N-CSR 1 d650230dncsr.htm OHIO NATIONAL FUND, INC. Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-03015

 

 

Ohio National Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

One Financial Way, Cincinnati, Ohio   45242
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

CT Corporation 300 E. Lombard St. Suite 1400 Baltimore, MD 21202

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 513-794-6971

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2013

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports To Stockholders.


WEALTH BUILDING OPPORTUNITY

 

Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

Annual Report

 

December 31, 2013

Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 


OHIO NATIONAL FUND, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

President’s Message

    1   

Directors and Officers of Ohio National Fund, Inc.

    3   

The following pages contain Performance, Management’s Comments, Change in Value of $10,000 Investment, Portfolio Composition, Top Holdings, and Schedule of Investments for each of the Fund’s Portfolios:

 

Equity Portfolio

    4   

Money Market Portfolio

    8   

Bond Portfolio

    10   

Omni Portfolio

    15   

International Portfolio

    20   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio

    25   

International Small-Mid Company Portfolio

    30   

Aggressive Growth Portfolio

    35   

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

    38   

Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio

    43   

S&P 500® Index Portfolio

    47   

Strategic Value Portfolio

    54   

High Income Bond Portfolio

    57   

Capital Growth Portfolio

    67   

Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

    71   

Bristol Portfolio

    75   

Bryton Growth Portfolio

    78   

Balanced Portfolio

    81   

Target VIP Portfolio

    89   

Bristol Growth Portfolio

    93   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    96   

Statements of Operations

    99   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    102   

Financial Highlights

    107   

Notes to Financial Statements

    117   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    141   

Additional Information (Unaudited)

    142   

Information About Directors and Officers (Unaudited)

    150   


President’s

Message

  LOGO

Dear Investor:

 

The year 2013 was outstanding for equity market returns with the S&P 500® Index up an astonishing 32.4 percent. The S&P 500® Index has now achieved five consecutive years of positive equity market returns, with 2012 and 2013 delivering two consecutive years of double-digit returns. It is noteworthy that the 2013 S&P 500® Index return was triple the long-term average of 10.8 percent.

Looking Ahead

While past performance is not a predictor of the future, historical patterns often reflect long-term averages that may continue. Noted above, at the end of 2013 the market had delivered five consecutive years of positive returns, two consecutive years of double-digit returns and positive performance that exceeded 30 percent. Now consider that in the past 85 years, the S&P 500® Index has:

 

  ¢  

Experienced five or more consecutive years of positive annual returns five times. The subsequent sixth-year performance was also positive in 60 percent of these five instances.

  ¢  

Achieved two consecutive years of double-digit returns twenty-two times. The subsequent year’s performance was also positive in 64 percent of these twenty-two instances.

  ¢  

Exceeded 30 percent fifteen times. In 73 percent of those fifteen instances, the following year’s return was positive.

  ¢  

Posted positive annual returns 72 percent of the time, a long-term average consistent with the range of performance averages noted above.

There is no reason to believe, based on historical patterns, that the recent positive performance will be followed by corrective negatives in 2014, especially considering that

stocks are not significantly overvalued by long-term price-to-earnings ratios. However, more interesting is the comparison of the average return in years subsequent to successive periods that ended similarly to 2013.

The average annual return for the year following five consecutive years of positive returns has been 15.3 percent, a very good return. In the year following consecutive years of double-digit returns, the average annual return has been 6.1 percent. While positive, the return is below the historical average. Now also consider that the average annual return in the year following a 30 percent or greater return has been 10.3 percent, which is very close to the 85-year time frame average.

A Balanced, Long-Term Approach

When you look at the relative return of stocks versus bonds (using the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index), 2013 was the best of the past 38 years. Even with the commonly held belief that interest rates are rising and will depress fixed income returns, it is hard to believe 2014 can repeat last year’s performance. Remember that while rising interest rates lower fixed income total returns, the cash income provided by a bond’s yield can help generate a positive return. In fact, in the 43 years since 1926 in which interest rates rose, intermediate U.S. Treasury bonds still managed a positive return in all but nine of those years. Admittedly, interest rates were higher in many of those time frames, so current income represented a larger portion of total return.

Given historical data and the current relative return of stocks versus bonds, investors’ expectations for 2014 should reflect that while no significant problems are

 

 

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obvious, a return to more normal annual returns is likely. This argues for a balanced approach to investing to minimize exposure to potential asset bubbles, and a long-term focus rather than short-sighted attempts to outguess the market.

What are some of the key themes to expect in 2014? Perhaps most important is the return of rational market reactions to economic news. In the last President’s Message, I spoke of the “bad news is good news and good news is bad news” effect. This referred to the market reacting negatively to positive economic news, fearing that the Fed would soon end its unprecedented stimulus. Conversely, when there was negative economic news, the market reacted positively, believing that the “easy” money days would continue. While this irrational behavior was the norm for much of 2013, it was unsustainable. The Fed’s monetary stimulus cannot last forever. The longer it lasts, the greater concern there is of it creating an equity market bubble.

Toward the end of the year, the market reaction seemed to normalize. When we finally saw positive economic news, and as unemployment moved closer to the Fed’s target rate, the market reaction to the Fed’s announcement of a gradual tapering was not negative. In fact, all of the U.S. broad market indices were positive by 2 percent or more during the month of December. Unfortunately, the start of 2014 has not been as kind. We will have to wait and see if this is merely a needed pause or something larger.

The Ohio National Fund, Inc.

I am pleased to report that many of the Ohio National Fund, Inc. Portfolios strongly participated in the 2013

equity market rally. Thirteen of our twenty Portfolios yielded over 30 percent, and three of our Portfolios, the Bristol and Bryton Growth Portfolios subadvised by Suffolk Capital Management, LLC and the Small Cap Growth Portfolio subadvised by Janus Capital Management LLC, yielded over 40 percent. While a number of Portfolios – including some whose returns exceeded 30 percent – underperformed their benchmarks, they still delivered very attractive absolute returns.

You may recall in the closing remarks of my last President’s Message that I stated, “There is no indication of concern as we look ahead to the second half of 2013.” While I’m less comfortable making such a statement going into 2014, I do not see significant storm clouds on the horizon. Equity markets still appear to be reasonably valued, indicating that a significant decline is not warranted. The greatest uncertainty is the market’s continued reaction to the Fed’s gradual monetary easing. We may have already gleaned its impact in early 2014, especially in emerging markets and currencies. Now, more than ever, it is important to consult your financial adviser to make sure your assets are positioned appropriately.

Thank you for entrusting your assets to the Ohio National Fund, Inc. We look forward to continuing to serve your investment needs.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Christopher A. Carlson

President

 

 

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Directors and Officers of Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

John J. Palmer, Director

Madeleine W. Ludlow, Director

George M. Vredeveld, Director

John I. Von Lehman, Director

Christopher A. Carlson, President

Thomas A. Barefield, Vice President

R. Todd Brockman, Treasurer

Kimberly A. Plante, Secretary

Julie T. Thomas, Chief Compliance Officer

Catherine E. Gehr, Assistant Treasurer

Emily Bae, Assistant Secretary

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information of Ohio National Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) includes additional information about the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and is available at http://www.ohionationalfund.com or upon request, without charge, by calling 877-781-6392 (toll-free).

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses in voting proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling 877-781-6392 (toll-free) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund has filed its Schedules of Investments as of March 31 and September 30 with the Commission, as required, on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is required to be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year within sixty days after the end of each period and is available on the Commission website upon acceptance of each submission. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 (toll-free).

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus of Ohio National Fund, Inc. For a prospectus containing more complete information, including charges and expenses, please contact Ohio National Investments, Inc., One Financial Way, Cincinnati, OH 45242, telephone 877-781-6392 (toll-free).

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Equity Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Equity Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     37.69%   

Five years

     18.23%   

Ten years

     2.26%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Equity Portfolio returned 37.69% versus 32.39% for the current benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s relative outperformance was primarily driven by security selection effects and sector allocation effects. Underweight positions in the Utilities and Telecommunication Services sectors and an overweight in Health Care generated the largest contributions to sector allocation, as the former two sectors underperformed the benchmark while the latter outperformed. In terms of specific holdings, Celgene Corp., MetLife, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Genworth Financial, Inc. and United Continental Holdings, Inc. were the largest contributors to performance, while ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Teradata Corp., Aflac, Inc., Apache Corp. and Cisco Systems, Inc. were the largest detractors.(1)

The start of 2013 echoed the beginning of 2012 as stocks again posted double-digit returns, pushing the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average to all-time highs despite concerns of low growth, the European debt crisis and tightening government budgets. Housing starts were above 900,000 for all three monthly reports during the first quarter for the first time in nearly five years.

In the second quarter, volatility increased, U.S. Treasury yields surged and 30-year mortgage rates soared, as the Federal Reserve indicated that quantitative easing programs may be tapered. Although the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy-setting committee left the target short-term interest rate unchanged at 0% to 0.25% and maintained the $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program, Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may start reducing asset purchases later in the year and end them in mid-2014 if the economy continues to improve in line with the Federal Reserve’s projection.

The S&P 500 Index breached the 1700 threshold in the third quarter, as investors focused on U.S. output, Federal Reserve tapering timing, tensions in Syria and the Congressional budget debate. The biggest surprise in terms of economic data was an upward revision in second quarter gross domestic product growth from +1.7% to +2.5%. August saw a sell-off, however, as the U.S. weighed its options concerning Syria’s civil unrest. In mid-September, the Federal Reserve unexpectedly announced plans to maintain its

current accommodative policy, while economists had forecasted a $10 billion reduction in bond purchases. Though stocks rallied on the decision, they subsided as House Republicans and the Democrat-controlled Senate squabbled over the 2014 budget, with health care reform in the spotlight. Congress remained stubborn and deadlocked, ultimately resulting in a partial government shutdown beginning in October.

Equities eventually recovered after Congress ended the partial government shutdown by approving temporary spending measures and pushing the debt ceiling debate out to early 2014. Investors quickly shifted focus from Washington to the corporate sector as companies began unveiling third quarter operating results. Nearly 70% of the S&P 500 Index’s constituents announced earnings above consensus estimates. In economic headlines, U.S. gross domestic product for the third quarter was revised again to a 4.1% annualized rate, marking the best quarter since the end of 2011. Additionally, November’s jobs report showed the unemployment rate hitting 7.0%, the lowest level since 2008. Finally, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the country following the Federal Reserve’s December meeting and announced a $10 billion reduction in monthly bond purchases starting in January 2014, effectively kicking off the quantitative easing (QE) tapering process that consumed market attention for much of the year.

The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 40.1%, the S&P 500 Index gained 32.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 29.7% in 2013. Looking across the market, the small-cap Russell 2000 Index advanced 38.8%, the Russell Midcap Index rose 34.8%, and the large-cap Russell 1000 Index climbed 33.1% this year. From the style perspective, growth-oriented stocks edged out stocks classified as value, as the Russell 1000 Growth Index was up 33.5% versus 32.6% for the Russell 1000 Value Index over the past 12 months. At a sector level, Consumer Discretionary, Health Care and Industrials were the top performers, up more than 40.0% each, followed by Financials, which gained 35.6%. Telecommunication Services and Utilities lagged all other sectors after trading up only 11.5% and 13.2%, respectively.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. detracted from performance as the stock suffered following an adverse ruling by the FDA that restricted the use of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s primary drug, Iclusig. This ruling invalidated the major tenets of our investment thesis and our subsequent analysis led to a significant reduction in our estimate of the stock’s intrinsic value. We, therefore, eliminated ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from the Portfolio and redeployed the funds to better risk-adjusted opportunities.(1)

Teradata Corp. shares weighed on returns specifically in the fourth quarter as third quarter results missed analyst forecasts and management lowered its top- and bottom-line guidance for the fiscal year, citing troubles in non-U.S. markets. The news preannouncement heightened fears that the company’s core enterprise data warehouse and analytics business is being disrupted by low-cost alternatives. The Company’s management acknowledged that customers are evaluating other technologies given cost pressures on information technology budgets, but reiterated confidence in the company’s competitive position. Additionally, the company launched a new cloud-based service and signed two significant new customers this quarter, suggesting fears of its demise may be greatly exaggerated. Our analysis finds that current prices embed only low-single digit revenue growth, whereas we believe the company is capable of high-single or low-double digit growth. To this point, we are encouraged by Teradata Corp.’s high-single digit growth in U.S. markets during a tough quarter for the industry. (1)

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Equity Portfolio (Continued)

 

Aflac, Inc. relinquished some of its 2012 gains in the first quarter of 2013 as a weakening yen dragged on earnings, while the lower interest rate environment in Japan caused concern for diminishing returns for new business. We removed Aflac, Inc. from the Portfolio, as we prefer insurance businesses that enjoy the opportunities for higher incremental returns that we find in several other current Portfolio holdings. Aflac, Inc. performed well in 2012, but we expect the company’s 20% return on equity will attract competition, as well as unwanted attention from regulators.(1)

Shares of Celgene Corp. surged nearly 50% in the first quarter of 2013 and more than doubled over 2013. The company’s management reported positive phase III test results for two key pipeline drugs and issued bullish long-term earnings guidance to open the year. These announcements coincided with subsiding concerns over label expansion opportunities for the company’s flagship drug, Revlimid. Most recently, Celgene Corp. released trial results for Revlimid in first-line maintenance myeloma that exceeded already lofty expectations for the data. The company reported excellent financial results all year, beating sales expectations broadly and handily. The business continues to deliver operating leverage, even as it invests in the new product launches. Psoriasis treatment Apremilast and pancreatic cancer drug Abraxane are both projected to drive over $1 billion in sales each to complement Revlimid sales. Celgene Corp.’s management is first-class in terms of creating value, and remains shareholder-friendly.(1)

MetLife, Inc. shares contributed to the Portfolio’s outperformance during the year thanks to an unexpected 50% increase in its quarterly dividend, several quarters of consensus-beating results, and rising interest rates. The dividend increase, along with recent accretive acquisitions, indicates the company’s strong ability to meet the capital reserve levels required of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) while still returning cash to shareholders and deploying capital effectively. Rising interest rates during the second half of the year also boosted shares because higher rates reduce the present value of the company’s outstanding liabilities. Although MetLife, Inc. shares have climbed to a five-year high, they still trade at a discount to their peers in terms of price-to-earnings and price-to-book multiples, which we believe is unwarranted given MetLife, Inc.’s strong fundamentals and a favorable macro environment.(1)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares were re-rated higher during the year after the company reported earnings beats four quarters in a row, thanks to better-than-expected credit costs, securities gains, tax benefits and rising rates. Consensus 2013 earnings-per-share estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased throughout the year while the price-to-earnings multiple eventually hit double digits. Although JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares have nearly doubled off the June 2012 bottom, the stock still embeds a significant decline in the earning power of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s franchise. We believe this is overly pessimistic in light of management’s efforts to lower expenses and net charge-offs to offset weaker revenue trends, potential upside from a more favorable interest-rate environment, and a shareholder-friendly capital allocation strategy.(1)

Bearish investors continue to create drama around U.S. equity valuations, arguing that the market is in bubble territory based on normalized or cyclically-adjusted price to earnings ratios. Bears will continue to overreact to multiple expansion and assign too high of a probability to a valuation-led market swoon. We think valuations, in aggregate, are not attractively cheap or excessively expensive, but we do think stocks will ultimately overshoot fair value before falling

back to earth. We will be closely watching the march towards greed as 2014 progresses.

Valuation opportunities are still very attractive and are evolving in an interesting and exploitable manner at the sector level. Specifically, parts of Health Care, Information Technology, Energy and most of Financials continue to sell near multi-decade low levels. Valuation multiples are expanding in aggregate, but the gap between secular growth and traditional value holdings is continuing to widen. If we get a sixth year of positive market return and accelerating economic growth in 2014, we would expect many of the traditional value stocks within these sectors to play some relative catch-up. This does not mean all secular growth names are selling above business value and should be sold outright, but it does mean that as overall growth expands, tailwinds should increase for the valuation laggards. Finally, while we certainly do not think quantitative easing was the dominant driver of higher equity prices, we do think the path to higher interest rates will cause some turbulence across asset classes. We are confident we are well positioned, but we will tweak our positioning as the central bank experiment of quantitative easing unfolds.

 

 

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The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Equity Portfolio (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    99.5   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    0.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     Apple, Inc.

     4.4   

  2.     JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4.0   

  3.     Microsoft Corp.

     3.6   

  4.     Citigroup, Inc.

     3.0   

  5.     MetLife, Inc.

     2.9   

  6.     Merck & Co., Inc.

     2.8   

  7.     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2.8   

  8.     Phillips 66

     2.6   

  9.     Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2.6   

10.     Broadcom Corp. Class A

     2.6   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Financials

     22.9   

Information Technology

     19.8   

Health Care

     17.6   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.4   

Energy

     11.2   

Industrials

     9.9   

Consumer Staples

     3.3   

Materials

     2.2   

Utilities

     1.2   
  

 

 

 
     99.5   
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Equity Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 99.5%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 11.4%

     

Ford Motor Co. (Automobiles)

      242,850      $     3,747,176   

McDonald’s Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      50,610        4,910,688   

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     12,670        5,052,669   

Expedia, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

      51,570        3,592,366   

Target Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      59,370        3,756,340   

Coach, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      34,390        1,930,311   

Ralph Lauren Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      12,360        2,182,405   
     

 

 

 
        25,171,955   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.3%

     

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Beverages)

      60,030        2,924,662   

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Household Products)

      65,730        4,286,253   
     

 

 

 
        7,210,915   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 11.2%

     

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      74,900        3,801,175   

Apache Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      41,960        3,606,042   

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      45,170        5,642,185   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      99,850        3,798,294   

Phillips 66 (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      75,730        5,841,055   

Southwestern Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     55,600        2,186,748   
     

 

 

 
        24,875,499   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 22.9%

     

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

  (a)     133,870        2,629,207   

KKR & Co. LP (Capital Markets)

      86,540        2,106,384   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA – ADR (Commercial Banks)

      215,050        2,664,470   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Commercial Banks)

      119,480        5,424,392   

Capital One Financial Corp. (Consumer Finance)

      59,440        4,553,698   

Citigroup, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      127,050        6,620,575   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      152,450        8,915,276   

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (Insurance)

  (a)     330,520        5,132,976   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      102,910        3,728,429   

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

      118,610        6,395,451   

American Homes 4 Rent (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      156,340        2,532,708   
     

 

 

 
        50,703,566   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 17.6%

     

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     20,280        3,426,509   

Medtronic, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      98,730        5,666,115   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

     

Express Scripts Holding Co. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     59,560      $ 4,183,494   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      81,970        6,172,341   

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     67,100        4,028,013   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC – ADR (Pharmaceuticals)

      81,080        4,328,861   

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      125,980        6,305,299   

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      160,470        4,915,196   
     

 

 

 
        39,025,828   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 9.9%

     

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      41,800        4,756,840   

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (Airlines)

  (a)     120,250        4,549,057   

PACCAR, Inc. (Machinery)

      59,575        3,525,053   

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Machinery)

      34,090        4,385,338   

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Road & Rail)

      51,010        4,735,258   
     

 

 

 
        21,951,546   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 19.8%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

      257,510        5,781,099   

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      17,415        9,771,731   

EMC Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

      212,920        5,354,938   

eBay, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     85,180        4,675,530   

Teradata Corp. (IT Svs.)

  (a)     100,930        4,591,306   

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      192,280        5,701,102   

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

      211,490        7,916,071   
     

 

 

 
        43,791,777   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 2.2%

     

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (Chemicals)

      59,740        4,795,927   
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 1.2%

     

AES Corp. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

      187,770        2,724,543   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $160,716,141)

      $ 220,251,556   
     

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.6%        Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
Money Market Portfolio – Class I

      3,524,000      $ 3,524,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,524,000)

      $ 3,524,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 101.1% (Cost $164,240,141)

  (b)     $ 223,775,556   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (1.1)%

        (2,341,514)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 221,434,042   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Commercial Paper (2)

    53.6   

U.S. Government Agency Issues

    2.9   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    4.6   

Money Market Funds and
Other Net Assets

    38.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     Prudential Funding LLC
0.040%, 01/02/2014

    4.6   

  2.     U.S. Bank
0.050%, 01/02/2014

    4.6   

  3.     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
0.050%, 01/06/2014

    4.6   

  4.     Exxon Mobil Corp.
0.060%, 01/08/2014

    4.6   

  5.     General Electric Capital Corp.
0.050%, 01/15/2014

    4.6   

  6.     International Business Machines Corp.
0.050%, 01/17/2014

    4.6   

  7.     U.S. Treasury Bill
0.020%, 02/13/2014

    4.6   

  8.     Federated Prime Cash Obligations
Fund – Institutional Class

    3.8   

  9.     Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
Money Market Portfolio – Class I

    3.8   

10.     First American Prime Obligations
Fund – Class Z

    3.8   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Financials

     25.3   

Consumer Staples

     9.6   

Energy

     8.4   

Information Technology

     4.6   

Consumer Discretionary

     3.8   

Health Care

     1.9   
  

 

 

 
     53.6   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Commercial Paper – 53.6%         (b) Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Amortized Cost  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 3.8%

             

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

  (a)      0.060%       02/27/2014    $ 10,000,000       $ 9,999,050   
             

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 9.6%

             

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

  (a)      0.070%       01/06/2014      10,000,000         9,999,903   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

  (a)      0.050%       01/06/2014      12,000,000         11,999,917   

Nestle Capital Corp. (Food Products)

  (a)      0.060%       01/06/2014      3,000,000         2,999,975   
             

 

 

 
                24,999,795   
             

 

 

 

ENERGY – 8.4%

             

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)      0.050%       01/02/2014      10,000,000         9,999,986   

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       0.060%       01/08/2014      12,000,000         11,999,860   
             

 

 

 
                21,999,846   
             

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 25.3%

             

U.S. Bank (Commercial Banks)

       0.050%       01/02/2014      12,000,000         11,999,983   

American Honda Finance Corp. (Consumer Finance)

       0.110%       01/22/2014      10,000,000         9,999,358   

John Deere Capital Corp. (Consumer Finance)

  (a)      0.070%       01/16/2014      10,000,000         9,999,708   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. (Consumer Finance)

       0.050%       01/07/2014      10,000,000         9,999,917   

General Electric Capital Corp. (Diversified Financial Services)

       0.050%       01/15/2014      12,000,000         11,999,767   

Prudential Funding LLC (Insurance)

       0.040%       01/02/2014      12,000,000         11,999,987   
             

 

 

 
                65,998,720   
             

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 1.9%

             

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)      0.070%       03/05/2014      5,000,000         4,999,388   
             

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 4.6%

             

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Services)

  (a)      0.050%       01/17/2014      12,000,000         11,999,733   
             

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $139,996,532)

              $ 139,996,532   
             

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Issues – 2.9%         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Amortized Cost  

Federal Home Loan Bank

       0.050%       01/10/2014    $ 7,500,000       $ 7,499,906   
             

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Issues (Cost $7,499,906)

              $ 7,499,906   
             

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 4.6%         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Amortized Cost  

U.S. Treasury Bill

       0.020%       02/13/2014    $ 12,000,000       $ 11,999,713   
             

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $11,999,713)

              $ 11,999,713   
             

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 11.5%                       Shares      Value  

Federated Prime Cash Obligations Fund – Institutional Class

             10,000,000       $ 10,000,000   

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I

             10,000,000         10,000,000   

First American Prime Obligations Fund – Class Z

             10,000,000         10,000,000   
             

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $30,000,000)

              $ 30,000,000   
             

 

 

 

Total Investments – 72.6% (Cost $189,496,151)

  (c)             $ 189,496,151   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 27.4%

                71,602,520   
             

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

              $ 261,098,671   
             

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Security exempt from registration under Section 4 (2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2013, the value of these securities totaled $71,997,660, or 27.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  (b) Rate represented is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

  (c) Represents cost for federal income tax and financial reporting purposes. See also Note 2 regarding the use of amortized cost for valuation of instruments in this Portfolio.

 

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

 

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Objective/Strategy

The Bond Portfolio seeks to obtain a high level of income and opportunity for capital appreciation consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in intermediate-term and long-term fixed income securities.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     -1.92%   

Five years

     7.85%   

Ten years

     4.05%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Bond Portfolio returned -1.92% versus -1.46% for the current benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index (the “Index”).

Both the Portfolio and the Index had negative returns because U.S. Treasury yields increased during 2013. For the year, the ten-year Treasury yield increased 127 basis points, primarily because the Federal Reserve hinted at, and then actually began, reducing its monthly purchases of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities. The increase in Treasury yields was partially offset by a tightening in credit spreads. For the year 2013, the credit spread of the Index tightened by 26 basis points. Credit spreads tightened because the outlook for corporate earnings and leverage was positive and there was strong demand for the higher yields that corporate bonds earned over Treasury securities.(1)

The Portfolio under-performed the Index by 46 basis points in 2013 primarily because of the expense ratio of the Portfolio. The expense ratio of the Portfolio was 66 basis points. The Portfolio benefitted during the year from its duration positioning versus the Index. During 2013, the duration of the Portfolio was approximately 1.5 years shorter than the Index during a time when Treasury yields rose. During a period of increase in Treasury yields, having a shorter duration resulted in less bond price depreciation than the Index.(1)

Several industry weightings had an impact on relative performance versus the Index. The approximate 9% under-weighting in banks and 2% under-weighting in autos had a negative impact on relative performance because these two industry segments performed well in 2013. Relative performance was benefitted by the slight over-weighting in the financials sector, because this sector outperformed. The slight over-weighting in the media and energy sectors hurt relative performance as these sectors under-performed in 2013. The slight under-weighting in telecommunication services aided relative performance because this sector under-performed.(1)

Because the U.S. economy continued to grow in 2013, albeit at a slow rate, the credit quality of the holdings in the Portfolio was

maintained. That being said, the five bonds that performed the worst were Time Warner Cable, Inc., Newmont Mining Corp., Verizon Communications, Inc., The Walt Disney Co. and Allstate Corp. With the exception of Newmont Mining Corp., which matures in 2022, the other four poor performing bonds mature in 2042, and these bonds’ prices were negatively impacted by their long durations during a period of rising interest rates. Time Warner Cable, Inc.’s bond price was also hurt because the company is the subject of a leveraged buyout offer. Newmont Mining Corp. performed poorly because it is a mining company and mining companies have been negatively impacted by weak commodity prices. The five best performing bonds were Texas Utilities Electric Co., Tenaska Georgia Partners, L.P., Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VII, Computer Sciences Corp. and Weatherford International Ltd.(1)

We expect that the growth rate of the U.S. economy will continue to be modest in 2014. We also expect that the Federal Reserve will continue to reduce its purchases of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities as the year progresses. Because we expect the Federal Reserve to continue tapering its quantitative easing program, we believe Treasury yields will continue to increase in 2014. For this reason, the duration of the Portfolio will likely be maintained short of the Index duration. Because of low Treasury yields, demand for corporate bonds will likely be high, keeping corporate spreads tight. We plan to continue purchasing what we consider to be solid investment grade bonds that are slightly lower in quality than the average for the Index.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index tracks the performance of all U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market. Qualifying bonds must have an investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch). In addition, qualifying securities must have at least one year remaining term to maturity, a fixed coupon schedule, and a minimum amount outstanding of $250 million.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Corporate Bonds (3)

    86.6   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    6.1   

Money Market Funds and
Other Net Assets

    7.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     U.S. Treasury Note
1.750%, 05/15/2023

     3.6   

  2.     U.S. Treasury Note
3.750%, 11/15/2043

     2.5   

  3.     Fifth Third Bancorp
4.500%, 06/01/2018

     1.2   

  4.     Union Electric Co.
6.400%, 06/15/2017

     1.1   

  5.     Prudential Financial, Inc.
6.100%, 06/15/2017

     1.1   

  6.     Comerica Bank
5.750%, 11/21/2016

     1.1   

  7.     CSX Corp.
5.600%, 05/01/2017

     1.1   

  8.     Weatherford International Ltd.
6.000%, 03/15/2018

     1.1   

  9.     Commonwealth Edison Co.
5.950%, 08/15/2016

     1.1   

10.     Janus Capital Group, Inc.
6.700%, 06/15/2017

     1.1   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Financials

     22.8   

Utilities

     14.1   

Energy

     10.4   

Consumer Discretionary

     9.4   

Industrials

     9.1   

Consumer Staples

     7.6   

Health Care

     5.3   

Materials

     4.6   

Telecommunication Services

     2.5   

Information Technology

     0.8   
  

 

 

 
     86.6   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds – 86.6%         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 9.4%

             

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       3.350%       11/01/2022    $ 1,425,000       $     1,226,355   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (Household Durables)

       6.250%       04/15/2018      500,000         566,497   

Mattel, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

       3.150%       03/15/2023      625,000         576,167   

21st Century Fox America, Inc. (Media)

       4.500%       02/15/2021      1,250,000         1,340,205   

Comcast Corp. (Media)

       4.250%       01/15/2033      750,000         696,827   

Discovery Communications, LLC (Media)

       4.375%       06/15/2021      1,000,000         1,033,621   

Discovery Communications, LLC (Media)

       3.300%       05/15/2022      275,000         260,453   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Media)

       5.850%       05/01/2017      1,000,000         1,091,143   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Media)

       4.500%       09/15/2042      425,000         322,036   

Time Warner, Inc. (Media)

       3.150%       07/15/2015      1,250,000         1,295,477   

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

       3.700%       12/01/2042      925,000         772,700   

Kohl’s Corp. (Multiline Retail)

       4.000%       11/01/2021      1,250,000         1,249,836   

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

       5.900%       12/01/2016      425,000         477,001   

Target Corp. (Multiline Retail)

       2.900%       01/15/2022      1,500,000         1,439,341   

AutoZone, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       3.125%       07/15/2023      925,000         837,911   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       3.800%       11/15/2021      1,000,000         1,031,302   
             

 

 

 
                14,216,872   
             

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 7.6%

             

Anheuser-Busch Cos., LLC (Beverages)

       5.500%       01/15/2018      750,000         853,015   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. (Beverages)

       4.000%       01/17/2043      750,000         666,910   

CVS Caremark Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       5.750%       06/01/2017      487,000         552,545   

CVS Caremark Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       4.000%       12/05/2023      1,000,000         998,246   

Kroger Co. / The (Food & Staples Retailing)

       2.200%       01/15/2017      1,500,000         1,518,844   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       1.500%       10/25/2015      1,250,000         1,274,356   

Bunge NA Finance LP (Food Products)

       5.900%       04/01/2017      1,500,000         1,638,410   

Hillshire Brands Co. (Food Products)

       2.750%       09/15/2015      1,250,000         1,285,940   

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

  (b)      6.600%       04/01/2016      1,000,000         1,116,785   

Procter & Gamble Co. / The (Household Products)

       4.700%       02/15/2019      250,000         279,407   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

       4.125%       05/17/2021      1,250,000         1,300,230   
             

 

 

 
                11,484,688   
             

 

 

 

ENERGY – 10.4%

             

Weatherford International Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       6.000%       03/15/2018      1,500,000         1,684,279   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.950%       09/15/2016      1,000,000         1,114,693   

Buckeye Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.875%       02/01/2021      1,000,000         1,023,619   

Devon Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       3.250%       05/15/2022      500,000         476,928   

EOG Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       2.950%       06/01/2015      1,250,000         1,294,286   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.150%       03/01/2022      1,000,000         993,029   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.250%       02/01/2021      1,000,000         1,035,758   

Murphy Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.000%       06/01/2022      1,250,000         1,189,634   

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       3.125%       02/15/2022      1,000,000         974,280   

ONEOK Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       3.250%       02/01/2016      1,000,000         1,040,213   

Phillips 66 (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.300%       04/01/2022      1,300,000         1,321,488   

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       2.850%       01/31/2023      1,000,000         909,515   

Shell International Finance BV (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.375%       03/25/2020      1,250,000         1,370,644   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       2.500%       08/01/2022      1,425,000         1,300,146   
             

 

 

 
                15,728,512   
             

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 22.8%

             

Credit Suisse (Capital Markets)

       3.500%       03/23/2015      1,250,000         1,294,556   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       3.125%       05/20/2015      1,000,000         1,031,729   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

       6.150%       04/01/2018      1,250,000         1,434,076   

Janus Capital Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

  (b)      6.700%       06/15/2017      1,500,000         1,671,064   

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

       3.750%       02/25/2023      1,250,000         1,216,746   

Northern Trust Corp. (Capital Markets)

       3.450%       11/04/2020      1,000,000         1,028,766   

State Street Corp. (Capital Markets)

       4.375%       03/07/2021      1,250,000         1,357,571   

BB&T Corp. (Commercial Banks)

       5.200%       12/23/2015      1,000,000         1,081,021   

Comerica Bank (Commercial Banks)

       5.750%       11/21/2016      1,500,000         1,688,631   

Fifth Third Bancorp (Commercial Banks)

       4.500%       06/01/2018      1,750,000         1,867,159   

KeyCorp (Commercial Banks)

       5.100%       03/24/2021      500,000         546,605   

PNC Funding Corp. (Commercial Banks)

       5.250%       11/15/2015      1,500,000         1,611,514   

SunTrust Bank (Commercial Banks)

       5.000%       09/01/2015      229,000         242,724   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Commercial Banks)

       4.600%       04/01/2021      1,250,000         1,370,664   

Discover Financial Services (Consumer Finance)

       6.450%       06/12/2017      750,000         850,212   

Bank of America Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       5.650%       05/01/2018      1,000,000         1,138,864   

Citigroup, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       6.125%       05/15/2018      1,250,000         1,447,367   

General Electric Capital Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       5.625%       05/01/2018      1,000,000         1,148,970   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       5.150%       10/01/2015      1,500,000         1,603,875   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       1.900%       11/01/2015      1,000,000         1,024,352   

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

             

Allstate Corp. / The (Insurance)

       5.200%       01/15/2042    $    500,000       $        507,155   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Insurance)

       5.375%       03/15/2017      1,500,000         1,653,535   

Loews Corp. (Insurance)

       5.250%       03/15/2016      750,000         817,935   

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

       6.100%       06/15/2017      1,500,000         1,708,176   

Boston Properties LP (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

       3.125%       09/01/2023      925,000         845,194   

Camden Property Trust (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

       4.250%       01/15/2024      500,000         494,607   

Equity One, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

       6.250%       01/15/2017      1,250,000         1,396,868   

Federal Realty Investment Trust (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

       3.000%       08/01/2022      1,425,000         1,332,104   

HCP, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

       5.375%       02/01/2021      1,000,000         1,088,857   
             

 

 

 
                34,500,897   
             

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 5.3%

             

Amgen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

       4.100%       06/15/2021      1,000,000         1,042,360   

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

       2.450%       10/15/2015      1,250,000         1,284,668   

Becton Dickinson and Co. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       5.000%       05/15/2019      500,000         560,992   

Covidien International Finance SA (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       2.800%       06/15/2015      1,250,000         1,285,804   

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.875%       11/15/2019      500,000         550,844   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       3.750%       08/23/2022      425,000         411,807   

AbbVie, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

       2.900%       11/06/2022      1,425,000         1,332,342   

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Pharmaceuticals)

       5.000%       06/30/2019      1,000,000         1,133,429   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance II BV / Teva Pharmaceutical Finance III LLC (Pharmaceuticals)

       3.000%       06/15/2015      500,000         516,202   
             

 

 

 
                8,118,448   
             

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 9.1%

             

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

  (a)      6.375%       06/01/2019      750,000         868,530   

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       3.350%       09/15/2021      1,000,000         992,499   

Raytheon Co. (Aerospace & Defense)

       4.400%       02/15/2020      1,250,000         1,339,779   

Republic Services, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       3.800%       05/15/2018      1,000,000         1,059,707   

Waste Management, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       6.100%       03/15/2018      500,000         575,575   

Emerson Electric Co. (Electrical Equip.)

       4.250%       11/15/2020      1,250,000         1,338,155   

Caterpillar, Inc. (Machinery)

       5.700%       08/15/2016      1,000,000         1,115,504   

Deere & Co. (Machinery)

       4.375%       10/16/2019      1,250,000         1,385,250   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (Machinery)

       3.375%       09/15/2021      500,000         497,758   

CSX Corp. (Road & Rail)

       5.600%       05/01/2017      1,500,000         1,684,686   

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Road & Rail)

       3.000%       04/01/2022      600,000         567,040   

Ryder System, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       3.600%       03/01/2016      1,000,000         1,043,776   

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

       4.000%       02/01/2021      1,250,000         1,304,699   
             

 

 

 
                13,772,958   
             

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 0.8%

             

Computer Sciences Corp. (IT Svs.)

       6.500%       03/15/2018      1,000,000         1,148,048   
             

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 4.6%

             

Eastman Chemical Co. (Chemicals)

       3.600%       08/15/2022      1,000,000         960,372   

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

       3.950%       02/01/2022      1,000,000         999,886   

Packaging Corp. of America (Containers & Packaging)

       4.500%       11/01/2023      675,000         677,012   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       3.550%       03/01/2022      1,250,000         1,188,371   

Newmont Mining Corp. (Metals & Mining)

       3.500%       03/15/2022      1,425,000         1,213,312   

Rio Tinto Finance U.S.A. Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

       1.875%       11/02/2015      1,000,000         1,020,249   

Teck Resources Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

       3.750%       02/01/2023      1,000,000         932,440   
             

 

 

 
                6,991,642   
             

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.5%

             

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       3.875%       08/15/2021      1,000,000         1,013,397   

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       3.000%       02/15/2022      500,000         471,227   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       4.600%       04/01/2021      1,250,000         1,320,750   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       3.850%       11/01/2042      425,000         347,228   

Rogers Communications, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       3.000%       03/15/2023      700,000         645,960   
             

 

 

 
                3,798,562   
             

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 14.1%

             

Appalachian Power Co. (Electric Utilities)

       4.600%       03/30/2021      1,000,000         1,073,003   

Commonwealth Edison Co. (Electric Utilities)

       5.950%       08/15/2016      1,500,000         1,677,932   

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

       3.350%       04/01/2015      1,250,000         1,288,610   

Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       4.550%       04/01/2020      500,000         543,774   

Kansas City Power & Light Co. (Electric Utilities)

       5.850%       06/15/2017      1,500,000         1,656,054   

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       2.700%       10/01/2015      750,000         769,372   

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (Electric Utilities)

       4.350%       02/01/2042      1,000,000         929,027   

Tenaska Georgia Partners LP (Electric Utilities)

       9.500%       02/01/2030      459,989         542,205   

Union Electric Co. (Electric Utilities)

       6.400%       06/15/2017      1,500,000         1,720,421   

Virginia Electric and Power Co. (Electric Utilities)

       5.400%       01/15/2016      1,500,000         1,632,759   

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

UTILITIES (continued)

             

Westar Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       4.125%       03/01/2042    $ 500,000       $ 455,823   

Xcel Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       4.700%       05/15/2020      1,000,000         1,097,748   

AGL Capital Corp. (Gas Utilities)

       5.250%       08/15/2019      1,000,000         1,119,715   

Southwest Gas Corp. (Gas Utilities)

       3.875%       04/01/2022      1,250,000         1,260,581   

Spectra Energy Capital LLC (Gas Utilities)

       3.300%       03/15/2023      1,425,000         1,262,439   

Energy Future Competitive Holdings Co. LLC (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

       7.480%       01/01/2017      306,964         291,098   

Avista Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

       5.950%       06/01/2018      1,000,000         1,146,702   

LG&E and KU Energy LLC (Multi-Utilities)

       4.375%       10/01/2021      1,000,000         1,028,652   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

       2.600%       09/01/2015      1,250,000         1,283,719   

Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (Multi-Utilities)

       3.950%       05/01/2042      750,000         668,486   
             

 

 

 
                21,448,120   
             

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $126,102,833)

              $ 131,208,747   
             

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 6.1%         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

U.S. Treasury Note

       1.750%       05/15/2023    $ 6,000,000       $ 5,398,830   

U.S. Treasury Note

       3.750%       11/15/2043      4,000,000         3,850,936   
             

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $9,447,390)

              $ 9,249,766   
             

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 5.1%                       Shares      Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I

             7,728,000       $ 7,728,000   
             

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,728,000)

              $ 7,728,000   
             

 

 

 

Total Investments – 97.8% (Cost $143,278,223)

  (c)             $ 148,186,513   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 2.2%

                3,391,250   
             

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

              $ 151,577,763   
             

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2013, the value of these securities totaled $868,530, or 0.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  (b) These securities are credit sensitive bonds. The coupon rates are variable rates subject to adjustment based on changes in national credit rating agency ratings.

 

  (c) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Objective/Strategy

The Omni Portfolio seeks a high level of long-term total return consistent with preservation of capital by investing in stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     30.53%   

Five years

     16.15%   

Ten years

     7.49%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Omni Portfolio returned 30.53% versus 21.33% for the current benchmark, which is composed of 70% S&P 500 Index and 30% BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index (the “Merrill Index”).

The outperformance of the Portfolio versus the benchmark is the result of the outperformance by the equity portion of the Portfolio versus the S&P 500 Index exceeding the under-performance of the bond portion of the Portfolio versus the Merrill Index. The asset allocation decision to overweight stocks and underweight bonds versus the blended benchmark also benefited relative performance because stocks significantly outperformed bonds for the year 2013.

Stocks performed very well in 2013, primarily because the Federal Reserve was able to convince the equity market that the Federal Reserve would reduce its quantitative easing program gradually over an extended period of time. Stocks also benefited from stronger profits in 2013, the result of corporations exiting the recession with a leaner workforce and reduced costs.

The equity portion of the Portfolio returned 43.44% versus 32.39% for the S&P 500 Index, for outperformance of 11.66%. This significant outperformance is the result of excellent stock selection throughout all sectors, along with positive effects of sector weightings versus the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s best performing stocks for the year were Delta Air Lines, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Lincoln National Corp., Hanesbrands, Inc. and Celgene Corp. The Portfolio’s worst performers were Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amarin Corp., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Altera Corp. and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The top contributors to stock performance were Facebook, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lincoln National Corp., Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Hanesbrands, Inc. The top detractors from stock performance were Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Altera Corp., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Amarin Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co.(1)

The bond portion of the Portfolio had a return of -2.32% versus -1.46% for the Merrill Index. Both the bond portion of the Portfolio and the Merrill Index had negative returns because U.S. Treasury yields increased during 2013. Treasury yields increased as the year progressed, primarily due to the Federal Reserve cutting back on its purchases of government securities. The bond portion of the Portfolio had a duration that was approximately 1.5 years shorter than the Merrill Index, thus resulting in less bond price depreciation than the Merrill Index as Treasury yields rose. The only difference in industry weighting to have an impact on relative bond performance was the approximate 9% under-weighting in the banking sector, which hurt performance because the banking sector outperformed. The overall credit quality of the Portfolio’s bond portfolio was Baa1 and this benefited relative performance marginally because the average credit quality of the Merrill Index was A3, and bonds rated Baa performed better in 2013 than did higher-rated bonds.(1)

Because the U.S. economy continued to grow, albeit at a slow rate, the credit quality of the bond holdings in the Portfolio was maintained. That being said, the five bonds that performed the worst were Time Warner Cable, Inc., Newmont Mining Corp., Verizon Communications, Inc., The Walt Disney Co. and Westar Energy, Inc. Newmont Mining Corp. underperformed because it is a mining company, and mining companies were hurt by weak commodity prices. The other four underperforming bonds had very long maturities, and their bond prices declined as interest rates rose. In addition to having a long maturity, Time Warner Cable, Inc. is the subject of a leveraged buyout offer. The five best performing bonds were Bank of America Corp., Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VII, Key Bank NA, Computer Sciences Corp. and Boardwalk Pipelines LLC.(1)

Looking ahead at 2014, it appears that the benefits of quantitative easing will likely continue for much of the year, and possibly into 2015. Quantitative easing has benefited investors for the past four years and will likely continue to provide strong support for equities for the balance of the coming year. We remain committed to the idea that economic growth will be driven by consumer spending, which generates 70% of economic activity, and, thus, we remain over-weighted in Consumer Discretionary stocks. The Federal Reserve projects economic growth in the area of 3% in 2014 and unemployment falling to as low as 6.3%, all harbingers of growth in stocks. We intend to continue being over-weighted in stocks versus bonds because the outlook for stocks is reasonably good and bonds will be negatively impacted by our expectation of higher Treasury yields. Because we expect higher interest rates, the duration of the bond portion of the Portfolio will likely be maintained shorter than the Merrill Index.(1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Omni Portfolio (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic market through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index tracks the performance of all U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market. Qualifying bonds must have an investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch). In addition, qualifying securities must have at least one year remaining term to maturity, a fixed coupon schedule, and a minimum amount outstanding of $250 million.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    80.2   

Corporate Bonds (3)

    17.1   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    0.8   

Money Market Funds and
Other Net Assets

    1.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     Apple, Inc.

    2.3   

  2.     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

    2.1   

  3.     Google, Inc. Class A

    2.1   

  4.     MetLife, Inc.

    1.9   

  5.     Walt Disney Co. / The

    1.7   

  6.     International Business Machines Corp.

    1.6   

  7.     Prudential Financial, Inc.

    1.6   

  8.     Adobe Systems, Inc.

    1.6   

  9.     Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1.6   

10.     PVH Corp.

    1.6   
 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors (combined):

 

     % of Net Assets   

Information Technology

     18.0   

Consumer Discretionary

     17.2   

Financials

     16.5   

Health Care

     15.6   

Industrials

     15.0   

Energy

     5.5   

Materials

     3.7   

Utilities

     2.8   

Consumer Staples

     2.2   

Telecommunication Services

     0.8   
  

 

 

 
     97.3   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 80.2%                  Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 15.4%

         

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

  (a)         13,000      $      531,310   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

          7,200        567,864   

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)         1,330        530,391   

CBS Corp. Class B (Media)

          7,420        472,951   

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

          11,300        587,204   

Time Warner, Inc. (Media)

          3,800        264,936   

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

          8,300        634,120   

Nordstrom, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

          7,300        451,140   

Hanesbrands, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

          8,200        576,214   

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

          7,480        588,227   

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

          4,520        614,810   
         

 

 

 
            5,819,167   
         

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 0.8%

         

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Beverages)

  (a)         4,100        288,558   
         

 

 

 

ENERGY – 3.2%

         

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

          3,500        177,625   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

          6,400        576,704   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          1,670        307,397   

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)         2,500        154,675   
         

 

 

 
            1,216,401   
         

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 12.2%

         

Citigroup, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

          11,420        595,096   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

          10,200        596,496   

Allstate Corp. / The (Insurance)

          8,220        448,319   

American International Group, Inc. (Insurance)

          9,050        462,002   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Insurance)

          16,550        599,607   

Lincoln National Corp. (Insurance)

          11,500        593,630   

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

          13,503        728,082   

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

          6,700        617,874   
         

 

 

 
            4,641,106   
         

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 14.6%

         

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)         3,240        547,430   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)         7,000        526,050   

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)         2,900        306,762   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)         6,600        490,380   

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

          4,100        273,921   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

          6,900        519,570   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

          5,300        590,155   

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

          11,950        598,098   

Mylan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)         14,100        611,940   

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

          9,400        287,922   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)         6,800        798,320   
         

 

 

 
            5,550,548   
         

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 13.7%

         

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

          3,030        413,565   

Precision Castparts Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

          1,935        521,096   

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

          4,200        603,834   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

          17,200        472,484   

Tyco International Ltd. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

          14,750        605,340   

Eaton Corp. PLC (Electrical Equip.)

          7,568        576,076   

Pentair Ltd. (Machinery)

          6,700        520,389   

Terex Corp. (Machinery)

          13,100        550,069   

Xylem, Inc. (Machinery)

          13,300        460,180   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (Road & Rail)

  (a)         16,200        463,644   
         

 

 

 
            5,186,677   
         

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 17.5%

         

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

          27,440        616,028   

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

          1,559        874,770   

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)         710        795,704   

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

          3,310        620,857   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

          394        329,171   

Altera Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

          15,500        504,215   

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

          11,600        613,524   

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

          23,300        604,868   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)         10,300        616,764   

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Omni Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)                      Shares     Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

         

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

          15,700      $ 587,651   

Oracle Corp. (Software)

          12,100        462,946   
         

 

 

 
            6,626,498   
         

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 2.8%

         

Huntsman Corp. (Chemicals)

          22,900        563,340   

Monsanto Co. (Chemicals)

          4,400        512,820   
         

 

 

 
            1,076,160   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $25,269,649)

          $ 30,405,115   
         

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – 17.1%        Rate     Maturity     Face Amount     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 1.8%

         

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      3.350%        11/01/2022      $   75,000      $        64,545   

Mattel, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

      3.150%        03/15/2023        75,000        69,140   

Comcast Corp. (Media)

      5.875%        02/15/2018        75,000        86,067   

Discovery Communications LLC (Media)

      3.300%        05/15/2022        75,000        71,033   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Media)

      4.500%        09/15/2042        75,000        56,830   

Viacom, Inc. (Media)

      4.250%        09/01/2023        75,000        74,870   

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

      3.700%        12/01/2042        75,000        62,651   

Kohl’s Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      4.000%        11/01/2021        75,000        74,990   

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

      5.900%        12/01/2016        42,000        47,139   

AutoZone, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      3.125%        07/15/2023        75,000        67,939   
         

 

 

 
            675,204   
         

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.4%

         

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC (Beverages)

      5.500%        01/15/2018        150,000        170,603   

CVS Caremark Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      5.750%        06/01/2017        73,000        82,825   

Bunge NA Finance LP (Food Products)

      5.900%        04/01/2017        150,000        163,841   

Procter & Gamble Co. / The (Household Products)

      4.700%        02/15/2019        100,000        111,763   
         

 

 

 
            529,032   
         

 

 

 

ENERGY – 2.3%

         

Weatherford International Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      6.000%        03/15/2018        150,000        168,428   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.950%        09/15/2016        100,000        111,469   

Boardwalk Pipelines LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.500%        02/01/2017        100,000        108,916   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.000%        03/01/2015        75,000        78,580   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      4.150%        03/01/2022        75,000        74,477   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.400%        07/15/2018        150,000        176,171   

Murphy Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      4.000%        06/01/2022        75,000        71,378   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      2.500%        08/01/2022        75,000        68,429   
         

 

 

 
            857,848   
         

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 4.3%

         

Mellon Funding Corp. (Capital Markets)

      5.500%        11/15/2018        100,000        113,307   

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

      3.750%        02/25/2023        75,000        73,005   

Northern Trust Corp. (Capital Markets)

      3.950%        10/30/2025        75,000        73,118   

BB&T Corp. (Commercial Banks)

      5.200%        12/23/2015        100,000        108,102   

KeyBank NA (Commercial Banks)

      5.700%        11/01/2017        150,000        168,622   

PNC Funding Corp. (Commercial Banks)

      5.250%        11/15/2015        75,000        80,576   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Commercial Banks)

      3.500%        03/08/2022        75,000        75,044   

Discover Financial Services (Consumer Finance)

      6.450%        06/12/2017        150,000        170,042   

Bank of America Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5.750%        08/15/2016        75,000        82,756   

Citigroup, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5.850%        08/02/2016        75,000        83,505   

General Electric Capital Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5.000%        01/08/2016        100,000        108,118   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5.150%        10/01/2015        100,000        106,925   

Allstate Corp. / The (Insurance)

      3.150%        06/15/2023        75,000        71,151   

Boston Properties LP (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      3.125%        09/01/2023        75,000        68,529   

Federal Realty Investment Trust (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      3.000%        08/01/2022        75,000        70,111   

HCP, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      6.000%        01/30/2017        150,000        168,174   
         

 

 

 
            1,621,085   
         

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 1.0%

         

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      3.750%        08/23/2022        75,000        72,672   

WellPoint, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      5.875%        06/15/2017        150,000        169,308   

AbbVie, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      2.900%        11/06/2022        75,000        70,123   

Hospira, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      6.050%        03/30/2017        75,000        82,787   
         

 

 

 
            394,890   
         

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)        Rate     Maturity     Face Amount     Value  

INDUSTRIALS – 1.3%

         

Waste Management, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      6.100%        03/15/2018      $ 75,000      $ 86,336   

CSX Corp. (Road & Rail)

      5.600%        05/01/2017        150,000        168,469   

ERAC U.S.A. Finance LLC (Road & Rail)

  (b)     6.375%        10/15/2017        150,000        173,657   

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Road & Rail)

      3.000%        04/01/2022        75,000        70,880   
         

 

 

 
            499,342   
         

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 0.5%

         

Computer Sciences Corp. (IT Svs.)

      6.500%        03/15/2018        150,000        172,207   
         

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 0.9%

         

CF Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

      3.450%        06/01/2023        75,000        68,516   

Packaging Corp. of America (Containers & Packaging)

      4.500%        11/01/2023        75,000        75,224   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

      3.550%        03/01/2022        75,000        71,302   

Newmont Mining Corp. (Metals & Mining)

      3.500%        03/15/2022        75,000        63,859   

Teck Resources Ltd. (Metals & Mining)

      3.750%        02/01/2023        75,000        69,933   
         

 

 

 
            348,834   
         

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.8%

         

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      3.000%        02/15/2022        75,000        70,684   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      3.850%        11/01/2042        75,000        61,276   

America Movil SAB de CV (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

      5.750%        01/15/2015        100,000        104,950   

Rogers Communications, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

      3.000%        03/15/2023        75,000        69,210   
         

 

 

 
            306,120   
         

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 2.8%

         

Commonwealth Edison Co. (Electric Utilities)

      5.950%        08/15/2016        75,000        83,897   

Kansas City Power & Light Co. (Electric Utilities)

      5.850%        06/15/2017        150,000        165,605   

Nevada Power Co. (Electric Utilities)

      5.950%        03/15/2016        75,000        82,897   

Pennsylvania Electric Co. (Electric Utilities)

      6.050%        09/01/2017        150,000        167,273   

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (Electric Utilities)

      4.350%        02/01/2042        75,000        69,677   

Union Electric Co. (Electric Utilities)

      6.400%        06/15/2017        150,000        172,042   

Westar Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

      4.125%        03/01/2042        75,000        68,373   

Southwest Gas Corp. (Gas Utilities)

      3.875%        04/01/2022        75,000        75,635   

Spectra Energy Capital, LLC (Gas Utilities)

      3.300%        03/15/2023        75,000        66,444   

Southern Power Co. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

      4.875%        07/15/2015        100,000        106,136   
         

 

 

 
            1,057,979   
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $6,181,914)

          $ 6,462,541   
         

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 0.8%        Rate     Maturity     Face Amount     Value  

United States Treasury Note

      3.375%        11/15/2019      $ 200,000      $ 214,969   

United States Treasury Note

      1.625%        08/15/2022        100,000        90,719   
         

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $302,110)

          $ 305,688   
         

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.8%                      Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
Money Market Portfolio – Class I

          666,000      $ 666,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $666,000)

          $ 666,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.9% (Cost $32,419,673)

  (c)         $ 37,839,344   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%

            49,187   
         

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

          $ 37,888,531   
         

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2013, the value of this security totaled $173,657, or 0.5% of the Portfolio’s net assets. This security was deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  (c) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   International Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The International Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its assets in securities of foreign companies.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Returns

  

One year

     11.60%   

Five years

     12.87%   

Ten years

     4.77%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the International Portfolio returned 11.60% versus 15.29% for the current benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Index (Net-USD).

The global stock market rallied over the year as the growth outlook improved and economic risks diminished across the United States and Europe. Several key markets hit all-time highs. Investors gained confidence despite the U.S. debt ceiling and budget crisis and the European debt crisis, both of which were a source of market volatility in previous years. While monetary policy diverged across the world, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”), the European Central Bank (“ECB”) and the Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) maintained accommodative monetary policy in the face of fiscal headwinds. The “risk-on/risk-off” investing environment that had driven markets in previous years became less important than global divergences, which were most evident between developed and emerging markets. As developed markets recovered, the growth outlook in emerging markets deteriorated and inflation expectations rose. As G3 (Fed, ECB and BoJ) central banks increased liquidity, several key central banks in the developing world, such as India and Brazil, began to tighten policy. Those conditions, coupled with concerns over an eventual withdrawal of extraordinary liquidity by the Fed, or “Fed tapering,” caused a broad selloff in emerging markets stocks, bonds and currencies.

The U.S. economy improved during the year, and re-emerged as a leading driver of global growth. A robust corporate sector was able to add over two million jobs, while the corporate earnings outlook remained strong. Despite repeated debt ceiling and budget debates, consumer spending and corporate investment remained healthy and improved. The major U.S. stock benchmarks hit all-time highs, and the U.S. dollar remained strong. As the employment picture continued to improve and industrial production grew past pre-recession highs, the focus shifted to the strength of the U.S. economy and the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tapering of its asset purchasing program. Fed tapering news caused volatility in yield-sensitive assets. Signs that investors were re-allocating to stocks aided positive sentiment for equities during the reporting period.

European markets performed strongly during the year as the broader economy shifted from a recession to initial stages of a recovery. The European economy exhibited “very green shoots,” according to the ECB. During the year, the euro-zone Purchasing Manager (“PMI”) Survey moved from contraction to expansion for the first time in over two years. The economic performance of the region is still widely varied, with Germany firing on multiple cylinders with above-trend real gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth, while Italy is slowly emerging from its worst recession since World War II. Across Europe, economic confidence moved to multi-year highs and was given a further boost as ECB President Mario Draghi stated that the bank was willing to enact another long-term refinancing operation (“LTRO”), if needed, to assure bank funding costs remained low. In November, the ECB cut its policy rate by a quarter-point to 0.25%, the lowest rate since the monetary union began in 1999. Political continuity was strong as pro-euro governments were confirmed. In Germany, Chancellor Merkel won a third term, and a stable technocrat government emerged in Italy. During the year, the European Parliament approved a single supervisory mechanism (“SSM”) for European banks. While the SSM is just the first step towards a banking union, it is an important institution that will help ensure the future stability in the euro area.

In Japan, the stock market had its best returns in more than a decade, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index, which appreciated 54.6% in local terms. The weak Yen was a headwind for U.S. dollar based returns. Prime Minister Abe’s sweeping economic revitalization plan and aggressive BoJ easing surprised markets. Japanese economic data improved consistently throughout the year. Important surveys such as the Tankan and Manufacturing PMI reflected an accelerating growth trend. After fifteen years of deflation, consumer prices stabilized and then signaled moderate inflation. The BoJ continued to provide record low interest rates and maintained quantitative easing. Prime Minister Abe’s broad plan for economic revitalization includes creation of three new business councils directing economic and fiscal policy, industrial competitiveness and regulatory reforms. Concurrent with a hike in the consumption tax, the government announced a stimulus plan targeted at incentivizing domestic corporate investment. Collectively, the structural reforms, fiscal and monetary policies, represent the “three arrows” of Japan’s makeover under “Abenomics.”

Emerging markets showed their widest underperformance to developed markets since the Asian crisis in 1998. While no economies entered into a recession during the year, the backdrop of tighter monetary policy in major emerging economies like Brazil and India, coupled with higher than expected inflation across many markets, hurt investor sentiment. More positive news from China helped improve the outlook during the end of the period, as the new government released further details about its long range economic reform plans. While the economic data showed mixed signs of growth and stability, real GDP growth is expected to be about 7 1/2 percent. The Chinese government’s action for domestic modernization and urbanization encouraged investors, particularly in the consumer sector. Furthermore, Chinese exports will be supported by the synchronized recovery underway in its major end markets, the United States, Europe and Japan.

For the twelve month reporting period ended December 31, 2013, the MSCI USA Index (+31.8%) outperformed both the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (-2.6%) and MSCI EAFE Index (+22.8%). The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the MSCI country indices that represent developed markets outside of North America (Europe, Australasia and the Far East). There was a strong divergence amongst country returns. Select major developed countries led the markets, including MSCI Germany

 

 

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(+31.4%) and MSCI Spain (+31.3%). The top performing major emerging markets were MSCI Taiwan (+9.1%) and MSCI Korea (+3.9%).

Country allocation remained a key driver of performance for the year, which it has been for over the past five years. Our country allocation process seeks to identify healthy economies trading at reasonable valuation levels and favorable macro-economic outlooks. The Portfolio maintained exposure to select healthy and high sovereign quality, developed & emerging markets. We continue to find country and stock holdings attractive for the long-term.

In the euro area, performance was positive. The Portfolio’s top performer from a country perspective was Germany, where a strong domestic economy, with the lowest unemployment rate in over 20 years, was boosted by improvement in the euro area economy and improving global growth. Demand for autos and capital goods drove sales and earnings of companies such as Daimler AG, up 67.5% for the year, and Siemens AG, up 34.9%. Media company Kabel Deutschland, up 47.9%, was acquired as the sector continued to consolidate. In Denmark, shipping & logistics companies, such as A.P. Moller Maersk A/S, up 46.7%, and DSV A/S, up 26.6%, benefited from improving volumes in Europe and continued growth out of Asia. Norway, the Portfolio’s second largest overweight allocation at plus 11.6% relative to the benchmark, underperformed, as shares in energy service companies such as Subsea7 ASA, down 17.0%, and TGS-Nopec Geophysical Company ASA, down 15.5%, declined. More broadly in Europe, our underweight in stocks in the UK and Switzerland, which outperformed, was largely offset by our long position in pound sterling. The decision to take a small position in Turkish stocks negatively impacted performance as the stock market and currency sold off towards the end of the year due to a widespread government corruption investigation. Our positions in Turkish banks Turkiye Halk Bankasi, down 34.9%, and Tuerkiye Vakiflar Bankasi, down 31.0%, negatively impacted performance.(1)

In the Asia Pacific region, the Portfolio’s overweight allocation in Japan and short Yen position helped performance. Exporters such as Toto Ltd., up 90.0%, and Kubota Corp., up 48.3%, outperformed as Yen weakness drove sentiment and earnings. Chinese holdings contributed positively to performance as internet companies such as Ctrip.com International Ltd., up 130.7%, and Tencent Holdings Ltd., up 96.9%, benefitted from increased domestic consumption as well as the strong trends towards mobile media and e-commerce. Chinese demand for SUVs remained robust, driving up the shares of Great Wall Motor Co., up 74.5%. However, the Portfolio’s holdings in Korea had a negative impact on Portfolio performance, as labor issues and a weak Yen (versus the Korean won) hurt investor sentiment for domestic auto & parts makers. Holdings in automotive companies Kia Motors, up 0.6%, and Mando Corp., down 44.8%, underperformed. Elsewhere in Asia, the “Fed tapering” news led to a steep selloff in fiscally weaker emerging market countries. The Portfolio’s holdings in Indonesia, such as PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk, down 29.2%, detracted from Portfolio performance. Portfolio performance was helped by our underweight in Australia.(1)

In the Americas, the Portfolio’s holdings in Brazil detracted from performance as domestic economic growth disappointed and persistent inflation resulted in a higher interest rate environment. In addition, a nascent recovery in commodity exports was insufficient to boost positive sentiment on stocks. Iron ore mining company Vale SA down 35.0% and construction company Mills Estruturas E Servicos De Engenharia SA, down 29.4%, contributed negatively to performance. Portfolio performance was helped by Portfolio underweight in Canada, as the commodity rich country lagged in performance.

The Portfolio used foreign exchange (“FX”) currency contracts to reduce currency risk. During the period, the overall net returns of the FX forward positions contributed positively to performance. Positive contribution from our long British pound (versus the U.S. dollar) and short Japanese Yen (versus the U.S. dollar) was partially offset by our short position in Brazilian real (versus the. U.S. dollar) and our long Australian Dollar position (versus the U.S. dollar).(1)

The Portfolio maintained exposure to select healthy, high quality developed markets. Our highest conviction overweight investments included Germany, Denmark and Norway. We under weighted European peripheral debt-laden economies such as Spain, Italy and Portugal. The Portfolio maintained its overweight in Germany (+16.3%) on the belief that strong long-term fundamentals will be the key driver of stock returns and that German shares will benefit from continued low European Central Bank rates, a competitive currency and low unemployment. The Portfolio is overweight Norway (+12.2%) as the country has strong public finances and is benefiting from the long-run boom in off-shore oil and gas exploration and production. Due to the positive economic effects of improving domestic growth and a recovery in Europe, the Portfolio invested in fundamentally attractive Central European economies: Austria, Czech Republic and Poland.(1)

The Portfolio is overweight Japan on the belief that economic conditions in Japan are improving and will continue to remain on an upward trajectory which will provide support for the stock market going forward. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has acted aggressively to revitalize the economy under his “Three Arrows” strategy which is expected to boost the labor market and provide relief from years of deflation. The Japanese stocks positions are composed mainly of exporting companies which will benefit from the weaker Yen and the recovery in global economic growth. Elsewhere in Asia, we maintained an overweight position in South Korea, where stock valuations are attractive given improving economic growth and the country’s solid fiscal position. The Portfolio weight in China was close to benchmark weight with a focus on stocks in the domestic consumer sector.(1)

Provided that credit conditions do not deteriorate meaningfully, developing economies generally have better long-term growth prospects supported by both structural demand and changing demographics. The Portfolio emerging markets weight stood at 28.9%. Excluding South Korea (11.6%), which some key benchmark providers consider a developed market, our emerging market weight is 16.9%, which is more in line with the benchmark. Portfolio positions in Brazil are concentrated in companies that benefit from domestic economic growth and consumer spending.(1)

We continue to monitor our investment universe for signs of countries and companies with poor credit quality (or unmanageable debt levels), preferring to focus on countries and companies with healthy balance sheets and strategic expansion opportunities. As developed economies continue to adjust to new debt levels, and investors continue to fear a reoccurrence of a global financial crisis, markets may see periods of volatility. However, as long-term investors, we feel that fundamentals are supportive of global growth in the mid to long term. The Portfolio managers expect the winners to maintain higher profitability and gain market share, while the weaker players, who continue to struggle to gain footing, may underperform. Despite ‘Fed tapering,’ we expect global financial conditions to remain accommodative for some time to come.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The MSCI All Country World Ex-USA Index (Net-USD) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World Index consists of 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    95.7   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    0.1   

Money Market Funds and
Other Net Assets

    4.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     TOTO Ltd.

    3.3   

  2.     Daimler AG

    3.3   

  3.     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3.0   

  4.     Siemens AG

    2.8   

  5.     Statoil ASA

    2.7   

  6.     Kubota Corp.

    2.5   

  7.     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    2.1   

  8.     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2.1   

  9.     Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    2.0   

10.     DNB ASA

    2.0   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Top 10 Country Weightings:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Japan

     30.1   

Germany

     16.1   

South Korea

     11.5   

Norway

     9.8   

Denmark

     6.4   

Brazil

     5.1   

Poland

     3.9   

China

     2.5   

Austria

     2.4   

Turkey

     1.9   

Sector Classifications:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Discretionary

     22.2   

Financials

     18.0   

Industrials

     17.3   

Information Technology

     10.5   

Energy

     8.8   

Materials

     6.0   

Consumer Staples

     5.6   

Health Care

     5.4   

Utilities

     1.4   

Telecommunication Services

     0.5   
  

 

 

 
     95.7   
  

 

 

 

 

  22  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   International Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 95.7%        Shares     Value  

Japan – 30.1%

     

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

  (b)     93,300      $     3,793,211   

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

  (b)     60,000        868,600   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

  (b)     384,000        3,012,024   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

  (b)     14,000        830,015   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

  (b)     35,000        774,727   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

  (b)     25,000        484,380   

Disco Corp.

  (b)     23,500        1,559,766   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

  (b)     79,000        2,270,377   

Hitachi Ltd.

  (b)     220,000        1,668,073   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

  (b)     64,400        2,658,245   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

  (b)     99,900        3,250,621   

Kaneka Corp.

  (b)     240,000        1,575,875   

Kubota Corp.

  (b)     285,000        4,727,360   

LIXIL Group Corp.

  (b)     23,000        631,404   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

  (b)     186,500        863,072   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

  (b)     167,000        2,328,170   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

  (b)     44,700        3,975,318   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

  (b)     216,000        1,045,573   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

  (b)     160,000        1,236,450   

NTT Data Corp.

  (b)     17,000        628,040   

ORIX Corp.

  (b)     124,000        2,178,911   

Sekisui House Ltd.

  (b)     196,000        2,742,667   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

  (b)     101,600        2,205,702   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

  (b)     122,300        1,966,752   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

  (b)     27,300        913,722   

TOTO Ltd.

  (b)     390,408        6,192,312   

United Arrows Ltd.

  (b)     68,300        2,555,787   
     

 

 

 
        56,937,154   
     

 

 

 

Germany – 16.1%

     

Allianz SE

  (b)     19,010        3,420,387   

Bayer AG

  (b)     10,800        1,516,433   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

  (b)     34,300        4,027,940   

Continental AG

  (b)     6,718        1,475,873   

Daimler AG

  (b)     71,300        6,187,729   

Deutsche Post AG

  (b)     74,900        2,735,720   

Gerresheimer AG

  (b)     22,400        1,569,454   

Gerry Weber International AG

  (b)     9,300        395,266   

HeidelbergCement AG

  (b)     21,300        1,617,419   

MorphoSys AG

  (a)(b)     5,000        385,478   

Rheinmetall AG

  (b)     32,300        1,992,731   

Siemens AG

  (b)     38,114        5,226,136   
     

 

 

 
        30,550,566   
     

 

 

 

South Korea – 11.5%

     

Binggrae Co. Ltd.

  (b)     3,400        313,256   

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

  (a)(b)     41,500        1,083,323   

Coway Co. Ltd.

  (b)     16,973        1,069,256   

Hyundai Motor Co.

  (b)     16,800        3,771,041   

Kia Motors Corp.

  (b)     48,600        2,588,025   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

  (a)(b)     31,800        1,050,230   

LG Display Co. Ltd.

  (a)(b)     26,900        649,590   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

  (b)     4,393        5,724,286   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

  (b)     61,500        2,222,693   

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

  (b)     15,900        2,448,092   

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

  (b)     6,900        927,739   
     

 

 

 
        21,847,531   
     

 

 

 

Norway – 9.8%

     

DNB ASA

  (b)     210,885        3,784,994   

DNO International ASA

  (a)(b)     220,000        880,497   

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

  (b)     49,966        2,038,889   

Norwegian Air Shuttle AS

  (a)(b)     33,397        1,041,010   

Statoil ASA

  (b)     210,300        5,113,760   

Telenor ASA

  (b)     42,600        1,017,867   

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

  (b)     46,100        1,224,954   

Yara International ASA

  (b)     81,500        3,514,948   
     

 

 

 
        18,616,919   
     

 

 

 
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

Denmark – 6.4%

     

AP Moeller – Maersk A/S

  (b)     156      $     1,688,225   

Carlsberg A/S

  (b)     7,800        863,099   

Danske Bank A/S

  (a)(b)     83,300        1,913,539   

DSV A/S

  (b)     70,500        2,314,692   

Jyske Bank A/S

  (a)(b)     29,732        1,607,592   

Novo Nordisk A/S – ADR

      16,300        3,011,588   

Sydbank A/S

  (a)(b)     30,000        797,695   
     

 

 

 
        12,196,430   
     

 

 

 

Brazil – 5.1%

     

AMBEV SA – ADR

      269,500        1,980,825   

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

  (b)     65,000        819,338   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

  (c)     145,333        1,509,233   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar – ADR

      13,300        594,111   

Cielo SA

  (b)     68,280        1,891,234   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA – ADR

      136,390        1,850,812   

Tractebel Energia SA

  (b)     60,000        914,471   
     

 

 

 
        9,560,024   
     

 

 

 

Poland – 3.9%

     

mBank

  (b)     8,400        1,392,517   

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

  (b)     752,000        1,276,838   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

  (b)     192,400        2,508,497   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

  (b)     9,700        1,441,401   

Tauron Polska Energia SA

  (b)     470,000        681,147   
     

 

 

 
        7,300,400   
     

 

 

 

China – 2.5%

     

Ctrip.com International Ltd. – ADR

  (a)     44,700        2,218,014   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.

  (b)     205,000        1,133,129   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

  (b)     20,600        1,317,365   
     

 

 

 
        4,668,508   
     

 

 

 

Austria – 2.4%

     

Erste Group Bank AG

  (b)     42,000        1,464,137   

OMV AG

  (b)     20,000        957,627   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

  (b)     30,700        392,722   

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

  (b)     19,300        964,572   

Voestalpine AG

  (b)     16,100        773,674   
     

 

 

 
        4,552,732   
     

 

 

 

Turkey – 1.9%

     

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

  (b)     34,800        702,815   

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

  (b)     70,000        436,985   

Trakya Cam Sanayii AS

  (b)     468,192        553,849   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

  (b)     171,000        967,431   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao

  (b)     560,000        996,594   
     

 

 

 
        3,657,674   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom – 1.6%

     

Burberry Group PLC

  (b)     54,127        1,363,746   

Subsea 7 SA

  (b)     91,530        1,754,711   
     

 

 

 
        3,118,457   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda – 1.4%

     

Seadrill Ltd.

  (b)     62,966        2,580,627   
     

 

 

 

Italy – 1.2%

     

Prada SpA

  (b)     153,000        1,361,759   

UniCredit SpA

  (b)     117,000        863,068   
     

 

 

 
        2,224,827   
     

 

 

 

Sweden – 0.8%

     

Nordea Bank AB

  (b)     108,300        1,460,187   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong – 0.7%

     

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

  (b)     492,000        1,388,741   
     

 

 

 

Czech Republic – 0.3%

     

Komercni Banka AS

  (b)     2,100        468,405   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $136,957,173)

      $ 181,129,182   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  23   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   International Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 0.1%       

Face

Amount

    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% Coupon, 02/27/2014

  (d)   $ 220,000      $ 219,982   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $219,982)

      $ 219,982   
     

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 2.7%        Shares     Value  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class

      5,175,480      $ 5,175,480   
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $5,175,480)

      $ 5,175,480   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.5% (Cost $142,352,635)

  (e)     $ 186,524,644   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.5%

        2,902,396   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 189,427,040   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $169,964,599, or 89.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (c) As discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, not all investments that are traded on a foreign exchange are valued at an estimate that is different from the local close price. In some instances, the independent fair valuation service uses a stock’s local close price because the service’s measure of predictability related to their valuation model of a stock is below a chosen threshold. These securities represent $1,509,233, or 0.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair valuation procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

 

  (d) Security is fully or partially pledged as collateral for the following futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2013:

 

Type

 

Description

 

Expiration

  Number of
Contracts
   

Counterparty

  Contract at
Value
    Initial Contract
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long

  Mini MSCI EAFE March14   March 21, 2014     40      J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   $ 3,835,600      $ 3,665,070      $ 170,530   

 

  (e) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

Details of the foreign currency contracts outstanding in the International Portfolio at December 31, 2013 are as follows:

Contracts to buy foreign currency:

 

Date of contract

    

Exchange date

    

Counterparty

    

Currency to receive

     Currency to
deliver
       Contract at
value
     Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

October 4, 2013

    

January 10, 2014

     HSBC     

77,750,000 RUB

     $ 2,380,442         $ 2,362,248       $ (18,194 ) 

December 16, 2013

    

March 14, 2014

     BARC     

  4,010,000 AUD

     $ 3,575,557         $ 3,564,077       $ (11,480

December 16, 2013

    

March 14, 2014

     BOA     

  6,150,000 GBP

       $10,020,995         $ 10,179,059       $ 158,064   
                   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    $ 15,976,994         $ 16,105,384       $ 128,390   
                   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contracts to sell foreign currency:

 

Date of contract

  

Exchange date

  

Counterparty

  

Currency to
receive

  

Currency to
deliver

   Contract at
value
     Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

December 9, 2013

  

January 10, 2014

   HSBC   

$      2,359,743

  

     77,750,000 RUB

   $ 2,362,248       $ (2,505

December 16, 2013

  

March 14, 2014

   HSBC   

$    29,413,208

  

3,027,575,000 JPY

   $ 28,758,694       $ 654,514   
        

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        

$    31,772,951

      $ 31,120,942       $ 652,009   
        

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Counterparties

 

Currencies

BARC – Barclays Bank PLC

 

RUB – New Russian Ruble

HSBC – HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

 

AUD – Australian Dollar

BOA – Bank of America N.A.

 

GBP – British Pound

 

JPY – Japanese Yen

 

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

 

  24  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Capital Appreciation Portfolio seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of established companies with either current or emerging earnings growth not fully appreciated or recognized by the market.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Returns

  

One year

     34.51%   

Five years

     21.05%   

Ten years

     8.54%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Capital Appreciation Portfolio returned 34.51% versus 32.39% for the current benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

Equity markets posted robust, broad-based gains in the fourth quarter, capping a strong year for most U.S. indexes. Continued positive earnings momentum (S&P 500 earnings increased approximately 8% in 2013) and the first sustained expansion of price/earnings multiples since the 2008 financial crisis supported the advances. Accelerating U.S. gross domestic product growth and other measures of improved activity bolstered investor confidence. Indications of strength gained momentum into the new year.

The federal budget sequestration in January and the federal government shutdown in early October had only fleeting effects on economic activity and investor confidence. The absence of serious headwinds abroad for the first time in a number of years added to the favorable environment. The pace and scope of mergers, acquisitions, and initial public offerings benefitted from rising confidence.

Bond prices fell for the first time since 2009, as interest rates rose from early May on talk of reduced bond purchases by the Federal Reserve. The move to taper Federal Reserve bond purchases was formalized in mid-December. The initial reduction was modest, and the Federal Reserve indicated that it would maintain a historically low federal funds rate even if the prior target trigger of 6.5% unemployment is achieved.

The broad markets, as represented by the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 3000 Index, finished 2013 with strong gains. The S&P 500 Index advanced 32.39%, while the Russell 3000 Index was up 33.55%. All sectors had double-digit gains; Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, and Industrials showed the greatest strength. Telecommunication Services and Utilities had the most modest gains. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks, especially in the smaller capitalizations. The Portfolio performed in line with the Russell 3000 Index and marginally outperformed the S&P 500 Index.

Stock selection in the robust Consumer Discretionary sector, combined with an overweight position in the sector, had the strongest positive impact on relative performance. A dozen strong performers in the sector were led by Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., GameStop Corp., and The Wendy’s Co. Stock selection in Financials (MetLife, Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corp.) and Industrials (The Boeing Company and Delta Air Lines, Inc.) also made an important contribution to relative returns; however, an underweight in Industrials was slightly offsetting.(1)

Stock selection in Energy (Peabody Energy Corp. and Cobalt International Energy, Inc.), Information Technology (Broadcom Corp. and Teradata Corp.), and Health Care (Amarin Corp.) detracted most from relative returns. An underweight in Information Technology slightly lessened the negative impact of stock selection.(1)

The five largest contributors were Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., GameStop Corp., The Wendy’s Co., and MetLife, Inc. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., a producer of live music concerts worldwide, reported several successive strong quarters, driven particularly by its sponsorship business and concert revenue. We believe that Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is making astute investments to build its business, including improving the technology used in its ticketing business, expanding its promotions and ticketing businesses internationally, and increasing its sponsorships and e-commerce activities.(1)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced during the period that its Phase 2 trial data for its second cystic fibrosis drug, VX-661, in combination with Kalydeco, indicated that the drug was significantly more effective than anticipated. The results are a very favorable indicator for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s pipeline of cystic fibrosis drugs. Shares rose sharply on the news, pricing in much of the upside potential. As a result of the price appreciation, we exited the position. We began rebuilding a position in the stock in November, taking advantage of what we believed to be a temporary decline in valuation.(1)

GameStop Corp., the leading video game retailer, is well positioned, in our view, to benefit from the new console cycle. GameStop Corp. continues to take significant market share in both the new and used software categories, and we believe that sales growth will improve with the release of new games and increased traction from multiple digital initiatives. We continue to believe that GameStop Corp. is the best positioned retailer for the transition of the video game industry from a pure console driven model to a combination of both console and digital options.(1)

The Wendy’s Co. has embarked on a two-pronged approach to turn around the company: menu changes led by a new product pipeline of premium sandwiches, that have been met with solid demand, and image reactivation, which would be a welcome major remodeling of a tired store look and layout. These two initiatives should drive sales and take market share from other quick-serve competitors. The company also plans to sell 425 of its company-owned stores to a major franchisee, a move that should be cash flow neutral and accretive to valuation.(1)

We consider MetLife, Inc. to be one of the top life insurance franchises, ably protecting itself against potential risk, improving its business mix, and continuing to see growth in its emerging markets business, while remaining attractively valued at under a 10 times price to earnings multiple.(1)

The five largest detractors were Peabody Energy Corp., Amarin Corp., Broadcom Corp., United States Steel Corp., and Teradata

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Continued)

 

Corp. Peabody Energy Corp.’s shares fell on continuing forecasts of declining metallurgical coal prices on rising global supply and weak demand. Weakness in the Chinese and other emerging market economies accentuated the risk to the secular demand growth outlook for metallurgical coal and, thus, Peabody Energy Corp.’s Australian operations. We believe the company did a solid job of restructuring those operations, but cannot easily deflect the negative perception of having bought the metallurgical assets at peak prices. Given the negative macroeconomic backdrop for the coal market and the lack of flow through of positive developments to Peabody Energy Corp.’s share price, we exited the position in the company as the risk-reward narrowed.(1)

Amarin Corp.’s shares fell after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would not approve a label expansion of the company’s triglyceride-lowering drug, Vascepa. The decision was a surprise because it represented a policy shift in the agency. Since there is now a question as to whether lowering triglycerides improves cardiovascular outcomes, the FDA appears to be discouraging the use of cardiovascular drugs without proven outcome studies, even though the drugs are safe and effective at improving common markers. We have sold our position in the stock.(1)

Broadcom Corp., a provider of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, reported in-line second quarter earnings and revenues, but its third-quarter earnings and revenue guidance was below expectations. Results stemmed from a delay in LTE baseband revenue and lower than expected 3G revenues. We have exited the position.(1)

United States Steel Corp. announced fourth quarter earnings losses that were less than anticipated due to improved costs. Growth in steel imports has prevented our expected steel pricing cycle and, as a result, we exited our position in the company.(1)

Teradata Corp. is a pioneer in providing enterprise data warehousing systems that store and transform information amassed about customers, financials, and operations into data that can be mined to improve sales, profitability, inventory management, and customer responsiveness. In October, it pre-announced that revenue and earnings for the third quarter would fall short of expectations and it lowered earnings and revenue guidance for the full year. In our view, too many uncertainties have arisen around Teradata Corp.’s growth prospects and we exited our position in the stock.(1)

The five best performing holdings were Delta Air Lines, Inc., Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., GameStop Corp. and Evercore Partners, Inc. The five worst performing holdings were Amarin Corp., Peabody Energy Corp., Cobalt International Energy, Inc., Silver Spring Networks, Inc., and Teradata Corp.(1)

The gradual recovery in the U.S. appears to be picking up strength, albeit slowly, after being quite uneven throughout 2013. The U.S. government reported in December that the economy grew 4.2% in the third quarter and added 203,000 jobs in November, Unemployment fell to 7% from 7.3%, the lowest level since 2008. Because of the accumulating strength, the Federal Reserve has begun gradually winding down quantitative easing (QE) and plans to reduce its bond purchases to zero by the end of 2014. Congress, meanwhile, has indicated it will avoid another impasse over the budget.

With the recession and budget crises in the rear-view mirror, macroeconomic factors are likely to play a lesser role in the near term, enabling the company-specific, microeconomic drivers that are at the core of our investment process to assume a more dominant role.

In addition, the robust performance of the markets in the past year has led to the normalization of valuations. As a result, the importance of identifying companies that are likely to experience catalyst-driven growth will be especially crucial in the year ahead. We will continue to look for stocks that offer the greatest reward versus risk opportunities and that we expect to experience dynamic earnings cycles or other catalysts over the next 12-18 months, or that are demonstrating good growth characteristics but are being mispriced by the market.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

 

  26   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Continued)

 

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    99.5   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    0.5   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     MetLife, Inc.

    2.3   

  2.     Schlumberger Ltd.

    2.1   

  3.     CONSOL Energy, Inc.

    2.0   

  4.     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. / The

    1.9   

  5.     Pfizer, Inc.

    1.9   

  6.     Vivendi SA

    1.9   

  7.     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

    1.8   

  8.     Merck & Co., Inc.

    1.8   

  9.     United Technologies Corp.

    1.8   

10.     JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.7   
 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Discretionary

     20.0   

Information Technology

     16.7   

Financials

     13.7   

Health Care

     13.5   

Energy

     11.3   

Industrials

     10.4   

Consumer Staples

     6.1   

Materials

     4.4   

Telecommunication Services

     1.9   

Utilities

     1.5   
  

 

 

 
     99.5   
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 99.5%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 20.0%

   

Lear Corp. (Auto Components)

      21,165      $     1,713,730   

Toyota Motor Corp. – ADR (Automobiles)

      15,707        1,914,997   

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

  (a)     51,832        879,071   

Accor SA (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (c)     35,727        1,687,389   

Carnival Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      48,413        1,944,750   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     14,063        312,902   

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     44,263        2,189,248   

International Game Technology (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      131,211        2,382,792   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     89,729        2,332,057   

Wendy’s Co. / The (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      245,167        2,137,856   

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

      32,779        1,635,016   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (Media)

  (a)     107,678        2,127,717   

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd. (Media)

  (a)(b)(d)     768,484        1,351,769   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Media)

      40,553        1,533,714   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (Media)

      34,981        1,230,632   

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Media)

      6,381        557,317   

GameStop Corp. Class A (Specialty Retail)

      33,004        1,625,777   
     

 

 

 
        27,556,734   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.1%

     

CVS Caremark Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      26,352        1,886,013   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      25,693        2,021,782   

Bunge Ltd. (Food Products)

      13,290        1,091,242   

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

  (a)     32,571        841,635   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

      72,302        2,552,261   
     

 

 

 
        8,392,933   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 11.3%

     

Cameron International Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     38,220        2,275,237   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      32,430        2,922,267   

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     71,579        1,904,717   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     46,872        771,044   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      73,793        2,807,086   

EOG Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      11,411        1,915,222   

Southwestern Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     34,285        1,348,429   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      47,482        1,664,244   
     

 

 

 
        15,608,246   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 13.7%

     

Charles Schwab Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

      73,701        1,916,226   

Evercore Partners, Inc. Class A (Capital Markets)

      21,722        1,298,541   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

      9,821        1,740,870   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Commercial Banks)

      34,229        2,655,486   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Commercial Banks)

      51,629        2,343,957   

ING U.S., Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      54,236        1,906,395   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      41,104        2,403,762   

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

      59,416        3,203,711   

Symetra Financial Corp. (Insurance)

      73,955        1,402,187   
     

 

 

 
        18,871,135   
     

 

 

 
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE – 13.5%

     

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     20,441      $     1,518,766   

Hologic, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     66,796        1,492,891   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     30,088        2,113,381   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      23,492        1,908,960   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     88,458        1,367,561   

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      33,897        1,938,569   

Allergan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      14,673        1,629,877   

Impax Laboratories, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     63,667        1,600,588   

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      49,314        2,468,166   

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      84,561        2,590,103   
     

 

 

 
        18,628,862   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 10.4%

     

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

      15,370        2,097,851   

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      21,346        2,429,175   

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      15,042        2,162,588   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

      35,425        973,125   

Brink’s Co. / The (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      53,199        1,816,214   

Siemens AG (Industrial Conglomerates)

  (c)     7,373        1,010,980   

Dover Corp. (Machinery)

      10,805        1,043,115   

Terex Corp. (Machinery)

      39,373        1,653,272   

Kirby Corp. (Marine)

  (a)     12,466        1,237,251   
     

 

 

 
        14,423,571   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 16.7%

     

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     235,467        2,088,592   

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     78,895        1,780,660   

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      4,183        2,347,123   

Diebold, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      54,352        1,794,159   

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     1,969        2,206,678   

Altera Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      45,470        1,479,139   

International Rectifier Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     45,931        1,197,421   

Xilinx, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      39,160        1,798,227   

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Software)

      83,695        1,492,282   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     154,374        2,164,323   

Fortinet, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     63,107        1,207,237   

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

      60,742        2,273,573   

Rovi Corp. (Software)

  (a)     60,117        1,183,704   
     

 

 

 
        23,013,118   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 4.4%

     

Monsanto Co. (Chemicals)

      18,574        2,164,800   

PPG Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

      8,447        1,602,058   

Constellium NV Class A (Metals & Mining)

  (a)     100,885        2,347,594   
     

 

 

 
        6,114,452   
     

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.9%

     

Vivendi SA (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

  (c)     97,550        2,573,126   
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 1.5%

     

Calpine Corp. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

  (a)     106,694        2,081,600   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $99,112,716)

      $ 137,263,777   
     

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.7%        Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
Money Market Portfolio – Class I

      2,353,000      $ 2,353,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,353,000)

      $ 2,353,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 101.2% (Cost $101,465,716)

  (e)     $ 139,616,777   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (1.2)%

        (1,609,135)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 138,007,642   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt form registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2013, the value of these securities totaled $1,351,769, or 1.0% of the Portfolio’s net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  (c) Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $5,271,495, or 3.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (d) As discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, not all investments that are traded on a foreign exchange are valued at an estimate that is different from the local close price. In some instances, the independent fair valuation service uses a stock’s local close price because the service’s measure of predictability related to their valuation model of a stock is below a chosen threshold. These securities represent $1,351,769, or 1.0% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair valuation procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

 

  (e) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   International Small-Mid Company Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The International Small-Mid Company Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of foreign small and mid-cap companies.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     27.68%   

Five years

     17.71%   

Ten years

     9.80%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the International Small-Mid Company Portfolio returned 27.68% versus 24.03% for the current benchmark, the S&P Developed Small Cap Ex-U.S. Growth Index.

During this reporting period, global markets continued their upward march from 2012, as global confidence improved and tail risks subsided. The global markets rallied off their mid-year lows, as moderate growth was supported by accommodative monetary policy and structural reforms helped boost investor sentiment. Developed markets outperformed emerging markets, as talk of bond buying tapering by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the moderated economic growth in China weighed on the markets, especially emerging markets, and related commodities and foreign currencies.

Since Prime Minister Abe took office in November of 2012, the Japanese stock market has accelerated to the highest levels since 2007, producing one of the best absolute global market returns. New fiscal and monetary policies provided stimulus to the economy and depreciated the Yen to the benefit of Japanese exporters. Economic data improved consistently throughout the year, as evidenced by the major improvement in gross domestic product during the second calendar quarter. After fifteen years of deflation, consumer prices began to stabilize and then indicate signs of moderate inflation. By mid-year elections, Prime Minister Abe’s party, the LDP, effectively took control of the Diet, giving it control of both the Upper and Lower Parliaments. By October, production growth hit a 46-month high, signaling that Japan’s economy had improved markedly since the beginning of the year. Companies’ earnings reflected the improvement in economic conditions and the weakened yen helped increase their competitiveness and sales overseas.

China, the world’s second largest economy, continued to show signs of slower economic growth. A new leadership was installed, which moderated market expectations with a new economic plan that is more domestically-focused than the historic manufacturing, exporting, and polluting China. Official guidance is that China will no longer grow at the historically torrid pace of 10%, but that a more moderate 7% is acceptable. Industrial overcapacity, environmental issues, a migration to the cities, and corruption were the result of the boom

years. As such, the government looked inward to its domestic needs to get its house in order before resuming its historical growth pattern. These policy initiatives included the elimination of government corruption, addressing environmental concerns, and building out proper infrastructure.

Despite the concerns of a collapsing currency and economy, European markets were resilient and strong. In fact, the broader European markets this year behaved very much like 2012, when they lagged the U.S. markets in the first-half of the year only to have a stronger finish at the end. At its May meeting, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) cut its key rate to 0.50%, the first reduction since July of 2012. As meltdown scenarios became less likely and tail risks faded, sovereign borrowing costs remained subdued and companies repaired their balance sheets. During the third quarter, European markets performed strongly, as the broader economy exhibited “very green shoots”, according to the ECB, and pulled out from a recession to initial stages of a recovery. The Eurozone Purchasing Manager (PMI) Survey also moved from contraction to expansion for the first time in over two years during the third quarter. Across Europe, economic confidence moved to multi-year highs, and was given a further boost as ECB President Mario Draghi stated that the bank was willing to enact another long-term refinancing operation (LTRO), if needed, to assure bank portfolioing costs remained low. In November, the ECB cut its policy rate by 0.25%, to an all-time low of 0.25%, as inflation fell below 1.0%.

The U.S. economy and government also had its share of economic and political issues that weighed on global markets and investor sentiment. The year started with concerns over the impending “fiscal cliff”, then moved towards talks regarding the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to taper its asset purchase program in early summer (which negatively impacted emerging markets harshly), and then, the U.S. government shutdown in October.

On a regional basis, the S&P Europe Small Cap Growth Index rose 35.2% on a gross return basis, while the S&P Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Small Cap Growth Index was relatively flat, gaining only 0.9%. Japanese small caps gained 23.6% as measured by the S&P Japan Small Cap Growth Index, on a U.S. dollar gross return basis during the reporting period.

The U.S. dollar had mixed results against most major currencies over this reporting period. Currencies that appreciated against the U.S. dollar included British sterling, up 1.9%, and the Euro, up 4.2%. Currencies which depreciated against the U.S. dollar included the Japanese Yen, down 21.4%, and the Canadian dollar, down 7.1%. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price increased 7.2% over this period, finishing at $98.42 per barrel. Oil spiked as high as $110.53 in September.

Positive performance, relative to the benchmark, came from strong stock selection in Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Industrials. From a regional perspective, the Portfolio benefited from a mix of strong stock selection and weighting in Canada, Italy, Hong Kong, and South Korea. The Portfolio’s non-exposure to Australia had the most positive impact on the Portfolio’s relative performance, as Australia had a negative return during this reporting period. While Japan had an explosive year, the Portfolio started the year underweight in the country. However, excellent stock selection in Japan produced returns, up 28.8%, greater than the 23.6% return of the Japan small cap benchmark.(1)

Several individual stocks contributed significantly to the Portfolio’s performance. Yoox SpA, an Italian-based global Internet retailing partner for leading fashion and design brands, successfully manages

 

 

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the online sites for many luxury brands, including Brioni, Balenciaga, Stella McCartney, and Armani. ASOS PLC, a UK online fashion retailer selling branded and own-label products, targets 16-25 year olds in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company recently launched a retail website in China. China Everbright International Ltd., a Chinese environmental, waste management, and energy company has benefited from winning a number of contracts with local Chinese governments in their efforts to ease pollution in waste water and solid waste treatment stemming from urbanization and increased consumption. Azimut Holding SpA is an Italian investment management services company which has exceeded its 2013 goals set at the beginning of the year for net inflows of 1.5 billion Euro.(1)

The Portfolio’s relative performance was weakened by stock in the Health Care, Energy, and Financials sectors. Poor stock selection in Norway, principally energy-related, had the largest negative country returns for the Portfolio. Weaker stock investments were in Mexico, Thailand, and Sweden. Despite absolute positive returns in these countries, stocks underperformed in these countries versus the benchmark, largely due to underweighting.(1)

Stocks that held back relative performance included Mexichem SAB de CV, down 25.1%, a Mexican producer of petrochemical products including PVC products. The company had difficulty and delays integrating its most recent and largest ever acquisition of Wavin NV, a Dutch-listed PVC manufacturer. Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, a Norwegian oil service company providing seismic studies for its clients, declined heavily this year on permitting and project delays. The stock price declined all year long on increasing concerns that energy producers may cut exploration spending as energy prices stagnated. City Developments Ltd. is Singapore’s second-largest commercial and investment property developer. The government imposed new rules governing how financial institutions make property loans to home buyers in an effort to curb property price increases. Consequently, the residential segment of the Singapore property market has seen an increase in units available, creating an oversupply situation. The company said developers were beginning to cut prices and take lower profit margins to sell the properties.(1)

Strong relative performance was supported by the appreciation of British sterling, together with a relative overweight in the United Kingdom. The Portfolio’s performance was slightly dented by its relative average underweight in Japan during the period, along with a depreciation of the Yen. As the Portfolio does not typically hedge its currency positions, it stands to benefit or suffer from corresponding currency fluctuations.(1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolios returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolios holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P Developed Small Cap Ex-U.S. Growth Index is a subset of the S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI), a broad index including all publicly listed equities with float-adjusted market values of US$ 100 million or more and annual dollar value traded of at least US$ 50 million in all included countries. The Developed Small Cap component of the BMI includes the equities in the bottom 15% of the market capitalization within each “developed” local market. Ex-U.S. denotes the use of all developed markets excluding the United States. The “Growth” subset includes those companies in each local market that exhibit the characteristics of growth. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

 

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Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    91.7   

Exchange Traded Funds

Money Market Funds

    1.3   

Less Net Liabilities

    7.0   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2013
(1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     Yoox SpA

     2.3   

  2.     China Everbright International Ltd.

     2.2   

  3.     Ashtead Group PLC

     2.2   

  4.     Rightmove PLC

     2.1   

  5.     ASOS PLC

     2.0   

  6.     Wirecard AG

     2.0   

  7.     Publicis Groupe SA

     1.9   

  8.     Azimut Holding SpA

     1.8   

  9.     Copa Holdings SA

     1.7   

10.     InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     1.7   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Top 10 Country Weightings:

 

     % of Net Assets   

United Kingdom

     25.1   

Japan

     17.6   

France

     8.2   

Germany

     6.0   

Hong Kong

     5.6   

Italy

     4.7   

United States

     3.6   

Switzerland

     3.3   

Singapore

     2.3   

Panama

     1.7   

Sector Classifications:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Discretionary

     30.0   

Industrials

     24.8   

Financials

     10.2   

Information Technology

     8.4   

Health Care

     8.1   

Energy

     5.4   

Materials

     4.3   

Consumer Staples

     0.5   
  

 

 

 
     91.7   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 91.7%         Shares      Value

United Kingdom – 25.1%

       

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

  (b)      105,374       $     876,254

AMEC PLC

  (b)      20,951       378,266

Ashtead Group PLC

  (b)      131,834       1,663,051

ASOS PLC

  (a)(b)      15,443       1,573,458

Babcock International Group PLC

  (b)      22,000       494,341

Blinkx PLC

  (a)(b)      113,950       387,577

Burberry Group PLC

  (b)      37,629       948,074

Countrywide PLC

  (c)      67,000       660,144

Croda International PLC

  (b)      22,054       898,986

Delphi Automotive PLC

       11,355       682,776

Essentra PLC

  (b)      77,000       1,096,889

Globo PLC

  (a)(c)      208,000       205,801

Howden Joinery Group PLC

  (b)      137,965       789,399

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

  (b)      40,245       1,342,427

John Wood Group PLC

  (b)      88,702       1,011,206

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

  (b)      165,000       1,053,707

Rightmove PLC

  (b)      35,434       1,609,219

Schroders PLC

  (b)      20,000       862,585

Soco International PLC

  (b)      139,373       912,531

Subsea 7 SA

  (b)      23,000       440,930

Telecity Group PLC

  (b)      54,238       652,471

Travis Perkins PLC

  (b)      17,000       528,088

Vectura Group PLC

  (a)(c)      108,000       250,380
       

 

        19,318,560
       

 

Japan – 17.6%

       

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

  (b)      17,400       707,416

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

  (b)      75,000       960,021

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

  (b)      12,900       781,999

Ebara Corp.

  (b)      84,000       540,744

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

  (b)      23,000       660,996

JGC Corp.

  (b)      18,000       706,389

Kakaku.com, Inc.

  (b)      53,000       931,020

Livesense, Inc.

  (a)(b)      17,200       421,773

LIXIL Group Corp.

  (b)      33,000       905,927

MISUMI Group, Inc.

  (b)      21,000       660,251

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

  (b)      21,000       497,713

Nihon Kohden Corp.

  (b)      19,000       663,112

NSK Ltd.

  (b)      59,000       735,278

Park24 Co. Ltd.

  (b)      34,800       656,289

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

  (b)      46,400       1,007,328

Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

  (b)      28,000       1,087,274

United Arrows Ltd.

  (b)      16,800       628,656

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

  (b)      62,000       982,427
       

 

        13,534,613
       

 

France – 8.2%

       

Accor SA

  (b)      16,283       769,044

Bureau Veritas SA

  (b)      31,748       926,874

Criteo SA – ADR

  (a)      5,586       191,041

Edenred

  (b)      15,965       534,547

JCDecaux SA

  (b)      14,436       595,963

Publicis Groupe SA

  (b)      15,834       1,450,794

Teleperformance

  (b)      11,500       701,364

Zodiac Aerospace

  (b)      6,662       1,180,573
       

 

        6,350,200
       

 

Germany – 6.0%

       

GEA Group AG

  (b)      9,022       430,218

Gerresheimer AG

  (b)      11,129       779,752

HeidelbergCement AG

  (b)      8,249       626,389

MorphoSys AG

  (a)(b)      4,800       370,059

Rheinmetall AG

  (b)      6,300       388,675

SAF-Holland SA

  (a)(b)      32,032       477,639

Wirecard AG

  (b)      38,276       1,515,052
       

 

        4,587,784
       

 

Hong Kong – 5.6%

       

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

  (b)      668,000       1,089,391

China Everbright International Ltd.

  (b)      1,268,000       1,696,891
Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

Hong Kong (continued)

       

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

  (b)      1,700,000       $  1,005,955

Techtronic Industries Co.

  (b)      189,000       539,556
       

 

        4,331,793
       

 

Italy – 4.7%

       

Azimut Holding SpA

  (b)      51,843       1,414,494

Brembo SpA

  (b)      14,000       376,618

Yoox SpA

  (a)(b)      39,900       1,788,989
       

 

        3,580,101
       

 

United States – 3.6%

       

Catamaran Corp.

  (a)      7,800       370,344

Invesco Ltd.

       22,533       820,201

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

  (a)(c)      735,000       418,955

Samsonite International SA

  (b)      370,000       1,123,723
       

 

        2,733,223
       

 

Switzerland – 3.3%

       

Adecco SA

  (b)      12,424       986,300

Cembra Money Bank AG

  (a)(c)      3,750       246,132

GAM Holding AG

  (b)      32,000       623,053

Partners Group Holding AG

  (b)      2,700       719,328
       

 

        2,574,813
       

 

Singapore – 2.3%

       

City Developments Ltd.

  (b)      76,000       580,716

Ezion Holdings Ltd.

  (b)      682,800       1,204,833
       

 

        1,785,549
       

 

Panama – 1.7%

       

Copa Holdings SA

       8,400       1,344,924
       

 

Bermuda – 1.6%

       

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

       16,000       1,259,200
       

 

Canada – 1.6%

       

Dollarama, Inc.

       14,951       1,241,542
       

 

Denmark – 1.6%

       

Pandora A/S

  (b)      7,700       418,548

Rockwool International A/S

  (b)      4,400       779,180
       

 

        1,197,728
       

 

Sweden – 1.3%

       

Getinge AB

  (b)      12,000       411,336

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB

  (a)(b)      55,000       570,608
       

 

        981,944
       

 

Israel – 1.0%

       

NICE Systems Ltd. – ADR

       19,600       802,816
       

 

South Korea – 1.0%

       

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

  (b)      11,960       753,873
       

 

Mexico – 0.9%

       

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV – ADR

       5,700       710,391
       

 

Luxembourg – 0.9%

       

Eurofins Scientific SE

  (b)      2,587       700,198
       

 

Netherlands – 0.9%

       

Koninklijke DSM NV

  (b)      8,500       668,936
       

 

Ireland – 0.8%

       

Grafton Group PLC

  (b)      55,000       590,319
       

 

China – 0.7%

       

China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd.

  (a)(b)      850,000       546,598
       

 

Cayman Islands – 0.5%

       

Fabrinet

  (a)      19,627       403,531
       

 

Brazil – 0.5%

       

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar – ADR

       8,504       379,874
       

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   International Small-Mid Company Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

Norway – 0.3%

       

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

  (b)      5,636       $     229,980
       

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $46,577,228)

        $70,608,490
       

 

Exchange Traded Funds – 1.3%         Shares      Value

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

       82,000       $     994,660
       

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $896,662)

        $     994,660
       

 

Money Market Funds – 7.0%         Shares      Value

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund Institutional Class

       3,833,292       $  3,833,292

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Institutional Class

       1,565,014       1,565,014
       

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $5,398,306)

        $  5,398,306
       

 

Total Investments – 100.0% (Cost $52,872,196)

  (d)       $77,001,456

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.0)%

        (18,548)
       

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $76,982,908
       

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $60,620,438, or 78.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (c) As discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, not all investments that are traded on a foreign exchange are valued at an estimate that is different from the local close price. In some instances, the independent fair valuation service uses a stock’s local close price because the service’s measure of predictability related to their valuation model of a stock is below a chosen threshold. These securities represent $1,781,412, or 2.3% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair valuation procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

 

  (d) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Aggressive Growth Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Aggressive Growth Portfolio seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities selected for growth potential.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     31.44%   

Five years

     19.13%   

Ten years

     8.62%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Aggressive Growth Portfolio returned 31.44% versus 32.39% for the current benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

Equities enjoyed strong gains during the year, as markets received clear indicators that the U.S. economy turned the corner from the financial crisis and Europe finally showed signs of a recovery. Stock correlations fell during the period, as fears of a showdown over the U.S. budget and debt ceiling subsided.

Loose monetary policy also provided a supportive backdrop for equities during the year, though fears about how, and when, the Federal Reserve would taper its quantitative easing program caused bouts of volatility. However, stocks climbed at the end of December when the Federal Reserve’s announced a more gradual pace of tapering than expected.

In terms of sector weightings, the Portfolio’s relative performance was helped by an overweight in the Consumer Discretionary sector and an underweight in the Energy sector. Meanwhile, an overweight in the Information Technology sector and underweight in the Industrials sector detracted from relative performance.(1)

Relative performance was impacted by weak stock selection in the Industrials and Information Technology sectors. In both sectors, some of the largest detractors from performance were sold during the year as part of the transition to a new portfolio manager. Apple, Inc. was our largest detractor in the Information Technology sector. While Apple, Inc. has dominated the high-end smartphone market for some time now, we feel growth in that market is slowing. Meanwhile, despite the new smartphone launches, we think Apple, Inc. still lacks a phone with a low enough price point to attract most first-time smartphone users in emerging markets. We also think innovation has slowed for the company, making Apple, Inc.’s risk/reward opportunity less attractive than it was earlier in the company’s product cycle. We sold our position during the year to pursue investment opportunities we believed had more long-term growth potential.(1)

Teradata Corp. was another Information Technology company that negatively impacted performance, though we continue to have conviction in the company. A weak information technology capital spending environment has been a headwind for Teradata Corp. this year. Concern about competition from other analytics companies has also weighed on the stock. However, we believe perceived secular threats from competition are overstated. In our view, Teradata Corp. has a competitive advantage in its ability to mine deeper analytical insights from data than other analytics companies, and we believe the company is well positioned to benefit from ongoing trends associated with the need for more insight from the vast amounts of data being created.(1)

Within the Industrials sector, FANUC Corp. was the largest detractor from performance. The company makes industrial automation equipment. We exited the position because we felt the company’s future was too dependent on demand from China’s manufacturing sector.(1)

Other detractors from Portfolio performance included Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. and DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. owns a large copper mine in Mongolia. We sold the position to pursue other companies that we believed had better risk/reward profiles. DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. provides a range of dialysis treatments and support services for patients living with chronic kidney failure. We believe DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. is in a strong competitive position as one of the two largest dialysis providers, but we sold the position because we felt there were better growth opportunities within the sector.(1)

Portfolio stock selection was strongest in the Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors during the period. Within the Health Care sector, we own several biotech companies developing innovative therapies that substantially improve patient outcomes for a number of highly unmet medical needs. Many of these companies enjoyed substantial gains this year, as the market came to realize the potential of these drugs. Celgene Corp., for example, was up 114% for the year and was the top contributor to the entire Portfolio’s performance. During the year, a global study pointed to the benefits of using Celgene Corp.’s drug Revlimid as a first-line treatment for multiple myeloma. Currently, the drug is only approved as a second-line treatment for the disease, and using Revlimid earlier in the treatment cycle could meaningfully expand its addressable market, especially outside the United States. Other drugs in Celgene Corp.’s pipeline also offer promising potential. We think the company is in the early stages of a major new product cycle, with other potential meaningful contributors, including Abraxane for pancreatic cancer, Pomalyst for refractory multiple myeloma, and Apremilast, an oral drug to treat psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. The stock has risen as management has explained to the market that multi-year growth will be driven by four different drug franchises, and that Celgene Corp. is much more than a one-product company.(1)

Within the Consumer Discretionary sector, the top contributor to performance was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. The stock rose after the company announced multi-year earnings growth guidance that was well above market expectations. We think Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. has one of the broadest global content libraries of any studio, and much of its unique programming resonates strongly with its customer base. We also think value is poised to increase as content is spread internationally and as new digital platforms offer expanded viewing opportunities.(1)

MGM Resorts International was another large contributor within the Consumer Discretionary sector. The company is using much of its free cash flow to pay down debt, and, as that happens, it transfers

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Aggressive Growth Portfolio (Continued)

 

  36  

the value of the company to equity holders. Going forward, we think that value could be significant. The 2014 convention calendar is improving and should drive higher rates for many of MGM Resorts International’s Las Vegas properties, resulting in meaningful revenue growth. Meanwhile, the company has a property in Macau that should benefit from strong growth in gaming in that region.(1)

Other contributors to Portfolio performance included Google, Inc. and CoStar Group, Inc. Google, Inc., the internet search engine leader, is benefiting from strong growth in mobile search (particularly in emerging markets) through its Android software for mobile devices. We think Android’s rapidly growing installed base will provide the company significant control over its mobile search and display advertising destiny. We also believe the company’s better-than-expected mobile and tablet search business has more than neutralized its slowing desktop computer search business in developed markets, and the company should offset market share losses in e-commerce by launching a new paid listing shopping search engine. We like the potential of the recurring revenue streams associated with CoStar Group, Inc.’s subscription-based commercial real estate database. In our view, building a network among real estate brokers across the country is a wide competitive moat business that would be difficult for any competitor to replicate.(1)

We are optimistic that the global economy will continue to improve in 2014. We believe the housing market will remain strong, even if rates rise slowly, and we also expect unemployment levels to tick down during the year. We also believe earnings can grow for many companies as macroeconomic headwinds, such as austerity programs in Europe and the threat of another round of sequester cuts, have abated.

While we believe the economy will strengthen, we expect volatility for equities as the market adjusts to a scaling back of the easy

monetary policies that have played a large role in boosting equities over most of the last five years. We will generally look past short-term volatility and use those periods to add to competitively advantaged companies we believe can grow in excess of the market over longer time horizons.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    98.9   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    1.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     Google, Inc. Class A

    6.3   

  2.     Celgene Corp.

    5.6   

  3.     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

    4.9   

  4.     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    3.5   

  5.     Zoetis, Inc.

    3.2   

  6.     Express Scripts Holding Co.

    3.2   

  7.     eBay, Inc.

    3.1   

  8.     Monsanto Co.

    3.0   

  9.     L Brands, Inc.

    3.0   

10.     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

    3.0   
 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Discretionary

     26.8   

Information Technology

     24.5   

Health Care

     23.5   

Industrials

     7.4   

Financials

     6.7   

Telecommunication Services

     4.5   

Materials

     3.0   

Consumer Staples

     2.5   
  

 

 

 
     98.9   
  

 

 

 


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Aggressive Growth Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 98.9%         Shares      Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 26.8%

       

Delphi Automotive PLC (Auto Components)

       17,565       $  1,056,183

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      48,113       1,131,618

Panera Bread Co. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      2,875       507,984

Starbucks Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       3,944       309,170

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)      2,396       955,501

priceline.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)      817       949,681

zulily, Inc. Class A (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)      2,844       117,827

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (Media)

       54,602       1,920,898

L Brands, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       18,819       1,163,955

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       15,911       788,390

TJX Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       16,497       1,051,354

Prada SpA (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (b)      67,000       598,495
       

 

        10,551,056
       

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 2.5%

       

Monster Beverage Corp. (Beverages)

  (a)      9,757       661,232

Pernod Ricard SA (Beverages)

  (b)      2,898       330,174
       

 

        991,406
       

 

FINANCIALS – 6.7%

       

PacWest Bancorp (Commercial Banks)

       21,066       889,406

U.S. Bancorp (Commercial Banks)

       28,399       1,147,320

AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)

  (b)      118,000       593,951
       

 

        2,630,677
       

 

HEALTH CARE – 23.5%

       

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      12,980       2,193,101

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      13,429       1,009,189

Medivation, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      13,389       854,486

Express Scripts Holding Co. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)      17,845       1,253,433

athenahealth, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)      6,266       842,777

Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)      10,058       678,513

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)      9,914       1,163,904

Zoetis, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

       38,476       1,257,780
       

 

        9,253,183
       

 

INDUSTRIALS – 7.4%

       

Precision Castparts Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       4,062       1,093,897

Cummins, Inc. (Machinery)

       3,225       454,628
Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

       

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Road & Rail)

       9,212       $  1,393,960
       

 

        2,942,485
       

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 24.5%

       

Amphenol Corp. Class A (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       4,853       432,790

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       16,417       904,741

Trimble Navigation Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)      31,568       1,095,410

CoStar Group, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      4,421       816,028

eBay, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      22,025       1,208,952

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      2,228       2,496,942

LinkedIn Corp. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      1,324       287,083

Youku Tudou, Inc. – ADR (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      7,056       213,797

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

       1,193       996,704

Teradata Corp. (IT Svs.)

  (a)      13,988       636,314

ARM Holdings PLC – ADR (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       7,692       421,060

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Software)

  (a)      2,631       145,205
       

 

        9,655,026
       

 

MATERIALS – 3.0%

       

Monsanto Co. (Chemicals)

       10,141       1,181,933
       

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 4.5%

       

Iliad SA (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      2,310       473,300

Crown Castle International Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (a)      9,687       711,316

T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       17,717       596,000
       

 

        1,780,616
       

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $26,832,756)

        $38,986,382
       

 

Money Market Funds – 2.0%         Shares      Value

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I

       794,000       $794,000
       

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $794,000)

        $794,000
       

 

Total Investments – 100.9% (Cost $27,626,756)

  (c)       $39,780,382

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.9)%

        (377,385)
       

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $39,402,997
       

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $1,995,920, or 5.1% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair value procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

 

  (c) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Small Cap Growth Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Small Cap Growth Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of small companies.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     45.29%   

Five years

     28.12%   

Ten years

     11.93%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Small Cap Growth Portfolio returned 45.29% versus 43.30% for the current benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

Small cap equities enjoyed significant gains during the year, as markets received indicators that the U.S. economy was picking up and Europe was also improving. Easy monetary policy was also a supportive backdrop for equities, though concerns the Federal Reserve would taper its quantitative easing program caused brief periods of volatility at different points during the year. However, markets responded favorably in late December when the Federal Reserve announced a more gradual pace of tapering than many expected. Stocks with high valuations, but low or negative earnings growth and low returns on invested capital, enjoyed the most substantial rise for much of the year. Momentum around those stocks, however, began to slow in the fourth quarter.

As part of our investment process, we focus on identifying companies with higher-quality business models and predictable, growing revenue streams. These companies often serve large unaddressed markets, or have sustainable competitive advantages, such as high barriers to entry in their respective industry, or a differentiated product or service that gives them pricing power that should help the company grow in a variety of market and economic environments. Given our emphasis on predictability and stability, we expect the Portfolio to outperform the benchmark index in weak or uncertain economic environments. During sharp market rallies like the one experienced this year, we expect performance to be more in line, or even to trail, the benchmark. Given the sharp climb by the benchmark index, we were pleased to see the Portfolio beat its benchmark, even though it is not our most ideal environment for relative outperformance.

We were pleased to see that much of the Portfolio’s relative outperformance was driven by stock selection. Stock selection was particularly strong in the Information Technology sector. Many of the Information Technology companies owned by the Portfolio have predictable or recurring revenue streams from diverse end markets outside the Information Technology sector, and these companies were among our top-performing Information Technology stocks

during the year. SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., for example, provides a number of investment and financial software-enabled services to companies in the financial services industry. Most of its revenue comes from subscription services or software maintenance, which creates a steadier and recurring revenue source for the company. SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. has made some strategic acquisitions in recent years that have broadened its array of service offerings to financial firms. Last year, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. acquired another company that provides back-office services to hedge funds, and we think SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. will have success in cross-selling the products of the company it acquired. The stock has been a top contributor to performance, as the market has come to appreciate the predictability of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.’s business model and future growth prospects.(1)

Envestnet, Inc. was another top contributor from the Information Technology sector, and serves as an example of the diverse end markets many of the Portfolio’s Information Technology companies serve. Envestnet, Inc. provides a range of practice management and reporting solutions to financial advisors. Financial advisors depend on Envestnet, Inc.’s services to run their practices more efficiently. Since Envestnet, Inc.’s revenue is based on the asset bases of the advisors it serves, we think this creates a predictable revenue stream for the company.(1)

While stock selection in the Information Technology sector was a large driver of relative outperformance, a number of holdings outside the sector also played a large role in our outperformance. Wolverine WorldWide, Inc. was our top contributor outside the Information Technology sector. The company manufactures and markets a wide range of casual footwear and apparel products. We like the company for its ability to acquire and improve the management of brands, and then increase the sales of those brands through Wolverine WorldWide, Inc.’s strong global distribution network. The stock’s performance has been driven this year by the company’s acquisition of several new brands, including Sperry. Sperry went through a period of disinvestment prior to the acquisition, but Wolverine WorldWide, Inc. is now reviving the brand and opening proprietary Sperry stores.(1)

While generally pleased with overall performance this year, the stock selection in the Industrials sector detracted from relative performance. The Portfolio’s Industrials holdings returned 28.7%, but did not keep up with the benchmark. Polypore International, Inc. was the largest detractor within the sector. The company makes a separator that goes into a variety of batteries, including those used in electric and hybrid automobiles, consumer electronics and other devices. The company experienced lower demand for its products from the consumer electronics channel, where many companies went through an inventory destocking early in the year, and Polypore International, Inc. lost market share due to capacity that it had allocated to electric vehicles. One of the main hybrid vehicles using Polypore International, Inc.’s battery separators also destocked inventory as the company prepared to move its production plant. We view the drop in demand as temporary in nature, and continue to have conviction in the company.(1)

Outside the Industrials sector, we also had a few holdings that were large detractors from performance during the year. Liveperson, Inc. was the Portfolio’s largest detractor. The company helps retailers manage their online interactions with customers. We sold the position during the year due to concerns about the company’s strategy to move to services beyond being a customer service center for its retailers.(1)

 

 

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Intrepid Potash, Inc. was the Portfolio’s next largest detractor. The stock was down after a breakup of a marketing consortium of potash suppliers in Belarus and Russia created fear that pricing dynamics for the industry could break down, affecting all potash companies. We sold the position to pursue other companies we felt offered greater risk/reward opportunities.(1)

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. contributed to Portfolio performance. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. provides investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds and corporations globally. We think the company’s wide network of broker dealers and banks is a competitive advantage that makes the company the preferable choice for distributing proxy information.(1)

HEICO Corp. is a value-added supplier of aftermarket aerospace components. The company benefits from having FAA approval to manufacture and repair highly engineered, mission-critical parts that extend over the entire aircraft. HEICO Corp. operates in very large markets with a small market share that has enabled the company to deliver strong results. Given the company’s strong balance sheet, market growth and market share opportunities, we believe the company is well positioned to deliver robust top and bottom line growth.(1)

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was a detractor from Portfolio performance. We exited our position in the biotech company due to concerns about the company’s lead clinical compound, a protease inhibitor for hepatitis C treatment.(1)

Another detractor from Portfolio performance was Volcano Corp. Volcano Corp. has proprietary medical technology for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. We think the company is well positioned because it helps to save costs in the system, often eliminating the need for retreatment of patients.(1)

After considerable gains for small-cap stocks this year, we think that valuations look stretched for a number of companies and that the prospect for future appreciation is generally more limited than last year. Multiples have expanded for many small-cap stocks, as earnings growth has not kept up with the rise in stock prices. Against a backdrop of more stretched valuations, we think companies will need to put up real earnings growth to experience gains in 2014. This was not the case for much of 2013, as companies with negative earnings outperformed those with positive earnings growth in the first three quarters of the year.

While finding attractively valued growth companies will likely be tougher next year, after the more than 40% rise in U.S. small-cap growth markets over the last 12 months, we think it favors our bottom-up, fundamental research process. Through our research process, we strive to identify those select companies that have strong competitive advantages and are serving large and growing addressable markets or are expanding market share in their existing marketplaces. These companies often have more predictable revenue streams, which should allow them to grow earnings regardless of the economic backdrop.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes the Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forcasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Index represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity markets. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

 

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Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    92.8   

Exchange Traded Funds

    1.9   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    5.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    3.0   

  2.     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    2.1   

  3.     HEICO Corp. Class A

    2.1   

  4.     Blackbaud, Inc.

    2.0   

  5.     Carter’s, Inc.

    1.9   

  6.     iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

    1.9   

  7.     Kennametal, Inc.

    1.8   

  8.     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    1.8   

  9.     Solera Holdings, Inc.

    1.8   

10.     Wabtec Corp.

    1.7   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Information Technology

     28.3   

Industrials

     20.7   

Health Care

     15.4   

Consumer Discretionary

     13.3   
Financials      7.6   

Energy

     5.0   

Consumer Staples

     1.2   

Materials

     1.0   

Telecommunication Services

     0.3   
  

 

 

 
     92.8   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 92.8%         Shares      Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 13.3%

       

Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Class A (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

  (a)      6,698       $       573,081

AFC Enterprises, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      14,527       559,290

Biglari Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      2,746       1,391,233

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      14,682       271,030

SodaStream International Ltd. (Household Durables)

  (a)      16,625       825,265

HomeAway, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)      11,624       475,189

Arctic Cat, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

       16,885       962,107

National CineMedia, Inc. (Media)

       77,527       1,547,439

SFX Entertainment, Inc. (Media)

  (a)      40,099       481,188

Gordmans Stores, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

       31,204       239,335

Hibbett Sports, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)      24,733       1,662,305

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       10,325       581,917

Carter’s, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       29,113       2,090,022

Vince Holding Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)      18,991       582,454

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       68,480       2,325,581
       

 

          14,567,436
       

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.2%

       

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       10,975       770,994

WhiteWave Foods Co. Class A (Food Products)

  (a)      24,763       568,063
       

 

        1,339,057
       

 

ENERGY – 5.0%

       

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)      19,080       1,137,740

Dril-Quip, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)      10,489       1,153,056

DCP Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       27,683       1,393,839

Midcoast Energy Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)      30,417       594,652

Phillips 66 Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)      14,979       568,153

Targa Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       7,452       657,043
       

 

        5,504,483
       

 

FINANCIALS – 7.6%

       

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. Class A (Capital Markets)

       7,040       458,938

Financial Engines, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       8,513       591,483

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (Capital Markets)

       33,383       1,570,002

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (Capital Markets)

  (a)      37,780       669,084

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

       12,490       706,809

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       6,165       412,254

MSCI, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

  (a)      26,223       1,146,470

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

       15,019       1,537,795

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

  (a)      15,572       499,394

St. Joe Co. / The (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

  (a)      36,541       701,222
       

 

        8,293,451
       

 

HEALTH CARE – 15.4%

       

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      11,352       283,686

Alkermes PLC (Biotechnology)

  (a)      14,685       597,092

Exact Sciences Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      27,620       322,878

Incyte Corp. Ltd. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      9,109       461,189

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      39,551       459,187

Medivation, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      8,809       562,190

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      23,040       699,494
Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

HEALTH CARE (continued)

       

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Biotechnology)

  (a)(b)      56,763       $       588,899

Synageva BioPharma Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      9,063       586,557

Endologix, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      69,741       1,216,283

HeartWare International, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      4,918       462,095

LDR Holding Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      30,531       720,532

Masimo Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      43,785       1,279,836

Novadaq Technologies, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      69,549       1,146,863

Quidel Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      42,544       1,314,184

Volcano Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      17,500       382,375

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)      20,989       396,902

Capital Senior Living Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)      25,518       612,177

ExamWorks Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)      27,580       823,815

athenahealth, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)      7,782       1,046,679

HMS Holdings Corp. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)      19,891       452,122

Techne Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

       11,951       1,131,401

Akorn, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)      17,527       431,690

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)      23,324       834,999
       

 

          16,813,125
       

 

INDUSTRIALS – 20.7%

       

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

  (a)      13,231       544,456

HEICO Corp. Class A (Aerospace & Defense)

       53,552       2,255,610

Sparton Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

  (a)      1,938       54,167

Hub Group, Inc. Class A (Air Freight & Logistics)

  (a)      39,419       1,572,030

Clean Harbors, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (a)      7,110       426,316

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (a)      36,831       754,667

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       48,613       1,114,696

SP Plus Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (a)      63,322       1,648,905

GrafTech International Ltd. (Electrical Equip.)

  (a)      132,875       1,492,186

Polypore International, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

  (a)      35,007       1,361,772

Kennametal, Inc. (Machinery)

       38,853       2,023,076

Nordson Corp. (Machinery)

       16,179       1,202,100

Tennant Co. (Machinery)

       9,644       653,960

Wabtec Corp. (Machinery)

       25,629       1,903,466

Corporate Executive Board Co. / The (Professional Svs.)

       12,343       955,718

Landstar System, Inc. (Road & Rail)

       15,783       906,733

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Road & Rail)

  (a)      21,726       1,151,913

Saia, Inc. (Road & Rail)

  (a)      23,058       739,009

WESCO International, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (a)      20,889       1,902,361
       

 

        22,663,141
       

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 28.3%

       

Stratasys Ltd. (Computers & Peripherals)

  (a)      3,522       474,413

Belden, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       14,753       1,039,349

CTS Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       7,711       153,526

DTS, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)      11,378       272,844

IPG Photonics Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)      6,474       502,447

Measurement Specialties, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)      19,347       1,174,169
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

       

National Instruments Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       23,515       $       752,950

RealD, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)      51,590       440,579

ChannelAdvisor Corp. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      14,065       586,651

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      11,891       634,266

CoStar Group, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      3,448       636,432

Envestnet, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      10,059       405,378

j2 Global, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

       12,673       633,777

VistaPrint NV (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      26,168       1,487,651

Zillow, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      9,083       742,354

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       50,123       1,980,861

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)      22,887       1,095,143

MAXIMUS, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       10,325       454,197

QIWI PLC – ADR (IT Svs.)

       6,678       373,968

WEX, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)      6,083       602,399

Atmel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)      179,196       1,403,105

Advent Software, Inc. (Software)

       35,362       1,237,316

Blackbaud, Inc. (Software)

       59,165       2,227,562

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)      124,819       1,749,962

FleetMatics Group PLC (Software)

  (a)      13,918       601,953

Guidewire Software, Inc. (Software)

  (a)      12,495       613,130

NICE Systems Ltd. – ADR (Software)

       27,509       1,126,769

Rally Software Development Corp. (Software)

  (a)      8,640       168,048

RealPage, Inc. (Software)

  (a)      73,934       1,728,577

Solera Holdings, Inc. (Software)

       27,237       1,927,290
Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

       

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Software)

  (a)      74,988       $    3,318,969

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (Software)

  (a)      4,928       503,297
       

 

        31,049,332
       

 

MATERIALS – 1.0%

       

Sensient Technologies Corp. (Chemicals)

       22,533       1,093,301
       

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.3%

       

RingCentral, Inc. Class A (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (a)      16,121       296,143
       

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $87,150,305)

        $101,619,469
       

 

Exchange Traded Funds – 1.9%         Shares      Value

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

       15,000       $    2,032,650
       

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $1,876,174)

        $    2,032,650
       

 

Money Market Funds – 5.7%         Shares      Value
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I        6,268,000       $6,268,000
       

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,268,000)

        $6,268,000
       

 

Total Investments – 100.4% (Cost $95,294,479)

  (c)       $109,920,119

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.4)%

        (383,310)
       

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $109,536,809
       

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $588,899, or 0.5% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair value procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

 

  (c) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Objective/Strategy

The Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio seeks long-term total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-cap companies, primarily those that are strategically positioned for long-term growth.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     32.46%   

Five years

     20.84%   

Ten years

     7.31%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio returned 32.46% versus 35.74% for the current benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index.

In 2013, the Portfolio delivered a positive absolute return but underperformed relative to its benchmark. Weakness in Industrials and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative returns, while positive stock selection in the Financials and Materials sectors contributed to performance. The Portfolio’s best performers were Pandora Media, Inc., FleetCor Technologies, Inc., Deckers Outdoor Corp., IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc., and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. The Portfolio’s worst performers were ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., VeriFone Systems, Inc., Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Equinix, Inc., and Linkedin Corp. The Portfolio’s top contributors to returns were Pandora Media, Inc., Deckers Outdoor Corp., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., FleetCor Technologies, Inc., and IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. The Portfolio’s largest detractors from returns were Equinix, Inc., Rackspace Holdings, Inc., ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc., and PetSmart, Inc.(1)

Pandora Media, Inc.’s outperformance was driven by strong growth in key audience metrics. In particular, listener hours, share of total U.S. radio listening and number of active listeners have all increased from a year ago. The stock was also bolstered by the announcement of a new CEO. In our view, Pandora Media, Inc. is uniquely positioned to monetize mobile and gain market share within the terrestrial radio market as it grows its active user base. Pandora Media, Inc.’s differentiated business model, first-mover advantage and strong brand recognition, along with a continued shift in ad spending, should also support sustainable growth.(1)

Deckers Outdoor Corp., a footwear and retail company, whose brands include UGG and Teva, contributed to the Portfolio’s returns. We felt that the market was beginning to realize that Deckers Outdoor Corp. was more likely to meet, and potentially beat, earnings expectations during its important winter selling season. This belief was realized in the fourth quarter, as colder weather at the start of

the winter selling season drove optimism that the company will report better results in early 2014. In our view, the company is well positioned for long-term growth, as the UGG brand is transforming into a global lifestyle brand and the company is expanding its product lineup and store count.(1)

Equinix, Inc., a leading data center solutions company, detracted from returns during the year. Its shares declined when the company reported results that were below expectations and lowered 2013 earnings and revenue guidance. The potential for rising interest rates continued to weigh broadly on yield-sensitive securities such as bonds and real estate investment trusts (REITs). While this has been a short-term headwind for the company, we do not believe there has been any deterioration in fundamentals. We believe that Equinix, Inc. remains well positioned as a market leader in data center and co-location services. We also feel that the company’s unique assets will continue to command a premium lease rate relative to its peers, highlighted by the solid third quarter results. Equinix, Inc.’s customer churn and pricing recently improved, which was important, as this had been a source of controversy for the company. Additionally, we believe that Equinix, Inc. is well positioned to benefit from secular growth trends, including growth in cloud computing, internet traffic, enterprise outsourcing and rising demand for optimized network performance.(1)

We sold our position in Rackspace Hosting, Inc. during the fourth quarter. In 2013, Rackspace Hosting, Inc. was plagued with an inability to gain traction with its new cloud offering, causing a slowdown in sales growth. The company also indicated that it would have to spend more to acquire new customers. In addition, we realized that there were many new entrants into this space, some of which are large, established competitors that we believe could lead to price degradation.(1)

Despite strong 2013 performance, we believe U.S. equities have further upside as the U.S. economy accelerates and as real earnings growth serves as a fundamental driver of performance. We believe that U.S. corporate fundamentals remain solid, evidenced by both healthy balance sheets and earnings resilience. In our view, this should provide companies with a number of options to increase shareholder value. While we acknowledge that the potential for headwinds remains, such as geopolitical risks associated with developments in the Middle East, or political gridlock in Washington D.C., we ultimately remain positive on the direction of U.S. equity markets. We believe that there are ample tailwinds, including the strengthening U.S. housing and employment markets, which should continue to provide a favorable backdrop for equities. Looking forward, we believe that as the U.S. economy improves, companies will likely reinvest for future growth by increasing capital expenditures, research and development, hiring, and merger and acquisition activity rather than keeping excess cash on balance sheets. From a valuation perspective, U.S. equities remain reasonably valued relative to history and inexpensive relative to fixed income. Lastly, we believe improved investor sentiment and increased flows into U.S. equities could be additional catalysts for the market in the months ahead. We believe a forward-looking analysis is critical in this investing environment and, as revenue growth in select companies will propel the stocks of these companies to higher levels, selectivity will be increasingly important.

Our fundamental, bottom-up research process continues to drive our stock selection, while short-term “noise” in the market - headlines or sentiment - enables us to manage position sizes opportunistically. We have high conviction in the companies that we own and believe they have the potential to outperform relative to the broader

 

 

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market, regardless of the growth environment. We maintain our discipline in identifying what we believe are well-positioned companies with defensible franchises, high barriers to entry and strong growth prospects, led by quality management teams. We believe that these ingredients, combined with our long-term focus, are the recipe for alpha generation over time.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index, which measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell Midcap Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher relative forecasted growth rates. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    98.2   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    1.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     CBRE Group, Inc.

    2.5   

  2.     SBA Communications Corp. Class A

    2.4   

  3.     L Brands, Inc.

    2.2   

  4.     Equinix, Inc.

    2.2   

  5.     PVH Corp.

    2.2   

  6.     C.R. Bard, Inc.

    2.1   

  7.     Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2.1   

  8.     Dollar General Corp.

    2.1   

  9.     MSCI, Inc.

    1.9   

10.     Cameron International Corp.

    1.9   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Discretionary

     22.4   

Health Care

     16.4   

Information Technology

     13.8   

Financials

     12.9   

Industrials

     10.3   

Consumer Staples

     8.4   

Energy

     5.5   

Materials

     4.8   

Telecommunication Services

     3.7   
  

 

 

 
     98.2   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 98.2%   Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 22.4%

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     2,332      $   1,242,443   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      13,804        681,365   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     22,164        786,157   

Panera Bread Co. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     4,505        795,988   

Tim Hortons, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      17,454        1,018,965   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

  (a)     9,635        871,197   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A (Media)

      12,889        1,113,738   

Dollar General Corp. (Multiline Retail)

  (a)     28,766        1,735,165   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      12,690        737,289   

Five Below, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     12,772        551,750   

L Brands, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      29,555        1,827,977   

PetSmart, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      18,969        1,379,995   

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     4,949        333,068   

Tiffany & Co. (Specialty Retail)

      8,128        754,116   

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     10,298        869,769   

Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     34,275        1,099,199   

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      13,379        1,819,812   

Ralph Lauren Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      5,604        989,498   
     

 

 

 
        18,607,491   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 8.4%

     

Beam, Inc. (Beverages)

      15,795        1,075,008   

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      24,027        1,389,481   

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (Food Products)

  (a)     17,223        1,301,714   

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. / The (Food Products)

  (a)     14,895        1,352,168   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

  (a)     12,138        836,551   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Household Products)

      15,429        1,022,634   
     

 

 

 
        6,977,556   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 5.5%

     

Cameron International Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     26,730        1,591,237   

Core Laboratories NV (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      2,937        560,820   

Dril-Quip, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     10,490        1,153,166   

Antero Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     6,873        436,023   

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     13,778        852,445   
     

 

 

 
        4,593,691   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 12.9%

     

Lazard Ltd. Class A (Capital Markets)

      26,786        1,213,942   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      17,305        1,449,640   

First Republic Bank (Commercial Banks)

      20,702        1,083,750   

SLM Corp. (Consumer Finance)

      38,772        1,018,928   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      6,956        1,564,544   

MSCI, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

  (a)     36,904        1,613,443   

CBRE Group, Inc. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

  (a)     79,993        2,103,816   

MGIC Investment Corp. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

  (a)     75,972        641,204   
     

 

 

 
        10,689,267   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 16.4%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     3,932        523,192   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     5,150        361,891   

Cepheid, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     18,361        857,826   

Incyte Corp. Ltd. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     5,915        299,476   

Medivation, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     7,866        502,008   

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     4,840        511,975   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     2,203        606,354   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     12,330        916,119   

CareFusion Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     24,315        968,223   
Common Stocks (Continued)   Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

     

C.R. Bard, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      13,239      $ 1,773,232   

Henry Schein, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     9,683        1,106,380   

MEDNAX, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     7,798        416,257   

HMS Holdings Corp. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     25,500        579,615   

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      30,830        1,763,168   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

  (a)     2,382        577,849   

PerkinElmer, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      15,145        624,428   

Shire PLC – ADR (Pharmaceuticals)

      5,643        797,299   

Zoetis, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      14,372        469,821   
     

 

 

 
        13,655,113   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 10.3%

     

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      14,131        400,896   

Quanta Services, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

  (a)     23,305        735,506   

AMETEK, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      12,661        666,855   

Hubbell, Inc. Class B (Electrical Equip.)

      11,174        1,216,849   

Roper Industries, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      3,386        469,570   

Sensata Technologies Holding NV (Electrical Equip.)

  (a)     39,146        1,517,690   

Graco, Inc. (Machinery)

      18,807        1,469,203   

Kennametal, Inc. (Machinery)

      21,679        1,128,826   

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

      3,708        947,097   
     

 

 

 
        8,552,492   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 13.8%

     

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     13,841        312,391   

Amphenol Corp. Class A (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      14,074        1,255,119   

Equinix, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     10,272        1,822,766   

LinkedIn Corp. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     3,422        741,992   

Pandora Media, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     28,117        747,912   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)     8,474        992,899   

Altera Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      29,745        967,605   

Linear Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      16,575        754,991   

Xilinx, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      34,369        1,578,224   

Guidewire Software, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     8,259        405,269   

MICROS Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     11,811        677,597   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     14,470        798,599   

ServiceNow, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     7,401        414,530   
     

 

 

 
        11,469,894   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 4.8%

     

Airgas, Inc. (Chemicals)

      12,298        1,375,531   

Ecolab, Inc. (Chemicals)

      5,702        594,548   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (Chemicals)

      12,819        1,102,178   

Sherwin-Williams Co. / The (Chemicals)

      4,737        869,240   
     

 

 

 
        3,941,497   
     

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 3.7%

     

tw telecom, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

  (a)     34,382        1,047,620   

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (a)     22,593        2,029,755   
     

 

 

 
        3,077,375   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $59,295,824)

      $ 81,564,376   
Money Market Funds – 2.0%        Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Prime Money Market Portfolio – Class I

      1,633,000      $ 1,633,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,633,000)

      $ 1,633,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.2% (Cost $60,928,824)

  (b)     $ 83,197,376   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.2)%

        (185,417)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 83,011,959   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   S&P 500® Index Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The S&P 500® Index Portfolio seeks total return that approximates the total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500® Index), at a risk level consistent with that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     31.74%   

Five years

     17.38%   

Ten years

     6.91%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the S&P 500® Index Portfolio returned 31.74% versus 32.39% for the current benchmark, the S&P 500® Index.

The Portfolio’s correlation with the S&P 500® Index was 99.9%. The high correlation is due to the fact that the Portfolio invests in each of the 500 stocks in the index. The Portfolio also invests in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an exchange traded fund that mimics the holdings and returns of the S&P 500® Index.(1)

The largest contributors to the index return for 2013 were Google, Inc, Microsoft Corp., General Electric Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., and Johnson & Johnson. The largest detractors in 2013 were Newmont Mining Corp., CenturyLink, Inc., HCP, Inc., Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and FirstEnergy Corp.(1)

The year 2013 was very good for equities, as the market was fueled by a very accommodating Federal Reserve. In 2013, we saw continued improvement in the economy, an improvement in the housing market, and less public policy uncertainty. Multiples for the S&P 500® Index expanded in 2013, with the price to earnings ratio starting at 14.21 times at the end of 2012 to 17.37 times at the end of 2013, as investors priced in the impact of the improving economic environment and improving company earnings.

We believe that 2014 should be another good year for equities. As quantitative easing (“QE”) comes to an end, we expect stock prices to be supported by earnings growth, which is expected to be in the high single digits. We would also expect some volatility, as investors pay close attention to the Federal Reserve’s actions and the speed of the “taper” of QE.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

“Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P 500®” and “Standard & Poor’s 500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Ohio National Investments, Inc. (ONI). The S&P 500® Index Portfolio is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) and S&P makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the S&P 500® Index Portfolio. S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Portfolio or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Portfolio particularly or the ability of the S&P 500® Index to track general stock market performance. S&P’s only relationship to ONI is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of S&P® and of the S&P 500® Index which is determined, composed and calculated by S&P® without regard to ONI or the S&P 500® Index Portfolio. S&P® has no obligation to take the needs of ONI or the owners of the Portfolio into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500® Index. S&P® is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the Portfolio or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Portfolio or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Portfolio is to be converted into cash. S&P® has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Portfolio.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in its underlying securities or funds.

The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

 

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Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    96.2   

Exchange Traded Funds and
Other Net Assets

    3.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     3.8   

  2.     Apple, Inc.

     2.9   

  3.     Exxon Mobil Corp.

     2.6   

  4.     Google, Inc. Class A

     1.8   

  5.     Microsoft Corp.

     1.7   

  6.     General Electric Co.

     1.7   

  7.     Johnson & Johnson

     1.5   

  8.     Chevron Corp.

     1.4   

  9.     Procter & Gamble Co. / The

     1.3   

10.     JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.3   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Information Technology

     17.9   

Financials

     15.6   

Health Care

     12.5   

Consumer Discretionary

     12.0   

Industrials

     10.5   

Energy

     9.9   

Consumer Staples

     9.4   

Materials

     3.4   

Utilities

     2.8   

Telecommunication Services

     2.2   
  

 

 

 
     96.2   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 96.2%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 12.0%

     

BorgWarner, Inc. (Auto Components)

      4,200      $        234,822   

Delphi Automotive PLC (Auto Components)

      5,100        306,663   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. / The (Auto Components)

      4,500        107,325   

Johnson Controls, Inc. (Auto Components)

      12,600        646,380   

Ford Motor Co. (Automobiles)

      72,487        1,118,474   

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

  (a)     20,900        854,183   

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (Automobiles)

      4,100        283,884   

Genuine Parts Co. (Distributors)

      2,800        232,932   

Graham Holdings Co. Class B (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

      75        49,749   

H&R Block, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

      5,000        145,200   

Carnival Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      8,000        321,360   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     550        293,029   

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      2,400        130,488   

International Game Technology (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      4,600        83,536   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      4,146        204,647   

McDonald’s Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      18,300        1,775,649   

Starbucks Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      13,800        1,081,782   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      3,500        278,075   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      2,360        173,908   

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      1,500        291,315   

Yum! Brands, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      8,200        620,002   

D.R. Horton, Inc. (Household Durables)

      5,200        116,064   

Garmin Ltd. (Household Durables)

      2,300        106,306   

Harman International Industries, Inc. (Household Durables)

      1,200        98,220   

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (Household Durables)

      2,600        80,444   

Lennar Corp. Class A (Household Durables)

      3,100        122,636   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (Household Durables)

  (a)     1,100        163,790   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (Household Durables)

      5,300        171,773   

PulteGroup, Inc. (Household Durables)

      6,350        129,350   

Whirlpool Corp. (Household Durables)

      1,455        228,231   

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     6,800        2,711,772   

Expedia, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

      1,900        132,354   

Netflix, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     1,050        386,579   

priceline.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     950        1,104,280   

TripAdvisor, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     2,000        165,660   

Hasbro, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

      2,100        115,521   

Mattel, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

      6,200        294,996   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (Media)

      3,900        69,927   

CBS Corp. Class B (Media)

      10,250        653,335   

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

      47,853        2,486,681   

DIRECTV (Media)

  (a)     9,000        621,810   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

  (a)     4,100        370,722   

Gannett Co., Inc. (Media)

      4,200        124,236   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. / The (Media)

      7,623        134,927   

News Corp. Class A (Media)

  (a)     9,175        165,334   

Omnicom Group, Inc. (Media)

      4,700        349,539   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A (Media)

      2,000        172,820   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Media)

      5,132        695,386   

Time Warner, Inc. (Media)

      16,666        1,161,954   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (Media)

      36,000        1,266,480   

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Media)

      7,450        650,683   

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

      30,000        2,292,000   

Dollar General Corp. (Multiline Retail)

  (a)     5,400        325,728   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

  (a)     3,800        214,396   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

      1,800        116,946   

Kohl’s Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      3,700        209,975   

Macy’s, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

      6,776        361,838   

Nordstrom, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

      2,600        160,680   

Target Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      11,600        733,932   

AutoNation, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     1,200        59,628   

AutoZone, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     625        298,713   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)

     

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     3,900      $        313,170   

Best Buy Co., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      4,975        198,403   

CarMax, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     4,100        192,782   

GameStop Corp. Class A (Specialty Retail)

      2,100        103,446   

Gap, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

      4,850        189,538   

Home Depot, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

      25,900        2,132,606   

L Brands, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      4,500        278,325   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      19,200        951,360   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     2,000        257,420   

PetSmart, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      1,900        138,225   

Ross Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      4,000        299,720   

Staples, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      12,100        192,269   

Tiffany & Co. (Specialty Retail)

      2,000        185,560   

TJX Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      13,100        834,863   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     2,000        74,200   

Coach, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      5,200        291,876   

Fossil Group, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     900        107,946   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     3,300        267,927   

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      13,700        1,077,368   

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      1,500        204,030   

Ralph Lauren Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      1,100        194,227   

V.F. Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      6,500        405,210   
     

 

 

 
        37,949,520   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 9.4%

     

Beam, Inc. (Beverages)

      3,000        204,180   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (Beverages)

      2,975        224,821   

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

      69,700        2,879,307   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (Beverages)

      4,400        194,172   

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Beverages)

  (a)     3,100        218,178   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Beverages)

      3,700        180,264   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (Beverages)

      2,900        162,835   

Monster Beverage Corp. (Beverages)

  (a)     2,500        169,425   

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

      28,147        2,334,512   

Costco Wholesale Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      8,000        952,080   

CVS Caremark Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      21,820        1,561,657   

Kroger Co. / The (Food & Staples Retailing)

      9,600        379,488   

Safeway, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      4,500        146,565   

Sysco Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      10,700        386,270   

Walgreen Co. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      16,000        919,040   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      29,700        2,337,093   

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      6,800        393,244   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (Food Products)

      12,050        522,970   

Campbell Soup Co. (Food Products)

      3,300        142,824   

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

      7,700        259,490   

General Mills, Inc. (Food Products)

      11,600        578,956   

Hershey Co. / The (Food Products)

      2,800        272,244   

Hormel Foods Corp. (Food Products)

      2,500        112,925   

J.M. Smucker Co. / The (Food Products)

      1,900        196,878   

Kellogg Co. (Food Products)

      4,700        287,029   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (Food Products)

      10,925        589,076   

McCormick & Co., Inc. (Food Products)

      2,400        165,408   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (Food Products)

      3,751        314,184   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

      32,176        1,135,813   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

      5,000        167,300   

Clorox Co. / The (Household Products)

      2,400        222,624   

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Household Products)

      16,100        1,049,881   

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Household Products)

      7,000        731,220   

Procter & Gamble Co. / The (Household Products)

      49,922        4,064,150   

Avon Products, Inc. (Personal Products)

      8,000        137,760   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. / The Class A (Personal Products)

      4,700        354,004   

Altria Group, Inc. (Tobacco)

      36,700        1,408,913   

Lorillard, Inc. (Tobacco)

      6,791        344,168   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

      29,400        2,561,622   

Reynolds American, Inc. (Tobacco)

      5,800        289,942   
     

 

 

 
        29,552,512   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

ENERGY – 9.9%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      8,141      $        449,872   

Cameron International Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     4,400        261,932   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      1,300        73,996   

Ensco PLC Class A (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      4,300        245,874   

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     4,300        224,503   

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      15,600        791,700   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      2,000        168,160   

Nabors Industries Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      4,800        81,552   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      7,900        628,287   

Noble Corp. PLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      4,700        176,109   

Rowan Cos. PLC Class A (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     2,300        81,328   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      24,147        2,175,886   

Transocean Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      6,200        306,404   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      9,200        729,744   

Apache Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7,372        633,550   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7,700        298,452   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      9,300        252,402   

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      35,338        4,414,070   

ConocoPhillips (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      22,500        1,589,625   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      4,200        159,768   

Denbury Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     6,700        110,081   

Devon Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7,000        433,090   

EOG Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5,050        847,592   

EQT Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      2,800        251,384   

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      80,264        8,122,717   

Hess Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5,200        431,600   

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      12,373        445,428   

Marathon Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      12,820        452,546   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5,560        510,019   

Murphy Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      3,200        207,616   

Newfield Exploration Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     2,500        61,575   

Noble Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6,600        449,526   

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      14,800        1,407,480   

Peabody Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5,000        97,650   

Phillips 66 (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      11,050        852,286   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      2,600        478,582   

QEP Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      3,300        101,145   

Range Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      3,000        252,930   

Southwestern Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     6,400        251,712   

Spectra Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      12,318        438,767   

Tesoro Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      2,400        140,400   

Valero Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      9,900        498,960   

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      12,600        485,982   

WPX Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     3,700        75,406   
     

 

 

 
        31,147,688   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 15.6%

     

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      3,580        411,879   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

      21,111        737,618   

BlackRock, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      2,300        727,881   

Charles Schwab Corp. / The (Capital Markets)

      21,300        553,800   

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

  (a)     5,290        103,896   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      7,400        427,202   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. / The (Capital Markets)

      7,750        1,373,765   

Invesco Ltd. (Capital Markets)

      8,100        294,840   

Legg Mason, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      1,900        82,612   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

     

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

      25,400      $        796,544   

Northern Trust Corp. (Capital Markets)

      4,100        253,749   

State Street Corp. (Capital Markets)

      8,100        594,459   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      4,800        402,096   

BB&T Corp. (Commercial Banks)

      12,900        481,428   

Comerica, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

      3,400        161,636   

Fifth Third Bancorp (Commercial Banks)

      16,250        341,738   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

      15,300        147,645   

KeyCorp (Commercial Banks)

      16,500        221,430   

M&T Bank Corp. (Commercial Banks)

      2,400        279,408   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. / The (Commercial Banks)

      9,742        755,784   

Regions Financial Corp. (Commercial Banks)

      25,275        249,970   

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

      9,800        360,738   

U.S. Bancorp (Commercial Banks)

      33,590        1,357,036   

Wells Fargo & Co. (Commercial Banks)

      88,013        3,995,790   

Zions Bancorporation (Commercial Banks)

      3,400        101,864   

American Express Co. (Consumer Finance)

      16,900        1,533,337   

Capital One Financial Corp. (Consumer Finance)

      10,573        809,998   

Discover Financial Services (Consumer Finance)

      8,750        489,562   

SLM Corp. (Consumer Finance)

      8,000        210,240   

Bank of America Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      195,927        3,050,583   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (Diversified Financial Svs.)

  (a)     33,091        3,923,269   

Citigroup, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      55,736        2,904,403   

CME Group, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5,775        453,107   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      2,132        479,529   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      69,043        4,037,635   

Leucadia National Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5,800        164,372   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5,000        391,000   

Moody’s Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      3,500        274,645   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. / The (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      2,100        83,580   

ACE Ltd. (Insurance)

      6,200        641,886   

Aflac, Inc. (Insurance)

      8,600        574,480   

Allstate Corp. / The (Insurance)

      8,400        458,136   

American International Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      26,995        1,378,095   

Aon PLC (Insurance)

      5,500        461,395   

Assurant, Inc. (Insurance)

      1,300        86,281   

Chubb Corp. / The (Insurance)

      4,600        444,498   

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (Insurance)

      2,666        139,618   

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (Insurance)

  (a)     9,100        141,323   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      8,200        297,086   

Lincoln National Corp. (Insurance)

      4,786        247,053   

Loews Corp. (Insurance)

      5,661        273,087   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (Insurance)

      10,100        488,436   

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

      20,600        1,110,752   

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      5,000        246,550   

Progressive Corp. / The (Insurance)

      10,100        275,427   

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

      8,500        783,870   

Torchmark Corp. (Insurance)

      1,650        128,948   

Travelers Cos., Inc. / The (Insurance)

      6,659        602,906   

Unum Group (Insurance)

      4,800        168,384   

XL Group PLC (Insurance)

      5,200        165,568   

American Tower Corp. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      7,200        574,704   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      2,673        69,257   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      2,231        263,771   

Boston Properties, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      2,800        281,036   

Equity Residential (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      6,200        321,594   

General Growth Properties, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      9,900        198,693   

HCP, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      8,400        305,088   

Health Care REIT, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      5,300        283,921   
 

 

  50   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

FINANCIALS (continued)

     

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      13,902      $        270,255   

Kimco Realty Corp. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      7,500        148,125   

Macerich Co. / The (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      2,600        153,114   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      3,200        148,832   

Prologis, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      9,139        337,686   

Public Storage (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      2,700        406,404   

Simon Property Group, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      5,662        861,530   

Ventas, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      5,400        309,312   

Vornado Realty Trust (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      3,193        283,506   

Weyerhaeuser Co. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      10,663        336,631   

CBRE Group, Inc. (Real Estate Mgmt. & Development)

  (a)     5,100        134,130   

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

      8,700        82,041   

People’s United Financial, Inc. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

      5,800        87,696   
     

 

 

 
        48,991,173   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 12.5%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     3,600        479,016   

Amgen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      13,806        1,576,093   

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     4,345        1,215,514   

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     7,600        1,284,096   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     28,200        2,119,230   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     1,450        399,098   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     4,300        319,490   

Abbott Laboratories (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      28,400        1,088,572   

Baxter International, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      10,000        695,500   

Becton Dickinson and Co. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      3,600        397,764   

Boston Scientific Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     24,503        294,526   

CareFusion Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     3,850        153,307   

Covidien PLC (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      8,400        572,040   

C.R. Bard, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      1,400        187,516   

DENTSPLY International, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      2,600        126,048   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     2,000        131,520   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     725        278,458   

Medtronic, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      18,300        1,050,237   

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      5,400        334,530   

Stryker Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      5,400        405,756   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     1,900        147,611   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      3,170        295,412   

Aetna, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      6,754        463,257   

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      4,200        295,302   

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      6,300        420,903   

Cigna Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      5,100        446,148   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     3,200        202,784   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     14,778        1,038,007   

Humana, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      2,900        299,338   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     1,600        146,192   

McKesson Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      4,200        677,880   

Patterson Cos., Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      1,500        61,800   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      2,700        144,558   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

     

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     1,812      $          76,321   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      18,500        1,393,050   

WellPoint, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      5,400        498,906   

Cerner Corp. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     5,400        300,996   

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      6,100        348,859   

Life Technologies Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

  (a)     3,217        243,849   

PerkinElmer, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      2,100        86,583   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      6,600        734,910   

Waters Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

  (a)     1,600        160,000   

AbbVie, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      29,200        1,542,052   

Actavis PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     3,200        537,600   

Allergan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      5,500        610,940   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

      30,269        1,608,797   

Eli Lilly & Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

      18,200        928,200   

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     4,400        264,132   

Hospira, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     3,010        124,253   

Johnson & Johnson (Pharmaceuticals)

      51,800        4,744,362   

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      53,694        2,687,385   

Mylan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     7,000        303,800   

Perrigo Co. PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

      2,400        368,304   

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      119,010        3,645,276   

Zoetis, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      9,200        300,748   
     

 

 

 
        39,256,826   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 10.5%

     

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

      12,700        1,733,423   

General Dynamics Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      6,100        582,855   

Honeywell International, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

      14,400        1,315,728   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

      1,600        170,976   

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      4,900        728,434   

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      4,100        469,901   

Precision Castparts Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      2,700        727,110   

Raytheon Co. (Aerospace & Defense)

      5,900        535,130   

Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

      2,500        184,800   

Textron, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

      5,200        191,152   

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      15,500        1,763,900   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      2,800        163,352   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      3,800        168,150   

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      5,500        790,735   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (Air Freight & Logistics)

      13,100        1,376,548   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

      15,700        431,279   

Southwest Airlines Co. (Airlines)

      12,800        241,152   

Allegion PLC (Building Products)

  (a)     1,600        70,704   

Masco Corp. (Building Products)

      6,600        150,282   

ADT Corp. / The (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      3,650        147,716   

Cintas Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      1,800        107,262   

Iron Mountain, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      3,084        93,599   

Pitney Bowes, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      3,700        86,210   

Republic Services, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      4,980        165,336   

Stericycle, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (a)     1,600        185,872   

Tyco International Ltd. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      8,500        348,840   

Waste Management, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      8,000        358,960   

Fluor Corp. (Construction & Engineering)

      3,000        240,870   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

  (a)     2,400        151,176   

Quanta Services, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

  (a)     4,000        126,240   

AMETEK, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      4,500        237,015   

Eaton Corp. PLC (Electrical Equip.)

      8,736        664,984   

Emerson Electric Co. (Electrical Equip.)

      12,900        905,322   
 

 

  51   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

     

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      2,500      $        295,400   

Roper Industries, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      1,800        249,624   

3M Co. (Industrial Conglomerates)

      11,700        1,640,925   

Danaher Corp. (Industrial Conglomerates)

      11,000        849,200   

General Electric Co. (Industrial Conglomerates)

      185,800        5,207,974   

Caterpillar, Inc. (Machinery)

      11,700        1,062,477   

Cummins, Inc. (Machinery)

      3,200        451,104   

Deere & Co. (Machinery)

      7,000        639,310   

Dover Corp. (Machinery)

      3,100        299,274   

Flowserve Corp. (Machinery)

      2,600        204,958   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (Machinery)

      7,500        630,600   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Machinery)

      4,900        301,840   

Joy Global, Inc. (Machinery)

      2,000        116,980   

PACCAR, Inc. (Machinery)

      6,512        385,315   

Pall Corp. (Machinery)

      2,000        170,700   

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Machinery)

      2,700        347,328   

Pentair Ltd. (Machinery)

      3,703        287,612   

Snap-on, Inc. (Machinery)

      1,100        120,472   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Machinery)

      2,847        229,724   

Xylem, Inc. (Machinery)

      3,400        117,640   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. / The (Professional Svs.)

      700        85,925   

Equifax, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

      2,200        151,998   

Nielsen Holdings NV (Professional Svs.)

      4,600        211,094   

Robert Half International, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

      2,500        104,975   

CSX Corp. (Road & Rail)

      18,600        535,122   

Kansas City Southern (Road & Rail)

      2,000        247,660   

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Road & Rail)

      5,700        529,131   

Ryder System, Inc. (Road & Rail)

      1,000        73,780   

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

      8,500        1,428,000   

Fastenal Co. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

      5,000        237,550   

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

      1,100        280,962   
     

 

 

 
        33,109,667   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 17.9%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

      98,200        2,204,590   

F5 Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     1,400        127,204   

Harris Corp. (Communications Equip.)

      2,000        139,620   

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     9,300        209,901   

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

      4,214        284,445   

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

      31,000        2,301,750   

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      16,500        9,258,315   

EMC Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

      37,800        950,670   

Hewlett-Packard Co. (Computers & Peripherals)

      35,300        987,694   

NetApp, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      6,300        259,182   

SanDisk Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

      4,100        289,214   

Seagate Technology PLC (Computers & Peripherals)

      6,000        336,960   

Western Digital Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

      3,900        327,210   

Amphenol Corp. Class A (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      2,900        258,622   

Corning, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      26,600        474,012   

FLIR Systems, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      2,600        78,260   

Jabil Circuit, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      3,400        59,296   

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      7,500        413,325   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     3,300        155,694   

eBay, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     21,400        1,174,646   

Facebook, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     30,200        1,650,732   

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     5,150        5,771,656   

VeriSign, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     2,400        143,472   

Yahoo!, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     17,300        699,612   

Accenture PLC Class A (IT Svs.)

      11,700        961,974   

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (IT Svs.)

  (a)     900        236,637   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (IT Svs.)

      8,800        711,128   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (IT Svs.)

  (a)     5,600        565,488   

Computer Sciences Corp. (IT Svs.)

      2,700        150,876   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

      5,300        284,504   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

     

Fiserv, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)     4,700      $        277,535   

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

      18,750        3,516,937   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

      1,900        1,587,374   

Paychex, Inc. (IT Svs.)

      6,000        273,180   

Teradata Corp. (IT Svs.)

  (a)     3,000        136,470   

Total System Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

      3,077        102,403   

Visa, Inc. (IT Svs.)

      9,400        2,093,192   

Western Union Co. / The (IT Svs.)

      10,147        175,036   

Xerox Corp. (Office Electronics)

      21,302        259,245   

Altera Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      5,900        191,927   

Analog Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      5,700        290,301   

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      22,100        390,949   

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      9,950        295,018   

First Solar, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     1,250        68,300   

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      91,300        2,370,148   

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      3,100        199,826   

Lam Research Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     3,025        164,711   

Linear Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      4,300        195,865   

LSI Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      10,000        110,200   

Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      3,600        161,100   

Micron Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     19,300        419,968   

NVIDIA Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      10,600        169,812   

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      20,100        882,591   

Xilinx, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      4,900        225,008   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     8,500        508,980   

Autodesk, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     4,100        206,353   

CA, Inc. (Software)

      6,000        201,900   

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     3,400        215,050   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     5,700        130,758   

Intuit, Inc. (Software)

      5,200        396,864   

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

      139,500        5,221,485   

Oracle Corp. (Software)

      64,500        2,467,770   

Red Hat, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     3,500        196,140   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     10,200        562,938   

Symantec Corp. (Software)

      12,794        301,683   
     

 

 

 
        56,433,706   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 3.4%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (Chemicals)

      3,900        435,942   

Airgas, Inc. (Chemicals)

      1,200        134,220   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Chemicals)

      1,100        256,344   

Dow Chemical Co. / The (Chemicals)

      22,300        990,120   

Eastman Chemical Co. (Chemicals)

      2,800        225,960   

Ecolab, Inc. (Chemicals)

      5,000        521,350   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Chemicals)

      17,000        1,104,490   

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

      2,400        181,104   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (Chemicals)

      1,500        128,970   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (Chemicals)

      8,000        642,240   

Monsanto Co. (Chemicals)

      9,686        1,128,903   

Mosaic Co. / The (Chemicals)

      6,300        297,801   

PPG Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

      2,600        493,116   

Praxair, Inc. (Chemicals)

      5,400        702,162   

Sherwin-Williams Co. / The (Chemicals)

      1,600        293,600   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (Chemicals)

      2,200        206,822   

Vulcan Materials Co. (Construction Materials)

      2,400        142,608   

Avery Dennison Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

      1,800        90,342   

Ball Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

      2,700        139,482   

Bemis Co., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

      1,900        77,824   

MeadWestvaco Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

      3,300        121,869   

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

  (a)     3,000        107,340   

Sealed Air Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

      3,600        122,580   

Alcoa, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

      19,600        208,348   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

      2,000        71,260   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

      2,800        73,388   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

      19,052        719,022   

Newmont Mining Corp. (Metals & Mining)

      9,100        209,573   

Nucor Corp. (Metals & Mining)

      5,800        309,604   
 

 

  52   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

MATERIALS (continued)

     

United States Steel Corp. (Metals & Mining)

      2,700      $          79,650   

International Paper Co. (Paper & Forest Products)

      8,100        397,143   
     

 

 

 
        10,613,177   
     

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.2%

     

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      96,778        3,402,714   

CenturyLink, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      10,872        346,273   

Frontier Communications Corp. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      18,341        85,286   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      52,600        2,584,764   

Windstream Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      10,996        87,748   

Crown Castle International Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (a)     6,100        447,923   
     

 

 

 
        6,954,708   
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 2.8%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Electric Utilities)

      8,900        415,986   

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      12,943        893,196   

Edison International (Electric Utilities)

      6,000        277,800   

Entergy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      3,300        208,791   

Exelon Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      15,690        429,749   

FirstEnergy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      7,634        251,769   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

      7,900        676,398   

Northeast Utilities (Electric Utilities)

      5,800        245,862   

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

      4,600        87,998   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      2,000        105,840   

PPL Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      11,600        349,044   

Southern Co. / The (Electric Utilities)

      16,200        665,982   

Xcel Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

      9,100        254,254   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

UTILITIES (continued)

     

AGL Resources, Inc. (Gas Utilities)

      2,186      $        103,245   

ONEOK, Inc. (Gas Utilities)

      3,800        236,284   

AES Corp. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

      12,100        175,571   

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

      5,900        169,448   

Ameren Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

      4,500        162,720   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      7,900        183,122   

CMS Energy Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

      4,900        131,173   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      5,400        298,512   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      10,700        692,183   

DTE Energy Co. (Multi-Utilities)

      3,200        212,448   

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      1,512        82,268   

NiSource, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      5,800        190,704   

PG&E Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

      8,300        334,324   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      9,300        297,972   

SCANA Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

      2,600        122,018   

Sempra Energy (Multi-Utilities)

      4,200        376,992   

TECO Energy, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      3,800        65,512   

Wisconsin Energy Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

      4,200        173,628   
     

 

 

 
        8,870,793   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $195,966,317)

      $ 302,879,770   
     

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – 3.7%        Shares     Value  
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust       64,075      $ 11,832,730   
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $11,274,158)

      $ 11,832,730   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.9% (Cost $207,240,475)

  (b)     $ 314,712,500   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%

      220,529   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 314,933,029   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

  53  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Strategic Value Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Strategic Value Portfolio seeks growth of capital and income by investing primarily in securities of high dividend yielding, undervalued stocks with dividend growth potential.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     21.00%   

Five years

     13.06%   

Ten years

     4.91%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Strategic Value Portfolio returned 21.00% versus 29.06% for the current benchmark, the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (DJSDI).

Staying focused on its objectives of providing a consistent and growing income stream, the Portfolio ended the fiscal year with a gross weighted average dividend yield of 4.4%. This was greater than the yield of the 10-Year Treasury bond (3.0%), the yield of the broad market (2.0%), and the yield of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (3.6%), which aims to represent the domestic dividend-paying universe. In addition to its higher-than-market yield, the Portfolio continues to identify high-quality companies that raise their dividends. Thirty five of the holdings increased their dividends over the past 12 months, with one company raising its dividends twice during the year for a total of 36 increases. Some of the most generous increases have come from General Mills, Inc., Chevron Corp., Unilever PLC and Phillip Morris International, Inc. These companies have increased their dividend by 15.2%, 11.1%, 10.7%, and 10.6%, respectively. The Portfolio experienced a dividend cut from CenturyLink, Inc. in February, when the company’s management team unexpectedly chose to pursue a different capital allocation strategy. Following the announcement of the dividend cut, CenturyLink, Inc. was sold since it was no longer supportive of a dividend-based investment strategy.(1)

Even with the Portfolio’s low Beta of 0.47, the Portfolio posted a favorable total return of 21.00% for the twelve month period. The Portfolio primarily invests in high yield, low beta, large cap, high quality holdings, which are representative of a dividend oriented strategy. Unfortunately, these characteristics were out of favor during the fiscal year. Among equities in the broad market, low quality stocks outperformed high quality stocks by 18.5%, high beta stocks eclipsed low beta stocks by 13.7%, small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks by 9.7%, and lowest yielding stocks exceeded highest yielding stocks by 18.4%.(1)

During the fiscal year, the DJSDI saw the greatest returns in cyclical sectors, including Information Technology (84.2%) and Industrials (55.3%), which afford little reliable dividend yield and dividend

growth opportunity. A significant drawback to relative performance was having no exposure to the cyclical Industrials sector, which had a notable position in the DJSDI of 17.1%. This accounted for two thirds of the Portfolio’s underperformance versus the DJSDI. The Portfolio was further penalized relative to the benchmark due to its higher market capitalization, higher dividend yield and lower risk tilt; factors that underperformed in the period.(1)

Although high quality, dividend paying, defensive sectors lagged in the overall market, the largest positive contribution to relative performance came from the dividend-friendly Health Care sector, which returned 38.5% in the Portfolio versus 30.3% in the DJSDI. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., up 69.9%, AbbVie, Inc., up 48.45%, Johnson & Johnson, up up 34.6%, and AstraZeneca PLC, up 32.7%, led the way for the Health Care sector.(1)

On an absolute performance basis, the Portfolio’s international investments contributed positively, as the foreign holdings returned 26.4% for the year, outperforming the Portfolio’s domestic investments. This was driven by the United Kingdom, which returned 27.4% as Vodafone Group PLC, up 63.4%, AstraZeneca PLC, up 32.7%, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, up 29.1%, National Grid PLC, up 20.6%, and BP PLC, up 15.7%, all posted double digit returns.(1)

The Portfolio’s five best performing securities were Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., up 69.9%, Vodafone Group PLC, up 63.4%, Abbvie, Inc., up 48.4%, Lorillard, Inc., up 37.1%, and Johnson & Johnson, up 34.6%. Of note, Vodafone Group PLC advanced after the September 2 announcement that Verizon Communications reached an agreement to acquire Vodafone Group PLC’s 45% interest in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion. Vodafone Group PLC is planning to pay out 71% of the net proceeds to shareholders as a special dividend in 2014.(1)

The Portfolio’s five worst performing securities, which included four of the Portfolio’s real estate investment trusts (REITS), were Digital Realty Trust, Inc., down 15.8%, CenturyLink, Inc., down 15.6%. Health Care REIT, Inc., down 14.6%, HCP, Inc., down 12.2%, and Ventas, Inc., down 8.0%. Short-term performance pressure resulted from the threat of rising interest rates and investor preference for risky assets. We continue to find our small subset of the REIT universe to be quite attractive and are confident in their dividend integrity. The aforementioned CenturyLink, Inc. was the fifth notable laggard with a return of -15.6%.(1)

The Portfolio has not changed its basic positioning, as it continues to invest in companies that exhibit both the ability and the inclination to pay and increase their dividends, although the security makeup of the Portfolio has changed modestly over the trailing one-year. Changes to sector exposures included a 5.2% increase in Financials and a 4.0% increase in the Energy exposure. Energy increased from 12.8% to 16.8% as a result of establishing positions in BP PLC and Williams Companies. With a dividend yield of 4.7% at year end, BP PLC also has an attractive dividend growth profile as evidenced by the 25% growth in its distribution since reinstituting its dividend policy in February 2011. Williams Companies is a high-yielding, energy infrastructure company with an attractive dividend yield (3.9%) that is expected to grow by double digits over the next few years. The Financials weight also increased by 5.2%, driven by the addition of five REITS, Realty Income Corp., Ventas, Inc., HCP, Inc., Digital Realty Trust, Inc., and Health Care REIT; all of which have effectively migrated through the financial crisis without having to cut their dividends. Further, the health care REITS are expected to benefit from the 7.4% forecasted increase in national health care expenditures in 2014, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. At year end, the REITS in the Portfolio provided

 

 

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an average dividend yield of 5.8%. New additions to the Portfolio were funded through a 4% reduction in each of Utilities and Telecommunication Services. Within Telecommunication Services, CenturyLink, Inc. was sold after its unexpected dividend cut and Windstream Corp. was eliminated after its investment thesis failed to materialize.(1)

2013 proved to be a strong year for stocks, with major indexes achieving record highs in spite of heightened volatility surrounding notable events such as the discussion of tapering quantitative easing, the government shutdown, and the fear of a U.S. default. In looking ahead to 2014, generally improving economic data continues to be supportive of a broad global stabilization. However, some investors fear the market has gone too far and has a pull-back in the cards. Further, volatility may continue as the Federal Reserve continues its delicate dismantling of quantitative easing. Despite the ups and downs of the market now and in the future, we believe that the Portfolio will remain positioned to effectively provide positive income streams, reliable dividend growth, and downside protection.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index is comprised of all dividend-paying companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Index that have a non-negative historical five-year dividend-per-share growth rate, a five-year average dividend to earnings-per-share ratio of less than or equal to 60%, paid dividends in each of the previous five years, and a three-month average daily trading volume of 200,000 shares. Current index components are included in the universe regardless of their dividend payout ratio or trading volume. The Dow Jones U.S. Index aims to consistently represent the top 95% of U.S. companies based on float-adjusted market capitalization, excluding non common issues and illiquid stocks. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    99.1   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    0.9   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of 
December 31, 2013
 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     AstraZeneca PLC

    4.4   

  2.     Altria Group, Inc.

    4.3   

  3.     AT&T, Inc.

    4.3   

  4.     ConocoPhillips

    4.2   

  5.     Vodafone Group PLC – ADR

    4.1   

  6.     Royal Dutch Shell PLC

    4.0   

  7.     Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    3.9   

  8.     Verizon Communications, Inc.

    3.8   

  9.     Reynolds American, Inc.

    3.6   

10.     GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    3.5   
 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)

Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Staples

     26.4   

Health Care

     18.5   

Energy

     16.9   

Utilities

     16.0   

Telecommunication Services

     13.2   

Financials

     5.2   

Consumer Discretionary

     2.9   
  

 

 

 
     99.1   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 99.1%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 2.9%

     

McDonald’s Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      120,325      $   11,675,135   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 26.4%

     

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

      100,530        4,152,894   

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

      47,900        3,972,826   

General Mills, Inc. (Food Products)

      79,400        3,962,854   

Kellogg Co. (Food Products)

      64,775        3,955,809   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (Food Products)

      290,330        15,654,594   

Unilever PLC (Food Products)

  (a)     98,560        4,055,351   

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Household Products)

      102,175        10,673,200   

Procter & Gamble Co. / The (Household Products)

      50,360        4,099,808   

Altria Group, Inc. (Tobacco)

      443,200        17,014,448   

Lorillard, Inc. (Tobacco)

      246,500        12,492,620   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

      121,735        10,606,770   

Reynolds American, Inc. (Tobacco)

      288,920        14,443,111   
     

 

 

 
        105,084,285   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 16.9%

     

BP PLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     1,468,600        11,901,762   

Chevron Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      47,950        5,989,434   

ConocoPhillips (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      238,305        16,836,248   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     418,520        15,786,731   

Total SA (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     198,720        12,197,373   

Williams Cos., Inc. / The (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      111,400        4,296,698   
     

 

 

 
        67,008,246   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 5.2%

     

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      71,700        3,521,904   

HCP, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      93,000        3,377,760   

Health Care REIT, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      122,000        6,535,540   

Realty Income Corp. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      95,800        3,576,214   

Ventas, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      61,900        3,545,632   
     

 

 

 
        20,557,050   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 18.5%

     

AbbVie, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      255,300        13,482,393   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

     

AstraZeneca PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     293,000      $ 17,382,885   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

      82,275        4,372,916   

Eli Lilly & Co. (Pharmaceuticals)

      79,490        4,053,990   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     514,516        13,746,643   

Johnson & Johnson (Pharmaceuticals)

      91,960        8,422,616   

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      245,000        12,262,250   
     

 

 

 
        73,723,693   
     

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 13.2%

   

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      482,600        16,968,216   

BCE, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      97,380        4,216,973   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      310,020        15,234,383   

Vodafone Group PLC – ADR (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

      410,270        16,127,714   
     

 

 

 
        52,547,286   
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 16.0%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Electric Utilities)

      97,100        4,538,454   

Duke Energy Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      169,206        11,676,906   

PPL Corp. (Electric Utilities)

      328,400        9,881,556   

Southern Co. / The (Electric Utilities)

      254,060        10,444,407   

SSE PLC (Electric Utilities)

  (a)     387,100        8,796,588   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)

      79,825        5,163,879   

National Grid PLC (Multi-Utilities)

  (a)     1,002,100        13,106,742   
     

 

 

 
        63,608,532   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $353,453,281)

      $ 394,204,227   
     

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.0%        Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
Money Market Portfolio – Class I

      4,054,000      $ 4,054,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,054,000)

      $ 4,054,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.1% (Cost $357,507,281)

  (b)     $ 398,258,227   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.1)%

      (593,412)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 397,664,815   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Security traded on a foreign exchange has been valued at an estimate of fair value that is different than the local market close price. These fair value estimates are determined by an independent fair valuation service that has been approved by the Board. These securities represent $96,974,075, or 24.4% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Other Portfolio securities are not subjected to fair value procedures because they are traded on domestic or foreign exchanges that have close times that are consistent with the U.S. market close, normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
 

 

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

 

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Objective/Strategy

The High Income Bond Portfolio seeks high current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets in lower rated corporate debt obligations commonly referred to as “junk bonds”. The Portfolio’s investments are generally rated Ba or lower by Moody’s, or BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     7.08%   

Five years

     17.11%   

Ten years

     7.86%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the High Income Bond Portfolio returned 7.08% versus 7.44% for the current benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (“BCHY2%”).

The high-yield market generated attractive total returns during the twelve month period, especially in light of the substantial increase in interest rates on U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturities during the reporting period. For example, the yield on a 10-year U.S. Treasury security increased 127 basis points during the reporting period while the yield-to-worst on the BCHY2% actually declined 49 basis points. The high-yield market was also able to do well despite any number of potential political crises, including the fiscal cliff (automatic spending cuts that were slated to occur at the onset of 2013), sequestration, debt ceiling negotiations and the government shutdown. Two key factors led to the high-yield market’s strength. First, the U.S. economy’s growth has remained somewhat slow, but steady. The economy has continued to benefit from very accommodative monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. Second, corporate credit quality remains strong, as earnings were growing, cash flow generation was robust and companies were extending their debt maturity schedules and taking advantage of low interest rates to reduce their cost of capital. Risky lending, last seen in overabundance just prior to the financial crisis, remained in check. The default rate as calculated by the Altman & Kuehne High-Yield Bond Default and Return Report and New York University was 1.40% for the 12 months ending September 30, 2013, which compared favorably to the 4.00% arithmetic average annual default rate from 1985 through 2012. In fact, the market is poised to complete its fourth consecutive calendar year of sub-2% default rates. The impact of a good economy and strong corporate credit measures was illustrated by the declining spread between high-yield bonds and U.S. Treasury securities with comparable maturities, which, according to the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Index, began the reporting period at 554 basis points and ended the reporting period at 436 basis points.

Within the high-yield market, major industry sectors that substantially outperformed the overall BCHY2% included: consumer products, industrial – other, technology, media – non cable and services. Major industry sectors that substantially underperformed the overall BCHY2% included: natural gas utilities, media cable, home construction, electric utilities and wireline telecommunications. From a ratings quality perspective, the lower-quality and more economically sensitive “CCC”-rated sector led the way with a return of 13.82%, followed by the “B”-rated sector, which returned 7.25%, and the more interest rate sensitive “BB”-rated sector turning in a respectable 5.05%.

During the twelve month reporting period, the most significant factors affecting the Portfolio’s performance relative to the BCHY2% was the selection of individual securities. The Portfolio benefited from strong security selection in the health care, gaming, automotive, packaging, energy and retail industry sectors. The Portfolio also benefitted by having limited holdings relative to the BCHY2%, in the underperforming wireline telecommunications and electric utility industry sectors. The Portfolio’s large exposure in the strong-performing technology sector also benefitted performance. Specific Portfolio holdings that substantially outperformed the BCHY2% included: Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., International Automotive Components Group SL, Iasis Healthcare and Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC.(1)

The Portfolio was negatively affected by poor security selection in the financial institutions, wireless communications and food & beverage industry segments. The Portfolio’s lack of exposure in the supermarket sector negatively impacted performance. The Portfolio’s holdings in the media – non cable and industrial-other industry categories underperformed, but overweights in these strong performing sectors offset most of the negative. Specific Portfolio holdings that substantially underperformed the BCHY2% included: Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd., Mmodal, Exide Communications, Ball Corp. and long duration securities of Sprint Capital Corp.(1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

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Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of Portfolio management or trading. Neither the Portfolio nor the index is open to direct investment.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index is the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes all fixed income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1/BB+/BB+, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million, and a least 1 year to maturity. The 2% Issuer Cap component limits the exposure of each issuer to 2% of the total market value and distributes any excess market value index–wide on a pro–rata basis. The index is presented on a total return basis.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Corporate Bonds (3)

    95.5   

Common Stocks (3)

    0.1   

Preferred Stocks (3)

    0.1   

Warrants (3)

    0.1   

Money Market Funds and

 

Other Net Assets

    4.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2013
(1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     U.S. Foods, Inc.
8.500%, 06/30/2019

     1.0   

  2.     First Data Corp.
8.750%, 01/15/2022

     1.0   

  3.     HCA, Inc.
7.500%, 02/15/2022

     0.9   

  4.     International Lease Finance Corp. 8.750%, 03/15/2017

     0.7   

  5.     Del Monte Corp.
7.625%, 02/15/2019

     0.7   

  6.     Ally Financial, Inc.
8.300%, 02/12/2015

     0.7   

  7.     Sprint Capital Corp.
6.900%, 05/01/2019

     0.7   

  8.     CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
8.500%, 04/01/2019

     0.7   

  9.     Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC
8.250%, 02/15/2021

     0.7   

10.     HCA Holdings, Inc.
7.750%, 05/15/2021

     0.6   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors (combined):

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Discretionary

     28.6   

Industrials

     11.5   

Information Technology

     10.9   

Energy

     10.3   

Health Care

     10.2   

Materials

     7.5   

Consumer Staples

     5.7   

Telecommunication Services

     5.2   

Financials

     4.4   

Utilities

     1.5   
  

 

 

 
     95.8   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds – 95.5%         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 28.4%

             

Allison Transmission, Inc. (Auto Components)

  (b)      7.125%       05/15/2019    $ 600,000       $        649,500   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Auto Components)

       7.750%       11/15/2019      625,000         714,062   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Auto Components)

       6.625%       10/15/2022      700,000         740,250   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Auto Components)

       6.250%       03/15/2021      400,000         427,000   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Auto Components)

       5.125%       02/15/2019      75,000         77,437   

Exide Technologies (Acquired 06/03/2011 through 01/05/2012, Cost $637,665)(Auto Components)

  (d)      8.625%       02/01/2018      650,000         468,000   

IDQ Holdings, Inc. (Auto Components)

  (b)      11.500%       04/01/2017      600,000         627,000   

International Automotive Components Group SL (Auto Components)

  (b)      9.125%       06/01/2018      850,000         890,375   

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. (Auto Components)

  (b)      9.000%       04/01/2022      725,000         777,562   

Lear Corp. (Auto Components)

  (b)      4.750%       01/15/2023      325,000         306,312   

Stackpole International Intermediate / Stackpole International Powder (Auto Components)

  (b)      7.750%       10/15/2021      450,000         470,250   

Tenneco, Inc. (Auto Components)

       7.750%       08/15/2018      325,000         349,375   

Tenneco, Inc. (Auto Components)

       6.875%       12/15/2020      450,000         493,875   

Tomkins LLC (Auto Components)

       9.000%       10/01/2018      427,000         469,700   

UCI International, Inc. (Auto Components)

       8.625%       02/15/2019      1,675,000         1,683,375   

Chrysler Group LLC / CG Co-Issuer, Inc. (Automobiles)

       8.250%       06/15/2021      750,000         856,875   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. (Automobiles)

  (b)      4.250%       05/15/2023      325,000         309,969   

Jaguar Land Rover PLC (Automobiles)

  (b)      8.125%       05/15/2021      1,050,000         1,199,625   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (Automobiles)

  (b)      5.625%       02/01/2023      200,000         201,000   

Affinia Group, Inc. (Distributors)

       7.750%       05/01/2021      750,000         791,250   

Monitronics International, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       9.125%       04/01/2020      650,000         692,250   

ServiceMaster Co. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       7.100%       03/01/2018      450,000         441,000   

ServiceMaster Co. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       7.450%       08/15/2027      300,000         255,000   

ServiceMaster Co. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       8.000%       02/15/2020      750,000         768,750   

ServiceMaster Co. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       7.000%       08/15/2020      1,000,000         996,250   

Affinity Gaming LLC / Affinity Gaming Finance Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       9.000%       05/15/2018      775,000         833,125   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       11.250%       06/01/2017      625,000         637,500   

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       9.125%       08/01/2018      775,000         844,750   

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       5.250%       03/15/2021      125,000         124,062   

Chester Downs & Marina LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      9.250%       02/01/2020      600,000         604,500   

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       5.750%       07/01/2022      275,000         288,406   

Churchill Downs, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      5.375%       12/15/2021      225,000         229,500   

DineEquity, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       9.500%       10/30/2018      1,000,000         1,115,000   

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      5.375%       11/01/2023      375,000         370,312   

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      4.875%       11/01/2020      625,000         626,562   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      5.625%       10/15/2021      300,000         311,812   

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       7.500%       06/01/2016      575,000         646,875   

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       7.750%       03/15/2022      550,000         617,375   

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       8.625%       02/01/2019      600,000         706,500   

MGM Resorts International (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       6.750%       10/01/2020      425,000         455,812   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      9.750%       09/01/2021      925,000         1,001,312   

NPC International, Inc. / NPC Operating Co. A, Inc. / NPC Operating Co. B, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       10.500%       01/15/2020      1,200,000         1,392,000   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      5.875%       11/01/2021      500,000         495,000   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       7.500%       04/15/2021      550,000         599,500   

PNK Finance Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      6.375%       08/01/2021      750,000         770,625   

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP / Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      9.500%       06/15/2019      693,000         764,032   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       5.250%       11/15/2022      475,000         477,375   

Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. / Seminole Hard Rock International LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      5.875%       05/15/2021      775,000         765,312   

Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      7.804%       10/01/2020      860,000         950,300   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (b)      5.250%       01/15/2021      800,000         784,000   

Station Casinos LLC (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       7.500%       03/01/2021      825,000         882,750   

B.C. Mountain LLC / B.C. Mountain Finance, Inc. (Household Durables)

  (b)      7.000%       02/01/2021      450,000         456,750   

Hillman Group, Inc. / The (Household Durables)

       10.875%       06/01/2018      1,225,000         1,329,125   

Libbey Glass, Inc. (Household Durables)

       6.875%       05/15/2020      810,000         878,850   

RSI Home Products, Inc. (Household Durables)

  (b)      6.875%       03/01/2018      725,000         763,062   

Serta Simmons Holdings LLC (Household Durables)

  (b)      8.125%       10/01/2020      1,425,000         1,556,812   

SIWF Merger Sub, Inc. / Springs Industries, Inc. (Household Durables)

  (b)      6.250%       06/01/2021      300,000         303,375   

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

       12.535%       10/12/2017      51,000         53,550   

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

       8.500%       04/01/2019      1,850,000         2,053,500   

FGI Operating Co. LLC / FGI Finance, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

       7.875%       05/01/2020      1,025,000         1,101,875   

AMC Networks, Inc. (Media)

       7.750%       07/15/2021      575,000         649,750   

AMC Networks, Inc. (Media)

       4.750%       12/15/2022      350,000         335,125   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

       8.125%       04/30/2020      75,000         81,750   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

       7.000%       01/15/2019      425,000         448,906   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

       6.625%       01/31/2022      500,000         517,500   

 

  59   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)

  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

       5.125%       02/15/2023    $ 150,000       $        139,875   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

  (b)      5.750%       09/01/2023      325,000         309,562   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (Media)

       5.750%       01/15/2024      1,125,000         1,065,937   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. (Media)

  (b)      6.375%       09/15/2020      350,000         360,500   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. (Media)

  (b)      5.125%       12/15/2021      400,000         377,000   

Cinemark U.S.A., Inc. (Media)

       7.375%       06/15/2021      500,000         555,000   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Media)

       9.000%       03/01/2021      1,550,000         1,573,250   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Media)

       11.250%       03/01/2021      350,000         378,000   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Media)

       7.625%       03/15/2020      175,000         182,875   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Media)

       7.625%       03/15/2020      600,000         633,750   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Media)

       6.500%       11/15/2022      275,000         280,156   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Media)

       6.500%       11/15/2022      1,250,000         1,282,812   

Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (Media)

       10.500%       07/15/2019      1,525,000         1,738,500   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. (Media)

       7.750%       05/01/2019      1,025,000         1,086,500   

DISH DBS Corp. (Media)

       5.875%       07/15/2022      1,875,000         1,884,375   

DISH DBS Corp. (Media)

       4.625%       07/15/2017      200,000         210,000   

DISH DBS Corp. (Media)

       5.125%       05/01/2020      150,000         150,750   

Entercom Radio LLC (Media)

       10.500%       12/01/2019      825,000         938,437   

Expo Event Transco, Inc. (Media)

  (b)      9.000%       06/15/2021      950,000         971,375   

Gannett Co., Inc. (Media)

  (b)      6.375%       10/15/2023      775,000         804,062   

Gannett Co., Inc. (Media)

  (b)      5.125%       10/15/2019      200,000         208,500   

Gray Television, Inc. (Media)

       7.500%       10/01/2020      575,000         613,812   

Igloo Holdings Corp. (Media)

  (b)(c)      8.250%       12/15/2017      1,000,000         1,020,000   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. (Media)

       8.500%       11/01/2019      675,000         739,125   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. (Media)

       7.500%       04/01/2021      450,000         498,375   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. (Media)

       7.250%       04/01/2019      550,000         596,750   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. (Media)

       7.250%       10/15/2020      150,000         164,812   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. (Media)

  (b)      5.500%       08/01/2023      550,000         525,250   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. (Media)

       6.625%       12/15/2022      175,000         181,125   

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A. (Media)

  (b)      7.750%       06/01/2021      650,000         699,562   

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A. (Media)

  (b)      8.125%       06/01/2023      750,000         807,187   

Lamar Media Corp. (Media)

       5.875%       02/01/2022      250,000         257,500   

Lamar Media Corp. (Media)

       5.000%       05/01/2023      725,000         692,375   

Lynx II Corp. (Media)

  (b)      6.375%       04/15/2023      200,000         204,500   

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL / The (Media)

  (b)      5.500%       10/01/2021      50,000         50,875   

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co. (Media)

       7.750%       10/15/2018      550,000         596,750   

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co. (Media)

       4.500%       10/01/2020      450,000         439,875   

Regal Entertainment Group (Media)

       5.750%       02/01/2025      325,000         307,937   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

  (b)      5.250%       08/15/2022      1,150,000         1,167,250   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

  (b)      4.250%       05/15/2020      150,000         142,125   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

  (b)      4.625%       05/15/2023      475,000         431,062   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Media)

  (b)      5.875%       10/01/2020      100,000         102,250   

Townsquare Radio LLC / Townsquare Radio, Inc. (Media)

  (b)      9.000%       04/01/2019      950,000         1,033,125   

Visant Corp. (Media)

       10.000%       10/01/2017      825,000         804,375   

Academy Ltd. / Academy Finance Corp. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)      9.250%       08/01/2019      1,025,000         1,137,750   

Claire’s Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)      6.125%       03/15/2020      600,000         582,000   

Gymboree Corp. / The (Specialty Retail)

       9.125%       12/01/2018      475,000         439,969   

Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)(c)      9.750%       10/15/2019      850,000         893,562   

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)      8.125%       03/15/2019      1,625,000         1,708,281   

L Brands, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       5.625%       02/15/2022      725,000         744,937   

Michaels FinCo Holdings LLC / Michaels FinCo, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)(c)      7.500%       08/01/2018      1,200,000         1,254,000   

Michaels Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       7.750%       11/01/2018      1,275,000         1,389,750   

Neiman Marcus Group LTD, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)(c)      8.750%       10/15/2021      675,000         710,437   

Neiman Marcus Group LTD, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)      8.000%       10/15/2021      275,000         288,750   

New Academy Finance Co. LLC / New Academy Finance Corp. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)(c)      8.000%       06/15/2018      1,200,000         1,236,012   

Party City Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       8.875%       08/01/2020      550,000         618,750   

PC Nextco Holdings LLC / PC Nextco Finance, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)(c)      8.750%       08/15/2019      1,250,000         1,289,062   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       5.750%       10/01/2022      300,000         308,250   

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)      9.250%       12/01/2018      1,350,000         1,454,625   

Petco Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (b)(c)      8.500%       10/15/2017      1,225,000         1,255,625   

Sally Holdings LLC , Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       5.750%       06/01/2022      125,000         130,625   

Sally Holdings LLC , Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       6.875%       11/15/2019      700,000         777,000   

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       4.500%       12/15/2022      200,000         190,500   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       6.125%       10/15/2020      250,000         268,750   
             

 

 

 
                87,366,117   
             

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 5.7%

             

Constellation Brands, Inc. (Beverages)

       6.000%       05/01/2022      675,000         723,937   

U.S. Foods, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

       8.500%       06/30/2019      2,800,000         3,069,500   

 

  60   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)        Rate     Maturity   Face Amount     Value  

CONSUMER STAPLES (continued)

  

B&G Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

      4.625%      06/01/2021   $ 525,000      $        505,312   

Darling Escrow Corp. (Food Products)

  (b)     5.375%      01/15/2022     250,000        252,187   

Dean Foods Co. (Food Products)

      7.000%      06/01/2016     487,000        540,570   

Del Monte Corp. (Food Products)

      7.625%      02/15/2019     2,100,000        2,186,625   

Hawk Acquisition Sub, Inc. (Food Products)

  (b)     4.250%      10/15/2020     1,750,000        1,697,500   

Michael Foods Group, Inc. (Food Products)

      9.750%      07/15/2018     1,075,000        1,174,437   

Michael Foods Holding, Inc. (Food Products)

  (b)(c)     8.500%      07/15/2018     1,500,000        1,590,000   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC / Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp. (Food Products)

  (b)     4.875%      05/01/2021     1,300,000        1,235,000   

Shearer’s Foods LLC / Chip Finance Corp. (Food Products)

  (b)     9.000%      11/01/2019     625,000        662,500   

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

      6.625%      08/15/2022     1,350,000        1,437,750   

Sun Merger Sub., Inc. (Food Products)

  (b)     5.875%      08/01/2021     100,000        102,750   

Sun Merger Sub., Inc. (Food Products)

  (b)     5.250%      08/01/2018     100,000        105,000   

Spectrum Brands, Inc. (Household Products)

      6.750%      03/15/2020     1,150,000        1,243,437   

First Quality Finance Co., Inc. (Personal Products)

  (b)     4.625%      05/15/2021     475,000        453,625   

Prestige Brands, Inc. (Personal Products)

      8.125%      02/01/2020     175,000        196,875   

Prestige Brands, Inc. (Personal Products)

  (b)     5.375%      12/15/2021     425,000        431,375   
         

 

 

 
            17,608,380   
         

 

 

 

ENERGY – 10.3%

         

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      7.750%      02/15/2019     425,000        446,250   

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      7.750%      10/15/2022     300,000        311,250   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique – Veritas SA (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      7.750%      05/15/2017     1,100,000        1,135,750   

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique – Veritas SA (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      9.500%      05/15/2016     253,000        267,547   

Chaparral Energy, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      9.875%      10/01/2020     1,075,000        1,220,125   

Chaparral Energy, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      7.625%      11/15/2022     250,000        268,750   

Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (b)     6.500%      10/01/2017     350,000        379,750   

PHI, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      8.625%      10/15/2018     850,000        918,000   

SESI LLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      6.375%      05/01/2019     275,000        294,937   

SESI LLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      7.125%      12/15/2021     250,000        280,000   

Access Midstream Partners LP / ACMP Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.125%      07/15/2022     525,000        564,375   

Access Midstream Partners LP / ACMP Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      4.875%      05/15/2023     900,000        873,000   

Antero Resources Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.000%      12/01/2020     1,150,000        1,213,250   

Antero Resources Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)     5.375%      11/01/2021     175,000        176,859   

Approach Resources, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.000%      06/15/2021     600,000        618,000   

Athlon Holdings LP / Athlon Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)     7.375%      04/15/2021     550,000        580,250   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP / BreitBurn Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.875%      04/15/2022     525,000        548,625   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.500%      09/15/2020     575,000        632,500   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.875%      11/15/2020     675,000        766,125   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.750%      03/15/2023     450,000        465,750   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.375%      06/15/2021     525,000        546,000   

Chesapeake Oilfield Operating LLC / Chesapeake Oilfield Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.625%      11/15/2019     800,000        842,000   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)     6.125%      03/01/2022     225,000        231,750   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.000%      12/15/2020     400,000        414,000   

El Paso LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.250%      06/01/2018     225,000        257,880   

El Paso LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.500%      09/15/2020     900,000        968,512   

Energy Transfer Equity LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.875%      01/15/2024     600,000        594,750   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.750%      06/15/2019     200,000        215,500   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)     7.500%      12/15/2021     1,175,000        1,230,812   

EP Energy LLC / EP Energy Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      9.375%      05/01/2020     275,000        318,656   

EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.875%      05/01/2019     250,000        270,312   

EPE Holdings LLC / EP Energy Bond Co., Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)(c)     8.125%      12/15/2017     435,669        449,828   

Forest Oil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.250%      06/15/2019     460,000        450,225   

Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.500%      03/01/2020     475,000        498,750   

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)     5.625%      11/15/2023     325,000        315,822   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.500%      02/01/2022     275,000        275,000   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.500%      01/15/2021     200,000        200,500   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      8.625%      04/15/2020     750,000        813,750   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.750%      02/01/2021     650,000        690,625   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)     7.000%      11/01/2019     150,000        152,250   

Linn Energy LLC / Linn Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.500%      05/15/2019     50,000        51,250   

Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd. (Acquired 07/10/2012, Cost $97,156)(Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (d)(e)     10.375%      02/15/2017     100,000        30,500   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP / MarkWest Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.500%      02/15/2023     600,000        607,500   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP / MarkWest Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      4.500%      07/15/2023     300,000        282,750   

Newfield Exploration Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.625%      07/01/2024     825,000        825,000   

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      8.000%      06/01/2020     825,000        868,312   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.500%      11/01/2021     750,000        806,250   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      6.875%      01/15/2023     300,000        321,000   

 

  61   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

ENERGY (continued)

  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)      6.875%       03/15/2022    $ 250,000       $        266,250   

Plains Exploration & Production Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6.750%       02/01/2022      275,000         302,957   

Range Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.000%       03/15/2023      225,000         221,062   

Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6.875%       12/01/2018      275,000         296,313   

Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.500%       04/15/2023      175,000         171,500   

Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       4.500%       11/01/2023      225,000         205,875   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)      5.625%       02/01/2021      850,000         835,125   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)      5.625%       04/15/2023      225,000         211,500   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)      6.250%       03/15/2022      300,000         298,125   

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       7.500%       03/15/2021      525,000         552,562   

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       8.125%       10/15/2022      625,000         665,625   

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       7.500%       02/15/2023      200,000         204,000   

Southern Star Central Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6.750%       03/01/2016      125,000         126,094   

Tesoro Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6.125%       10/15/2021      325,000         336,375   

Tesoro Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       5.875%       10/01/2020      225,000         231,188   

Tesoro Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (b)      5.875%       10/01/2020      300,000         308,250   

W&T Offshore, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       8.500%       06/15/2019      775,000         823,438   
             

 

 

 
                31,810,128   
             

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 4.3%

             

Nuveen Investments, Inc. (Capital Markets)

  (b)      9.500%       10/15/2020      1,450,000         1,460,875   

CIT Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

  (b)      6.625%       04/01/2018      700,000         790,125   

CIT Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

       5.250%       03/15/2018      675,000         726,469   

CIT Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

       5.375%       05/15/2020      225,000         240,188   

CIT Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

       5.000%       05/15/2017      575,000         616,688   

CIT Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

       4.250%       08/15/2017      600,000         627,000   

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       8.300%       02/12/2015      1,975,000         2,128,063   

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       8.000%       03/15/2020      375,000         451,406   

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       7.500%       09/15/2020      625,000         730,469   

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       6.250%       12/01/2017      300,000         335,625   

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       8.000%       11/01/2031      225,000         270,281   

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       5.500%       02/15/2017      250,000         271,875   

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

       4.750%       09/10/2018      300,000         315,000   

Interactive Data Corp. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       10.250%       08/01/2018      800,000         881,000   

TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       9.625%       06/15/2018      1,125,000         1,215,000   

TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

       8.125%       06/15/2018      525,000         556,500   

Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP (Insurance)

  (b)      9.500%       12/15/2019      550,000         605,000   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

       6.750%       06/01/2016      19,000         19,274   
             

 

 

 
                13,177,338   
             

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 10.2%

             

Grifols, Inc. (Biotechnology)

       8.250%       02/01/2018      650,000         693,875   

Biomet, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       6.500%       10/01/2020      1,000,000         1,035,000   

Biomet, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       6.500%       08/01/2020      1,175,000         1,239,625   

DJO Finance LLC / DJO Finance Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       7.750%       04/15/2018      1,275,000         1,303,688   

DJO Finance LLC / DJO Finance Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       8.750%       03/15/2018      75,000         82,688   

Hologic, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       6.250%       08/01/2020      525,000         556,500   

VWR Funding, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

       7.250%       09/15/2017      1,600,000         1,724,000   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       5.750%       08/15/2022      450,000         457,875   

Envision Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       8.125%       06/01/2019      1,039,000         1,131,211   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       7.750%       05/15/2021      1,725,000         1,888,875   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       6.250%       02/15/2021      225,000         235,969   

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       7.500%       11/06/2033      225,000         227,250   

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       7.500%       02/15/2022      2,475,000         2,722,500   

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       6.500%       02/15/2020      275,000         302,844   

HCA, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       5.875%       05/01/2023      950,000         940,500   

IASIS Healthcare LLC / IASIS Capital Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       8.375%       05/15/2019      1,450,000         1,544,250   

Jaguar Holding Co. I (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (b)(c)      9.375%       10/15/2017      925,000         982,812   

Jaguar Holding Co. II / Jaguar Merger Sub, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (b)      9.500%       12/01/2019      1,050,000         1,186,500   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (b)      5.500%       12/01/2021      575,000         578,594   

MPH Intermediate Holding Co. 2 (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (b)(c)      8.375%       08/01/2018      1,050,000         1,095,938   

Multiplan, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (b)      9.875%       09/01/2018      1,700,000         1,878,500   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.500%       04/01/2021      575,000         546,969   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       8.125%       04/01/2022      675,000         729,000   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       4.375%       10/01/2021      850,000         803,250   

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       9.000%       04/01/2020      850,000         956,250   

Universal Hospital Services, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       7.625%       08/15/2020      1,000,000         1,060,000   

 

  62   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

  

Emdeon, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

       11.000%       12/31/2019    $ 1,100,000       $     1,278,750   

Healthcare Technology Intermediate, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (b)(c)      7.375%       09/01/2018      1,200,000         1,254,000   

Truven Health Analytics, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

       10.625%       06/01/2020      700,000         795,375   

VPII Escrow Corp. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (b)      6.750%       08/15/2018      125,000         137,969   

VPII Escrow Corp. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (b)      7.500%       07/15/2021      1,600,000         1,764,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (b)      5.625%       12/01/2021      300,000         302,250   
             

 

 

 
                31,436,807   
             

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 11.5%

             

Silver II Borrower / Silver II U.S. Holdings LLC (Aerospace & Defense)

  (b)      7.750%       12/15/2020      1,025,000         1,091,625   

B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

       5.250%       04/01/2022      750,000         765,000   

TransDigm, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

       7.750%       12/15/2018      1,200,000         1,293,000   

TransDigm, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

       5.500%       10/15/2020      275,000         270,188   

TransDigm, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

       7.500%       07/15/2021      300,000         324,000   

Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc. (Building Products)

  (b)      5.750%       10/01/2021      325,000         339,625   

Building Materials Corp. of America (Building Products)

  (b)      7.500%       03/15/2020      225,000         244,125   

Building Materials Corp. of America (Building Products)

  (b)      6.750%       05/01/2021      375,000         406,875   

CPG Merger Sub. LLC (Building Products)

  (b)      8.000%       10/01/2021      450,000         470,250   

Masonite International Corp. (Building Products)

  (b)      8.250%       04/15/2021      750,000         828,750   

Nortek, Inc. (Building Products)

       10.000%       12/01/2018      600,000         665,250   

Nortek, Inc. (Building Products)

       8.500%       04/15/2021      1,250,000         1,390,625   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc. (Building Products)

       8.250%       02/15/2018      800,000         856,000   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc. (Building Products)

       9.375%       04/15/2017      180,000         195,300   

Roofing Supply Group LLC / Roofing Supply Finance, Inc. (Building Products)

  (b)      10.000%       06/01/2020      700,000         791,000   

Unifrax I LLC / Unifrax Holding Co. (Building Products)

  (b)      7.500%       02/15/2019      625,000         650,000   

USG Corp. (Building Products)

  (b)      5.875%       11/01/2021      175,000         182,219   

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       8.250%       10/01/2020      250,000         272,500   

ARAMARK Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (b)      5.750%       03/15/2020      1,350,000         1,417,500   

Garda World Security Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (b)      7.250%       11/15/2021      450,000         455,625   

Iron Mountain, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       7.750%       10/01/2019      525,000         588,000   

Maxim Crane Works LP / Maxim Finance Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (b)      12.250%       04/15/2015      300,000         309,735   

Mustang Merger Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (b)      8.500%       08/15/2021      450,000         488,250   

Logo Merger Sub Corp. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (b)      8.375%       10/15/2020      1,150,000         1,196,000   

United Rentals North America, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       8.375%       09/15/2020      1,150,000         1,288,000   

United Rentals North America, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       7.375%       05/15/2020      100,000         111,375   

MasTec, Inc. (Construction & Engineering)

       4.875%       03/15/2023      275,000         260,563   

CommScope, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

  (b)      8.250%       01/15/2019      1,044,000         1,149,705   

General Cable Corp. (Electrical Equip.)

  (b)      6.500%       10/01/2022      750,000         738,750   

Viasystems, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

  (b)      7.875%       05/01/2019      375,000         407,344   

Amsted Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

  (b)      8.125%       03/15/2018      175,000         184,844   

Dematic SA / DH Services Luxembourg Sarl (Machinery)

  (b)      7.750%       12/15/2020      825,000         880,688   

Dynacast International LLC / Dynacast Finance, Inc. (Machinery)

       9.250%       07/15/2019      825,000         913,688   

Gardner Denver, Inc. (Machinery)

  (b)      6.875%       08/15/2021      600,000         601,500   

Mcron Finance Sub. LLC / Mcron Finance Corp. (Machinery)

  (b)      8.375%       05/15/2019      425,000         476,000   

Milacron LLC / Mcron Finance Corp. (Machinery)

  (b)      7.750%       02/15/2021      200,000         211,000   

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (Machinery)

       8.750%       09/01/2020      480,000         540,000   

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (Machinery)

       7.375%       06/01/2017      675,000         695,250   

Schaeffler Finance BV (Machinery)

  (b)      8.500%       02/15/2019      875,000         988,750   

Schaeffler Finance BV (Machinery)

  (b)      7.750%       02/15/2017      475,000         541,500   

Schaeffler Finance BV (Machinery)

  (b)      4.750%       05/15/2021      375,000         375,938   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV (Machinery)

  (b)(c)      6.875%       08/15/2018      475,000         505,875   

Titan International, Inc. (Machinery)

  (b)      6.875%       10/01/2020      400,000         419,000   

Hertz Corp. / The (Road & Rail)

       6.750%       04/15/2019      1,025,000         1,109,563   

Hertz Corp. / The (Road & Rail)

       7.500%       10/15/2018      100,000         108,250   

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (b)      5.625%       04/15/2021      125,000         125,938   

Interline Brands, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       7.500%       11/15/2018      700,000         743,750   

Interline Brands, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (c)      10.000%       11/15/2018      1,025,000         1,124,938   

International Lease Finance Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       8.750%       03/15/2017      1,900,000         2,246,750   

International Lease Finance Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       5.750%       05/15/2016      250,000         268,438   

International Lease Finance Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       5.875%       08/15/2022      700,000         701,750   

International Lease Finance Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

       4.625%       04/15/2021      350,000         334,906   

Rexel SA (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (b)      6.125%       12/15/2019      1,000,000         1,050,000   

Rexel SA (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (b)      5.250%       06/15/2020      750,000         757,500   
             

 

 

 
                35,352,995   
             

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 10.9%

             

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (b)(c)      6.625%       06/01/2020      950,000         992,750   

NCR Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

       5.000%       07/15/2022      450,000         430,313   

NCR Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

       4.625%       02/15/2021      475,000         457,188   

NCR Escrow Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

  (b)      5.875%       12/15/2021      225,000         230,344   

 

  63   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

  

NCR Escrow Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

  (b)      6.375%       12/15/2023    $ 375,000       $        384,844   

Seagate HDD Cayman (Computers & Peripherals)

       6.875%       05/01/2020      375,000         407,344   

Seagate HDD Cayman (Computers & Peripherals)

       7.000%       11/01/2021      125,000         138,594   

Seagate HDD Cayman (Computers & Peripherals)

  (b)      4.750%       06/01/2023      1,300,000         1,222,000   

Anixter, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       5.625%       05/01/2019      300,000         316,875   

Belden, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (b)      5.500%       09/01/2022      925,000         911,125   

Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (b)      8.750%       12/15/2019      575,000         626,750   

Flextronics International Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       5.000%       02/15/2023      325,000         306,313   

Flextronics International Ltd. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       4.625%       02/15/2020      300,000         294,000   

Kemet Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

       10.500%       05/01/2018      400,000         397,000   

Blackboard, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (b)      7.750%       11/15/2019      350,000         349,125   

IAC/InterActiveCorp (Internet Software & Svs.)

       4.750%       12/15/2022      825,000         773,438   

IAC/InterActiveCorp (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (b)      4.875%       11/30/2018      150,000         154,125   

VeriSign, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

       4.625%       05/01/2023      250,000         240,000   

Compiler Finance Sub, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (b)      7.000%       05/01/2021      650,000         648,375   

CoreLogic, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       7.250%       06/01/2021      975,000         1,062,750   

First Data Corp. (IT Svs.)

  (b)(c)      8.750%       01/15/2022      2,825,000         3,029,813   

First Data Corp. (IT Svs.)

  (b)      8.250%       01/15/2021      475,000         507,656   

First Data Corp. (IT Svs.)

  (b)      11.250%       01/15/2021      400,000         443,500   

iGATE Corp. (IT Svs.)

       9.000%       05/01/2016      1,000,000         1,067,500   

Lender Processing Services, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       5.750%       04/15/2023      1,075,000         1,118,000   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       7.625%       11/15/2020      200,000         219,000   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       7.375%       11/15/2018      175,000         185,719   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (IT Svs.)

       6.625%       11/01/2019      625,000         659,375   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       7.750%       08/01/2020      200,000         199,500   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       7.500%       08/15/2022      300,000         292,500   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       10.750%       08/01/2020      425,000         484,500   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (b)      6.000%       01/15/2022      750,000         761,250   

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       6.625%       07/15/2021      525,000         536,813   

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (b)      5.750%       02/15/2021      200,000         210,000   

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (b)      5.750%       03/15/2023      200,000         204,000   

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (b)      3.750%       06/01/2018      375,000         379,688   

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      6.375%       08/15/2020      175,000         183,313   

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      6.125%       09/15/2023      375,000         391,875   

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      5.625%       09/15/2021      175,000         181,563   

Aspect Software, Inc. (Software)

       10.625%       05/15/2017      375,000         379,688   

Audatex North America, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      6.000%       06/15/2021      575,000         605,188   

Audatex North America, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      6.125%       11/01/2023      100,000         103,500   

BMC Software Finance, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      8.125%       07/15/2021      1,250,000         1,293,750   

Eagle Midco, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      9.000%       06/15/2018      975,000         1,021,313   

Epicor Software Corp. (Software)

       8.625%       05/01/2019      1,525,000         1,662,250   

Infor (U.S.), Inc. (Software)

       9.375%       04/01/2019      925,000         1,045,250   

Infor (U.S.), Inc. (Software)

       11.500%       07/15/2018      1,050,000         1,215,375   

Nuance Communications, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      5.375%       08/15/2020      1,050,000         1,031,625   

Serena Software, Inc. (Software)

       10.375%       03/15/2016      200,000         201,000   

Sophia Holding Finance LP / Sophia Holding Finance, Inc. (Software)

  (b)(c)      9.625%       12/01/2018      375,000         388,125   

Sophia LP / Sophia Finance, Inc. (Software)

  (b)      9.750%       01/15/2019      1,650,000         1,835,625   

SSI Investments II Ltd. / SSI Co-Issuer LLC (Software)

       11.125%       06/01/2018      1,250,000         1,362,500   
             

 

 

 
                33,544,007   
             

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 7.5%

             

Ashland, Inc. (Chemicals)

       4.750%       08/15/2022      275,000         262,625   

Axiall Corp. (Chemicals)

  (b)      4.875%       05/15/2023      100,000         94,875   

Eagle Spinco, Inc. (Chemicals)

  (b)      4.625%       02/15/2021      200,000         196,750   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp / Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC (Chemicals)

       8.875%       02/01/2018      900,000         939,375   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp / Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC (Chemicals)

       9.000%       11/15/2020      550,000         551,375   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp. (Chemicals)

       6.625%       04/15/2020      425,000         437,750   

Huntsman International LLC (Chemicals)

       8.625%       03/15/2020      325,000         361,156   

Huntsman International LLC (Chemicals)

       4.875%       11/15/2020      250,000         247,500   

Koppers, Inc. (Chemicals)

       7.875%       12/01/2019      275,000         298,375   

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (Chemicals)

       10.000%       10/15/2020      300,000         315,750   

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. (Chemicals)

       7.875%       11/01/2018      800,000         864,000   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. / The (Chemicals)

       6.625%       12/15/2020      550,000         595,375   

U.S. Coatings Acquisition, Inc. / Flash Dutch 2 BV (Chemicals)

  (b)      7.375%       05/01/2021      1,125,000         1,205,156   

Union Carbide Corp. (Chemicals)

       7.875%       04/01/2023      100,000         119,171   

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)      9.125%       10/15/2020      1,325,000         1,457,500   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)      9.125%       10/15/2020      425,000         465,375   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)      7.000%       11/15/2020      275,000         279,125   

Ball Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

       4.000%       11/15/2023      875,000         787,500   

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)         Rate      Maturity    Face Amount      Value  

MATERIALS (continued)

  

Berry Plastics Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

       9.500%       05/15/2018    $ 550,000       $        592,625   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA / Beverage Packaging Holdings II Issuer (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)      6.000%       06/15/2017      275,000         279,125   

BOE Merger Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)(c)      9.500%       11/01/2017      825,000         880,688   

BWAY Holding Co. (Containers & Packaging)

       10.000%       06/15/2018      900,000         978,750   

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV (Containers & Packaging)

       4.500%       01/15/2023      175,000         164,500   

Greif, Inc. (Containers & Packaging)

       7.750%       08/01/2019      475,000         541,500   

Packaging Dynamics Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)      8.750%       02/01/2016      750,000         772,969   

Pactiv LLC (Containers & Packaging)

       7.950%       12/15/2025      225,000         212,063   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (Containers & Packaging)

       8.500%       05/15/2018      775,000         821,500   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (Containers & Packaging)

       9.000%       04/15/2019      675,000         727,313   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (Containers & Packaging)

       8.250%       02/15/2021      1,875,000         2,010,938   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (Containers & Packaging)

       9.875%       08/15/2019      1,275,000         1,424,813   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (Containers & Packaging)

       7.125%       04/15/2019      175,000         187,250   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (Containers & Packaging)

       5.750%       10/15/2020      1,000,000         1,025,000   

Sealed Air Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)      8.375%       09/15/2021      1,350,000         1,539,000   

Sealed Air Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

  (b)      6.500%       12/01/2020      125,000         135,000   

Century Aluminum Co. (Metals & Mining)

  (b)      7.500%       06/01/2021      450,000         441,000   

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       8.000%       06/01/2019      275,000         293,219   

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

       5.250%       04/15/2023      125,000         125,625   

Wise Metals Group LLC / Wise Alloys Finance Corp. (Metals & Mining)

  (b)      8.750%       12/15/2018      300,000         317,250   

Clearwater Paper Corp. (Paper & Forest Products)

       4.500%       02/01/2023      275,000         248,875   
             

 

 

 
                23,197,736   
             

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 5.2%

             

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       8.875%       06/01/2019      350,000         384,125   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       8.125%       07/01/2019      925,000         1,019,813   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       8.625%       07/15/2020      275,000         309,375   

Level 3 Financing, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       7.000%       06/01/2020      475,000         505,875   

Digicel Group Ltd. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      8.250%       09/30/2020      1,575,000         1,639,969   

Digicel Ltd. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      8.250%       09/01/2017      675,000         705,375   

Digicel Ltd. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      6.000%       04/15/2021      600,000         580,500   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       7.875%       09/01/2018      725,000         780,281   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.625%       11/15/2020      875,000         930,781   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      6.625%       04/01/2023      450,000         466,313   

Sprint Capital Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.875%       11/15/2028      1,100,000         1,042,250   

Sprint Capital Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.900%       05/01/2019      1,875,000         2,057,813   

Sprint Communications, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.000%       11/15/2022      1,100,000         1,078,000   

Sprint Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      7.875%       09/15/2023      675,000         727,313   

Sprint Nextel Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      9.000%       11/15/2018      1,025,000         1,237,688   

Sprint Nextel Corp. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (b)      7.000%       03/01/2020      350,000         392,000   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       9.125%       01/15/2019      1,600,000         1,756,000   

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.731%       04/28/2022      75,000         78,469   

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.500%       01/15/2024      200,000         203,000   

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       6.125%       01/15/2022      200,000         204,000   
             

 

 

 
                16,098,940   
             

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 1.5%

             

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC / EFIH Finance, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

       10.000%       12/01/2020      900,000         960,750   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC / EFIH Finance, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

  (b)      6.875%       08/15/2017      375,000         390,000   

Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

       7.500%       10/01/2018      211,000         227,353   

Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp. (Gas Utilities)

       7.375%       08/01/2021      372,000         407,340   

Calpine Corp. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

  (b)      6.000%       01/15/2022      175,000         180,250   

Dynegy, Inc. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

  (b)      5.875%       06/01/2023      175,000         166,250   

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

       8.250%       09/01/2020      750,000         834,375   

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

       7.875%       05/15/2021      475,000         528,438   

NRG Energy, Inc. (Ind. Power Prod. & Energy Traders)

       7.625%       05/15/2019      700,000         743,750   

FPL Energy National Wind Portfolio LLC (Acquired 05/27/2009, Cost $95,719)(Multi-Utilities)

  (b)(e)      6.125%       03/25/2019      108,090         103,207   
             

 

 

 
                4,541,713   
             

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $279,864,107)

              $ 294,134,161   
             

 

 

 
Common Stocks – 0.1%                       Shares      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.1%

             

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

  (a)            4,679       $ 191,232   
             

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $415,829)

              $ 191,232   
             

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   High Income Bond Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Preferred Stocks – 0.1%                     Shares      Value  

FINANCIALS – 0.1%

             

Ally Financial, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

  (b)            346       $ 332,193   
             

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $0)

              $ 332,193   
             

 

 

 
Warrants – 0.1%                     Quantity      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.1%

             

General Motors Co. (Automobiles) Expiration: 07/10/16, Exercise Price: $10.00

  (a)            4,254       $ 132,542   

General Motors Co. (Automobiles) Expiration: 07/10/19, Exercise Price: $18.33

  (a)            4,254         98,385   
             

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $476,540)

              $ 230,927   
             

 

 

 
Other – 0.0%                     Shares      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.0%

             

Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust (Automobiles)

  (a)            1,116       $ 35,879   
             

 

 

 

Total Other (Cost $0)

              $ 35,879   
             

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.8%                     Shares      Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
Money Market Portfolio – Class I

             5,678,000       $ 5,678,000   
             

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $5,678,000)

              $ 5,678,000   
             

 

 

 

Total Investments – 97.6% (Cost $286,434,476)

  (f)             $ 300,602,392   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 2.4%

                7,282,451   
             

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

              $ 307,884,843   
             

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt form registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2013, the value of these securities totaled $113,774,035, or 37.0% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Unless also noted with (e), as defined below, these securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  (c) Issuer of the security has the option to make coupon payments in cash or in additional par value of this bond. Rate presented is the coupon rate for the cash option.

 

  (d) Represents a security that is in default. Unless noted by (e), as defined below, these securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  (e) Represents a security deemed to be illiquid. At December 31, 2013, the value of illiquid securities in the Portfolio totaled $133,707, or 0.0% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (f) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Growth Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Capital Growth Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in an actively managed portfolio of equity securities of small cap growth companies.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     30.26%   

Five years

     21.69%   

Ten years

     10.80%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Capital Growth Portfolio returned 30.26% versus 43.30% for the current benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

For the year, the return of the Russell 2000 Growth Index (+43.3%) outpaced the return of the Russell 2000 Value Index (+34.5%), in what was the index’s strongest performance year in a decade. Strength in returns was broad-based during 2013, led by Health Care (51.6%), Consumer Staples (48.5%) and Information Technology (44.9%), while Materials came in light (+27.5%) relative to the benchmark’s extremely strong performance during 2013.

The Portfolio was outpaced by the benchmark. Underperforming sectors were Information Technology, Health Care and, to a lesser extent, Consumer Discretionary. Energy was the sole bright spot on the sector level for the strategy, generating slight outperformance over the course of the year.(1)

The Portfolio’s worst performing holdings for the year were ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Vocera Communications, Inc., Fusion-io, Inc., Francesca’s Holdings Corp. and Monster Worldwide, Inc.(1)

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. focuses on therapies used to target drug-resistant, difficult-to-treat cancers. Investors were caught off-guard by an unexpected U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halt placed on ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s late-stage clinical trial that was analyzing the firm’s leukemia drug candidate. The FDA expressed concerns about a greater than acceptable incidence of blood clots reported by trial patients. We sold the stock.(1)

Vocera Communications, Inc. makes hands-free devices used by physicians and many hospital personnel. These devices simplify communication between highly mobile and often difficult to locate individuals in a fast-paced hospital environment. The company reported a substantially weaker than expected quarter earlier in the period and lowered guidance on reduced growth visibility in the near term.(1)

Fusion-io, Inc. is a producer of commercial data storage that utilizes “flash” memory. Customer-concentration issues have continued to

plague the firm in recent periods, exacerbated by multiple management departures earlier in the year. Despite a solid product offering, Fusion-io, Inc. appears to have lost its strategic footing for the time being and the stock has suffered as a result.(1)

Francesca’s Collections, a subsidiary of Francesca’s Holdings Corp., is a specialty women’s retailer. Francesca’s missed quarterly estimates and substantially reduced guidance. We sold the stock due to very poor results, particularly in its non-mall locations.(1)

Monster Worldwide, Inc. provides online employment solutions (e.g., searchable job postings for prospective employees and resume database access for recruiters). The firm has proceeded with some selective restructuring as part of a cost-savings initiative, while continuing to entertain and evaluate strategic alternatives through a possible sale of the company. Shares of the stock have suffered as the anticipated sale of the company has taken longer than expected.(1)

The Portfolio’s top performing holdings for the year were United Therapeutics Corp., Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., Bally Technologies, Inc. and Genesco, Inc. (1)

United Therapeutics Corp. is a biotechnology company focused on the medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening conditions. Shares jumped toward the end of the period as the FDA announced approval of United Therapeutic Corp.’s new drug designed to improve the ability to exercise for sufferers of pulmonary arterial hypertension (effectively high blood pressure in the lungs).(1)

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. specializes in drugs for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and conditions. The firm continues to benefit from its diverse lineup and has upside potential from the recent acquisition of a competitor that is expected to enhance the scale of Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s operations in the GI pharmaceutical industry.(1)

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. operates natural and organic grocery and dietary supplement stores throughout the United States. The firm beat top- and bottom-line estimates earlier in the year. Secular trends supporting healthy lifestyles have provided tailwinds for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. as it expands square footage, maintains disciplined expense controls and enhances marketing.(1)

Bally Technologies, Inc., a producer of casino gaming systems and equipment, announced the acquisition of competitor SHFL Entertainment, in what is largely expected to be a synergistic and highly accretive transaction. The acquisition should provide Bally Technologies, Inc. with the valuable additions of SHFL’s product offerings and exposure to Asian gaming markets.(1)

Genesco, Inc. is a retailer of headwear, sporting goods, footwear and clothing accessories. The firm has continued to leverage its strong positioning in the Journeys footwear and Lids headwear lines to grow earnings. It maintains top market share in those spaces in the absence of direct competitors.(1)

Our outlook comments have been fairly consistent toward the latter half of the reporting period, as the market shrugged off the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tapering and rallied to new highs. Once again, particular strength was evident in the small-cap space as the “risk-on” trade continued. Valuations increase, and the possibility of a correction also increases as the market rises. Nevertheless, valuations, while not cheap, are not excessive either. Important metrics, such as domestic housing and autos, continue to be strong, employment statistics are getting better, and recent economic data from Europe and China also has been encouraging. Finally, the

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Growth Portfolio (Continued)

 

Federal Reserve’s gradual tapering has been well-received. We continue to believe higher interest rates are inevitable and, consequently, we continue to believe investors will move money out of fixed income and into those asset classes producing the highest returns. That transfer could provide continued fuel for the rally. It appears to us that conditions remain in place for the market to continue higher, but gains of the magnitude of 2013 would be an unrealistic expectation.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Index represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    99.7   

Other Net Assets

    0.3   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     Genesco, Inc.

     3.0   

  2.     United Therapeutics Corp.

     2.7   

  3.     Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

     2.3   

  4.     Geospace Technologies Corp.

     2.2   

  5.     Bally Technologies, Inc.

     2.1   

  6.     Hexcel Corp.

     1.8   

  7.     Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     1.8   

  8.     WhiteWave Foods Co. Class A

     1.7   

  9.     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

     1.6   

10.     Centene Corp.

     1.6   
 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Information Technology

     22.9   

Health Care

     22.8   

Consumer Discretionary

     16.8   

Industrials

     15.5   

Financials

     6.0   

Materials

     5.7   

Consumer Staples

     5.3   

Energy

     4.7   
  

 

 

 
     99.7   
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Growth Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 99.7%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 16.8%

     

Tenneco, Inc. (Auto Components)

  (a)     12,170      $      688,457   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

  (a)     7,665        334,194   

Sotheby’s (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

      5,995        318,934   

Bally Technologies, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     21,791        1,709,504   

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     12,215        439,984   

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     59,255        895,343   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)     17,728        460,751   

Universal Electronics, Inc. (Household Durables)

  (a)     24,045        916,355   

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      22,859        430,664   

Container Store Group, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     2,130        99,279   

Genesco, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     33,544        2,450,725   

Outerwall, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     7,252        487,842   

TravelCenters of America LLC (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     25,225        245,692   

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     35,361        1,839,126   

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     10,255        866,137   

Steven Madden Ltd. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     24,083        881,197   

Vince Holding Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     14,962        458,885   
     

 

 

 
        13,523,069   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 5.3%

     

Fresh Market, Inc. / The (Food & Staples Retailing)

  (a)     18,019        729,770   

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

  (a)     33,914        1,439,649   

United Natural Foods, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

  (a)     7,040        530,746   

Pinnacle Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

      7,415        203,616   

WhiteWave Foods Co. Class A (Food Products)

  (a)     57,930        1,328,914   
     

 

 

 
        4,232,695   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 4.7%

     

Geospace Technologies Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     18,563        1,760,329   

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     5,290        279,629   

Gulfport Energy Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     18,790        1,186,588   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     8,375        393,374   

Western Refining, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      4,710        199,751   
     

 

 

 
        3,819,671   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 6.0%

     

Stifel Financial Corp. (Capital Markets)

  (a)     13,039        624,829   

UMB Financial Corp. (Commercial Banks)

      11,537        741,598   

Validus Holdings Ltd. (Insurance)

      24,325        980,054   

Geo Group, Inc. / The (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      39,171        1,262,090   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      47,140        437,459   

Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd. (Thrifts & Mortgage Finance)

      34,914        801,975   
     

 

 

 
        4,848,005   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 22.8%

     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     20,726        605,199   

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     6,875        487,850   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     10,131        697,722   

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     10,205        406,567   

Ophthotech Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     12,474        403,534   

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     16,815        670,750   

Theravance, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     21,113        752,678   

United Therapeutics Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     19,230        2,174,528   

Align Technology, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     10,488        599,389   

ArthroCare Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     31,910        1,284,058   

Cooper Cos., Inc. / The (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      8,920        1,104,653   

Cyberonics, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     3,160        207,012   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

     

Endologix, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     10,827      $      188,823   

Natus Medical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     8,891        200,048   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     11,347        796,559   

Thoratec Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     31,862        1,166,149   

Air Methods Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     20,987        1,224,172   

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     22,202        1,308,808   

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     1,063        181,337   

Team Health Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     19,044        867,454   

athenahealth, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     2,985        401,483   

MedAssets, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     46,456        921,222   

Medidata Solutions, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     4,434        268,567   

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

  (a)     5,913        248,405   

PAREXEL International Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

  (a)     8,906        402,373   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     8,907        801,096   
     

 

 

 
        18,370,436   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 15.5%

     

Hexcel Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

  (a)     32,457        1,450,503   

American Airlines Group, Inc. (Airlines)

  (a)     16,483        416,196   

JetBlue Airways Corp. (Airlines)

  (a)     94,010        803,785   

PGT, Inc. (Building Products)

  (a)     48,339        489,191   

Trex Co., Inc. (Building Products)

  (a)     10,483        833,713   

USG Corp. (Building Products)

  (a)     15,085        428,112   

Waste Connections, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      22,682        989,616   

Foster Wheeler AG (Construction & Engineering)

  (a)     22,881        755,531   

Northwest Pipe Co. (Construction & Engineering)

  (a)     20,161        761,279   

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

  (a)     21,215        579,806   

Chart Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

  (a)     6,972        666,802   

Colfax Corp. (Machinery)

  (a)     15,039        957,834   

Manitowoc Co., Inc. / The (Machinery)

      28,174        657,018   

Trimas Corp. (Machinery)

  (a)     12,008        478,999   

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (Machinery)

  (a)     5,572        520,481   

Woodward, Inc. (Machinery)

      12,464        568,483   

Landstar System, Inc. (Road & Rail)

      10,655        612,130   

Quality Distribution, Inc. (Road & Rail)

  (a)     36,439        467,512   
     

 

 

 
        12,436,991   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 22.9%

     

Aruba Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     29,745        532,436   

Ixia (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     11,993        159,627   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     8,425        484,185   

Coherent, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)     12,368        920,056   

InvenSense, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)     49,816        1,035,176   

IPG Photonics Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)     14,365        1,114,868   

Angie’s List, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     31,756        481,103   

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     24,811        1,323,419   

Demandware, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     12,843        823,493   

Marin Software, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     23,342        239,022   

Rocket Fuel, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     3,732        229,481   

Trulia, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     26,489        934,267   

Cavium, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     25,755        888,805   

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     13,353        328,617   

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     18,263        242,898   

SunEdison, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     32,995        430,585   

Teradyne, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     44,860        790,433   

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     19,545        643,226   

Aspen Technology, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     19,843        829,437   

Concur Technologies, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     8,000        825,440   

Fortinet, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     45,077        862,323   

Guidewire Software, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     10,398        510,230   
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Capital Growth Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

     

Imperva, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     15,951      $      767,722   

NICE Systems Ltd. – ADR (Software)

      19,587        802,284   

PTC, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     11,710        414,417   

Qlik Technologies, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     30,475        811,549   

TIBCO Software, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     15,351        345,090   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. / The (Software)

  (a)     3,997        612,420   
     

 

 

 
        18,382,609   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 5.7%

     

Huntsman Corp. (Chemicals)

      40,616        999,154   

Quaker Chemical Corp. (Chemicals)

      16,949        1,306,259   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

MATERIALS (continued)

     

Texas Industries, Inc. (Construction Materials)

  (a)     18,066      $   1,242,579   

RTI International Metals, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

  (a)     30,739        1,051,581   
     

 

 

 
        4,599,573   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $58,521,428)

      $ 80,213,049   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.7% (Cost $58,521,428)

  (b)     $ 80,213,049   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.3%

        219,311   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 80,432,360   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in stocks that are included in the Nasdaq-100® Index. Unlike the other Portfolios of the Fund, the Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio is a non-diversified portfolio for purposes of Section 5(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     35.98%   

Five years

     24.86%   

Ten years

     9.52%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio returned 35.98% versus 36.92% for the current benchmark, the Nasdaq-100® Index.

The Portfolio’s correlation to the index for the year was 99.8%. The high correlation is due to the fact that the Portfolio invests in each of the 100 stocks in the index. The Portfolio also invests in PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1, an exchange traded fund that mimics the holdings and returns of the Nasdaq-100® Index.(1)

The largest contributors to the index return for 2013 were Google, Inc., Microsoft, Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., and Facebook, Inc. The largest detractors in 2013 were Oracle Corp., Intuitive Surgical. Inc., Nuance Communications. Inc., VimpelCom Ltd. - ADR, and Broadcom Corp. Class A.(1)

The year 2013 was very good for equities, as the market was fueled by a very accommodating Federal Reserve. In 2013, we saw continued improvement in the economy, an improvement in the housing market, and less public policy uncertainty. Multiples for the Nasdaq 100® Index expanded in 2013, with the price to earnings ratio starting at 16.79 times at the end of 2012 to 21.77 times at the end of 2013, as investors priced in the impact of the improving economic environment and improving company earnings.

We believe that 2014 should be another good year for equities. As quantitative easing (“QE”) comes to an end, we expect stock prices to be supported by earnings growth, which is expected to be in the high single digits. We would also expect some volatility, as investors pay close attention to the Federal Reserve’s actions and the speed of the “taper” of QE.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

The Nasdaq-100®, Nasdaq-100 Index®, and Nasdaq® are registered trademarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as “NASDAQ OMX”). Ohio National Investments, Inc. has licensed these marks for the Portfolio’s use. NASDAQ OMX has not passed on the Portfolio’s legality or suitability. NASDAQ OMX does not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Portfolio. NASDAQ OMX MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PORTFOLIO.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting. Investors cannot invest in an index. Although they can invest in its underlying securities or funds.

The Nasdaq-100® Index is a modified capitalization-weighted index of the 100 largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    97.3   

Exchange Traded Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    2.7   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2013
(1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     Apple, Inc.

     12.2   

  2.     Microsoft Corp.

     7.5   

  3.     Google, Inc. Class A

     7.5   

  4.     Amazon.com, Inc.

     4.4   

  5.     PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1

     3.2   

  6.     Intel Corp.

     3.1   

  7.     QUALCOMM, Inc.

     3.0   

  8.     Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2.9   

  9.     Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     2.8   

  10.   Comcast Corp. Class A

     2.7   
 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Information Technology

     55.4   

Consumer Discretionary

     20.3   

Health Care

     13.2   

Consumer Staples

     4.6   

Industrials

     1.8   

Telecommunication Services

     1.7   

Materials

     0.3   
  

 

 

 
     97.3   
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 97.3%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 20.3%

     

Tesla Motors, Inc. (Automobiles)

  (a)     2,825      $      424,823   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      6,925        341,818   

Starbucks Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      17,400        1,363,986   

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      2,325        451,538   

Garmin Ltd. (Household Durables)

      4,500        207,990   

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     10,575        4,217,204   

Expedia, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

      2,725        189,824   

Liberty Interactive Corp. Class A (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     11,075        325,051   

Netflix, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     1,375        506,234   

priceline.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     1,190        1,383,256   

TripAdvisor, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     2,975        246,419   

Mattel, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

      7,825        372,313   

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

  (a)     2,400        328,224   

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

      49,322        2,563,018   

DIRECTV (Media)

  (a)     12,125        837,716   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

  (a)     3,375        305,167   

DISH Network Corp. Class A (Media)

  (a)     5,075        293,944   

Liberty Global PLC Class A (Media)

  (a)     5,125        456,074   

Liberty Media Corp. (Media)

  (a)     2,400        351,480   

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (Media)

  (a)     141,625        494,271   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (Media)

      34,250        1,204,915   

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Media)

      9,125        796,977   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

  (a)     4,800        270,816   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     4,950        397,485   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)     2,475        318,557   

Ross Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      5,000        374,650   

Staples, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

      15,100        239,939   

Tractor Supply Co. (Specialty Retail)

      3,225        250,195   
     

 

 

 
        19,513,884   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 4.6%

     

Monster Beverage Corp. (Beverages)

  (a)     3,875        262,609   

Costco Wholesale Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      10,085        1,200,216   

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

      8,600        497,338   

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (Food Products)

  (a)     3,450        260,751   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (Food Products)

      13,750        741,400   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (Food Products)

      40,475        1,428,768   
     

 

 

 
        4,391,082   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 13.2%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     4,525        602,096   

Amgen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      17,397        1,986,042   

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     5,450        1,524,638   

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     9,525        1,609,344   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     35,400        2,660,310   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     2,250        619,290   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     5,400        401,220   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     875        336,070   

Catamaran Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     4,750        225,530   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     18,600        1,306,464   

Henry Schein, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     1,975        225,664   

Cerner Corp. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     7,925        441,739   

Illumina, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

  (a)     2,925        323,563   

Mylan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     8,850        384,090   
     

 

 

 
        12,646,060   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 1.8%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      3,500        204,190   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      4,750        210,188   

Stericycle, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (a)     1,975        229,436   

PACCAR, Inc. (Machinery)

      8,164        483,064   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

     

Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A (Professional Svs.)

  (a)     3,875      $ 254,665   

Fastenal Co. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

      6,850        325,444   
     

 

 

 
        1,706,987   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 55.4%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

      123,425        2,770,891   

F5 Networks, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     1,800        163,548   

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

      38,995        2,895,379   

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      20,770        11,654,255   

NetApp, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      7,860        323,360   

SanDisk Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

      5,225        368,572   

Seagate Technology PLC (Computers & Peripherals)

      7,525        422,604   

Western Digital Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

      5,450        457,255   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     4,125        194,618   

Baidu, Inc. – ADR (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     6,350        1,129,538   

eBay, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     29,885        1,640,388   

Equinix, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     1,150        204,068   

Facebook, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     43,250        2,364,045   

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     6,400        7,172,544   

Yahoo!, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     23,410        946,700   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (IT Svs.)

      11,125        899,011   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (IT Svs.)

  (a)     6,975        704,335   

Fiserv, Inc. (IT Svs.)

  (a)     5,949        351,288   

Paychex, Inc. (IT Svs.)

      8,420        383,363   

Altera Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      7,425        241,535   

Analog Devices, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      7,175        365,423   

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      27,775        491,340   

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      5,725        302,795   

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      11,950        354,317   

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      114,745        2,978,780   

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      3,850        248,171   

Linear Technology Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      5,405        246,198   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      6,525        182,113   

Micron Technology, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     24,275        528,224   

NVIDIA Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      13,137        210,455   

NXP Semiconductor NV (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     5,675        260,653   

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      25,275        1,109,825   

Xilinx, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      6,205        284,934   

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Software)

      16,050        286,172   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     11,530        690,416   

Autodesk, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     5,200        261,716   

CA, Inc. (Software)

      10,425        350,801   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Software)

  (a)     4,545        293,243   

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     4,300        271,975   

Intuit, Inc. (Software)

      6,580        502,186   

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

      192,700        7,212,761   

Symantec Corp. (Software)

      16,073        379,001   
     

 

 

 
        53,098,796   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 0.3%

     

Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (Chemicals)

      2,750        258,528   
     

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.7%

     

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

  (a)     2,975        267,274   

VimpelCom Ltd. – ADR (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

      38,150        493,661   

Vodafone Group PLC – ADR (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

      22,800        896,268   
     

 

 

 
        1,657,203   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $57,843,800)

      $ 93,272,540   
     

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – 3.2%        Shares     Value  

PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1

      35,115      $ 3,088,715   
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $3,001,780)

      $ 3,088,715   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.5% (Cost $60,845,580)

  (b)     $ 96,361,255   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.5)%

        (513,669)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 95,847,586   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bristol Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Bristol Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     41.21%   

Five years

     17.92%   

Ten years

     7.54%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Bristol Portfolio returned 41.21% versus 32.39% for the current benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

Following a strong 2012, January 2013 saw the best “January effect” in sixteen years for U.S. stocks and set the tone for the rest of the year. In the past fifty years, the 2013 return has been significantly exceeded only three times, in 1975, 1995 and 1997. The most important downturn during the year occurred after an all time high on May 21. The market corrected downwards in reaction to the remarks of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, which were interpreted that Quantitative Easing (“QE”) might “taper off” in the near term. As QE has been seen as powering the equity markets’ rise, it took subsequent remarks of Federal Reserve members to suggest that tapering may be a long way off, possibly at the end of 2014. With this response, the markets recovered, but it left the S&P 500 Index down 3.8% from the record high and ended a streak of seven monthly advances and the longest run since 2009. Overall, the returns had the best performance for the first six months of a calendar year since 1998. The market rise restarted in late June and the markets were better prepared when actual tapering started in late December. The Federal Reserve announced that it would reduce the monthly purchases of $85 billion by a total of $10 billion. This action contrasted very favorably with the clumsiness of the Federal Reserve in May and seemed to hit the “sweet spot” of acknowledging rising economic growth and reduced unemployment, while at the same time not scaring the markets with the prospect of a huge cutback. Corporations are exiting the recession and enjoying the usual bonus of a leaner workforce and reduced costs. As a result, profits for the S&P 500 Index components increased to $100 per share this year, compared with about $60 a share in 2008. Clearly, the debt markets’ modest returns and the prospect of higher interest rates in the future made the equity markets the better choice for most investors in the near term.

The largest contributors to the significant out-performance relative to the benchmark were stock selections in Financials, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary. Overweights in Consumer Discretionary and Industrials, along with underweights in the under-performing Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors, also had positive effects.(1)

The Portfolio’s best performers from an individual holding perspective were Delta Air Lines, Inc., Facebook,, Inc., Lincoln National Corp., Hanesbrands, Inc. and Celgene Corp. The Portfolio’s worst performers were Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amarin Corp., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Altera Corp. and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The top contributors to performance were Facebook,, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lincoln National Corp., Delta Air Lines, Inc., and Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. The top detractors from performance were Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Altera Corp., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Amarin Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co.(1)

The top stock contributor to the Portfolio’s performance was Facebook, Inc. which generated 225 basis points with its continued domination of social media sites. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. contributed 208 basis points as a result of positive drug trails that resulted in a stock price surge in April. Lincoln National Corp. contributed 175 basis points as part of our continued commitment to the Financials sector in anticipation of future interest rates increases. Delta Air Lines, Inc. contributed 170 basis points as growth reappeared in the economy and oil prices weakened. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. added 152 basis points, having benefited from the purchase of Dollar Thrifty, a 20% stake in China Auto Rental, the largest rental firm in China, and increased revenues as a result of the end of the recession.(1)

Detractors from performance during the year included Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which lost the Portfolio 132 basis points as a result of adverse health reports in a drug trial. Programmable chip maker Altera Corp. lost the Portfolio 32 basis points as a result of a November downgrade by a big name analyst that grew concerned with delays in revenue development. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. lost the Portfolio 29 basis points after reporting a larger than expected loss for the first quarter, and Amarin Corp. lost the Portfolio 22 basis points when a recently approved drug did not get the expected unqualified approval of the FDA.(1)

Looking to 2014, it appears that the impact of quantitative easing will likely continue for much of the year, and possibly into 2015. The newly appointed Federal Reserve chair will likely continue the tapering, at modest amounts of $10 billion every one or two months, and keep interest rates low for the near term. Unemployment, at 7%, is at a five year low, factory output is up, and the concerns regarding Obamacare’s uncertain medical insurance costs have been somewhat muted. The Federal Reserve projects growth in the area of 3% in 2014 and unemployment falling as low as 6.3%. Even the high returns of 2013 need not be a concern. While past performance is no guarantee of future returns, the historical results since 1870 have a total of thirty examples when the market climbed more than 25%. In twenty-three of these years, the market rose further the following year, with a mean return of 12%. This is a reminder that, in a rising market, December 31st is just an arbitrary date. The fixed income investor’s dilemma regarding what to do about low-to-near-zero interest rates, enshrined in current Federal Reserve policy, suggests strong continued support for equities for 2014.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bristol Portfolio (Continued)

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    99.4   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    0.6   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2013
(1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     Apple, Inc.

    3.1   

  2.     Google, Inc. Class A

    2.6   

  3.     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

    2.6   

  4.     Microsoft Corp.

    2.3   

  5.     MetLife, Inc.

    2.2   

  6.     Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2.1   

  7.     Prudential Financial, Inc.

    2.1   

  8.     Tyco International Ltd.

    2.1   

  9.     Huntsman Corp.

    2.1   

10.     Walt Disney Co. / The

    2.1   
 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Information Technology

     22.1   

Consumer Discretionary

     19.3   

Health Care

     17.8   

Industrials

     16.8   

Financials

     14.9   

Energy

     3.9   

Materials

     3.7   

Consumer Staples

     0.9   
  

 

 

 
     99.4   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 99.4%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 19.3%

     

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

  (a)     108,300      $     4,426,221   

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      54,100        4,266,867   

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)     9,800        3,908,142   

CBS Corp. Class B (Media)

      55,400        3,531,196   

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

      90,500        4,702,833   

Time Warner, Inc. (Media)

      32,900        2,293,788   

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

      62,200        4,752,080   

Nordstrom, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

      54,700        3,380,460   

Hanesbrands, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      61,300        4,307,551   

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      55,800        4,388,112   

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      34,000        4,624,680   
     

 

 

 
        44,581,930   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 0.9%

     

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Beverages)

  (a)     30,150        2,121,957   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 3.9%

     

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      25,900        1,314,425   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      46,400        4,181,104   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      12,400        2,282,468   

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     18,600        1,150,782   
     

 

 

 
        8,928,779   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 14.9%

     

Citigroup, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      85,400        4,450,194   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      75,800        4,432,784   

Allstate Corp. / The (Insurance)

      61,400        3,348,756   

American International Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      67,800        3,461,190   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Insurance)

      124,000        4,492,520   

Lincoln National Corp. (Insurance)

      82,200        4,243,164   

MetLife, Inc. (Insurance)

      96,519        5,204,304   

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

      52,300        4,823,106   
     

 

 

 
        34,456,018   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 17.8%

     

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     22,800        3,852,288   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     56,500        4,245,975   

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     21,500        2,274,270   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     49,800        3,700,140   

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      31,200        2,084,472   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      47,100        3,546,630   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      41,600        4,632,160   

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      89,300        4,469,465   

Mylan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     97,800        4,244,520   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE (continued)

     

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      70,000      $ 2,144,100   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     50,700        5,952,180   
     

 

 

 
        41,146,200   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 16.8%

     

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

      21,600        2,948,184   

Precision Castparts Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      14,366        3,868,764   

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      31,900        4,586,263   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

      128,200        3,521,654   

Tyco International Ltd. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      117,100        4,805,784   

Eaton Corp. PLC (Electrical Equip.)

      55,946        4,258,610   

Pentair Ltd. (Machinery)

      53,100        4,124,277   

Terex Corp. (Machinery)

      94,000        3,947,060   

Xylem, Inc. (Machinery)

      98,800        3,418,480   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (Road & Rail)

  (a)     122,600        3,508,812   
     

 

 

 
        38,987,888   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 22.1%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Communications Equip.)

      218,010        4,894,325   

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

      12,664        7,105,897   

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     5,340        5,984,591   

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

      24,700        4,632,979   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

      2,753        2,300,021   

Altera Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      115,900        3,770,227   

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      86,900        4,596,141   

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      174,400        4,527,424   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     76,800        4,598,784   

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

      142,600        5,337,518   

Oracle Corp. (Software)

      91,200        3,489,312   
     

 

 

 
        51,237,219   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 3.7%

     

Huntsman Corp. (Chemicals)

      194,100        4,774,860   

Monsanto Co. (Chemicals)

      32,900        3,834,495   
     

 

 

 
        8,609,355   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $192,157,490)

      $ 230,069,346   
     

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 0.9%        Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I

      2,188,000      $ 2,188,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,188,000)

      $ 2,188,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.3% (Cost $194,345,490)

  (b)     $ 232,257,346   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.3)%

      (715,876)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 231,541,470   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bryton Growth Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Bryton Growth Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of growth-oriented U.S. companies smaller than the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     40.73%   

Five years

     19.06%   

Ten years

     7.60%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more, or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Bryton Growth Portfolio returned 40.73% versus 43.30% for the current benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

Following a strong 2012, January 2013 saw the best “January effect” in sixteen years for U.S. stocks and set the tone for the rest of the year. In the past fifty years, the 2013 return has been significantly exceeded only three times, in 1975, 1995 and 1997. The most important downturn during the year occurred after an all time high on May 21. The market corrected downwards in reaction to the remarks of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, which were interpreted that Quantitative Easing (“QE”) might “taper off” in the near term. As QE has been seen as powering the equity markets’ rise, it took subsequent remarks of Federal Reserve members to suggest that tapering may be a long way off, possibly at the end of 2014. With this response, the markets recovered, but it left the S&P 500 Index down 3.8% from the record high and ended a streak of seven monthly advances and the longest run since 2009. Overall, the returns had the best performance for the first six months of a calendar year since 1998. The market rise restarted in late June and the markets were better prepared when actual tapering started in late December. The Federal Reserve announced that it would reduce the monthly purchases of $85 billion by a total of $10 billion. This action contrasted very favorably with the clumsiness of the Federal Reserve in May and seemed to hit the “sweet spot” of acknowledging rising economic growth and reduced unemployment, while at the same time not scaring the markets with the prospect of a huge cutback. Corporations are exiting the recession and enjoying the usual bonus of a leaner workforce and reduced costs. As a result, profits for the S&P 500 Index components increased to $100 per share this year, compared with about $60 a share in 2008. Clearly, the debt markets’ modest returns and the prospect of higher interest rates in the future made the equity markets the better choice for most investors in the near term.

The under-performance relative to the benchmark was largely due to under-performing stock selections in Health Care and Information Technology. This was partially offset by positive stock selections in

Consumer Discretionary and Industrials. An overweight in Consumer Staples and an underweight in Financials also contributed to relative performance.(1)

The Portfolio’s best performers from an individual holding perspective were Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc., G-III Apparel Group Ltd., Himax Technologies, Inc. and Unilife Corp. The Portfolio’s worst performers were Affymax, Inc., Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amarin Corp. and Rally Software Development Corp. The top contributors to performance were Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc., G-III Apparel Group Ltd., Himax Technologies, Inc. and The Middleby Corp. The top detractors from performance were Affymax, Inc., Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mistras Group, Inc. and EveryWare Global, Inc.(1)

The top contributor to the Portfolio’s performance was Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. which generated 201 basis points following a very successful cancer drug result. Clothing designer Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc., which had recently sold off two minor lines to concentrate on its flagship Kate Spade brand, added 182 basis points. G-III Apparel Group Ltd. had a strong earnings revision and contributed 157 basis points. Micro display maker Himax Technologies, Inc. had a strong run up as a result of its links to Google glasses and contributed 133 basis points. Food service equipment maker The Middleby Corp. reported very strong earnings and added 128 basis points.(1)

Detractors from performance included Affymax, Inc., a kidney drug maker, which lost the Portfolio 168 basis points as a result of withdrawal of its drug from the market following adverse reactions from patients. Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. lost the Portfolio 128 basis points as a result of an earnings disappointment in its iPhone component segment. Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. lost the Portfolio 82 basis points as a result of adverse health reports in a drug trial. Energy and industrial service provider Mistras Group, Inc. lost the Portfolio 75 basis points after the firm lowered guidance following reduced operating margins, and food preparation product maker EveryWare Global, Inc. lost the Portfolio 70 basis points after an earnings disappointment.(1)

Looking to 2014, it appears that the impact of quantitative easing will likely continue for much of the year, and possibly into 2015. The newly appointed Federal Reserve chair will likely continue the tapering, at modest amounts of $10 billion every one or two months, and keep interest rates low for the near term. Unemployment, at 7%, is at a five year low, factory output is up, and the concerns regarding Obamacare’s uncertain medical insurance costs have been somewhat muted. The Federal Reserve projects growth in the area of 3% in 2014 and unemployment falling as low as 6.3%. Even the high returns of 2013 need not be a concern. While past performance is no guarantee of future returns, the historical results since 1870 have a total of thirty examples when the market climbed more than 25%. In twenty-three of these years, the market rose further the following year, with a mean return of 12%. This is a reminder that, in a rising market, December 31st is just an arbitrary date. The fixed income investor’s dilemma regarding what to do about low-to-near-zero interest rates, enshrined in current Federal Reserve policy, suggests strong continued support for equities for 2014.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bryton Growth Portfolio (Continued)

 

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes the Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Index represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    99.3   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    0.7   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2013
(1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.

     2.0   

  2.     PolyOne Corp.

     2.0   

  3.     PTC, Inc.

     1.8   

  4.     Willbros Group, Inc.

     1.8   

  5.     Dana Holding Corp.

     1.8   

  6.     Geospace Technologies Corp.

     1.8   

  7.     Cvent, Inc.

     1.8   

  8.     Rally Software Development Corp.

     1.8   

  9.     Endologix, Inc.

     1.7   

10.     Semtech Corp.

     1.7   
 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Industrials

     28.6   

Information Technology

     26.2   

Consumer Discretionary

     15.0   

Health Care

     10.5   

Energy

     7.0   

Consumer Staples

     6.7   

Financials

     3.3   

Materials

     2.0   
  

 

 

 
     99.3   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 99.3%        Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 15.0%

     

Dana Holding Corp. (Auto Components)

      166,400      $     3,264,768   

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (Auto Components)

  (a)     137,775        2,659,058   

Remy International, Inc. (Auto Components)

      130,864        3,051,749   

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

      53,700        2,716,683   

EveryWare Global, Inc. (Household Durables)

  (a)     282,714        2,340,872   

Callaway Golf Co. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

      327,700        2,762,511   

Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     54,200        1,738,194   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     37,257        2,749,194   

Movado Group, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

      64,400        2,834,244   

Vera Bradley, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  (a)     124,900        3,002,596   
     

 

 

 
        27,119,869   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.7%

     

Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (Beverages)

  (a)     222,257        3,649,460   

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (Food Products)

      31,961        2,831,425   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

  (a)     39,800        2,743,016   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (Household Products)

      40,091        2,828,420   
     

 

 

 
        12,052,321   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 7.0%

     

Geospace Technologies Corp. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     34,207        3,243,850   

Willbros Group, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)     347,744        3,275,748   

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      63,800        1,726,428   

Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     150,500        2,561,510   

Triangle Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)     212,200        1,765,504   
     

 

 

 
        12,573,040   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 3.3%

     

ICG Group, Inc. (Capital Markets)

  (a)     151,403        2,820,638   

Regional Management Corp. (Consumer Finance)

  (a)     90,600        3,074,058   
     

 

 

 
        5,894,696   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 10.5%

     

Array BioPharma, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     465,313        2,331,218   

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     116,159        2,812,209   

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     41,200        2,813,136   

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     86,900        2,638,284   

Endologix, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     180,825        3,153,588   

Centene Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     46,200        2,723,490   

Team Health Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     57,600        2,623,680   
     

 

 

 
        19,095,605   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 28.6%

     

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

  (a)     66,700        2,744,705   

GenCorp, Inc. (Aerospace & Defense)

  (a)     170,075        3,064,752   

Hub Group, Inc. Class A (Air Freight & Logistics)

  (a)     45,100        1,798,588   

XPO Logistics, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

  (a)     106,686        2,804,775   

JetBlue Airways Corp. (Airlines)

  (a)     217,000        1,855,350   
Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value  

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

     

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (Airlines)

  (a)     38,400      $ 1,743,744   

PGT, Inc. (Building Products)

  (a)     267,466        2,706,756   

EnerNOC, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (a)     162,000        2,788,020   

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      99,784        2,830,872   

Acuity Brands, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      20,500        2,241,060   

Capstone Turbine Corp. (Electrical Equip.)

  (a)     1,711,346        2,207,636   

Power Solutions International, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

  (a)     39,901        2,996,565   

Chart Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

  (a)     23,500        2,247,540   

Graham Corp. (Machinery)

      84,121        3,052,751   

Middleby Corp. / The (Machinery)

  (a)     12,100        2,903,637   

Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A (Machinery)

      326,400        3,058,368   

Titan International, Inc. (Machinery)

      171,700        3,087,166   

Heartland Express, Inc. (Road & Rail)

      94,204        1,848,282   

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (Road & Rail)

  (a)     108,404        2,921,488   

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

      71,570        2,878,545   
     

 

 

 
        51,780,600   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 26.2%

     

Infinera Corp. (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     300,926        2,943,056   

Cognex Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      71,050        2,712,689   

FEI Co. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      29,000        2,591,440   

InvenSense, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)     134,100        2,786,598   

Cvent, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     87,692        3,191,112   

Marin Software, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     257,116        2,632,868   

Xoom Corp. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     93,300        2,553,621   

Cavium, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     80,800        2,788,408   

Himax Technologies, Inc. – ADR (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      188,900        2,778,719   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     331,061        1,824,146   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     72,900        2,526,714   

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     374,464        2,774,778   

Power Integrations, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

      48,500        2,707,270   

Semtech Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     122,733        3,102,690   

PTC, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     94,100        3,330,199   

Qlik Technologies, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     112,100        2,985,223   

Rally Software Development Corp. (Software)

  (a)     163,519        3,180,445   
     

 

 

 
        47,409,976   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 2.0%

     

PolyOne Corp. (Chemicals)

      99,800        3,527,930   
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $158,574,835)

      $ 179,454,037   
     

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 1.6%        Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I

      2,959,000      $ 2,959,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,959,000)

      $ 2,959,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.9% (Cost $161,533,835)

  (b)     $ 182,413,037   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.9)%

      (1,634,182)   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 180,778,855   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Balanced Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Balanced Portfolio seeks capital appreciation and income by investing normally up to 75% of its assets in equity securities within under-priced sectors and industries while maintaining a minimum of 25% of its assets in fixed income securities.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     15.26%   

Five years

     12.46%   

Since inception (5/1/04)

     7.19%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Balanced Portfolio returned 15.26% versus 18.10% for the current benchmark, which is composed of 60% S&P Composite 1500 Index and 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Index.

As we entered the beginning of 2013, we saw significant upside potential in the equity market. Our valuation model indicated that stocks were poised for a rally that would be a continuation of the bull market that began way back in March of 2009. Because of the significant opportunity in equities, we began the year with a rather aggressive 70% equity/30% fixed income allocation within the Portfolio. We maintained a minimal hedge on our equity holdings using S&P 500 Index out-of-the-money puts. Over the course of the year, the stock market continued to rally with brief corrections along the way. At the same time, the Treasury market was experiencing falling prices and significant volatility, as the possibility of Federal Reserve tapering began to increase. As Treasury yields backed up and stock prices moved higher, our equity valuations decreased. This resulted in a steady reduction to the equity portion of the Portfolio and a corresponding increase in the fixed income component. In addition, the hedge on the equity portion of the Portfolio was tightened. By mid-year, our equity to fixed income allocation was about 60%/40%. After a minor correction in equities in the early fall, the stock market went on a run, and equities moved closer to fair value. While we still saw opportunities within the market, they were no longer as prevalent as they had been earlier in the period. We adjusted our allocation accordingly, reducing the Portfolio’s equity exposure to 55% and increasing our fixed income weight to 45%. At the same time, we steadily tightened the options hedge on the equity portion of the Portfolio in an attempt to reduce overall volatility.

For the year, the equity portion of the Portfolio beat the S&P Composite 1500 Index, though the outperformance of the equities was diminished by the options hedge overlay. We had a small hedge at the beginning of the year because we saw significant value in the market. This enabled the equity portion of the Portfolio to participate in most of the early gains. As the market rallied strongly, value steadily decreased. Consistent with our discipline, as value

decreased, we increased the hedge on the equities, which detracted from the strong performance of the equities. However, the hedge did achieve its objective of reducing Portfolio volatility. For the year, the Portfolio’s equity to fixed income allocation was tilted slightly toward equities relative to the benchmark weighting. This tilt was a positive contributor to benchmark-relative performance. The options hedge is what detracted from benchmark-relative performance, as it limited the upside of the Portfolio’s equity position.(1)

In looking more closely at the performance of equities, the Portfolio was overweight within the Consumer Discretionary, Energy, and Materials sectors. All three of these tactical positions contributed positively to benchmark-relative performance. On the flipside, positions in the more defensive Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors detracted from benchmark-relative performance.(1)

Stock selection was the major driver of the positive performance of the Portfolio. Tractor Supply Co., which was among the Portfolio’s largest overweight positions, contributed the most to positive benchmark-relative performance. Additional positive benchmark-relative performers were Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp., Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A, Actavis PLC, and Oceaneering International, Inc. The five stocks that were major detractors from benchmark-relative performance were DFC Global Corp., Fastenal Co., Xcel Energy, Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp., and ConAgra Foods, Inc.(1)

Looking at the fixed income portion of the Portfolio, the year proved to be a volatile time period within the fixed income market, as bonds (as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index) posted their first negative year since 1999 and only the third annual loss since 1976. Over the course of twelve months, the yield on the U.S. Generic Government 10-year Treasury varied widely from a low of 1.63% in early May to a high of 3.03% on the last trading day of the year. The key driver of this volatility was the combination of an improving economic environment and the emergence of the term “Fed Tapering”, as investors tried to decipher messages from the Federal Reserve regarding the reduction of asset purchases that have been taking place over the last few years. In spite of this volatility, the fixed income portion of the Portfolio was able to nimbly navigate the environment and outperform the broad-based fixed income benchmark over the course of 2013.

The fixed income portion of the Portfolio was able to outperform the broad-based Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Index through a combination of active duration management and strategic allocation among three specific segments of the fixed income space: U.S. Treasuries, corporate bonds, and closed-end funds. The fixed income portion of the Portfolio began the year with a large Treasury underweight and heavy corporate bond overweight, as attractive valuations and strong economic conditions pointed us in that direction. More specifically, corporate bond selections in the REIT (real estate investment trust), aerospace & defense, materials, and high yield segment of the market produced strong relative returns and contributed to the Portfolio’s fixed income outperformance. In the latter part of the first quarter, we began to see improvement in our Treasury valuation numbers and a corresponding decline in the value of some of the riskier segments of the corporate bond market, as credit spreads tightened to a level that seemed relatively expensive. This valuation shift resulted in a reallocation of the fixed income portion of the Portfolio; U.S. Treasuries were increased while both lower investment grade & high yield corporate bonds were trimmed back in the Portfolio. While this reallocation didn’t result in significant fixed income outperformance, it did allow the Portfolio to participate in the Treasury rally that took place from

 

 

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mid-March to early May. As Treasury yields fell below 1.65% in early May, our valuation numbers once again shifted as the risk / return relationship of such low rates pointed us away from the U.S. Treasury market. In response to this change in relative valuations, the fixed income portion of the Portfolio not only decreased its exposure to Treasury securities, but also purchased some floating rate securities and held a slightly larger cash balance in order to decrease Portfolio duration and manage interest rate risk. The reduction in duration resulted in fixed income outperformance during the initial phase of this interest rate-based sell-off. As the sell-off continued into early September, investors sold out of virtually all fixed income asset classes, and the fixed income portion of the Portfolio slightly underperformed the broad-based Barclays index during this last move. While this broad-based fixed income sell-off was rather painful for investors, it did create some fundamental disconnects and value-based opportunities that we were able to exploit during the last quarter of the year. Specifically, many fixed income-based closed end funds were trading at huge discounts to NAV (net asset value), and we purchased a select few to take advantage of this disconnect. Additionally, investors’ general fear of bonds led to broad selling of all types of corporate bonds, regardless of value. This created individual bond opportunities that we were able to exploit, specifically in the high yield and lower investment grade space. The end result of these Portfolio moves was a strong twelve months of relative outperformance for fixed income in spite of an overall down year for bond investors. Our value-based, bottom-up methodology was able to capitalize on opportunities and still provide value in the fixed income space.(1)

As we move into 2014, our equity model indicates that the broad market is about fairly valued. Thus, we do not anticipate a repeat of the high returns we saw in 2013. Nevertheless, we still see attractive opportunities within various sectors, industries, and stocks. We believe this market environment is one in which our active, tactical investment approach may provide us with an advantage over passive strategies. We begin 2014 with an equity to fixed income allocation of 55% / 45%. We are also utilizing S&P 500 Index puts and calls to maintain a hedge on the equity portion of the Portfolio.

From a fixed income standpoint, our valuation metrics point to a rather expensive high yield market, as credit spreads tightened rather aggressively over the course of the last few months. This has us focusing on bonds with callability features in order to insulate ourselves from market-based sell-offs. While the market moves of 2013 made interest rates more attractive, general fear about fixed income remains, which could likely create more volatility in the coming year. However, our mid- to long-term outlook for interest rates falls within a range of 2 percent to 4 percent on the U.S. Generic 10 Year Treasury. This outlook is driven by the macroeconomic environment, inflation expectations, and an expected return to more historic interest rate norms. Overall, this outlook bodes extremely well for our bottom-up, opportunistic investment methodology, which looks to find individual bonds that are showing unique characteristics that we can exploit. Our methodology allows us to be relatively interest rate-agnostic and remain focused on hopefully providing strong returns for our shareholders, which is exactly what we are looking to accomplish in 2014.(1)

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The S&P Composite 1500 Index is a broad-based capitalization-weighted index of 1500 U.S. companies and is comprised of the S&P MidCap 400, S&P 500, and the S&P SmallCap 600. It is designed for investors seeking to replicate to the performance of the U.S. equity market or benchmark against a representative universe of tradable stocks. The index presented herein includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Index represents the union of the U.S. Aggregate Index, U.S. Corporate High Yield Index. Investment Grade 144A Index, Eurodollar Index, U.S. Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA portion of the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Index. The index covers USD-denominated, taxable bonds that are rated either investment grade or high-yield.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    55.2   

Corporate Bonds (3)

    31.3   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    6.3   

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    2.9   

Purchased Options

    0.2   

Written Options Outstanding

    (0.7

Money Market Funds and
Other Net Assets

    4.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31,
2013
(1) (2)

 

     % of Net Assets   

  1.     Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1.6   

  2.     Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A

     1.6   

  3.     Biogen Idec, Inc.

     1.4   

  4.     LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

     1.4   

  5.     Oceaneering International, Inc.

     1.4   

  6.     Dril-Quip, Inc.

     1.4   

  7.     W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1.3   

  8.     Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     1.3   

  9.     Altria Group, Inc. 9.250%, 08/06/2019

     1.3   

10.     BCE, Inc.

     1.3   
 

 

 

(1) 

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Sectors (combined):

 

     % of Net Assets   

Financials

     12.1   

Industrials

     11.3   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.2   

Energy

     10.3   

Materials

     8.8   

Consumer Staples

     8.7   

Information Technology

     7.9   

Health Care

     7.8   

Utilities

     5.7   

Telecommunication Services

     2.7   
  

 

 

 
     86.5   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 55.2%                  Shares     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 6.5%

         

General Motors Co. (Automobiles)

  (a)         53,000      $     2,166,110   

Jarden Corp. (Household Durables)

  (a)         22,865        1,402,768   

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

          27,500        1,429,037   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

  (a)         7,700        696,234   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Media)

          19,940        2,701,870   

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

          35,280        2,695,392   

Hibbett Sports, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)         6,940        466,437   

Home Depot, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

          19,500        1,605,630   

Tractor Supply Co. (Specialty Retail)

  (f)         37,700        2,924,766   
         

 

 

 
            16,088,244   
         

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.0%

         

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

          61,900        2,557,089   

Costco Wholesale Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

  (f)         33,930        4,038,009   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)

          4,140        325,777   

Bunge Ltd. (Food Products)

          10,060        826,027   

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

          78,400        2,642,080   

Ingredion, Inc. (Food Products)

          21,100        1,444,506   

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Household Products)

          800        83,568   

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

          11,330        987,183   

Reynolds American, Inc. (Tobacco)

          41,120        2,055,589   
         

 

 

 
            14,959,828   
         

 

 

 

ENERGY – 7.2%

         

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)         25,540        1,363,581   

Dril-Quip, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)(f)         30,850        3,391,340   

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (a)         38,130        1,990,767   

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (f)         43,500        3,431,280   

ConocoPhillips (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          19,300        1,363,545   

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (f)         22,100        2,236,520   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          5,000        458,650   

Phillips 66 (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          10,900        840,717   

Southwestern Energy Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)         50,900        2,001,897   

Tesoro Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          15,050        880,425   
         

 

 

 
            17,958,722   
         

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 3.8%

         

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Capital Markets)

          11,410        658,699   

Invesco Ltd. (Capital Markets)

          37,900        1,379,560   

Northern Trust Corp. (Capital Markets)

          20,180        1,248,940   

State Street Corp. (Capital Markets)

          5,450        399,975   

Discover Financial Services (Consumer Finance)

          33,800        1,891,110   

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Consumer Finance)

  (a)         23,500        1,181,110   

World Acceptance Corp. (Consumer Finance)

  (a)(f)         19,740        1,727,842   

Aon PLC (Insurance)

          4,350        364,921   

W.R. Berkley Corp. (Insurance)

          17,200        746,308   
         

 

 

 
            9,598,465   
         

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 3.4%

         

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)         12,800        3,580,800   

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)         2,210        373,402   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)         10,290        722,770   

McKesson Corp. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

          4,510        727,914   

Actavis PLC (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)         15,800        2,654,400   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

          9,390        511,286   
         

 

 

 
            8,570,572   
         

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 9.1%

         

General Dynamics Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

          10,530        1,006,142   

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

          13,180        1,499,884   

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

          114,750        3,255,458   

Tyco International Ltd. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

          69,300        2,844,072   

Fluor Corp. (Construction & Engineering)

  (f)         15,280        1,226,831   

Dover Corp. (Machinery)

          5,430        524,212   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (Road & Rail)

  (a)(f)         40,200        3,861,210   

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Road & Rail)

          10,700        993,281   

Union Pacific Corp. (Road & Rail)

  (f)         16,580        2,785,440   

Fastenal Co. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

          26,580        1,262,816   

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

          13,050        3,333,231   
         

 

 

 
            22,592,577   
         

 

 

 

 

  84   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)                      Shares     Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 6.6%

         

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

  (f)         4,130      $     2,317,384   

eBay, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)         56,000        3,073,840   

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)         700        784,497   

Accenture PLC Class A (IT Svs.)

          13,570        1,115,725   

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

          10,010        1,877,576   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

  (f)         2,660        2,222,324   

MAXIMUS, Inc. (IT Svs.)

          42,110        1,852,419   

Visa, Inc. (IT Svs.)

          13,500        3,006,180   

Mentor Graphics Corp. (Software)

          5,900        142,013   
         

 

 

 
            16,391,958   
         

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 6.7%

         

Ecolab, Inc. (Chemicals)

          6,090        635,004   

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

          38,400        2,897,664   

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (Chemicals)

          15,300        699,975   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (Chemicals)

  (f)         43,600        3,500,208   

Methanex Corp. (Chemicals)

          37,600        2,227,424   

Nucor Corp. (Metals & Mining)

          38,700        2,065,806   

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

          100,840        1,970,414   

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (Paper & Forest Products)

  (a)(f)         47,600        2,658,936   
         

 

 

 
            16,655,431   
         

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.3%

         

BCE, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

  (f)         73,820        3,195,668   
         

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 4.6%

         

UIL Holdings Corp. (Electric Utilities)

          23,000        891,250   

Westar Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)

          52,730        1,696,324   

Atmos Energy Corp. (Gas Utilities)

          41,900        1,903,098   

Laclede Group, Inc. / The (Gas Utilities)

          19,300        878,922   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc. (Gas Utilities)

          44,800        1,485,568   

CMS Energy Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

          106,300        2,845,651   

SCANA Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

          37,030        1,737,818   
         

 

 

 
            11,438,631   
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $116,373,098)

          $ 137,450,096   
         

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – 31.3%        Rate     Maturity     Face Amount     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 4.7%

         

NVR, Inc. (Household Durables)

      3.950%        09/15/2022      $    662,000      $ 625,877   

American Achievement Corp. (Media)

  (b)     10.875%        04/15/2016        1,000,000        1,055,000   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc. (Media)

      3.800%        03/15/2022        2,000,000        1,921,870   

NBCUniversal Media, LLC (Media)

      5.150%        04/30/2020        500,000        559,009   

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

      6.000%        07/17/2017        1,700,000        1,967,619   

Dollar General Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      3.250%        04/15/2023        2,000,000        1,840,378   

Kohl’s Corp. (Multiline Retail)

      4.750%        12/15/2023        2,000,000        2,030,926   

Gap, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

      5.950%        04/12/2021        1,500,000        1,657,902   
         

 

 

 
            11,658,581   
         

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 2.7%

         

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

      4.875%        03/15/2019        150,000        168,255   

PepsiCo, Inc. (Beverages)

      5.000%        06/01/2018        150,000        168,349   

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Food Products)

      1.900%        01/25/2018        1,500,000        1,473,265   

Kellogg Co. (Food Products)

      4.000%        12/15/2020        600,000        622,813   

Procter & Gamble Co. / The (Household Products)

      1.450%        08/15/2016        500,000        507,587   

Altria Group, Inc. (Tobacco)

      9.250%        08/06/2019        2,467,000        3,251,805   

Altria Group, Inc. (Tobacco)

      4.125%        09/11/2015        300,000        316,703   

Lorillard Tobacco Co. (Tobacco)

      6.875%        05/01/2020        100,000        115,434   
         

 

 

 
            6,624,211   
         

 

 

 

ENERGY – 3.1%

         

Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (b)     6.500%        10/01/2017        2,000,000        2,170,000   

Permian Holdings, Inc. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (b)     10.500%        01/15/2018        451,000        446,490   

SESI LLC (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

      7.125%        12/15/2021        1,500,000        1,680,000   

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

  (b)     8.625%        11/01/2018        1,500,000        1,627,500   

Petrobras International Finance Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      7.750%        09/15/2014        50,000        52,250   

Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      5.500%        04/15/2023        1,250,000        1,225,000   

United Refining Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

      10.500%        02/28/2018        500,000        562,500   
         

 

 

 
            7,763,740   
         

 

 

 

 

  85   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)        Rate     Maturity     Face Amount     Value  

FINANCIALS – 8.3%

         

Morgan Stanley (Capital Markets)

  (d)     3.500%        10/15/2020      $      50,000      $     50,246   

Valley National Bancorp (Commercial Banks)

      5.125%        09/27/2023        1,000,000        986,646   

American Express Co. (Consumer Finance)

      7.250%        05/20/2014        500,000        513,196   

American Express Co. (Consumer Finance)

      5.500%        09/12/2016        500,000        556,456   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      3.400%        01/31/2022        1,000,000        994,998   

Citigroup, Inc. (Diversified Financial Svs.)

      5.125%        05/05/2014        1,000        1,015   

Alleghany Corp. (Insurance)

      5.625%        09/15/2020        1,000,000        1,094,537   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (Insurance)

      4.650%        11/15/2023        2,000,000        1,980,196   

ProAssurance Corp. (Insurance)

      5.300%        11/15/2023        1,000,000        1,019,091   

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

  (c)     8.875%        06/15/2038        1,000,000        1,221,250   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (Insurance)

      4.700%        09/15/2023        2,000,000        2,023,010   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (Insurance)

      6.450%        11/15/2019        1,000,000        1,153,880   

Torchmark Corp. (Insurance)

      7.875%        05/15/2023        2,000,000        2,484,888   

CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      7.250%        04/15/2019        1,000,000        1,035,000   

EPR Properties (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      5.250%        07/15/2023        2,500,000        2,443,070   

HCP, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      6.700%        01/30/2018        1,000,000        1,162,887   

Health Care REIT, Inc. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      4.125%        04/01/2019        650,000        684,843   

Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp. (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      4.000%        04/30/2019        150,000        157,715   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

      4.950%        10/01/2020        1,000,000        1,052,514   
         

 

 

 
            20,615,438   
         

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 4.4%

         

Amgen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      2.125%        05/15/2017        400,000        405,238   

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

      3.250%        08/15/2022        2,500,000        2,367,675   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      4.400%        12/01/2021        700,000        747,782   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      8.000%        11/15/2019        1,250,000        1,362,500   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      2.200%        08/23/2017        500,000        501,865   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      3.875%        10/15/2020        1,500,000        1,582,540   

Life Technologies Corp. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      6.000%        03/01/2020        1,000,000        1,149,289   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      4.500%        03/01/2021        200,000        210,603   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      2.250%        08/15/2016        1,000,000        1,023,259   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

      3.600%        08/15/2021        1,000,000        991,335   

Hospira, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      6.050%        03/30/2017        50,000        55,191   

Merck & Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      6.000%        09/15/2017        200,000        231,310   

Novartis Capital Corp. (Pharmaceuticals)

      4.400%        04/24/2020        200,000        217,881   
         

 

 

 
            10,846,468   
         

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 2.2%

         

United Parcel Service, Inc. (Air Freight & Logistics)

      5.125%        04/01/2019        500,000        569,055   

Steelcase, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

      6.375%        02/15/2021        2,125,000        2,334,287   

Valmont Industries, Inc. (Machinery)

      6.625%        04/20/2020        150,000        168,335   

Brightstar Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (b)     9.500%        12/01/2016        1,000,000        1,105,000   

International Lease Finance Corp. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

      8.750%        03/15/2017        1,000,000        1,182,500   
         

 

 

 
            5,359,177   
         

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 1.3%

         

Harris Corp. (Communications Equip.)

      6.375%        06/15/2019        1,000,000        1,158,553   

Google, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

      3.625%        05/19/2021        1,000,000        1,042,999   

iGATE Corp. (IT Svs.)

      9.000%        05/01/2016        1,000,000        1,067,500   
         

 

 

 
            3,269,052   
         

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 2.1%

         

Ecolab, Inc. (Chemicals)

      4.350%        12/08/2021        700,000        726,069   

LyondellBasell Industries NV (Chemicals)

      6.000%        11/15/2021        700,000        805,308   

LyondellBasell Industries NV (Chemicals)

      5.000%        04/15/2019        2,500,000        2,778,300   

PPG Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

      6.650%        03/15/2018        500,000        578,486   

MeadWestvaco Corp. (Containers & Packaging)

      7.375%        09/01/2019        200,000        237,524   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (Metals & Mining)

      6.200%        11/15/2016        200,000        219,223   
         

 

 

 
            5,344,910   
         

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.4%

         

AT&T, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      2.625%        12/01/2022        1,500,000        1,353,866   

Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

      6.421%        06/20/2016        200,000        223,356   

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc. (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

      9.455%        11/15/2022        1,450,000        2,008,945   
         

 

 

 
            3,586,167   
         

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 1.1%

         

Black Hills Corp. (Multi-Utilities)

      5.875%        07/15/2020        2,500,000        2,789,743   
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $78,185,958)

          $   77,857,487   
         

 

 

 

 

  86   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 6.3%        Rate     Maturity     Face Amount     Value  

U.S. Treasury Note

      0.250%        01/31/2015      $ 1,500,000      $ 1,501,318   

U.S. Treasury Note

      0.250%        02/28/2015        1,500,000        1,501,054   

U.S. Treasury Note

      0.375%        03/15/2016        1,500,000        1,497,833   

U.S. Treasury Note

      0.500%        06/15/2016        2,000,000        1,998,046   

U.S. Treasury Note

      3.250%        03/31/2017        800,000        859,875   

U.S. Treasury Note

      0.625%        08/31/2017        1,500,000        1,471,875   

U.S. Treasury Note

      0.750%        02/28/2018        1,500,000        1,460,097   

U.S. Treasury Note

      1.000%        05/31/2018        1,000,000        977,891   

U.S. Treasury Note

      1.375%        06/30/2018        1,000,000        992,148   

U.S. Treasury Note

      1.250%        01/31/2019        700,000        682,391   

U.S. Treasury Note

      1.125%        12/31/2019        1,500,000        1,415,684   

U.S. Treasury Note

      1.375%        05/31/2020        1,500,000        1,420,079   
         

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $15,930,761)

          $ 15,778,291   
         

 

 

 
Closed-End Mutual Funds – 2.9%                      Shares     Value  

American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. III

          372,176      $ 2,441,474   

American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. II

          322,290        2,484,856   

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.

          151,784        2,117,387   

Helios Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

          25,000        166,500   
         

 

 

 

Total Closed-End Mutual Funds (Cost $7,504,025)

          $ 7,210,217   
         

 

 

 
Purchased Options – 0.2%                      Contracts (e)     Value  

S&P 500 Index Put Option

         

Expiration: February 2014, Exercise Price: $1,720.00

          670      $ 515,900   
         

 

 

 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,035,306)

          $ 515,900   
         

 

 

 
Money Market Funds – 3.1%                      Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
Money Market Portfolio – Class I

          7,855,000      $ 7,855,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,855,000)

          $ 7,855,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.0% (Cost $226,884,148)

  (g)         $ 246,666,991   

Total Written Options Outstanding – (0.7)% (see following schedule)

            (1,794,000)   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.7%

            4,187,351   
         

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

          $ 249,060,342   
         

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Security exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt form registration, normally to qualified buyers under Rule 144A. At December 31, 2013, the value of these securities totaled $6,403,990, or 2.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets. These securities were deemed liquid pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  (c) Security is a variable rate instruments in which the coupon rate is fixed until June 15, 2018, then is adjusted quarterly in concert with U.S. LIBOR. Interest rates stated are those in effect at December 31, 2013.

 

  (d) Security was initially issued at one coupon rate, but the coupon rate is scheduled to be updated at later specified dates. The coupon rate shown is the rate that is in effect at December 31, 2013.
  (e) 100 shares per contract.

 

  (f) Security is fully or partially pledged as collateral for written call options outstanding. Outstanding written call options are presented in the following schedule.

 

  (g) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Balanced Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Written Options Outstanding

  December 31, 2013

 

      Contracts*    Value  

S&P 500 Index Call Option

     

Expiration: February 2014, Exercise Price: $1,815.00

   345    $ 1,794,000   
  

 

  

 

 

 

Total Written Options Outstanding (Premiums received $1,073,788)

   345    $ 1,794,000   
  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

* 100 shares per contract.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Target VIP Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Target VIP Portfolio seeks an above average total return by investing in the common stocks of companies which are identified by a model that applies separate uniquely specialized strategies.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     36.71%   

Five years

     16.32%   

Since inception (11/2/05)

     4.98%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Target VIP Portfolio returned 36.71% versus 33.55% for the current benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

U.S. equities climbed steadily higher throughout 2013 with just a few brief, shallow pullbacks during the year. With the economy continuing to expand at a moderate pace, corporate profits grew at a respectable rate in 2013. Equity market gains, however, were largely the result of multiple expansions as stock prices far outpaced earnings growth over the year. The year was not without bumps in the road as Washington added its usual mix of drama, including the sequestration and the government shutdown, and tensions flared in the Middle East at times. The prospect of Federal Reserve tapering was a constant source of conversation throughout the year, as the economy continued to improve. As the end of the year approached, the Federal Reserve finally announced its intention to begin tapering its bond purchases in early 2014. Despite all of these potential headwinds, equities continued to rise and finished the year at all-time highs. The S&P 500 Index had its best year since 1997.

The Portfolio had its annual rebalance in early January 2013. Though the selection process for the underlying strategies did not change, there were changes in the sector exposures as a result of the rebalance. The rebalance resulted in additional exposure to the Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors, both of which are overweight relative to the benchmark. Energy moved from slightly overweight to underweight following the rebalance, while overweight positions in Information Technology and Telecommunication Services names were reduced.(1)

Stock selection in the Health Care sector was the biggest contributor to the Portfolio’s relative performance for the year and accounted for about one-third of the outperformance. Biotech holdings Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., along with insurer UnitedHealth Group, Inc., were among the top five stocks in the Portfolio by contribution to return and paced the sector. Stock selection in Information Technology and Financials was also a positive contributor to performance. A large overweight in Consumer Discretionary stocks, the top performing sector in the

benchmark, also added to relative performance. The positive allocation effect more than offset a negative selection effect in the sector.(1)

Stock selection in Energy stocks resulted in the sector being the biggest detractor from relative performance. An overweight in Utilities stocks was also a drag on relative performance, as the sector was one of the worst performing for the year in the benchmark.(1)

The Portfolio’s best performers were Medidata Solutions, Inc., DXP Enterprises, Inc., Western Alliance Bancorp, Multimedia Game Holding Co., Inc. and Gilead Sciences, Inc. The worst performers were InnerWorkings, Inc., Ixia, American Vanguard Corp., Ultratech, Inc. and Riverbed Technology, Inc. The Portfolio’s top contributors to performance were Yahoo!, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Home Depot, Inc. and UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The top detractors from performance were InnerWorkings, Inc., Ixia, RWE AG, Ultratech, Inc. and Urban Outfitters, Inc.(1)

As we look to 2014, equity valuations are higher than a year ago, though equities remain attractive relative to other asset classes. With the economy forecasted to post solid growth in 2014 and the Federal Reserve pulling back on quantitative easing due to improvement in the underlying economy, equities are likely to remain in favor. The new year is not without risks, however. Here at home, Congress must revisit the debt limit and the Federal budget, along with mid-term elections later in the year. Looking abroad, Europe has emerged from recession and Japan has instituted reforms aimed at ending decades of deflation, though both situations remain fragile. China’s ability to maintain strong gross domestic product growth also bears watching. While unlikely to repeat the strong gains of 2013, we look for equities to provide upside for investors who maintain their conviction and discipline. We remain consistent in the application of the six strategies underlying the Portfolio. The result is a Portfolio with broad exposures across the size and sector spectrum, that provides diversification along with upside potential.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 3000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. The index presented includes the effects of reinvested dividends.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Target VIP Portfolio (Continued)

 

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    97.0   

Money Market Funds and
Other Net Assets

    3.0   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     Exxon Mobil Corp.

    4.3   

  2.     Yahoo!, Inc.

    4.1   

  3.     Home Depot, Inc. / The

    4.0   

  4.     Oracle Corp.

    3.4   

  5.     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    3.3   

  6.     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    3.2   

  7.     Travelers Cos., Inc. / The

    3.0   

  8.     Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    3.0   

  9.     Pfizer, Inc.

    2.9   

10.     Comcast Corp. Class A

    2.9   
 

 

 

(1)  Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2)  Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3)  Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Consumer Discretionary

     23.8   

Health Care

     21.1   

Information Technology

     17.4   

Financials

     7.9   

Energy

     6.9   

Industrials

     6.2   

Utilities

     4.9   

Telecommunication Services

     4.7   

Consumer Staples

     2.2   

Materials

     1.9   
  

 

 

 
     97.0   
  

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Target VIP Portfolio

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 97.0%         Shares      Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 23.8%

       

Dorman Products, Inc. (Auto Components)

  (a)      1,868       $     104,739

Daimler AG (Automobiles)

       5,890       511,959

Thor Industries, Inc. (Automobiles)

       2,815       155,472

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Automobiles)

  (a)      3,815       104,722

Carriage Services, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       5,475       106,927

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

  (a)      8,137       354,773

H&R Block, Inc. (Diversified Consumer Svs.)

       3,215       93,364

AFC Enterprises, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      2,485       95,673

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       2,997       208,741

Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       10,284       317,776

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      11,693       225,558

Multimedia Games Holding Co., Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      5,235       164,170

Papa John’s International, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       8,378       380,361

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

  (a)      10,843       281,810

D.R. Horton, Inc. (Household Durables)

       17,277       385,623

Lennar Corp. Class A (Household Durables)

       8,399       332,264

Arctic Cat, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

       2,414       137,550

Mattel, Inc. (Leisure Equip. & Products)

       4,839       230,240

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

       30,002       1,559,054

DIRECTV (Media)

  (a)      7,113       491,437

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (Media)

  (a)      2,044       184,818

Liberty Global PLC Class A (Media)

  (a)      976       86,854

Liberty Global PLC Class C (Media)

  (a)      729       61,469

Liberty Media Corp. (Media)

  (a)      1,550       226,998

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (Media)

  (a)      73,209       255,499

Starz (Media)

  (a)      1,550       45,322

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)      5,698       306,211

Gap, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

       25,142       982,549

Home Depot, Inc. / The (Specialty Retail)

       26,282       2,164,060

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A (Specialty Retail)

       4,131       286,774

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)      1,237       127,275

Stage Stores, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       8,468       188,159

TJX Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       8,517       542,788

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

  (a)      7,665       284,372

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       5,166       301,074

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       6,348       338,412

Movado Group, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       3,446       151,658
       

 

        12,776,505
       

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 2.2%

       

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (Beverages)

       1,448       63,900

Susser Holdings Corp. (Food & Staples Retailing)

  (a)      3,795       248,535

Clorox Co. / The (Household Products)

       656       60,851

Medifast, Inc. (Personal Products)

  (a)      2,822       73,739

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Tobacco)

       8,458       736,946
       

 

        1,183,971
       

 

ENERGY – 6.9%

       

BP PLC – ADR (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       7,737       376,096

Eni SpA – ADR (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6,580       319,064

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)      7,231       206,084

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       22,604       2,287,525

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       563       51,644

Phillips 66 (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       1,044       80,524

Total SA – ADR (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       6,201       379,935
       

 

        3,700,872
       

 

Common Stocks (Continued)        Shares     Value

FINANCIALS – 7.9%

     

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Capital Markets)

      10,236      $     590,924

PrivateBancorp, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

      13,318      385,290

ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

      7,091      194,648

Western Alliance Bancorp (Commercial Banks)

  (a)     15,441      368,422

Discover Financial Services (Consumer Finance)

      8,001      447,656

Allstate Corp. / The (Insurance)

      7,694      419,631

Horace Mann Educators Corp. (Insurance)

      7,141      225,227

Travelers Cos., Inc. / The (Insurance)

      17,907      1,621,300
     

 

      4,253,098
     

 

HEALTH CARE – 21.1%

     

Amgen, Inc. (Biotechnology)

      6,978      796,609

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     21,259      1,597,614

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)     6,263      1,723,828

Becton Dickinson and Co. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      1,794      198,219

C.R. Bard, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

      749      100,321

Cyberonics, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     4,989      326,829

Neogen Corp. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     6,617      302,397

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (Health Care Equip. & Supplies)

  (a)     2,859      200,702

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     5,605      82,394

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     5,379      66,753

Hanger, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     6,119      240,721

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

  (a)     2,301      392,528

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

      23,686      1,783,556

Medidata Solutions, Inc. (Health Care Technology)

  (a)     9,162      554,942

AstraZeneca PLC – ADR (Pharmaceuticals)

      6,803      403,894

GlaxoSmithKline PLC – ADR (Pharmaceuticals)

      7,377      393,858

Mylan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     5,791      251,329

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

      51,254      1,569,910

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)     9,186      328,859
     

 

      11,315,263
     

 

INDUSTRIALS – 6.2%

     

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

      3,310      379,359

A.O. Smith Corp. (Building Products)

      4,114      221,909

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Building Products)

      2,761      99,148

InnerWorkings, Inc. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

  (a)     8,982      69,970

Aegion Corp. (Construction & Engineering)

  (a)     7,147      156,448

AZZ, Inc. (Electrical Equip.)

      4,512      220,456

Flowserve Corp. (Machinery)

      9,944      783,886

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (Machinery)

      6,228      523,650

Trimas Corp. (Machinery)

  (a)     6,979      278,392

On Assignment, Inc. (Professional Svs.)

  (a)     9,480      331,042

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (Trading Companies & Distributors)

  (a)     2,523      290,650
     

 

      3,354,910
     

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 17.4%

     

Ixia (Communications Equip.)

  (a)     13,235      176,158

Seagate Technology PLC (Computers & Peripherals)

      17,515      983,642

Western Digital Corp. (Computers & Peripherals)

      3,457      290,042

Badger Meter, Inc. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

      2,603      141,864

Rogers Corp. (Electronic Equip., Instr. & Comp.)

  (a)     1,327      81,611

eBay, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     18,273      1,003,005

Yahoo!, Inc. (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)     54,682      2,211,340

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

      6,720      1,260,470

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     6,428      222,794

Ultratech, Inc. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

  (a)     4,865      141,085

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     4,680      549,806

NetScout Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)     7,577      224,203
 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Target VIP Portfolio (Continued)

 

Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

       

Oracle Corp. (Software)

       48,274       $  1,846,963

Symantec Corp. (Software)

       9,737       229,598
       

 

        9,362,581
       

 

MATERIALS – 1.9%

       

American Vanguard Corp. (Chemicals)

       2,098       50,960

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Chemicals)

       435       101,372

FMC Corp. (Chemicals)

       952       71,838

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (Chemicals)

       5,745       461,209

NewMarket Corp. (Chemicals)

       703       234,907

Sherwin-Williams Co. / The (Chemicals)

       714       131,019
       

 

        1,051,305
       

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 4.7%

       

Deutsche Telekom AG – ADR (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       28,224       487,146

Orange SA – ADR (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       29,448       363,683

Swisscom AG – ADR (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       7,443       393,660

TeliaSonera AB – ADR (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       23,712       395,516

Vivendi SA – ADR (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       14,225       375,113

Vodafone Group PLC – ADR (Wireless Telecom. Svs.)

       12,752       501,281
       

 

        2,516,399
       

 

Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

UTILITIES – 4.9%

       

Electricite de France – ADR (Electric Utilities)

       88,837       $     622,747

Enel SpA – ADR (Electric Utilities)

       77,409       336,265

SSE PLC – ADR (Electric Utilities)

       13,753       313,018

E.ON SE – ADR (Multi-Utilities)

       17,418       321,883

GDF Suez – ADR (Multi-Utilities)

       15,603       369,323

National Grid PLC – ADR (Multi-Utilities)

       5,632       367,882

RWE AG – ADR (Multi-Utilities)

       7,798       286,966
       

 

        2,618,084
       

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $43,535,868)

        $52,132,988
       

 

Money Market Funds – 2.9%         Shares      Value

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I

       1,534,000       $  1,534,000
       

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,534,000)

        $  1,534,000
       

 

Total Investments – 99.9% (Cost $45,069,868)

  (b)       $53,666,988

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%

        51,082
       

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $53,718,070
       

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Abbreviations:

ADR: American Depositary Receipts

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bristol Growth Portfolio

 

Objective/Strategy

The Bristol Growth Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

Performance as of December 31, 2013

 

Average Annual Total Returns:

  

One year

     38.62%   

Five years

     19.43%   

Since inception (5/1/07)

     6.19%   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Total return figures include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll-free 1-877-781-6392.

The Portfolio is not open to direct retail investment. Beneficial interest in shares is obtained solely by purchase of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. Actual performance results for variable annuity and variable universal life contracts will be lower due to contract charges. Consult your contract for applicable charges.

 

Comments

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Bristol Growth Portfolio returned 38.62% versus 33.48% for the current benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Following a strong 2012, January 2013 saw the best “January effect” in sixteen years for U.S. stocks and set the tone for the rest of the year. In the past fifty years, the 2013 return has been significantly exceeded only three times, in 1975, 1995 and 1997. The most important downturn during the year occurred after an all time high on May 21. The market corrected downwards in reaction to the remarks of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, which were interpreted that Quantitative Easing (“QE”) might “taper off” in the near term. As QE has been seen as powering the equity markets’ rise, it took subsequent remarks of Federal Reserve members to suggest that tapering may be a long way off, possibly at the end of 2014. With this response, the markets recovered, but it left the S&P 500 Index down 3.8% from the record high and ended a streak of seven monthly advances and the longest run since 2009. Overall, the returns had the best performance for the first six months of a calendar year since 1998. The market rise restarted in late June and the markets were better prepared when actual tapering started in late December. The Federal Reserve announced that it would reduce the monthly purchases of $85 billion by a total of $10 billion. This action contrasted very favorably with the clumsiness of the Federal Reserve in May and seemed to hit the “sweet spot” of acknowledging rising economic growth and reduced unemployment, while at the same time not scaring the markets with the prospect of a huge cutback. Corporations are exiting the recession and enjoying the usual bonus of a leaner workforce and reduced costs. As a result, profits for the S&P 500 Index components increased to $100 per share this year, compared with about $60 a share in 2008. Clearly, the debt markets’ modest returns and the prospect of higher interest rates in the future made the equity markets the better choice for most investors in the near term.

The significant out-performance relative to the benchmark was mainly due to strong stock selections in Industrials, Information Technology and Financials. An underweight in the poorer-performing

Consumer Staples sector, along with an overweight in Industrials, also contributed to relative performance.(1)

The Portfolio’s best performers from an individual holding perspective were Delta Air Lines, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Hanesbrands, Inc., Celgene Corp. and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Portfolio’s worst performers were Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amarin Corp., F5 Networks, Inc., ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Avon Products, Inc. The top contributors to performance were Facebook, Inc., Google, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Hanesbrands, Inc. The top detractors from performance were Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., F5 Networks, Inc., Amarin Corp., ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Conagra Foods, Inc.(1)

The top contributor to the Portfolio’s performance was Facebook, Inc. which generated 222 basis points with its continued domination of social media sites. Google, Inc. added 191 basis points, reflecting its move beyond its search engine dominance to include mobile devices. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. contributed 188 basis points as a result of positive drug trails that resulted in a stock price surge in April that outperformed larger competitors Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Merck & Co., Inc. Delta Air Lines, Inc. contributed 172 basis points, as growth reappeared in the economy and oil prices weakened. Hanesbrands, Inc. had a good year, adding 150 basis points following the acquisition of Maidenform, which the company hopes to increase its access to younger generation markets.(1)

Detractors from performance included Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which lost the Portfolio 131 basis points as a result of adverse health reports in a drug trial. Programmable chip maker Altera Corp. lost the Portfolio six basis points as a result of a November downgrade by a big name analyst concerned with delays in revenue development. F5 Networks, Inc. lost the Portfolio 48 basis points when it missed earnings and Amarin Corp. lost the Portfolio 22 basis points when a recently approved drug did not get the expected unqualified approval of the FDA. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. lost the Portfolio 16 basis points after the FDA first halted sales of its flagship Leukemia drug and then permitted a resumption of sales, and Conagra Foods, Inc. was hit by an adverse court judgment related to a 13 year old lead paint lawsuit and lost the Portfolio a further 15 basis points.(1)

Looking to 2014, it appears that the impact of quantitative easing will likely continue for much of the year, and possibly into 2015. The newly appointed Federal Reserve chair will likely continue the tapering, at modest amounts of $10 billion every one or two months, and keep interest rates low for the near term. Unemployment, at 7%, is at a five year low, factory output is up, and the concerns regarding Obamacare’s uncertain medical insurance costs have been somewhat muted. The Federal Reserve projects growth in the area of 3% in 2014 and unemployment falling as low as 6.3%. Even the high returns of 2013 need not be a concern. While past performance is no guarantee of future returns, the historical results since 1870 have a total of thirty examples when the market climbed more than 25%. In twenty-three of these years, the market rose further the following year, with a mean return of 12%. This is a reminder that, in a rising market, December 31st is just an arbitrary date. The fixed income investor’s dilemma regarding what to do about low-to-near-zero interest rates, enshrined in current Federal Reserve policy, suggests strong continued support for equities for 2014.

 

 

(1) 

The Portfolio’s composition is subject to change. Holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.   Bristol Growth Portfolio (Continued)

 

 

Change in Value of $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Hypothetical illustration based on past performance. Future performance will vary. The Portfolio’s returns reflect reinvested dividends. The Portfolio’s holdings may differ significantly from the securities in the index. The index is unmanaged and therefore does not reflect the cost of portfolio management and accounting.

The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of those firms in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The index presented herein includes the effects of requested dividends.

Portfolio Composition as of December 31, 2013 (1)

 

    % of Net Assets   

Common Stocks (3)

    99.4   

Money Market Funds
Less Net Liabilities

    0.6   
 

 

 

 
    100.0   
 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings as of December 31, 2013 (1) (2)

 

    % of Net Assets   

  1.     Apple, Inc.

    3.8   

  2.     Google, Inc. Class A

    3.8   

  3.     Microsoft Corp.

    3.7   

  4.     International Business Machines Corp.

    2.8   

  5.     Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

    2.6   

  6.     Adobe Systems, Inc.

    2.3   

  7.     Oracle Corp.

    2.2   

  8.     Celgene Corp.

    2.1   

  9.     Walt Disney Co. / The

    2.1   

10.     Intel Corp.

    2.1   
 

 

 

(1)

Composition of Portfolio subject to change.

 

(2) 

Short-term investments have been excluded from the list of Top 10 Portfolio Holdings.

 

(3) 

Sectors:

 

     % of Net Assets   

Information Technology

     26.6   

Consumer Discretionary

     20.1   

Industrials

     19.4   

Health Care

     16.3   

Energy

     5.4   

Materials

     4.1   

Financials

     4.0   

Consumer Staples

     2.6   

Telecommunication Services

     0.9   
  

 

 

 
     99.4   
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

  December 31, 2013

 

Common Stocks – 99.4%         Shares      Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 20.1%

       

McDonald’s Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       23,800       $    2,309,314

Starbucks Corp. (Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

       28,500       2,234,115

Amazon.com, Inc. (Internet & Catalog Retail)

  (a)      6,390       2,548,268

CBS Corp. Class B (Media)

       29,300       1,867,582

Comcast Corp. Class A (Media)

       47,400       2,463,141

Walt Disney Co. / The (Media)

       33,800       2,582,320

Nordstrom, Inc. (Multiline Retail)

       28,600       1,767,480

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Specialty Retail)

       36,500       1,808,575

Hanesbrands, Inc. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       32,200       2,262,694

NIKE, Inc. Class B (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       29,720       2,337,181

PVH Corp. (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

       18,000       2,448,360
       

 

        24,629,030
       

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 2.6%

       

Coca-Cola Co. / The (Beverages)

       50,600       2,090,286

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Beverages)

  (a)      16,100       1,133,118
       

 

        3,223,404
       

 

ENERGY – 5.4%

       

Halliburton Co. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       27,400       1,390,550

Schlumberger Ltd. (Energy Equip. & Svs.)

       26,200       2,360,882

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

       11,900       2,190,433

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

  (a)      9,900       612,513
       

 

        6,554,378
       

 

FINANCIALS – 4.0%

       

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Insurance)

       65,600       2,376,688

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Insurance)

       27,400       2,526,828
       

 

        4,903,516
       

 

HEALTH CARE – 16.3%

       

Celgene Corp. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      15,450       2,610,432

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      25,700       1,931,355

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      11,400       1,205,892

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Biotechnology)

  (a)      26,400       1,961,520

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care Providers & Svs.)

       23,800       1,792,140

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Life Sciences Tools & Svs.)

       22,200       2,471,970

Mylan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)      55,400       2,404,360

Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

       76,900       2,355,447

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

  (a)      26,910       3,159,234
       

 

        19,892,350
       

 

Common Stocks (Continued)         Shares      Value

INDUSTRIALS – 19.4%

       

Boeing Co. / The (Aerospace & Defense)

       13,500       $    1,842,615

Precision Castparts Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       7,642       2,057,990

United Technologies Corp. (Aerospace & Defense)

       21,400       2,435,320

FedEx Corp. (Air Freight & Logistics)

       16,900       2,429,713

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Airlines)

       67,600       1,856,972

Tyco International Ltd. (Commercial Svs. & Supplies)

       31,000       1,272,240

Eaton Corp. PLC (Electrical Equip.)

       29,708       2,261,373

Danaher Corp. (Industrial Conglomerates)

       31,000       2,393,200

Pentair Ltd. (Machinery)

       26,500       2,058,255

Terex Corp. (Machinery)

       35,000       1,469,650

Xylem, Inc. (Machinery)

       52,500       1,816,500

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (Road & Rail)

  (a)      64,700       1,851,714
       

 

        23,745,542
       

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 26.6%

       

Apple, Inc. (Computers & Peripherals)

       8,300       4,657,213

Google, Inc. Class A (Internet Software & Svs.)

  (a)      4,110       4,606,118

International Business Machines Corp. (IT Svs.)

       18,410       3,453,164

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (IT Svs.)

       2,895       2,418,657

Altera Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       74,900       2,436,497

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       46,000       2,432,940

Intel Corp. (Semiconductors & Equip.)

       98,600       2,559,656

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Software)

  (a)      46,500       2,784,420

Microsoft Corp. (Software)

       121,100       4,532,773

Oracle Corp. (Software)

       69,000       2,639,940
       

 

        32,521,378
       

 

MATERIALS – 4.1%

       

Huntsman Corp. (Chemicals)

       102,700       2,526,420

Monsanto Co. (Chemicals)

       20,800       2,424,240
       

 

        4,950,660
       

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 0.9%

       

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Diversified Telecom. Svs.)

       22,400       1,100,736
       

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $102,079,575)

        $121,520,994
       

 

Money Market Funds – 1.3%         Shares      Value

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds Money Market Portfolio – Class I

       1,645,000       $    1,645,000
       

 

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,645,000)

        $    1,645,000
       

 

Total Investments – 100.7% (Cost $103,724,575)

  (b)       $123,165,994

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.7)%

        (904,032)
       

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $122,261,962
       

 

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Footnotes:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes, which may differ from cost basis for federal income tax purposes. See also Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  December 31, 2013

 

     Equity
Portfolio
    Money Market
Portfolio
     Bond
Portfolio
    Omni
Portfolio
     International
Portfolio
    Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
     International
Small-Mid Company
Portfolio
    Aggressive
Growth
Portfolio
 

Assets:

                  

Investments in securities, at value*

  $ 223,775,556      $ 189,496,151       $ 148,186,513      $ 37,839,344       $ 186,524,644      $ 139,616,777       $ 77,001,456      $ 39,780,382   

Cash

    46        70,181,668         645        3,315                584                509   

Foreign currencies, at value**

                                  444                         

Receivable for securities sold

                          1,096,921                                 

Due from adviser

           63,711                                                

Receivable for fund shares sold

    27,556        2,539,483         2,297,862        38,048         2,183,314        90,345         53,999        107,150   

Dividends and accrued interest receivable

    263,764        768         1,379,736        110,076         67,829        81,755         63,230        10,433   

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

                                  153,377                27,960        3,828   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    2,246        897         539        383         1,946        1,399         739        366   

Variation margin on futures contracts

                                  11,000                         

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

                                  812,578                         
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    224,069,168        262,282,678         151,865,295        39,088,087         189,755,132        139,790,860         77,147,384        39,902,668   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                  

Payable for securities purchased

                          985,945                9,322                297,279   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    2,459,270        1,101,090         195,454        182,823         191,131        1,665,455         82,431        165,328   

Payable for investment management services

    146,940        55,497         72,034        18,963         60,845        91,013         63,231        25,939   

Accrued custody expense

    839        1,009         475        587         16,450        730         4,509        434   

Accrued professional fees

    7,467        7,467         7,467        7,467         7,467        7,467         7,467        7,467   

Accrued accounting fees

    4,978        6,382         5,159        2,168         5,753        3,330         2,297        1,235   

Accrued printing and filing fees

    9,440        12,562         6,943        1,603         8,062        5,901         3,097        1,533   

Withholding tax payable

    6,192                               6,205                1,444        456   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

                                  32,179                         
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,635,126        1,184,007         287,532        1,199,556         328,092        1,783,218         164,476        499,671   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 221,434,042      $ 261,098,671       $ 151,577,763      $ 37,888,531       $ 189,427,040      $ 138,007,642       $ 76,982,908      $ 39,402,997   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

                  

Par value, $1 per share

  $ 7,528,316      $ 26,109,880       $ 10,258,924      $ 1,742,822       $ 13,676,583      $ 4,417,290       $ 2,563,448      $ 3,152,084   

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

    235,667,700        234,988,791         142,651,478        29,549,799         210,440,719        93,244,505         55,114,458        19,745,858   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (81,492,704             (11,377,250     1,128,383         (82,882,026     2,156,303         (5,020,864     4,351,264   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                  

Investments

    59,535,415                4,908,290        5,419,671         44,172,009        38,151,061         24,129,260        12,153,626   

Foreign currency contracts

                                  780,399                         

Futures contracts

                                  170,530                         

Other foreign currency related transactions

                                  5,604                159        165   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    195,315                5,136,321        47,856         3,063,222        38,483         196,447          
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 221,434,042      $ 261,098,671       $ 151,577,763      $ 37,888,531       $ 189,427,040      $ 138,007,642       $ 76,982,908      $ 39,402,997   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

* Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 164,240,141      $ 189,496,151       $ 143,278,223      $ 32,419,673       $ 142,352,635      $ 101,465,716       $ 52,872,196      $ 27,626,756   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

** Foreign currencies, at cost

  $      $       $      $       $ 448      $       $      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    7,528,316        26,109,880         10,258,924        1,742,822         13,676,583        4,417,290         2,563,448        3,152,084   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Authorized Fund shares allocated to Portfolio

    25,000,000        55,000,000         30,000,000        10,000,000         45,000,000        15,000,000         10,000,000        10,000,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 29.41      $ 10.00       $ 14.78      $ 21.74       $ 13.85      $ 31.24       $ 30.03      $ 12.50   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  December 31, 2013

 

     Small Cap
Growth
Portfolio
    Mid Cap
Opportunity
Portfolio
    S&P 500®
Index
Portfolio
     Strategic Value
Portfolio
     High Income
Bond
Portfolio
     Capital Growth
Portfolio
     Nasdaq-100®
Index
Portfolio
     Bristol
Portfolio
 

Assets:

                    

Investments in securities, at value*

  $ 109,920,119      $ 83,197,376      $ 314,712,500       $ 398,258,227       $ 300,602,392       $ 80,213,049       $ 96,361,255       $ 232,257,346   

Cash

    49        47,424        558,364         726         443                 250,510         23,644   

Receivable for securities sold

    14,440               3,678,136                 75,000         756,289                 20,238,666   

Receivable for fund shares sold

    204,068        40,245        586,918         508,650         3,027,521         161,799         151,309         139,694   

Dividends and accrued interest receivable

    64,462        18,813        478,679         1,857,470         5,201,319         11,591         51,102         219,568   

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

                          5,355                                   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    2,260        819        2,676         3,140         1,060         717         787         2,455   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    110,205,398        83,304,677        320,017,273         400,633,568         308,907,735         81,143,445         96,814,963         252,881,373   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                    

Cash overdraft

                                          206,106                   

Payable for securities purchased

    310,146               4,162,709                 250,000         355,758         87,400         7,496,875   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    286,039        219,805        796,611         2,648,405         561,616         76,667         834,316         13,668,739   

Payable for investment management services

    57,867        59,058        94,500         237,808         174,616         59,223         31,700         149,909   

Accrued custody expense

    1,970        701        3,544         1,483         1,242         636         776         1,284   

Accrued professional fees

    7,467        7,467        7,523         8,032         7,467         7,467         7,467         7,467   

Accrued accounting fees

    2,899        2,227        7,979         7,976         13,831         2,198         2,448         5,308   

Accrued printing and filing fees

    2,201        3,460        11,378         13,302         14,120         3,030         3,270         10,321   

Withholding tax payable

                          51,747                                   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    668,589        292,718        5,084,244         2,968,753         1,022,892         711,085         967,377         21,339,903   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 109,536,809      $ 83,011,959      $ 314,933,029       $ 397,664,815       $ 307,884,843       $ 80,432,360       $ 95,847,586       $ 231,541,470   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

                    

Par value, $1 per share

  $ 4,837,130      $ 2,939,931      $ 16,047,426       $ 30,378,804       $ 19,384,108       $ 2,009,059       $ 10,360,823       $ 12,657,430   

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

    75,614,224        73,955,397        190,122,073         321,092,180         251,291,668         51,404,488         45,157,380         133,893,680   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    14,482,407        (16,151,921     693,626         3,865,615         3,478,257         5,327,192         4,720,693         46,988,708   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

                    

Investments

    14,625,640        22,268,552        107,472,025         40,750,946         14,167,916         21,691,621         35,515,675         37,911,856   

Foreign currency related transactions

    (5,462                    8,779                                   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (17,130            597,879         1,568,491         19,562,894                 93,015         89,796   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 109,536,809      $ 83,011,959      $ 314,933,029       $ 397,664,815       $ 307,884,843       $ 80,432,360       $ 95,847,586       $ 231,541,470   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 95,294,479      $ 60,928,824      $ 207,240,475       $ 357,507,281       $ 286,434,476       $ 58,521,428       $ 60,845,580       $ 194,345,490   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    4,837,130        2,939,931        16,047,426         30,378,804         19,384,108         2,009,059         10,360,823         12,657,430   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Authorized Fund shares allocated to Portfolio

    10,000,000        10,000,000        35,000,000         65,000,000         50,000,000         10,000,000         25,000,000         40,000,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 22.65      $ 28.24      $ 19.63       $ 13.09       $ 15.88       $ 40.03       $ 9.25       $ 18.29   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  December 31, 2013

 

     Bryton Growth
Portfolio
     Balanced
Portfolio
    Target
VIP
Portfolio
    Bristol Growth
Portfolio
 

Assets:

        

Investments in securities, at value*

  $ 182,413,037       $ 246,666,991      $ 53,666,988      $ 123,165,994   

Cash

    641                780        12,436   

Receivable for securities sold

    5,625,225         7,702,708               8,940,954   

Receivable for fund shares sold

    53,717         1,672,898        45,522        37,921   

Dividends and accrued interest receivable

    19,247         1,458,144        61,862        78,681   

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

            5,906        8,470          

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    1,883         1,357        254        1,289   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    188,113,750         257,508,004        53,783,876        132,237,275   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Cash overdraft

            575,499                 

Options written, at value**

            1,794,000                 

Payable for securities purchased

    1,194,241         5,681,445               2,847,713   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    5,995,525         248,633        34,110        7,027,708   

Payable for investment management services

    123,909         120,530        18,146        83,145   

Accrued custody expense

    1,633         1,119        331        833   

Accrued professional fees

    7,467         7,467        7,467        7,467   

Accrued accounting fees

    4,255         6,781        1,897        3,016   

Accrued printing and filing fees

    7,865         6,099        1,106        5,431   

Withholding tax payable

            6,089        2,749          
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    7,334,895         8,447,662        65,806        9,975,313   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 180,778,855       $ 249,060,342      $ 53,718,070      $ 122,261,962   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

        

Par value, $1 per share

  $ 9,377,515       $ 13,823,591      $ 3,921,589      $ 8,307,723   

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

    113,591,119         213,791,761        54,385,214        71,263,830   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    36,931,019         2,097,395        (13,211,533     23,227,257   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

    20,879,202         19,782,843        8,597,120        19,441,419   

Written options

            (720,212              

Foreign currency related transactions

            (96              

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

            285,060        25,680        21,733   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 180,778,855       $ 249,060,342      $ 53,718,070      $ 122,261,962   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

* Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 161,533,835       $ 226,884,148      $ 45,069,868      $ 103,724,575   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

** Premiums received on options written

  $       $ 1,073,788      $      $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    9,377,515         13,823,591        3,921,589        8,307,723   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Authorized Fund shares allocated to Portfolio

    35,000,000         35,000,000        10,000,000        25,000,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 19.28       $ 18.02      $ 13.70      $ 14.72   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Statements of Operations

  For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

     Equity
Portfolio
     Money Market
Portfolio
    Bond
Portfolio
    Omni
Portfolio
     International
Portfolio
    Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
    International
Small-Mid Company
Portfolio
    Aggressive
Growth
Portfolio
 

Investment income:

                 

Interest

  $       $ 129,770      $ 6,145,314      $ 326,874       $ 194      $      $ 355      $ 234   

Dividends, net of taxes withheld*

    3,808,534         14,608        2,151        364,392         4,178,030        1,713,195        1,103,462        251,905   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,808,534         144,378        6,147,465        691,266         4,178,224        1,713,195        1,103,817        252,139   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

                 

Management fees

    1,627,773         701,446        869,571        211,444         1,522,561        1,013,936        693,854        278,927   

Custodian fees

    10,807         12,245        6,135        7,022         188,134        9,833        58,135        10,050   

Directors’ fees

    24,946         31,442        18,686        4,249         22,375        15,464        8,377        4,157   

Professional fees

    19,754         21,689        18,021        13,842         18,972        17,054        15,011        13,816   

Accounting fees

    60,004         77,330        66,125        25,797         65,912        40,908        29,362        16,016   

Printing and filing fees

    26,242         36,313        19,264        4,666         22,855        16,782        8,949        4,649   

Compliance expense

    11,108         11,108        11,108        11,108         11,108        11,108        11,108        11,108   

Other

    5,915         3,603        2,234        1,036         6,276        3,653        2,073        943   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,786,549         895,176        1,011,144        279,164         1,858,193        1,128,738        826,869        339,666   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less expenses reduced or reimbursed by adviser

            (750,798                    (474,945                     
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,786,549         144,378        1,011,144        279,164         1,383,248        1,128,738        826,869        339,666   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2,021,985                5,136,321        412,102         2,794,976        584,457        276,948        (87,527
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency contracts, and other foreign currency related transactions:

                 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                 

Investments

    28,393,403                1,717,938        5,570,305         9,102,578        12,162,800        7,413,504        5,282,237   

Futures contracts

                                  85,295                        

Foreign currency contracts

                                  1,613,554                        

Other foreign currency related transactions

                                  (595,839     (923     (80,501     (796

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                 

Investments

    35,131,231                (9,876,691     3,438,117         7,455,420        25,016,691        9,410,303        4,447,593   

Futures contracts

                                  186,528                        

Foreign currency contracts

                                  31,040                        

Other foreign currency related transactions

                                  5,317               19,521        124   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency contracts, and other foreign currency related transactions

    63,524,634                (8,158,753     9,008,422         17,883,893        37,178,568        16,762,827        9,729,158   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

  $ 65,546,619       $      $ (3,022,432   $ 9,420,524       $ 20,678,869      $ 37,763,025      $ 17,039,775      $ 9,641,631   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

* Taxes withheld

  $ 14,695       $      $      $       $ 575,108      $ 36,925      $ 124,218      $ 9,082   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Statements of Operations

  For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

 

     Small Cap
Growth
Portfolio
    Mid Cap
Opportunity
Portfolio
    S&P 500®
Index
Portfolio
     Strategic Value
Portfolio
    High Income
Bond
Portfolio
    Capital Growth
Portfolio
    Nasdaq-100®
Index
Portfolio
     Bristol
Portfolio
 

Investment income:

                 

Interest

  $ 484      $      $ 2       $      $ 21,898,399      $      $ 3       $   

Dividends, net of taxes withheld*

    382,260        516,518        5,406,907         13,597,922        26,205        383,793        1,118,458         2,976,555   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    382,744        516,518        5,406,909         13,597,922        21,924,604        383,793        1,118,461         2,976,555   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

                 

Management fees

    451,880        643,307        932,752         2,228,645        2,071,730        606,315        309,603         1,662,772   

Custodian fees

    17,494        8,860        25,202         26,305        15,261        6,101        9,543         15,012   

Directors’ fees

    5,883        9,102        30,236         37,360        37,119        8,049        9,280         27,010   

Professional fees

    14,297        15,229        21,563         26,036        23,350        14,919        15,287         20,370   

Accounting fees

    20,080        26,425        90,499         88,278        160,666        25,117        27,634         64,369   

Printing and filing fees

    6,463        9,928        30,644         35,979        38,297        8,520        9,449         28,447   

Compliance expense

    11,108        11,108        11,108         11,108        11,108        11,108        11,108         11,108   

Other

    1,201        2,156        6,510         5,830        4,179        1,795        2,048         6,323   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    528,406        726,115        1,148,514         2,459,541        2,361,710        681,924        393,952         1,835,411   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (145,662     (209,597     4,258,395         11,138,381        19,562,894        (298,131     724,509         1,141,144   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions:

                 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                 

Investments

    15,028,244        8,674,285        3,688,356         9,911,967        3,478,257        5,469,110        5,521,100         48,232,798   

Foreign currency related transactions

    191        (86             (35,518                             

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

                 

Investments

    4,064,408        12,646,891        61,348,239         39,070,854        (1,974,076     12,232,870        18,052,218         27,351,718   

Foreign currency related transactions

    (5,462                    2,338                                
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    19,087,381        21,321,090        65,036,595         48,949,641        1,504,181        17,701,980        23,573,318         75,584,516   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

  $ 18,941,719      $ 21,111,493      $ 69,294,990       $ 60,088,022      $ 21,067,075      $ 17,403,849      $ 24,297,827       $ 76,725,660   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Taxes withheld

  $ 3,064      $ 3,928      $ 922       $ 458,850      $      $ 1,410      $ 2,543       $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Statements of Operations

  For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

     Bryton Growth
Portfolio
    Balanced
Portfolio
    Target
VIP
Portfolio
     Bristol Growth
Portfolio
 

Investment income:

        

Interest

  $      $ 1,366,858      $       $   

Dividends, net of taxes withheld*

    518,006        1,631,630        427,765         1,528,380   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    518,006        2,998,488        427,765         1,528,380   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Management fees

    1,389,516        887,860        147,712         923,189   

Custodian fees

    15,995        10,365        7,677         10,452   

Directors’ fees

    20,673        15,917        2,854         14,227   

Professional fees

    18,600        17,113        13,467         16,705   

Accounting fees

    51,345        59,329        14,211         36,395   

Printing and filing fees

    21,992        17,086        3,012         15,437   

Compliance expense

    11,108        11,108        11,108         11,108   

Other

    4,896        2,237        677         3,323   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,534,125        1,021,015        200,718         1,030,836   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (1,016,119     1,977,473        227,047         497,544   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency related transactions, and written options:

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments

    38,865,947        7,836,779        6,638,251         23,724,595   

Foreign currency related transactions

           (208     38           

Written options

           (1,261,352               

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

        

Investments

    20,607,365        9,661,886        1,076,715         14,073,672   

Foreign currency related transactions

           (74               

Written options

           (720,212               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency related transactions, and written options

    59,473,312        15,516,819        7,715,004         37,798,267   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

  $ 58,457,193      $ 17,494,292      $ 7,942,051       $ 38,295,811   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Taxes withheld

  $      $ 12,875      $ 25,329       $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

  101  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Equity
Portfolio
    Money Market
Portfolio
    Bond
Portfolio
    Omni
Portfolio
 
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,021,985      $ 2,937,620      $      $      $ 5,136,321      $ 5,756,080      $ 412,102      $ 512,127   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    28,393,403        15,135,180                      1,717,938        1,428,098        5,570,305        1,090,857   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    35,131,231        9,664,589                      (9,876,691     4,568,299        3,438,117        2,337,094   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    65,546,619        27,737,389                      (3,022,432     11,752,477        9,420,524        3,940,078   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

               

Distributions from net investment income

    (1,826,670     (2,551,766                                 (362,024     (434,512
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    13,409,441        12,859,425        235,857,734        178,859,238        41,763,271        50,714,394        3,461,743        2,645,867   

Received from dividends reinvested

    1,826,670        2,551,766                                    362,024        434,512   

Paid for shares redeemed

    (44,049,301     (41,926,289     (233,365,275     (206,441,123     (59,347,526     (52,317,398     (8,198,425     (8,034,239
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    (28,813,190     (26,515,098     2,492,459        (27,581,885     (17,584,255     (1,603,004     (4,374,658     (4,953,860
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    34,906,759        (1,329,475     2,492,459        (27,581,885     (20,606,687     10,149,473        4,683,842        (1,448,294

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    186,527,283        187,856,758        258,606,212        286,188,097        172,184,450        162,034,977        33,204,689        34,652,983   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 221,434,042      $ 186,527,283      $ 261,098,671      $ 258,606,212      $ 151,577,763      $ 172,184,450      $ 37,888,531      $ 33,204,689   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 195,315      $ 367,208      $      $      $ 5,136,321      $ 5,756,080      $ 47,856      $ 109,020   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    International
Portfolio
    Capital Appreciation
Portfolio
    International Small-Mid
Company Portfolio
    Aggressive Growth
Portfolio
 
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,794,976      $ 2,974,730      $ 584,457      $ 765,103      $ 276,948      $ 399,238      $ (87,527   $ 104,016   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency contracts, and other foreign currency related transactions

    10,205,588        9,475,139        12,161,877        7,244,718        7,333,003        1,226,014        5,281,441        (286,285

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency contracts, and other foreign currency related transactions

    7,678,305        20,843,432        25,016,691        10,984,140        9,429,824        10,919,188        4,447,717        5,979,480   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    20,678,869        33,293,301        37,763,025        18,993,961        17,039,775        12,544,440        9,641,631        5,797,211   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

               

Distributions from net investment income

                  (545,051     (681,205                            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    24,664,519        16,648,592        16,336,182        11,383,622        10,691,131        10,692,767        8,319,694        9,567,587   

Received from dividends reinvested

                  545,051        681,205                               

Paid for shares redeemed

    (36,260,480     (42,407,744     (31,759,424     (29,380,202     (15,230,589     (16,239,923     (11,703,009     (7,975,462
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    (11,595,961     (25,759,152     (14,878,191     (17,315,375     (4,539,458     (5,547,156     (3,383,315     1,592,125   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    9,082,908        7,534,149        22,339,783        997,381        12,500,317        6,997,284        6,258,316        7,389,336   

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    180,344,132        172,809,983        115,667,859        114,670,478        64,482,591        57,485,307        33,144,681        25,755,345   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 189,427,040      $ 180,344,132      $ 138,007,642      $ 115,667,859      $ 76,982,908      $ 64,482,591      $ 39,402,997      $ 33,144,681   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

  $ 3,063,222      $ 4,857,652      $ 38,483      $ 83,350      $ 196,447      $ 324,350      $      $ 103,178   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Small Cap Growth
Portfolio
    Mid Cap Opportunity
Portfolio
    S&P 500® Index
Portfolio
    Strategic Value
Portfolio
 
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (145,662   $ (69,166   $ (209,597   $ (57,981   $ 4,258,395      $ 3,608,504      $ 11,138,381      $ 5,810,288   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    15,028,435        5,846,202        8,674,199        4,035,775        3,688,356        1,892,406        9,876,449        1,644,996   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    4,058,946        (231,728     12,646,891        7,639,334        61,348,239        21,351,067        39,073,192        (2,810,944
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    18,941,719        5,545,308        21,111,493        11,617,128        69,294,990        26,851,977        60,088,022        4,644,340   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

               

Distributions from net investment income

                                (3,617,496     (2,826,655     (9,524,108     (3,918,367
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    31,291,065        9,304,509        15,330,951        11,126,601        97,436,649        54,598,878        131,585,498        257,036,279   

Received from shares issued in merger

    40,746,730                                                    

Received from dividends reinvested

                                3,617,496        2,826,655        9,524,108        3,918,367   

Paid for shares redeemed

    (16,426,684     (11,364,585     (20,492,091     (16,745,113     (59,579,130     (44,349,542     (62,172,415     (35,500,770
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    55,611,111        (2,060,076     (5,161,140     (5,618,512     41,475,015        13,075,991        78,937,191        225,453,876   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    74,552,830        3,485,232        15,950,353        5,998,616        107,152,509        37,101,313        129,501,105        226,179,849   

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    34,983,979        31,498,747        67,061,606        61,062,990        207,780,520        170,679,207        268,163,710        41,983,861   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 109,536,809      $ 34,983,979      $ 83,011,959      $ 67,061,606      $ 314,933,029      $ 207,780,520      $ 397,664,815      $ 268,163,710   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

  $ (17,130   $      $      $      $ 597,879      $ 744,172      $ 1,568,491      $ 2,248,868   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    High Income Bond
Portfolio
    Capital Growth
Portfolio
    Nasdaq-100® Index
Portfolio
    Bristol
Portfolio
 
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 19,562,894      $ 21,277,132      $ (298,131   $ (53,366   $ 724,509      $ 644,168      $ 1,141,144      $ 1,353,479   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    3,478,257        4,698,612        5,469,110        3,854,057        5,521,100        513,180        48,232,798        8,239,659   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions

    (1,974,076     13,264,229        12,232,870        3,014,667        18,052,218        8,702,070        27,351,718        16,070,240   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    21,067,075        39,239,973        17,403,849        6,815,358        24,297,827        9,859,418        76,725,660        25,663,378   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

               

Distributions from net investment income

                                (631,494     (447,911     (1,050,451     (1,149,626
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    54,569,050        84,212,118        24,739,894        12,566,131        35,003,296        26,139,975        14,986,415        33,161,237   

Received from dividends reinvested

                                631,494        447,911        1,050,451        1,149,626   

Paid for shares redeemed

    (79,666,219     (78,999,032     (16,826,118     (15,372,139     (31,995,740     (22,928,127     (65,074,351     (46,593,004
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    (25,097,169     5,213,086        7,913,776        (2,806,008     3,639,050        3,659,759        (49,037,485     (12,282,141
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (4,030,094     44,453,059        25,317,625        4,009,350        27,305,383        13,071,266        26,637,724        12,231,611   

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    311,914,937        267,461,878        55,114,735        51,105,385        68,542,203        55,470,937        204,903,746        192,672,135   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 307,884,843      $ 311,914,937      $ 80,432,360      $ 55,114,735      $ 95,847,586      $ 68,542,203      $ 231,541,470      $ 204,903,746   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

  $ 19,562,894      $ 21,277,132      $      $      $ 93,015      $ 196,220      $ 89,796      $ 436,010   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Bryton Growth
Portfolio
    Balanced
Portfolio
    Target VIP
Portfolio
    Bristol Growth
Portfolio
 
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (1,016,119   $ (887,077   $ 1,977,473      $ 651,931      $ 227,047      $ 377,630      $ 497,544      $ 594,594   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency related transactions, and written options

    38,865,947        12,311,997        6,575,219        358,264        6,638,289        632,490        23,724,595        6,499,048   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, foreign currency related transactions, and written options

    20,607,365        5,904,468        8,941,600        2,012,821        1,076,715        2,048,046        14,073,672        4,359,363   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

    58,457,193        17,329,388        17,494,292        3,023,016        7,942,051        3,058,166        38,295,811        11,453,005   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders:

               

Distributions from net investment income

                  (1,674,034            (201,405     (297,777     (476,090     (473,865
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

               

Received from shares sold

    14,529,378        33,597,917        149,308,124        64,188,382        2,641,232        2,834,544        9,727,458        21,509,893   

Received from shares issued in mergers

                  30,903,821               26,663,158                        

Received from dividends reinvested

                  1,674,034               201,405        297,777        476,090        473,865   

Paid for shares redeemed

    (49,864,240     (48,711,366     (25,782,822     (7,131,199     (4,710,713     (5,246,749     (33,794,446     (24,843,136
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets from capital transactions

    (35,334,862     (15,113,449     156,103,157        57,057,183        24,795,082        (2,114,428     (23,590,898     (2,859,378
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    23,122,331        2,215,939        171,923,415        60,080,199        32,535,728        645,961        14,228,823        8,119,762   

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

    157,656,524        155,440,585        77,136,927        17,056,728        21,182,342        20,536,381        108,033,139        99,913,377   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 180,778,855      $ 157,656,524      $ 249,060,342      $ 77,136,927      $ 53,718,070      $ 21,182,342      $ 122,261,962      $ 108,033,139   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

  $      $ (9,839   $ 285,060      $ 651,938      $ 25,680      $ 79,804      $ 21,733      $ 221,599   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Equity Portfolio      Money Market Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 21.54       $ 18.88       $ 19.72       $ 18.31       $ 13.19       $ 10.00       $ 10.00       $ 10.00       $ 10.00       $ 10.00   

Operations:

                            

Net investment income

    0.27         0.35         0.21         0.04         0.05                                           

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency related transactions

    7.84         2.61         (0.88      1.41         5.11                                           
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    8.11         2.96         (0.67      1.45         5.16                                           
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                            

Distributions from net investment income

    (0.24      (0.30      (0.17      (0.04      (0.04                                        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 29.41       $ 21.54       $ 18.88       $ 19.72       $ 18.31       $ 10.00       $ 10.00       $ 10.00       $ 10.00       $ 10.00   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    37.69      15.69      –3.38      7.91      39.11      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00

Ratios and supplemental data:

                            

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 221.4       $ 186.5       $ 187.9       $ 219.4       $ 226.5       $ 261.1       $ 258.6       $ 286.2       $ 293.4       $ 341.2   

Ratios to average net assets:

                            

Ratios net of expenses reduced or reimbursed by adviser:

                            

Expenses

    0.87      0.89      0.87      0.87      0.88      0.06      0.09      0.11      0.17      0.19

Net investment income

    0.98      1.55      1.00      0.21      0.27      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00

Ratios assuming no expenses reduced or reimbursed by adviser:

                            

Expenses

    0.87      0.89      0.87      0.87      0.88      0.34      0.35      0.34      0.35      0.36

Net investment income (loss)

    0.98      1.55      1.00      0.21      0.27      –0.28      –0.26      –0.23      –0.18      –0.17

Portfolio turnover rate

    43      48      54      50      24      0      0      0      0      0

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Bond Portfolio      Omni Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.07       $ 14.05       $ 13.21       $ 12.25       $ 10.13       $ 16.82       $ 15.21       $ 16.08       $ 14.42       $ 11.02   

Operations:

                            

Net investment income

    0.56         0.51         0.48         0.52         0.49         0.24         0.26         0.25         0.28         0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency related transactions

    (0.85      0.51         0.36         0.44         1.63         4.89         1.57         (0.91      1.62         3.36   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    (0.29      1.02         0.84         0.96         2.12         5.13         1.83         (0.66      1.90         3.65   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                            

Distributions from net investment income

                                            (0.21      (0.22      (0.21      (0.24      (0.25
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.78       $ 15.07       $ 14.05       $ 13.21       $ 12.25       $ 21.74       $ 16.82       $ 15.21       $ 16.08       $ 14.42   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    –1.92      7.26      6.36      7.84      20.93      30.53      12.04      –4.12      13.19      33.15

Ratios and supplemental data:

                            

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 151.6       $ 172.2       $ 162.0       $ 148.2       $ 137.9       $ 37.9       $ 33.2       $ 34.7       $ 41.2       $ 41.5   

Ratios to average net assets:

                            

Expenses

    0.66      0.66      0.66      0.67      0.69      0.79      0.81      0.77      0.78      0.79

Net investment income

    3.34      3.41      3.70      3.91      5.06      1.17      1.49      1.40      1.71      2.18

Portfolio turnover rate

    15      18      15      22      27      210      179      147      182      157

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    International Portfolio      Capital Appreciation Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.41       $ 10.32       $ 12.20       $ 10.45       $ 7.56       $ 23.32       $ 19.95       $ 20.37       $ 17.45       $ 12.35   

Operations:

                            

Net investment income

    0.23         0.20         0.17         0.14         0.14         0.13         0.15         0.09         0.06         0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency contracts, and other foreign currency related transactions

    1.21         1.89         (2.05      1.61         2.75         7.91         3.36         (0.43      2.90         5.07   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    1.44         2.09         (1.88      1.75         2.89         8.04         3.51         (0.34      2.96         5.29   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                            

Distributions from net investment income

                                            (0.12      (0.14      (0.08      (0.04      (0.19
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.85       $ 12.41       $ 10.32       $ 12.20       $ 10.45       $ 31.24       $ 23.32       $ 19.95       $ 20.37       $ 17.45   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    11.60      20.25      –15.41      16.75      38.23      34.51      17.59      –1.65      16.99      42.84

Ratios and supplemental data:

                            

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 189.4       $ 180.3       $ 172.8       $ 213.1       $ 210.0       $ 138.0       $ 115.7       $ 114.7       $ 129.8       $ 126.3   

Ratios to average net assets:

                            

Ratios net of expenses reduced or reimbursed by adviser:

                            

Expenses

    0.75      1.02      1.02      1.03      1.07      0.88      0.90      0.88      0.89      0.90

Net investment income

    1.52      1.65      1.41      1.15      1.47      0.45      0.66      0.41      0.31      1.38

Ratios assuming no expenses reduced or reimbursed by adviser:

                            

Expenses

    1.01      1.02      1.02      1.03      1.07      0.88      0.90      0.88      0.89      0.90

Net investment income

    1.26      1.65      1.41      1.15      1.47      0.45      0.66      0.41      0.31      1.38

Portfolio turnover rate

    53      61      58      67      168      49      39      61      58      84

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    International Small-Mid Company Portfolio      Aggressive Growth Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.52       $ 19.17       $ 23.24       $ 19.41       $ 13.29       $ 9.51       $ 7.74       $ 8.17       $ 7.43       $ 5.21   

Operations:

                            

Net investment income (loss)

    0.12         0.17         0.26         0.07         0.07         (0.02      0.03                 0.01         (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency related transactions

    6.39         4.18         (4.33      3.76         6.05         3.01         1.74         (0.43      0.73         2.24   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    6.51         4.35         (4.07      3.83         6.12         2.99         1.77         (0.43      0.74         2.22   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 30.03       $ 23.52       $ 19.17       $ 23.24       $ 19.41       $ 12.50       $ 9.51       $ 7.74       $ 8.17       $ 7.43   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    27.68      22.69      –17.51      19.73      46.05      31.44      22.87      –5.26      9.96      42.61

Ratios and supplemental data:

                            

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 77.0       $ 64.5       $ 57.5       $ 78.6       $ 71.1       $ 39.4       $ 33.1       $ 25.8       $ 29.8       $ 27.2   

Ratios to average net assets:

                            

Expenses

    1.19      1.21      1.20      1.25      1.28      0.97      0.99      1.04      1.05      1.04

Net investment income (loss)

    0.40      0.64      1.07      0.32      0.47      –0.25      0.34      0.02      0.17      –0.23

Portfolio turnover rate

    51      55      67      81      125      60      17      47      37      28

 

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

 

  110  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Small Cap Growth Portfolio      Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013     2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.59      $ 13.21       $ 12.86       $ 9.89       $ 6.56       $ 21.32       $ 17.81       $ 18.43       $ 15.41       $ 10.96   

Operations:

                           

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.03     (0.03      (0.08      (0.07      (0.06      (0.07      (0.02      (0.06      (0.06      (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency related transactions

    7.09        2.41         0.43         3.04         3.39         6.99         3.53         (0.56      3.08         4.50   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    7.06        2.38         0.35         2.97         3.33         6.92         3.51         (0.62      3.02         4.45   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                           

Distributions from net investment income

                                                                             
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 22.65      $ 15.59       $ 13.21       $ 12.86       $ 9.89       $ 28.24       $ 21.32       $ 17.81       $ 18.43       $ 15.41   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    45.29     18.02      2.72      30.03      50.76      32.46      19.71      –3.36      19.60      40.60

Ratios and supplemental data:

                           

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 109.5      $ 35.0       $ 31.5       $ 32.1       $ 22.8       $ 83.0       $ 67.1       $ 61.1       $ 70.4       $ 63.5   

Ratios to average net assets:

                           

Expenses

    1.04     1.10      1.08      1.13      1.21      0.96      0.98      0.96      0.98      0.97

Net investment income (loss)

    –0.29     –0.20      –0.60      –0.70      –0.77      –0.28      –0.09      –0.29      –0.35      –0.27

Portfolio turnover rate

    69 % (a)      65      58      94      50      44      45      51      56      276

 

(a) The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities that were incurred to realign the Portfolio’s holdings subsequent to the December 20, 2013 reorganization are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate calculation. See Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding this reorganization. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 146%.

 

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

 

  111  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    S&P 500® Index Portfolio      Strategic Value Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.08       $ 13.25       $ 13.21       $ 11.69       $ 9.41       $ 11.09       $ 10.50       $ 9.36       $ 8.64       $ 7.97   

Operations:

                            

Net investment income

    0.26         0.26         0.22         0.19         0.17         0.35         0.13         0.33         0.35         0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency related transactions

    4.52         1.78         0.01         1.50         2.26         1.97         0.63         0.98         0.68         0.65   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    4.78         2.04         0.23         1.69         2.43         2.32         0.76         1.31         1.03         0.92   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                            

Distributions from net investment income

    (0.23      (0.21      (0.19      (0.17      (0.15      (0.32      (0.17      (0.17      (0.24      (0.25

Return of capital distributions

                                                                    (0.07        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.23      (0.21      (0.19      (0.17      (0.15      (0.32      (0.17      (0.17      (0.31      (0.25
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.63       $ 15.08       $ 13.25       $ 13.21       $ 11.69       $ 13.09       $ 11.09       $ 10.50       $ 9.36       $ 8.64   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    31.74      15.40      1.77      14.45      25.83      21.00      7.21      14.03      11.98      11.52

Ratios and supplemental data:

                            

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 314.9       $ 207.8       $ 170.7       $ 176.2       $ 160.7       $ 397.7       $ 268.2       $ 42.0       $ 24.3       $ 19.8   

Ratios to average net assets:

                            

Expenses

    0.45      0.48      0.47      0.49      0.51      0.79      0.82      0.96      0.96      1.02

Net investment income

    1.68      1.87      1.62      1.59      1.85      3.58      3.84      4.07      4.11      4.31

Portfolio turnover rate

    15      7      9      8      21      22      30      19      31      42

 

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

 

  112  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    High Income Bond Portfolio      Capital Growth Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.83       $ 12.97       $ 12.31       $ 10.79       $ 7.21       $ 30.73       $ 27.00       $ 27.68       $ 20.29       $ 15.00   

Operations:

                            

Net investment income (loss)

    1.10         0.99         1.08         0.58         0.46         (0.15      (0.03      (0.19      (0.11        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency related transactions

    (0.05      0.87         (0.42      0.94         3.12         9.45         3.76         (0.49      7.50         5.29   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    1.05         1.86         0.66         1.52         3.58         9.30         3.73         (0.68      7.39         5.29   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.88       $ 14.83       $ 12.97       $ 12.31       $ 10.79       $ 40.03       $ 30.73       $ 27.00       $ 27.68       $ 20.29   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    7.08      14.34      5.36      14.09      49.65      30.26      13.81      –2.46      36.42      35.27

Ratios and supplemental data:

                            

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 307.9       $ 311.9       $ 267.5       $ 269.8       $ 159.9       $ 80.4       $ 55.1       $ 51.1       $ 52.4       $ 36.8   

Ratios to average net assets:

                            

Expenses

    0.77      0.79      0.78      0.81      0.88      1.01      1.04      1.02      1.04      1.07

Net investment income (loss)

    6.36      7.17      7.69      8.03      9.14      –0.44      –0.10      –0.64      –0.50      0.02

Portfolio turnover rate

    29      35      35      33      20      42      42      44      56      67

 

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

 

  113  


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio      Bristol Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 6.85       $ 5.85       $ 5.69       $ 4.78       $ 3.11       $ 13.01       $ 11.56       $ 12.51       $ 11.12       $ 8.23   

Operations:

                            

Net investment income

    0.07         0.06         0.02         0.02         0.01         0.09         0.09         0.06         0.07         0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    2.39         0.99         0.16         0.91         1.66         5.27         1.43         (0.95      1.39         2.89   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    2.46         1.05         0.18         0.93         1.67         5.36         1.52         (0.89      1.46         2.95   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                            

Distributions from net investment income

    (0.06      (0.05      (0.02      (0.02              (0.08      (0.07      (0.06      (0.07      (0.06
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.25       $ 6.85       $ 5.85       $ 5.69       $ 4.78       $ 18.29       $ 13.01       $ 11.56       $ 12.51       $ 11.12   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    35.98      17.88      3.19      19.38      53.70      41.21      13.19      –7.16      13.10      35.83

Ratios and supplemental data:

                            

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 95.8       $ 68.5       $ 55.5       $ 54.9       $ 47.6       $ 231.5       $ 204.9       $ 192.7       $ 182.6       $ 142.8   

Ratios to average net assets:

                            

Expenses

    0.51      0.53      0.52      0.54      0.56      0.82      0.85      0.84      0.86      0.89

Net investment income

    0.94      0.98      0.41      0.39      0.19      0.51      0.68      0.52      0.70      0.79

Portfolio turnover rate

    43      25      44      30      29      269      244      198      253      223

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Bryton Growth Portfolio      Balanced Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013      2012      2011      2010      2009      2013     2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.70       $ 12.31       $ 13.57       $ 10.94       $ 8.06       $ 15.76      $ 13.91       $ 13.87       $ 13.13       $ 10.74   

Operations:

                           

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.11      (0.07      (0.08      (0.06      (0.05      0.08        0.10         0.31         0.32         0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency related transactions

    5.69         1.46         (1.18      2.69         2.93         2.32        1.75         (0.00      0.70         2.39   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    5.58         1.39         (1.26      2.63         2.88         2.40        1.85         0.31         1.02         2.68   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                           

Distributions from net investment income

                                            (0.14             (0.27      (0.28      (0.29
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.28       $ 13.70       $ 12.31       $ 13.57       $ 10.94       $ 18.02      $ 15.76       $ 13.91       $ 13.87       $ 13.13   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    40.73      11.29      –9.29      24.04      35.73      15.26     13.30      2.29      7.78      24.92

Ratios and supplemental data:

                           

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 180.8       $ 157.7       $ 155.4       $ 137.4       $ 113.4       $ 249.1      $ 77.1       $ 17.1       $ 14.5       $ 13.6   

Ratios to average net assets:

                           

Expenses

    0.89      0.93      0.91      0.93      0.96      0.75     0.86      0.94      0.99      1.08

Net investment income (loss)

    –0.59      –0.57      –0.67      –0.49      –0.64      1.45     1.90      2.33      2.48      2.99

Portfolio turnover rate

    185      152      156      118      82      82 % (a)      60      47      56      72

 

(a) The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities that were incurred to realign the Portfolio’s holdings subsequent to the December 20, 2013 reorganization are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate calculation. See Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding this reorganization. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 89%.

 

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Target VIP Portfolio      Bristol Growth Portfolio  
    Years Ended December 31,      Years Ended December 31,  
    2013     2012      2011      2010      2009      2013      2012      2011      2010      2009  

Selected per-share data:

                           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 10.10      $ 8.89       $ 9.11       $ 7.72       $ 6.81       $ 10.66       $ 9.63       $ 9.84       $ 8.75       $ 6.15   

Operations:

                           

Net investment income

    0.09        0.18         0.10         0.13         0.11         0.06         0.06         0.04         0.02         0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency related transactions, and written options

    3.61        1.17         (0.23      1.37         0.90         4.05         1.02         (0.21      1.10         2.59   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from operations

    3.70        1.35         (0.13      1.50         1.01         4.11         1.08         (0.17      1.12         2.60   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

                           

Distributions from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.14      (0.09      (0.11      (0.10      (0.05      (0.05      (0.04      (0.03        
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.70      $ 10.10       $ 8.89       $ 9.11       $ 7.72       $ 14.72       $ 10.66       $ 9.63       $ 9.84       $ 8.75   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

    36.71     15.24      –1.41      19.47      14.77      38.62      11.20      –1.77      12.79      42.28

Ratios and supplemental data:

                           

Net assets at end of year (in millions)

  $ 53.7      $ 21.2       $ 20.5       $ 21.9       $ 20.6       $ 122.3       $ 108.0       $ 99.9       $ 85.3       $ 10.5   

Ratios to average net assets:

                           

Expenses

    0.82     0.87      0.84      0.82      0.83      0.88      0.92      0.90      0.93      1.29

Net investment income

    0.92     1.73      1.07      1.50      1.53      0.42      0.57      0.41      0.63      0.26

Portfolio turnover rate

    57 % (a)      70      79      92      91      237      229      187      268      218

 

(a) The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities that were incurred to realign the Portfolio’s holdings subsequent to the December 20, 2013 reorganization are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate calculation. See Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information regarding this reorganization. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 138%.

 

 

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

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements

  December 31, 2013

 

(1) Organization

Ohio National Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a Maryland corporation registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “40 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund consists of twenty separate investment portfolios (the “Portfolios”) that seek the following objectives and strategies:

 

  ¢  

Equity Portfolio — Long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.

 

  ¢  

Money Market Portfolio — Maximum current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity by investing in high quality money market instruments.

 

  ¢  

Bond Portfolio — High level of income and opportunity for capital appreciation consistent with preservation of capital by investing primarily in intermediate-term and long-term fixed income securities.

 

  ¢  

Omni Portfolio — High level of long-term total return consistent with preservation of capital by investing in stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

 

  ¢  

International Portfolio — Long term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its assets in securities of foreign companies.

 

  ¢  

Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of established companies with either current or emerging earnings growth not fully appreciated or recognized by the market.

 

  ¢  

International Small-Mid Company Portfolio — Long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of foreign small and mid-cap companies.

 

  ¢  

Aggressive Growth Portfolio — Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities selected for growth potential.

 

  ¢  

Small Cap Growth Portfolio — Long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of small companies.

 

  ¢  

Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio — Long-term total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-cap companies, primarily those that are strategically positioned for long-term growth.

 

  ¢  

S&P 500® Index Portfolio — Total return that approximates the total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index, at a risk level consistent with that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.

 

  ¢  

Strategic Value Portfolio — Growth of capital and income by investing primarily in securities of high dividend yielding, undervalued stocks with dividend growth potential.

 

  ¢  

High Income Bond Portfolio — High current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets in lower rated corporate debt obligations commonly referred to as “junk bonds”. The Portfolio’s investments are generally rated Ba or lower by Moody’s, or BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch.

 

  ¢  

Capital Growth Portfolio — Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in an actively managed portfolio of equity securities of small cap growth companies.

 

  ¢  

Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio — Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in stocks that are included in the Nasdaq-100® Index. Unlike the other Portfolios of the Fund, the Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio is a non-diversified portfolio for purposes of Section 5(b) of the 40 Act.

 

  ¢  

Bristol Portfolio — Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

  ¢  

Bryton Growth Portfolio — Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of growth-oriented U.S. companies smaller than the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

 

  ¢  

Balanced Portfolio — Capital appreciation and income by investing normally up to 75% of its assets in equity securities within under-priced sectors and industries while maintaining a minimum of 25% of its assets in fixed income securities.

 

  ¢  

Target VIP Portfolio — Above average total return by investing in the common stocks of companies which are identified by a model that applies separate uniquely specialized strategies.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

 

  ¢  

Bristol Growth Portfolio — Long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies in terms of market capitalization.

Additional detail regarding portfolio-specific objectives, policies, and investment strategies is provided in the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of Ohio National Fund, Inc. There are no assurances that these objectives will be met. Each Portfolio, except the Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio, is classified as diversified for purposes of Section 5(b) of the 40 Act.

At present, the Fund sells its shares only to separate accounts of The Ohio National Life Insurance Company (“ONLIC”), Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation (“ONLAC”), and National Security Life and Annuity Company (“NSLA”) to support certain benefits under variable contracts issued by those entities. In the future, Fund shares may be used for other purposes but, unless there is a change in applicable law, they will not be sold directly to the public.

Interest in each Portfolio is represented by a separate class of the Fund’s capital stock, par value $1. Each share of a Portfolio participates equally in the Portfolio’s dividends, distributions, net assets, and voting matters.

The Fund is authorized to issue 550 million of its capital shares. These authorized shares have been allocated to specific Portfolios of the Fund as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Authorized Shares  

Equity

     25,000,000   

Money Market

     55,000,000   

Bond

     30,000,000   

Omni

     10,000,000   

International

     45,000,000   

Capital Appreciation

     15,000,000   

International Small-Mid Company

     10,000,000   

Aggressive Growth

     10,000,000   

Small Cap Growth

     10,000,000   

Mid Cap Opportunity

     10,000,000   

Portfolio

   Authorized Shares  

S&P 500® Index

     35,000,000   

Strategic Value

     65,000,000   

High Income Bond

     50,000,000   

Capital Growth

     10,000,000   

Nasdaq-100® Index

     25,000,000   

Bristol

     40,000,000   

Bryton Growth

     35,000,000   

Balanced

     35,000,000   

Target VIP

     10,000,000   

Bristol Growth

     25,000,000   
 

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) periodically reallocates authorized shares among the Portfolios of the Fund and may authorize additional shares as deemed necessary.

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

 

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements:

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

Investments are valued using pricing procedures approved by the Board.

Various investments in the Money Market Portfolio are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the 40 Act. In all Portfolios of the Fund, fixed income instruments that mature in sixty days or less, and of sufficient credit quality, are valued at amortized cost. Amortized cost valuation involves valuing a security at its cost initially and thereafter amortizing to maturity any discounts or premiums on the level-yield method, regardless of the impact of fluctuating market interest rates on the value of the security. In these instances, amortized cost approximates fair value.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Investments, other than those securities aforementioned, are valued as follows:

Domestic equity securities that are traded on U.S. exchanges are valued at the last trade price reported by the primary exchange of each security (4:00 pm Eastern Time for normal trading sessions). Over-the-counter domestic equity securities are valued at the last trade price reported daily as of 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions). Over-the-counter traded ADRs may also be valued at an evaluated price based on the value of the underlying securities. If a domestic equity security is not traded on a particular day, the mean between the bid and ask prices reported at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions) by the primary exchange will generally be used for valuation purposes. The principal sources for market quotations are independent pricing services that have been approved by the Board.

Fixed income securities that have a remaining maturity exceeding sixty days are generally valued at the mean between the daily close bid and ask prices reported at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions), as provided by independent pricing services approved by the Board.

Shares of open-end mutual funds are valued at each fund’s last calculated net asset value per share.

Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Restricted securities, illiquid securities, or other investments for which market quotations or other observable market inputs are not readily available are valued at an estimate of value using methods determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee under the supervision of the Board.

Foreign equity securities are initially priced at the reported close price of the exchange on which a security is primarily traded. Securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask quotes at daily close, or the last sale price when appropriate. The principal sources for market quotations are independent pricing services that have been approved by the Board.

Equity securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges, other than those with close times that are consistent with the normal 4:00 pm Eastern Time close of U.S. equity markets, are further subjected to fair valuation pricing procedures provided by an independent fair valuation service. The service provides data that can be used to estimate the price of a foreign issue that would prevail in a liquid market given market information available daily at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (normal trading sessions). Multiple factors may be considered in performing this valuation, including an issue’s local close price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, and pricing of related depository receipts, exchange traded funds, and futures. The pricing procedures are performed for each individual security for which there is a fairly large degree of certainty that the local close price is not the liquid market price at the time of U.S. market close. The procedures are performed each day there is a change in a consistently used market index from the time of local close to the U.S. market close. Backtesting analysis is performed on a quarterly basis to monitor the effectiveness of these procedures. The testing is reviewed by management of the Fund as well as the Fund’s Board. Prior results have indicated that these procedures have been effective in reaching valuation objectives.

The differences between the aggregate cost and values of investments are reflected as unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation.

Pricing inputs used in the Fund’s determination of its investment values are categorized according to a three-tier hierarchy framework. The hierarchy is summarized in three broad levels:

 

  Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
  Level 2: Other significant observable inputs, including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.
  Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the value of securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing each of the Portfolio’s assets (liabilities) at value as of December 31, 2013:

 

Portfolio

  

Financial Instrument Type

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Equity

   Common Stocks**    $ 220,251,556       $     —       $     —   
   Money Market Funds      3,524,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 223,775,556       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio

  

Financial Instrument Type

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Money Market*

   Commercial Paper**    $       $ 139,996,532       $   
   U.S. Government Agency Issues              7,499,906           
   U.S. Treasury Obligations              11,999,713           
   Money Market Funds      30,000,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 30,000,000       $ 159,496,151       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bond

   Corporate Bonds**    $       $ 131,208,747       $   
   U.S. Treasury Obligations              9,249,766           
   Money Market Funds      7,728,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 7,728,000       $ 140,458,513       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Omni

   Common Stocks**    $ 30,405,115       $       $   
   Corporate Bonds**              6,462,541           
   U.S. Treasury Obligations              305,688           
   Money Market Funds      666,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 31,071,115       $ 6,768,229       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

International

   Common Stocks**    $ 11,164,583       $ 169,964,599       $   
   U.S. Treasury Obligations              219,982           
   Money Market Funds      5,175,480                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 16,340,063       $ 170,184,581       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Foreign currency contracts    $ 780,399       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Futures contracts    $ 170,530       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Appreciation

   Common Stocks**    $ 131,992,282       $ 5,271,495       $   
   Money Market Funds      2,353,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 134,345,282       $ 5,271,495       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Small-Mid Company

   Common Stocks**    $ 9,988,052       $ 60,620,438       $   
   Exchange Traded Funds      994,660                   
   Money Market Funds      5,398,306                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 16,381,018       $ 60,620,438       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggressive Growth

   Common Stocks**    $ 36,990,462       $ 1,995,920       $   
   Money Market Funds      794,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 37,784,462       $ 1,995,920       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth

   Common Stocks**    $ 101,030,570       $ 588,899       $   
   Exchange Traded Funds      2,032,650                   
   Money Market Funds      6,268,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 109,331,220       $ 588,899       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mid Cap Opportunity

   Common Stocks**    $ 81,564,376       $       $   
   Money Market Funds      1,633,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 83,197,376       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

S&P 500® Index

   Common Stocks**    $ 302,879,770       $       $   
   Exchange Traded Funds      11,832,730                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 314,712,500       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Strategic Value

   Common Stocks**    $ 297,230,152       $ 96,974,075       $   
   Money Market Funds      4,054,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 301,284,152       $ 96,974,075       $     —   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Portfolio

  

Financial Instrument Type

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

High Income Bond

   Corporate Bonds**    $       $ 294,134,161       $   
   Common Stocks**      191,232                   
   Preferred Stocks**      332,193                   
   Warrants**      230,927                   
   Other**      35,879                   
   Money Market Funds      5,678,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 6,468,231       $ 294,134,161       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Growth

   Common Stocks**    $ 80,213,049       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 80,213,049       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nasdaq-100® Index

   Common Stocks**    $ 93,272,540       $       $   
   Exchange Traded Funds      3,088,715                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 96,361,255       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bristol

   Common Stocks**    $ 230,069,346       $       $   
   Money Market Funds      2,188,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 232,257,346       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bryton Growth

   Common Stocks**    $ 179,454,037       $       $   
   Money Market Funds      2,959,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 182,413,037       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balanced

   Common Stocks**    $ 137,450,096       $       $   
   Corporate Bonds**              77,857,487           
   U.S. Treasury Obligations              15,778,291           
   Closed-End Mutual Funds      7,210,217                   
   Purchased Options      515,900                   
   Money Market Funds      7,855,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 153,031,213       $ 93,635,778       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Written Options    $ (1,794,000    $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Target VIP

   Common Stocks**    $ 52,132,988       $       $   
   Money Market Funds      1,534,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 53,666,988       $       $   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bristol Growth

   Common Stocks**    $ 121,520,994       $       $   
   Money Market Funds      1,645,000                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 123,165,994       $       $     —   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * At December 31, 2013, the Money Market Portfolio’s investments, with the exception of money market funds, were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the 40 Act. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.
  ** For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedules of Investments.

As stated above, the value assigned to the Fund’s foreign securities will, in most cases, not be the quoted or published prices of the investments on their respective primary markets or exchanges. Securities that are priced using fair value estimates are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, whereas securities that do not meet the established criteria are categorized as Level 1. The valuation of a foreign security from one valuation period to the next may result in a transfer between Levels 1 and 2 if the degree of certainty that the local close price is not the liquid market price at the time of U.S. market close is not similar for both periods. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. In the International Portfolio, there were two transfers of securities, which were reported in the Level 1 pricing category at December 31, 2012, to Level 2 at December 31, 2013. These securities were that Portfolio’s holdings of Cielo SA and Tractebel Energia SA common stocks. The fair valuation service provider, by policy, did not include any such securities traded on South American exchanges within its population of researched securities at December 31, 2012, and, therefore, those stocks were not

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

fair valued in the prior period. At December 31, 2013, the securities were included in the population of securities and, further, met the criteria to be fair valued. The aggregate value of these holdings were $2,805,705 and $2,380,120 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

There were no securities in Level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Foreign Securities and Currency

The books and records of all the Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. All investments and cash quoted in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates provided by an independent source. These exchange rates are currently determined daily, at 4:00 pm Eastern Time for normal trading sessions. Purchases and sales of foreign-denominated investments are recorded at rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund may not fully isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices on foreign currency-denominated investments. For the portion that is isolated, amounts are reflected in the Statements of Operations as other foreign currency related transactions. However, for tax purposes, the Fund does fully isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates when determining the gain or loss upon sale or maturity of such investments to the extent required by federal income tax regulations.

All Portfolios of the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers. Securities of foreign issuers that are purchased by the Money Market Portfolio are limited to 50% of that Portfolio’s assets and must be denominated in U.S. dollars and held in custody in the United States of America. The International and International Small-Mid Company Portfolios may be invested entirely in foreign securities. Investments in securities of foreign issuers, including investments in foreign companies through the use of depositary receipts, carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect capital investment within those countries.

Restricted and Illiquid Securities

Restricted securities are those securities purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (“the 1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. 144A securities are issued by corporations without registration in reliance on 1933 Act provisions allowing for the private resale of unregistered securities to qualified institutional buyers. Section 4(2) commercial paper is issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act which exempts an issue from registration. This paper may be used to finance non-current transactions, such as acquisitions, stock repurchase programs, and other long-term assets. Investments by a portfolio in Rule 144A and Section 4(2) securities could have the effect of decreasing the liquidity of a Portfolio during any period in which qualified institutional investors were no longer interested in purchasing these securities.

Typically, the restricted securities noted above are not considered illiquid. The criteria used to determine if a restricted security is illiquid includes frequency of trades and quotes, available dealers willing to make transactions, availability of market makers in the security, and the nature of the security and its trades. The Money Market, Bond, and Omni Portfolios may invest up to 10% of their respective assets in illiquid securities. Each of the other Portfolios of the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

Investment Transactions and Related Income

For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. For purposes of executing separate account shareholder transactions in the normal course of business, however, the Fund’s investment transactions are recorded no later than the first calculation on the first business day following the trade date in accordance with Rule 2a-4 of the 40 Act. Accordingly, differences between the net asset values for financial reporting and for executing separate account shareholder transactions may arise.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except in the case of those Portfolios holding foreign securities, in which dividends are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund’s information agents become aware of such dividends.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Interest income is accrued daily as earned and includes the amortization of premium and accretion of discount. Net realized gain or loss on investments and foreign exchange transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

Distributions to Shareholders and Federal Taxes

Net investment income of the Money Market Portfolio is declared and paid daily as a dividend to shareholders immediately before the computation of the net asset value of Money Market Portfolio shares. Dividends are automatically reinvested in additional Money Market Portfolio shares at the net asset value immediately following such computation. Distributions arising from net investment income and net capital gains from the remaining Portfolios are declared and paid to shareholders periodically as required for each of the Portfolios to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company pursuant to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund, excluding the Money Market Portfolio, may also fully or partially satisfy its distribution requirements by using consent dividends rather than cash dividends. The Fund has the intent to continue to comply with tax provisions pertaining to regulated investment companies and make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. As such, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes have been recorded.

The character of income and realized capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and may differ from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature they are reclassified within the composition of net assets; temporary differences do not require such reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed taxable income and net taxable realized gains are reported as return of capital distributions.

The Fund’s management and its tax agent, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, perform an affirmative evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not (i.e. greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. Differences between tax positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements will generally result in an increase in a liability for taxes payable (or a reduction of a tax refund receivable), including the recognition of any related interest and penalties as an operating expense. Implementation of the evaluation included a review of tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal tax and the state of Maryland (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). The determination has been made that there are no uncertain tax positions that would require the Portfolios to record a tax liability and, therefore, there is no impact to the Portfolios’ financial statements.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to a Portfolio are charged to that Portfolio. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Portfolio are allocated among all the benefited Portfolios on a basis of relative net assets or other appropriate method.

Foreign Withholding Taxes

Certain Portfolios in the Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest with respect to their investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. Such taxes are generally withheld based on income earned. These Portfolios accrue such taxes as the related income is earned.

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition or disclosure in these financial statements, and there are no other subsequent events to report.

 

(3) Related Party and Other Transactions

The Fund has an Investment Advisory Agreement with Ohio National Investments, Inc. (“ONI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ONLIC. Under the terms of this agreement, ONI provides portfolio management and investment advice to the Fund and administers its operations, subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board. This agreement is renewed annually upon the approval

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

by the Board. As compensation for its services, ONI receives advisory fees from the Fund calculated on the basis of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets and the following current schedule of Board-approved annualized fee breakpoints.

 

Equity

0.79% of first $200 million
0.74% of next $800 million
0.70% over $1 billion

Bond

0.60% of first $100 million
0.50% of next $150 million
0.45% of next $250 million
0.40% of next $500 million
0.30% of next $1 billion
0.25% over $2 billion

International2

0.85% of first $100 million
0.80% of next $100 million
0.70% over $200 million

International Small-Mid Company

1.00% of first $100 million
0.90% of next $100 million
0.85% over $200 million

Small Cap Growth3

0.80% of first $150 million
0.75% of next $150 million
0.70% of next $300 million
0.65% over $600 million

S&P 500® Index

0.40% of first $100 million
0.35% of next $150 million
0.33% over $250 million

High Income Bond

0.75% of first $75 million
0.70% of next $75 million
0.65% of next $75 million
0.60% over $225 million

Nasdaq-100® Index

0.40% of first $100 million
0.35% of next $150 million
0.33% over $250 million

Bryton Growth

0.85% of first $100 million
0.75% of next $400 million
0.70% over $500 million

Target VIP

0.60% of first $100 million
0.55% of next $400 million
0.50% over $500 million

Money Market

0.30% of first $100 million1
0.25% of next $150 million
0.23% of next $250 million
0.20% of next $500 million
0.15% over $1 billion

Omni

0.60% of first $100 million
0.50% of next $150 million
0.45% of next $250 million
0.40% of next $500 million
0.30% of next $1 billion
0.25% over $2 billion

Capital Appreciation

0.80% of first $100 million
0.75% of next $300 million
0.65% of next $600 million
0.60% over $1 billion

Aggressive Growth

0.80% of first $100 million
0.75% of next $400 million
0.70% over $500 million

Mid Cap Opportunity

0.85% of first $100 million
0.80% of next $100 million
0.75% of next $300 million
0.70% over $500 million

Strategic Value

0.75% of first $100 million
0.70% of next $400 million
0.65% over $500 million

Capital Growth

0.90% of first $100 million
0.85% of next $100 million
0.80% of next $300 million
0.75% over $500 million

Bristol

0.80% of first $100 million
0.70% of next $400 million
0.65% over $500 million

Balanced

0.65% of first $200 million
0.60% of next $300 million
0.55% over $500 million

Bristol Growth

0.80% of first $100 million
0.70% of next $400 million
0.65% over $500 million
 

 

  1 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, ONI waived advisory fees in excess of an annualized rate of 0.25% of the first $100 million of average daily net assets in the Money Market Portfolio. Waivers related to the Money Market Portfolio are voluntary and are not subject to recoupment in subsequent periods. The amount of the waiver for the year ended December 31, 2013

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

  was $50,000. If ONI did not agree to waive these fees, the total expenses incurred by the Money Market Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2013 would have been higher than the net expenses reflected in the Statements of Operations.
  2  Effective June 1, 2013, ONI agreed to waive advisory fees equal to an annualized rate of 0.44% of the first $200 million of average daily net assets, and 0.39% of the average daily net assets thereafter. Waivers related to the International Portfolio are voluntary and are not subject to recoupment in subsequent periods. This waiver will continue for a yet undetermined amount of time. The amount of the waiver for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $474,945. If ONI did not agree to waive these fees, the total expenses incurred by the International Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2013 would have been higher than the net expenses reflected in the Statements of Operations.
  3  In its November 19, 2013 meeting, the Board approved a revision of the rates used to calculate advisory fees for the Small Cap Growth Portfolio. Effective December 21, 2013, advisory fees were lowered to the current advisory fee breakpoint schedule from the prior breakpoint schedule. The advisory fee breakpoint schedule for the Small Cap Growth Portfolio prior to December 21, 2013 was:

 

       0.90% of first $150 million of average daily net assets
       0.80% of next $150 million of average daily net assets
       0.75% over $300 million of average daily net assets.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund authorizes ONI to retain sub-advisers (“the Sub-Advisers”) for the Equity, Omni, International, Capital Appreciation, International Small-Mid Company, Aggressive Growth, Small Cap Growth, Mid Cap Opportunity, Strategic Value, High Income Bond, Capital Growth, Bristol, Bryton Growth, Balanced, Target VIP, and Bristol Growth Portfolios subject to the approval of the Board. ONI has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc. (“Legg Mason”), Suffolk Capital Management, LLC (“Suffolk”), Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (“Federated Global”), Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”), Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“Goldman Sachs”), Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania (“Federated Equity”), Federated Investment Management Company (“Federated Investment”), Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”), ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON”), and First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”), to manage the investment of those Portfolios’ assets, subject to the supervision of ONI. As compensation for their services, the Sub-Advisers receive from ONI a sub-advisory fee calculated on the basis of each of the aforementioned Portfolio’s average daily net assets and the following current Board-approved schedule of annualized fee breakpoints.

 

Equity (Legg Mason)

0.40% of first $200 million
0.38% over $200 million

International (Federated Global)4

0.40% of first $200 million
0.35% over $200 million

Capital Appreciation (Jennison)

0.75% of first $10 million
0.50% of next $30 million
0.35% of next $25 million
0.25% of next $335 million
0.22% of next $600 million
0.20% over $1 billion

Small Cap Growth (Janus)5

0.55% of first $150 million
0.45% over $150 million

Strategic Value (Federated Equity)

0.50% of first $35 million
0.35% of next $65 million
0.25% over $100 million

Capital Growth (Eagle)

0.59% of first $100 million
0.55% of next $100 million
0.50% over $200 million

Omni (Suffolk)

0.30% of first $100 million
0.25% of next $150 million
0.225% of next $250 million
0.20% of next $500 million
0.15% of next $1 billion
0.125% over $2 billion

International Small-Mid Company (Federated Global)

0.75% of first $100 million
0.65% over $100 million

Aggressive Growth (Janus)

0.55% of first $100 million
0.50% of next $400 million
0.45% over $500 million

Mid Cap Opportunity (Goldman Sachs)

0.60% of first $100 million
0.55% of next $100 million
0.50% over $200 million

High Income Bond (Federated Investment)

0.50% of first $30 million
0.40% of next $20 million
0.30% of next $25 million
0.25% over $75 million
 

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

Bristol (Suffolk)

0.45% of first $100 million
0.40% of next $400 million
0.35% over $500 million

Balanced (ICON)

0.40% of first $200 million
0.35% of next $300 million
0.30% over $500 million

Bristol Growth (Suffolk)

0.45% of first $100 million
0.40% of next $400 million
0.35% over $500 million

Bryton Growth (Suffolk)

0.50% of first $100 million
0.45% of next $400 million
0.40% over $500 million

Target VIP (First Trust)

0.35% of first $500 million
0.25% over $500 million
 

 

  4  Effective June 1, 2013, Federated Global agreed to waive sub-advisory fees, with respect to the International Portfolio, at an annualized rate of 0.40% of the Portfolio’s first $200 million of average daily net assets, and 0.35% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets thereafter. Waivers related to the International Portfolio are voluntary and are not subject to recoupment in subsequent periods. This waiver will continue for a yet undetermined amount of time. The amount of the waiver for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $429,788. As sub-advisory fees represent an expense of ONI rather than the Fund, the expenses of the International Portfolio are unaffected by the sub-advisory fee waiver.
  5  Effective December 21, 2013, Janus, the sub-advisor for the Small Cap Growth Portfolio, agreed to revise the rates used to calculate the sub-advisory fees for the Small Cap Growth Portfolio. The sub-advisory fee breakpoint schedule for the Small Cap Growth Portfolio prior to December 21, 2013 was:

 

       0.60% of first $150 million of average daily net assets
       0.50% over $150 million of average daily net assets.

Suffolk, the sub-adviser for the Omni, Bristol, Bryton Growth, and Bristol Growth Portfolios has an affiliation with ONI. Ohio National Financial Services, Inc. (ONFS) owns 100% of ONLIC, the parent company of ONI, and also owns 84.7% of the voting securities of Suffolk. There were no Fund liabilities payable to Suffolk at December 31, 2013 and fees paid to Suffolk are an expense of ONI, not of the Fund.

Pursuant to a service agreement among ONI, ONLIC and the Fund, ONLIC has agreed to provide personnel and facilities to ONI on a cost-reimbursement basis. These personnel members include officers of the Fund. ONLIC also provides clerical and administrative services and such supplies and equipment as may be reasonably required in order for ONI to properly perform its advisory function pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. ONLIC further performs duties to fulfill the transfer agent function on behalf of the Fund. Performance of these duties by ONLIC and availability of facilities, personnel, supplies, and equipment does not represent an expense to the Fund in excess of the advisory fees paid to ONI.

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, if the total expenses applicable to any Portfolio during any calendar quarter (excluding taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense and management fees) exceed 1%, on an annualized basis, evaluated quarterly, of such Portfolio’s average daily net asset value, ONI will reimburse the Portfolio for such excess expenses. There were no expense reimbursements associated with this agreement during the year ended December 31, 2013.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, ONI voluntarily reimbursed the amount of daily gross expenses of the Money Market Portfolio in excess of daily income earned by the Portfolio. The amount reimbursed to the Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $700,798, of which $63,711 was receivable from ONI at December 31, 2013. This reimbursement is also not subject to recoupment in subsequent periods.

The Investment Advisory Agreement allows for a portion of the expenses related to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer and staff to be incurred by the Fund and paid from the Fund to the Fund’s adviser, ONI. Pursuant to the service agreement among ONI, ONLIC, and the Fund, ONLIC has provided the personnel, services, and equipment necessary to perform the Fund’s regulation-mandated compliance function and ONI has reimbursed ONLIC for such costs. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred compliance expenses totaling $222,160, which was equally allocated to the Portfolios. Expenses incurred by the Portfolios are reflected on the Statements of Operations as “Compliance expense”.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Each director of the Board is currently paid a quarterly retainer fee of $11,000, $3,000 for each Board meeting attended, $1,000 for each Audit Committee meeting attended, and $500 for each other Board committee or independent directors meetings attended. The Board chair receives an additional quarterly retainer fee of $3,750, the lead independent director of the Board receives an additional quarterly retainer fee of $3,125, and the Audit Committee chair receives an additional quarterly retainer fee of $1,250. For the year ended December 31, 2013, directors’ compensation and reimbursement of director expenses by the Portfolios of the Fund totaled $347,406.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serves as the accounting agent for all but the International and International Small-Mid Company Portfolios. U.S. Bank Institutional Trust & Custody, 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio serves as the custodian for all but the International and International Small-Mid Company Portfolios. The accounting agent and custodian for the International and International Small-Mid Company Portfolios is State Street Bank-Kansas City, 801 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. For assets held outside the United States, U.S. Bank and State Street Bank-Kansas City enter into sub-custodial agreements, subject to approval by the Board.

 

(4) Capital Share Transactions

Capital share transactions for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, were as follows:

 

    Equity     Money Market     Bond  
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
 

Capital shares issued on sales

    515,918        623,661        23,585,774        17,885,924        2,809,937        3,488,174   

Capital shares issued in mergers

                                         

Capital shares issued on reinvested dividends

    64,139        121,339                               

Capital shares redeemed

    (1,711,261     (2,033,054     (23,336,528     (20,644,112     (3,976,364     (3,594,023
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (1,131,204     (1,288,054     249,246        (2,758,188     (1,166,427     (105,849
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Omni     International     Capital Appreciation  
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
 

Capital shares issued on sales

    176,693        161,999        1,926,632        1,497,944        593,769        519,553   

Capital shares issued in mergers

                                         

Capital shares issued on reinvested dividends

    17,206        26,019                      18,126        30,035   

Capital shares redeemed

    (425,132     (492,128     (2,786,945     (3,706,950     (1,153,773     (1,339,064
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (231,233     (304,110     (860,313     (2,209,006     (541,878     (789,476
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    International Small-Mid
Company
    Aggressive Growth     Small Cap Growth  
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
 

Capital shares issued on sales

    402,135        485,545        782,997        1,042,101        1,619,206        626,681   

Capital shares issued in mergers

                                1,827,307          

Capital shares issued on reinvested dividends

                                         

Capital shares redeemed

    (579,882     (742,828     (1,116,885     (882,813     (853,578     (767,540
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (177,747     (257,283     (333,888     159,288        2,592,935        (140,859
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Mid Cap Opportunity     S&P 500® Index     Strategic Value  
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
 

Capital shares issued on sales

    627,288        549,005        5,465,467        3,730,507        10,435,476        23,078,732   

Capital shares issued in mergers

                                         

Capital shares issued on reinvested dividends

                  190,796        189,836        748,162        351,423   

Capital shares redeemed

    (832,398     (831,618     (3,383,311     (3,031,332     (4,995,971     (3,236,694
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (205,110     (282,613     2,272,952        889,011        6,187,667        20,193,461   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

    High Income Bond     Capital Growth     Nasdaq-100® Index  
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
 

Capital shares issued on sales

    3,549,427        6,070,090        691,020        427,102        4,349,341        3,852,022   

Capital shares issued in mergers

                                         

Capital shares issued on reinvested dividends

                                70,558        65,966   

Capital shares redeemed

    (5,196,081     (5,662,829     (475,222     (526,289     (4,066,393     (3,392,616
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (1,646,654     407,261        215,798        (99,187     353,506        525,372   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Bristol     Bryton Growth     Balanced  
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
 

Capital shares issued on sales

    969,452        2,698,502        885,169        2,464,569        8,612,004        4,132,176   

Capital shares issued in mergers

                                1,724,803          

Capital shares issued on reinvested dividends

    59,821        89,395                      93,889          

Capital shares redeemed

    (4,117,944     (3,705,062     (3,016,683     (3,580,153     (1,500,790     (464,792
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (3,088,671     (917,165     (2,131,514     (1,115,584     8,929,906        3,667,384   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Target VIP     Bristol Growth              
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
12/31/2013
    Year Ended
12/31/2012
             

Capital shares issued on sales

    212,729        292,064        781,980        2,078,689       

Capital shares issued in mergers

    1,982,908                            

Capital shares issued on reinvested dividends

    15,316        29,837        33,717        44,746       

Capital shares redeemed

    (385,906     (535,048     (2,642,261     (2,365,571    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net increase/(decrease)

    1,825,047        (213,147     (1,826,564     (242,136    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

(5) Investment Transactions

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term and government securities) for the year ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

     Equity      Bond      Omni      International      Capital Appreciation  

Cost of purchases

   $ 87,504,898       $ 9,548,629       $ 71,360,560       $ 95,057,140       $ 60,055,059   

Proceeds from sales

   $ 114,575,418       $ 28,623,979       $ 74,933,219       $ 104,893,219       $ 70,787,981   
     International
Small-Mid Company
     Aggressive Growth      Small Cap Growth      Mid Cap Opportunity      S&P 500® Index  

Cost of purchases

   $ 33,541,765       $ 19,777,459       $ 44,679,227       $ 32,915,276       $ 80,196,698   

Proceeds from sales

   $ 39,866,731       $ 21,247,835       $ 34,092,577       $ 39,303,380       $ 38,314,094   
     Strategic Value      High Income Bond      Capital Growth      Nasdaq-100® Index      Bristol  

Cost of purchases

   $ 153,149,470       $ 87,648,824       $ 35,544,234       $ 38,173,571       $ 587,234,410   

Proceeds from sales

   $ 66,366,499       $ 100,768,072       $ 28,047,351       $ 33,073,092       $ 633,389,368   
     Bryton Growth      Balanced      Target VIP      Bristol Growth         

Cost of purchases

   $ 306,132,198       $ 202,213,170       $ 14,535,204       $ 271,547,268      

Proceeds from sales

   $ 336,677,245       $ 99,623,020       $ 16,381,469       $ 292,034,380      

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of government securities for the year ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

     Bond      Omni      Balanced  

Cost of purchases

   $ 13,394,219       $       $ 23,839,542   

Proceeds from sales

   $ 11,959,375       $ 113,844       $ 11,202,078   

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

 

(6) Financial Instruments

The Fund’s Portfolios, other than the Money Market Portfolio, may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk for hedging purposes or, otherwise, in accordance with stated investing objectives. These financial instruments may include options, futures, and foreign currency contracts that may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized on financial statements.

Options

A Portfolio may buy and write (i.e., sell) call and put options. In writing call options, the Portfolio gives the purchaser of the call option the right to purchase the underlying securities from the Portfolio at a specified “exercise” price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, normally within nine months. A Portfolio writes a covered call option when it owns the underlying securities and an uncovered call option when it does not. In purchasing put options, a Portfolio pays the seller of the put option a premium for the right of the Portfolio to sell the underlying securities to the seller at a specified exercise price prior to the expiration of the option. When a Portfolio sells a put option, it has the obligation to buy, and the purchaser of the put the right to sell, the underlying security at the exercise price during the option period. Whenever a Portfolio has a written covered call option outstanding, the underlying securities will be segregated by the Custodian and held in an escrow account to assure that such securities will be delivered to the option holder if the option is exercised. While the underlying securities are subject to the option, the Portfolio remains the record owner of the securities, entitling it to receive dividends and to exercise any voting rights. Whenever a Portfolio has a written uncovered call option outstanding, it will segregate with the Custodian cash or liquid assets that, when added to the amounts deposited with the broker as margin, equal to the market value of the securities underlying the call option (but not less than the exercise price of the call option). To cover a written put option, the Portfolio writing the option deposits cash or liquid securities in a segregated account at the Custodian. In order to terminate its position as the writer or the purchaser of an option, the Portfolio may enter into a “closing” transaction, which is the purchase (if the Portfolio has written the option) or sale (if the Portfolio is the purchaser of the option) of an option on the same underlying securities and having the same exercise price and expiration date as the option previously written or purchased by the Portfolio.

When a Portfolio writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. Such liability is subject to off balance sheet risks to the extent of any future increases in market value of the written options. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Portfolio enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option on an individual security is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written call option on a securities index is exercised, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally received, the exercise price and the market value of the index. If a written put option on an individual security is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. When a Portfolio purchases a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included on the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a Portfolio exercises a call option on an individual security, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the Portfolio exercises a put option on an individual security, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such a sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Portfolio exercises a put option on a security index, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally paid, the exercise price and the market value of the index.

The Balanced Portfolio wrote call options and purchased put options associated with the S&P 500 Index during the year ended December 31, 2013. These instruments were used by the Portfolio to provide a hedge against equity price risk. During a period in which the prices of the Portfolio’s common stocks may decline, these instruments are designed to increase in value, thus providing price accumulation gains that partially offset the price accumulation losses of the common stocks in the Portfolio.

The Balanced Portfolio’s written call options are collateralized by cash and/or securities held with the Portfolio’s prime broker and in segregated accounts at the Portfolio’s custodian. Such collateral holdings are restricted from use. The cash collateral or borrowings from the prime broker, if necessary, are included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The securities pledged as collateral are noted as such on the Portfolio’s Schedules of Investments. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

The activity in the number of option contracts written and the premiums received by the Balanced Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding, beginning of year

           $   

Options written

     2,599         5,327,559   

Options exercised

               

Options expired

               

Options closed

     (2,254      (4,253,771
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options outstanding, end of year

     345       $ 1,073,788   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transactions involving purchased options by the Balanced Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2013 were: Cost of purchases: $ 6,135,095, Proceeds from sales: $1,904,062, Expirations: $1,571,300.

Futures Contracts

A Portfolio may buy or sell two kinds of financial futures contracts: stock index futures contracts and interest rate futures contracts. Stock index futures contracts are contracts developed by and traded on national commodity exchanges whereby the buyer will, on a specified future date, pay or receive a final cash payment equal to the difference between the actual value of the stock index on the last day of the contract and the value of the stock index established by the contract multiplied by the specific dollar amount set by the exchange. Futures contracts may be based on broad-based stock indexes such as the S&P 500 Index or on narrow-based stock indexes. A particular index will be selected according to the Adviser’s investment strategy for the particular Portfolio. An interest rate futures contract is an agreement whereby one party agrees to sell and another party agrees to purchase a specified amount of a specified financial instrument (debt security) at a specified price at a specified date, time and place. Although interest rate futures contracts typically require actual future delivery of and payment for financial instruments, the contracts are usually closed out before the delivery date. A public market exists in interest rate futures contracts covering primarily the following financial instruments: U.S. Treasury bonds; U.S. Treasury notes; Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) modified pass-through mortgage-backed securities; three-month U.S. Treasury bills; 90-day commercial paper; bank certificates of deposit; and Eurodollar certificates of deposit. U.S. futures contracts are traded on exchanges which have been designated “contract markets” by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and must be executed through a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), or brokerage firm, which is a member of the relevant contract market. It is expected that futures contracts trading in additional financial instruments will be authorized.

The Fund, on behalf of each Portfolio, has filed with the National Futures Association, a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to each Portfolio’s operation. Accordingly, the Portfolios are not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator.

The buyer or seller of a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the buyer and seller are required to deposit “initial margin” for the benefit of the broker when the contract is entered into. Initial margin deposits are equal to a percentage of the contract’s value, as set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and are similar to good faith deposits or performance bonds.

Unlike margin extended by a securities broker, initial margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a Portfolio’s investment limitations. A Portfolio, its futures commission merchant and the Custodian retain control of the initial margin until the contract is liquidated. If the value of either party’s position declines, that party will be required to make additional “variation margin” payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. In the event of the bankruptcy of the FCM that holds margin on behalf of a Portfolio, the Portfolio may be entitled to return of margin owed to the Portfolio only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM’s other customers. ONI and the Sub-Advisers will attempt to minimize this risk by carefully monitoring the creditworthiness of the FCMs with which the Portfolios do business. In addition to the margin restrictions discussed above, transactions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts may involve the segregation of funds pursuant to requirements imposed by the SEC. Under those requirements, where a Portfolio has a long position in a futures contract or sells a put option, it will be required to establish a segregated account (not with an FCM or broker) containing cash or certain liquid assets equal to the purchase price of the

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

contract or the exercise price of the option (less any margin on deposit). For a short position in futures contacts held by a Portfolio or call options sold by a Portfolio, those requirements mandate the establishment of a segregated account (not with a futures commission merchant or broker) containing cash or certain liquid assets that, when added to the amounts deposited as margin, equal the market value of the instruments underlying the futures contracts or call options. However, segregation of assets is not required if a Portfolio “covers” its position.

At December 31, 2013, there was one outstanding futures contract in the International Portfolio. Details of this contract were as follows:

 

Type

 

Description

 

Expiration

  Number of
Contracts
   

Counterparty

  Contract at
Value
    Initial Contract
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Variation
Margin
Receivable
(Payable)
 

Long

  Mini MSCI EAFE March14   March 21, 2014     40      J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   $ 3,835,600      $ 3,665,070      $ 170,530      $ 11,000   

The International Portfolio’s holdings of U.S. Treasury Bills, as noted on the Portfolio’s Schedule of Investments, were pledged at December 31, 2013 as collateral for this contract. The cost and value of the amount pledged at December 31, 2013 were each $219,982.

This futures contract was executed for the purpose of increasing exposure to an attractive equities market, beyond that evidenced by the Portfolio’s investment in common stocks, while maintaining a significant cash balance that could be used for potentially higher-than-average shareholder transactions. There were other index futures contracts that were executed and closed in the International Portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2013. These were executed for similar purposes as those for futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the notional values of futures contracts opened and closed prior to contract settlement date by the International Portfolio were approximately $26.5 million and $24.8 million, respectively.

Foreign Currency Contracts

In order to hedge against changes in the exchange rates of foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar, each Portfolio, other than the Money Market Portfolio, may engage in forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency options and foreign currency futures contracts in connection with the purchase, sale or ownership of a specific security. The International Portfolio, International Small-Mid Company Portfolio, Strategic Value Portfolio and High Income Bond Portfolio may engage in non-hedging related transactions to implement their investment strategies.

The Portfolios generally conduct their foreign currency exchange transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign exchange currency market. When a Portfolio purchases or sells a security denominated in or exposed to a foreign currency, it may enter into a forward foreign currency contract (“forward contract”) for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of dollars, of the amount of currency involved in the underlying security transaction. A forward contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. In this manner, a Portfolio may obtain protection against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the foreign currency during the period between the date the security is purchased or sold and the date upon which payment is made or received. Although such contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due to the decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they tend to limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such currency increase.

Forward contracts are traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. Generally a forward contract has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged. Although foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they buy and sell various currencies. When the Portfolio manager believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, a Portfolio may enter into a forward contract to sell, for a fixed amount of dollars, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of that Portfolio’s securities denominated in or exposed to such foreign currency. No Portfolio will enter into such forward contracts or maintain a net exposure to such contracts where the consummation of the contracts would obligate the Portfolio to deliver an amount of foreign currency in excess of the value of its assets denominated in or exposed to that currency. At the consummation of a forward contract for delivery by a Portfolio of a foreign currency, the Portfolio may either make delivery of the foreign currency or

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

terminate its contractual obligation to deliver the foreign currency by purchasing an offsetting contract obligating it to purchase, at the same maturity date, the same amount of the foreign currency. If the Portfolio chooses to make delivery of the foreign currency, it may be required to obtain such currency through the sale of its securities denominated in such currency or through conversion of other Portfolio assets into such currency. It is impossible to forecast the market value of Portfolio securities at the expiration of the forward contract. Accordingly, it may be necessary for the Portfolio to purchase additional foreign currency on the spot market (and bear the expense of such purchase) if the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign currency the Portfolio is obligated to deliver, and if a decision is made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign currency. Conversely, it may be necessary for the Portfolio to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency received on the sale of its hedged security if the security’s market value exceeds the amount of foreign currency the Portfolio is obligated to deliver.

If the Portfolio retains the hedged security and engages in an offsetting transaction, it will incur a gain or loss to the extent that there has been movement in spot or forward contract prices. If a Portfolio engages in an offsetting transaction, it may subsequently enter into a new forward contract to sell the foreign currency. Should forward prices decline during the period between the Portfolio’s entering into a forward contract for the sale of a foreign currency and the date it enters into an offsetting contract for the purchase of the foreign currency, the Portfolio will realize a gain to the extent the price of the currency it has agreed to sell exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to purchase. Should forward prices increase, the Portfolio will suffer a loss to the extent the price of the currency it has agreed to purchase exceeds the price of the currency it has agreed to sell.

Buyers and sellers of foreign currency options and futures contracts are subject to the same risks previously described with respect to options and futures generally. In addition, settlement of currency options and futures contracts with respect to most currencies must occur at a bank located in the issuing nation. The ability to establish and close out positions on such options is subject to the maintenance of a liquid market that may not always be available. Currency rates may fluctuate based on political considerations and governmental actions as opposed to purely economic factors.

Predicting the movements of foreign currency in relation to the U.S. dollar is difficult and requires different skills than those necessary to predict movements in the securities market. There is no assurance that the use of foreign currency hedging transactions can successfully protect a Portfolio against loss resulting from the movements of foreign currency in relation to the U.S. dollar. In addition, it must be remembered that these methods of protecting the value of a Portfolio’s securities against a decline in the value of a currency does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. It simply establishes a rate of exchange which can be achieved at some future point in time. Additionally, although such contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due to the decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they tend to limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such currency increase.

Foreign currency contracts were executed in the International Portfolio in order to mitigate the effect that exchange rate volatility had on the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments that were either under-weighted or over-weighted in relation to the Portfolio’s benchmark index. The Portfolio was under-weighted in equity investments within the countries of Australia and Great Britain. The Portfolio executed contracts to buy those countries’ currencies to mitigate the effects that volatility in those currencies’ exchange rates might otherwise have on the Portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark. The Portfolio was over-weighted in equity investments within Japan and, likewise, executed contracts to sell the Japanese Yen in order to mitigate the effect that volatility in the exchange rate might otherwise have on relative performance.

The Portfolio entered into other foreign currency contracts during the year for similar benchmark performance hedging purposes. The Portfolio also entered into contracts that were the inverse of previously executed contracts to effectively exit prior contracts earlier than stated contract delivery dates, as investment over-weights or under-weights were reduced, or as previously executed contracts resulted in an attractive return to the Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the notional value of foreign currency contracts executed by the International Portfolio were approximately $248.0 million for currencies bought and approximately $265.4 million for currencies sold.

 

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  December 31, 2013

 

The values and financial statement effects of derivative instruments that were not accounted for as hedging instruments as of, and for the year ended December 31, 2013, are as follows:

 

Portfolio

 

Instrument

 

Primary Risk Type

  Value-
Asset
Derivatives
    Value-Liability
Derivatives
    Location on
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
 

International

 

Contracts to buy foreign currencies

 

Currency exchange rate

  $ 16,105,384      $ (15,976,994     (1 ) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Contracts to sell foreign currencies

 

Currency exchange rate

  $ 31,772,951      $ (31,120,942     (1 ) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Futures contracts

 

Equity price

  $ 3,835,600      $ (3,665,070     (2 ) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Balanced

 

Purchased options

 

Equity price

  $ 515,900      $        (3 ) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Written options

 

Equity price

  $      $ (1,794,000     (4 ) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (1) 

Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contacts

  (2) 

Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

  (3) 

Investments in securities, at value

  (4) 

Options written, at value

 

Portfolio

 

Instrument

 

Risk Type

  Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
    Location on
Statements
of Operations
 

International

 

Contracts to buy foreign currencies

 

Currency exchange rate

  $ 1,613,554      $ 31,040        (1 ),  (2) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Futures contracts

 

Equity price

  $ 85,295      $ 186,528        (3 ),  (4) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Balanced

 

Purchased options

 

Equity price

  $ (3,614,333   $ (501,900     (5 ),  (6) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Written options

 

Equity price

  $ (1,261,352   $ (720,212     (7 ),  (8) 
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (1) 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency contracts

  (2) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency contracts

  (3) 

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts

  (4) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

  (5) 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

  (6) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

  (7) 

Net realized gain (loss) on written options

  (8) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options

The Portfolios may enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreements with their derivative contract counterparties whereby the Portfolios may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables and create one single net payment. Under certain of the ISDA Master Agreements in place at December 31, 2013, the Portfolios are subject to master netting agreements (“MNA”) that allows for amounts owed between each Portfolio and the counterparty to their transactions to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The MNAs do not apply to amounts owed to or from different counterparties; further, certain of the MNAs limit offsetting for forward foreign currency contracts to amounts owed in the same currency and on the same exchange date.

For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolios offset derivative assets and liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Contracts Subject to Master Netting Agreements:

The following table presents the Portfolios' derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA as of December 31, 2013:

 

Portfolio

   Counterparty    Currency    Exchange
Date
   Derivative Asset
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
     Derivative
Liability
Available for
Offset
     Net Asset
presented in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
 
            $     —       $     —       $     —   

The following table presents the Portfolios' derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA as of December 31, 2013:

 

Portfolio

   Counterparty      Currency      Exchange
Date
     Derivative Liability
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
     Derivative
Asset
Available for
Offset
     Net Liability
presented in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
 

International

    
 
HSBC Bank
USA, N.A.
  
  
    
 
 
New
Russian
Ruble
  
  
  
     1/10/2014       $ (2,505    $     —       $ (2,505

International

    
 
HSBC Bank
USA, N.A.
  
  
    
 
 
New
Russian
Ruble
  
  
  
     1/10/2014         (18,194              (18,194

 

(7) Federal Income Tax Information

At December 31, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
(Losses)
    Accumulated
Earnings
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(1)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
 

Equity

  $ 195,315      $      $ 195,315      $ (80,847,968   $ 58,890,679      $ (21,761,974

Money Market

                                         

Bond

    5,136,321               5,136,321        (11,359,324     4,890,364        (1,332,639

Omni

    47,856        1,392,053        1,439,909               5,156,001        6,595,910   

International

    4,327,327               4,327,327        (82,441,780     43,424,191        (34,690,262

Capital Appreciation

    38,483        2,473,177        2,511,660               37,834,187        40,345,847   

International Small-Mid Company

    196,447               196,447        (4,996,215     24,104,770        19,305,002   

Aggressive Growth

           4,354,957        4,354,957               12,150,098        16,505,055   

Small Cap Growth

    9,138,338        5,632,628        14,770,966               14,314,489        29,085,455   

Mid Cap Opportunity

                         (16,040,289     22,156,920        6,116,631   

S&P 500® Index

    1,619,406        1,815,582        3,434,988               105,328,542        108,763,530   

Strategic Value

    1,494,003        3,914,512        5,408,515               40,785,316        46,193,831   

High Income Bond

    20,030,437        3,010,714        23,041,151               14,167,916        37,209,067   

Capital Growth

           5,394,332        5,394,332               21,624,481        27,018,813   

Nasdaq-100® Index

    620,118        4,823,541        5,443,659               34,885,724        40,329,383   

Bristol

    33,732,626        15,725,437        49,458,063               35,532,297        84,990,360   

Bryton Growth

    29,437,097        8,632,382        38,069,479               19,740,742        57,810,221   

Balanced

    3,029,753        2,158,843        5,188,596        (4,045,759     20,302,153        21,444,990   

Target VIP

    25,680        41,541        67,221        (13,226,124     8,570,170        (4,588,733

Bristol Growth

    16,110,913        7,443,807        23,554,720               19,135,689        42,690,409   

 

  (1) 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributed primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/(losses) on certain instruments.

 

  134   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following Portfolios had capital loss carry forwards as of December 31, 2013 that are available to offset future realized gains, if any:

 

    Total Loss
Carryforward
     Expiration  

Portfolio

     2015      2016      2017      2018      No
Expiration
Short Term
     No
Expiration
Long Term
 

Equity

  $ 80,847,968       $       $ 30,407,841       $ 47,422,387       $ 3,017,740       $     —       $     —   

Bond

    11,359,324                 1,836,570         9,522,754                           

International.

    82,441,780                 16,649,650         65,792,130                           

International Small-Mid Company

    4,996,215                         4,996,215                           

Mid Cap Opportunity

    16,040,289                 2,388,829         13,651,460                           

Balanced

    4,045,759         39,341         4,006,418                                   

Target VIP

    13,226,124                 12,624,380                         583,431         18,313   

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distribution
Paid
 

Equity

   $ 1,826,670       $     —       $ 1,826,670   

Omni

     362,024                 362,024   

Capital Appreciation

     545,051                 545,051   

S&P 500® Index

     3,617,496                 3,617,496   

Strategic Value

     9,524,108                 9,524,108   

Nasdaq-100® Index

     631,494                 631,494   

Bristol

     1,050,451                 1,050,451   

Balanced

     1,674,034                 1,674,034   

Target VIP

     201,405                 201,405   

Bristol Growth

     476,090                 476,090   

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distribution
Paid
 

Equity

   $ 2,551,766       $     —       $ 2,551,766   

Omni

     434,512                 434,512   

Capital Appreciation

     681,205                 681,205   

S&P 500® Index

     2,826,655                 2,826,655   

Strategic Value

     3,918,367                 3,918,367   

Nasdaq-100® Index

     447,911                 447,911   

Bristol

     1,149,626                 1,149,626   

Target VIP

     297,777                 297,777   

Bristol Growth

     473,865                 473,865   

 

  135   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

     December 31,  2013   

 

During the year, the Fund recorded classifications within the composition of net assets for permanent book/tax differences. These classifications were as follows:

 

     Equity     Money
Market
    Bond     Omni     International     Capital
Appreciation
    International
Small-Mid
Company
    Aggressive
Growth
    Small Cap
Growth
    Mid Cap
Opportunity
 

Consent distributions

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

  $ 345,167      $     —      $ 5,756,080      $ 116,546      $ 5,607,011      $ 89,207      $ 324,350      $ 103,178      $ 5,887,844      $   

Undistributed net investment income

    (345,167            (5,756,080     (116,546     (5,607,011     (89,207     (324,350     (103,178              

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                                            (5,887,844       

Undistributed net investment losses

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                     (88,323            (177,380

Undistributed net investment income

                                                     88,323        223,881        209,683   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                                            (223,881     (32,303

Foreign currency related reclassifications

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                                     

Undistributed net investment income

                                1,017,605        (923     (80,501     (796     191        (86

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                (1,017,605     923        80,501        796        (191     86   

Real estate investment trust (REIT) reclassifications

                   

Undistributed net investment income

    (22,041                                                               

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    22,041                                                                  

Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) reclassifications

                   

Undistributed net investment income

                         5,304                                             

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                         (5,304                                          

Loss carryforward transfers (Reorganizations)

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                                     

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                                                     

Wash sale transfers (Reorganizations)

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                            87,457          

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                                            (87,457       

Reclassifications for partnership sales/basis

                   

Undistributed net investment income

                                       5,857                      (95,548       

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                       (5,857                   95,548          

Other permanent differences

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                            (9       

Undistributed net investment income

                                                            8          

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                                            1          

 

  136   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

     December 31,  2013   

 

 

     S&P  500®
Index
    Strategic
Value
    High
Income
Bond
    Capital
Growth
    Nasdaq-100®
Index
    Bristol     Bryton
Growth
    Balanced     Target
VIP
    Bristol
Growth
 

Consent distributions

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

    $749,028      $ 2,248,422      $ 25,975,744      $ 3,848,793      $ 676,065      $ 8,446,177      $ 12,205,743      $ 652,789      $ 79,803      $ 6,929,210   

Undistributed net investment income

    (749,028)        (2,248,422     (21,277,132            (196,220     (492,524            (652,789     (79,803     (250,386

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                  (4,698,612     (3,848,793     (479,845     (7,953,653     (12,205,743                   (6,678,824

Undistributed net investment losses

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                         (322,730                                          

Undistributed net investment income

                         322,730                      1,025,958                        

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                              (1,025,958                     

Foreign currency related reclassifications

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                     (43,159              

Undistributed net investment income

           (35,518                                        (208     38          

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

           35,518                                           43,367        (38       

Real estate investment trust (REIT) reclassifications

                   

Undistributed net investment income

    (38,056)        (10,264            (2,413                                          

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    38,056        10,264               2,413                                             

Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) reclassifications

                   

Undistributed net investment income

                                       55,617                             29,066   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                       (55,617                          (29,066

Loss carryforward transfers (Reorganizations)

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                     4,208,831        13,423,600          

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                                     (4,208,831     (13,423,600       

Wash sale transfers (Reorganizations)

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                                                            21,864          

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

                                                            (21,864       

Reclassifications for partnership sales/basis

                   

Undistributed net investment income

    90                      (22,186                          (17,320              

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (90)                      22,186                             17,320                 

Other permanent differences

                   

Paid in capital in excess of par value

                         1                                    1          

Undistributed net investment income

    (198)        (446                                               (1       

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    198        446               (1                                          

 

  137   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

The cost basis for Federal income tax purposes may differ from the cost basis for financial reporting purposes. The table below details the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and aggregate cost of securities at December 31, 2013 for Federal income tax purposes.

 

    Equity     Bond     Omni     International     Capital
Appreciation
    International
Small-Mid
Company
 

Gross unrealized:

           

Appreciation

  $ 60,600,725      $ 7,575,519      $ 5,693,931      $ 47,656,415      $ 38,894,427      $ 24,706,477   

Depreciation

    (1,710,046     (2,685,155     (537,930     (4,232,224     (1,060,240     (601,707
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 58,890,679      $ 4,890,364      $ 5,156,001      $ 43,424,191      $ 37,834,187      $ 24,104,770   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of securities:

  $ 164,884,877      $ 143,296,149      $ 32,683,343      $ 143,100,453      $ 101,782,590      $ 52,896,686   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Aggressive
Growth
    Small Cap
Growth
    Mid Cap
Opportunity
    S&P 500®
Index
    Strategic
Value
    High Income
Bond
 

Gross unrealized:

           

Appreciation

  $ 12,327,851      $ 15,382,641      $ 22,678,656      $ 120,701,544      $ 45,364,672      $ 16,614,511   

Depreciation

    (177,753     (1,068,152     (521,736     (15,373,002     (4,579,356     (2,446,595
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 12,150,098      $ 14,314,489      $ 22,156,920      $ 105,328,542      $ 40,785,316      $ 14,167,916   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of securities:

  $ 27,630,284      $ 95,605,630      $ 61,040,456      $ 209,383,958      $ 357,472,911      $ 286,434,476   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Capital Growth     Nasdaq-100®
Index
    Bristol     Bryton Growth     Balanced     Target VIP  

Gross unrealized:

           

Appreciation

  $ 22,855,799      $ 36,055,223      $ 38,631,517      $ 27,142,790      $ 23,340,824      $ 9,134,122   

Depreciation

    (1,231,318     (1,169,499     (3,099,220     (7,402,048     (3,038,671     (563,952
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 21,624,481      $ 34,885,724      $ 35,532,297      $ 19,740,742      $ 20,302,153      $ 8,570,170   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate cost of securities:

  $ 58,588,568      $ 61,475,531      $ 196,725,049      $ 162,672,295      $ 226,364,838      $ 45,096,818   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Bristol Growth                                

Gross unrealized:

           

Appreciation

  $ 19,785,498             

Depreciation

    (649,809          
 

 

 

           

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 19,135,689             
 

 

 

           

Aggregate cost of securities:

  $ 104,030,305             
 

 

 

           

 

(8) Portfolio Reorganizations

On August 15, 2013 the Board approved reorganizations pursuant to which the assets of each of the Millennium Portfolio, U.S. Equity Portfolio, Income Opportunity Portfolio, Target Equity/Income Portfolio (the “Target Portfolios”) assets were acquired, and each of the Portfolio’s liabilities were assumed, by the Portfolio (the “Survivor Portfolio”) listed opposite the Target Portfolio in the chart below, in exchange for shares of the Survivor Portfolio.

 

Target Portfolios

    

Reorganized into

    

Survivor Portfolios

Millennium Portfolio

    

–>

    

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

U.S. Equity Portfolio

    

–>

    

Balanced Portfolio

Income Opportunity Portfolio

    

–>

    

Balanced Portfolio

Target Equity/Income Portfolio

    

–>

    

Target VIP Portfolio

 

  138   (continued)


Ohio National Fund, Inc.  

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

The combination of assets for each reorganization presented opportunities for operational efficiencies, which should translate to a decrease in the rate of future expenses borne by the shareholders of the Survivor Portfolios. It is anticipated that no gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes will be recognized by Portfolio shareholders as a result of the reorganizations. All fees and expenses incurred directly as a result of the reorganizations were borne by ONI.

Pursuant to the reorganizations, effective as of the end of business on December 20, 2013, the shares of each Target Portfolio were liquidated, and shares of each Survivor Portfolio were distributed to the Target Portfolio shareholders at the same aggregate dollar value as those of the Target Portfolio. The liquidation of Target Portfolio shares and distribution of Survivor Portfolio shares resulting from the reorganizations are summarized below:

 

Target Portfolios prior to the reorganizations:

  

     Millennium      U.S. Equity      Income
Opportunity
     Target
Equity/Income
 

Investment portfolio fair value

   $ 43,849,121       $ 20,528,779       $ 10,379,448       $ 26,630,851   

Investment portfolio cost

   $ 35,391,865       $ 15,033,647       $ 8,485,600       $ 21,271,896   

Net assets

   $ 40,746,730       $ 20,548,098       $ 10,355,723       $ 26,663,158   

Net asset value (per share, extended)

   $ 33.555758       $ 14.981354       $ 13.539697       $ 10.421887   

Shares

     1,214,299         1,371,578         764,842         2,558,381   

Survivor Portfolios prior to the reorganizations:

            
     Small Cap
Growth
       Balanced        Target VIP  

Investment portfolio fair value

   $ 67,507,607         $ 213,044,965         $ 26,371,063   

Investment portfolio cost

   $ 55,193,157         $ 199,844,176         $ 19,483,116   

Net assets

   $ 67,423,458         $ 212,172,596         $ 26,394,891   

Net asset value (per share, extended)

   $ 22.298786         $ 17.917306         $ 13.446489   

Shares

     3,023,638           11,841,769           1,962,958   

Survivor Portfolios subsequent to the reorganizations:

            
     Small Cap
Growth
       Balanced        Target VIP  

Investment portfolio fair value

   $ 111,356,728         $ 243,953,192         $ 53,001,914   

Investment portfolio cost

   $ 90,585,022         $ 223,363,422         $ 40,755,013   

Net assets

   $ 108,170,188         $ 243,076,418         $ 53,058,048   

Net asset value (per share, extended)

   $ 22.298786         $ 17.917306         $ 13.446489   

Shares

     4,850,945           13,566,572           3,945,866   

Assuming that each transaction had been completed on January 1, 2013, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for each Survivor Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2013, are as follows:

 

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

  

Net investment loss

   $ (273,480

Net realized/unrealized gains

     33,706,684   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 33,433,204   
  

 

 

 

Balanced Portfolio

  

Net investment income

   $ 2,214,840   

Net realized/unrealized gains

     22,460,256   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 24,675,096   
  

 

 

 

Target VIP Portfolio

  

Net investment income

   $ 631,958   

Net realized/unrealized gains

     13,534,467   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 14,166,425   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

 

(9) Legal Matters

In December 2007, the Target Equity/Income Portfolio, as a shareholder of Lyondell Chemical Company (“Lyondell”), participated in a cash out merger of Lyondell in which it received $48 per share of consideration (the “Merger”). The value of the proceeds received by the Target Equity/Income Portfolio as a result of the Merger was $1,772,400. Lyondell later filed for bankruptcy and two entities created by the Lyondell bankruptcy plan of reorganization have initiated lawsuits seeking to recover, or clawback, proceeds received by shareholders in the December 2007 merger based on fraudulent transfer claims.

The first action, Edward S. Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Creditor Trust v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., et. al., was initiated on October 22, 2010 (the “Creditor Trust Action”), in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York but has subsequently been removed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The second action, Edward S. Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Litigation Trust v. Holmes TTEE, et. al., was initiated on December 23, 2010 (the “Litigation Trust Action”), in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Both actions attempt to recover the proceeds paid out to the holders of Lyondell shares at the time of the 2007 merger.

On January 4, 2012, the Fund was named in a second amended complaint in the Creditor Trust Action. The Target Equity/Income Portfolio composes part of the Fund. On March 2, 2012, the Fund moved the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss it from the Creditor Trust Action. On January 14, 2014, the Court denied the motion to dismiss. The outcome of these proceedings on the Portfolio cannot be predicted. As a result of the aforementioned reorganization involving the Target Equity/Income Portfolio, any future claim that may result from these complaints will be assumed by the Target VIP Portfolio as the Survivor Portfolio. Management of the Fund continues to assess the cases and has not yet determined the potential effect, if any, on the net asset value of the Target VIP Portfolio.

Also, in December 2007, the S&P 500® Index and Strategic Value Portfolios, shareholders of the Tribune Company, participated in a similar cash out merger in which shareholders received $34 per share of consideration. The value of the proceeds received by the S&P 500® Index and Strategic Value Portfolios, was $37,910 and $384,200, respectively. The company subsequently filed for bankruptcy and several legal complaints have been initiated by groups of Tribune Company creditors seeking to recover, or clawback, proceeds received by shareholders based on fraudulent transfer claims (the “Tribune Bankruptcy”).

The first action, Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et. al. (“FitzSimons”) was initiated on November 1, 2010 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As a result of these proceedings, the Court agreed to allow individual creditors to file similar complaints in U.S. state courts. The Fund is specifically named in a complaint in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, et. al. v. American Electric Power, et. al., that was initiated in June of 2011. The Fund, along with the Strategic Value Portfolio, is also named in a similar complaint in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, et. al. v. Ametek Inc. Employees Master Retirement Trust, et. al. These Tribune litigation actions have been consolidated into a single Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Pursuant to a Court order dated September 7, 2012, certain defendants in the MDL, including the Fund, filed a motion to dismiss on November 6, 2012. The Court granted the motion to dismiss on September 23, 2013. Pending an appeal, only the actual fraudulent transfer claims as alleged in FitzSimons remain. The outcome of these proceedings on the two Portfolios of the Fund cannot be predicted. Management of the Fund continues to assess the litigation and any offers of settlement.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders Ohio National Fund, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Equity Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Omni Portfolio, International Portfolio, Capital Appreciation Portfolio, International Small-Mid Company Portfolio, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Small Cap Growth Portfolio, Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio, S&P 500 Index Portfolio, Strategic Value Portfolio, High Income Bond Portfolio, Capital Growth Portfolio, Nasdaq-100 Index Portfolio, Bristol Portfolio, Bryton Growth Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio, Target VIP Portfolio, and Bristol Growth Portfolio (each a Portfolio and collectively, the Portfolios of the Ohio National Fund, Inc.), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2013, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2013, by correspondence with custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolios as of December 31, 2013, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

February 19, 2014

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

  December 31, 2013

 

(1) Review and Approval of Advisory and Sub-advisory Agreements

At a meeting held on November 19, 2013, the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund (the “Independent Directors”), approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with ONI (the “Adviser”) and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser (each a “Sub-Adviser,” and together the “Sub-Advisers”) for each of the Portfolios identified below. The Independent Directors were separately represented by independent legal counsel in connection with their consideration of the approval of the continuation of these agreements.

The Directors noted that the Adviser is responsible for monitoring the investment performance and other responsibilities of the various Sub-Advisers that have day-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for certain of the Fund’s investment portfolios. They also noted that the Adviser reports to the Fund’s Board on its analysis of each Sub-Adviser’s performance at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Adviser will add or remove a particular Sub-Adviser from a watchlist that it maintains. Watchlist criteria include, for example: (a) fund performance over various time periods; (b) fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with fund management or changes in investment philosophy or process; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Sub-Adviser.

In considering the Investment Advisory and sub-advisory agreements, the Board requested and reviewed a significant amount of information relating to each Portfolio, the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, including the following: (1) performance data for each Portfolio for various time periods, including year-to-date through October 31, 2013, (2) comparative performance, advisory fee and expense ratio information for a peer group of funds in the respective Portfolio’s Morningstar category (a “Morningstar Peer Group”), as well as management fee peer comparison charts showing where each Portfolio’s advisory fee was located in the dispersion of its peer funds’ advisory fees; (3) comparable performance information for each Portfolio’s relevant benchmark index or indices; (4) comparative data regarding advisory fees, including data regarding the fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers for managing other institutional funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Portfolios; (5) comparative data regarding the expense ratio of each Portfolio, as compared to its Morningstar Peer Group; (6) profitability analyses for the Adviser with respect to each Portfolio; and (7) other information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable. The Directors also took into account information on the services provided by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser and performance, fee and expense ratio information regarding each Portfolio provided to them periodically throughout the year. They also met with a representative of the Adviser to review the relative performance of each Portfolio, as compared with its benchmark(s) and peers, and in particular discussed those Portfolios that were on the watchlist.

The Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, were assisted by experienced independent legal counsel throughout the contract review process. The Independent Directors discussed the proposed continuances in private session with such counsel at which no representatives of management, the Adviser or any Sub-Adviser were present. The Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, relied upon the advice of independent legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement and each sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Directors were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Director may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Advisory Agreement and each sub-advisory agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Portfolios by the Adviser. As part of its review, the Board reviewed information regarding the Adviser’s operations, procedures and personnel. The Directors took into account information they received during the previous year at Board meetings and other discussions and through periodic reports regarding the Adviser’s performance of its duties. The Directors considered the capabilities and resources that the Adviser has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Fund and its Portfolios. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in monitoring the performance and quality of compliance of the Sub-Advisers, also was considered. The Directors also considered the quality of the compliance programs of the Adviser and its responsiveness to inquiries and requests from the Board.

For each Portfolio subject to a sub-advisory agreement (all Portfolios other than the Money Market Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, S&P 500® Index Portfolio, Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio and the fixed income portion of the Omni Portfolio), the Board considered similar criteria as applied to each Sub-Adviser, including the nature, extent and quality of the sub-advisory services provided by each Sub-Adviser. In addition to the criteria used to review the Adviser, the Directors reviewed biographical information on each Sub-Adviser’s portfolio management and other professional staff, and each Sub-Adviser’s brokerage practices, including any soft dollar benefits received. The Directors also reviewed the performance record of each Portfolio or portion of a Portfolio managed by the applicable Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the quality of each Sub-Adviser’s compliance program as it relates to the applicable Portfolio. It was the Directors’ conclusion that overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund and each of the Portfolios.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Investment Performance

A representative of the Adviser reviewed with the Directors each Portfolio’s performance year-to-date and for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods ended October 31, 2013, as compared to the Portfolio’s Morningstar Peer Group and benchmark(s). The Board also considered the Adviser’s effectiveness in monitoring the performance of each Sub-Adviser and the Adviser’s timeliness in responding to performance issues. A Portfolio-by-Portfolio discussion of each Portfolio’s performance and the Board’s conclusions regarding that performance is set forth below.

Fees and Expenses

The Board considered the advisory fee for each Portfolio, as well as the fee’s difference from the average advisory fee for the Portfolio’s Morningstar Peer Group and the fee’s percentile ranking within the peer group. The Board also considered charts showing, for each Portfolio, how the Portfolio’s advisory fees compared to the advisory fees of the funds in its peer group. The charts showed the number of funds in the peer group within each defined range of advisory fees, and the range that included the Portfolio. The Board also reviewed the difference between each Portfolio’s overall expense ratio and that of its Morningstar Peer Group, as well as the expense ratio’s percentile ranking within the peer group. For these purposes, the Morningstar Peer Group excluded funds with assets over $1 billion, funds of funds and index funds (non-index funds for the S&P 500® Index Portfolio and the Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio.

In addition, the Board looked at the average assets for each fund in the respective peer group, and then compared the advisory fee that would have been paid by the Portfolio if the Portfolio had had assets equal to the peer group’s average assets. The Board considered that comparison on an absolute and percentile ranking basis.

For all Portfolios other than those sub-advised by Suffolk, an affiliate of the Adviser, the Board also considered the amount of net advisory fee retained by the Adviser, after payment of the sub-advisory fee, as well as the proportion the net fee represented of the total advisory fee, in light of the services provided by the Adviser to the Portfolio. In this regard, in those cases where the Sub-Adviser provides sub-advisory services to a similar fund with an unaffiliated investment adviser, the Board reviewed a comparison of the advisory and sub-advisory fees paid by the similar fund to the fees that would have been paid by the Portfolio if the Portfolio had assets equal to the assets of the similar fund.

The Board also considered the fees paid to Sub-Advisers. With respect to the Portfolios sub-advised by Suffolk, the Board evaluated the reasonableness of the total fees received by the Adviser. With respect to those Portfolios sub-advised by a Sub-Adviser that is not affiliated with the Adviser, the Board relied to a degree on the Adviser’s negotiation of each sub-advisory agreement on an arm’s-length basis, noting that in the past the Adviser has negotiated decreases in the sub-advisory fee for certain Portfolios and that the Adviser had always passed on the decrease by reducing its advisory fee by the same amount. Additionally, the Board considered the fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers to their separately managed institutional accounts and other accounts, and had no concerns with those rates relative to the fees charged to the Portfolio. The Directors also recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds and separately managed accounts.

Profitability

The Board considered the advisory fee paid to the Adviser for each Portfolio and noted the pre-tax profit margins reported by the Adviser for each Portfolio. The Directors noted that the profit margins, with respect to the Portfolios that were profitable to the Adviser, were all within the range of profit margins reported in Lipper’s Investment Management Profitability Analysis reviewing the profitability of 26 investment managers in 2011 comprising nearly a quarter of investment company assets at the end of that year. The Directors also noted that the Adviser, and not the Portfolios, is responsible for paying sub-advisory fees to the Portfolio Sub-Advisers. The Board also evaluated whether the net advisory fee received by the Adviser for each Portfolio, after paying sub-advisory fees to the Sub-Adviser, was reasonable, given the level of the Adviser’s services to the Portfolio. The Directors took into account the fact that the Adviser is contractually obligated to reimburse each Portfolio for certain of its expenses should they exceed a specified amount. Additionally, the Directors acknowledged that calculating the Adviser’s profitability related to a specific Portfolio can be challenging and imprecise because of the difficulties in appropriately allocating the Adviser’s expenses across the Portfolios.

The Board also noted that the Adviser has been subsidizing the Money Market Portfolio to assure that it continues to be available to all of Ohio National Fund, Inc.’s shareholders (i.e., the shareholders of every Portfolio), so that shareholders in other Portfolios can elect to invest in the Money Market Portfolio to the extent they want to take a more defensive posture. Consequently, because the Adviser’s subsidization of the Money Market Portfolio benefits the shareholders of every Portfolio, the Board acknowledged that a portion of the costs incurred by the Adviser in subsidizing the Money Market Portfolio should be considered with respect to the Adviser’s profitability from managing each of the other Portfolios.

The Board also considered the reasonableness of the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser to each Sub-Adviser. The Directors relied on the ability of the Adviser to negotiate the terms of each sub-advisory agreement, including the sub-advisory fee, at arm’s-length, noting that the Adviser is not affiliated with any Portfolio Sub-Adviser other than Suffolk. Accordingly, the cost of services provided by each unaffiliated Sub-Adviser and the profitability to the Sub-Adviser of its relationship with the applicable Portfolio were not material factors in the Board’s deliberations. For similar reasons, the Board concluded that the potential realization of economies of scale by the Portfolios from the sub-advisory arrangements with the unaffiliated Sub-Advisers should not be a material factor in the Board’s deliberations.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

In considering the reasonableness of the sub-advisory fees payable by the Adviser to Suffolk, the Directors noted that the Adviser, not the Portfolios, is responsible for paying sub-advisory fees to Suffolk and therefore concluded that the profitability to Suffolk of its relationship to the applicable Portfolios should not be a material factor in the Board’s deliberations. For similar reasons, the Board concluded that the potential realization of economies of scale by the applicable Portfolios from the sub-advisory arrangements with Suffolk should not be a material factor in the Board’s deliberations.

After considering all of the above, the Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to each Portfolio was reasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that all of the advisory and sub-advisory fee schedules contain breakpoints that would reduce the applicable advisory or sub-advisory fees on assets above a specified level as the applicable Portfolio’s assets increase. The Directors also noted that a Portfolio would realize additional economies of scale if the Portfolio’s assets increase over time proportionately more than certain other expenses. The Directors took into account that many of the Portfolios had relatively few assets under management. After considering each Portfolio’s current size and potential for growth, the Board concluded that each Portfolio is likely to benefit from economies of scale as the Portfolio’s assets increase.

Portfolio-by-Portfolio Analysis

In addition to the foregoing, the Directors considered the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Portfolio’s performance and fees and expenses. Except as otherwise indicated, the performance data described below for each Portfolio is for periods ending October 31, 2013 and the advisory fee and expense data described below is through August 31, 2012 for a Portfolio’s Morningstar peer group and its Adjusted Peer Group.

Equity Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Legg Mason). The Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date and 1 year period, while underperforming its benchmark index and peer group average for the 3-year and 5-year periods. The Adviser noted that the Portfolio’s long-term performance was weighed down by underperformance in 2011, but that recent performance has been strong. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was higher than the peer group average, but still within the range of its peers, and recognized that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was slightly above the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Money Market Portfolio (Adviser — ONI). The Portfolio outperformed its peer group average for the year-to-date and trailing 1- and 3-year periods, but underperformed its peer group average for the 5-year period. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and expense ratio were well below average relative to its peer group and that the Adviser has a negative profit margin for the Portfolio. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

Bond Portfolio (Adviser — ONI). Although the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, it outperformed the peer group median for the 3-year and 5-year periods. The Adviser pointed out that recent periods had been difficult for active managers, and he noted that the Portfolio was in the top 9% of its peer group for 5-year performance. The Directors noted that, although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was slightly above the peer group average, the Portfolio’s expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fee was reasonable.

Omni Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Suffolk). The Omni Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, 1 and 5-year periods and its peer group average for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, while underperforming the benchmark index for the 3 year period. The Adviser pointed out that the Portfolio had performed in the top 1 percent of its peer group for the year-to-date and 1-year periods. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and expense ratio were below the Portfolio’s peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

International Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Federated Global). The International Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date, 1- and 3-year periods, and outperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the 5-year period. The Adviser pointed out that the Sub-Adviser’s early decision to invest in Japan had led to recent underperformance, and noted that while the Portfolio remained on the watchlist, its recent relative performance had improved significantly, and that it was in the top 8% of its peer group for 5-year performance. The Board noted that while the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above the peer group average, its expense ratio was at the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Jennison). The Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, 1- and 5-year periods and its peer group average for the year-to-date 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, but underperformed the benchmark index for the 3-year period. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was higher than the peer group average, but still within the range of its peers, and recognized that the expense ratio was only slightly above average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

International Small-Mid Company Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Federated Global). The Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, 1- and 3-year periods and peer group average for the year-to-date and 1-year periods, while underperforming the peer group average for the 3-year period and both the benchmark index and the peer group average for the 5-year period. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was slightly below the peer group average, and the expense ratio was below average relative to the peer group. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Aggressive Growth Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Janus). The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, 1- and 3-year periods and peer group average for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Adviser pointed out that while the Portfolio remained on the watchlist, its performance since a new portfolio manager took over in June 2013 had been significantly better than its benchmark’s. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and expense ratio were both above average compared to its peer group, but that the advisory fee was still within the range of its peers. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Small Cap Growth Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Janus). The Portfolio has outperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods and the peer group average for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, while underperforming the benchmark for the year-to-date and 1-year periods. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and expense ratio were both above average compared to its peer group, but that the advisory fee was still within the range of its peers. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Mid Cap Opportunity Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Goldman Sachs). The Board noted that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and its peer group average for the year-to-date, 1- and 5-year periods, while outperforming the peer group average in the 3-year period. The Board also noted that the Portfolio remained on the watchlist. The Adviser pointed out that the Portfolio is not going to have good relative performance in strong upward markets. The Portfolio’s strategy is designed to capture smaller comparative gains in upward-trending markets and to capture comparatively smaller losses in downward-trending markets. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above the peer group average, although the Portfolio’s expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

S&P 500® Index Portfolio (Adviser — ONI). While the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, the Board noted that its performance generally was in line with the S&P 500® Index when expenses were excluded. The Board did not rely on peer group comparison figures for the Portfolio because the Board considers peer groups for index funds to be generally irrelevant. The Board noted that, while the advisory fee was above the peer group average, the overall expense ratio is the statistic most important to index fund shareholders, and the Portfolio’s expense ratio was slightly lower than the average for the peer group. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fees were reasonable.

Strategic Value Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Federated Equity). The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and its peer group average for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Portfolio remained on the watchlist. The Adviser pointed out that there is no good benchmark or peer group for this Portfolio, and that the benchmark and peer groups are not good indicators of how the Portfolio is performing. Instead, the Adviser said that the focus should be on whether the Portfolio is delivering dividend return and dividend growth, which it has been doing. The Directors noted that the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above average for the peer group, while the expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

High Income Bond Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Federated Investment). The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, while outperforming its peer group average for the year-to-date, 3- and 5-year periods and underperforming its peer group average for the 1-year period. The Directors noted that the advisory fee was above the peer group average, while the expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Capital Growth Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Eagle). The Portfolio has underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Portfolio remained on the watchlist. The Adviser pointed out that the Portfolio’s performance over 2013 has had a detrimental impact on comparative performance over each time period. The Directors noted that although the advisory fee was above average for the peer group, the expense ratio was below average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Nasdaq-100® Index Portfolio (Adviser — ONI). While the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, the Board noted that its performance generally was in line with the Nasdaq-100® Index when expenses were excluded. The Board did not rely on peer group comparison figures for the Portfolio because the Board considers peer groups for index funds to be generally irrelevant. The Board noted that the overall expense ratio is the statistic most important to index fund shareholders, and the Portfolio’s expense ratio was significantly below the average for the peer group. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fees were reasonable.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Bristol Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Suffolk). The Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date and 1-year periods and its peer group average for the year-to-date, 1- and 5-year periods, while the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for the 3- and 5-year periods and its peer group average for the 3-year period. The Directors noted that, although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above the peer group average, the Portfolio’s expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Bryton Growth Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Suffolk). The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Adviser noted that while the Portfolio remained on the watchlist, its recent relative performance had improved. The Board considered that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and expense ratio were below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Balanced Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — ICON). The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the year-to-date, 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and its peer group average for the 1-year period, while performing at the same level as the peer group average for the year-to-date period and outperforming its peer group average in the 3- and 5-year periods. The Directors noted that, although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was slightly above the peer group average, its expense ratio was below the peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Target VIP Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — First Trust). The Portfolio has outperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date and 1-year period and its peer group average for the year-to-date and 3-year periods, but has underperformed its benchmark index for the 3- and 5-year periods and its peer group average for the 1- and 5-year periods. The Portfolio’s advisory fee and expense ratio were below its peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

Bristol Growth Portfolio (Adviser — ONI, Sub-Adviser — Suffolk). The Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the year-to-date and 1-year periods, but underperformed its benchmark index and peer group average for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Directors considered that, although the Portfolio’s advisory fee was above its peer group average, it was still within the range of its peers, and its overall expense ratio was the same as its peer group average. Overall, the Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

After consideration of the foregoing, the Board reached the following conclusions regarding the Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement with respect to each Portfolio, in addition to the conclusions set forth above: (a) ONI and the Sub-Adviser had demonstrated that they possessed the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Investment Advisory Agreement and applicable sub-advisory agreement, respectively; (b) the investment philosophy, strategies and techniques of ONI (with respect to the Portfolios without a Sub-Adviser) and the Sub-Adviser were appropriate for pursuing the applicable Portfolio’s investment objective; (c) ONI (with respect to the Portfolios without a Sub-Adviser) and the Sub-Adviser were likely to execute their investment philosophy, strategies and techniques consistently over time; and (d) ONI and the Sub-Adviser maintained appropriate compliance programs. Based on all of the above-mentioned factors and their related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each Director not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Directors unanimously concluded that approval of the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement was in the best interests of each Portfolio and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, voted unanimously to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, the sub-advisory agreement for each Portfolio.

 

(2) Expense Disclosure

An individual may not buy or own membership interests of the Fund directly. An individual acquires an indirect interest in the Fund by purchasing a variable annuity contract or variable insurance policy and allocating premiums or purchase payments to Fund Portfolios available through the separate accounts of ONLIC, ONLAC, and NSLA. Separate accounts of these entities are the shareholders of the Fund.

As a shareholder of the Fund, a separate account incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help a policy/contract owner understand ongoing costs (in dollars) associated with the underlying investment in the Fund’s Portfolios by the separate account shareholder and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs associated with investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at July 1, 2013 and held through December 31, 2013.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about investment values and actual expenses associated with each Portfolio of the Fund. The information below, together with the amount of an underlying investment, can be used to estimate expenses paid over the period. An estimate can be obtained by simply dividing an underlying investment value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 investment value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiplying the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period”.

 

Portfolio

   Beginning
Investment
Value
7/1/2013
     Ending
Investment
Value
12/31/2013
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/2013 – 12/31/2013
     Expense Ratio
During Period
7/1/2013 –  12/31/2013
(Annualized)
 

Equity

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,194.00       $ 4.76         0.86

Money Market

     1,000.00         1,000.00         0.25         0.05

Bond

     1,000.00         1,008.20         3.34         0.66

Omni

     1,000.00         1,184.90         4.35         0.79

International

     1,000.00         1,148.40         3.09         0.57

Capital Appreciation

     1,000.00         1,177.00         4.77         0.87

International Small-Mid Company

     1,000.00         1,206.00         6.56         1.18

Aggressive Growth

     1,000.00         1,237.60         5.53         0.98

Small Cap Growth

     1,000.00         1,235.00         5.75         1.02

Mid Cap Opportunity

     1,000.00         1,193.60         5.31         0.96

S&P 500® Index

     1,000.00         1,160.50         2.45         0.45

Strategic Value

     1,000.00         1,090.90         4.16         0.79

High Income Bond

     1,000.00         1,054.40         3.99         0.77

Capital Growth

     1,000.00         1,152.90         5.48         1.01

Nasdaq-100® Index

     1,000.00         1,238.60         2.82         0.50

Bristol

     1,000.00         1,233.80         4.62         0.82

Bryton Growth

     1,000.00         1,224.90         4.99         0.89

Balanced

     1,000.00         1,060.50         3.84         0.74

Target VIP

     1,000.00         1,207.00         4.45         0.80

Bristol Growth

     1,000.00         1,235.50         4.90         0.87

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical investment values and hypothetical expenses based on each respective Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not an actual return. The hypothetical investment values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending investment balance or expenses actually paid for the period by the shareholders. A policy/contract holder may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Portfolio

   Beginning
Investment
Value
7/1/2013
     Ending
Investment
Value
12/31/2013
     Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/2013 – 12/31/2013
     Expense Ratio
During Period
7/1/2013 –  12/31/2013
(Annualized)
 

Equity

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.87       $ 4.38         0.86

Money Market

     1,000.00         1,024.95         0.26         0.05

Bond

     1,000.00         1,021.88         3.36         0.66

Omni

     1,000.00         1,021.22         4.02         0.79

International

     1,000.00         1,022.33         2.91         0.57

Capital Appreciation

     1,000.00         1,020.82         4.43         0.87

International Small-Mid Company

     1,000.00         1,019.26         6.01         1.18

Aggressive Growth

     1,000.00         1,020.27         4.99         0.98

Small Cap Growth

     1,000.00         1,020.06         5.19         1.02

Mid Cap Opportunity

     1,000.00         1,020.37         4.89         0.96

S&P 500® Index

     1,000.00         1,022.94         2.29         0.45

Strategic Value

     1,000.00         1,021.22         4.02         0.79

High Income Bond

     1,000.00         1,021.32         3.92         0.77

Capital Growth

     1,000.00         1,020.11         5.14         1.01

Nasdaq-100® Index

     1,000.00         1,022.68         2.55         0.50

Bristol

     1,000.00         1,021.07         4.18         0.82

Bryton Growth

     1,000.00         1,020.72         4.53         0.89

Balanced

     1,000.00         1,021.48         3.77         0.74

Target VIP

     1,000.00         1,021.17         4.08         0.80

Bristol Growth

     1,000.00         1,020.82         4.43         0.87

 

  * Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184 days) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365 days). Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect any contract-level expenses or Fund transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or exchange fees (if any). Therefore, these tables are useful in comparing ongoing fund costs only, and will not fully assist a policy/contract owner in determining the relative total expenses of different funds. In addition, if transactional costs were included, costs may have been higher for these Portfolios as well as for a fund being compared.

 

(3) Other Federal Tax Information

For corporate shareholders, the percentages of the total ordinary income dividends paid in 2013, and ordinary income consent dividends that were incurred in the 2013 tax year, that qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction are as follows:

 

Equity

     100.00

Money Market

     0.00

Bond

     0.00

Omni

     75.72

International

     0.00

Capital Appreciation

     100.00

International Small-Mid Company

     0.00

Aggressive Growth

     0.00

Small Cap Growth

     3.93

Mid Cap Opportunity

     0.00

S&P 500® Index

     92.92

Strategic Value

     78.48

High Income Bond

     0.12

Capital Growth

     0.00

Nasdaq-100® Index

     81.68

Bristol

     7.27

Bryton Growth

     0.00

Balanced

     27.47

Target VIP

     100.00

Bristol Growth

     7.98
 

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

  December 31, 2013

 

Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates the following amounts as foreign taxes paid for the year ended December 31, 2013:

 

     Creditable Foreign
Taxes Paid
     Per Share
Amount
     Portion of Ordinary
Income Distribution Derived
from Foreign Sourced
Income
 

International

   $ 495,172       $ 0.0362         100.00

International Small-Mid Company

   $ 81,235       $ 0.0317         100.00

Foreign taxes paid for purposes of Section 853 may be less than actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. None of the Portfolios listed above derived any income from ineligible foreign sources, as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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Information about Directors and Officers (Unaudited)

  December 31, 2013

 

Name and Address

  Age    

Position(s) with the Fund

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served

  Number of
Portfolios
 

Principal Occupation(s) and Other
Directorships During Past Five Years

Independent Directors

         

George M. Vredeveld

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    71      Lead Independent Director, Member of Audit and Independent Directors Committees   Indefinite;
Since
March
1996
  20   Professor of Economics: University of Cincinnati

John I. Von Lehman

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    61      Director, Member of Audit and Independent Directors Committees   Indefinite;
Since
August
2007
  20   Executive Vice President, CFO, Secretary, and Director: The Midland Company (1988-2007); Director, Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee Member: American Financial Group, Inc.; Finance Committee and Investment Commitee Member: Life Enriching Communities; Investment Committee: Xavier University Foundation.

Madeleine W. Ludlow

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    59      Director, Member of Audit and Independent Directors Committees   Indefinite;
Since
April
2012
  20   Founder/Managing Director: West Capital Partners LLC (2010-present), Ludlow Ward Capital Advisors LLC (2005-2009); Director, ALLETE, Inc. (2004-present)

Interested Director

         

John J. Palmer

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    74      Chairman and Director   Indefinite;
Since
July
1997
  20   Insurance industry consultant (April 2010 to present), President: Ohio National Fund, Inc. (1997-2010); Director and Vice Chairman: ONLIC (1997-2010); President, CEO, and Director: NSLA (2002-2010), Director: ONI and various affiliated companies (1997-2010), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and Pima Canyon Estates Homeowners’ Association.

Officers

         

Christopher A. Carlson

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    54      President   Indefinite;
Since
March
2000
  20   Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer: ONLIC; President and Director: ONI; Chief Investment Officer: NSLA; Officer and Director of various other Ohio National-affiliated companies. Prior to March 2010, was Vice President of the Fund.

Thomas A. Barefield

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    60      Vice President   Indefinite;
Since
February
1998
  20   Vice Chairman and Chief Distribution Officer: ONLIC; Director and Vice President — Marketing: NSLA; Director: ONI; Senior Vice President: Ohio National Equities, Inc.; Recent graduate of class XXIX of Leadership Cincinnati.

R. Todd Brockman

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    45      Treasurer   Indefinite;
Since
August
2004
  20   Second Vice President, Mutual Fund Operations: ONLIC and NSLA; Treasurer: ONI.

Kimberly A. Plante

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    39      Secretary   Indefinite;
Since
March
2005
  20   Senior Associate Counsel: ONLIC; Secretary: ONI; Officer of various other Ohio National-affiliated companies.

Julie T. Thomas

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    51      Chief Compliance Officer   Indefinite;
Since
June
2013
  20   Second Vice President: ONLIC; Chief Compliance Officer: ONI, Suffolk, and other Ohio National-affiliated companies.

Catherine E. Gehr

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    41      Assistant Treasurer   Indefinite;
Since
March
2005
  20   Manager, Mutual Fund Operations: ONLIC; Assistant Treasurer: ONI.

Emily Bae

One Financial Way

Cincinnati, Ohio

    28      Assistant Secretary   Indefinite;
Since
May
2013
  20   Assistant Secretary: ONI; Assistant Counsel: ONLIC. Prior to May 2013, was Counsel with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

 

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Ohio National Fund, Inc.

Post Office Box 371

Cincinnati, Ohio 45201

Form 1320 Rev. 2-14

 

 

 


Item 2. Code Of Ethics.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, Ohio National Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. There were no substantive amendments or waivers to the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of this Code of Ethics is filed as Exhibit EX-99.CODE to this Form N-CSR and is also available, without charge, upon request, by calling 877-781-6392 toll free.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Fund’s Board of Directors has determined that the Fund has an audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Mr. John I. Von Lehman. Mr. Von Lehman is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees And Services.

The aggregate fees for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are listed below.

 

  (a) Audit Fees.

Audits of the Portfolios for the year ended.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2013: $248,333

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2012: $292,000

Consent on N-1A Annual Registration Statement filed with the SEC.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2013: $5,000

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2012: $5,000

Merger related audit testwork.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2013: $5,000

 

  (b) Audit-Related Fees.

Consent on N-14 Filing filed with the SEC.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2013: $6,000

Professional services rendered in connection with the consent on the Fund’s N-14 merger filing (paid by the Fund’s adviser (ONI)

 

(c)    Tax Fees.    None.
(d)    All Other Fees.    None.

 

  (e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The Fund’s Audit Committee has adopted an Audit Committee Charter that requires that the Audit Committee oversee the quality and appropriateness of the accounting methods used in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements, and the independent audit thereof; approve the selection and compensation of the independent auditors; and pre-approve the performance, by the independent auditors, of non-audit services for the Fund, its investment adviser, or any affiliated entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund.


  (e)(2) Services Approved Pursuant to Paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no non-audit services provided by the Fund’s principal accountant that would have required pre-approval by the Fund’s Audit Committee. The audit related fees aforementioned were pre-approved by the Fund’s Audit Committee chairman, although not required by paragraph (c) (7) (ii) of Regulation S-X, as the audit-related fees were less than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid to the Fund’s principal accountant.

 

  (f) Not applicable.

 

  (g) There were no other non-audit services provided by the Fund’s principal accountant, other than items disclosed in item (b) above, in which a fee was billed to the Fund, the Fund’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the last two fiscal years.

 

  (h) Not applicable, as there were no non-audit services performed by the Fund’s principal accountant that were rendered to the Fund, the Fund’s adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provided ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved for the last two fiscal years.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee Of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure Of Proxy Voting Policies And Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

 

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

Not Applicable.

 

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

Not Applicable.

 

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

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation conducted as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure (i) that material information relating to the Fund, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and (ii) that information required to be disclosed by the Fund on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.


  (b) There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)    The Fund’s Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE.
(a)(2)    A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Fund as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
   The certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.


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.

 

Ohio National Fund, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson

  Christopher A. Carlson
  President
  March 6, 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.

 

Ohio National Fund, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson

  Christopher A. Carlson
  President
  March 6, 2014
By:  

/s/ R. Todd Brockman

  R. Todd Brockman
  Treasurer
  March 6, 2014