218,788

 

Textainer Group Holdings (b)

 

6,808,683

 

 

 

Top International Container Leaser

 

 

 

91,000

 

Marlin Business Services

 

1,667,120

 

 

 

Small Equipment Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,471,885

 

 

 

> Insurance 0.7%

 

 

 

135,000

 

Allied World Holdings

 

4,973,400

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

 

 

35,000

 

Enstar Group (a)

 

4,771,200

 

 

 

Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,744,600

 

 

 

> Savings & Loans 0.6%

 

 

 

373,487

 

ViewPoint Financial

 

8,941,279

 

 

 

Texas Thrift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 0.3%

 

 

 

139,000

 

SEI Investments

 

5,026,240

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

Finance: Total

 

192,577,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 4.7%

 

 

 

321,400

 

Synageva BioPharma (a)(b)

 

22,105,892

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

414,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

15,392,520

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

314,000

 

Sarepta Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

6,625,400

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

179,600

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

4,669,600

 

 

 

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

 

 

354,000

 

Celldex Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

4,587,840

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery—continued

 

 

 

56,700

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

$

4,428,270

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Rare Diseases

 

 

 

51,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)

 

3,680,160

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

61,185

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a)(b)

 

3,463,071

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on “Ultra-Orphan” Drugs

 

 

 

12,000

 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

2,840,280

 

 

 

Biotech Developing Drugs for Several Diseases

 

 

 

228

 

CymaBay Therapeutics (a)

 

1,560

 

 

 

Diabetes Drug Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,794,593

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 2.6%

 

 

 

581,600

 

Cepheid (a)

 

25,607,848

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

 

 

125,000

 

Bio-Techne

 

11,693,750

 

 

 

Cytokines, Antibodies & other Reagents for Life Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,301,598

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 2.0%

 

 

 

724,900

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)

 

9,724,533

 

 

 

Health Care IT

 

 

 

171,000

 

Medidata Solutions (a)

 

7,573,590

 

 

 

Cloud-based Software for Drug Studies

 

 

 

150,000

 

HealthSouth

 

5,535,000

 

 

 

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

 

 

 

112,000

 

Envision Healthcare Holdings (a)

 

3,884,160

 

 

 

Provider of Health Care Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

83,000

 

Castlight Health (a)(b)

 

1,074,020

 

 

 

Provider of Cloud-based Software for Managing Health Care Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,791,303

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 1.8%

 

 

 

694,200

 

Akorn (a)

 

25,178,634

 

 

 

Developer, Manufacturer & Distributor of Specialty Generic Drugs

 

 

 

36,000

 

Revance Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

695,880

 

 

 

Drug Developer Focused on Aesthetics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,874,514

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 0.4%

 

 

 

106,000

 

Wright Medical Group (a)

 

3,211,800

 

 

 

Leader in Foot & Ankle Replacement

 

 

 

40,482

 

Abaxis

 

2,052,842

 

 

 

Instruments & Tests for Vet & Medical Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,264,642

 

Health Care: Total

 

164,026,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 6.2%

 

 

 

832,000

 

Extra Space Storage

 

42,906,240

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

 

 

986,800

 

EdR

 

10,144,304

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

313,750

 

Kite Realty Group

 

7,605,300

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

 

 

223,000

 

Coresite Realty

 

7,330,010

 

 

 

Data Centers

 

 

 

356,000

 

St. Joe (a)(b)

 

7,095,080

 

 

 

Florida Panhandle Landowner

 

 

 

871,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust

 

6,541,210

 

 

 

Industrial Properties

 

 

 

91,000

 

Post Properties

 

4,671,940

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

 

 

116,000

 

Hudson Pacific Properties

 

2,860,560

 

 

 

West Coast Office Buildings & Production Studios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,154,644

 

 

 

> Transportation 1.3%

 

 

 

468,091

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)

 

15,657,644

 

105,000

 

Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)

 

3,140,550

 

 

 

Truck Sales & Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,798,194

 

Other Industries: Total

 

107,952,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 3.5%

 

 

 

237,000

 

Rosetta Resources (a)

 

10,560,720

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in Texas

 

 

 

77,000

 

Clayton Williams (a)

 

7,426,650

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

135,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

7,265,700

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

89,000

 

SM Energy

 

6,942,000

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

83,000

 

PDC Energy (a)

 

4,174,070

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in U.S.

 

 

 

159,000

 

Laredo Petroleum (a)(b)

 

3,563,190

 

 

 

Permian Basin Oil Producer

 

 

 

129,000

 

WPX Energy (a)

 

3,103,740

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Produced in U.S. & Argentina

 

 

 

143,000

 

Parsley Energy (a)

 

3,050,190

 

 

 

Permian-Midland Basin Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

120,000

 

Bill Barrett Corporation (a)

 

2,644,800

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in U.S. Rockies

 

 

 

45,000

 

Rice Energy (a)

 

1,197,000

 

 

 

Natural Gas Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,928,060

 

 

 

> Oil Services 1.1%

 

 

 

224,000

 

Hornbeck Offshore (a)

 

7,331,520

 

 

 

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Oil Services—continued

 

 

 

84,000

 

Chart Industries (a)

 

$

5,134,920

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Natural Gas Processing/Storage Equipment

 

 

 

51,000

 

Gulfport Energy (a)

 

2,723,400

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer Focused on Utica Shale in Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,189,840

 

 

 

> Mining 0.7%

 

 

 

70,000

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)

 

10,244,500

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

75,362,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 98.6%
(Cost: $827,867,992)

 

1,411,830,669

(c)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 1.8%

 

 

 

26,123,517

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

26,123,517

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 1.8%
(Cost: $26,123,517)

 

26,123,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 5.1%

 

 

 

72,568,200

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (d)

 

72,568,200

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 5.1%
(Cost: $72,568,200)

 

72,568,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 105.5%
(Cost: $926,559,709)(e)

 

1,510,522,386

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (5.1)%

 

(72,568,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.4)%

 

(6,472,525

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,431,481,661

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $70,141,343.

(c)  On September 30, 2014, the market value of foreign securities represented 2.44% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Israel

 

$

17,251,508

 

1.21

 

Netherlands

 

10,244,500

 

0.72

 

India

 

7,360,770

 

0.51

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

34,856,778

 

2.44

 

 

(d)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $926,559,709 and net unrealized appreciation was $583,962,677 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $624,848,145 and gross unrealized depreciation of $40,885,468.

(f)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

    Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

317,835,362

 

$

 

$

 

$

317,835,362

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

310,307,754

 

 

 

310,307,754

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

243,767,702

 

 

 

243,767,702

 

Finance

 

192,577,963

 

 

 

192,577,963

 

Health Care

 

164,026,650

 

 

 

164,026,650

 

Other Industries

 

107,952,838

 

 

 

107,952,838

 

Energy & Minerals

 

75,362,400

 

 

 

75,362,400

 

Total Equities

 

1,411,830,669

 

 

 

1,411,830,669

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

26,123,517

 

 

 

26,123,517

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

72,568,200

 

 

 

72,568,200

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,510,522,386

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,510,522,386

 

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 3

 

Level 1

 

Level 3

 

$

970

 

$

 

$

 

$

970

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as stock commenced trading on an exchange.

 



 

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities: 90.9%

 

 

 

Asia 37.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 18.3%

 

 

 

285,000

 

NGK Spark Plug

 

$

8,386,077

 

 

 

Automobile Parts

 

 

 

2,965

 

Nippon Prologis REIT

 

6,893,367

 

 

 

Logistics REIT in Japan

 

 

 

212,000

 

Japan Tobacco

 

6,889,031

 

 

 

Cigarettes

 

 

 

4,205

 

Orix JREIT

 

5,286,023

 

 

 

Diversified REIT

 

 

 

88,300

 

Secom

 

5,260,423

 

 

 

Security Services

 

 

 

57,000

 

Rinnai

 

4,729,148

 

 

 

Gas Appliances for Home & Commercial Use

 

 

 

965,000

 

Seven Bank

 

3,932,721

 

 

 

ATM Processing Services

 

 

 

218,000

 

Park24

 

3,478,711

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

 

 

60,000

 

Makita

 

3,389,506

 

 

 

Power Tools

 

 

 

1,660

 

Japan Retail Fund

 

3,346,063

 

 

 

Largest Retail REIT in Japan

 

 

 

86,700

 

Dentsu

 

3,302,426

 

 

 

Advertising Agency

 

 

 

88,900

 

Benesse

 

2,916,619

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

 

 

60,000

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha

 

1,992,319

 

 

 

Instant Noodles & Processed Foods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,802,434

 

 

 

> Singapore 9.3%

 

 

 

9,514,001

 

Ascendas REIT

 

16,782,168

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

7,600,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust

 

6,882,364

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

 

 

1,210,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

6,850,711

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,515,243

 

 

 

> Korea 6.7%

 

 

 

140,000

 

KT&G

 

12,529,139

 

 

 

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

 

 

 

57,600

 

CJ Corp

 

9,472,778

 

 

 

Holding Company of Korean Consumer Conglomerate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,001,917

 

 

 

> Indonesia 3.3%

 

 

 

11,903,000

 

Archipelago Resources (a)(b)(c)(d)

 

10,806,068

 

 

 

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

 

 

Asia: Total

 

123,125,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 25.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Canada 9.7%

 

 

 

404,000

 

Baytex (e)

 

15,276,932

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

 

 

 

107,000

 

CCL Industries

 

10,692,834

 

 

 

Largest Global Label Converter

 

 

 

256,000

 

Goldcorp

 

5,895,680

 

 

 

Gold Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,865,446

 

 

 

> Australia 9.7%

 

 

 

2,486,000

 

IAG

 

13,323,373

 

 

 

General Insurance Provider

 

 

 

2,080,000

 

Challenger Financial

 

12,943,669

 

 

 

Largest Annuity Provider in Australia

 

 

 

540,000

 

Amcor

 

5,348,783

 

 

 

Global Leader in Flexible & Rigid Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,615,825

 

 

 

> United States 3.5%

 

 

 

758,000

 

Denbury Resources

 

11,392,740

 

 

 

Oil Producer Using Co2 Injection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa 2.7%

 

 

 

50,000

 

Naspers

 

5,517,272

 

 

 

Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

390,000

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

3,340,808

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,858,080

 

Other Countries: Total

 

83,732,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe 22.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 7.2%

 

 

 

479,000

 

Babcock International

 

8,452,325

 

 

 

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

 

 

454,285

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

 

7,165,797

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

70,442

 

Whitbread

 

4,733,411

 

 

 

UK Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

 

 

200,000

 

Smith and Nephew

 

3,364,331

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,715,864

 

 

 

> Sweden 4.0%

 

 

 

307,000

 

Swedish Match

 

9,931,939

 

 

 

Swedish Snus

 

 

 

99,000

 

Hexagon

 

3,130,421

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,062,360

 

 

 

> Germany 3.3%

 

 

 

1,293,500

 

Telefonica Deutschland

 

6,746,000

 

 

 

Mobile & Fixed-line Communications in Germany

 

 

 

107,400

 

Wirecard

 

3,949,816

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,695,816

 

 

 

> Switzerland 2.9%

 

 

 

26,100

 

Partners Group

 

6,859,967

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Switzerland—continued

 

 

 

30,000

 

Swatch

 

$

2,620,877

 

 

 

Watch Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,480,844

 

 

 

> Denmark 2.0%

 

 

 

67,300

 

Jyske Bank (a)

 

3,637,035

 

 

 

Danish Bank

 

 

 

71,500

 

Novozymes

 

3,102,129

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,739,164

 

 

 

> Norway 1.6%

 

 

 

579,000

 

Orkla

 

5,235,986

 

 

 

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Spain 1.1%

 

 

 

66,000

 

Viscofan

 

3,615,281

 

 

 

Sausage Casings Maker

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

72,545,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Guatemala 3.6%

 

 

 

588,000

 

Tahoe Resources (a)

 

11,965,284

 

 

 

Silver Project in Guatemala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Brazil 1.3%

 

 

 

12,057,582

 

Beadell Resources (a)

 

4,252,684

 

 

 

Gold Mining in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Uruguay 0.6%

 

 

 

191,666

 

Union Agriculture Group (a)(b)(c)

 

1,939,660

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

Latin America: Total

 

18,157,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 90.8%
(Cost: $252,368,709)

 

297,560,696

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 9.1%

 

 

 

20,000,000

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

20,000,000

 

9,980,511

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

9,980,511

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 9.1%
(Cost: $29,980,511)

 

29,980,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 1.9%

 

 

 

6,258,875

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

6,258,875

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 1.9%
(Cost: $6,258,875)

 

6,258,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 101.8%
(Cost: $288,608,095)(h)

 

333,800,082

(i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (1.9)%

 

(6,258,875

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.1%

 

277,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

 327,819,007

 

 


REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $12,745,728, which represented 3.89% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Archipelago Resources

 

12/20/10-9/26/13

 

11,903,000

 

$

12,066,977

 

$

10,806,068

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

191,666

 

2,200,000

 

1,939,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,266,977

 

$

12,745,728

 

 

(c)  Illiquid security.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(d)  The Fund also received put options through a transaction related to a proposed company restructuring of Archipelago Resources. Additional information on the put options received is as follows:

 

Security

 

Option Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

 

Value

 

Option (1)

 

11,903,000

 

GBP

0.58

 

December 31, 2014

 

$

385,931

 

 


GBP - British Pound

 

(1)  Archipelago Resources is expected to restructure into a new company during 2014. From January 31, 2014, the option is exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering or (ii) December 31, 2014, subject to extension until the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering (but not later than September 26, 2016). After December 31, 2014, the valuation of the option will fluctuate based upon its fair market value as determined in accordance with the put option agreement. These put options are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(e)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $5,892,734.

(f)  On September 30, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

59,802,434

 

18.2

 

Canadian Dollar

 

37,935,051

 

11.6

 

Australian Dollar

 

35,868,509

 

10.9

 

British Pound

 

34,521,933

 

10.6

 

Singapore Dollar

 

30,515,243

 

9.3

 

South Korean Won

 

22,001,916

 

6.7

 

United States Dollar

 

19,228,080

 

5.9

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

57,687,530

 

17.6

 

Total Equities

 

$

297,560,696

 

90.8

 

 

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $288,608,095 and net unrealized appreciation was $45,191,987 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $60,928,831 and gross unrealized depreciation of $15,736,844.

(i)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

At September 30, 2014, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts to Buy

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange
Contracts to Sell

 

Principal Amount in
Foreign Currency

 

Principal
Amount in U.S. Dollar

 

Settlement Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

USD

 

ZAR

 

99,319,500

 

$

9,000,000

 

10/15/14

 

$

217,136

 

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is Morgan Stanley.

 

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments and derivatives categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

 

$

112,319,594

 

$

10,806,068

 

$

123,125,662

 

Other Countries

 

43,258,186

 

40,473,905

 

 

83,732,091

 

Europe

 

 

72,545,315

 

 

72,545,315

 

Latin America

 

11,965,284

 

4,252,684

 

1,939,660

 

18,157,628

 

Total Equities

 

55,223,470

 

229,591,498

 

12,745,728

 

297,560,696

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

29,980,511

 

 

 

29,980,511

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

6,258,875

 

 

 

6,258,875

 

Total Investments

 

$

91,462,856

 

$

229,591,498

 

$

12,745,728

 

$

333,800,082

 

Unrealized Appreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

217,136

 

 

217,136

 

Options

 

 

 

385,931

 

385,931

 

Total

 

$

91,462,856

 

$

229,808,634

 

$

13,131,659

 

$

334,403,149

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 2014, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as
of December 31,
2013

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as
of September 30,
2014

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

10,249,601

 

$

 

$

556,467

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

10,806,068

 

Latin America

 

2,048,910

 

 

(109,250

)

 

 

 

 

1,939,660

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

985,539

 

 

(599,608

)

 

 

 

 

385,931

 

 

 

$

13,284,050

 

$

 

$

(152,391

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

13,131,659

 

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2014, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $152,391.

 

Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 9/30/14

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted Average)

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

10,806,068

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Enterprise valuation and illiquid discount

 

 

5% to 19.5%

 

Latin America

 

1,939,660

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

 

8% to 15%

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

385,931

 

Income approach

 

NA    

 

NA

 

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities: 98.5%

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 26.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 17.9%

 

 

 

865,000

 

Ametek

 

$

43,431,650

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

800,000

 

Donaldson

 

32,504,000

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

300,000

 

Nordson

 

22,821,000

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

185,000

 

Pall

 

15,484,500

 

 

 

Life Science, Water & Industrial Filtration

 

 

 

355,000

 

Kennametal

 

14,665,050

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,906,200

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 3.2%

 

 

 

860,000

 

LKQ (a)

 

22,867,400

 

 

 

Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 2.9%

 

 

 

190,000

 

Airgas

 

21,023,500

 

 

 

Industrial Gas Distributor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 2.9%

 

 

 

570,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

20,685,300

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

193,482,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information 23.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 5.4%

 

 

 

90,000

 

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

 

23,051,700

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

525,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

16,012,500

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,064,200

 

 

 

> Computer Services 4.4%

 

 

 

1,395,000

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)

 

31,401,450

 

 

 

Offshore Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 4.1%

 

 

 

295,000

 

Amphenol

 

29,458,700

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 3.4%

 

 

 

200,000

 

Ansys (a)

 

15,134,000

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

275,000

 

Informatica (a)

 

9,416,000

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,550,000

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 3.2%

 

 

 

195,000

 

F5 Networks (a)

 

23,154,300

 

 

 

Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 1.8%

 

 

 

114,300

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

12,675,870

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Internet Related 0.8%

 

 

 

1,635,000

 

Vonage (a)

 

5,362,800

 

 

 

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 0.6%

 

 

 

535,000

 

Atmel (a)

 

4,322,800

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency & Memory Semiconductors

 

 

 

Information: Total

 

169,990,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Insurance 4.3%

 

 

 

1,830,000

 

CNO Financial Group

 

31,036,800

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 4.0%

 

 

 

220,000

 

City National

 

16,647,400

 

 

 

Bank & Asset Manager

 

 

 

680,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

11,845,600

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,493,000

 

 

 

> Credit Cards 3.5%

 

 

 

390,000

 

Discover Financial Services

 

25,112,100

 

 

 

Credit Card Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 3.2%

 

 

 

645,000

 

SEI Investments

 

23,323,200

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

Finance: Total

 

107,965,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 14.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 5.2%

 

 

 

440,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

 

15,369,200

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

 

 

115,000

 

ULTA (a)

 

13,589,550

 

 

 

Specialty Beauty Product Retailer

 

 

 

112,799

 

Casey’s General Stores

 

8,087,688

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,046,438

 

 

 

> Travel 4.6%

 

 

 

210,000

 

Vail Resorts

 

18,219,600

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

380,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

9,648,200

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

100,000

 

Choice Hotels

 

5,200,000

 

 

 

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,067,800

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 1.6%

 

 

 

354,000

 

Blackhawk Network (a)

 

11,434,200

 

 

 

Third Party Distributer of Prepaid Content, Mostly Gift Cards

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Apparel 1.5%

 

 

 

89,000

 

PVH

 

$

10,782,350

 

 

 

Apparel Wholesaler & Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 1.1%

 

 

 

134,000

 

United Natural Foods (a)

 

8,235,640

 

 

 

Distributor of Natural/Organic Foods to Grocery Stores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.1%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)

 

495,558

 

 

 

Producer of an All-natural Sweetener Extracted from the Stevia Plant

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

101,061,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 3.9%

 

 

 

1,880,000

 

Canacol (Colombia) (a)

 

8,846,466

 

 

 

Oil Producer in South America

 

 

 

20,600,000

 

Shamaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)

 

5,977,946

 

 

 

Oil Exploration & Production in Kurdistan

 

 

 

58,300

 

Antero Resources (a)(b)

 

3,200,087

 

 

 

Utica & Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

15,399,500

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)(b)

 

3,025,037

 

 

 

Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

 

 

22,500,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Canada) (a)(c)(d)

 

2,958,279

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration Offshore West Africa

 

 

 

28,000

 

Clayton Williams (a)

 

2,700,600

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

33,700,000

 

Petrodorado Energy (Colombia) (a)(d)

 

1,053,172

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia, Peru & Paraguay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,761,587

 

 

 

> Agricultural Commodities 2.5%

 

 

 

1,742,424

 

Union Agriculture Group (Uruguay) (a)(c)(e)

 

17,633,331

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil Services 0.6%

 

 

 

173,000

 

Rowan

 

4,378,630

 

 

 

Contract Offshore Driller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Alternative Energy 0.3%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)(b)

 

2,280,000

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants/Technology Licenses

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

52,053,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 3.8%

 

 

 

330,000

 

Cepheid (a)

 

14,529,900

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

 

 

110,000

 

Henry Schein (a)

 

12,811,700

 

 

 

Large Distributor of Dental, Vet & Medical Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,341,600

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 2.0%

 

 

 

131,000

 

Synageva BioPharma (a)(b)

 

9,010,180

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

148,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

5,502,640

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,512,820

 

Health Care: Total

 

41,854,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 5.7%

 

 

 

367,000

 

Post Properties

 

18,841,780

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

 

 

230,000

 

Extra Space Storage

 

11,861,100

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

 

 

1,025,000

 

EdR

 

10,537,000

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,239,880

 

Other Industries: Total

 

41,239,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 98.5%
(Cost: $485,221,021)

 

707,647,454

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 2.0%

 

 

 

14,355,842

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

14,355,842

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 2.0%
(Cost: $14,355,842)

 

14,355,842

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.9%

 

 

 

6,297,275

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

6,297,275

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 0.9%
(Cost: $6,297,275)

 

6,297,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 101.4%
(Cost: $505,874,138)(h)

 

728,300,571

(i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (0.9)%

 

(6,297,275

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.5)%

 

(3,945,529

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

 718,057,767

 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipts

 



 


> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $6,078,550.

(c)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2014, the market value of these securities amounted to $20,591,610, which represented 2.87% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

 

1,742,424

 

$

20,000,000

 

$

17,633,331

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

22,500,000

 

9,596,330

 

2,958,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

29,596,330

 

$

20,591,610

 

 

(d)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2014, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/13

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/14

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

24,000,000

 

 

1,500,000

 

22,500,000

 

$

2,958,279

 

$

 

Petrodorado Energy

 

33,700,000

 

 

 

33,700,000

 

1,053,172

 

 

IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR (1)

 

898,852

 

 

898,852

 

 

 

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

58,598,852

 

 

2,398,852

 

56,200,000

 

$

4,011,451

 

$

 

 


(1) At September 30, 2014, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2014, was $23,207,418 and $4,011,451, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 0.56% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2014.

 

(e)  Illiquid security.

(f)  On September 30, 2014, the market value of foreign securities represented 10.26% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

Country

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

India

 

$

31,401,450

 

4.37

 

Uruguay

 

17,633,331

 

2.46

 

Colombia

 

9,899,638

 

1.38

 

Canada

 

6,478,874

 

0.90

 

Iraq

 

5,977,946

 

0.83

 

China

 

2,280,000

 

0.32

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

73,671,239

 

10.26

 

 

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $505,874,138 and net unrealized appreciation was $222,426,433 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $266,392,774 and gross unrealized depreciation of $43,966,341.

(i)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

$

193,482,400

 

$

 

$

 

$

193,482,400

 

Information

 

169,990,120

 

 

 

169,990,120

 

Finance

 

107,965,100

 

 

 

107,965,100

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

101,061,986

 

 

 

101,061,986

 

Energy & Minerals

 

31,461,938

 

2,958,279

 

17,633,331

 

52,053,548

 

Health Care

 

41,854,420

 

 

 

41,854,420

 

Other Industries

 

41,239,880

 

 

 

41,239,880

 

Total Equities

 

687,055,844

 

2,958,279

 

17,633,331

 

707,647,454

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

14,355,842

 

 

 

14,355,842

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

6,297,275

 

 

 

6,297,275

 

Total Investments

 

$

707,708,961

 

$

2,958,279

 

$

17,633,331

 

$

728,300,571

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending September 30, 2014, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as
of December 31,
2013

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance as
of September 30,
2014

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

18,626,513

 

$

 

$

(993,182

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

17,633,331

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2014, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $993,182.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

  Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value at
9/30/14

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input(s)

 

Range (Weighted
Average)

 

Equities Energy & Minerals

 

$

17,633,331

 

Market comparable companies

 

Discount for lack of marketability

 

8% to 15%

 

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

Columbia Thermostat FundSM

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Affiliated Bond Funds 84.8%

 

 

 

42,554,748

 

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class I (a)

 

$

423,419,743

 

28,831,453

 

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I (a)

 

264,672,743

 

21,040,302

 

Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I (a)

 

209,982,210

 

29,217,179

 

Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I (a)

 

158,941,455

 

Total Affiliated Bond Funds:
(Cost: $1,052,790,556)

 

1,057,016,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Affiliated Stock Funds 14.8%

 

 

 

1,928,724

 

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I (a)

 

37,513,674

 

790,186

 

Columbia Acorn International, Class I (a)

 

35,906,069

 

1,264,879

 

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I (a)

 

28,130,917

 

767,475

 

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I (a)(b)

 

27,268,380

 

918,935

 

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I (a)

 

18,819,787

 

733,672

 

Columbia Acorn Select, Class I (a)(b)

 

18,642,598

 

1,002,672

 

Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I (a)

 

18,559,455

 

Total Affiliated Stock Funds:
(Cost: $144,855,680)

 

184,840,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Short-Term Investments 0.4%

 

 

 

5,008,307

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Agency Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

5,008,307

 

Total Short-Term Investments:
(Cost: $5,008,307)

 

5,008,307

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 100.0%
(Cost: $1,202,654,543)(c)

 

1,246,865,338

(d)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: —%

 

(105,245

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,246,760,093

 

 


> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2014, are as follows:

 

Security

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/13

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/14

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class I

 

47,811,438

 

11,511,230

 

16,767,920

 

42,554,748

 

$

423,419,743

 

$

4,123,116

 

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I

 

39,903,530

 

8,368,388

 

19,440,465

 

28,831,453

 

264,672,743

 

6,161,550

 

Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I

 

35,741,824

 

5,851,346

 

20,552,868

 

21,040,302

 

209,982,210

 

10,185,545

 

Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I

 

 

34,283,897

 

5,066,718

 

29,217,179

 

158,941,455

 

1,894,247

 

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I

 

1,469,969

 

3,626,150

 

3,167,395

 

1,928,724

 

37,513,674

 

590,594

 

Columbia Acorn International, Class I

 

583,352

 

1,405,587

 

1,198,753

 

790,186

 

35,906,069

 

13,232

 

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I

 

984,664

 

2,410,129

 

2,129,914

 

1,264,879

 

28,130,917

 

 

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I

 

545,386

 

1,453,730

 

1,231,641

 

767,475

 

27,268,380

 

 

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I

 

720,935

 

1,740,760

 

1,542,760

 

918,935

 

18,819,787

 

44,404

 

Columbia Acorn Select, Class I

 

509,430

 

1,366,388

 

1,142,146

 

733,672

 

18,642,598

 

 

Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I

 

700,545

 

1,929,874

 

1,627,747

 

1,002,672

 

18,559,455

 

112,227

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

128,971,073

 

73,947,479

 

73,868,327

 

129,050,225

 

$

1,241,857,031

 

$

23,124,915

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2014, was $1,197,646,236 and $1,241,857,031 respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 99.61% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2014.

 

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $1,202,654,543 and net unrealized appreciation was $44,210,795 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $45,770,923 and gross unrealized depreciation of $1,560,128.

(d)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Total Affiliated Bond Funds

 

$

1,057,016,151

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,057,016,151

 

Total Affiliated Stock Funds

 

184,840,880

 

 

 

184,840,880

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

5,008,307

 

 

 

5,008,307

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,246,865,338

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,246,865,338

 

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 



 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities: 96.4%

 

 

 

Asia 60.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Taiwan 10.2%

 

 

 

377,000

 

St. Shine Optical

 

$

8,043,074

 

 

 

Disposable Contact Lens Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

 

 

765,302

 

PC Home

 

7,440,932

 

 

 

Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

 

 

 

2,086,990

 

Chroma Ate

 

5,790,452

 

 

 

Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

 

 

742,000

 

President Chain Store

 

5,320,105

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Number One Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

 

 

833,000

 

Delta Electronics

 

5,262,288

 

 

 

Industrial Automation, Switching Power Supplies & Passive Components

 

 

 

724,988

 

Advantech

 

5,116,285

 

 

 

Industrial PC & Components

 

 

 

71,000

 

Largan Precision

 

5,079,556

 

 

 

Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

 

 

 

3,087,291

 

Lite-On Technology

 

4,440,527

 

 

 

Mobile Device, LED & PC Server Component Supplier

 

 

 

324,500

 

Ginko International

 

4,360,330

 

 

 

Largest Contact Lens Maker in China

 

 

 

1,738,000

 

Far EasTone Telecom

 

3,332,101

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Third Largest Mobile Operator

 

 

 

951,000

 

Vanguard International Semiconductor

 

1,388,858

 

 

 

Semiconductor Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,574,508

 

 

 

> China 9.1%

 

 

 

313,642

 

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (a)

 

10,983,743

 

 

 

Largest Contract Research Organization Business in China

 

 

 

13,900,000

 

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals

 

10,410,825

 

 

 

Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

 

 

 

114,558

 

BitAuto - ADR (a)

 

8,935,524

 

 

 

Automotive Information Website for Buyers & Dealers

 

 

 

13,822,000

 

AMVIG Holdings

 

6,317,307

 

 

 

Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

 

 

11,330,000

 

NewOcean Energy

 

5,645,446

 

 

 

Southern China Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor

 

 

 

212,636

 

Jumei International - ADR (a)(b)

 

4,992,693

 

 

 

Online Beauty & Apparel Products Retailer

 

 

 

830,000

 

Biostime (b)

 

2,578,165

 

 

 

Pediatric Nutrition & Baby Care Products Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,863,703

 

 

 

> Indonesia 8.8%

 

 

 

7,426,700

 

Matahari Department Store

 

9,892,963

 

 

 

Largest Department Store Chain in Indonesia

 

 

 

62,000,000

 

MNC Skyvision

 

8,646,510

 

 

 

Largest Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

 

 

 

82,889,190

 

Ace Indonesia

 

6,020,572

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

9,010,709

 

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

 

5,925,299

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

2,183,600

 

Mayora Indah

 

5,463,338

 

 

 

Consumer Branded Food Manufacturer

 

 

 

66,827,700

 

Arwana Citramulia

 

5,451,648

 

 

 

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

 

 

 

17,095,479

 

Surya Citra Media

 

5,378,299

 

 

 

Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

 

 

 

1,591,929

 

Archipelago Resources (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

1,445,223

 

 

 

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam & the Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,223,852

 

 

 

> India 7.5%

 

 

 

2,422,982

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

 

12,298,638

 

 

 

Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

 

 

 

37,774

 

Bosch

 

9,179,586

 

 

 

Automotive Parts

 

 

 

1,808,593

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone

 

8,107,708

 

 

 

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

 

 

222,910

 

Colgate Palmolive India

 

6,285,014

 

 

 

Consumer Products in Oral Care

 

 

 

445,596

 

United Breweries

 

5,131,428

 

 

 

India’s Largest Brewer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,002,374

 

 

 

> Philippines 7.5%

 

 

 

55,239,300

 

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts (a)

 

16,192,709

 

 

 

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

 

 

 

56,400,000

 

RFM Corporation

 

6,631,384

 

 

 

Flour, Bread, Pasta & Ice Cream Manufacturer/Distributor in the Philippines

 

 

 

4,498,580

 

Robinsons Retail Holdings

 

6,345,276

 

 

 

Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

 

 

 

1,882,390

 

Security Bank

 

6,153,779

 

 

 

Commercial Bank in the Philippines

 

 

 

7,193,200

 

Puregold Price Club

 

5,558,051

 

 

 

Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,881,199

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 5.0%

 

 

 

5,181,000

 

Melco International

 

12,009,044

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

 

 

15,134,799

 

Sa Sa International (b)

 

10,368,955

 

 

 

Cosmetics Retailer

 

 

 

3,920,000

 

Vitasoy International

 

4,993,625

 

 

 

Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,371,624

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Korea 3.5%

 

 

 

373,088

 

Koh Young Technology

 

$

10,013,452

 

 

 

Inspection Systems for Printed Circuit Boards

 

 

 

132,149

 

Grand Korea Leisure

 

5,239,492

 

 

 

‘Foreigner Only’ Casino Group in Korea

 

 

 

121,818

 

Paradise

 

3,981,394

 

 

 

Korean Casino Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,234,338

 

 

 

> Thailand 3.3%

 

 

 

20,003,409

 

Home Product Center

 

6,418,128

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

 

 

3,737,700

 

Robinson Department Store

 

6,074,393

 

 

 

Department Store Operator in Thailand

 

 

 

10,340,200

 

Samui Airport Property Fund

 

5,612,568

 

 

 

Thai Airport Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,105,089

 

 

 

> Malaysia 2.0%

 

 

 

10,810,900

 

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings (a)

 

5,898,952

 

 

 

Exclusive 7-Eleven Franchisor for Malaysia

 

 

 

4,592,100

 

Aeon

 

5,263,312

 

 

 

Shopping Center & Department Store Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,162,264

 

 

 

> Cambodia 1.5%

 

 

 

11,570,000

 

Nagacorp

 

8,278,512

 

 

 

Casino & Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Singapore 1.3%

 

 

 

1,829,000

 

Petra Foods

 

5,792,240

 

 

 

Chocolate Manufacturer in Southeast Asia

 

 

 

1,079,000

 

Super Group (b)

 

1,079,537

 

 

 

Instant Food & Beverages in Southeast Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,871,777

 

 

 

> Japan 1.2%

 

 

 

447,760

 

Kansai Paint

 

6,694,544

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

Asia: Total

 

333,263,784

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 12.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Mexico 5.2%

 

 

 

652,200

 

Gruma (a)

 

6,983,088

 

 

 

Tortilla Producer & Distributor

 

 

 

2,069,000

 

Qualitas

 

5,545,884

 

 

 

Auto Insurer in Mexico & Central America

 

 

 

42,927

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

 

5,515,690

 

 

 

Mexican Airport Operator

 

 

 

2,180,100

 

Genomma Lab International (a)

 

5,226,851

 

 

 

Develops, Markets & Distributes Consumer Products

 

 

 

2,747,000

 

Hoteles City Express (a)

 

5,045,865

 

 

 

Budget Hotel Operator in Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,317,378

 

 

 

> Brazil 4.4%

 

 

 

718,970

 

Localiza Rent A Car

 

10,333,312

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

 

 

255,000

 

Linx

 

5,308,876

 

 

 

Retail Management Software in Brazil

 

 

 

1,275,100

 

Odontoprev

 

4,615,417

 

 

 

Dental Insurance

 

 

 

11,145,526

 

Beadell Resources (a)

 

3,931,003

 

 

 

Gold Mining in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,188,608

 

 

 

> Colombia 1.4%

 

 

 

5,842,782

 

Isagen

 

7,934,662

 

 

 

Colombian Electricity Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Chile 1.0%

 

 

 

1,258,078

 

Forus

 

5,316,874

 

 

 

Multi-brand Latin American Wholesaler & Retailer

 

 

 

Latin America: Total

 

65,757,522

 

 

 

 

 

Europe 11.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Finland 3.2%

 

 

 

265,727

 

Vacon

 

11,310,617

 

 

 

Leading Independent Manufacturer of Variable Speed Air Conditioning Drives

 

 

 

290,000

 

Tikkurila

 

6,038,119

 

 

 

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia & Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,348,736

 

 

 

> Kazakhstan 2.7%

 

 

 

1,268,483

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR

 

14,587,555

 

 

 

Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Sweden 2.0%

 

 

 

347,064

 

Hexagon

 

10,974,308

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 1.3%

 

 

 

9,054,086

 

Cable and Wireless

 

6,857,181

 

 

 

Telecommunications Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

 

 

22,341

 

PureCircle (a)

 

217,399

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,074,580

 

 

 

> France 1.0%

 

 

 

163,000

 

Eutelsat

 

5,263,251

 

 

 

Fixed Satellite Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Spain 0.9%

 

 

 

840,828

 

Prosegur

 

5,215,314

 

 

 

Security Guards

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Italy 0.8%

 

 

 

324,156

 

Pirelli

 

$

4,469,806

 

 

 

Global Tire Supplier

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

64,933,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 11.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa 8.0%

 

 

 

2,048,460

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

17,547,465

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

 

 

4,343,702

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

 

13,628,508

 

 

 

Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

 

 

399,378

 

Mr. Price

 

7,515,892

 

 

 

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household & Sporting Goods

 

 

 

463,782

 

Massmart Holdings

 

5,045,688

 

 

 

General Merchandise, Food & Home Improvement Stores; Wal-Mart Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,737,553

 

 

 

> United States 2.0%

 

 

 

196,000

 

Bladex

 

6,013,280

 

 

 

Latin American Trade Financing House

 

 

 

153,472

 

Textainer Group Holdings (b)

 

4,776,049

 

 

 

Top International Container Leaser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,789,329

 

 

 

> Canada 1.1%

 

 

 

507,892

 

CAE

 

6,158,465

 

 

 

Flight Simulator Equipment & Training Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Morocco 0.5%

 

 

 

9,302

 

Holcim Maroc

 

2,227,554

 

 

 

Largest Cement Player in Morocco

 

 

 

3,000

 

Lafarge Ciments Maroc

 

591,834

 

 

 

Largest Moroccan Cement Maker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,819,388

 

Other Countries: Total

 

63,504,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 96.4%
(Cost: $496,030,032)

 

527,459,591

(f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 3.4%

 

 

 

18,534,932

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

18,534,932

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 3.4%
(Cost: $18,534,932)

 

18,534,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 1.8%

 

 

 

10,004,733

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)

 

10,004,733

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 1.8%
(Cost: $10,004,733)

 

10,004,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 101.6%
(Cost: $524,569,697)(h)

 

555,999,256

(i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (1.8)%

 

(10,004,733

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.2%

 

1,319,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

 547,314,142

 

 


ADR - American Depositary Receipts

GDR - Global Depositary Receipts

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $9,478,218.

(c)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2014, the market value of this security amounted to $1,445,223, which represented 0.26% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Archipelago Resources

 

8/19/11-9/26/13

 

1,591,929

 

$

1,316,810

 

$

1,445,223

 

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(d)  The Fund also received put options through a transaction related to a proposed company restructuring of Archipelago Resources. Additional information on the put options received is as follows:

 

Security

 

Option Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration Date

 

Value

 

Option (1)

 

1,591,929

 

GBP

0.58

 

December 31, 2014

 

$

51,615

 

 


GBP - British Pound

 

(1)  Archipelago Resources is expected to restructure into a new company during 2014. From January 31, 2014, the option is exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering or (ii) December 31, 2014, subject to extension until the date the company is restructured and prices the shares for its initial public offering (but not later than September 26, 2016). After December 31, 2014, the valuation of the option will fluctuate based upon its fair market value as determined in accordance with the put option agreement. These put options are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(e)  Illiquid security.

(f)  On September 30, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

$

60,601,878

 

11.1

 

United States Dollar

 

55,804,533

 

10.2

 

Taiwan Dollar

 

55,574,508

 

10.2

 

Indonesian Rupiah

 

46,778,629

 

8.5

 

South African Rand

 

43,737,553

 

8.0

 

Indian Rupee

 

41,002,374

 

7.5

 

Philippines Peso

 

40,881,199

 

7.5

 

Euro

 

32,297,107

 

5.9

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

150,781,810

 

27.5

 

Total Equities

 

$

527,459,591

 

96.4

 

 

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $524,569,697 and net unrealized appreciation was $31,429,559 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $65,045,966 and gross unrealized depreciation of $33,616,407.

(i)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

For investments and derivatives categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

24,911,960

 

$

306,906,601

 

$

1,445,223

 

$

333,263,784

 

Latin America

 

61,826,519

 

3,931,003

 

 

65,757,522

 

Europe

 

 

64,933,550

 

 

64,933,550

 

Other Countries

 

16,947,794

 

46,556,941

 

 

63,504,735

 

Total Equities

 

103,686,273

 

422,328,095

 

1,445,223

 

527,459,591

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

18,534,932

 

 

 

18,534,932

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

10,004,733

 

 

 

10,004,733

 

Total Investments

 

$

132,225,938

 

$

422,328,095

 

$

1,445,223

 

$

555,999,256

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Options

 

 

 

51,615

 

51,615

 

Total

 

$

132,225,938

 

$

422,328,095

 

$

1,496,838

 

$

556,050,871

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 

The Fund does not hold any significant investments categorized as Level 3.

 

Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company’s capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

 



 

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2014

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Equities: 96.6%

 

 

 

Europe 96.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 33.2%

 

 

 

1,933,560

 

Assura

 

$

1,457,585

 

560,145

 

Assura-Rights (a)(b)

 

27,242

 

 

 

UK Primary Health Care Property Developer

 

 

 

30,750

 

Spirax Sarco

 

1,403,149

 

 

 

Steam Systems for Manufacturing & Process Industries

 

 

 

70,133

 

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

 

1,106,263

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

 

 

58,070

 

Babcock International

 

1,024,690

 

 

 

Public Sector Outsourcer

 

 

 

240,940

 

Charles Taylor

 

1,013,607

 

 

 

Insurance Services

 

 

 

47,530

 

WH Smith

 

831,506

 

 

 

Newsprint, Books & General Stationery Retailer

 

 

 

277,770

 

Connect Group

 

672,083

 

 

 

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

 

 

 

196,680

 

Cambian (a)

 

666,392

 

 

 

Mental Health Facilities & Programs

 

 

 

101,510

 

Abcam

 

661,954

 

 

 

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

 

 

54,000

 

Shaftesbury

 

595,129

 

 

 

London Prime Retail REIT

 

 

 

40,510

 

Dialight

 

591,712

 

 

 

LED Products for Hazardous & Industrial Environments

 

 

 

59,235

 

Halma

 

585,274

 

 

 

Health & Safety Sensor Technology

 

 

 

15,610

 

Fidessa Group

 

579,764

 

 

 

Software for Financial Trading Systems

 

 

 

141,240

 

Polypipe

 

563,842

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Plastic Piping & Fittings

 

 

 

22,503

 

Aggreko

 

563,221

 

 

 

Temporary Power & Temperature Control Services

 

 

 

73,060

 

Halfords

 

559,501

 

 

 

UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

 

 

 

8,325

 

Whitbread

 

559,406

 

 

 

UK Hotelier & Coffee Shop

 

 

 

726,213

 

Cable and Wireless

 

550,003

 

 

 

Telecommunications Service Provider in the Caribbean

 

 

 

133,120

 

Elementis

 

548,716

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

59,400

 

Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland

 

546,283

 

 

 

Pizza Delivery in UK, Ireland & Germany

 

 

 

128,860

 

RPS Group

 

545,233

 

 

 

Consultant Specializing in Energy, Water, Urban Planning, Health & Safety

 

 

 

14,880

 

Rightmove

 

517,512

 

 

 

Internet Real Estate Listings

 

 

 

19,210

 

AVEVA

 

479,280

 

 

 

Engineering Software

 

 

 

110,390

 

Ocado (a)

 

471,723

 

 

 

Online Grocery Retailer

 

 

 

2,222

 

PureCircle (a)

 

21,622

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,142,692

 

 

 

> France 12.6%

 

 

 

23,030

 

Neopost

 

1,693,882

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

3,230

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

835,705

 

 

 

Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials Screening & Testing

 

 

 

21,040

 

Cegedim (a)

 

662,770

 

 

 

Medical Market Research/IT Services

 

 

 

16,651

 

Saft

 

566,577

 

 

 

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

 

 

170,400

 

Hi-Media (a)

 

559,008

 

 

 

Online Advertiser in Europe

 

 

 

17,160

 

Eutelsat

 

554,094

 

 

 

Fixed Satellite Services

 

 

 

16,283

 

AKKA Technologies

 

551,176

 

 

 

Engineering Consultancy

 

 

 

21,430

 

Bonduelle

 

548,110

 

 

 

Producer of Canned, Deep-frozen & Fresh Vegetables

 

 

 

3,740

 

Norbert Dentressangle

 

538,372

 

 

 

European Logistics & Transport Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,509,694

 

 

 

> Germany 10.6%

 

 

 

32,530

 

Aurelius

 

1,157,026

 

 

 

European Turnaround Investor

 

 

 

27,290

 

NORMA Group

 

1,137,242

 

 

 

Clamps for Automotive & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

20,890

 

Wirecard

 

768,265

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

 

 

6,950

 

MTU Aero Engines

 

591,295

 

 

 

Airplane Engine Components & Services

 

 

 

112,250

 

Telefonica Deutschland

 

585,418

 

 

 

Mobile & Fixed-line Communications in Germany

 

 

 

1,910

 

Rational

 

567,703

 

 

 

Commercial Ovens

 

 

 

19,110

 

Elringklinger

 

563,112

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

 

 

9,829

 

TAG Immobilien (c)

 

111,121

 

 

 

Owner of Residential Properties in Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,481,182

 

 

 

> Sweden 7.9%

 

 

 

29,450

 

Hexagon

 

931,221

 

 

 

Design, Measurement & Visualization Software & Equipment

 

 

 

25,880

 

Swedish Match

 

837,259

 

 

 

Swedish Snus

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

> Sweden—continued

 

 

 

40,490

 

Recipharm (a)

 

$

687,365

 

 

 

Contract Development Manufacturing Organization

 

 

 

43,610

 

Sweco

 

617,949

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

11,111

 

Unibet

 

558,938

 

 

 

European Online Gaming Operator

 

 

 

21,070

 

Mekonomen

 

455,555

 

 

 

Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of Automotive Parts & Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,088,287

 

 

 

> Switzerland 6.5%

 

 

 

4,280

 

Partners Group

 

1,124,930

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

 

 

3,480

 

Geberit

 

1,121,649

 

 

 

Plumbing Supplies

 

 

 

1,820

 

INFICON

 

554,750

 

 

 

Gas Detection Instruments

 

 

 

160

 

Sika

 

553,228

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,354,557

 

 

 

> Spain 6.0%

 

 

 

145,730

 

DIA

 

1,044,334

 

 

 

Discount Retailer in Spain, Latin America & the Eastern Mediterranean

 

 

 

15,040

 

Viscofan

 

823,846

 

 

 

Sausage Casings Maker

 

 

 

109,520

 

Prosegur

 

679,308

 

 

 

Security Guards

 

 

 

14,590

 

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

 

555,080

 

 

 

Spanish Stock Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,102,568

 

 

 

> Netherlands 5.6%

 

 

 

35,710

 

Aalberts Industries

 

924,545

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

6,180

 

Gemalto

 

567,444

 

 

 

Digital Security Solutions

 

 

 

3,610

 

Core Labs

 

528,323

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

 

 

14,179

 

Arcadis

 

468,986

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

18,101

 

Brunel

 

414,541

 

 

 

NL Specialist & Energy Staffing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,903,839

 

 

 

> Finland 4.6%

 

 

 

31,721

 

Tikkurila

 

660,466

 

 

 

Decorative & Industrial Paint in Scandinavia & Central & Eastern Europe

 

 

 

70,810

 

Munksjo

 

657,359

 

 

 

Specialty Paper Maker

 

 

 

131,300

 

Sponda

 

591,868

 

 

 

Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

 

 

 

16,520

 

Konecranes

 

443,043

 

 

 

Manufacture & Service of Industrial Cranes & Port Handling Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,352,736

 

 

 

> Norway 3.2%

 

 

 

67,850

 

Orkla

 

613,578

 

 

 

Food & Brands, Aluminum, Chemicals Conglomerate

 

 

 

38,130

 

Subsea 7

 

544,524

 

 

 

Offshore Subsea Contractor

 

 

 

42,030

 

Atea

 

472,651

 

 

 

Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller & Installation Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,630,753

 

 

 

> Denmark 2.3%

 

 

 

22,580

 

SimCorp

 

662,816

 

 

 

Software for Investment Managers

 

 

 

9,790

 

Jyske Bank (a)

 

529,072

 

 

 

Danish Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,191,888

 

 

 

> Italy 2.1%

 

 

 

39,720

 

Pirelli

 

547,702

 

 

 

Global Tire Supplier

 

 

 

16,450

 

IMA

 

544,217

 

 

 

Food & Drugs Packaging & Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,091,919

 

 

 

> Austria 1.1%

 

 

 

5,770

 

Schoeller-Bleckmann

 

562,446

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Components for Directional Drilling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Belgium 0.8%

 

 

 

12,520

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

 

436,196

 

 

 

Digital Live Mobile Production Software & Systems

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

49,848,757

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> United States 0.1%

 

 

 

1,637

 

Gulfmark Offshore

 

51,320

 

 

 

Operator of Offshore Supply Vessels

 

 

 

Other Countries: Total

 

51,320

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 96.6%
(Cost: $50,564,846)

 

49,900,077

(d)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments 3.7%

 

 

 

1,920,689

 

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, IM Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)

 

1,920,689

 

Total Short-Term Investments: 3.7%
(Cost: $1,920,689)

 

1,920,689

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.3%

 

 

 

129,317

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%) (e)

 

$

129,317

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral: 0.3%
(Cost: $129,317)

 

129,317

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 100.6%
(Cost: $52,614,852)(f)

 

51,950,083

(g)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (0.3)%

 

(129,317

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.3)%

 

(177,784

)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

 51,642,982

 

 


REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Illiquid security.

(c)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2014. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2014 was $123,138.

(d)  On September 30, 2014, the Fund’s total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Euro

 

$

21,912,256

 

42.4

 

British Pound

 

17,142,692

 

33.2

 

Swedish Krona

 

4,088,287

 

7.9

 

Swiss Franc

 

3,354,557

 

6.5

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

3,402,285

 

6.6

 

Total Equities

 

$

49,900,077

 

96.6

 

 

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  At September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $52,614,852 and net unrealized depreciation was $664,769 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $2,388,614 and gross unrealized depreciation of $3,053,383.

(g)  Securities are valued using policies described in the Notes to Financial Statements in the shareholder report dated June 30, 2014.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at

 



 

> Notes to Statement of Investments

 

amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (the Committee) of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

Under the direction of the Board, the Committee is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the investment manager believes that available market quotations are unreliable, to review the appropriateness of the Trust’s Portfolio Pricing Policy and the pricing procedures of the investment manager (the Policies), and to review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of any security subject to the Policies. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund’s investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

 

For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2014, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

528,323

 

$

49,320,434

 

$

 

$

49,848,757

 

Other Countries

 

51,320

 

 

 

51,320

 

Total Equities

 

579,643

 

49,320,434

 

 

49,900,077

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

1,920,689

 

 

 

1,920,689

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

129,317

 

 

 

129,317

 

Total Investments

 

$

2,629,649

 

$

49,320,434

 

$

 

$

51,950,083

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)         The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 



 

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)

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 21, 2014

 

 

 

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/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 21, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ John M. Kunka

 

 

John M. Kunka, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 21, 2014

 

 


EX-99.CERT 2 a14-22003_2ex99dcert.htm EX-99.CERT

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

I, John M. Kunka, certify that:

 

1.                                      I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Columbia Acorn Trust;

 

2.                                      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                      Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                 designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                 all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:                  November 21, 2014

/s/ John M. Kunka

 

 

 

John M. Kunka, Treasurer

 



 

I, P. Zachary Egan, certify that:

 

1.                                      I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Columbia Acorn Trust;

 

2.                                      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                      Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                 designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                 all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:                  November 21, 2014

/s/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President