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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-03752

 

 

AMG FUNDS III

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

AMG Funds LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

     

DECEMBER 31

  
 

Date of reporting period:

     

JANUARY 1, 2015 – JUNE 30, 2015

       

(Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)

 

 

 


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LOGO       SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AMG Funds

June 30, 2015

AMG Managers Bond Fund

 

Service Class: MGFIX        Institutional Class: MGBIX

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund: MGGBX

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

 

Service Class: MGSEX        Institutional Class: MSEIX

 

 

www.amgfunds.com      SAR078-0615


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AMG Funds

Semi-Annual Report—June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     2   

FUND PERFORMANCE

     3   

FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

     4   

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

     15   

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

     23   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     29   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     35   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     37   

Detail of sources of income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the period

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     38   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two periods

  

Financial Highlights

     39   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

Notes to Financial Highlights

     42   

Notes to Financial Statements

     43   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

ANNUAL RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

     52   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the AMG Funds Family of mutual funds. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.


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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

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

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015  

Expense

Ratio
for the
Period

   

Beginning

Account
Value
1/01/15

    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/15
    Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period*
 

AMG Managers Bond Fund

  

Service Class

  

   

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.99   $ 1,000      $ 991      $ 4.89   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.99   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.96   

Institutional Class

  

   

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 992      $ 4.40   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.46   

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

  

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 981      $ 4.37   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.46   

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

  

   

Service Class

  

   

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.36   $ 1,000      $ 1,088      $ 7.04   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.36   $ 1,000      $ 1,018      $ 6.80   

Institutional Class

  

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.11   $ 1,000      $ 1,090      $ 5.75   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.11   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 5.56   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (181), then divided by 365.
 

 

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Fund Performance (unaudited)

Periods ended June 30, 2015

 

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for each Fund, as well as each Fund’s relative index for the same time periods ended June 30, 2015.

 

Average Annual Total Returns1   Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Since
Inception
   

Inception

Date

 

AMG Managers Bond Fund 2,3,4,5,7,8,9

  

Service Class

    (0.88 )%      (0.87 )%      5.63     5.94     8.53     06/01/84   

Institutional Class

    (0.83 )%      (0.77 )%      —          —          1.98     04/01/13   

Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index6

    (0.30 )%      1.69     3.52     4.38     7.71     05/31/84  

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11

    (1.93 )%      (5.73 )%      3.99     4.35     5.12     03/25/94   

Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index 12

    (3.08 )%      (7.09 )%      2.07     3.54     5.15     03/31/94  

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund2,8,9,13

           

Service Class

    8.82     9.16     19.98     7.73     11.67     06/01/84   

Institutional Class

    8.96     9.44     20.22     7.95     8.24     05/03/04   

Russell 2000® Growth Index14

    8.74     12.34     19.33     9.86     8.61     05/31/84  

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For performance information through the most recent month end, current net asset values per share for the Fund and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.amgfunds.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.

Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.

 

* Not annualized.
  Date reflects the nearest date to the inception date of the Fund.
1  Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of June 30, 2015. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).
2  From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.
3  The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors.
4  Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall.
5  The Fund may invest in derivatives such as options and futures; the complexity and rapidly changing structure of derivatives markets may increase the possibility of market losses.
6  The Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an index of investment-grade government and corporate bonds with a maturity rate of more than one year. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
7  The Fund may invest in below-investment-grade debt securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bond” or “high yield securities”) which may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit, and liquidity risk.
8  Investments in foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as changing market conditions, economic and political instability, and currency exchange rate fluctuations.
9  The Fund is subject to currency risk resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates that may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. dollar security when converted back to U.S. dollars.
10  A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund.
11  A short-term redemption fee of 1% will be charged on redemptions of fund shares held for 60 days or less.
12  The Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices. The Index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD investment-grade 144A securities. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
13  The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.
14  The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

Not FDIC Insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Fund Snapshots (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Category

   AMG Managers
Bond Fund**
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     52.6

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     33.2

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

     6.3

Asset-Backed Securities

     2.8

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1.2

Municipal Bonds

     1.1

Common Stocks

     0.7

Preferred Stocks

     0.7

Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.4

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

 

Rating

   AMG Managers
Bond Fund***
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     34.2

Aaa

     3.1

Aa

     1.7

A

     20.3

Baa

     30.1

Ba & lower

     9.8

N/R

     0.8

 

*** As a percentage of market value of fixed-income securities and preferred stocks.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 03/31/16*

     7.5

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 05/31/16*

     6.4   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 12/31/16*

     5.5   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.500%, 06/15/16*

     4.5   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250%, 02/29/16*

     3.8   

Mexican Bonos Bonds, Series M 20, 10.000%, 12/05/24*

     2.3   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.000%, 05/15/45

     2.3   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 11/15/15*

     2.0   

Southwestern Electric Power Co., 6.450%, 01/15/19*

     1.6   

Bank of America Corp., 6.110%, 01/29/37*

     1.6   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     37.5
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2014
 

 

Credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Asset-Backed Securities - 2.8%

     

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-B1, Class B-1, 0.436%, 04/15/19 (07/15/15)1

   $ 13,540,000       $ 13,456,418   

FAN Engine Securitization, Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class 1A, 4.625%, 10/15/43 (a)2

     11,765,862         11,708,210   

Global Container Assets, Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2, 3.300%, 11/05/28 (a)

     4,270,000         4,251,934   

John Deere Owner Trust 2015,

     

Series 2015-A, Class A3, 1.320%, 06/17/19

     10,065,000         10,095,879   

Series 2015-A, Class A4, 1.650%, 12/15/21

     3,980,000         3,995,466   

Rise, Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class A, 4.750%, 02/15/39 (07/15/15)1,2

     21,367,163         21,580,834   

Trinity Rail Leasing, L.P.,

     

Series 2009-1A, Class A, 6.657%, 11/16/39 (a)

     3,860,554         4,383,547   

Series 2012-1A, Class A1, 2.266%, 01/15/43 (a)

     2,676,234         2,628,391   

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2011-1A, Class A1A, 4.370%, 07/15/41 (a)

     5,779,047         5,952,372   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $76,603,178)

        78,053,051   
     Shares         

Common Stocks - 0.7%

     

PPG Industries, Inc. (Materials) (cost $6,317,685)

     171,802         19,709,125   
     Principal Amount         

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 52.6%

     

Financials - 23.2%

     

Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/31

   $ 1,267,000         1,517,233   

Alta Wind Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 06/30/35 (a)

     6,802,385         7,907,099   

American International Group, Inc.,

     

4.875%, 06/01/22

     560,000         614,274   

8.175%, 05/15/583

     736,000         974,464   

MTN, 5.850%, 01/16/18

     1,380,000         1,521,432   

Bank of America Corp.,

     

6.110%, 01/29/37

     38,050,000         42,647,125   

7.625%, 06/01/19

     2,906,000         3,448,483   

EMTN, 4.625%, 09/14/18

   EUR 1,750,000         2,160,879   

MTN, 3.300%, 01/11/23

     900,000         886,353   

MTN, 4.250%, 10/22/26

     2,610,000         2,556,764   

MTN, Series C, 6.050%, 06/01/34

     22,100,000         25,237,316   

Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 05/15/17

     5,205,000         5,583,731   

Capital One NA, 2.400%, 09/05/19

     7,795,000         7,725,617   

Citigroup, Inc.,

     

5.130%, 11/12/19

   NZD 5,835,000         4,103,199   

6.250%, 06/29/17

   NZD  37,108,000         26,346,255   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank,

     

1.700%, 03/19/18

     2,000,000         2,004,940   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Financials - 23.2% (continued)

      

3.875%, 02/08/22

  $     9,090,000       $ 9,456,391   

3.950%, 11/09/22

      2,190,000         2,189,707   

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.113%, 01/15/20 (a)

      13,725,000         15,627,477   

Duke Realty, L.P.,

      

5.950%, 02/15/17

      203,000         217,461   

6.500%, 01/15/18

      4,660,000         5,206,334   

Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 07/01/37

      4,421,000         5,271,472   

Equity One, Inc., 6.000%, 09/15/17

      5,915,000         6,425,204   

First Industrial, L.P., 5.950%, 05/15/17

      15,000,000         16,105,350   

General Electric Capital Corp.,

      

6.500%, 09/28/15

  NZD     15,265,000         10,410,310   

GMTN, 4.250%, 01/17/18

  NZD     5,010,000         3,454,150   

GMTN, 5.500%, 02/01/17

  NZD     6,250,000         4,361,621   

GMTN, 6.750%, 09/26/16

  NZD     6,390,000         4,497,271   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,

      

3.375%, 02/01/18

  CAD     1,700,000         1,418,146   

6.750%, 10/01/37

      14,590,000         17,113,311   

Highwoods Realty, L.P.,

      

5.850%, 03/15/17

      3,680,000         3,928,731   

7.500%, 04/15/18

      2,405,000         2,746,481   

ICICI Bank, Ltd., 6.375%, 04/30/22 (a)3

      900,000         925,119   

iStar Financial, Inc.,

      

5.850%, 03/15/17

      325,000         333,531   

5.875%, 03/15/16

      1,340,000         1,368,408   

Jefferies Group LLC, 5.125%, 01/20/23

      8,800,000         9,084,856   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

      

4.125%, 12/15/26

      19,350,000         19,026,391   

4.250%, 11/02/184

  NZD     7,360,000         5,027,896   

7.700%, 06/01/16 (a)

  IDR     19,000,000,000         1,389,989   

EMTN, 1.068%, 05/30/17 (07/31/15)1

  GBP     1,500,000         2,321,507   

Lloyds Bank PLC, 6.500%, 09/14/20 (a)

      17,940,000         20,677,734   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.500%, 11/04/24

      18,500,000         18,510,878   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 08/01/33

      8,295,000         9,414,402   

MBIA Insurance Corp., 11.535%, 01/15/33 (07/15/15) (a)1,4

      525,000         249,375   

Morgan Stanley,

      

0.755%, 10/15/15 (07/15/15)1

      300,000         300,246   

2.125%, 04/25/18

      10,450,000         10,520,621   

2.500%, 01/24/19

      2,775,000         2,800,738   

3.450%, 11/02/15

      2,360,000         2,381,398   

3.750%, 02/25/23

      17,265,000         17,457,332   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Financials - 23.2% (continued)

        

GMTN, 4.350%, 09/08/26

   $           5,000,000       $ 4,899,400   

GMTN, 5.500%, 07/24/20

        15,210,000         17,057,620   

GMTN, 6.625%, 04/01/18

        3,095,000         3,472,763   

GMTN, 8.000%, 05/09/17

     AUD         8,100,000         6,775,073   

MTN, 0.725%, 10/18/16 (07/20/15)1

        2,000,000         1,997,430   

MTN, 4.100%, 05/22/23

        12,910,000         12,934,129   

MTN, 6.250%, 08/09/26

        11,000,000         13,186,646   

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 6.800%, 06/15/36 (a)

        13,925,000         17,315,375   

National City Bank of Indiana, 4.250%, 07/01/18

        6,310,000         6,701,435   

National City Corp., 6.875%, 05/15/19

        1,905,000         2,209,278   

National Life Insurance Co., 10.500%, 09/15/39 (a)

        5,000,000         7,560,590   

Navient Corp.,

        

5.500%, 01/25/234

        18,070,000         17,166,500   

MTN, 4.875%, 06/17/19

        5,055,000         5,004,450   

MTN, 5.500%, 01/15/19

        1,695,000         1,728,256   

MTN, 8.450%, 06/15/18

        10,950,000         12,168,735   

Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 07/01/24

        6,320,000         6,383,200   

Old Republic International Corp.,

        

3.750%, 03/15/185

        15,805,000         18,659,778   

4.875%, 10/01/24

        4,915,000         5,084,843   

The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., 7.625%, 06/15/40 (a)

        8,885,000         11,704,859   

Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.750%, 05/01/25 (a)

        3,895,000         3,729,462   

Realty Income Corp.,

        

5.750%, 01/15/21

        2,125,000         2,390,512   

6.750%, 08/15/19

        5,550,000         6,423,803   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.125%, 12/15/22

        4,650,000         5,007,036   

Santander Central Hispano Issuances, Ltd., 7.250%, 11/01/15

        500,000         508,290   

Santander Issuances SAU, 5.911%, 06/20/16 (a)

        1,100,000         1,141,654   

Sirius International Group, Ltd., 6.375%, 03/20/17 (a)

        4,555,000         4,788,649   

Societe Generale SA, 5.200%, 04/15/21 (a)

        7,000,000         7,853,783   

Springleaf Finance Corp.,

        

5.250%, 12/15/19

        12,890,000         12,712,762   

7.750%, 10/01/21

        31,730,000         34,427,050   

8.250%, 10/01/23

        12,695,000         14,313,612   

MTN, Series I, 5.400%, 12/01/15

        5,000,000         5,050,000   

Total Financials

           635,811,975   

Industrials - 24.0%

        

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,

        

6.450%, 03/15/29

        4,335,000         4,475,888   

6.500%, 01/15/28

        305,000         314,150   

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Industrials - 24.0% (continued)

        

America Movil SAB de CV, 6.450%, 12/05/22

     MXN         1,693,000       $ 10,319,033   

American Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.000%, 07/15/25

        2,217,029         2,244,742   

APL, Ltd., 8.000%, 01/15/242

        250,000         210,000   

ArcelorMittal,

        

6.125%, 06/01/18

        4,580,000         4,877,700   

6.250%, 03/01/21 (b)

        150,000         157,125   

7.000%, 02/25/22 (b)

        1,600,000         1,724,000   

7.500%, 03/01/41 (b)

        11,065,000         10,843,700   

7.750%, 10/15/39 (b)

        6,604,000         6,570,980   

CenturyLink, Inc.,

        

Series P, 7.600%, 09/15/39

        9,335,000         8,459,844   

Series S, 6.450%, 06/15/21

        13,395,000         13,495,463   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

        

2.500%, 05/15/375

        3,800,000         3,600,500   

2.750%, 11/15/354,5

        1,560,000         1,544,400   

6.625%, 08/15/20

        55,000         53,625   

6.875%, 11/15/20

        85,000         82,875   

Choice Hotels International, Inc., 5.700%, 08/28/20

        11,900,000         12,822,250   

Continental Airlines, Inc.,

        

1999-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 991B, 6.795%, 08/02/18

        5,932         6,273   

2000-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust, Series 00A1, 8.048%, 11/01/20

        52,333         59,329   

2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series 071A, 5.983%, 04/19/22

        14,662,333         16,348,501   

2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 6.903%, 04/19/22

        4,986,331         5,297,977   

Continental Resources, Inc.,

        

3.800%, 06/01/244

        2,240,000         2,044,670   

4.500%, 04/15/23

        170,000         163,916   

Corning, Inc.,

        

6.850%, 03/01/29

        9,142,000         11,550,012   

7.250%, 08/15/36

        1,185,000         1,494,293   

Cummins, Inc.,

        

5.650%, 03/01/98

        6,460,000         6,791,030   

6.750%, 02/15/27

        2,853,000         3,506,534   

Darden Restaurants, Inc., 6.000%, 08/15/35

        2,635,000         2,687,950   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,

        

2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 8.021%, 08/10/22

        8,054,571         9,242,620   

2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series 1A, 6.200%, 07/02/184

        3,200,722         3,464,782   

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/28

        225,000         248,625   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 3.950%, 01/15/25

        3,000,000         2,941,242   

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 06/01/36

        5,830,000         6,463,721   

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., 4.150%, 10/01/20

        700,000         719,432   

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Industrials - 24.0% (continued)

     

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

     

3.900%, 02/15/24

   $ 6,400,000       $ 6,426,579   

4.050%, 02/15/22

     2,219,000         2,292,176   

EQT Corp., 6.500%, 04/01/18

     35,420,000         38,821,418   

ERAC USA Finance LLC,

     

6.375%, 10/15/17 (a)

     4,910,000         5,397,386   

6.700%, 06/01/34 (a)

     1,250,000         1,521,114   

7.000%, 10/15/37 (a)

     19,033,000         23,264,988   

Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 01/15/22

     570,000         678,300   

Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 02/01/29

     1,990,000         2,347,631   

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 5.400%, 11/01/20 (a)

     5,175,000         5,776,744   

HCA, Inc.,

     

5.250%, 04/15/25

     10,200,000         10,608,000   

7.500%, 11/06/33

     75,000         81,375   

Intel Corp.,

     

2.950%, 12/15/35 (b)5

     8,030,000         9,661,094   

3.250%, 08/01/395

     15,000,000         22,818,750   

Intuit, Inc., 5.750%, 03/15/17

     3,560,000         3,809,022   

INVISTA Finance LLC, 4.250%, 10/15/19 (a)

     14,000,000         13,790,000   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.,

     

3.500%, 09/01/23

     6,685,000         6,232,065   

4.150%, 03/01/22

     5,620,000         5,628,998   

4.150%, 02/01/24

     14,000,000         13,585,110   

5.300%, 09/15/20

     1,415,000         1,538,269   

5.800%, 03/01/21

     4,320,000         4,783,657   

5.950%, 02/15/18

     12,590,000         13,757,987   

KLA-Tencor Corp., 5.650%, 11/01/34

     4,590,000         4,609,191   

Marks & Spencer PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/37 (a)

     4,725,000         5,554,885   

Masco Corp.,

     

5.850%, 03/15/17

     8,150,000         8,639,000   

6.500%, 08/15/32

     955,000         1,007,525   

7.125%, 03/15/20

     8,815,000         10,225,400   

7.750%, 08/01/29

     1,070,000         1,235,850   

The Mead Corp., 7.550%, 03/01/472

     970,000         1,142,361   

Methanex Corp., 5.250%, 03/01/22

     350,000         374,441   

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 01/01/452

     825,000         769,435   

New Albertsons, Inc.,

     

7.450%, 08/01/29

     3,195,000         3,067,200   

7.750%, 06/15/26

     915,000         892,125   

MTN, Series C, 6.625%, 06/01/28

     1,015,000         862,750   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Industrials - 24.0% (continued)

     

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 4.000%, 12/01/24

   $ 3,085,000       $ 3,124,834   

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119%, 12/15/17 (a)

     6,250,000         6,406,250   

ONEOK Partners LP, 4.900%, 03/15/25

     38,790,000         38,370,796   

Owens Corning,

     

6.500%, 12/01/16

     54,000         57,428   

7.000%, 12/01/36

     9,175,000         10,482,327   

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., L.P.,

     

6.200%, 11/01/17

     5,520,000         6,051,493   

7.000%, 06/15/18

     26,505,000         29,939,279   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.625%, 05/20/43

     580,000         448,282   

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. / PAA Finance Corp,

     

6.125%, 01/15/17

     1,770,000         1,892,045   

6.500%, 05/01/18

     8,975,000         10,104,091   

Portugal Telecom International Finance, B.V., EMTN, 4.500%, 06/16/254

   EUR 500,000         518,600   

The Priceline Group, Inc., 0.900%, 09/15/21 (a)4,5

       11,970,000         11,416,388   

PulteGroup, Inc.,

     

6.000%, 02/15/35

     11,585,000         11,266,413   

6.375%, 05/15/33

     5,135,000         5,199,188   

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,

     

6.500%, 11/15/18

     620,000         664,950   

6.875%, 07/15/28

     1,190,000         1,169,175   

7.625%, 08/03/21

     2,135,000         2,295,125   

Qwest Corp.,

     

6.875%, 09/15/33

     7,209,000         7,128,187   

7.200%, 11/10/26

     435,000         438,629   

7.250%, 09/15/25

     1,185,000         1,352,833   

7.250%, 10/15/35

     2,165,000         2,219,023   

Reliance Holdings USA, Inc., 5.400%, 02/14/22 (a)

     3,250,000         3,504,566   

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 06/15/17

     8,170,000         8,927,751   

Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 08/01/19

     4,710,000         5,335,158   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/27 (a)

     2,860,000         3,580,657   

Sealed Air Corp., 5.500%, 09/15/25 (a)

     1,580,000         1,591,850   

Telecom Italia Capital, S.A.,

     

6.000%, 09/30/34

     5,965,000         5,804,601   

6.375%, 11/15/33

     4,865,000         4,986,625   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 4.570%, 04/27/23

     900,000         945,067   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd, 7.875%, 08/01/25 (a)

     250,000         323,827   

Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., 6.000%, 09/15/17 (a)

     3,000,000         3,277,449   

The Toro Co., 6.625%, 05/01/372

     6,810,000         7,655,686   

Transocean, Inc., 7.375%, 04/15/184

     500,000         517,500   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Industrials - 24.0% (continued)

     

UAL 2007-1 Pass Through Trust, Series 071A, 6.636%, 07/02/22

   $ 11,822,023       $ 12,679,119   

United Airlines 2014-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series A, 4.000%, 04/11/26

     9,240,000         9,332,400   

United States Steel Corp.,

     

6.650%, 06/01/37

     3,595,000         3,199,550   

7.000%, 02/01/184

     7,310,000         7,803,425   

US Airways 2011-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series A, 7.125%, 10/22/23

     3,014,679         3,497,027   

Vale Overseas, Ltd., 6.875%, 11/21/36

     3,665,000         3,543,359   

Verizon New England, Inc., 7.875%, 11/15/29

     2,390,000         3,050,240   

Verizon Pennsylvania LLC, 6.000%, 12/01/28

     530,000         565,710   

Virgin Australia 2013-1A Trust, 5.000%, 10/23/23 (a)

     1,365,508         1,423,542   

Weyerhaeuser Co.,

     

6.875%, 12/15/33

     12,890,000         15,458,938   

7.375%, 10/01/19

     3,915,000         4,634,287   

7.375%, 03/15/32

     1,930,000         2,413,411   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/16

     6,430,000         6,784,595   

Total Industrials

        657,409,684   

Utilities - 5.4%

     

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 08/01/18 (a)

     21,130,000         24,182,229   

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 6.750%, 10/15/39 (a)

     3,285,000         3,171,329   

Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 2007 Pass Through Trust, 6.850%, 06/01/34

     8,112,078         8,286,163   

DCP Midstream LLC, 6.450%, 11/03/36 (a)

     870,000         833,803   

EDP Finance, B.V., 4.900%, 10/01/19 (a)

     600,000         624,770   

Endesa SA/Cayman Islands, 7.875%, 02/01/27

     2,900,000         3,772,132   

Enel Finance International N.V.,

     

5.125%, 10/07/19 (a)

     3,700,000         4,056,284   

6.000%, 10/07/39 (a)

       18,382,000         20,411,851   

EMTN, 5.750%, 09/14/40

   GBP 210,000         369,048   

Mackinaw Power LLC, 6.296%, 10/31/23 (a)2

     5,441,220         5,982,480   

Nisource Finance Corp.,

     

6.125%, 03/01/22

     2,020,000         2,333,419   

6.400%, 03/15/18

     10,302,000         11,545,441   

6.800%, 01/15/19

     11,625,000         13,400,661   

Southwestern Electric Power Co., 6.450%, 01/15/19

     39,195,000         44,584,038   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd, 7.500%, 11/01/25 (a)

     2,000,000         2,498,622   

Total Utilities

        146,052,270   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $1,309,869,993)

        1,439,273,929   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 6.3%

     

Brazilian Government International Bonds,

     

8.500%, 01/05/244

   BRL 6,650,000         2,031,938   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 6.3% (continued)

      

10.250%, 01/10/28

  BRL     5,750,000       $ 1,945,579   

Canadian Government Notes,

      

0.250%, 05/01/17

  CAD     14,775,000         11,785,695   

1.000%, 08/01/16

  CAD     5,965,000         4,799,127   

2.750%, 09/01/16

  CAD     385,000         316,122   

3.000%, 12/01/15

  CAD     15,225,000         12,311,284   

European Investment Bank Bonds, 3.630%, 03/10/216

  AUD     5,000,000         3,133,872   

Iceland Government International Notes, 5.875%, 05/11/22 (a)

      5,800,000         6,548,954   

Inter-American Development Bank Bonds, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/17

  NZD     4,215,000         3,038,151   

Mexican Bonos Bonds,

      

Series M, 7.750%, 05/29/31

  MXN     49,000,000         3,476,869   

Series M, 8.000%, 12/07/23

  MXN     122,500,000         8,807,210   

Series M 20, 7.500%, 06/03/27

  MXN     111,000,000         7,758,234   

Series M 20, 8.500%, 05/31/29

  MXN     36,000,000         2,728,842   

Series M 20, 10.000%, 12/05/24

  MXN     761,500,000         62,036,754   

New South Wales Treasury Corp. Notes, Series 18, 6.000%, 02/01/18

  AUD     19,850,000         16,747,366   

New Zealand Government Notes, Series 319, 5.000%, 03/15/19

  NZD     14,845,000         10,774,241   

Norway Government Bonds,

      

Series 472, 4.250%, 05/19/17 (a)

  NOK     13,230,000         1,795,805   

Series 473, 4.500%, 05/22/19 (a)

  NOK     18,955,000         2,738,030   

Series 474, 3.750%, 05/25/21 (a)

  NOK     13,210,000         1,907,303   

Province of Alberta Bonds, 5.930%, 09/16/16

  CAD     34,528         28,651   

Province of Manitoba Canada Notes, 6.375%, 09/01/15

  NZD     5,450,000         3,713,168   

Queensland Treasury Corp. Notes, 7.125%, 09/18/17 (a)

  NZD     7,500,000         5,490,061   

Total Foreign Government and Agency Obligations (cost $201,279,598)

         173,913,256   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.2%

      

CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-BXCH, Class C, 2.686%, 12/15/27 (07/15/15) (a)1

      8,000,000         8,019,008   

COMM Mortgage Trust,

      

Series 2014-FL4, Class AR1, 1.886%, 05/13/31 (07/13/15) (a)1,2

      747,601         742,284   

Series 2014-FL5, Class SV2, 2.536%, 10/15/31 (07/15/15) (a)1,2

      7,703,000         7,710,087   

Community Program Loan Trust, Series 1987-A, Class A5, 4.500%, 04/01/29

      1,531,378         1,544,421   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 09/15/403

      1,704,000         1,808,106   

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2013-ESH7, Class C7, 3.902%, 12/05/31 (a)

      13,500,000         13,629,317   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 5.961%, 06/15/493

      80,000         84,705   

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C3, Class D, 5.722%, 03/15/44 (a)3

      435,000         462,903   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $32,922,804)

         34,000,831   

Municipal Bonds - 1.1%

      

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series 2007 A-2, 5.875%, 06/01/47

      3,975,000         3,071,522   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Municipal Bonds - 1.1% (continued)

     

Illinois State General Obligation, Series 2003, 5.100%, 06/01/33

   $ 2,880,000       $ 2,684,016   

Illinois State General Obligation, 5.520%, 04/01/38

     7,300,000         6,359,468   

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Series 2006-A, 7.309%, 06/01/34

     2,780,000         2,354,021   

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series 2007 A-1, 6.706%, 06/01/46

     20,630,000         15,092,495   

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $36,400,147)

        29,561,522   
     Shares         

Preferred Stocks - 0.7%

     

Financials - 0.4%

     

Bank of America Corp., Series 3, 6.375%4

     20,000         502,800   

Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%5

     7,808         8,682,496   

Navient Corp., 6.000%4

     41,250         893,062   

Total Financials

        10,078,358   

Industrials - 0.2%

     

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.250%4,5

     37,854         4,514,089   

Materials - 0.1%

     

Alcoa, Inc., Series 1, 5.375%4,5

     98,605         3,897,856   

Utilities - 0.0%#

     

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750%

     482         46,272   

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 5.560%

     100         9,951   

Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 3.600%

     3,946         329,688   

Total Utilities

        385,911   

Total Preferred Stocks (cost $17,117,165)

        18,876,214   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (concluded)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 33.2%

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 0.0%#

     

FHLMC Gold, 5.000%, 12/01/31

   $ 30,455       $ 33,885   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 0.1%

     

FNMA,

     

3.000%, 07/01/27

     3,066,906         3,185,029   

6.000%, 07/01/29

     2,432         2,788   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        3,187,817   

U.S. Treasury Obligations - 33.1%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds,

     

2.500%, 02/15/45

     14,340,000         12,620,347   

3.000%, 05/15/45

     63,040,000         61,779,200   

U.S. Treasury Notes,

     

0.250%, 02/29/16

     103,470,000         103,526,598   

0.375%, 11/15/15 to 05/31/16

     452,950,000         453,366,377   

0.500%, 06/15/16

     123,145,000         123,375,897   

0.625%, 12/31/16

     150,000,000         150,316,350   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

        904,984,769   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $906,255,982)

        908,206,471   

Short-Term Investments - 2.0%

     

Repurchase Agreements - 1.4%7

     

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.150%, total to be received $8,812,189 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.500%, 07/15/15 - 05/20/65, totaling $8,988,395)

     8,812,152         8,812,152   

Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.180%, total to be received $8,812,196 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.250%, 11/15/15 - 03/01/48, and cash totaling $8,988,352)

     8,812,152         8,812,152   

Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.140%, total to be received $8,812,186 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.500%, 07/31/15 - 05/20/65 totaling $8,988,398)

     8,812,152         8,812,152   

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.100%, total to be received $6,489,636 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.375% - 6.500%, 03/01/19 - 02/20/65, totaling $6,619,410)

     6,489,618         6,489,618   

State of Wisconsin Investment Board, dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.200%, total to be received $4,177,666 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 2.500%, 01/15/17 - 01/15/29, totaling $4,262,795)

     4,177,643         4,177,643   

Total Repurchase Agreements

        37,103,717   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 0.6%8

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.08%

     17,229,013         17,229,013   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $54,332,730)

        54,332,730   

Total Investments - 100.6% (cost $2,641,099,282)

        2,755,927,129   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.6)%

        (17,677,597

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 2,738,249,532   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

Fund Snapshots (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

Category

   AMG Managers Global
Income Opportunity Fund**
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     56.2

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

     31.3

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     4.3

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1.2

Preferred Stocks

     0.9

Asset-Backed Securities

     0.8

Other Assets and Liabilities

     5.3

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

 

Rating

   AMG Managers Global
Income Opportunity Fund***
 

U.S. Government

     4.6

Aaa

     11.0

Aa

     7.3

A

     17.3

Baa

     42.7

Ba & lower

     15.5

N/R

     1.6

 

*** As a percentage of market value of fixed-income securities and preferred stocks.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

Mexican Bonos Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 06/10/21*

     2.7

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 04/30/17*

     2.3   

New Zealand Government Bonds,
Series 423, 5.500%, 04/15/23*

     2.2   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro Bonds, 4.750%, 08/01/23*

     1.6   

Poland Government Bonds, Series 1023, 4.000%, 10/25/23*

     1.6   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro Bonds, 5.000%, 03/01/22*

     1.5   

Canadian Government Notes, 3.000%, 12/01/15

     1.5   

Spain Government Bonds, 4.300%, 10/31/19

     1.4   

Mexican Bonos Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 06/09/22

     1.3   

Norway Government Bonds, Series 473, 4.500%, 05/22/19

     1.2   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     17.3
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2014

 

 

Credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities - 0.8%

      

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2015-2A, Class A, 2.630%, 12/20/21 (a)

  $     155,000       $ 154,602   

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2005-B3, Class B3, 0.304%, 03/19/18 (07/17/15)1

  EUR     100,000         111,031   

Trinity Rail Leasing, LLC, Series 2010-1A, Class A, 5.194%, 10/16/40 (a)

      82,307         85,129   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $371,973)

         350,762   

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 56.2%

      

Financials - 22.7%

      

AIB Mortgage Bank, EMTN, 4.875%, 06/29/17

  EUR     345,000         419,525   

Alfa, SAB de CV, 5.250%, 03/25/24 (a)4

      200,000         205,000   

Ally Financial, Inc., 3.500%, 01/27/19

      135,000         133,987   

AXA SA, 7.125%, 12/15/20

  GBP     50,000         92,368   

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.,

      

3.250%, 05/07/20 (a)

      150,000         149,250   

3.750%, 04/04/17 (a)

      150,000         153,750   

Banco Votorantim, S.A., 6.250%, 05/16/16 (a)

  BRL     300,000         118,008   

Bank of America Corp.,

      

5.700%, 01/24/22

      140,000         158,922   

MTN, 4.200%, 08/26/244

      130,000         129,687   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Series G, 2.150%, 02/24/20

      285,000         281,993   

The Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.450%, 04/25/18

      345,000         343,341   

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., 1.700%, 03/05/18 (a)

      250,000         249,441   

Barclays PLC, 3.650%, 03/16/25

      200,000         189,160   

BOC Aviation Pte, Ltd., 3.000%, 03/30/20

      200,000         196,810   

Braskem Finance, Ltd., 5.750%, 04/15/21 (a)

      200,000         190,000   

CIMPOR Financial Operations BV, 5.750%, 07/17/24 (a)

      210,000         170,100   

Citigroup, Inc.,

      

3.875%, 03/26/25

      10,000         9,579   

4.000%, 08/05/24

      45,000         44,404   

4.400%, 06/10/25

      30,000         29,888   

Credit Agricole, S.A.,

      

4.375%, 03/17/25 (a)

      200,000         191,584   

7.500%, 04/29/493,9

  GBP     100,000         154,889   

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.113%, 01/15/20 (a)

      100,000         113,861   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 7.125%, 12/29/493,9

      200,000         230,750   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

      

3.150%, 01/15/20

      285,000         286,336   

3.450%, 04/10/22

      135,000         132,280   

4.375%, 09/25/21

      190,000         197,201   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.375%, 02/01/18

  CAD     200,000         166,841   

HCP, Inc., 3.400%, 02/01/25

      65,000         61,026   

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Financials - 22.7% (continued)

      

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.500%, 09/13/17 (a)

  $     200,000       $ 207,088   

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, MTN, 2.500%, 03/12/20

  AUD     320,000         242,932   

Itau Unibanco Holding, S.A., 2.850%, 05/26/18 (a)

      200,000         198,400   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.875%, 02/01/24

      75,000         76,223   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.500%, 11/04/24

      200,000         200,118   

Morgan Stanley,

      

3.750%, 02/25/23

      100,000         101,114   

GMTN, 5.750%, 02/14/17

  GBP     50,000         83,873   

Mubadala GE Capital, Ltd., 3.000%, 11/10/19 (a)

      235,000         232,944   

National Australia Bank, Ltd., GMTN, 6.750%, 06/26/233

  EUR     100,000         129,179   

Nomura Holdings, Inc., GMTN, 2.750%, 03/19/19

      240,000         242,218   

Old Republic International Corp., 4.875%, 10/01/24

      100,000         103,456   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.000%, 12/19/23

      230,000         243,554   

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 2.650%, 04/17/20

      215,000         211,369   

Shell International Finance BV, 3.250%, 05/11/25

      100,000         99,028   

Shinhan Bank, 2.250%, 04/15/20 (a)

      215,000         212,299   

Sirius International Group, Ltd., 6.375%, 03/20/17 (a)

      140,000         147,181   

Societe Generale, S.A.,

      

4.250%, 04/14/25 (a)

      465,000         437,221   

6.750%, 04/07/493,9

  EUR     105,000         116,723   

SUAM Finance BV, 4.875%, 04/17/24 (a)

      245,000         246,837   

TC Ziraat Bankasi A.S., 4.250%, 07/03/19 (a)

      215,000         214,677   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S., 4.750%, 02/11/21 (a)

      200,000         196,400   

UniCredit S.P.A., EMTN, 6.950%, 10/31/22

  EUR     150,000         193,237   

Unifin Financiera SAPI de CV SOFOM ENR, 6.250%, 07/22/19 (a)

      200,000         197,750   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S., 5.250%, 12/03/18 (a)

      200,000         206,000   

Total Financials

         9,339,802   

Industrials - 29.4%

      

Air Canada, 7.625%, 10/01/19 (a)

  CAD     225,000         192,754   

Albemarle Corp., 3.000%, 12/01/19

      81,000         81,157   

Altice, S.A., 7.750%, 05/15/22 (a)

      200,000         193,500   

America Movil SAB de CV, 6.450%, 12/05/22

  MXN     40,000         243,805   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 3.450%, 07/15/244

      85,000         83,757   

Arcelik A.S., 5.000%, 04/03/23 (a)

      200,000         191,324   

ArcelorMittal, 7.500%, 03/01/41 (b)

      120,000         117,600   

Asciano Finance, Ltd., 4.625%, 09/23/20 (a)

      30,000         31,820   

AT&T, Inc., 4.750%, 05/15/46

      113,000         102,827   

Bell Canada, 5.410%, 09/26/16

  CAD     160,000         134,189   

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Industrials - 29.4% (continued)

      

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV,

      

5.125%, 03/11/23 (a)

  $     205,000       $ 214,020   

5.350%, 05/20/24 (a)

      265,000         280,603   

BRF, S.A., 7.750%, 05/22/18 (a)

  BRL     300,000         80,570   

British Telecommunications PLC, 5.750%, 12/07/28

  GBP     100,000         187,334   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.750%, 09/01/23

      205,000         205,384   

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC / Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP, 2.450%,
05/01/20 (a)

      40,000         39,744   

CNOOC Finance 2015 Australia Pty, Ltd., 2.625%, 05/05/20

      200,000         197,385   

Colombia Telecomunicaciones, S.A. ESP, 5.375%, 09/27/22 (a)

      200,000         198,250   

Continental Resources, Inc.,

      

3.800%, 06/01/244

      120,000         109,536   

4.500%, 04/15/23

      35,000         33,747   

DP World, Ltd., 3.250%, 05/18/20 (a)4

      200,000         198,500   

Ecopetrol, S.A.,

      

4.125%, 01/16/25

      165,000         152,262   

5.875%, 09/18/23

      130,000         136,500   

5.875%, 05/28/45

      135,000         119,137   

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 5.050%, 06/15/25

      50,000         49,875   

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., 4.050%, 03/15/25

      210,000         198,028   

ERAC USA Finance LLC, 2.800%, 11/01/18 (a)

      265,000         270,307   

FedEx Corp., 4.000%, 01/15/24

      180,000         186,698   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.550%, 11/14/244

      120,000         111,813   

Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT, 7.750%, 02/06/18 (a)

      200,000         168,500   

General Motors Co., 4.000%, 04/01/25

      120,000         117,796   

HCA, Inc., 4.750%, 05/01/23

      115,000         116,437   

INEOS Group Holdings, S.A., 5.750%, 02/15/19

  EUR     100,000         112,695   

INVISTA Finance LLC, 4.250%, 10/15/19 (a)

      130,000         128,050   

Israel Chemicals, Ltd., 4.500%, 12/02/24 (a)

      250,000         251,053   

KB Home, 4.750%, 05/15/19

      25,000         24,812   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.250%, 09/01/24

      220,000         214,266   

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 4.300%, 06/01/25

      175,000         168,944   

Methanex Corp., 3.250%, 12/15/19

      241,000         242,470   

Millicom International Cellular, S.A., 4.750%, 05/22/20 (a)

      200,000         192,306   

MTN Mauritius Investments, Ltd., 4.755%, 11/11/24 (a)

      200,000         198,500   

Myriad International Holdings BV, 6.000%, 07/18/20 (a)

      200,000         216,850   

OCP, S.A., 4.500%, 10/22/25 (a)

      215,000         203,981   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX, Ltd., 6.350%, 06/30/21 (a)4

      85,000         65,450   

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd., 6.750%, 10/01/22 (a), (b)

      183,820         131,891   

Oi, S.A., 9.750%, 09/15/16 (a)

  BRL     300,000         89,737   
      

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Industrials - 29.4% (continued)

      

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.,

      

5.125%, 03/28/23 (a)4

  $     315,000       $ 225,225   

5.625%, 01/19/25 (a)

      135,000         97,875   

Parker-Hannifin Corp., MTN, 3.300%, 11/21/24

      260,000         260,894   

Parkson Retail Group, Ltd., 4.500%, 05/03/18

      200,000         189,030   

Pertamina Persero PT, 4.300%, 05/20/23 (a)4

      425,000         406,937   

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

      

4.375%, 05/20/23

      240,000         209,090   

5.750%, 01/20/20

      160,000         158,534   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., EMTN, 8.350%, 03/06/17

      75,000         81,750   

Reliance Holdings USA, Inc., 5.400%, 02/14/22 (a)

      250,000         269,582   

SoftBank Corp., 4.500%, 04/15/20 (a)

      200,000         200,750   

Southern Copper Corp., 3.875%, 04/23/25

      130,000         125,208   

Telecom Italia Capital, S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/33

      45,000         46,125   

Telstra Corp., Ltd., 3.125%, 04/07/25 (a)

      245,000         239,310   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

      

3.786%, 06/15/20 (09/15/15) (a)1

      105,000         105,919   

4.375%, 10/01/21

      10,000         9,775   

4.500%, 04/01/21

      105,000         103,950   

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.250%, 07/15/42

  GBP     125,000         180,565   

Transocean, Inc., 4.300%, 10/15/22 (b)4

      40,000         30,100   

Transportadora de Gas del Sur, S.A., 9.625%, 05/14/20 (a)

      179,604         181,400   

Tupy Overseas, S.A., 6.625%, 07/17/24 (a)

      200,000         195,750   

Union Andina de Cementos SAA, 5.875%, 10/30/21 (a)

      250,000         252,812   

Vale Overseas, Ltd., 6.875%, 11/21/36

      115,000         111,183   

Vale, S.A., 5.625%, 09/11/42

      380,000         320,025   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.375%, 03/15/20 (a)

      80,000         82,600   

Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.050%, 03/15/34

      290,000         291,951   

Wind Acquisition Finance, S.A., 7.375%, 04/23/21 (a)

      205,000         207,306   

YPF, S.A., 8.750%, 04/04/24 (a)

      490,000         497,350   

Total Industrials

         12,067,160   

Utilities - 4.1%

      

AES Corp., 5.500%, 03/15/24

      30,000         28,875   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, EMTN, 2.750%, 10/24/24

  EUR     50,000         61,230   

EDP Finance BV, 4.125%, 01/15/20 (a)

      200,000         201,941   

Emgesa, S.A. ESP, 8.750%, 01/25/21 (a)

  COP     320,000,000         130,446   

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.375%, 02/01/21 (a)

  COP     390,000,000         157,784   

Eskom Holdings SOC, Ltd., 7.125%, 02/11/25 (a)4

      200,000         202,356   

Listrindo Capital, B.V., 6.950%, 02/21/19 (a)

      200,000         209,000   

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Utilities - 4.1% (continued)

      

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3.500%, 06/15/25

  $     180,000       $ 179,675   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Series 14-2, 7.470%, 11/12/26

  MXN     3,800,000         229,148   

Transelec, S.A., 4.250%, 01/14/25 (a)

      260,000         260,372   

Total Utilities

         1,660,827   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $23,774,373)

         23,067,789   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 31.3%

      

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional Notes, 14.190%, 07/01/166

  BRL     645,000         181,405   

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F Notes, 10.000%, 01/01/19

  BRL     500,000         148,577   

Canadian Government,

      

Bonds, 4.000%, 06/01/16

  CAD     260,000         214,649   

Notes, 1.250%, 09/01/18

  CAD     310,000         254,150   

Notes, 3.000%, 12/01/15

  CAD     735,000         594,338   

Corp. Andina de Fomento Notes, 4.375%, 06/15/22

      280,000         302,726   

Dominican Republic International,

      

Bonds, 8.625%, 04/20/27 (a)

      100,000         119,500   

Notes, 5.500%, 01/27/25 (a)

      125,000         125,313   

Export Credit Bank of Turkey Notes, 5.000%, 09/23/21 (a)

      200,000         201,152   

Export-Import Bank of Korea Notes, EMTN, 3.000%, 05/22/18 (a)

  NOK     1,000,000         131,299   

Hungary Government International Notes, 5.375%, 03/25/24

      140,000         151,725   

Iceland Government International Notes, 5.875%, 05/11/22 (a)

      300,000         338,739   

Indonesia Government International Bonds, 5.125%, 01/15/45 (a)

      200,000         190,750   

Indonesia Treasury Notes, Series FR69, 7.875%, 04/15/19

  IDR     6,300,000,000         468,352   

Inter-American Development Bank Notes, 8.645%, 08/20/156

  IDR     750,000,000         55,393   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,

      

Bonds, 1.500%, 06/01/25

  EUR     95,000         98,666   

Bonds, 4.500%, 08/01/18

  EUR     200,000         248,904   

Bonds, 4.750%, 08/01/23 (a)

  EUR     500,000         668,519   

Bonds, 5.000%, 03/01/22

  EUR     450,000         605,230   

Korea Treasury Notes, Series 1709, 2.750%, 09/10/17

  KRW     475,000,000         434,914   

Mexican Bonos,

      

Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 06/10/21

  MXN     16,950,000         1,122,948   

Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 06/09/22

  MXN     8,160,000         537,849   

New South Wales Treasury Corp. Bonds, Series 22, 6.000%, 03/01/22

  AUD     300,000         274,044   

New Zealand Government,

      

Bonds, 3.000%, 09/20/30

  NZD     295,000         224,803   

Bonds, Series 423, 5.500%, 04/15/23

  NZD     1,180,000         918,558   

Notes, Series 319, 5.000%, 03/15/19

  NZD     520,000         377,407   

Norway Government,

      

Bonds, Series 473, 4.500%, 05/22/19 (a)

  NOK     3,450,000         498,349   

Bonds, Series 475, 2.000%, 05/24/23 (a)

  NOK     3,630,000         475,549   
      

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Principal Amount

     Value  

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 31.3% (continued)

      

Poland Government,

      

Bonds, Series 1019, 5.500%, 10/25/19

  PLN     655,000       $ 195,281   

Bonds, Series 1023, 4.000%, 10/25/23

  PLN     2,310,000         650,516   

South Africa Government,

      

Bonds, Series 2023, 7.750%, 02/28/23

  ZAR     2,500,000         200,848   

Bonds, Series R186, 10.500%, 12/21/264

  ZAR     2,350,000         224,801   

Spain Government,

      

Bonds, 1.600%, 04/30/25 (a)

  EUR     95,000         99,842   

Bonds, 4.300%, 10/31/19 (a)

  EUR     455,000         577,084   

Bonds, 4.400%, 10/31/23 (a)

  EUR     170,000         222,743   

Turkey Government Notes, Series 5Y, 6.300%, 02/14/18

  TRY     605,000         209,514   

U.K. Gilt,

      

Bonds, 3.750%, 09/07/19

  GBP     150,000         259,282   

Bonds, 4.000%, 03/07/22

  GBP     145,000         260,737   

Total Foreign Government and Agency Obligations (cost $14,520,392)

         12,864,456   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.2%

      

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-GG10, Class A4, 5.989%, 08/10/453

      81,705         87,192   

Institutional Mortgage Securities Canada, Inc., Series 2014-5A, Class A2, 2.616%, 07/12/47 (a)

  CAD     315,000         257,105   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2007-IQ14, Class A4, 5.692%, 04/15/493

      50,000         52,877   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30, Class A5, 5.342%, 12/15/43

      75,000         78,779   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $513,650)

         475,953   
        Shares         

Preferred Stocks - 0.9%

      

Financials - 0.7%

      

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series Q, 5.375%9

      12,000         289,680   

Utilities - 0.2%

      

Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, 6.125%5

      665         35,637   

Dominion Resources, Inc., Series B, 6.000%5

      501         26,969   

Total Utilities

         62,606   

Total Preferred Stocks (cost $304,374)

         352,286   
        Principal Amount         

U.S. Government - 4.3%

      

U.S. Treasury Notes,

      

0.250%, 07/15/15

    $ 405,000         405,032   

0.625%, 02/15/17

      420,000         420,558   

0.875%, 04/30/17

      930,000         934,723   

1.500%, 07/31/16

      25,000         25,305   

Total U.S. Government (cost $1,781,780)

         1,785,618   

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Principal Amount      Value  

Short-Term Investments - 5.1%

     

Repurchase Agreements - 3.6%7

     

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.150%, total to be received $1,000,004 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.500%, 07/15/15 - 05/20/65, totaling $1,020,000)

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,000,000   

Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.140%, total to be received $474,548 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.500%, 07/31/15 - 05/20/65 totaling $484,037)

     474,546         474,546   

Total Repurchase Agreements

        1,474,546   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 1.5%8

     

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.08%

     603,444         603,444   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,077,990)

        2,077,990   

Total Investments - 99.8%
(cost $43,344,532)

        40,974,854   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - 0.2%

        92,225   

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 41,067,079   

 

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

 

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Fund Snapshots (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN

 

 

Sector

   AMG Managers
Special Equity Fund**
    Russell 2000®
Growth Index
 

Health Care

     25.9     27.7

Information Technology

     24.0     23.9

Consumer Discretionary

     17.3     18.3

Industrials

     11.9     13.2

Financials

     10.8     7.1

Consumer Staples

     4.1     3.1

Energy

     1.9     1.7

Materials

     1.1     4.2

Telecommunication Services

     0.5     0.7

Utilities

     0.1     0.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

     2.4     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     1.9

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     1.9   

MAXIMUS, Inc.*

     1.7   

Ellie Mae, Inc.

     1.7   

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

     1.7   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.*

     1.6   

ICON PLC*

     1.5   

Cambrex Corp.

     1.5   

Proto Labs, Inc.*

     1.3   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

     1.3   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     16.1
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2014
 

Because a fund’s strategy may result in multiple investments in particular sectors of the economy, its performance may depend on the performance of those sectors and may fluctuate more widely than investments diversified across more sectors. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks - 97.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 17.3%

  

  

2U, Inc.*

     28,946       $ 931,772   

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     19,500         407,745   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     26,711         459,963   

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     41,233         3,736,535   

Big Lots, Inc.

     7,468         335,985   

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

     62,147         929,098   

Brunswick Corp.

     5,734         291,631   

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*

     1,881         294,734   

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     22,000         351,780   

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     2,506         128,307   

Capella Education Co.

     1,425         76,480   

The Children’s Place, Inc.

     4,271         279,366   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     6,292         380,414   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.4

     9,344         1,393,751   

Denny’s Corp.*

     18,600         215,946   

DineEquity, Inc.

     5,180         513,286   

Dorman Products, Inc.*,4

     25,920         1,235,347   

Express, Inc.*

     18,634         337,462   

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     59,730         4,202,006   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     7,786         330,126   

The Habit Restaurants, Inc., Class A*

     6,969         218,060   

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

     12,487         311,800   

IMAX Corp.*

     21,789         877,443   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     6,555         577,889   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*

     51,240         986,882   

La Quinta Holdings, Inc.*

     25,606         585,097   

LifeLock, Inc.*

     37,071         607,964   

MarineMax, Inc.*

     19,433         456,870   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     27,370         1,701,319   

Nutrisystem, Inc.

     19,220         478,194   

Outerwall, Inc.4

     18,143         1,380,864   

PetMed Express, Inc.

     30,900         533,643   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

     15,820         589,770   

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.*

     14,337         860,077   

Rentrak Corp.*,4

     10,957         764,799   

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.*

     7,596         741,597   

Select Comfort Corp.*

     20,097         604,317   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

     10,820         1,187,927   

Sonic Corp.

     82,373         2,372,342   
     Shares      Value  

Steven Madden, Ltd.*

     52,170       $ 2,231,833   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     4,210         241,865   

Tuesday Morning Corp.*

     45,690         514,698   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     7,251         467,980   

Vince Holding Corp.*

     8,336         99,865   

Wayfair, Inc., Class A*,4

     17,206         647,634   

Weight Watchers International, Inc.*

     214,592         1,040,771   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     5,024         143,084   

Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc.*,4

     11,543         472,570   

zulily, Inc., Class A*

     14,477         188,780   

Zumiez, Inc.*

     15,200         404,776   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        39,122,444   

Consumer Staples - 4.1%

     

Calavo Growers, Inc.

     12,253         636,298   

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

     10,500         548,100   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     2,934         280,901   

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

     7,138         470,109   

Inter Parfums, Inc.

     9,500         322,335   

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

     15,450         1,709,852   

Medifast, Inc.*

     18,703         604,481   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.4

     17,183         1,291,475   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

     34,570         2,801,207   

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     4,225         577,389   

Total Consumer Staples

        9,242,147   

Energy - 1.9%

     

Abraxas Petroleum Corp.*

     63,700         187,915   

Alon USA Energy, Inc.

     6,100         115,290   

Basic Energy Services, Inc.*

     18,686         141,079   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

     4,269         157,185   

GasLog, Ltd.4

     20,294         404,865   

Matador Resources Co.*

     31,900         797,500   

Matrix Service Co.*

     4,100         74,948   

PDC Energy, Inc.*

     21,509         1,153,743   

Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*

     106,019         672,160   

REX American Resources Corp.*

     7,152         455,153   

Tesco Corp.

     16,800         183,120   

Total Energy

        4,342,958   

Financials - 10.8%

     

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

     12,349         808,983   

BancorpSouth, Inc.

     102,810         2,648,386   

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

     25,352         1,159,854   
 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares      Value  

Financials - 10.8% (continued)

  

  

BGC Partners, Inc., Class A

     13,800       $ 120,750   

Cash America International, Inc.

     1,261         33,026   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

     3,474         855,229   

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*,4

     12,932         552,714   

Essent Group, Ltd.*

     5,000         136,750   

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     11,700         483,561   

HCI Group, Inc.

     1,640         72,504   

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

     4,030         305,635   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     25,762         441,045   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     47,462         4,403,050   

The Navigators Group, Inc.*

     1,260         97,726   

Noah Holdings, Ltd., Sponsored ADR*

     8,895         268,896   

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     21,570         1,172,761   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     89,378         3,559,032   

South State Corp.

     25,950         1,971,941   

Springleaf Holdings, Inc.*

     38         1,745   

Stifel Financial Corp.*

     7,937         458,282   

SVB Financial Group*

     3,589         516,744   

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     34,458         833,884   

Western Alliance Bancorp*

     22,010         743,057   

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.4

     88,046         1,933,930   

World Acceptance Corp.*

     13,107         806,212   

Total Financials

        24,385,697   

Health Care - 25.9%

     

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     21,153         1,390,387   

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4

     11,185         468,428   

Aceto Corp.

     72,550         1,786,907   

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     9,000         235,980   

Aduro Biotech, Inc.*,4

     1,765         53,532   

Affymetrix, Inc.*,4

     23,500         256,620   

Agenus, Inc.*

     23,200         200,216   

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4

     2,423         269,292   

Air Methods Corp.*

     36,800         1,521,312   

Amedisys, Inc.*

     6,035         239,771   

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*

     25,300         357,995   

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     9,914         767,641   

Bluebird Bio, Inc.*

     4,326         728,369   

Blueprint Medicines Corp.*

     4,331         114,728   

Cambrex Corp.*

     78,372         3,443,666   

Cantel Medical Corp.

     28,207         1,513,870   
     Shares      Value  

Cara Therapeutics, Inc.*

     15,600       $ 189,540   

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*

     19,892         501,676   

Centene Corp.*

     11,488         923,635   

Cepheid, Inc.*

     13,703         837,938   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     974         68,511   

Chemed Corp.

     10,301         1,350,462   

Chimerix, Inc.*

     2,700         124,740   

Clovis Oncology, Inc.*

     7,877         692,231   

CTI BioPharma Corp.*

     55,900         109,005   

Depomed, Inc.*

     14,072         301,985   

DexCom, Inc.*

     5,826         465,963   

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.*

     18,052         807,827   

Dyax Corp.*

     14,932         395,698   

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     20,140         1,628,520   

Endologix, Inc.*

     21,426         328,675   

Evolent Health, Inc., Class*

     13,068         254,826   

ExamWorks Group, Inc.*

     7,631         298,372   

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*

     5,400         134,136   

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.*

     7,200         157,608   

Fluidigm Corp.*

     6,096         147,523   

Foundation Medicine, Inc.*

     6,662         225,442   

Genocea Biosciences, Inc.*,4

     14,200         194,966   

Geron Corp.*

     35,812         153,275   

HealthEquity, Inc.*

     5,295         169,705   

ICON PLC*

     51,872         3,490,986   

IGI Laboratories, Inc.*

     106,628         671,756   

ImmunoGen, Inc.*,4

     12,700         182,626   

Immunomedics, Inc.*

     28,800         116,928   

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     10,200         111,690   

Inogen, Inc.*

     4,363         194,590   

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4

     20,490         167,198   

Intersect ENT, Inc.*

     9,713         278,083   

Invacare Corp.

     4,665         100,904   

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     10,100         121,806   

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4

     12,212         702,801   

Juno Therapeutics, Inc.*,4

     5,639         300,728   

Lannett Co., Inc.*,4

     32,409         1,926,391   

LDR Holding Corp.*

     13,265         573,711   

Medidata Solutions, Inc.*

     54,863         2,980,158   

Merge Healthcare, Inc.*

     55,900         268,320   

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,4

     49,687         614,380   
 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares      Value  

Health Care - 25.9% (continued)

  

  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     6,600       $ 463,980   

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     22,711         966,580   

Neogen Corp.*

     16,810         797,466   

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

     6,573         313,926   

Nevro Corp.*

     6,076         326,585   

NxStage Medical, Inc.*

     13,097         187,091   

OPKO Health, Inc.*,4

     13,300         213,864   

PAREXEL International Corp.*

     17,928         1,152,949   

PDL BioPharma, Inc.4

     106,678         685,940   

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     118,900         155,759   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     24,390         886,089   

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.*

     10,946         313,822   

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     58,759         2,717,016   

The Providence Service Corp.*

     30,371         1,344,828   

PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*

     2,194         105,597   

Receptos, Inc.*

     3,117         592,386   

Repligen Corp.*

     18,050         744,924   

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*,4

     10,582         772,486   

Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     44,260         1,075,961   

SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     13,662         134,161   

Spark Therapeutics, Inc.*,4

     6,557         395,190   

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     61,280         1,040,534   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.*

     17,466         670,345   

SurModics, Inc.*

     7,100         166,282   

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.*

     37,700         84,071   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

     23,478         1,533,817   

TESARO, Inc.*

     9,493         558,093   

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

     7,480         409,605   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     6,612         677,003   

Vascular Solutions, Inc.*

     15,098         524,203   

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*,4

     16,078         450,666   

Vical, Inc.*

     85,400         59,780   

Xencor, Inc.*

     10,700         235,079   

XOMA Corp.*,4

     39,340         152,639   

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.*

     36,714         1,081,962   

Total Health Care

        58,604,708   

Industrials - 11.9%

     

AAON, Inc.

     35,020         788,650   

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

     44,050         1,291,987   

Air Lease Corp.

     7,497         254,148   
     Shares      Value  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     1,542       $ 99,351   

American Woodmark Corp.*

     11,400         625,290   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     7,739         407,381   

Astronics Corp.*

     8,931         633,119   

Blount International, Inc.*

     15,137         165,296   

Celadon Group, Inc.

     49,380         1,021,178   

Deluxe Corp.

     23,138         1,434,556   

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

     19,300         414,564   

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     17,258         1,015,633   

EnerSys

     25,880         1,819,105   

Essendant, Inc.

     10,802         423,979   

Exponent, Inc.

     10,760         481,833   

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.4

     17,253         808,303   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*

     24,572         583,585   

Hexcel Corp.

     9,780         486,457   

HNI Corp.

     18,545         948,577   

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     4,249         294,371   

Kadant, Inc.

     8,800         415,360   

Knoll, Inc.

     31,769         795,178   

Matson, Inc.

     13,790         579,732   

Meritor, Inc.*

     39,263         515,131   

Proto Labs, Inc.*,4

     45,006         3,037,004   

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

     6,504         466,727   

RPX Corp.*

     7,500         126,750   

Saia, Inc.*

     33,736         1,325,487   

TASER International, Inc.*,4

     12,431         414,077   

Trex Co., Inc.*

     10,963         541,901   

US Ecology, Inc.

     8,782         427,859   

Wabash National Corp.*

     99,714         1,250,414   

WageWorks, Inc.*

     58,690         2,374,011   

West Corp.

     24,136         726,494   

Total Industrials

        26,993,488   

Information Technology - 24.0%

  

  

Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.4

     24,100         447,055   

Ambarella, Inc.*,4

     10,898         1,119,116   

Arista Networks, Inc.*,4

     5,241         428,399   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     2,120         96,566   

Barracuda Networks, Inc.*

     22,665         897,987   

Benefitfocus, Inc.*,4

     14,126         619,425   

Cardtronics, Inc.*

     9,130         338,267   

Cavium, Inc.*

     13,566         933,476   
 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares      Value  

Information Technology - 24.0% (continued)

   

  

CEVA, Inc.*

     40,843       $ 793,579   

Cheetah Mobile, Inc., ADR*

     4,916         141,138   

Cimpress N.V.*,4

     9,471         797,080   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

     12,770         434,563   

Cognex Corp.

     16,123         775,516   

comScore, Inc.*

     11,235         598,376   

Cray, Inc.*

     10,825         319,446   

Criteo, S.A., Sponsored ADR*

     16,408         782,169   

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     15,800         500,228   

CyberArk Software, Ltd.*

     10,852         681,723   

Demandware, Inc.*

     7,953         565,299   

DTS, Inc.*

     3,400         103,666   

Ellie Mae, Inc.*

     55,044         3,841,521   

Envestnet, Inc.*

     37,906         1,532,540   

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

     22,906         1,631,594   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

     9,290         573,193   

FireEye, Inc.*

     14,695         718,732   

Gigamon, Inc.*

     7,527         248,316   

Glu Mobile, Inc.*

     67,545         419,454   

Gogo, Inc.*,4

     43,901         940,798   

GrubHub, Inc.*

     16,678         568,219   

The Hackett Group, Inc.

     16,500         221,595   

Infinera Corp.*

     65,369         1,371,442   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*

     20,749         450,253   

InterDigital, Inc.

     16,713         950,803   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     4,998         425,705   

LogMeln, Inc.*

     17,835         1,150,180   

Luxoft Holding, Inc.*

     1,785         100,942   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     41,182         2,456,506   

Materialise N.V., ADR*,2,4

     7,980         72,578   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     59,399         3,904,296   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     10,000         274,500   

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*

     2,500         425,200   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     9,316         472,414   

NetScout Systems, Inc.*,4

     12,340         452,508   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*,4

     50,985         1,489,272   

Nimble Storage, Inc.*,4

     19,926         559,124   

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     15,728         537,111   
     Shares      Value  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     19,504       $ 699,218   

Polycom, Inc.*

     88,415         1,011,467   

Proofpoint, Inc.*

     10,157         646,696   

Qualys, Inc.*,4

     20,270         817,895   

Rambus, Inc.*

     50,138         726,500   

Rogers Corp.*

     1,100         72,754   

Rubicon Technology, Inc.*

     42,300         102,789   

Ruckus Wireless, Inc.*

     112,447         1,162,702   

Science Applications International Corp.

     1,500         79,275   

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

     294         9,981   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

     55,990         3,024,020   

Sohu.com, Inc.*

     4,665         275,655   

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     15,890         1,045,562   

SunPower Corp.*

     25,014         710,648   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     19,390         470,208   

Synaptics, Inc.*

     7,302         633,339   

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*

     13,625         623,071   

Tableau Software, Inc., Class A*

     5,008         577,422   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

     25,318         961,577   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     3,963         512,733   

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

     3,278         538,707   

VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*,4

     10,639         321,191   

Virtusa Corp.*

     6,169         317,087   

Web.com Group, Inc.*

     31,493         762,760   

WebMD Health Corp.*

     4,140         183,319   

Xcerra Corp.*

     41,200         311,884   

Youku, Inc., ADR*

     11,633         285,357   

Zendesk, Inc.*

     18,948         420,835   

Total Information Technology

        54,466,522   

Materials - 1.1%

     

Berry Plastics Group, Inc.*

     10,296         333,590   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     19,160         266,899   

Innospec, Inc.

     6,400         288,256   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     8,070         549,809   

Trinseo, S.A.*,4

     16,200         434,808   

U.S. Concrete, Inc.*

     14,717         557,627   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     4,112         123,607   

Total Materials

        2,554,596   
 

 

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

 

 

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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Shares

  Value  

Telecommunication Services - 0.5%

 

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

  32,854   $ 1,111,779   

Utilities - 0.1%

   

Vivint Solar, Inc.*,4

  21,287     259,063   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $175,330,806)

      221,083,402   
   

Principal

Amount

     

Short-Term Investments - 8.3%

 

Repurchase Agreements -7.2%7

 

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc., dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.150%, total to be received $3,894,623 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 8.500%, 07/15/15 - 05/20/65, totaling $3,972,499)

  $  3,894,607     3,894,607   

Daiwa Capital Markets America, dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.180%, total to be received $3,894,626 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.250%, 11/15/15 - 03/01/48, and cash totaling $3,972,480)

  3,894,607     3,894,607   

Nomura Securities International, Inc., dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.140%, total to be received $3,894,622 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000% - 9.500%, 07/31/15 - 05/20/65 totaling $3,972,500)

  3,894,607     3,894,607   
   

Principal Amount

  Value  

RBC Capital Markets LLC, dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.100%, total to be received $2,859,866 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.375% - 6.500%, 03/01/19 - 02/20/65, totaling $2,917,055)

  $  2,859,858   $ 2,859,858   

State of Wisconsin Investment Board, dated 06/30/15, due 07/01/15, 0.200%, total to be received $1,854,620 (collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.125% - 2.500%, 01/15/17 - 01/15/29, totaling $1,892,412)

  1,854,610     1,854,610   

Total Repurchase Agreements

      16,398,289   
   

Shares

     

Other Investment Companies - 1.1%8

 

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.08%

  2,434,571     2,434,571   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $18,832,860)

    18,832,860   

Total Investments - 105.9%
(cost $194,163,666)

    239,916,262   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (5.9)%

    (13,341,792

Net Assets - 100.0%

    $ 226,574,470   
 

 

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

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At June 30, 2015, the approximate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:

 

Fund    Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation      Net  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

   $ 2,645,959,652       $ 166,495,346       $ (56,527,869    $ 109,967,477   

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

     43,278,094         987,061         (3,290,301      (2,303,240

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

     196,310,662         49,396,859         (5,791,259      43,605,600   

 

* Non-income producing security.
Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
# Rounds to less than 0.1%.
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At June 30, 2015, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

   $ 327,430,385         12.0

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

     15,845,891         38.6

 

(b) Step Bond: A debt instrument with either deferred interest payments or an interest rate that resets at specific times during its term.
1  Floating Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2015. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset.
2  Illiquid Security: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded and would be difficult to sell in a timely sale. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. All illiquid securities are valued by an independent pricing agent. The market value of illiquid securities at June 30, 2015, amounted to the following:

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

   $ 57,501,377         2.1

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

     72,578         0.03

 

3  Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2015, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.
4  Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of June 30, 2015, amounting to the following:

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

   $ 35,247,676         1.3

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

     1,413,570         3.4

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

     16,329,692         7.2

 

5  Convertible Security. A corporate bond or preferred stock, usually a junior debenture, that can be converted, at the option of the holder, for a specific number of shares of the company’s preferred stock or common stock. The market value of convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks at June 30, 2015, amounted to the following:

Convertible Bonds

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

   $ 67,700,910         2.5

Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Fund    Market Value      % of Net Assets  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

   $ 17,094,441         0.6

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

     62,606         0.2

 

6  Represents yield to maturity at June 30, 2015.
7  Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.
8  Yield shown represents the June 30, 2015, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.
9  Perpetuity Bond. The date shown is the final call date.

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Country

   AMG Managers Bond Fund*  

Australia

     0.9

Bermuda

     1.1

Brazil

     0.3

Canada

     1.2

Cayman Islands

     0.2

France

     0.3

Iceland

     0.3

India

     0.0 %# 

Ireland

     0.4

Luxembourg

     1.4

Malaysia

     0.1

Mexico

     3.5

Netherlands

     1.4

New Zealand

     0.4

Norway

     0.2

South Korea

     0.1

Spain

     0.1

United Arab Emirates

     0.9

United Kingdom

     1.9

United States

     85.3
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

# Rounds to less than 0.1%.
* As a percentage of long-term investments as of June 30, 2015.

Country

   AMG Managers Global Income
Opportunity Fund*
 

Argentina

     1.7

Australia

     2.2

Bermuda

     0.4

Brazil

     2.7

Canada

     5.7

Cayman Islands

     1.6

Chile

     0.7

China

     0.5

Colombia

     3.1

Dominican Republic

     0.6

France

     2.6

Hungary

     0.4

Iceland

     0.9

Indonesia

     3.2

Ireland

     1.1

Israel

     0.7

Italy

     4.7

Japan

     1.8

Luxembourg

     2.7

Mauritius

     0.5

Mexico

     6.8

Morocco

     0.5

Netherlands

     5.4

New Zealand

     3.9

Norway

     2.5

Panama

     0.8

Peru

     0.7

Philippines

     0.2

Poland

     2.2

Singapore

     0.5

South Africa

     1.6

South Korea

     2.5

Spain

     2.3

Turkey

     3.1

United Arab Emirates

     1.1

United Kingdom

     3.5

United States

     23.8

Venezuela

     0.8
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

* As a percentage of long-term investments as of June 30, 2015.
 

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2015:

(See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

    

Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1

     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
    

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3

     Total  

AMG Managers Bond Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Asset-Backed Securities

     —         $ 56,472,217       $ 21,580,834       $ 78,053,051   

Common Stocks

   $ 19,709,125         —           —           19,709,125   

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     —           1,439,273,929         —           1,439,273,929   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

     —           173,913,256         —           173,913,256   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           34,000,831         —           34,000,831   

Municipal Bonds

     —           29,561,522         —           29,561,522   

Preferred Stocks

           

Financials

     10,078,358         —           —           10,078,358   

Industrials

     4,514,089         —           —           4,514,089   

Materials

     3,897,856         —           —           3,897,856   

Utilities

     329,688         56,223         —           385,911   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     —           908,206,471         —           908,206,471   

Short-Term Investments

           

Repurchase Agreements

     —           37,103,717         —           37,103,717   

Other Investment Companies

     17,229,013         —           —           17,229,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 55,758,129       $ 2,678,588,166       $ 21,580,834       $ 2,755,927,129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table below is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value at June 30, 2015:

 

AMG Managers Bond Fund       

Balance as of December 31, 2014

   $ 22,194,033   

Accrued discounts (premiums)

     (4,256

Realized gain (loss)

     (5,074

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     112,583   

Purchases

     —     

Sales

     (716,452

Transfers in to Level 3

     —     

Transfers out of Level 3

     —     

Balance as of June 30, 2015

   $ 21,580,834   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at June 30, 2015

   $ 112,583   

The Fund’s investment that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investment.

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

   

Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1

    Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
   

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3

    Total  

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

       

Investments in Securities

       

Asset-Backed Securities

    —        $ 350,762        —        $ 350,762   

Corporate Bonds and Notes

    —          23,067,789        —          23,067,789   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

    —          12,864,456        —          12,864,456   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    —          475,953        —          475,953   

Preferred Stocks

  $ 352,286        —          —          352,286   

U.S. Government

    —          1,785,618        —          1,785,618   

Short-Term Investments

       

Repurchase Agreements

    —          1,474,546        —          1,474,546   

Other Investment Companies

    603,444        —          —          603,444   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 955,730      $ 40,019,124        —        $ 40,974,854   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets

       

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    —        $ 227,733        —        $ 227,733   

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities

       

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    —          (82,346     —          (82,346
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

    —        $ 145,387        —        $ 145,387   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1

    Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
   

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3

    Total  

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

       

Investments in Securities

       

Common Stocks

       

Health Care

  $ 58,604,708        —          —        $ 58,604,708   

Information Technology

    54,393,944      $ 72,578        —          54,466,522   

Consumer Discretionary

    39,122,444        —          —          39,122,444   

Industrials

    26,993,488        —          —          26,993,488   

Financials

    24,385,697        —          —          24,385,697   

Consumer Staples

    9,242,147        —          —          9,242,147   

Energy

    4,342,958        —          —          4,342,958   

Materials

    2,554,596        —          —          2,554,596   

Telecommunication Services

    1,111,779        —          —          1,111,779   

Utilities

    259,063        —          —          259,063   

Short-Term Investments

       

Repurchase Agreements

    —          16,398,289        —          16,398,289   

Other Investment Companies

    2,434,571        —          —          2,434,571   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 223,445,395      $ 16,470,867        —        $ 239,916,262   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

All common stocks and preferred stocks held in the Funds are level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of the common stocks and preferred stocks, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
All corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Funds are level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the respective Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Derivative instruments, such as futures and forwards contracts, are not reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of the instrument.

As of June 30, 2015, the Funds had no significant transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

The following schedule shows the value of derivative instruments at June 30, 2015:

 

         

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Fund    Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair Value      Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair Value  

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

        
   Foreign exchange contracts   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

   $ 227,733       Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts    $ 82,346   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

For the year ended June 30, 2015, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations and the amount of realized gain/(loss) and unrealized gain/ (loss) on derivatives recognized in income is as follows:

 

         

Realized Gain (Loss)

   

Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 
Fund   

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments

   Statement of Operations
Location
   Realized Gain/(Loss)     Statement of Operations
Location
   Change In
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
 

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

  

    
   Interest rate contracts   

Net realized loss on futures contracts

   $ (824   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts    $ (6,108
   Foreign exchange contracts   

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     111,671      Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency translations      41,541   
        

 

 

      

 

 

 
     

Totals  

   $ 110,847         $ 35,433   
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

At June 30, 2015, the following Fund had foreign currency contracts (in U.S. dollars):

(See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund                                      
Foreign Currency    Position    Settlement Date    Counterparty      Receivable
Amount
     Payable
Amount
     Unrealized
Gain/
(Loss)
 

British Pound

   Long    09/16/15      CS       $ 1,491,870       $ 1,469,906       $ 21,964   

Euro

   Long    07/28/15      CS         511,422         491,900         19,522   

Euro

   Long    09/16/15      MS         4,713,135         4,783,886         (70,751

Japanese Yen

   Long    09/16/15      CS         4,666,269         4,565,870         100,399   

Australian Dollar

   Short    08/27/15      CS         638,239         630,673         7,566   

Brazilian Real

   Short    09/09/15      CS         207,659         209,134         (1,475

Canadian Dollar

   Short    09/08/15      CS         553,756         555,925         (2,169

Indonesian Rupiah

   Short    07/14/15      CITI         297,066         299,173         (2,107

Mexican Peso

   Short    09/17/15      UBS         723,017         711,817         11,200   

New Zealand Dollar

   Short    09/16/15      CS         1,461,070         1,420,425         40,645   

Norwegian Krone

   Short    07/28/15      CS         491,900         497,091         (5,191

Norwegian Krone

   Short    09/16/15      UBS         190,317         190,970         (653

Polish Zloty

   Short    09/16/15      CITI         903,303         877,165         26,138   

Swiss Franc

   Short    09/16/15      UBS         64,667         64,368         299   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           Totals       $ 16,913,690       $ 16,768,303       $ 145,387   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
EMTN:    European Medium-Term Notes
FHLMC:    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA:    Federal National Mortgage Association
GMTN:    Global Medium-Term Notes
MTN:    Medium-Term Note
SAU:    Saugus
COUNTERPARTY ABBREVIATIONS:
CITI:    Citibank N A
CS:    Credit Suisse
MS:    Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
UBS:    UBS Securities LLC
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS:
AUD:    Australian Dollar
BRL:    Brazilian Real
CAD:    Canadian Dollar
COP:    Colombian Peso
EUR:    Euro
GBP:    British Pound
IDR:    Indonesian Rupiah
KRW:    South Korean Won
MXN:    Mexican Peso
NOK:    Norwegian Krone
NZD:    New Zealand Dollar
PLN:    Polish Zloty
TRY:    Turkish Lira
ZAR:    South African Rand
 

 

ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR security is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

     AMG Managers
Bond Fund
     AMG Managers
Global Income
Opportunity Fund
     AMG Managers
Special Equity
Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $35,247,676, $1,413,570 and $16,329,692, respectively)

   $ 2,755,927,129       $ 40,974,854       $ 239,916,262   

Foreign currency**

     897,808         868,482         —     

Cash

     —           25         1,000   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     22,077,143         436,703         82,055   

Receivable for investments sold

     4,093,687         195,035         9,835,124   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     3,752,031         112,290         97,139   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

     —           227,733         —     

Receivable from affiliate

     61,862         13,596         24,543   

Prepaid expenses

     74,551         11,950         23,600   

Total assets

     2,786,884,211         42,840,668         249,979,723   

Liabilities:

        

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     37,103,717         1,474,546         16,398,289   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     9,174,656         67,246         460,995   

Payable for investments purchased

     —           68,435         6,217,813   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

     —           82,346         —     

Accrued expenses:

        

Investment advisory and management fees

     1,429,561         23,587         171,136   

Administrative fees

     571,824         6,739         47,538   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     153,139         —           43,329   

Trustee fees and expenses

     6,527         192         1,723   

Other

     195,255         50,498         64,430   

Total liabilities

     48,634,679         1,773,589         23,405,253   

Net Assets

   $ 2,738,249,532       $ 41,067,079       $ 226,574,470   

*       Investments at cost

   $ 2,641,099,282       $ 43,344,532       $ 194,163,666   

**     Foreign currency at cost

   $ 906,481       $ 877,840         —     

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

     AMG Managers
Bond Fund
    AMG Managers
Global Income
Opportunity Fund
    AMG Managers
Special Equity
Fund
 

Net Assets Represent:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,602,702,082      $ 45,278,017      $ 309,445,569   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

     (189,538     625,333        (373,234

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments

     20,999,064        (2,599,612     (128,250,461

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     114,737,924        (2,236,659     45,752,596   

Net Assets

   $ 2,738,249,532      $ 41,067,079      $ 226,574,470   

Shares outstanding

     n/a        2,128,083        n/a   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     n/a      $ 19.30        n/a   

Service Class:

      

Net Assets

   $ 1,822,442,244        n/a      $ 206,271,175   

Shares outstanding

     66,714,364        n/a        2,146,607   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 27.32        n/a      $ 96.09   

Institutional Class:

      

Net Assets

   $ 915,807,288        n/a      $ 20,303,295   

Shares outstanding

     33,530,577        n/a        206,628   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 27.31        n/a      $ 98.26   

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations (unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2015

 

     AMG Managers
Bond Fund
    AMG Managers
Global Income
Opportunity Fund
    AMG Managers
Special Equity
Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Interest income

   $ 50,921,645      $ 914,483        —     

Dividend income

     814,500        10,031      $ 944,875 1 

Securities lending income

     75,642        1,578        189,511   

Foreign withholding tax

     (55,263     (3,088     (257

Total investment income

     51,756,524        923,004        1,134,129   

Expenses:

      

Investment advisory and management fees

     9,114,556        158,938        1,019,904   

Administrative fees

     3,645,823        45,411        283,307   

Shareholder servicing fees - Service Class

     962,788        —          259,144   

Reports to shareholders

     131,803        11,286        12,060   

Custodian fees

     120,122        27,360        34,796   

Transfer agent fees

     87,517        5,949        18,079   

Trustees fees and expenses

     77,777        1,268        6,390   

Professional fees

     73,465        20,159        15,436   

Registration fees

     39,972        8,522        10,692   

Miscellaneous

     23,650        467        2,236   

Total expenses before offsets

     14,277,473        279,360        1,662,044   

Expense reimbursements

     (335,557     (77,255     (144,964

Expense reductions

     —          —          (9,717

Fee waivers

     (20,670     —          —     

Net expenses

     13,921,246        202,105        1,507,363   

Net Investment income (loss)

     37,835,278        720,899        (373,234

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     19,492,448        (523,808     12,651,504   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

     (319,345     88,000        —     

Net realized loss on futures contracts

     —          (824     —     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (79,803,869     (1,274,924     7,117,250   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency translations

     14,222        52,100        —     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts

     —          (6,108     —     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (60,616,544     (1,665,564     19,768,754   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (22,781,266   $ (944,665   $ 19,395,520   

 

1  Includes non-recurring dividends of $468,877.

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2014

 

    AMG Managers Bond Fund     AMG Managers Global Income
Opportunity Fund
    AMG Managers Special Equity Fund  
    2015     2014     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 37,835,278      $ 75,898,352      $ 720,899      $ 1,425,350      $ (373,234   $ (1,929,755

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and futures transactions

    19,173,103        19,650,411        (436,632     226,867        12,651,504        31,378,178   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency and futures transactions

    (79,789,647     44,512,783        (1,228,932     (853,882     7,117,250        (27,506,007

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (22,781,266     140,061,546        (944,665     798,335        19,395,520        1,942,416   

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Single Class Fund

    —          —          —          (939,214     —          —     

Service Class

    (22,370,582     (53,905,501     —          —          —          —     

Institutional Class

    (12,059,421     (26,975,772     —          —          —          —     

From net realized gain on investments:

           

Single Class Fund

    —          —          —          —          —          —     

Service Class

    —          (12,282,776     —          —          —          —     

Institutional Class

    —          (6,717,285     —          —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

    (34,430,003     (99,881,334     —          (939,214     —          —     

Capital Share Transactions:1

           

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

    (213,355,631     677,749,792        (8,201,126     2,058,911        (17,099,627     (38,040,718

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (270,566,900     717,930,004        (9,145,791     1,918,032        2,295,893        (36,098,302

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

    3,008,816,432        2,290,886,428        50,212,870        48,294,838        224,278,577        260,376,879   

End of period

  $ 2,738,249,532      $ 3,008,816,432      $ 41,067,079      $ 50,212,870      $ 226,574,470      $ 224,278,577   

End of period undistributed net investment income (loss)

  $ (189,538   $ (3,594,813   $ 625,333      $ (95,566   $ (373,234     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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AMG Managers Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

   

For the six
months ended

June 30,

2015

    For the years ended December 31,  
Service Class   (unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 27.88      $ 27.33      $ 27.93      $ 25.97      $ 25.61      $ 24.29   

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income1,2

    0.35        0.80        0.92        1.03        1.14        1.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.59     0.78        (0.63     2.04        0.39        1.34   

Total income (loss) from investment operations

    (0.24     1.58        0.29        3.07        1.53        2.50   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.32     (0.85     (0.89     (1.11     (1.17     (1.18

Net realized gain on investments

    —          (0.18     —          —          —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.32     (1.03     (0.89     (1.11     (1.17     (1.18

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 27.32      $ 27.88      $ 27.33      $ 27.93      $ 25.97      $ 25.61   

Total Return2

    (0.88 )%15      5.81     1.06     12.04     6.06     10.47 %4 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

    0.99 %16      0.99     1.01 %5      0.99 %6      0.99     0.99

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

    0.99 %16      0.99     1.01 %5      0.99 %6      0.99     0.99

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

    1.01 %16      1.02     1.05 %5      1.05 %6      1.05     1.06

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

    2.56 %16      2.85     3.33 %5      3.79 %6      4.36     4.59

Portfolio turnover

    6 %15      26     19     26     17     17

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,822,442      $ 1,947,536      $ 1,545,765      $ 2,374,012      $ 2,121,491      $ 1,986,376   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

For the six
months ended
June 30,

2015

    For the year ended December 31,     For the period
from April 1, 2013
 
Institutional Class   (unaudited)     2014     to December 31, 2013  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 27.87      $ 27.33      $ 28.19   

Income from Investment Operations:

     

Net investment income1,2

    0.37        0.83        0.73   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.60     0.77        (0.88

Total income (loss) from investment operations

    (0.23     1.60        (0.15

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

    (0.33     (0.88     (0.71

Net realized gain on investments

    —          (0.18     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.33     (1.06     (0.71

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 27.31      $ 27.87      $ 27.33   

Total Return2

    (0.83 )%15      5.88     (0.48 )%15 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

    0.89 %16      0.89     0.91 %5,16 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

    0.89 %16      0.89     0.91 %5,16 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

    0.91 %16      0.92     0.95 %5,16 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

    2.66 %16      2.93     3.53 %5,16 

Portfolio turnover

    6 %15      26     19 %15 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 915,807      $ 1,061,280      $ 745,121   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

    

For the six

months ended

June 30,

2015

    For the years ended December 31,  
     (unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 19.68      $ 19.69      $ 20.56      $ 19.30      $ 19.33      $ 18.82   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income1,2

     0.31        0.57        0.51        0.53        0.53        0.50   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.69     (0.21     (0.80     1.52        0.12        0.87   

Total income (loss) from investment operations

     (0.38     0.36        (0.29     2.05        0.65        1.37   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     —          (0.37     (0.58     (0.79     (0.68     (0.86

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 19.30      $ 19.68      $ 19.69      $ 20.56      $ 19.30      $ 19.33   

Total Return2

     (1.93 )%15      1.84     (1.40 )%      10.63     3.39     7.27

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     0.89 %16      0.89     0.91 %7      1.05 %8      1.10     1.10

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     0.89 %16      0.89     0.91 %7      1.05 %8      1.10     1.10

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.23 %16      1.26     1.23 %7      1.36 %8      1.39     1.43

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets2

     3.18 %16      2.78     2.49 %7      2.63 %8      2.63     2.57

Portfolio turnover

     27 %15      56     40     59     91     131

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 41,067      $ 50,213      $ 48,295      $ 34,948      $ 24,608      $ 25,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

    

For the six
months ended
June 30,

2015

    For the years ended December 31,  
Service Class    (unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 88.30      $ 87.24      $ 60.14      $ 54.51      $ 52.71      $ 39.60   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment loss1,2

     (0.16 )17      (0.72     (0.52 )9      (0.24 )10      (0.50     (0.41

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     7.95        1.78        27.62        5.87        2.30        13.52   

Total income from investment operations

     7.79        1.06        27.10        5.63        1.80        13.11   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 96.09      $ 88.30      $ 87.24      $ 60.14      $ 54.51      $ 52.71   

Total Return2

     8.82 %15      1.22     45.06 %11      10.35 %4      3.41 %4      33.11

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.35 %16      1.35     1.37 %12      1.35 %13      1.37 %14      1.48

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.36 %16      1.36     1.38 %12      1.36 %13      1.38     1.50

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.49 %16      1.51     1.52 %12      1.55 %13      1.54     1.55

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.35 )%16      (0.83 )%      (0.71 )%12      (0.40 )%13      (0.89 )%      (0.95 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     56 %15      121     129     107     126     138

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 206,271      $ 205,362      $ 240,162      $ 184,142      $ 243,858      $ 278,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

For the six
months ended
June 30,

2015

    For the years ended December 31,  
Institutional Class    (unaudited)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 90.18      $ 88.87      $ 61.34      $ 55.45      $ 53.43      $ 40.04   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment loss1,2

     (0.05 )17      (0.51     (0.34 )9      (0.05 )10      (0.29     (0.30

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     8.13        1.82        27.87        5.94        2.31        13.69   

Total income from investment operations

     8.08        1.31        27.53        5.89        2.02        13.39   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 98.26      $ 90.18      $ 88.87      $ 61.34      $ 55.45      $ 53.43   

Total Return2

     8.96 %15      1.47     44.88     10.62     3.78     33.44 %4 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (with offsets/reductions)

     1.10 %16      1.10     1.12 %12      1.10 %13      1.12 %14      1.23

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (with offsets)

     1.11 %16      1.11     1.13 %12      1.11 %13      1.13     1.25

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (without offsets/reductions)3

     1.24 %16      1.26     1.27 %12      1.30 %13      1.29     1.30

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets2

     (0.12 )%16      (0.58 )%      (0.46 )%12      (0.08 )%13      (0.53 )%      (0.70 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     56 %15      121     129     107     126     138

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 20,303      $ 18,917      $ 20,215      $ 16,407      $ 13,961      $ 4,786   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

 

  Formerly shares of the Fund’s sole class, which were reclassified and redesignated as Service Class shares on April 1, 2013.
  Commencement of operations was April 1, 2013.
All Managers Class shares were renamed Service Class shares on April 1, 2013.
1  Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.
2  Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset.
3  Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) and 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)
4  The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown in the Financial Highlights.
5  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.023% and 0.015% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
6  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% of average net assets.
7  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.020% of average net assets.
8  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.004% of average net assets.
9  Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.59) and $(0.41) for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
10  Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.45) and $(0.27) for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
11  The total return would have been 44.56% had the capital contribution of $851,162 not been included. (See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.)
12  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.018% and 0.018% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
13  Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to 0.003% and 0.004% of average net assets for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
14  Effective July 1, 2011, the Fund’s expense cap was reduced to 1.11% from 1.14%. For the period April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011, the Fund’s expense cap was 1.14%. From January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011, the Fund’s expense cap was 1.19%. The expense ratio shown reflects the weighted average expense ratio for the full year ended December 31, 2011.
15  Not annualized.
16  Annualized.
17  Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.35) and $(0.24) for the Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

June 30, 2015

 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

AMG Funds III (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different Funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report are AMG Managers Bond Fund (“Bond”), AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund (“Global Income Opportunity”) and AMG Managers Special Equity Fund (“Special Equity”) each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.” Global Income Opportunity will deduct a 1.00% redemption fee from the proceeds of any redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of shares if the redemption occurs within 60 days of the purchase of those shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund had redemption fees amounting to $626.

Bond and Special each offer two classes of shares: Service Class and Institutional Class. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund. Although all share classes generally have identical voting rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes may pay different amounts to the extent the net asset value per share and/or the expenses of such share classes differ. Each share class has its own expense structure. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

Global Income Opportunity is non-diversified. A greater percentage of the Fund’s holdings may be focused in a smaller number of securities which may place the Fund at greater risk than a more diversified fund.

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Equity securities traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded on NASDAQ or in a U.S. or non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the market’s official closing price, or, if there are no trades on the applicable date, at the last quoted bid price. In addition, if the applicable market does not offer an official closing price or if the official closing price is not representative of the overall market, equity securities traded on an international securities exchange and equity securities traded in a non-U.S. over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sales price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on independent market quotations or prices or, if none, “evaluative” or other market based valuations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”).

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Debt obligations (other than short term debt obligations that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity) will be valued using the evaluated bid price or the mean price provided by an authorized pricing service. Futures contracts for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the settlement price as of the close of the futures exchange. Short-term debt obligations (debt obligations with maturities of one year or less at the time of issuance) that have 60 days or less remaining until maturity will be valued at amortized cost. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between such securities and yield to maturity in determining value.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Valuation Committee and Pricing Committee are the committees appointed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. Each Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) in the event that the market quotation, price or market based valuation for the portfolio investment is not deemed to be readily available or otherwise not determinable pursuant to the Board’s valuation procedures, if AMG Funds LLC (the “Investment Manager”) or the Pricing Committee believes the quotation, price or market based valuation to be unreliable, or in certain other circumstances. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; and (iii) the value of other comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers.

The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized in the future, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report showing, as of the most recent quarter end, all outstanding securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee, including a comparison with the prior quarter end and the percentage of the Fund that the security represents at each quarter end.

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markets. Under certain circumstances, on behalf of a fund that invests in international securities, the Investment Manager or applicable subadvisor may recommend an adjustment of such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. The Board has also adopted a policy that securities held in a fund that invests in international securities and certain foreign debt obligations held by a fund, in each case, that can be fair valued by the applicable fair value pricing service are fair valued on each business day without regard to a “trigger” (e.g., without regard to invoking fair value based upon a change in a U.S. equity securities index exceeding a pre-determined level). The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. Transfers

between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

b. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

c. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest income on foreign securities is recorded gross of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.

Special Equity had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of the Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the amount by which the Fund’s expenses were reduced and the impact on the annualized expense ratios, was $9,717 or 0.01%.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custodian expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Funds’ custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdraft fees are computed at 1% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, overdraft fees for Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity equaled $27 and $54, respectively.

d. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Fund distributions resulting from either net investment income or realized net capital gains, if any, will normally be declared and paid at least annually in December, as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial statement purposes (U.S. GAAP). Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense and gain or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax

 

 

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purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Temporary differences are due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to excise tax regulations, wash sales, foreign currency, futures, a net operating loss and income recognition of certain convertible securities.

e. FEDERAL TAXES

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2014, and for all open tax years (generally, the three prior taxable years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

Net capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 may be carried forward for an unlimited time period and retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

f. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVERS AND DEFERRALS

As of June 30, 2015, the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed, or in the case of post-enactment losses, for an unlimited time period.

 

    Capital Loss Carryover    

Expires

December 31,

 
    Amounts    
Fund   Short-Term     Long-Term    

Global Income Opportunity

     

(Pre-Enactment)

  $ 1,106,243        —          2017   

(Pre-Enactment)

    1,033,512        —          2018   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Totals

  $ 2,139,755       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Special Equity

     

(Pre-Enactment)

  $ 137,240,413        —          2017   

g. CAPITAL STOCK

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each Fund the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation.

 

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2014, the capital stock transactions by class for Bond, Special Equity and Global Income Opportunity were:

 

    Bond     Special Equity  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Service Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    9,384,838      $ 261,510,743        25,134,692      $ 706,336,967        68,533      $ 6,486,057        127,816      $ 10,959,745   

Reinvestment of distributions

    729,213        20,294,065        2,120,744        59,466,578        —          —          —          —     

Cost of shares repurchased

    (13,262,047     (368,340,343     (13,950,198     (392,082,752     (247,637     (23,381,464     (554,853     (47,485,696
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (3,147,996   $ (86,535,535     13,305,238      $ 373,720,793        (179,104   $ (16,895,407     (427,037   $ (36,525,951
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    4,122,579      $ 114,755,487        15,346,011      $ 431,593,970        16,796      $ 1,635,035        36,933      $ 3,200,523   

Reinvestment of distributions

    432,850        12,046,499        1,200,803        33,651,290        —          —          —          —     

Cost of shares repurchased

    (9,100,899     (253,622,082     (5,737,789     (161,216,261     (19,935     (1,839,255     (54,632     (4,715,290
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (4,545,470   $ (126,820,096     10,809,025      $ 304,028,999        (3,139   $ (204,220     (17,699   $ (1,514,767
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Global Income Opportunity  
     2015      2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Single Class:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

     337,595       $ 6,576,097         1,097,732       $ 22,441,055   

Reinvestment of distributions

     —           —           45,941         902,744   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (761,139      (14,777,223      (1,044,754      (21,284,888
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (423,544    $ (8,201,126      98,919       $ 2,058,911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2015, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the net assets of each Fund as follows: Bond - two collectively own 66%; Global Income Opportunity - two collectively own 43%; Special Equity - two collectively own 52%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Fund.

h. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will equal or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Funds’ custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. At June 30, 2015, the market value of repurchase agreements outstanding for Bond, Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity was $37,103,717, $1,474,546 and $16,398,289, respectively.

i. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange

rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

j. FOREIGN SECURITIES

The Funds invest in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity.

 

 

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Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Fund would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

2. AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement under which the Investment Manager, a subsidiary and the U.S. retail distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects one or more subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Funds’ investment management fees were paid at the following annual rate of each Fund’s respective average daily net assets:

 

Bond

     0.625

Global Income Opportunity

     0.700

Special Equity

     0.900

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2016, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of Global Income Opportunity to 0.89%, of the Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances. The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of the Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager and the Board, or in the event of the Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of the Fund.

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2016, to waive management fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of Bond and Special Equity to 0.89% and 1.11%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets subject to later reimbursement by the Fund in certain circumstances. The contractual expense limitation may only be terminated in the event the Investment Manager or a successor ceases to be the investment manager of the Fund or a successor fund, by mutual agreement between the Investment Manager, Board

of Trustees, or in the event of the Fund’s liquidation unless the Fund is reorganized or is a party to a merger in which the surviving entity is successor to the accounting and performance information of the Fund.

Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause that Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s contractual expense limitation amount. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, each Fund’s components of reimbursement available consisted of:

 

    Bond     Global Income
Opportunity
   

Special

Equity

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/14

  $ 2,964,446      $ 407,173      $ 1,119,479   

Additional Reimbursements

    335,557        77,255        144,964   

Expired Reimbursements

    (661,569     (40,223     (251,139
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 06/30/15

  $ 2,638,434      $ 444,205      $ 1,013,304   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The expiration of each Fund’s reimbursement are as follows:

 

Expiry Date   Bond     Global Income
Opportunity
   

Special

Equity

 

Less than 1 year*

  $ 1,057,304      $ 97,550      $ 351,521   

Within 2 years

    743,215        164,006        330,720   

Within 3 years

    837,915        182,649        331,063   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total amount subject to reimbursement

  $ 2,638,434      $ 444,205      $ 1,013,304   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* A portion of this represents the expiration amount through the year ended December 31, 2015 of $651,999, $58,260 and $192,887 for Bond, Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity, respectively.

The Investment Manager has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in consideration of shareholder servicing fees that it has received from JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., with respect to short-term cash investments the Funds may have made in JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the management fee for Bond was reduced by $20,670.

Each Fund has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as Funds’ administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. Bond, Global Income Opportunity and Special Equity each pay a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25%, 0.20%, 0.25%, respectively, per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

 

 

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Effective January 1, 2015, the Board provides supervision of the affairs of the Trust, other trusts within the AMG Funds family of mutual funds (collectively the “AMG Funds family”) and other affiliated funds. Previously, the Board provided supervision to only the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family.

Beginning January 1, 2015, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $200,000, plus $16,000, $4,000 or $2,000 for each regular, in-person special or telephonic special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $55,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $25,000 per year.

Prior to January 1, 2015, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $130,000, plus $7,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts formerly received an additional payment of $35,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee formerly received an additional payment of $15,000 per year.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Trustees’ fees and expenses are generally allocated among all of the Funds in the Trust, other trusts within the AMG Funds family and other affiliated funds based on the relative net assets of such funds. Before January 1, 2015, the Trustees’ fees and expenses were generally allocated among all of the funds in the Trust and other trusts within the AMG Funds family. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid to the Independent Trustee of the Board.

The Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. The Distributor serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers and through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally the Distributor bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Trust are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

For Bond and Special Equity Service Class shares, the Board has approved reimbursement payments to the Investment Manager for shareholder servicing expenses (“shareholder servicing fees”) incurred. Shareholder servicing fees include payments to third parties such as a bank, broker-dealer, trust company or other financial intermediaries who provide shareholder recordkeeping, account servicing and other services. The Service Class shares may reimburse the Investment Manager for the actual amount incurred up to a maximum annual rate of the Class’s average daily net assets as shown in the table below.

The impact on the annualized expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2015, were as follows:

Fund    Maximum
Amount Allowed
    Actual
Amount Incurred
 

Bond

    

Service Class

     0.10     0.10

Special Equity

    

Service Class

     0.25     0.25

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits each Fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Funds in the AMG Funds family. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the following Fund lent to other Funds in the AMG Funds family: Bond lent $9,838,726 for one day earning interest of $168. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. At June 30, 2015, the Funds had no interfund loans outstanding.

For the six month period ended June 30, 2015, Special Equity executed security transactions with other funds affiliated with Lord, Abbett & Co., LLC, one of the Fund’s subadvisors. Each of the transactions were executed at the closing price of the security transacted and with no commissions under Rule 17a-7 procedures approved by the Board. The amounts purchased and sold during the six months ended June 30, 2015, are reflected in the following chart:

 

     Number of
Transactions
   Total
Quantity
     Cost
Proceeds
 

Purchases

   5      37,118       $ 462,335   

Sales

   3      4,500         65,990   

3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) for the six months ended June 30, 2015, were as follows:

 

     Long-Term Securities excluding
(U.S. Government Obligations)
 
Fund    Purchases      Sales  

Bond

   $ 87,272,140       $ 120,037,124   

Global Income Opportunity

     10,461,799         16,478,968   

Special Equity

     122,836,217         140,715,184   
     U.S. Government Obligations  
Fund    Purchases      Sales  

Bond

   $ 73,543,090       $ 101,924,125   

Global Income Opportunity

     750,059         566,972   

Special Equity

     —           —     
 

 

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4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED

The Funds participate in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending income include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the Program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. Cash collateral is held in a separate account managed by BNYM, who is authorized to exclusively enter into overnight government repurchase agreements. BNYM bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.

At June 30, 2015, the value of the securities loaned and cash collateral received, were as follows:

 

     Securities      Cash Collateral  
Fund    Loaned      Received  

Bond

   $ 35,247,676       $ 37,103,717   

Global Income Opportunity

     1,413,570         1,474,546   

Special Equity

     16,329,692         16,398,289   

5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds had no prior claims or losses and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

6. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH YIELD SECURITIES

Investing in high yield securities involves greater risks and considerations not typically associated with U.S. Government and other high quality/investment grade securities. High yield securities are generally below investment grade securities and do not have an established retail secondary market. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations and could cause the securities to become less liquid.

7. FORWARD COMMITMENTS

Certain transactions, such as futures and forward transactions, dollar roll agreements, or purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s net asset value as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. However, if the Fund enters into such a transaction, the Fund will establish a segregated account with its custodian in which it will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect to such transaction. Securities and other assets held in the segregated account may not be sold while the transaction is outstanding, unless other suitable assets are substituted.

8. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The following disclosures contain information on how and why Global Income Opportunity uses derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Fund’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Notes to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the average quarterly balances of derivative financial instruments outstanding were as follows:

 

     Global Income  
Foreign currency exchange contracts:    Opportunity  

Average US dollar amounts purchased/sold

   $ 17,247,701   

9. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Bond and Global Income Opportunity Funds invested in forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities and to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities.

A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between a fund and another party to buy or sell a currency at a set price at a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Gain or loss on the purchase or sale of contracts having the same settlement date, amount and counterparty is realized on the date of offset, otherwise gain or loss is realized on the settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

 

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10. FUTURES CONTRACTS

Global Income Opportunity entered into futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital shares transactions. There are certain risks associated with futures contracts. Prices may not move as expected or the Fund may not be able to close out the contract when it desires to do so, resulting in losses.

On entering into a futures contract, either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin) must be deposited with the futures broker. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received each day. The variation margin payments equal the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For OTC futures, daily variation margin is not required. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the

financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.

11. MASTER NETTING AGREEMENTS

The Funds may enter into master netting agreements with its counterparties for the securities lending program, repurchase agreements and derivative instruments, which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For securities lending transactions, see Note 4.

 

 

The following tables are a summary of the Funds’ open repurchase agreements and derivatives that are subject to master netting agreements as of June 30, 2015:

 

            Gross Amount Not Offset in the         
            Statement of Assets and Liabilities         

Fund

   Net Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Received
     Net Amount  

Bond

           

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc.

   $ 8,812,152       $ 8,812,152         —           —     

Daiwa Capital Markets America

     8,812,152         8,812,152         —           —     

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     8,812,152         8,812,152         —           —     

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     6,489,618         6,489,618         —           —     

State of Wisconsin Investment Board

     4,177,643         4,177,643         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,103,717       $ 37,103,717         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Income Opportunity

           

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc.

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,000,000         —           —     

Citibank NA

     26,138         2,107         —         $ 24,031   

Credit Suisse

     190,096         8,835         —           181,261   

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     474,546         474,546         —           —     

UBS Securities LLC

     11,499         653         —           10,846   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,702,279       $ 1,486,141         —         $ 216,138   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Special Equity

           

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Inc.

   $ 3,894,607       $ 3,894,607         —           —     

Daiwa Capital Markets America

     3,894,607         3,894,607         —           —     

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     3,894,607         3,894,607         —           —     

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2,859,858         2,859,858         —           —     

State of Wisconsin Investment Board

     1,854,610         1,854,610         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16,398,289       $ 16,398,289         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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            Gross Amount Not Offset in the         
            Statement of Assets and Liabilities         
     Net Amounts of Liabilities
Presented in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Pledged
     Net Amount  

Global Income Opportunity

           

Citibank NA

   $ 2,107       $ 2,107         —           —     

Credit Suisse

     8,835         8,835         —           —     

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     70,751         —           —         $ 70,751   

UBS Securities LLC

     653         653         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 82,346       $ 11,595         —         $ 70,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Each Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance of the Funds’ financial statements, which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund and AMG Managers Bond Fund: Approval of Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements on June 24-25, 2015

At an in-person meeting held on June 24-25, 2015, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”), and separately a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the Investment Management Agreement and separately an amendment to the Investment Management Agreement, in each case with AMG Funds, LLC (the “Investment Manager”), (collectively the “Investment Management Agreement”) for each of AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund and AMG Managers Bond Fund (each a “Fund”) and the Subadvisory Agreement for each of the Subadvisors to the Funds. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by independent legal counsel in connection with their consideration of the approval of these agreements. In considering the Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed a variety of materials relating to each Fund, the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor, including comparative performance, fee and expense information for an appropriate peer group of similar mutual funds (each a “Peer Group”), performance information for relevant benchmark indices (each a “Fund Benchmark”) and, with respect to each Subadvisor, comparative performance information for an appropriate peer group of managed accounts, and, as to all other matters, other information provided to them on a periodic basis throughout the year, as well as information provided in connection with the meetings of June 24-25, 2015, regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors under their respective agreements. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees: (a) reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal counsel and with management; (b) received materials from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to their

consideration of the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements; and (c) met with their independent legal counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present.

NATURE, EXTENT, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES.

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager, the Trustees reviewed information relating to the Investment Manager’s operations and personnel. Among other things, the Investment Manager provided financial information, biographical information on its supervisory and professional staff and descriptions of its organizational and management structure. The Trustees also took into account information provided periodically throughout the previous year by the Investment Manager in Board meetings relating to the performance of its duties with respect to the Funds and the Trustees’ knowledge of the Investment Manager’s management and the quality of the performance of the Investment Manager’s duties. In the course of their deliberations regarding the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the extent and quality of the Investment Manager’s oversight of the operation and management of the Funds; (b) the quality of the search, selection and monitoring services performed by the Investment Manager in overseeing the portfolio management responsibilities of the Subadvisors; (c) the Investment Manager’s ability to supervise the Funds’ other service providers; and (d) the Investment Manager’s compliance program. The Trustees also took into account that, in performing its functions under the Investment Management Agreement and supervising each Subadvisor, the Investment Manager: performs periodic detailed analysis and reviews of the performance by each Subadvisor of its obligations to a Fund, including without limitation, analysis and review of portfolio and other compliance matters and review of each Subadvisor’s investment performance in respect of a Fund; prepares and presents periodic reports to the Board regarding the investment performance

of each Subadvisor and other information regarding each Subadvisor, at such times and in such forms as the Board may reasonably request; reviews and considers any changes in the personnel of each Subadvisor responsible for performing the Subadvisor’s obligations and makes appropriate reports to the Board; reviews and considers any changes in the ownership or senior management of each Subadvisor and makes appropriate reports to the Board; performs periodic in-person or telephonic diligence meetings, including with respect to compliance matters, with representatives of each Subadvisor; assists the Board and management of the Trust in developing and reviewing information with respect to the initial approval of each Subadvisory Agreement and annual consideration of each Subadvisory Agreement thereafter; prepares recommendations with respect to the continued retention of any Subadvisor or the replacement of any Subadvisor, including at the request of the Board; identifies potential successors to or replacements of any Subadvisor or potential additional subadvisors, performs appropriate due diligence, and develops and presents to the Board a recommendation as to any such successor, replacement, or additional subadvisor, including at the request of the Board; designates and compensates from its own resources such personnel as the Investment Manager may consider necessary or appropriate to the performance of its services; and performs such other review and reporting functions as the Board shall reasonably request consistent with the Investment Management Agreement and applicable law. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of the Investment Manager with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the Investment Management Agreement and the Investment Manager’s undertaking to maintain contractual expense limitations for the Funds. The Trustees also considered the Investment Manager’s risk management processes.

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techniques (for each Subadvisor, its “Investment Strategy”) used in managing a Fund or the portion of a Fund for which the Subadvisor has portfolio management responsibility. Among other things, the Trustees reviewed biographical information on portfolio management and other professional staff, information regarding each Subadvisor’s organizational and management structure and each Subadvisor’s brokerage policies and practices. The Trustees considered specific information provided regarding the experience of the individuals at each Subadvisor with portfolio management responsibility for a Fund or the portion of a Fund managed by the Subadvisor, including the information set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information. With respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, which is managed by multiple Subadvisors, the Trustees also noted information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the manner in which each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy complements those utilized by the Fund’s other Subadvisors. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the services rendered by each Subadvisor in the past; (b) the qualifications and experience of the Subadvisor’s personnel; and (c) the Subadvisor’s compliance program. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of each Subadvisor with respect to its ability to provide the services required under its Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees also considered each Subadvisor’s risk management processes.

PERFORMANCE.

As noted above, the Board considered each Fund’s net performance during relevant time periods as compared to each Fund’s Peer Group and Fund Benchmark and considered each Subadvisor’s performance as compared to an appropriate peer group of managed accounts and also considered the gross performance of the Fund or the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor as compared to the Subadvisor’s relevant performance composite that utilizes the same investment strategy and approach and noted that the Board reviews on a quarterly basis detailed

information about each Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and Investment Strategies, including, with respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund, the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor. The Board noted the Investment Manager’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of each Subadvisor. The Board also noted each Subadvisor’s performance record with respect to AMG Managers Special Equity Fund. The Board was mindful of the Investment Manager’s attention to monitoring each Subadvisor’s performance with respect to the Funds and its discussions with management regarding the factors that contributed to the performance of the Funds.

ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY FEES AND PROFITABILITY.

In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee charged by the Investment Manager for managing each Fund, the Trustees noted that the Investment Manager, and not the Fund, is responsible for paying the fees charged by the Fund’s Subadvisor(s) and, therefore, that the fees paid to the Investment Manager cover the cost of providing portfolio management services as well as the cost of providing search, selection and monitoring services in operating a “manager-of-managers” complex of mutual funds. The Trustees also considered the amount of the advisory fee retained by the Investment Manager after payment of the subadvisory fee with respect to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the additional high quality supervisory services provided by the Investment Manager and the fact that the subadvisory fees are paid out of the advisory fee, the advisory fee payable by each Fund to the Investment Manager can reasonably be expected to exceed the median advisory fee for the Peer Group, which consists of many funds that do not operate with a manager-of-managers structure. In this regard, the Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager has undertaken to maintain contractual expense limitations for the Funds.

In addition, in considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee payable to the Investment Manager, the Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Investment Manager setting forth all revenues and other benefits, both direct and indirect (including any so-called “fallout benefits” such as reputational value derived from the Investment Manager serving as Investment Manager to a Fund), received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates attributable to managing each Fund and all the mutual funds in the AMG Funds Family of Funds, the cost of providing such services and the resulting profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from these relationships. The Trustees also noted the current asset levels of each Fund and the willingness of the Investment Manager to waive fees and pay expenses for all of the Funds from time to time as a means of limiting total expenses. The Trustees also considered management’s discussion of the current asset levels of the Funds, and considered the impact on profitability of the current asset levels and any future growth of assets of the Funds. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the current advisory fee structure, and, as noted above, the services the Investment Manager provides in performing its functions under the Investment Management Agreement and supervising each Subadvisor. In this regard, the Trustees noted that, unlike a mutual fund that is managed by a single investment adviser, the Funds operate in a manager-of-managers structure. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the profitability to the Investment Manager is reasonable and that the Investment Manager is not realizing material benefits from economies of scale that would warrant adjustments to the advisory fees for any Fund at this time. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees also noted that as a Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund may realize other economies of scale to the extent that the increase in assets is proportionally greater than the increase in certain other expenses.

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Investment Manager to negotiate the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement at arm’s length as part of the manager-of-managers structure, noting that the Investment Manager is not affiliated with any of the Subadvisors. In addition, the Trustees considered other potential benefits of the subadvisory relationship to a Subadvisor, including, among others, the indirect benefits that the Subadvisor may receive from the Subadvisor’s relationship with a Fund, including any so-called “fallout benefits” to the Subadvisor, such as reputational value derived from the Subadvisor serving as Subadvisor to the Fund. In addition, the Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. As a consequence of all of the foregoing, the cost of services to be provided by each Subadvisor and the profitability to each Subadvisor of its relationship with the Fund were not material factors in the Trustees’ deliberations. For similar reasons, the Trustees did not consider potential economies of scale in the management of a Fund or the portion of a Fund managed by the Subadvisors to be a material factor in their deliberations at this time.

In addition to the foregoing, the Trustees considered the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Fund, the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor.

AMG Managers Special Equity Fund

Fund Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for Service Class shares (which share class has the earliest inception date and the largest assets of all the share classes of the Fund) for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2015 was above, below, above and below, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and below, below, above and below, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including

the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance for the relevant time periods and the fact that the Fund ranked in the top quartile relative to its Peer Group for the 5-year period. The Trustees also noted that the Fund’s 10-year performance includes the performance of the Fund’s prior subadvisors. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory in light of all factors considered.

Advisory and Subadvisory Fees.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2015 were both higher than the average for the Fund’s Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2016, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 1.11%. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses and competitiveness with comparably sized funds. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors, the Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fees are reasonable.

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity Fund

Fund Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2015 was below, above, above and above, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and above the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including the reasons for the Fund’s recent

underperformance relative to the Peer Group and the fact that the Fund ranked in the second quartile relative to its Peer Group for the 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory.

Advisory and Subadvisory Fees.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2015 were higher and lower, respectively, than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2016, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 0.89%. The Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager previously reduced the Fund’s expense limitation in 2013. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses and the current size of the Fund. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fees are reasonable.

AMG Managers Bond Fund

Fund Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for Service Class shares (which share class has the earliest inception date and the largest assets of all the share classes of the Fund) for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2015 was below, above, above and above, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and below, above, above and above, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s

 

 

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performance, including the reasons for the Fund’s recent underperformance. The Trustees also noted that the Fund ranked in the top decile relative to its Peer Group for the 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s overall performance has been satisfactory.

Advisory and Subadvisory Fees.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2015 were both higher than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2016, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 0.89%. The Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager previously reduced the Fund’s expense limitation

in 2013. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fees are reasonable.

*        *        *         *

After consideration of the foregoing, the Trustees also reached the following conclusions (in addition to the conclusions discussed above) regarding the Investment Management Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement: (a) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor have demonstrated that they possess the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Investment Management Agreement and the

applicable Subadvisory Agreements; (b) each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy is appropriate for pursuing the applicable Fund’s investment objectives; and (c) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor maintain 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 Trustee not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Trustees concluded that approval of the Investment Management Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the applicable Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, on June 24-25, 2015, the Trustees, and separately a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements (as applicable) for each Fund.

 

 

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LOGO

 

INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR

AMG Funds LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

DISTRIBUTOR

AMG Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

LEGAL COUNSEL

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199-3600

TRANSFER AGENT

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: AMG Funds

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

FOR MANAGERSCHOICETM ONLY

AMG Funds

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

TRUSTEES

Bruce B. Bingham

Christine C. Carsman

William E. Chapman II

Edward J. Kaier

Kurt A. Keilhacker

Steven J. Paggioli

Richard F. Powers III

Eric Rakowski

Victoria L. Sassine

Thomas R. Schneeweis

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.

Current net asset values per share for each Fund are available on the Funds’ website at www.amgfunds.com.

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.amgfunds.com.

 

 

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LOGO

AFFILIATE SUBADVISED FUNDS

 

BALANCED FUNDS

 

AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced

First Quadrant, L.P.

EQUITY FUNDS

 

AMG Chicago Equity Partners Small Cap Value

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

AMG FQ Tax-Managed U.S. Equity

AMG FQ U.S. Equity

First Quadrant, L.P.

AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

AMG GW&K Small Cap Core

AMG GW&K Small Cap Growth

GW&K Investment Management, LLC

AMG Renaissance International Equity

AMG Renaissance Large Cap Growth

The Renaissance Group LLC

AMG SouthernSun Small Cap

AMG SouthernSun U.S. Equity

SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC

AMG Systematic Large Cap Value

AMG Systematic Mid Cap Value

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

AMG TimesSquare All Cap Growth

AMG TimesSquare International Small Cap

AMG TimesSquare Mid Cap Growth

AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

AMG Trilogy Emerging Markets Equity

AMG Trilogy Emerging Wealth Equity

AMG Trilogy Global Equity

AMG Trilogy International Small Cap

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

AMG Yacktman Focused

AMG Yacktman

AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities

Yacktman Asset Management LP

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

AMG GW&K Enhanced Core Bond

AMG GW&K Core Bond

(formerly AMG Managers Total Return Bond)

AMG GW&K Municipal Bond

AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield

GW&K Investment Management, LLC

 

 

OPEN-ARCHITECTURE FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

 

AMG Managers Brandywine Advisors Mid Cap Growth

AMG Managers Brandywine Blue

AMG Managers Brandywine

Friess Associates, LLC

AMG Managers Cadence Capital Appreciation

AMG Managers Cadence Emerging Companies

AMG Managers Cadence Mid Cap

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

AMG Managers Emerging Opportunities

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

AMG Managers Essex Small/Micro Cap Growth

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

AMG Managers Real Estate Securities

CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc.

AMG Managers Skyline Special Equities

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

AMG Managers Special Equity

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 

AMG Managers Bond

AMG Managers Global Income Opportunity

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

AMG Managers High Yield

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

AMG Managers Intermediate Duration Government

AMG Managers Short Duration Government

Amundi Smith Breeden LLC

 

 

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Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

The schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the shareholder report contained in Item 1 hereof.

 

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 COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.


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Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. EXHIBITS

 

  (a) (1) Not applicable.

 

  (a) (2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith.

 

  (a) (3) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith.


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SIGNATURES

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

AMG FUNDS III

 

By:  

/s/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti

 
 

Jeffrey T. Cerutti, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:   September 2, 2015  

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

 

By:  

/s/ Jeffrey T. Cerutti

 
 

Jeffrey T. Cerutti, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  

September 2, 2015

 

 
By:  

/s/ Donald S. Rumery

 
 

Donald S. Rumery, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date:   September 2, 2015